Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Clive GambleClive Gamble Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Piotr DeynaP. Deyna75
G
1
G
68Manuel CudiniM. Cudini
Sebastian RosadoS. Rosado74
D
2
D
74Jan DöringJ. Döring
Simon ImpeyS. Impey70
D
3captain
D
77Yuri OnopkoY. Onopko
Claus MyssingC. Myssing72
D
4
D
73Alpay KayisA. Kayis
Christian LowryC. Lowry73
M
5
D
69John BaileyJ. Bailey
Ivan DublinI. Dublin68
M
6
M
75Shaun DuberryS. Duberry
Leon SummerbeeL. Summerbee66
M
7
M
72Danijel LavilleD. Laville
Hachemi RahmaniH. Rahmani78
M
captain8
A
67Adrian VenusA. Venus
Sjaak MaasS. Maas75
A
9
M
69Gary AdamsG. Adams
Les HuntL. Hunt64
A
10
A
65Alessandro OrociniA. Orocini
Paul WallworkP. Wallwork68
A
11
A
71Duarte SousaD. Sousa
 
Nikolas BorchardN. Borchard74
D
12
M
68Marcel VöllerM. Völler
Stefan FriedmannS. Friedmann69
M
13
G
70Nwankwo RowettN. Rowett
Jaime QuaresmaJ. Quaresma74
A
14
A
63Paolo De VezzeP. De Vezze

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 19,687 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Sinclair.


0.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the first half!
3.23
Danijel Laville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Adams. Gary Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piotr Deyna who gathers it comfortably.
4.27
Christian Lowry hits a low pass to Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas shoots from 20 yards. Manuel Cudini gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
6.14
Leon Summerbee sees space and advances. Leon Summerbee shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.23
Shaun Duberry takes a quick throw-in, which Danijel Laville takes on the chest. Danijel Laville chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Orocini. Alessandro Orocini whips in a cross ball towards Gary Adams. Gary Adams heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.13
Danijel Laville kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Rosado.
14.41
Leon Summerbee passes the ball forward to Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas whips in a cross ball towards Paul Wallwork. Paul Wallwork makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Manuel Cudini!
21.38
Ivan Dublin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Onopko.
22.04
Shaun Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa skips past Claus Myssing! Some silky footwork from Duarte Sousa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
24.18
Hachemi Rahmani flicks a high pass forward to Sjaak Maas who brings the ball under control. Sjaak Maas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.33
Danijel Laville flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Impey.
27.53
Ivan Dublin knocks the ball forward to Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.04
With some swift thinking, Shaun Duberry plays the ball forward to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
36.06
Shaun Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Sousa. Duarte Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piotr Deyna who gathers it comfortably.
40.28
Sebastian Rosado makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Rosado hits a low pass to Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Wallwork but the linesman indicates offside!
42.48
Christian Lowry threads a neat ball through to Paul Wallwork. Paul Wallwork shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
44.12
Simon Impey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Summerbee. Leon Summerbee passes the ball forward to Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Wallwork. Paul Wallwork rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manuel Cudini with no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol Rovers have changed their lineup with Paolo De Vezze replacing Duarte Sousa and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. The Bristol Rovers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Chelsea kick off!
48.44
Danijel Laville catches Ivan Dublin on the ankles. The referee warns Danijel Laville to calm down! Ivan Dublin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.51
Danijel Laville chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Orocini. Alessandro Orocini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claus Myssing.
51.51
John Bailey makes a probing pass to Danijel Laville. Danijel Laville threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Orocini. Alessandro Orocini tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Piotr Deyna keeps it out!
53.10
Claus Myssing passes the ball forward to Ivan Dublin. Ivan Dublin flicks a high ball forward to Sjaak Maas who takes it down. Sjaak Maas tries a spectacular long range effort but Manuel Cudini reads it well. He makes it look easy!
55.26
Danijel Laville threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Orocini. Alessandro Orocini whips in a cross ball towards Paolo De Vezze. Paolo De Vezze is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
59.14
Christian Lowry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Wallwork. Paul Wallwork shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
61.47
Hachemi Rahmani receives the ball from a throw-in from Ivan Dublin. Seeing a gap ahead, Hachemi Rahmani plays the ball forward to Les Hunt. Les Hunt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Cudini who gathers it comfortably.
63.56
Ivan Dublin knocks the ball forward to Les Hunt. Les Hunt shoots from distance. Manuel Cudini gets down and covers it.
67.51
Shaun Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Paolo De Vezze collects the pass. Paolo De Vezze lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Orocini. Alessandro Orocini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.19
Claus Myssing threads a neat ball through to Hachemi Rahmani. Hachemi Rahmani flicks the ball to his team mate, Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Cudini who gathers it comfortably.
72.43
Danijel Laville kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo De Vezze. Paolo De Vezze knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claus Myssing.
73.16
With great vision, Danijel Laville plays the ball forward to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus finds some space and shoots from distance. Piotr Deyna gets down and covers it.
75.26
Ivan Dublin passes the ball forward to Paul Wallwork. Paul Wallwork lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
77.25
Chelsea have made 3 substitutions with Nikolas Borchard replacing Sebastian Rosado, Stefan Friedmann replacing Hachemi Rahmani and Jaime Quaresma replacing Paul Wallwork and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
78.29
Shaun Duberry passes the ball forward to Paolo De Vezze. Paolo De Vezze knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Adams. Gary Adams heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.54
Yuri Onopko sees a break and surges forward. Yuri Onopko makes a simple pass to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piotr Deyna who gathers it comfortably.
84.43
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.58
Yuri Onopko launches a long ball forward. Adrian Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piotr Deyna who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Bristol Rovers
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
30%
45.6%
24.4%

Scorers
Sjaak Maas 28
Paul Wallwork 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sjaak Maas of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Piotr Deyna (GK)
7
2.Sebastian Rosado (DEF)
6
3.Simon Impey (DEF)
7
4.Claus Myssing (DEF)
6
5.Christian Lowry (MID)
6
6.Ivan Dublin (MID)
7
7.Leon Summerbee (MID)
6
8.Hachemi Rahmani (MID)
6
9.Sjaak Maas (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Les Hunt (ATT)
6
11.Paul Wallwork (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Nikolas Borchard (DEF)
6
13.Stefan Friedmann (MID)
6
14.Jaime Quaresma (ATT)
6

1.Manuel Cudini (GK)
8
2.Jan Döring (DEF)
6
3.Yuri Onopko (DEF)
7
4.Alpay Kayis (DEF)
6
5.John Bailey (DEF)
6
6.Shaun Duberry (MID)
7
7.Danijel Laville (MID)
7
8.Adrian Venus (ATT)
6
9.Gary Adams (MID)
6
10.Alessandro Orocini (ATT)
6
11.Duarte Sousa (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcel Völler (MID)
0
13.Nwankwo Rowett (GK)
0
14.Paolo De Vezze (ATT)
6