Chelsea and Manchester United U21s played out a 3-3 draw in today's Premier League 2 clash.
It looked like Chelse had secured three points after a fantastic second-half comeback put them into a 3-1 lead. However, a red card for Cesare Casadei seemed to have unsettled Chelsea as they conceded two late goals to draw a game that looked beyond reach of United.
The first goal of the contest came when a loose ball in the box fell to Isak Hansen-Arroen who set himself and powered the ball past Eddie Beach.
The first for Chelsea was a nice team goal which resulted in Omari Hutchinson delivering a wicked cross which found the onrushing Lewis Hall at the back post.
The second goal came when a Ben Elliott cross found the head of Casadei as he leapt higher than anyone else in the box to find the back of the net.
Chelsea made it three with 10 minutes to go as after only being on for less than a minute, Jude Soonsup-Bell tapped home at the back post after a delightful driven cross from Hall.
Casadei was then sent off before Shola Shoretire struck twice to earn a stunning fight-back.
TEAMS:
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Eddie Beach; Derrick Abu (Leo Castledine 53), Bashir Humphreys (c), Alfie Gilchrist (Charlie Webster 46), Dylan Williams; Lewis Hall, Cesare Casadei, Ben Elliott (Silko Thomas 85); Dion Rankine, Omari Hutchinson, Mason Burstow (Jude Soonsup-Bell 81).
Unused subs: Ted Curd.
Scorers: Lewis Hall 52; Cesare Casadei 58; Jude Soonsup-Bell 82.
Booked: Omari Hutchinson 11; Cesare Casadei 44; Ben Elliott 66; Dyylan Williams 83
Red card: Cesare Casadei 90+1
Manchester United (4-3-3): Radek Vitek, Marc Jurado, Bjorn Hardley (Sam Murray 81), Tyler Fredricson, Rhys Bennett, Toby Collyer (Tom Huddlestone 72), Omari Forson, Charlie Savage (c), Shola Shoretire, Kobbie Mainoo (Charlie McNeil 46), Isak Hansen-Arroen.
Unused subs: Ondrej Mastny, Sam Mather.
Scorers: Isak Hansen-Arroen 26; Shola Shoretire 90+5, 90+6.
Booked: Bjorn Hardley 80; Charlie McNeil 86.
