Europa League - Dewsbury Hall scores as Chelsea beat Copenhagen 1-0

The second leg of the UEFA European Association League round of 16 in the 2024/25 season was staged. Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge, defeated Copenhagen 1-0 after Dewsbury Hall scored a goal.

Four minutes into the game, Copenhagen created an attacking opportunity. Elyunus made a lob pass to the penalty area, and Ajori headed the ball in the face of defense, but the ball went over the goal. In the 12th minute, Copenhagen continued to attack. Huescas got the ball in the penalty area and shot at the goal but was blocked. Then Huescas made a cross and Birger Merlin headed the ball but missed the goal.

In the 23rd minute, Chelsea got a free kick. Enzo chose to shoot directly, but the ball bounced off the ground and went wide of the goal. In the 34th minute, Chelsea continued to counterattack. Caicedo passed the ball to the penalty area, but the ball was caught by the Copenhagen goalkeeper. In the 42nd minute, Pedro Neto was knocked down by Copenhagen defender Kevin Dicks when he dribbled into the penalty area, but the referee did not make a penalty.

At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea arranged for Cucurella and Palmer to replace Acheampong and Enzo respectively. In the 47th minute, Palmer received a through ball from his teammate and then lobbed it into the penalty area, but Chalobah could not pose a threat. In the 54th minute, Copenhagen made a mistake in passing the ball. After Dewsbury Hall got the ball, he passed the defense and shot it in, helping Chelsea take the lead 1-0.

In the 62nd minute, Pedro Neto dribbled into the penalty area and shot from a distance, but the ball was caught by the Copenhagen goalkeeper. In the 66th minute, Chelsea attacked again. Palmer got the ball and ran to the penalty area and shot, but the ball went wide of the post. In the 77th minute, Chelsea got a free kick. Palmer took the penalty and shot directly. The Copenhagen goalkeeper immediately flew over and caught the ball.

In the 88th minute, Pedro Neto met the ball and made a diagonal pass into the penalty area. Palmer stepped forward to shoot but was blocked by the opponent.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Copenhagen 1-0 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.