Tony Carr was delighted with the fight shown by West Ham United Under-18s as they twice came from behind to draw at high-flying Chelsea.
The hosts took the lead just after the hour mark before a frantic finale saw the Hammers equalise with six minutes to go only for Chelsea to hit back two minutes later. The visitors were not done though and, almost straight from kick-off, went straight back up the other end and won a penalty which Daniel Kearns converted for his second of the match.
United should, in truth, have been out of sight at half time but a combination of the woodwork and a superb goal-line clearance had kept the scores level. "I'm pleased with the result. It would have been a travesty if we hadn't got at least at a point as we should have been three up at half time," academy director Carr said. "We've hit the post twice and had one miraculously cleared off the line which was an unbelievable stop.
"But certainly from the point of view of team moral it was important we got something. We might have even won it if we'd taken our chances in the first half but it's never over until it's over and we kept going and I'm pleased that we got something from the game."