Match Report


ChelseaChelsea     Manchester CityManchester City
David BaconDavid Bacon Rick Barlow Rick Barlow
Clive LoweC. Lowe74
G
1
G
83Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots
Darl JanssenD. Janssen73
D
2
D
77André MolinaA. Molina
Carsten TimmC. Timm76
D
3
D
73Saidu A. WestS. West
Tim ClemenceT. Clemence57
D
4
D
73Hannes WieczorekH. Wieczorek
Tommy VickersT. Vickers75
M
5
M
77Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu
Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano74
M
6captain
M
73Emile NjankaE. Njanka
Clarence JansenC. Jansen76
M
captain7
M
80Martin PartinM. Partin
Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas79
M
8
M
83Peter GranadosP. Granados
Tobias BeckT. Beck73
A
9
A
88Frans JohanssonF. Johansson
Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger74
A
10
A
86Arturo SierraA. Sierra
Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin73
A
11
A
77Yuri YanovskiY. Yanovski
 
Mick WrightM. Wright51
G
12
D
73Youri NettoY. Netto
Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence72
D
13
M
77Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso
Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro68
A
14
A
76Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 20,299 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chelsea and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Jobson.


0.00
Manchester City kick off the first half!
2.42
Hannes Wieczorek flicks a high ball forward to Peter Granados who takes it down. Peter Granados controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Yanovski. With great vision, Yuri Yanovski plays the ball forward to Frans Johansson who has made a great run into the box. Frans Johansson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Clive Lowe smothers it!
4.24
With imagination, André Molina laces a weighted ball forward to Martin Partin. Martin Partin threads a neat ball through to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson threads a neat ball through to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra rockets a shot on goal. Clive Lowe gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
8.31
Tim Clemence threads a neat ball through to Thanassis Tsoukalas. Thanassis Tsoukalas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck finds some space and shoots from distance. Sebastien Wilmots gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
9.21
Martin Partin knocks the ball to his team mate, Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson plays a scrappy one-two with Yuri Yanovski and stumbles forward towards the goal... Frans Johansson tries a spectacular strike but somehow Clive Lowe manages to keep it out.
10.44
Martin Partin chips the ball to his team mate, Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson puts a great ball through. Yuri Yanovski runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.39
Giuseppe Romano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.09
Saidu A. West kicks a strong pass forward to Petre Ovidiu. Petre Ovidiu threads the ball through to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Clive Lowe!
20.23
Martin Partin clumsily knocks into Tommy Vickers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tommy Vickers runs off the knock.
26.56
Yuri Yanovski comes in with a late challenge on Darl Janssen. The referee calls over Yuri Yanovski and warns him to calm down! Darl Janssen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.41
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.12
André Molina flicks a high pass forward. Martin Partin collects the pass. Martin Partin sees Frans Johansson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frans Johansson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Sierra but he's offside!
34.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Saidu A. West plays the ball forward to Peter Granados. Peter Granados kicks a strong pass forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Clive Lowe keeps it out!
42.09
Carsten Timm lofts the ball long. Tobias Beck knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by André Molina.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chelsea appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
47.33
Clarence Jansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
48.21
Tommy Vickers plays the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
53.10
Clarence Jansen passes the ball forward to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin rushes past Saidu A. West! Bojan Dahlin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.55
Tim Clemence flicks a high ball forward to Clarence Jansen who takes it down. Clarence Jansen passes the ball forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
57.28
Emile Njanka makes a simple pass to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Clive Lowe.
58.48
Peter Granados takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Giuseppe Romano gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
60.28
Manchester City have made a substitution with Youri Netto replacing Hannes Wieczorek .
61.28
André Molina threads a neat ball through to Peter Granados. Peter Granados controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
65.42
Clarence Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
69.34
Giuseppe Romano barges into Emile Njanka. Giuseppe Romano is warned by the referee! Emile Njanka carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.34
Martin Partin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra whips in a cross ball towards Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.24
Manchester City have made a substitution with Siaka Bakayoko replacing Arturo Sierra .
84.32
Youri Netto knocks the ball forward to Emile Njanka. Emile Njanka chips the ball to his team mate, Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Clive Lowe. Excellent save.
85.24
Youri Netto flicks a high pass forward. Peter Granados collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Peter Granados plays the ball forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Siaka Bakayoko is offside!
90.00
Martin Partin barges into Clarence Jansen. The referee brings Martin Partin to one side and gives him a warning! Clarence Jansen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Chelsea

Manchester City
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
29.7%
41.9%
28.4%

Scorers
Frans Johansson 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clive Lowe of Chelsea

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

1.Sebastien Wilmots (GK)
7
2.André Molina (DEF)
6
3.Saidu A. West (DEF)
6
4.Hannes Wieczorek (DEF)
6
5.Petre Ovidiu (MID)
6
6.Emile Njanka (MID)
6
7.Martin Partin (MID)yellow card
6
8.Peter Granados (MID)
7
9.Frans Johansson (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Arturo Sierra (ATT)
8
11.Yuri Yanovski (ATT)
7
 
12.Youri Netto (DEF)
6
13.Luis Alberto Amoroso (MID)
0
14.Siaka Bakayoko (ATT)
6