Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Manchester City (Sun Jul 05)


                              Chelsea  |  Manchester City
                            4-2-2-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                        James Houston  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                           M_Flano DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                            D_Cole DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF M_Nastasic
                           R_Lopez MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                          P_Little MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                          B_Stancu AM  |  MF Jinky
                          Socrates AM  |  MF C_Fabregas
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW Bar
                           A_Bagsy FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                            M_Vorm SUB |  SUB P_Out
                        C_Keyworth SUB |  SUB M_Hummels
                           M_Izzet SUB |  SUB Matheus
                          S_Aguero SUB |  SUB T_Kunert
                         R_Lambert SUB |  SUB A_Negredo

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(chs) D_Cole kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Burdisso gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Efe_Sodje
Min. 6  :(chs) Fabinhioski sprints forward with the ball
          ...  But E_Johnson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 6  :(mnc) Jinky is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  P_Sweeper latches onto the ball
          ...  A great volley from P_Sweeper !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  B_Trautmann moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Trautmann looks dejected!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 7  :(mnc) Jinky lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Bar latches on to it
          ...  R_Lopez tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  J_Hunye has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by J_Hunye!
          ...  J_Hunye wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 12 :(chs) B_Stancu has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with the shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 17 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer throws a punch
          ...  Fabinhioski slumps to the ground
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  J_Hunye sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 19 :(mnc) M_Dickinson turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Flano is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  James Houston looks relieved
          ...  Scott Matthews is far from happy with that decision
Min. 22 :(mnc) A_Andanov changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bar
          ...  Bar tries to chip the ball over B_Trautmann!
          ...  But B_Trautmann makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 23 :(chs) P_Little brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Fabinhioski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A well-placed shot from Fabinhioski !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past S_Scuffet
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 25 :(chs) Socrates with a slick pass to Fabinhioski
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Fabinhioski takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just S_Scuffet is between him and the goal
          ...  He nutmegs S_Scuffet
          ...  S_Scuffet does well to save it !!
Min. 25 :(mnc) A_Andanov with the heel pass to M_Nastasic
          ...  M_Nastasic must beat B_Trautmann!
          ...  But B_Trautmann smothers the ball.
Min. 28 :(mnc) Bar barges B_Stancu off the ball
          ...  D_Cole fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  A_Andanov swings it in
          ...  Jinky gets on the end of it
          ...  Jinky tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fabregas plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to A_Andanov
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  B_Trautmann with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 29 :(chs) B_Stancu heads the ball back to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy with the side footed shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Scuffet recovers to save!!
Min. 29 :(chs) B_Stancu looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky with a flicked pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Fabregas !
          ...  B_Trautmann gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by B_Trautmann !!
Min. 33 :(chs) Socrates runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs P_Sweeper
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Jinky gathers up the loose ball
Min. 34 :(chs) Fabinhioski pass splits open the defence and finds G_Burdisso
          ...  G_Burdisso drives it towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 35 :(chs) Socrates controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Nastasic
          ...  He puts in A_Bagsy!
          ...  Efe_Sodje cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 37 :(chs) Fabinhioski with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Fabinhioski sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 42 :(chs) R_Lopez with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Nastasic
          ...  He knocks it to B_Stancu!
          ...  M_Nastasic reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 42 :(mnc) E_Johnson squares it to Bar
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) P_Sweeper finds Bar in the box
          ...  Bar with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 46 :(chs) Socrates takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fabinhioski
          ...  A vicious shot by Fabinhioski !
          ...  S_Scuffet just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 49 :(chs) A_Bagsy takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A_Bagsy tries to beat S_Scuffet!
          ...  But S_Scuffet stops that one easily

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(mnc) Bar controls the ball with ease
          ...  D_Cole makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 48 :(mnc) A_Andanov feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Bar runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Bar tries to beat B_Trautmann from outside the area!
          ...  B_Trautmann with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 49 :(chs) Fabinhioski jumps over E_Johnson's challenge
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Nastasic
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 49 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  D_Cole with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 53 :(chs) R_Lopez brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Bagsy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Bagsy cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_Scuffet !!
Min. 56 :(chs) B_Stancu with an in swinging cross to Socrates
          ...  Socrates fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 57 :(chs) R_Lopez with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Stancu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Stancu with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 63 :(mnc) A_Andanov unselfishly heads the ball back to Bar
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Flano !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 66 :(mnc) M_Dickinson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Bar
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Aguero replaces P_Little and will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) C_Keyworth replaces D_Cole to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(chs) R_Lambert replaces Socrates and will play FW
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Hummels is being brought on
          ...  M_Nastasic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Matheus is ready to come on to replace M_Dickinson
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) A_Negredo will come on for Bar and play FW
Min. 71 :(chs) B_Stancu plays it forward to S_Aguero
          ...  Efe_Sodje with the block
Min. 73 :(mnc) A_Andanov spots A_Negredo who is in acres of space
          ...  Fabinhioski body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  A_Andanov knocks it forward
          ...  A_Negredo gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Negredo has a dig at goal!
          ...  B_Trautmann won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Chelsea 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 73 :(chs) Chelsea altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 73 :(chs) A_Bagsy is first to the ball
          ...  E_Johnson is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 76 :(chs) B_Stancu skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Aguero
          ...  M_Hummels with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Hunye signals that it is indirect
          ...  S_Aguero floats it forward
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Hummels with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Hummels with a precise pass to C_Fabregas
          ...  C_Keyworth is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  B_Trautmann misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matheus curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Keyworth
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Andanov with an inch perfect pass to P_Sweeper
          ...  P_Sweeper with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) A_Negredo with a 50-yard pass to P_Sweeper
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Sweeper !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 92 :(mnc) A_Andanov controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Negredo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Negredo throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  B_Trautmann moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 50,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Fabinhioski
Scorers              : Fabinhioski (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Cole (28), Fabinhioski (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Andanov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Sweeper (6), A_Negredo (73)
Sent Off             : Nathan_Dyer (17)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Chelsea 1 - 2 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  25   8  10  36 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
M_Flano        DF   1  25   5   1  33 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Cole         DF   1  23   9  10  29 |  74   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
G_Burdisso     DF   2  23   5   9  39 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  26   4  20 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Little       MF   2   3  26   2  38 |  74   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20   5 -20
B_Stancu       AM   2   7  24  16  34 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
Socrates       AM   2   7  24  12  22 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  11  26  33 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  18  25
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_Vorm         GK  21   3   3   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Keyworth     DF   2  11  24   7  22 |  24   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  24   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aguero       MF   2   9   8  24  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lambert      FW   2   5   8  23  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  35   5   1   4  41 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  26   5  11  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  22
E_Johnson      DF   1  26   8   5  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  26   4   2  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Nastasic     DF   1  23   2   2  45 |  74   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  27   7  25 |  98   0   0   7   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  85   5
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  26   7  28 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  26   7  41 |  98   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   1
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  25  12  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Bar            FW   1   7   9  27  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  26  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  25   3  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  25   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |  24   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  21
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