Chelsea came from a goal down to win their first friendly of preseason, beating AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday.
Ghanaian defender, Baba Rahman came on as a second-half substitute when he replaced Black Stars target Hudson Odoi in the 62nd-minute.
It was Emiliano Marcondes who broke the deadlock on 66 minutes, converting a header to put the Cherries out front, but the lead wouldn’t last.
Baba Rahman beautifully sent in a cross from the left which was nicely controlled by 19-year-old Armando Broja to level for Chelsea before 22-year-old counterpart Ike Ugbo headed home Ross Barkley’s service to earn Chelsea the friendly win.
This is Rahman’s third match under Thomas Tuchel for Chelsea in pre-season, providing an assist in their 6-1 win over Peterborough United before featuring in the Blues in-house game after their scheduled friendly had been cancelled.
Chelsea continue their pre-season preparations with a friendly across London at Emirates Stadium, where they will take on Arsenal on Sunday.
Watch Baba Rahman’s assist below:
