Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
David BaconDavid Bacon Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Clive LoweC. Lowe74
G
1
G
66Nicky MossN. Moss
Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence72
D
2
D
69Lomano DoddL. Dodd
Darl JanssenD. Janssen73
D
3
D
66Roland LangR. Lang
Carsten TimmC. Timm76
D
4
D
68Mauricio FiorettiM. Fioretti
Tommy VickersT. Vickers75
M
5
M
72Sjaak VeldmanS. Veldman
Clarence JansenC. Jansen76
M
captain6
M
75Jose LopesJ. Lopes
Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano74
M
7captain
M
68Carmine AltomareC. Altomare
Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas79
M
8
M
73Dave DarwinkelD. Darwinkel
Tobias BeckT. Beck73
A
9
A
67Daniel MoreiraD. Moreira
Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger73
A
10
A
68Gianni La MarcaG. La Marca
Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin71
A
11
A
71Hassan KachloulH. Kachloul
 
Mick WrightM. Wright51
G
12
D
63Alex MasonA. Mason
Tim ClemenceT. Clemence57
D
13
M
50Gilles BoatengG. Boateng
Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro68
A
14
A
65Nicola Carlo ZauriN. Zauri

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 18,685 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Royce.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday get the match underway!
3.35
Carsten Timm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck whips in a cross ball towards Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.18
Sjaak Veldman makes a simple pass to Daniel Moreira. Daniel Moreira edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Daniel Moreira provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Wonderful reactions from Clive Lowe keeps it out!
9.32
With some swift thinking, Tommy Vickers plays the ball forward to Bojan Dahlin. With great vision, Bojan Dahlin plays the ball forward to Alun Coppinger who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Alun Coppinger provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
12.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Sjaak Veldman laces a through ball forward to Gianni La Marca. Gianni La Marca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carsten Timm.
15.34
Carsten Timm surges forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Carsten Timm stretches the opposition's defence. Carsten Timm plays a scrappy one-two with Tobias Beck and advances towards the goal... Carsten Timm side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
27.56
Giuseppe Romano flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
36.30
Roland Lang knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Lopes. Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Lopes plays the ball forward to Gianni La Marca. Gianni La Marca advances inside the box! Gianni La Marca rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent block by Darl Janssen!
38.09
Carmine Altomare surges forward with the ball. Carmine Altomare makes a probing pass between the defence to Daniel Moreira. Daniel Moreira shoots from just inside the box. Daniel Moreira scores for Sheffield Wednesday!!
45.00
Jose Lopes sees space and advances. Jose Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carsten Timm.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chelsea players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
47.55
Giuseppe Romano flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger plays a perfect one-two with Tobias Beck and rushes in on goal... Alun Coppinger looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Nicky Moss gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
48.21
Darl Janssen flicks a high pass forward. Thanassis Tsoukalas collects the pass. Thanassis Tsoukalas threads a neat ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger makes a probing pass to Bojan Dahlin but he's offside!
55.47
Clarence Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger deftly passes the ball to Tobias Beck, releasing him through on goal. Tobias Beck rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.41
Tommy Vickers brings the ball forward. Tommy Vickers skips past Mauricio Fioretti! Tommy Vickers tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Nicky Moss!
59.38
Carsten Timm darts forward. Carsten Timm sees a break and surges forward. Carsten Timm shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.18
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Alex Mason replacing Lomano Dodd and Nicola Carlo Zauri replacing Gianni La Marca .
63.31
Marvin Clemence kicks a strong pass forward to Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen knocks the ball forward to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin knocks the ball forward, putting Tobias Beck through on goal. Tobias Beck makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Nicky Moss gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
69.10
Clarence Jansen passes the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.54
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
73.08
Carsten Timm takes it forward alone. Carsten Timm chips the ball to his team mate, Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck cuts inside the box! Tobias Beck side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
77.41
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Gilles Boateng replacing Sjaak Veldman .
78.50
Tommy Vickers makes an attacking run forward. Tommy Vickers lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Giuseppe Romano knocks the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin edges inside the box! Alex Mason comes in with a late challenge on Bojan Dahlin. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

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

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.8%

Scorers
Alun Coppinger 3, 79
Daniel Moreira 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alun Coppinger of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Clive Lowe (GK)
6
2.Marvin Clemence (DEF)
6
3.Darl Janssen (DEF)
6
4.Carsten Timm (DEF)
8
5.Tommy Vickers (MID)
8
6.Clarence Jansen (MID)
6
7.Giuseppe Romano (MID)
6
8.Thanassis Tsoukalas (MID)
6
9.Tobias Beck (ATT)
7
10.Alun Coppinger (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Bojan Dahlin (ATT)
6
 
12.Mick Wright (GK)
0
13.Tim Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Pinheiro (ATT)
0

1.Nicky Moss (GK)
7
2.Lomano Dodd (DEF)
6
3.Roland Lang (DEF)
6
4.Mauricio Fioretti (DEF)
6
5.Sjaak Veldman (MID)
6
6.Jose Lopes (MID)
6
7.Carmine Altomare (MID)
7
8.Dave Darwinkel (MID)
6
9.Daniel Moreira (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Gianni La Marca (ATT)
6
11.Hassan Kachloul (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Mason (DEF)
6
13.Gilles Boateng (MID)
6
14.Nicola Carlo Zauri (ATT)
6