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Season 33 Archive: Elite FA Cup,

Chelsea 2 - 4 Santos FC

Elite FA Cup Group Match, Chelsea vs. Santos FC (Wed Dec 15)


                              Chelsea  |  Santos FC
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                         C_Freamon GK  |  GK Ederson
                      Ian_David_Mc DF  |  DF Leonardo
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF D_Walker
                     Fikayo_Tomori DF  |  DF Josimar
                              Zeuz MF  |  MF Draxler
                           D_Menga MF  |  MF J_Litmanen
                       Mason_Mount MF  |  MF Jairzinho
                           M_Skiba FW  |  MF G_Lo_Celso
                             Sobhi FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                         R_Firmino FW  |  FW Bojan
                                       |
                          J_Ridout SUB |  SUB Leo
                        R_Porteous SUB |  SUB T_Silva
                            B_Dack SUB |  SUB Emerson_Jr
                       F_Ravenalli SUB |  SUB Eusebio
                          F_Ousama SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(chs) Zeuz takes advantage of a mistake by Josimar
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Zeuz fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Ederson with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Mateju lofts the ball in!
          ...  Ederson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 2  :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Litmanen
          ...  J_Litmanen fires a shot at goal !
          ...  C_Freamon is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  That's given Santos FC the lead!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 6  :(chs) M_Skiba takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  M_Skiba with a powerful header !
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's pulled Chelsea level!
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 6  :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Ian_David_Mc
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Ian_David_Mc goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 7  :(sfc) Bojan sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  From long range Bojan bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  C_Freamon saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 8  :(sfc) D_Walker is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Bojan
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 11 :(chs) Zeuz crosses in from the wing, he finds Sobhi in the box
          ...  Sobhi tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Ederson takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 11 :(sfc) Jairzinho sidesteps Fikayo_Tomori
          ...  Zeuz with an awful challenge
          ...  K_Ippi just wants to lecture him
Min. 12 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Greaves
          ...  D_Menga with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Ippi warns him
Min. 15 :(chs) Zeuz volleys it forward. He finds M_Skiba
          ...  Draxler rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Ippi going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 16 :(chs) A_Mateju gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds R_Firmino
          ...  R_Firmino has a dig at goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 16 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Bojan gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A glorious effort by Bojan !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 17 :(chs) M_Skiba takes on 3 men
          ...  M_Skiba has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Ederson makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 18 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso plays a long ball to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  C_Freamon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  C_Freamon catches it with style!
Min. 19 :(sfc) Draxler runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 21 :(sfc) J_Greaves lobs it over L_Dixon
          ...  But Fikayo_Tomori reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 22 :(sfc) Bojan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Bojan with the crafty shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  That's given Santos FC the lead!
          ...  Chelsea 1-2 Santos FC ...
Min. 23 :(sfc) Bojan skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Bojan from 20 yards !
          ...  C_Freamon won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 24 :(sfc) Bojan runs at R_Firmino
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Bojan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But C_Freamon punches it away
Min. 26 :(sfc) Draxler pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Bojan is clean through!
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 34 :(sfc) J_Litmanen picks out J_Greaves with the cross
          ...  J_Greaves looks to see where C_Freamon is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 36 :(sfc) J_Greaves knocks it past L_Dixon and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Ian_David_Mc beats him to the ball
Min. 37 :(chs) Zeuz finds M_Skiba with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_Skiba is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has Ederson to beat
          ...  He dinks it over Ederson
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Chelsea have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Chelsea 2-2 Santos FC ...
Min. 39 :(sfc) Draxler knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Mateju
          ...  A_Mateju reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 42 :(chs) Sobhi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba is clean through!
          ...  Ederson tries to make himself big
          ...  He nutmegs Ederson
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(chs) Mason_Mount crosses to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Ederson gets up well to catch that one
Min. 46 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso fires over a low cross to Bojan
          ...  Bojan fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But C_Freamon dives to his left
          ...  I think C_Freamon just got a hand on that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 46 :(chs) Zeuz off the woodwork.
          ...  M_Skiba picks up the deflection
          ...  Josimar with a bad challenge
Min. 47 :(sfc) Leonardo plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Zeuz is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Draxler knocks it forward
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of it
          ...  Bojan could have let it bounce!
          ...  C_Freamon collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-2 Santos FC

