Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Chelsea. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Swindon Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
Chelsea kick off!
3.02
Mark Grant barges into Gilles Hulme. Mark Grant is given a warning by the referee! Gilles Hulme runs off the knock.
4.11
Jason Lightfoot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Vidal. Julian Vidal advances with the ball. Julian Vidal plays a perfect one-two with Albrecht Neuhaus and rushes in on goal... Julian Vidal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Eddie Bower.
8.53
Jason Lightfoot hacks Adam Shilton from behind! The referee calls over Jason Lightfoot and warns him to calm down! Adam Shilton stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.31
Julian Vidal flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Fernandes.
16.08
Gavin Ince makes a probing pass to Darren Mccann. Darren Mccann knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Perry.
20.37
Jason Scholes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.41
Jason Scholes sees space and advances. Jason Scholes knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.09
Sol Montague makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Rankin. Nigel Rankin passes the ball forward to Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton plays a perfect one-two with Brendan Adams and rushes in on goal... Adam Shilton rockets a shot on goal. Adam Shilton scores for Swindon Town!!
30.59
Rodrigo Fernandes kicks a strong pass forward to Gilles Hulme. Gilles Hulme knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.56
Dion Moss flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Lightfoot.
36.50
Gilles Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams goes all the way! Brendan Adams shoots from just inside the box but Gianmatteo Bernardi is on top of it.
39.33
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
44.13
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Swindon Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.38
Dion Moss catches Mark Grant on the ankles. Dion Moss is given a warning by the referee! Mark Grant runs off the knock.
49.55
Mark Grant hacks Gilles Hulme from behind! The referee calls over Mark Grant again and warns him to calm down! Gilles Hulme runs off the knock.
51.51
Neil Perry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Melchior Reuser. Melchior Reuser knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.26
Darren Mccann comes in with a late challenge on Melchior Reuser. The referee calls over Darren Mccann and warns him to calm down! Melchior Reuser hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.02
Gavin Ince takes it forward alone. Gavin Ince knocks the ball forward to Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.25
Jason Scholes knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.45
Rodrigo Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Hulme. Gilles Hulme threads the ball through to Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton threads the ball through to Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.14
Rodrigo Fernandes makes a probing pass to Melchior Reuser. Melchior Reuser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton heads the ball goalwards. Gianmatteo Bernardi easily picks it out of the air!
83.20
Kemal Duberry takes it forward alone. Kemal Duberry whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Albrecht Neuhaus!
89.53
Gavin Ince sees space and advances. Gavin Ince chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Pearce. Wayne Pearce whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Jason Scholes knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neuhaus. Albrecht Neuhaus tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Bower easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Ince of Chelsea
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.4%
45.7%
25.9%