Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     EvertonEverton
David BaconDavid Bacon Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Clive LoweC. Lowe74
G
1
G
91Justin ElcockJ. Elcock
Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence72
D
2
D
77Billy EhioguB. Ehiogu
Darl JanssenD. Janssen73
D
3
D
81Markus WillM. Will
Carsten TimmC. Timm76
D
4
D
77Alpay TürkyilmazA. Türkyilmaz
Tommy VickersT. Vickers75
M
5
M
84David MartinD. Martin
Clarence JansenC. Jansen76
M
captain6
M
80Ronnie KirklandR. Kirkland
Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano74
M
7
M
82Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto
Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas79
M
8
M
80David ZiegeD. Ziege
Tobias BeckT. Beck73
A
9
A
78Thomas BravoT. Bravo
Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger73
A
10
A
80Alf-Inge KippeA. Kippe
Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin72
A
11captain
A
86Tomek WilimowskiT. Wilimowski
 
Mick WrightM. Wright51
G
12
D
78Olivier DammanO. Damman
Tim ClemenceT. Clemence57
D
13
M
76Gianmatteo SolimenoG. Solimeno
Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro68
A
14
A
81Fernando Mario EckerF. Ecker

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Everton. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chelsea and Everton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Naylor.


0.00
Everton start the match!
3.04
Alun Coppinger comes in with a late challenge on Billy Ehiogu. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Ehiogu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.04
Rodrigo Pinto makes a probing pass to Thomas Bravo. Thomas Bravo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
6.05
Carsten Timm flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Vickers. Tommy Vickers flicks a high ball forward to Bojan Dahlin who takes it down. Bojan Dahlin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alpay Türkyilmaz.
12.45
David Martin threads the ball through to Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carsten Timm.
18.11
Rodrigo Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Bravo controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Thomas Bravo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Clive Lowe. Excellent save.
21.04
Alpay Türkyilmaz surges forward with the ball. Alpay Türkyilmaz chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Bravo. Thomas Bravo plays a quick one-two with Tomek Wilimowski and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Thomas Bravo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Clive Lowe. What a great pair of hands!
22.48
Rodrigo Pinto receives the ball from a throw-in from Ronnie Kirkland. Rodrigo Pinto decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Pinto rushes past Darl Janssen! Rodrigo Pinto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Clive Lowe comfortably gets down and covers it.
24.34
Clarence Jansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.07
Rodrigo Pinto catches Clarence Jansen on the ankles. Rodrigo Pinto is shown the yellow card! Clarence Jansen runs off the knock.
28.15
David Ziege makes a simple pass to Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski edges inside the box! Tomek Wilimowski tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Clive Lowe manages to gather it effortlessly.
32.47
Carsten Timm chips the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Romano. Giuseppe Romano threads the ball through to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin edges inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Bojan Dahlin provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.41
Alpay Türkyilmaz sees Ronnie Kirkland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronnie Kirkland advances with the ball. Ronnie Kirkland shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Clive Lowe.
42.33
Giuseppe Romano flicks a high ball forward to Tobias Beck who takes it down. Tobias Beck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Markus Will.
44.29
Rodrigo Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
45.00
David Ziege makes a probing pass to Alf-Inge Kippe. Alf-Inge Kippe shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
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. Everton have changed their lineup with Olivier Damman replacing Markus Will.

45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
55.21
Tommy Vickers sees Bojan Dahlin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bojan Dahlin threads the ball through to Tobias Beck but he's offside!
57.45
Ronnie Kirkland makes a simple pass to Tomek Wilimowski. Tomek Wilimowski makes a probing pass to Thomas Bravo but he's offside!
60.08
Everton have made 2 substitutions with Gianmatteo Solimeno replacing Ronnie Kirkland and Fernando Mario Ecker replacing Tomek Wilimowski .
65.54
Gianmatteo Solimeno knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker advances inside the box! Fernando Mario Ecker shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
67.30
Gianmatteo Solimeno passes the ball forward to Thomas Bravo. Thomas Bravo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marvin Clemence.
69.37
Darl Janssen flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Vickers. Tommy Vickers knocks the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
73.11
David Ziege changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Ziege shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Clive Lowe!
78.56
David Martin flicks a high pass forward to Alf-Inge Kippe who brings the ball under control. Alf-Inge Kippe knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Ecker. Fernando Mario Ecker takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.53
Darl Janssen kicks a strong pass forward to Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen hits a low pass to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Bojan Dahlin provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's there!! Justin Elcock has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.33
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
87.23
Gianmatteo Solimeno flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Bravo who takes it down. Thomas Bravo plays a scrappy one-two with Alf-Inge Kippe and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Thomas Bravo provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Everton
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
2
10
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
33.3%
46%
20.7%

Scorers
Bojan Dahlin 32, 80
Thomas Bravo 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bojan Dahlin of Chelsea

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

1.Justin Elcock (GK)
6
2.Billy Ehiogu (DEF)
6
3.Markus Will (DEF)
6
4.Alpay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
5.David Martin (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Kirkland (MID)
6
7.Rodrigo Pinto (MID)yellow card
6
8.David Ziege (MID)
6
9.Thomas Bravo (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alf-Inge Kippe (ATT)
6
11.Tomek Wilimowski (ATT)
6
 
12.Olivier Damman (DEF)
6
13.Gianmatteo Solimeno (MID)
6
14.Fernando Mario Ecker (ATT)
6