[情報] U23 - Swansea City 0 - 1 Chelsea
U23聯賽第四輪精華
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/9/2/pl2-report--swansea-0-chelsea-1
PL2 report: Swansea 0 Chelsea 1
02 Sep 2018
Our development squad showed bravery, bottle and defensive resilience in
south Wales to claim their third clean sheet and third victory from three
away games this term.
https://i.imgur.com/Cww6SMP.jpg
A scrappy first half left the visitors frustrated, though Swansea might
have had more reason to bemoan the 0-0 scoreline at the break after
squandering a few glaring opportunities, particularly from set-pieces. It
conspired to come back and haunt them as Joseph Colley bundled the ball in
from close range after a corner of our own was kept alive an hour in.
An injury to our goalkeeper added to the challenging circumstances, as did
a depleted squad, but Joe Edwards’s side worked tirelessly across the
pitch and made several impressive blocks and tackles to preserve their
lead and the points.
Edwards reverted to the 3-5-2 system that served his side so well on their
last away assignment in Blackburn, though injuries to Luke McCormick and
Ethan Ampadu, plus the loan departures of Tammy Abraham and Charly
Musonda, left the team shorter on options than they would have liked.
Charlie Brown and Daishawn Redan came in to lead the line up front, while
Richard Nartey joined Colley and captain Josh Grant in a back three
protecting Marcin Bulka in goal. Juan Castillo and Tariq Lamptey returned
to wing-back duties, with the central midfield comprising of Tariq Uwakwe,
Billy Gilmour and George McEachran.
The Blues were looking to bounce back from a first defeat of the season
last week against Derby, while Swansea targeted their first three points
in the fourth league outing of the new campaign and it was the hosts who
created the clearest chances in an evenly matched opening.
Liam Cullen had the game's first opportunity inside five minutes as he
rose highest in the centre to meet a hanging cross from the left, though
the wideman's header dropped comfortably wide of Bulka's far post.
Edwards's side were working hard but left frustrated by an inability to
break through a dogged Welsh opponent. When they advanced using width,
Lamptey's delivery was too strong for Redan, while our attacking pair were
contained well by Joe Lewis and Brandon Cooper at the heart of the
defence.
Down the other end, Cooper found space in the six-yard box and ought to
have done better with his header following a well-delivered set-piece,
though the ball flew over Bulka's bar. Our Polish stopper then saved
routinely from Aaron Lewis's dipping free-kick and from Marco Dulca after
the midfielder latched on to a forward pass to run in clear behind our
defence.
https://i.imgur.com/1Q1wHJI.jpg
Josh Grant marshalls the Blues defence
Much of Swansea's threat came when delivering balls into our box and
Cullen's glancing header was a warning sign of that before Tyler Reid
advanced unchecked down the right, the full-back only thwarted from a
narrowing angle by a reaction save from Bulka. From the resulting corner,
Cooper escaped from his marker to meet a smart delivery but the defender
again failed to hit the target.
The young Blues restarted much more brightly and Redan threatened moments
in to the second period, though his rising left-footed drive was just too
high to trouble Steven Benda in the Swans goal. Dulca then moved
dangerously into the box from the left and forced Nartey into some
impressive defending on the cover, the centre-back reading the threat and
snuffing out the attack.
The hosts were soon rueing their profligacy from set-pieces as Edwards's
side broke the deadlock from a corner after an hour of play. A right-sided
delivery was kept alive and recycled into the box by Uwakwe, headed back
into the middle by Gilmour and bundled home by Colley from a few yards
out.
https://i.imgur.com/4LFKbI2.jpg
Colley is mobbed by team-mates celebrating the only goal of a tight
encounter
It was hardly the prettiest goal but handed the Blues a key advantage and
a lead to protect for the final 30 minutes. They would have to do it with
a change in between the sticks as a facial injury sustained by Bulka
forced Jamie Cumming to replace him. The substitute keeper was untroubled
as Lewis fired a bending free-kick too high but did have to make a key
intervention to tip Cooper's powerful header over the bar as the clock
ticked down.
Lamptey and Gilmour epitomised the dogged work-rate of the visitors down
the right and the wing-back's jinking run beat three defenders but his
cross narrowly evaded Redan and Brown in the middle.
https://i.imgur.com/yfEkccf.jpg
Billy Gilmour in action against Swansea
There was still work remaining in our own 18-yard box as the fourth
official indicated five more minutes of added time and Cullen made good
progress to fashion a sight at goal, though Grant's last-ditch flying
block epitomised a brave rearguard display and ensured the points were
coming back down the M4 to London.
The development squad return to action at Aldershot in a fortnight's time
as they host Leicester City on Sunday 16 September, kick-off 12noon.
Chelsea (3-5-2)
Marcin Bulka
(Jamie Cumming 51)
Joseph Colley Richard Nartey Josh Grant (c)
Tariq Lamptey George McEachran Juan Castillo
Billy Gilmour Tariq Uwakwe (Renedi Masampu 90)
Daishawn Redan Charlie Brown
(Martell Taylor-Crossdale 81)
Scorer - Colley 58
Swansea City
Steven Benda, Tyler Reid, Aaron Lewis, Ryan Blair, Joe Lewis,
Brandon Cooper, Adnan Maric (c), Marco Dulca (Oliver Cooper 68),
Botti Biabi (Jordon Garrick 59), Simone Paulet, Liam Cullen
Unused subs - Gregor Zabret, Matthew Blake, Kees de Boer
Booked - Blair, Lewis
Referee - Samuel Allison
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You believe in power. It's mental power.
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