Ferreira Makes Full Debut at Havant FC

By The Kid
April 5 2006

Another member of the EXCELLENT Academy of Chelsea Football Club makes his first full start for the reserves against Portsmouth tonight kicking off at 7pm at Nationwide Conference South's Havant and Waterlooville FC.

 Fabio Ferreira, U-17 Portuguese International, joined Chelsea last Summer from Sporting Lisbon and played for his country last week in a 2-2 draw against the Ukraine.

Fabio is another EXCELLENT prospect who along with Scott Sinclair (Where's Theo Walcott), who starts tonight, makes that first step-up to higher grade football. In the Academy team, Fabio has scored two goals from nine starts and five sub appearances.

The Chelsea team tonight is:

Lenny Pidgeley, Dean Smith, Michael Mancienne, Adrian Pettigrew, Jonas Elmer, Jimmy Smith, Anthony Grant, James Simmonds, Fabio Ferreira, Philip Younghusband, Scott Sinclair.

Subs:

Nick Hamann, Ryan Bertrand, Jack Cork, Ricardo Fernandes, Shaun Cummings.

The game is at Havant and Waterlooville FC and kicks-off at 7pm. There is full live coverage on Chelsea TV. Broadcasting begins at 6-45pm with Kerry Dixon providing expert analysis in the studio. Eddie Newton co-commentates.

FULL COVERAGE ON THE MESSAGE BOARD FROM 7PM

PORTSMOUTH TEAM AVAILABLE AS SOON AS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

COME ON CHELSEA!

40 YEARS A BLUE!