On a beautiful night in packed Kenan Stadium, Chelsea puts on show

CHAPEL HILL — Football before a packed Kenan Stadium is nothing new. But when 50,596 fans filled the stadium Wednesday, it was anything but normal and a huge night for soccer fans. With the turf traded for temporary natural grass, the football was English-style and played in the oppressive July heat.

Under face value tickets for next week’s sold-out Chelsea-Wexham match available

If you got sticker shock when you saw the ticket prices in April for the Chelsea FC-Wrexham AFC friendly at Kenan Stadium, you might find tickets more in your price range on secondary markets. Even with prices before fees ranging from $60 to $650 in late April, tickets for next week’s match, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, sold out in four days.