Under 18's beaten

Last updated : 21 August 2006 By Al Campbell
The under 18's were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea at the Kirkby Academy on Saturday morning. It was a disappointing result for the Reds but coach John Owens admitted it was no more than Chelsea deserved.

"We have to be disappointed losing our first game but Chelsea are a very good strong side and they had a lot of players with reserve team experience," said Owens.

"We didn't get our passing game going in the first half but we were much better in the second half. Jay Spearing had a chance to equalise but it wasn't to be."