Harry Forrester was nearly the hero in the second leg on Wednesday as he scored twice but goals from Sergio Tejera Rodriguez, Gael Kakuta and Adam Philip destroyed the dream.
Philip was a thorn in Villa's side at
Forrester started the scoring on a high tension night in the
Chelsea were level just 15 minutes later as Rodriguez slotted past Parish after Kakuta laid the ball to the edge of the area. And the visitors took the lead for the first time in the tie as Kakuta made a solo run into the Villa box and again fired past Parish.
It was two goals in less than 10 minutes for
Despite plenty of chances it took the Claret and Blue youth until the 61st minute to restore parity as Forrester again struck. This time he edged in from the left and powered home.
It seemed to give the advantage to Villa as the 10,000 strong following sensed another goal and subsequently a place in the final. But it wasn't to be as Philip again proved to be heartbreaker as he fired in after Villa were wasteful in midfield.
There was still time for two sending offs as first
Weimann has a chance to level in the very last moments but he despaired after missing with the last kick of the game.
Villa may not be through but they must be proud of what has been a fantastic cup run. They have shown themselves to be one of the best crops of youngsters in the country and if they deserved to finish it off with winners medals. But it wasn't to be and they are still top of their academy league meaning some silverware should be making its way to