Coach Graham Potter started his career with his new team, Chelsea, in a disappointing way, as the London team tied with its guest Salzburg (1-1), on Wednesday evening, in the fifth group of the Champions League. Raheem Sterling scored the goal for Chelsea (48), while Noah Okafor scored the goal for Salzburg (75). Chelsea’s balance rose with this tie to one point in the last place in Group E, while Salzburg raised its score to two points from two draws. The first half The first dangerous chance in the meeting came in the fourth minute, when Havertz’s attempt bounced from the defense, to reach Aubameyang, who shot high over the goal. Bernardo, the Salzburg defender, stood in front of Aubameyang’s shot in the ninth minute, and Havertz came close to scoring in the 12th minute, but his header after a free kick by Kokoria rebounded from the defense.
Defender Strahinya Pavlovic played a heroic role in blocking a new shot from Aubameyang in the 24th minute, and the match was stopped in order to solve a problem related to communications between the referees.
The Salzburg defense removed Kokorea’s cross, reaching the ball to Mont, who shot from the outskirts of the penalty area next to the far post in the 40th minute.
Salzburg surprised its guest with a dangerous attack in the 41st minute, when Cisco fired a low shot, and the Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga starred in keeping it away.
An exciting
start Chelsea’s start to the second half came with a rocket, as he opened the scoring in the 48th minute, when Mont sent a low cross from the right side, touching Aubameyang before continuing her path to Sterling, who met her with a touch and then shot in the second to the far post.
Havertz almost added the second goal in the 65th minute, but he mishandled the ball when he was alone with goalkeeper Con, and Armando Broja and Ruben Loftus-Cheek entered the Chelsea squad instead of Aubameyang and Havertz.
goalkeeper Kepa easily controlled Camiri’s header in the 73rd minute, before the Austrian team equalized in the 75th minute, when Adamo passed from the right, bypassing Silva, to pass inside the penalty area to Okafor, who deposited the ball in the net despite the harassment of Azpilicueta.
Mutual attacks
, and the referee awarded a free kick for Chelsea in the 79th minute, which Kokoria cleverly executed on James, who shot from outside the penalty area over the goal.
Conor Gallagher and Hakim Ziyech entered the Chelsea squad instead of Kovacic and Azpilicueta, then Christian Pulisic participated in the place of Sterling.
Ziyech was about to score the winning goal for Chelsea in the 83rd minute, but goalkeeper Kon blocked his attempt after a pass from Broja, who, in turn, crossed his shot over the goal in overtime.
Once again, Ziyech missed a dangerous opportunity when he hit the goalkeeper in the third minute of overtime.
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