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| Leicester 2 Chelsea 3 |
Our youth team’s 100 per cent start to the
league season continued on Saturday afternoon in the East Midlands with
a late winner from substitute Tushaun Tyreece-Walters (pictured top)
completing a hard-won victory.
The young Blues conceded first but recovered to equalise through Charlie Brown and then take the lead early in the second half thanks to a Martell Taylor-Crossdale goal. Leicester were dangerous from set-pieces however and equalised from a corner, only for Chelsea to respond rapidly again to secure a seventh victory from seven league matches.
There were two changes from the side which did so well at home to Fulham last weekend. Juan Castillo had recovered from a knock so came in at wing-back and Charlie Brown was added to the attack. Several regulars remain away with England at the Under-17 World Cup.
Leicester took the lead in this game in the 12th minute from a free-kick. They had started the game pretty strongly and Tariq Lamptey was alert to an early Foxes free-kick routine and intervened with a good tackle. Marcin Bulka in the Chelsea goal made the first save from Kanya Leshabela.
But then another free-kick was conceded on the edge of our area and it was played to the far post to centre-back George Heaven. He headed back across goal and in for a 1-0 lead for the home side.
There was aerial danger again from a corner soon after but this time Chelsea survived. Indeed we did even better than that and immediately equalised. Taylor-Crossdale flicked on a clearance upfield and Brown scored with a sumptuous lob on the run over the goalkeeper. Jody Morris’s men had been behind for just three minutes.
The young Blues conceded first but recovered to equalise through Charlie Brown and then take the lead early in the second half thanks to a Martell Taylor-Crossdale goal. Leicester were dangerous from set-pieces however and equalised from a corner, only for Chelsea to respond rapidly again to secure a seventh victory from seven league matches.
There were two changes from the side which did so well at home to Fulham last weekend. Juan Castillo had recovered from a knock so came in at wing-back and Charlie Brown was added to the attack. Several regulars remain away with England at the Under-17 World Cup.
Leicester took the lead in this game in the 12th minute from a free-kick. They had started the game pretty strongly and Tariq Lamptey was alert to an early Foxes free-kick routine and intervened with a good tackle. Marcin Bulka in the Chelsea goal made the first save from Kanya Leshabela.
But then another free-kick was conceded on the edge of our area and it was played to the far post to centre-back George Heaven. He headed back across goal and in for a 1-0 lead for the home side.
There was aerial danger again from a corner soon after but this time Chelsea survived. Indeed we did even better than that and immediately equalised. Taylor-Crossdale flicked on a clearance upfield and Brown scored with a sumptuous lob on the run over the goalkeeper. Jody Morris’s men had been behind for just three minutes.
The team was regularly feeding Lamptey on the right and Castillo could have grabbed the lead from his opposite wing-back’s cross but volleyed high and wide of the target. It then took a sliding block to prevent Tariq Uwakwe from grabbing the lead before half-time after he skilfully tricked his way through a couple of challenges.
Chelsea’s start to the second half was superb. Possession was monopolised all over the pitch until Castillo crossed the ball onto the head of Taylor-Crossdale who gave the keeper no chance. With the game 47 minutes old, we had the lead for the first time.
Chances came for more goals. Castillo had a
shot saved and Taylor-Crossdale saw his goal-bound header headed off
the line. Bulka had to make a save too, down at the foot of the post.
The best opportunity of all during this mid period the second half
fell to Uwakwe after a hashed Leicester clearance but he skied his
effort at goal.
The Leicester set-piece threat remained however and their equaliser to make it 2-2 came with eight minutes left to play. Again the young Blues were undone by a back-post header. A corner was delivered deep and the towering Lukas Husek, the tallest player on the pitch, headed down. Bulka got a hand to the ball but could not keep it out.
The Chelsea winner came just four minutes later and with four minutes
left on the clock. A long ball out from our defence was challenged for
by the Leicester defence and by Brown but bounced through into the path
of Tyreece-Walters who was the only the Chelsea substitute introduced to
the game. He kept his cool when one-on-one with the keeper to score his
first goal at this level.
The Leicester set-piece threat remained however and their equaliser to make it 2-2 came with eight minutes left to play. Again the young Blues were undone by a back-post header. A corner was delivered deep and the towering Lukas Husek, the tallest player on the pitch, headed down. Bulka got a hand to the ball but could not keep it out.
Given the pattern of the game, there must
have been some Chelsea nerves when faced with another Leicester
free-kick in our half but that was knocked straight out of play.
Taylor-Crossdale nearly increased the advantage in stoppage time but his
effort was tipped over the bar.
Chelsea (3-5-2) Marcin Bulka; Marcel Lavinier, Jack Wakely (c), Dynel Simeu; Tariq Lamptey, Tariq Uwakwe, Tino Anjorin (Tushaun Tyreece-Walters 65), Billy Gilmour, Juan Castillo; Martell Taylor-Crossdale, Charlie Brown.
Unused subs Jon Russell, Marcel Lewis, Renedi Masampu, Adebambo Akinjogbin.
Scorers Brown 15, Taylor-Crossdale 47, Tyreece-Walters 86
Booked Brown
Leicester Yates, Thandi, Heaven, Husek, Ughelumba, Gill, Tee (McLeod 71), Leshabela (Thomas 78), Williams (Pennant 71), Shade, Fielding.
Scorers Heaven 12, Husek 82
Booked Fielding
Chelsea (3-5-2) Marcin Bulka; Marcel Lavinier, Jack Wakely (c), Dynel Simeu; Tariq Lamptey, Tariq Uwakwe, Tino Anjorin (Tushaun Tyreece-Walters 65), Billy Gilmour, Juan Castillo; Martell Taylor-Crossdale, Charlie Brown.
Unused subs Jon Russell, Marcel Lewis, Renedi Masampu, Adebambo Akinjogbin.
Scorers Brown 15, Taylor-Crossdale 47, Tyreece-Walters 86
Booked Brown
Leicester Yates, Thandi, Heaven, Husek, Ughelumba, Gill, Tee (McLeod 71), Leshabela (Thomas 78), Williams (Pennant 71), Shade, Fielding.
Scorers Heaven 12, Husek 82
Booked Fielding
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