Saturday, 2 December 2017

Unofficial Champions of England: Wimbledon 2-1 Chelsea, 01/12/1998

Michael Hughes scores from the penalty spot


Since winning the Unofficial English Championship, Chelsea had been on a three match run of defences that included a 3-0 win against their opponents for this Worthington Cup tie, Wimbledon.

'The Crazy Gang' often lived up to their nickname, with no one ever quite sure what they would get out of them.

Wimbledon's first goal came in typical fashion, a high ball into the box for Robbie Earle to head in.

The second goal came when Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf pulled down Marcus Gayle in the box. Michael Hughes converted the penalty, blasting high into the goal.
Chelsea did pull one back through player-manager Gianluca Vialli but it was too little too late.

It marked a second English Championship for the Dons.






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