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UEFA Youth League report: AC Milan 3 Chelsea 1
11 OCT 2022
The Chelsea Under-19s' difficulties continued in the UEFA Youth League as
we lost a close match away at AC Milan 3-1 after a dramatic finale.
https://i.imgur.com/JUGsm8a.jpg
That means the Blues are still winless after four fixtures in the
competition, sitting bottom of Group E on two points, six behind our
opponents who now top the table.
It could have been very different in Milan, though, as we twice came close
to taking the lead just before half-time and the home team's opening goal
after the break came from a dubious free-kick given against Alfie
Gilchrist. Ted Curd initially saved the set-piece too, but Gabriele Alesi
was able to turn in the rebound.
It also seemed like Chelsea had earned a draw when Charlie Webster
confidently converted a penalty to equalise with six minutes left, but
Milan hit straight back with two goals in quick succession in the last
three minutes, substitute Jordan Longhi turning in from close range with
virtually his first touch before Alesi smashed in his second and Milan's
third.
https://i.imgur.com/Ujh6bDW.jpg
Webster scores from the spot
After an even opening Chelsea started to stamp some authority on the game
around 10 minutes in, with Webster and Tudor Mendel-Idowu both having
shots charged down in the box following dangerous set-pieces.
Chelsea perhaps should have taken the lead just after the 20-minute mark
as the Milan goalkeeper Lapo Nava failed to deal with a Webster corner at
the first and second attempt, eventually punching weakly towards the
penalty spot and Travis Akomeah, but the defender couldn't get his foot
around the ball and fired wide from a very promising position.
Nava had looked uncomfortable when dealing with high balls into the box
all game and Chelsea did get the ball in the back of the net when he tried
to catch, but dropped, another Blues corner. The ball was prodded over the
line in the ensuing scramble, but the referee had already blown his
whistle after judging Leo Castledine's pressure on the keeper to be too
heavy handed.
Chelsea ended the first half strongly and Jimi Tauriainen forced the first
real save from the opposition goalkeeper shortly before the break, firing
a powerful shot towards the near post from a narrow angle after a clever
reverse pass by Lewis Hall. However, the keeper beat the ball behind for a
corner and Tauriainen appeared to have hurt himself in the effort,
requiring lengthy treatment on the pitch before being replaced by Silko
Thomas.
There was a flurry of action right on the brink of half-time, as
Mendel-Idowu fired narrowly over from range and Thomas went even closer
from the left, before Curd had to show strong hands to keep out a header
from point-blank range.
https://i.imgur.com/WENRsso.jpg
Mendel-Idowu has a shot at goal
Chelsea came out for the second half trying to pick up where they had left
off, but initially struggled to repeat that flurry of late first-half
chances, although Castledine had a strong penalty shout turned down when
he was knocked to the floor when attempting to get on the end of a long
throw.
It briefly looked like Mendel-Idowu would find the opener when a missed
clearance allowed a Thomas cross to go all the way through to the winger
on the corner of the six-yard box, but the Italian defence recovered in
time to make the block. The goal seemed to be getting closer, though, with
Webster next to go close as he shot just wide of the near post after
latching on to Castledine's clever flick on the edge of the box.
However, in the end it was the home team who found the first goal. It came
from a dubious free-kick given against Gilchrist out on the left, with the
referee deciding his challenge was too strong despite winning the ball.
Curd saved Gabriele El Hilali's resulting shot from the edge of the box,
but he couldn't hold it and Alesi was in the right place at the right time
to smash in the rebound.
https://i.imgur.com/JzXzQKR.jpg
Humphreys brings the ball out of defence
Chelsea tried to hit back, but Gilchrist headed well over from a great
position at the back post, after poor marking by Milan from a set-piece.
With 20 minutes left to find an equaliser, that prompted Ed Brand into
changes, bringing on Zain Silcott-Duberry and Jude Soonsup-Bell to add to
our attack.
Milan dropped deeper and deeper as the game went on, determined to hold
their lead, but the opportunity we had been waiting for arrived with six
minutes remaining. The ball ricocheted up in the box and struck a Milan
player's arm, with the referee showing no hesitation in awarding Chelsea a
penalty. Webster stepped up to take it and powered a shot into the bottom
right corner confidently to level the scores late on.
However, it wasn't to be, as AC Milan struck back quickly when they broke
free on the left and fired the ball across goal, with substitute Jordan
Longhi finishing from close range only a minute after coming on. Alesi was
then found in behind with a quick pass over our defence two minutes later,
smashing in a third goal for Milan on the half-volley to make the final
score 3-1.
https://i.imgur.com/E2HVKw9.jpg
Hall sends the ball forwards late on
It was harsh on Chelsea after a game where we had matched our opponents
throughout and had seemed to secure a point so late on.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Ted Curd
Alfie Gilchrist Bashir Humphreys (c) Travis Akomeah Brodi Hughes
(Frankie Runham 78)
Kiano Dyer Charlie Webster
(Jude Soonsup-Bell 68)
Tudor Mendel-Idowu Lewis Hall Jimi Tauriainen
(Zain Silcott-Duberry 68) (Silko Thomas 40)
Leo Castledine
Unused subs - Max Merrick, Josh Acheampong, Harrison McMahon
Scorer - Webster pen 84
Booked - Akomeah 53, Silcott-Duberry 73, Castledine 90+4
AC Milan (4-3-3):
Lapo Nava
Adam Bakoune Jan-Carlo Simic Dorian Paloschi Davide Bartesaghi
(Pietro Parmiggiani 90+1) (Andrea Bozzolan 86)
Antonio Gala Wilgot Marshage Kevin Zeroli
(Dariusz Stalmach 90+1)
Gabriele Alesi Marko Lazetic Gabriele El Hilali (c)
(Chaka Traore 33) (Jordan Longhi 86)
Unused subs - Lorenzo Torriani, Andrea Bozzolan, Victor Eletu
Scorers - Alesi 63, 90, Longhi 87
Booked - El Hilali 68, Marshage 78
Referee: Bram Van Driessche