
English-Ghanaian duo Ato Ampah and Genesis Antwi scored for Chelsea's U19 to inspire them to a thrilling victory over Ajax's U19 in the UEFA Youth League.
Ampah starred for the Blues with a brace to add to his earlier assist in the 6-3 win on Wednesday afternoon.
The Accra-born forward served Jesse Derry with the opener after just three minutes but Ajax responded seven minutes through Luca Messori.
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli restored Chelsea's lead before half-time after a dominant display.
After the break, Ampah stole the show with a quick-fire brace, first from a brilliant individual effort before pouncing on a rebound for his second.
Moments later, right-back Antwi netted with a stunning curler from inside the box to extend Chelsea's advantage.
Tyrese Teuwsen reduced the deficit for Ajax in a dramatic finale which saw Chelsea saw again through Charlie Holland.
And just before the final whistle, Jeshurun Simeon scored a consolation goal for the visitors.
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