Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
David BaconDavid Bacon Iain Richer Iain Richer
Clive LoweC. Lowe74
G
1
G
67Antonio RomanA. Roman
Darl JanssenD. Janssen73
D
2
D
70Bernardo VenturinB. Venturin
Carsten TimmC. Timm76
D
3
D
67Fabiano ScarlatoF. Scarlato
Tim ClemenceT. Clemence57
D
4captain
D
67Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
Tommy VickersT. Vickers75
M
5
M
74Gerard Van WanrooyG. Van Wanrooy
Clarence JansenC. Jansen76
M
6
M
75Bojan ElmanderB. Elmander
Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano74
M
captain7
M
69Tim NaylorT. Naylor
Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas79
M
8
M
49Miguel GuardiolaM. Guardiola
Tobias BeckT. Beck73
A
9
A
79Ivo SimonsI. Simons
Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger74
A
10
A
70Tore Andre HålandT. Håland
Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro68
A
11
A
72Luciano OngaratoL. Ongarato
 
Mick WrightM. Wright51
G
12
A
72Giulio LentiniG. Lentini
Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence72
D
13
D
66Flavio MazzolaF. Mazzola
Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin73
A
14
A
65Nicky FroggattN. Froggatt

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 18,971 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chelsea and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Armstrong.


0.00
Charlton Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.51
Clarence Jansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro runs straight at the defence! Daniel Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
6.41
Luciano Ongarato clumsily knocks into Tim Clemence. The referee brings Luciano Ongarato to one side and gives him a warning! Tim Clemence runs off the knock.
10.22
Giuseppe Romano kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
12.31
Clarence Jansen threads the ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Strachan.
14.55
Miguel Guardiola hacks Tommy Vickers from behind! The referee brings Miguel Guardiola to one side and gives him a warning! Tommy Vickers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.15
Darl Janssen flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Vickers collects the pass. Tommy Vickers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck plays a quick one-two with Daniel Pinheiro and rushes in on goal... Tobias Beck muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Antonio Roman gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
22.23
Tommy Vickers hits a low pass to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Antonio Roman had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
28.46
Bojan Elmander flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Ongarato holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luciano Ongarato advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Luciano Ongarato provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Clive Lowe with no chance!! Goal for Charlton Athletic!
32.50
Showing composure, Bojan Elmander plays the ball forward to Tore Andre Håland. Tore Andre Håland rushes past Darl Janssen! Tore Andre Håland comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
33.58
Miguel Guardiola brings the ball forward. Miguel Guardiola shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
34.50
Miguel Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Tore Andre Håland collects the pass. Tore Andre Håland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Clive Lowe!
38.59
Showing composure, Tim Naylor picks a pass forward to Ivo Simons. Ivo Simons shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
40.24
Kevin Strachan makes a simple pass to Miguel Guardiola. Miguel Guardiola hits a low pass to Ivo Simons. Ivo Simons plays a one-two with Luciano Ongarato and advances towards the goal... Ivo Simons comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Tim Clemence happens to be in the right place to block it.
42.03
Showing composure, Thanassis Tsoukalas plays the ball forward to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Coppinger. Some silky footwork from Alun Coppinger provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
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. Charlton Athletic have changed their lineup with Nicky Froggatt replacing Ivo Simons. The Chelsea players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Chelsea kick off and get the second half underway!
47.36
With great vision, Tim Naylor plays the ball forward to Tore Andre Håland. Tore Andre Håland knocks in a cross ball towards Luciano Ongarato. Luciano Ongarato beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.37
Bernardo Venturin knocks the ball forward to Bojan Elmander. Bojan Elmander makes a simple pass to Tore Andre Håland. Tore Andre Håland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.33
Fabiano Scarlato hits a low pass to Tim Naylor. Tim Naylor flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Ongarato controls it well on his chest. Luciano Ongarato shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.43
Thanassis Tsoukalas flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Beck collects the pass. Tobias Beck passes the ball forward but Alun Coppinger is offside!
78.45
Miguel Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Tore Andre Håland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tore Andre Håland knocks in a cross ball towards Nicky Froggatt. Nicky Froggatt beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.56
Bernardo Venturin chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Naylor. Tim Naylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Tore Andre Håland. Tore Andre Håland whips in a cross ball towards Nicky Froggatt. Nicky Froggatt directs the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.16
Clarence Jansen knocks the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro whips the ball goalwards with his head. Antonio Roman comfortably picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Charlton Athletic
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
28.4%
47.8%
23.9%

Scorers
Tobias Beck 22
Luciano Ongarato 28, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luciano Ongarato of Charlton Athletic

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

1.Antonio Roman (GK)
6
2.Bernardo Venturin (DEF)
6
3.Fabiano Scarlato (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Gerard Van Wanrooy (MID)
6
6.Bojan Elmander (MID)
7
7.Tim Naylor (MID)
7
8.Miguel Guardiola (MID)
6
9.Ivo Simons (ATT)
6
10.Tore Andre Håland (ATT)
8
11.Luciano Ongarato (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Giulio Lentini (ATT)
0
13.Flavio Mazzola (DEF)
0
14.Nicky Froggatt (ATT)
6