Chelsea under-23s exited the 2016-17 Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday evening despite edging a record-breaking shootout to defeat Oxford United 13-12 after 34 penalty attempts—the longest in English football history.
The west Londoners drew 1-1 in normal time to earn a point, and their second came after goalkeeper Bradley Collins helped win the shootout, per the Mirror's Aaron Flanagan.
A second point gained from the spot-kick win wasn't enough to lift Chelsea under-23s off the base of Southern Group C, however, which saw Swindon Town and Oxford advance while the Blues were ousted alongside Exeter City.