U18英超聯賽盃八強戰 https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/01/ under-18s-report--sunderland-1-2-chelsea--aet-.html Under-18s report: Sunderland 1-2 Chelsea (aet) Sat 27 Jan 2018 Our youngsters were winners on Wearside as they advanced to the Under-18 Premier League Cup semi-finals, though it took extra-time and a penalty save right at the death to ensure progress. This was a game that had all the entertainment and drama of a traditional cup tie, with three spot-kicks and tension right until the final whistle at Sunderland's Academy of Light. A pair of second-half penalties, scored by Conor Gallagher and Sam Greenwood, ensured parity at the end of 90 minutes before Juan Castillo's strike settled the tie in extra-time. It was close to needing a shootout to settle as the Black Cats were awarded the third penalty of the game three minutes over the two-hour mark, though Karlo Ziger went from being booked for the foul to making the crucial save as he denied Greenwood and helped us into the last four in the inaugural youth team cup competition. There were four changes from our 2-0 league victory over Norwich City last weekend as George McEachran, Tariq Uwakwe, Castillo and Gallagher all returned to the starting team. Three of the quartet started in the engine room as we opted for a 3-4-2-1 system and a box in midfield, McEachran and Billy Gilmour operating deeper behind Gallagher and Uwakwe. Castillo lined up on the left and Tariq Lamptey on the right as wing-backs returned, while Marc Guehi, Jack Wakely and Jon Panzo sandwiched in between, protecting Ziger. Martell Taylor-Crossdale led the line up front. The visitors started brightest on a bleak morning in the cold and windy north-east, with Lamptey fashioning an early chance after skipping away from Williams Kokolo and into space down the right flank. His early delivery was inviting for Taylor-Crossdale but the striker could not guide his finish with the sufficient accuracy to test Anthony Patterson in the Sunderland goal. Chelsea lined up with three central defenders and wing-backs designed to provide width to their attacking strategy. However, the Black Cats were threatening to orchestrate their own downfall in the early exchanges with some risky build-up play from the goalkeeper that lacked precision and purpose. Gallagher almost capitalised on one loose pass out but could not pick out Taylor-Crossdale with a ball from the right. The Academy of Light is renowned for its difficult playing conditions, with the coastal location providing high winds that can influence proceedings. The elements were at play after 10 minutes as Uwakwe's lofted corner sailed into the six-yard box, though Guehi's headed bounced just wide. Patterson gathered routinely to collect Uwakwe's dipping drive before Rayed Derbali made an impressive block to deny Taylor-Crossdale, who took aim from 10 yards out. Gilmour's corner then required clawing to safety from the Sunderland stopper as the Blues made much of the early running. The home side carved out their first chance after half hour, with Bali Mumba finding Tom Scothern on the right and the latter delivering a dangerous ball across the face of Ziger's goal. Robbie Dunne, the striker, was eager to convert it but the cross stayed just out of his reach. With manager Jody Morris absent through illness, assistant Ed Brand was handed responsibilities in charge of the away side and his half-time team talk might have been a bit different had the best chance of the half been taken eight minutes before the interval. McEachran instigated the danger with a diagonal free-kick towards the back post, where Guehi had escaped into space to knock the ball back towards Taylor-Crossdale. The striker looked primed to provide the finish but Patterson was given enough of a chance to palm the ball away as he raced across his goal-line. The restart was short-lived before Patterson was forced to withdraw from the action following a clattering with Taylor-Crossdale, a change which saw the introduction of Michael Woud, the 18-year-old who would play a leading part in the rest of the contest. Before then, Sunderland enjoyed a productive period. Greenwood shot wide after good work down the left from the rapid Kokolo, while Jordan Hickey's mishit cross had Ziger scrambling before the Croatian was able to collect. That acted as a warning sign for the visitors, one they heeded by upping the ante and ultimately taking the lead midway through the second period. Gallagher was twice denied, initially following neat combination play with Uwakwe and then as his powerful drive from outside the box was bravely blocked. Castillo then spurned a good opportunity at the back post as he received