Min. 48 :(sfc) Draxler nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A delicate header from Draxler !
          ...  C_Freamon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Santos FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Chelsea 2-3 Santos FC ...
Min. 49 :(chs) R_Firmino whips the ball across to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ederson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Ederson catches it with style!
Min. 52 :(chs) R_Firmino times his run well
          ...  R_Firmino curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 53 :(chs) D_Menga cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Firmino
          ...  R_Firmino tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 53 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso with a burst of pace
          ...  G_Lo_Celso with a terrific drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted a handball
Min. 54 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves fires the shot in!
          ...  C_Freamon just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 55 :(sfc) T_Silva is being brought on
          ...  Josimar is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 57 :(chs) Zeuz is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Sobhi
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee wins the ball with ease
          ...  K_Ippi saw something no-one else did
Min. 59 :(sfc) J_Litmanen with an in swinging cross to D_Walker
          ...  D_Menga with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 59 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Greaves in space
          ...  J_Greaves fires the shot in!
          ...  C_Freamon with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 63 :(sfc) J_Litmanen beats L_Dixon
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  K_Ippi calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  J_Litmanen hits it hard
          ...  C_Freamon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And C_Freamon recovers to save!!
Min. 63 :(sfc) Jairzinho with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves L_Dixon behind
          ...  L_Dixon goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr is coming on for Draxler and playing MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC switch to playing C
Min. 65 :(sfc) J_Litmanen with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But D_Menga barges him off the ball
Min. 67 :(chs) D_Menga flicks it over Leonardo's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Menga !
          ...  Ederson with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 68 :(sfc) D_Walker spits at M_Skiba
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 70 :(chs) R_Porteous is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ian_David_Mc is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) B_Dack comes on for Zeuz and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(chs) Up goes the substitution board - F_Ousama on for Sobhi as a FW
Min. 72 :(sfc) Bojan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on C_Freamon!
          ...  M_Skiba brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Emerson_Jr knocks it forward
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of it
          ...  Bojan attempts a chip!
          ...  C_Freamon with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 75 :(sfc) L_Suarez is being brought on
          ...  J_Greaves is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(sfc) Jairzinho looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  D_Walker receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Walker bears down on goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Chelsea 2-4 Santos FC ...
Min. 80 :(sfc) L_Suarez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Mateju is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  C_Freamon misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jairzinho lofts the ball in!
          ...  L_Suarez gets to it!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  C_Freamon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 82 :(chs) F_Ousama takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  F_Ousama with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Looks like it should be Ederson's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Ederson looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Dack floats the ball in!
          ...  Ederson comes out and claims it!
Min. 83 :(chs) B_Dack works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Mateju
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Mateju !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 83 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Litmanen is unmarked
          ...  R_Porteous brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But K_Ippi waves play on!!!
Min. 85 :(sfc) T_Silva turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  T_Silva aims for the top right corner !
          ...  C_Freamon with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 87 :(sfc) Jairzinho moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Suarez
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Suarez !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(sfc) Leonardo knocks it forward
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori slips
          ...  Bojan gets to it!
          ...  Bojan with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But C_Freamon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Skiba
Scorers              : M_Skiba (6,37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Skiba (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Bojan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Litmanen (2), Bojan (22), Draxler (48), D_Walker (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Walker (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Chelsea      |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           8        |       15
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :          11        |       1
Key Passes           :           9        |       14
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 4 Santos FC
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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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C_Freamon      GK  29   1   3   1  33 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  29   9   6  30 |  72   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
L_Dixon        DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  26   8   7  30 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Fikayo_Tomori  DF   3  25   7  10  22 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Zeuz           MF   1   1  26  15  29 |  72   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
D_Menga        MF   3   9  26   7  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Mason_Mount    MF   2   7  25   7  12 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  27  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  58
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  26  21 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
R_Firmino      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Ridout       GK  36   5   5   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Porteous     DF   1  25   8   7  32 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Dack         MF   1   7  27  10  20 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ravenalli    MF   2   8  27   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ousama       FW   2   6   7  25  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  35  11  11  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  32   9   7  41 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Walker       DF   2  32   9   7  43 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  23
Josimar        DF   2  29   1   5  46 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  37   8  31 |  67   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  33   7  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
Jairzinho      MF   1  10  31  12  23 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  27   9  31 |  93   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   5
J_Greaves      FW   3   9   7  32  23 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  93   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0  20  20  75
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  34  11  10  42 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  30  12  21 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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