Chelsea beat Thai All-stars 1-0 in first tour game


Bordin Phala (L) and Suwannapat Kingkaew (R) of Thailand All-Stars try to stop Cezar Azpilicueta of Chelsea during their friendly soccer match in Bangkok, Thailand May 30, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

BANGKOK (Reuters) - English champions Chelsea kicked off their end-of-season tour with a 1-0 win over a Thai All-Stars team in a friendly on Saturday less than a week after their last Premier League match.

    Chelsea started with some of their youngsters and took the lead with a calm finish by Dominic Solanke in the 13th minute before making wholesale changes at halftime with the likes of captain John Terry, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa coming on.

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