Match Report


Swindon TownSwindon Town     ChelseaChelsea
Computer Player Computer Player David Bacon David Bacon
Steve RedknappS. Redknapp53
G
1
G
74Clive LoweC. Lowe
Tony HollowayT. Holloway68
D
captain2
D
72Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence
Diogo JesusD. Jesus66
D
3
D
73Darl JanssenD. Janssen
John SimonsenJ. Simonsen66
D
4
D
76Carsten TimmC. Timm
Adrian RampullaA. Rampulla68
M
5
M
75Tommy VickersT. Vickers
Oscar GilO. Gil67
M
6
M
76Clarence JansenC. Jansen
Daniel CharlesD. Charles62
M
7captain
M
74Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano
Julian ZieglerJ. Ziegler62
M
8
M
70Gary StandingG. Standing
Yoann CoulibalyY. Coulibaly79
A
9
A
73Tobias BeckT. Beck
Craig NewtonC. Newton68
A
10
A
74Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger
Frank PalmerF. Palmer65
A
11
A
73Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin
 
Julian HibbsJ. Hibbs65
D
12
G
51Mick WrightM. Wright
Titus PearsonT. Pearson62
D
13
D
57Tim ClemenceT. Clemence
Billy PhilipsB. Philips59
D
14
A
68Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,268 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swindon Town and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Royce.


0.00
Swindon Town kick off and get the match underway!
3.08
Tony Holloway sees Oscar Gil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oscar Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Newton. Craig Newton rushes past Marvin Clemence! Craig Newton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Clive Lowe.
4.27
Diogo Jesus makes a probing pass to Daniel Charles. Daniel Charles kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer makes a defence splitting pass to Craig Newton. Craig Newton rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
15.00
Oscar Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
20.50
Carsten Timm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giuseppe Romano. Giuseppe Romano knocks the ball forward to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck makes a great pass forward. Bojan Dahlin runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
21.49
Clarence Jansen receives the ball from a throw-in from Tommy Vickers. Clarence Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Bojan Dahlin controls it well on his chest. Bojan Dahlin plays a one-two with Alun Coppinger and advances towards the goal... Bojan Dahlin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
22.23
Daniel Charles passes the ball forward to Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly makes a defence splitting pass to Craig Newton. Craig Newton shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
26.25
Julian Ziegler sees space and advances. Julian Ziegler plays a quick one-two with Yoann Coulibaly and rushes in on goal... Julian Ziegler comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
27.48
John Simonsen comes in with a late challenge on Bojan Dahlin. John Simonsen is shown the yellow card! Bojan Dahlin runs off the knock.
34.56
Tommy Vickers chips the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
38.16
John Simonsen hits a low pass to Adrian Rampulla. Adrian Rampulla makes a probing pass to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer knocks the ball forward, putting Yoann Coulibaly through on goal. Yoann Coulibaly comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town 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
The whistle blows and Chelsea get the second half underway!
48.39
Oscar Gil plays the ball forward to Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Newton. With a superhuman jump, Craig Newton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
51.16
Adrian Rampulla makes a probing pass to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darl Janssen.
57.37
Tony Holloway makes a probing pass to Daniel Charles. Daniel Charles threads a neat ball through to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.31
Oscar Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.02
Carsten Timm flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Jansen collects the pass. Clarence Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Beck holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Beck plays a sublime one-two with Alun Coppinger and races in on goal... Tobias Beck makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That brings them level!
72.58
Frank Palmer barges into Darl Janssen. Frank Palmer is shown the yellow card! Darl Janssen runs off the knock.
73.05
Marvin Clemence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clarence Jansen. Clarence Jansen flicks a high pass forward to Tobias Beck who brings the ball under control. Tobias Beck sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.52
Tommy Vickers makes a probing pass to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alun Coppinger through on goal. Alun Coppinger rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Steve Redknapp had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
87.42
Oscar Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly cuts inside the box! Marvin Clemence barges into Yoann Coulibaly. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
89.34
Giuseppe Romano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Swindon Town

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

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
27.7%
41%
31.3%

Scorers
Yoann Coulibaly 38
Tobias Beck 67
Alun Coppinger 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Beck of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Steve Redknapp (GK)
6
2.Tony Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Diogo Jesus (DEF)
6
4.John Simonsen (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Adrian Rampulla (MID)
6
6.Oscar Gil (MID)
7
7.Daniel Charles (MID)
6
8.Julian Ziegler (MID)
6
9.Yoann Coulibaly (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Craig Newton (ATT)
6
11.Frank Palmer (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Julian Hibbs (DEF)
0
13.Titus Pearson (DEF)
0
14.Billy Philips (DEF)
0

1.Clive Lowe (GK)
6
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.Gary Standing (MID)
6
9.Tobias Beck (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Alun Coppinger (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Bojan Dahlin (ATT)
6
 
12.Mick Wright (GK)
0
13.Tim Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Pinheiro (ATT)
0