Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 8,716 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
West Ham United start the match!
2.04
Pedro Carcedo advances with the ball. Pedro Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.44
Rainer Emmerlich chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
12.00
With some swift thinking, Pedro Carcedo plays the ball forward to Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Riemann who gathers it comfortably.
14.57
Andres Delgado laces a through ball forward to Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado sees Harvey Power in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harvey Power edges inside the box! Harvey Power muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Markus Riemann is on top of it.
15.30
Without breaking stride, Jermaine Wright plays the ball forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
18.29
Enrique Sanchez flicks a high pass forward. Alan Bramble holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alan Bramble flicks a high ball forward to Billy Seaman who takes it down. Billy Seaman shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.10
Lee Scholes sees space and advances. Lee Scholes knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler whips the ball goalwards with his head. Markus Riemann punches it away to safety.
24.20
Giampiero Sacchetti sees space and advances. Giampiero Sacchetti passes the ball forward but Billy Seaman is offside!
26.13
Ian Marshall threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Scholes.
32.17
Alan Bramble threads a neat ball through to Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mads Laursen who gathers it comfortably.
33.18
Pedro Carcedo sees space and advances. Pedro Carcedo shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
34.13
Gavin Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Power. Harvey Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Delgado but the linesman indicates offside!
39.39
Mike Patterson sees Billy Seaman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
40.36
Alan Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Billy Seaman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Seaman shoots from 25 yards. Mads Laursen easily gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
47.23
Mike Patterson comes in with a late challenge on Lee Scholes. The referee calls over Mike Patterson and shows him a yellow card! Lee Scholes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.31
Hauke Seifert barges into Jermaine Wright. The referee calls over Hauke Seifert and shows him a yellow card! Jermaine Wright runs off the knock.
54.50
Gavin Hendry passes the ball forward to Pedro Carcedo. Pedro Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Delgado collects the pass. Alfredo Delgado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.24
Enrique Sanchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Bramble. Alan Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
61.15
Jose Carrasco passes the ball forward to Harvey Power. Harvey Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Delgado but he's offside!
69.17
Rainer Emmerlich makes a simple pass to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson threads a neat ball through to Alan Bramble. Alan Bramble plays a quick one-two with Jermaine Wright and rushes in on goal... Alan Bramble side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.17
Rainer Emmerlich threads a neat ball through to Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman makes a simple pass to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.05
Jose Carrasco takes it forward alone. Jose Carrasco makes a pass forward but Harvey Power is yards offside!
73.16
Alan Bramble passes the ball forward to Rainer Emmerlich. Rainer Emmerlich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman shoots from 25 yards. Mads Laursen gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
77.57
Pedro Carcedo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pedro Carcedo controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alfredo Delgado through on goal. Alfredo Delgado makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
81.50
Jose Carrasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Power. Harvey Power knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
84.18
Jonas Hässler receives the ball from a throw-in from Gavin Hendry. Jonas Hässler flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Hendry knocks the ball forward to Harvey Power but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.25
Pedro Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
89.32
Alan Bramble surges forward with the ball. Alan Bramble shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Rainer Emmerlich makes a probing pass to Ian Marshall. Ian Marshall passes the ball forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Mads Laursen.
90.00
Mike Patterson takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Some silky footwork from Rainer Emmerlich provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Andres Delgado!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
27.8%
46.7%
25.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Carcedo of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Markus Riemann (GK)
8
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Emmerlich (DEF)
7
4.Giampiero Sacchetti (DEF)
7
5.Enrique Sanchez (DEF)
6
6.Jan Polheim (MID)
6
7.Mike Patterson (MID)yellow card
6
8.Alan Bramble (MID)
8
9.Ian Marshall (MID)
6
10.Billy Seaman (ATT)
7
11.Jermaine Wright (ATT)
7
 
12.Brutil Molendijk (DEF)
0
13.Hugo Varela (GK)
0
14.Enrique Moya (ATT)
0

1.Mads Laursen (GK)
8
2.Paul Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Andres Delgado (DEF)
7
4.Hauke Seifert (DEF)yellow card
4
5.Lee Scholes (DEF)
7
6.Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
7.Pedro Carcedo (MID)
9
8.Jose Carrasco (MID)
7
9.Alfredo Delgado (MID)
7
10.Jonas Hässler (MID)
6
11.Harvey Power (ATT)
7
 
12.Neil Morton (DEF)
0
13.Mihai Yonescu (MID)
0
14.Mitchel Paauwe (ATT)
0