Lamptey's cross from the opposite flank before the first goal of the game duly arrived. Woud was guilty of some rash goalkeeping, racing off his line in a chase for the ball with Taylor-Crossdale after Lamptey had played an inviting pass down the inside-right channel. The forward, sharper and quicker in covering the yards, got the first touch and Woud was unable to stop his momentum from taking him down. Gallagher stepped up and dinked a delightful effort right down the middle for his sixth goal of the season. If the Blues thought that was the route to a comfortable victory, they were quite mistaken as Sunderland earned a spot-kick of their own moments later. Greenwood advanced down the left and fell down under the challenge of Lamptey, who protested his innocence. The referee had little hesitation in awarding a second penalty inside three minutes and Greenwood dusted himself down to steer the ball into the bottom corner for the equaliser. The return to stalemate ensured a grandstand finale in which we put increasing pressure on the Black Cats and their goal. Taylor-Crossdale turned provider to slide in Lamptey but the wing-back's strike thumped back off the post before Jacob Young marshalled the front post impressively to clear. Mark Atkinson's side had only fleeting sights at goal for the remainder of the 90 minutes, though Ziger was required to intervene with a crucial punch to safety as Greenwood's corner threatened to cause problems. Down the other end, Brand had introduced Tino Anjorin and Charlie Brown, with a big chance falling for the latter in the final minute, though our top scorer in this inaugural competition could not add to his three goals as he volleyed high over the crossbar. The injury to Patterson ensured a lengthy period of stoppage time would be played and Woud make two crucial saves to first deny Anjorin at the near post and then keep out Brown's effort with a brilliant reaction save down low. There was still time for Lamptey to hit the woodwork again before extra-time was indicated, the 17-year-old unlucky from the right after McEachran had picked him out with a clever clipped pass. Sunderland found it difficult to stem the tide of Chelsea attacks flowing through their half even after the additional 30 minutes had begun. McEachran shot straight at the keeper before he, Brown and Anjorin combined to tee up Lamptey, who blasted inches over the goal frame from a narrowing angle. Woud then sprung off his line to make another excellent stop to deny Brown before the tie's third goal finally came with 104 minutes on the clock. It was a goal deserving of victory, crafted by the eagerness of McEachran to steal possession from Harrison Devine, the vision of Gallagher to shift the ball left to Castillo when many others would have taken aim at goal, and the calmness of the Dutchman to fire across the subtitute keeper and into the far corner. It seemed like the Blues would use their maturity and experience to see out the final quarter of an hour as they kept possession and slowed the game right down. Panzo made a good block in the box to keep out Young's effort but it wasn't until the 123rd minute that the hosts fashioned their wonderful opportunity to take the quarter-final to a penalty shootout. Advances were made down the left once more and Ziger this time was ruled to have fouled the attacker in red-and-white. Greenwood had the chance to draw the game level again but his second effort from 12 yards was far more manageable for Ziger and the keeper dropped to his left to make the save. Greenwood kept the ball close to the keeper and Ziger dropped low to make a match-winning save. It was a fittingly pulsating conclusion to a dramatic cup quarter-final and ensured our youngsters would progress to join Tottenham, Everton and Arsenal in the last four. Details on our semi-final opposition will be announced once the draw is made. Chelsea Karlo Ziger Marc Guehi Jack Wakely Jon Panzo Tariq Lamptey Billy Gilmour George McEachran Juan Castillo Tariq Uwakwe Conor Gallagher (Tino Anjorin 77) Martell Taylor-Crossdale (Charlie Brown 82) Unused subs - Marcel Lavinier, Nicolas Tie, Clinton Mola Scorers - Gallagher (pen) 66; Castillo 104 Booked - Gilmour, Ziger Sunderland Anthony Patterson (Michael Woud 54), Andrias Edmundsson, Williams Kokolo (Connor Slack 105), Jack Connolly, Rayed Derbali, Jacob Young, Tom Scothern (Harrison Devine 84), Bali Mumba, Robbie Dunne, Jordan Hickey (c), Sam Greenwood Unused subs - Joe Lilley, Ryan Leonard Scorer - Greenwood (pen) 69 -- 以伊露維塔的名為證發誓 — 若有誰敢奪取屬於我們的藍色之心，不論對方是天使 、惡魔、男人或女人，包括尚未出生者，若有任何的生靈，不論偉大或渺小，是善 還是惡，我們都將懷著復仇與憎恨之心直追到天涯海角，直追到世界結束之日。 --

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