Match Report


Exeter CityExeter City     ChelseaChelsea
Matthew DomineyMatthew Dominey David Bacon David Bacon
Steffen HansenS. Hansen75
G
captain1
G
74Clive LoweC. Lowe
Philipp KurthP. Kurth76
D
2
D
72Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence
Ruben MendesR. Mendes78
D
3
D
73Darl JanssenD. Janssen
Garry HutchisonG. Hutchison73
D
4
D
76Carsten TimmC. Timm
Tomasz DudekT. Dudek75
D
5
M
75Tommy VickersT. Vickers
Marek MalkowskiM. Malkowski76
M
6
M
70Gary StandingG. Standing
Arno WitteA. Witte77
M
7captain
M
74Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano
Rodolfo TresoldiR. Tresoldi83
M
8
M
79Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas
Nicola C. GobbiN. Gobbi73
A
9
A
68Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro
Numo RobertN. Robert77
A
10
A
74Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger
Aimo CarreraA. Carrera78
A
11
A
73Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin
 
Bernard OlembéB. Olembé74
D
12
G
51Mick WrightM. Wright
Francesco G. BenarrivoF. Benarrivo72
M
13
D
48Ian BridgesI. Bridges
Ferdinando PecorariF. Pecorari75
A
14
A
73Tobias BeckT. Beck

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at St James Park where Exeter City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 17,768 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Exeter City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Laurent Mettomo.


0.00
Exeter City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.44
Garry Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Witte. Arno Witte changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Arno Witte threads a neat ball through to Nicola C. Gobbi. Nicola C. Gobbi tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Darl Janssen!
3.41
Darl Janssen threads the ball through to Giuseppe Romano. Giuseppe Romano threads a neat ball through to Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro plays a scrappy one-two with Bojan Dahlin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniel Pinheiro comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.33
Gary Standing receives the ball from a throw-in from Tommy Vickers. Gary Standing sees Bojan Dahlin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bojan Dahlin plays a scrappy one-two with Alun Coppinger and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Bojan Dahlin provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Steffen Hansen manages to gather it.
15.03
Darl Janssen passes the ball forward to Thanassis Tsoukalas. Thanassis Tsoukalas threads a neat ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Steffen Hansen manages to keep it out.
27.20
Gary Standing catches Rodolfo Tresoldi on the ankles. Gary Standing is shown the yellow card! Rodolfo Tresoldi stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.49
Giuseppe Romano threads a neat ball through to Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro makes a probing pass to Bojan Dahlin but he's offside!
34.47
Philipp Kurth makes a probing pass to Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola C. Gobbi. Nicola C. Gobbi finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.47
Without breaking stride, Tommy Vickers plays the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro makes a deft header. Steffen Hansen gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
42.59
Garry Hutchison pushes up the pitch. Garry Hutchison laces a through ball forward to Nicola C. Gobbi. Nicola C. Gobbi passes the ball forward but Numo Robert is offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Chelsea kick off and get the second half underway!
47.44
Giuseppe Romano flicks a high pass forward. Bojan Dahlin controls it well on his chest. Bojan Dahlin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.17
Philipp Kurth passes the ball forward to Arno Witte. Arno Witte flicks a high pass forward to Nicola C. Gobbi who brings the ball under control. Nicola C. Gobbi shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.56
Daniel Pinheiro comes in with a late challenge on Garry Hutchison. The referee calls over Daniel Pinheiro and warns him to calm down! Garry Hutchison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.47
Darl Janssen hacks Aimo Carrera from behind! Darl Janssen is warned by the referee! Aimo Carrera carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.55
Rodolfo Tresoldi makes a probing pass to Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera runs straight at the defence! Aimo Carrera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Clive Lowe manages to gather it effortlessly.
72.33
Gary Standing makes an attacking run forward. Gary Standing flicks the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Some silky footwork from Bojan Dahlin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Steffen Hansen is on top of his game. Good keeping!
75.11
Garry Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Arno Witte. Arno Witte threads a neat ball through to Numo Robert. Numo Robert finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
81.38
Gary Standing flicks a high ball forward to Bojan Dahlin who takes it down. Bojan Dahlin chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.07
Marvin Clemence brings the ball forward. Marvin Clemence knocks the ball forward to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin finds some space and shoots from distance but Steffen Hansen reads it well. Great save!
89.26
Marvin Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Standing. Gary Standing knocks the ball forward to Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Mendes.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Exeter City

Chelsea
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
33.8%
41.5%
24.6%

Scorers
Daniel Pinheiro 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Pinheiro of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Hansen (GK)
9
2.Philipp Kurth (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Mendes (DEF)
6
4.Garry Hutchison (DEF)
7
5.Tomasz Dudek (DEF)
6
6.Marek Malkowski (MID)
6
7.Arno Witte (MID)
7
8.Rodolfo Tresoldi (MID)
6
9.Nicola C. Gobbi (ATT)
6
10.Numo Robert (ATT)
6
11.Aimo Carrera (ATT)
6
 
12.Bernard Olembé (DEF)
0
13.Francesco G. Benarrivo (MID)
0
14.Ferdinando Pecorari (ATT)
0

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