Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     BuryBury
Joe SummersJoe Summers Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Jose Fortes MolinaJ. Molina68
G
1
G
73Shaun Lua-LuaS. Lua-Lua
Rui VieiraR. Vieira70
D
2
D
64Masa AraiM. Arai
Matthew GyanM. Gyan74
D
3
D
57Marcos ReyM. Rey
Andreas DahlinA. Dahlin76
D
4
D
64Matias DavisM. Davis
Dmitri KharineD. Kharine69
M
5
D
60Adolfo LozanoA. Lozano
Xavier MillerX. Miller81
M
6
M
62Drazen CvitanovicD. Cvitanovic
Hákon BjarnasonH. Bjarnason73
M
7
M
68Guido ApaG. Apa
Emile BarrettE. Barrett81
M
8captain
M
72Jason FletcherJ. Fletcher
Abel CastroA. Castro71
A
9
A
73Pius NdoP. Ndo
Rodolfo HernandezR. Hernandez82
A
captain10
A
66Norman JobsonN. Jobson
Eduardo DominguezE. Dominguez74
A
11
A
64Marc BoatengM. Boateng
 
Thierry EtheringtonT. Etherington75
D
12
D
48Nigel OwenN. Owen
Graeme Le TissierG. Le Tissier62
M
13
M
57Paul OwenP. Owen
Ivan HendrieI. Hendrie74
A
14
A
52Sol JobsonS. Jobson

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Bury. A crowd of 20,854 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Warren Impey.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bury get the match underway!
4.58
Dmitri Kharine controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shaun Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
24.37
Drazen Cvitanovic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pius Ndo. Pius Ndo plays a one-two with Guido Apa and rushes in on goal... Pius Ndo tries a spectacular strike. Superb reactions from Jose Fortes Molina. What a save!
28.35
Hákon Bjarnason flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Dominguez who takes it down. Eduardo Dominguez lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Hernandez. Rodolfo Hernandez outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Shaun Lua-Lua.
32.37
Matias Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Guido Apa. Guido Apa flicks a high ball forward to Marc Boateng who takes it down. Marc Boateng sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.18
Emile Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Abel Castro controls it well on his chest. Abel Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.23
Xavier Miller barges into Guido Apa. The referee warns Xavier Miller to calm down! Guido Apa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.48
Guido Apa flicks a high pass forward. Marc Boateng holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Boateng advances inside the box! Marc Boateng rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.35
With some swift thinking, Xavier Miller plays the ball forward to Emile Barrett. Emile Barrett knocks the ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shaun Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
44.11
Matthew Gyan clumsily knocks into Guido Apa. The referee warns Matthew Gyan to calm down! Guido Apa runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea have changed their lineup with Graeme Le Tissier replacing Dmitri Kharine. Bury appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chelsea kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
Guido Apa plays the ball forward to Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher passes the ball forward but Norman Jobson is offside!
48.05
Hákon Bjarnason flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Dominguez collects the pass. Eduardo Dominguez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shaun Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
53.14
Emile Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Hernandez. Rodolfo Hernandez finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
54.20
Hákon Bjarnason makes a beautiful solo run. Hákon Bjarnason knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Dominguez. Eduardo Dominguez whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
55.01
Matias Davis flicks a high ball forward to Jason Fletcher who takes it down. Jason Fletcher sees a break and surges forward. Jason Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.54
Chelsea have made 2 substitutions with Thierry Etherington replacing Rui Vieira and Ivan Hendrie replacing Abel Castro .
61.57
Hákon Bjarnason barges into Guido Apa. Hákon Bjarnason is given a warning by the referee! Guido Apa runs off the knock.
63.55
Xavier Miller threads the ball through to Hákon Bjarnason. Hákon Bjarnason knocks the ball forward to Ivan Hendrie. Ivan Hendrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.34
Jason Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Guido Apa. Guido Apa threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jason Fletcher. Some silky footwork from Jason Fletcher provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.09
Thierry Etherington sweeps the ball up the wings. Ivan Hendrie whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Dominguez. Eduardo Dominguez makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Chelsea!
75.28
Matthew Gyan runs forward with the ball. Matthew Gyan kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Hendrie. Ivan Hendrie knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Dominguez. Eduardo Dominguez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.54
Adolfo Lozano gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Pius Ndo makes a pass forward but Marc Boateng is yards offside!
83.13
Jason Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Jobson. Norman Jobson knocks the ball forward to Marc Boateng but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Emile Barrett threads a neat ball through to Graeme Le Tissier. Graeme Le Tissier makes a simple pass to Ivan Hendrie. Ivan Hendrie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adolfo Lozano.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Bury
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
27.5%
46.4%
26.1%

Scorers
Eduardo Dominguez 72, 75
Marc Boateng 36
Jason Fletcher 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Dominguez of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Jose Fortes Molina (GK)
6
2.Rui Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Matthew Gyan (DEF)
6
4.Andreas Dahlin (DEF)
6
5.Dmitri Kharine (MID)
6
6.Xavier Miller (MID)
6
7.Hákon Bjarnason (MID)
7
8.Emile Barrett (MID)
6
9.Abel Castro (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Hernandez (ATT)
6
11.Eduardo Dominguez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Thierry Etherington (DEF)
6
13.Graeme Le Tissier (MID)
6
14.Ivan Hendrie (ATT)
7

1.Shaun Lua-Lua (GK)
6
2.Masa Arai (DEF)
6
3.Marcos Rey (DEF)
6
4.Matias Davis (DEF)
6
5.Adolfo Lozano (DEF)
6
6.Drazen Cvitanovic (MID)
6
7.Guido Apa (MID)
7
8.Jason Fletcher (MID)goal scored
8
9.Pius Ndo (ATT)
6
10.Norman Jobson (ATT)
6
11.Marc Boateng (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Nigel Owen (DEF)
0
13.Paul Owen (MID)
0
14.Sol Jobson (ATT)
0