Daniel Sturridge and Michael Mancienne were Chelsea representatives in England Under 21s win in Macedonia on Friday.
The match was the start of a qualification campaign for the 2011 European Championships and although another Chelsea Academy product, Jack Cork, was on the bench, he was not called into action by Stuart Pearce.
England were a goal down at the break, Sturridge (pictured), who was starting his first game at Under-21 level, having had a first-half shot saved.
England equalised through West Ham's Freddie Sears and then a penalty was won when Sturridge and substitute Jack Wilshere linked up inside the area and the Arsenal youngster was fouled.
Sunderland's Lee Cattermole scored from the spot. Sturridge had previously made one sub appearance for the Under 21s. Mancienne now has 17 U21 caps.
Friday also saw a big moment for 17-year-old Jeffrey Bruma who made his debut for the Dutch Under 21 side, the defender playing the whole of a 2-0 home win over Finland. That too was a European Championship qualifier. Previously Bruma had played at Under 19 level.
Anton Rodgers, son of former Chelsea coach and now Reading manager Brendan, this week played in a tournament for Republic of Ireland U17s.
The midfielder who is a first year scholar with the Chelsea Academy scored in a 4-1 win over Romania in Poland on Friday, Ireland having lost 2-1 to both Sweden and Russia. Rodgers was substituted at half-time in the Sweden game. He had been brought on in the second half against Russia a day earlier.
The match was the start of a qualification campaign for the 2011 European Championships and although another Chelsea Academy product, Jack Cork, was on the bench, he was not called into action by Stuart Pearce.
England were a goal down at the break, Sturridge (pictured), who was starting his first game at Under-21 level, having had a first-half shot saved.
England equalised through West Ham's Freddie Sears and then a penalty was won when Sturridge and substitute Jack Wilshere linked up inside the area and the Arsenal youngster was fouled.
Sunderland's Lee Cattermole scored from the spot. Sturridge had previously made one sub appearance for the Under 21s. Mancienne now has 17 U21 caps.
Friday also saw a big moment for 17-year-old Jeffrey Bruma who made his debut for the Dutch Under 21 side, the defender playing the whole of a 2-0 home win over Finland. That too was a European Championship qualifier. Previously Bruma had played at Under 19 level.
Anton Rodgers, son of former Chelsea coach and now Reading manager Brendan, this week played in a tournament for Republic of Ireland U17s.
The midfielder who is a first year scholar with the Chelsea Academy scored in a 4-1 win over Romania in Poland on Friday, Ireland having lost 2-1 to both Sweden and Russia. Rodgers was substituted at half-time in the Sweden game. He had been brought on in the second half against Russia a day earlier.
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