Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     WrexhamWrexham
David BaconDavid Bacon David Jacobs David Jacobs
Clive LoweC. Lowe74
G
1
G
68Stephane ZenoniS. Zenoni
Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence72
D
2
D
69Bill ThirlwellB. Thirlwell
Darl JanssenD. Janssen73
D
3
D
69Alejandro MolownyA. Molowny
Carsten TimmC. Timm76
D
4
D
70Lars EberleL. Eberle
Tommy VickersT. Vickers75
M
5
M
76Dominic MorrisonD. Morrison
Clarence JansenC. Jansen76
M
6
M
69Maxence NondaM. Nonda
Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano74
M
captain7captain
M
67Nunzio CampedelliN. Campedelli
Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas79
M
8
M
74Fausto MangoneF. Mangone
Tobias BeckT. Beck73
A
9
A
68Jonas FranckeJ. Francke
Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger74
A
10
A
69Armando ZanoncelliA. Zanoncelli
Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin73
A
11
A
73Markus WillM. Will
 
Mick WrightM. Wright51
G
12
D
67Julian BischoffJ. Bischoff
Tim ClemenceT. Clemence57
D
13
M
73Guerino BizzarriG. Bizzarri
Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro68
A
14
A
70Albrecht TurekA. Turek

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 15,579 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Chelsea and Wrexham are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Jobson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
3.43
Giuseppe Romano threads a neat ball through to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin plays a one-two with Alun Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Bojan Dahlin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Stephane Zenoni.
4.02
Tommy Vickers takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Giuseppe Romano tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.28
Marvin Clemence threads the ball through to Giuseppe Romano. With imagination, Giuseppe Romano plays the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin but the linesman indicates offside!
10.58
Maxence Nonda flicks a high ball forward to Markus Will who takes it down. Markus Will controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
14.33
Darl Janssen flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Vickers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Vickers surges forward with the ball. Tommy Vickers cuts inside the box! Tommy Vickers side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
16.33
Clarence Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Alun Coppinger controls it well on his chest. Alun Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.01
Clarence Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger plays a one-two with Bojan Dahlin and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Alun Coppinger provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Chelsea!
24.43
Bill Thirlwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maxence Nonda. Maxence Nonda flicks a high pass forward. Armando Zanoncelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armando Zanoncelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Will but the linesman indicates offside!
27.54
Alejandro Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Morrison makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke flicks the ball with his head. Clive Lowe gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
33.14
Darl Janssen passes the ball forward to Thanassis Tsoukalas. Thanassis Tsoukalas threads the ball through to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.57
Dominic Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Will. Markus Will knocks in a cross ball towards Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.26
Darl Janssen flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Romano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuseppe Romano knocks the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Eberle.
40.26
Tommy Vickers makes a simple pass to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck makes a pass forward but Bojan Dahlin makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
42.20
Nunzio Campedelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Will. Markus Will knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.06
Marvin Clemence chips the ball to his team mate, Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Stephane Zenoni.
45.00
Tommy Vickers takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Bill Thirlwell gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Wrexham also appear unchanged since the first half. The Wrexham players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Wrexham get the second half underway!
47.01
Thanassis Tsoukalas threads a neat ball through to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin makes a probing pass to Tobias Beck but he's offside!
51.08
Maxence Nonda flicks a high pass forward. Markus Will controls it well on his chest. Markus Will skips past Marvin Clemence! Marvin Clemence barges into Markus Will. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
59.01
Giuseppe Romano clumsily knocks into Maxence Nonda. Giuseppe Romano is shown the yellow card! Maxence Nonda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.18
Wrexham appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
77.14
Wrexham have made 2 substitutions with Guerino Bizzarri replacing Maxence Nonda and Albrecht Turek replacing Jonas Francke .
78.19
Nunzio Campedelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Armando Zanoncelli provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.20
Giuseppe Romano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.12
Marvin Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Romano collects the pass. Giuseppe Romano chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger makes a probing pass to Tobias Beck but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Wrexham
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
31%
42.3%
26.8%

Scorers
Giuseppe Romano 4
Bojan Dahlin 16
Alun Coppinger 21
Armando Zanoncelli 78

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)
6
5.Tommy Vickers (MID)
7
6.Clarence Jansen (MID)
6
7.Giuseppe Romano (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Thanassis Tsoukalas (MID)
6
9.Tobias Beck (ATT)
6
10.Alun Coppinger (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Bojan Dahlin (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mick Wright (GK)
0
13.Tim Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Pinheiro (ATT)
0

1.Stephane Zenoni (GK)
6
2.Bill Thirlwell (DEF)
6
3.Alejandro Molowny (DEF)
6
4.Lars Eberle (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Morrison (MID)
7
6.Maxence Nonda (MID)
6
7.Nunzio Campedelli (MID)
7
8.Fausto Mangone (MID)
7
9.Jonas Francke (ATT)
6
10.Armando Zanoncelli (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Markus Will (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Bischoff (DEF)
0
13.Guerino Bizzarri (MID)
6
14.Albrecht Turek (ATT)
6