A friendly match between Chelsea and Wrexham took place on Wednesday evening at Levi’s Stadium. In the 82nd minute, Lesley Ugochukwu scored a goal that helped Chelsea rescue a 2-2 stalemate with Wrexham.
The shot that Ugochukwu took from the middle of the box was rolled through the traffic and into the right corner of the box.
A goal scored by Jack Marriott during a counterattack in the 72nd minute gave Wrexham a 2-1 lead in the overall score.
The Welsh team Wrexham, which is co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds and was promoted to the third division of English soccer this year, also scored a goal. Luke Bolton was one of the players of the team.
This was the first preseason encounter for Chelsea, a perennial power in the Premier League, and it was also the first match under the management of Enzo Maresca, a former manager of Leicester City. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for Chelsea.
After a corner kick, Nkunku scored a goal in the 35th minute by shooting from the middle of the box into the left corner of the net. The goal was scored after Marc Guiu assisted on the effort. The goal was scored past the goalkeeper, Arthur Okonkwo.When Bolton scored from the right wing for Wrexham in the 58th minute, Sebastian Revan provided the assist. Bolton scored after Revan connected with him on a crossing pass. Bolton’s goal knotted the score.
During the 29th minute, Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was able to prevent James McLean from scoring by blocking a breakaway shot.
During the previous season, Chelsea defeated Wrexham in a friendly match by a score of 5-0.
TO COME UP NEXT
Wrexham will be spending Saturday in Vancouver.
Saturday’s matchup between Chelsea and Celtic will take place at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.