England youth international Ike Ugbo struck twice but it was not enough with Chelsea U23s suffering a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Exeter City in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday evening. <br /><br />The home team controlled the match in the early stages and raced into a two-goal lead after twenty-four minutes, courtesy of goals from <span class="hidden-xxs" data-type="full">Ollie</span> Watkins and <span class="hidden-xxs" data-type="full">David</span> Wheeler, and it became 3-0 four minutes out of intermission. <br /><br />With eighteen minutes remaining, Ugbo gave Chelsea hope of a comeback, firing a shot into the top corner, before bagging his brace in the 90th minute.<br /><br />The 18-year-old was denied a second half hat-trick when he hit the woodwork with the goalkeeper beaten.<br /><br />England U20 star Fikayo Tomori and Ugbo started an logged ninety minutes each at St James Park.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : thefa.com<br />