ALL FIVE GOALS BEING SCORED. CHELSEA'S FIRST THREE GOALS ARE SCORED BY INSIDE-LEFT AND CAPTAIN TERRY VENABLES (No. 10) AND THE FOURTH BY INSIDE-RIGHT GEORGE GRAHAM (No. 9). ROMA'S GOAL CAME FROM A FREE-KICK NETTED BY OUTSIDE-LEFT RAOLO BARISON (No. 11). CHELSEA, IN THE DAR KIT, KICK RIGHT TO LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF.




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SPORT: SOCCER
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Background: SOCCER FROM ENGLAND, THIS TIME WITH A EUROPEAN FLAVOUR: IN LONDON TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY), CHELSEA BEAT ROMA OF ITALY 4-1 IN THE FIRST LEG OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE INTER-CITIES' FAIRS' CUP, ONE OF EUROPE'S ANNUAL SOCCER COMPETITIONS.

CHELSEA PLAYED WITH TEN MEN MOST OF THE MATCH - THEIR LEFT-BACK, EDDIE McCREADIE, WAS SENT OFF IN THE 28TH MINUTE. MUCH OF IT WAS RUINED BY FRAYED TEMPERS AND OVER-EAGER TACKLING, BUT CHELSEA, PLAYING BEFORE A HOME CROWD OF 32,000, WERE ON TOP ALMOST THROUGHOUT.

THE ITALIANS FOUGHT GALLANTLY, BUT THE SMOOTH -WORKING ENGLISH TEAM'S ATTACK PROVED THE MATCH-WINNER, WITH NUMEROUS RAIDS ON ROMA'S GOAL. THE SECOND LEG WILL BE PLAYED IN ROME ON OCTOBER 6.