Kenyan midfielder features for Chelsea in UEFA Youth League

Kenyan midfielder Silko Thomas Otieno featured for Chelsea Under 19 as they were annihilated 5-1 by Austrian outfit RB Salzburg in the UEFA Youth League.This comes after Otieno trained with the first team squad on Thursday ahead of their English Premier League (EPL) clash against Manchester United on Sunday which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.Kenyan midfielder trains with Chelsea ahead of Manchester United clashThe winger has been a constant figure for Chelsea in the UEFA Youth League and has this season featured in all the games bar the home clash against Italian giants AC Milan.Federico Crescenti opened the scoring for Salzburg after just 13 minutes but their lead did not last long as Malik Mothersille restored parity for Chelsea three minutes later.##NAJAVA_MECA_6757247##Ivorian forward Karim Konate however restored Salzburg’s lead three minutes after the half-hour mark via a penalty and put them in a commanding lead in the 36th minute to go into the break leading 3-1.Chelsea were handed a route back into the tie when they were awarded a penalty five minutes after the resumption of the second half but Charlie Webster missed the spot kick.Otieno was introduced into the game in the 64th minute by manager Edward Brand as Jude Soonsup-Bell was rested in a bid to add more fresh legs to the game.Kenyan teenager scores brace for ChelseaKonte, who was having an outstanding game completed his hat-trick in the 71st minute after Raphael Hofer put the ball on a plate for him.Dominik Lechner drilled the final nail in Chelsea’s coffin in the first minute of stoppage time as Salzburg completed their emphatic win over the joint-record tournament winners.

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