Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Jan 20)


                              Chelsea  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-3-3 A
                         Dan Williams  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                           A_Boruc GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                         C_Cuellar DF  |  DF R_Ayala
                        M_Richards DF  |  DF Ronaldo
                        S_Pressley DF  |  DF S_Proedl
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                           D_Platt MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                          J_Barnes MF  |  MF M_G_Pedersen
                          L_Miller MF  |  MF R_O_Donovan
                       M_Bidoudane AM  |  FW M_Harnik
                             Messi FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW M_Arnautovic
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB T_Wiese
                         Samba_Sow SUB |  SUB S_Hoffmeister
                         K_Richard SUB |  SUB B_Smiljanic
                           M_Izzet SUB |  SUB Fernandinho
                       M_Magnusson SUB |  SUB Nazarenko

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 1  :(chs) L_Miller has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Ayala
          ...  He knocks it to Messi!
          ...  R_Ayala makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by D_Platt
          ...  A_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 1  :(wbn) Ronaldo feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Plasil runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Plasil attempts the shot!
          ...  A_Boruc catches the ball
Min. 2  :(wbn) G_Griffiths looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Sabry
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 3  :(chs) D_Platt looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Bidoudane
          ...  A powerful header from M_Bidoudane !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 6  :(chs) D_Platt is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
          ...  S_Proedl reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Platt plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Marshall catches it!
Min. 7  :(chs) M_Bidoudane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Ronaldo with the tackle
Min. 13 :(chs) L_Miller with an in swinging cross to Messi
          ...  Messi with the header !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 13 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan beats his man
          ...  R_O_Donovan controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(wbn) J_Plasil drives it across the face of the goal R_O_Donovan
          ...  R_O_Donovan has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 23 :(chs) D_Platt moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with A_Marshall
          ...  He rounds A_Marshall
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  A_Marshall somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 24 :(chs) L_Miller spots M_Richards who is in acres of space
          ...  M_Richards with the strike !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  A_Marshall palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  A_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 25 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic with the dribble
          ...  M_Richards is easily beaten
          ...  Z_Zidane stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  J_Plasil hoists it forward
          ...  H_Sabry gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Sabry with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But A_Boruc with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_G_Pedersen drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Boruc jumps well to claim it!
Min. 25 :(chs) D_Platt finds Z_Zidane on the edge of the box
          ...  H_Sabry tackles from behind
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is warned by P_Dowd
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Z_Zidane bends it round the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That's put Chelsea in front!
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 26 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic flicks it over C_Cuellar's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Cuellar recovers to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(wbn) J_Plasil runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Pressley cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 37 :(chs) L_Miller is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Griffiths and it had to be
Min. 38 :(chs) J_Barnes races into the box
          ...  He sees Messi lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  The ball hits S_Proedl in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 38 :(wbn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Harnik is through!
          ...  C_Cuellar dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 40 :(chs) L_Miller with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Messi
          ...  Messi attempts to nutmeg A_Marshall!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 40 :(wbn) M_G_Pedersen looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Sabry
          ...  M_Richards takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(chs) L_Miller with a 40-yard pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Ayala
Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic with a penetrating pass to J_Plasil
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Plasil!
          ...  A_Boruc reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 47 :(wbn) G_Griffiths miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Harnik though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Pressley fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 47 :(chs) M_Bidoudane runs at S_Proedl
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Bidoudane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 52 :(wbn) J_Plasil sidesteps D_Platt
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Plasil with a stunning strike !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arnautovic floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Boruc comes out and claims it!
Min. 56 :(chs) D_Platt flicks the ball through
          ...  Z_Zidane runs onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Proedl
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Miller lofts the ball in!
          ...  Ronaldo clears the corner
Min. 57 :(chs) D_Platt crosses into the box, finding Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Ronaldo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's P_Dowd going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 60 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic beats M_Richards
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Arnautovic has a go!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 63 :(wbn) H_Sabry flicks it over C_Cuellar's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Pressley wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Harnik drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Boruc fists it away!
Min. 69 :(chs) J_Barnes with a slide rule pass to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio lobs A_Marshall!
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 71 :(chs) L_Miller drives it across the face of the goal M_Bidoudane
          ...  But R_Ayala sweeps up the threat
Min. 72 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio intercepts the pass
Min. 73 :(chs) K_Richard is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Miller is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(wbn) Fernandinho is being brought on
          ...  J_Plasil is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(chs) Messi loses R_Ayala
          ...  But Ronaldo slides in
Min. 73 :(wbn) M_Harnik takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Harnik cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(chs) Z_Zidane pulls it back to Messi
          ...  Ronaldo with the block
Min. 75 :(chs) Up goes the substitution board - Samba_Sow on for C_Cuellar as a DF
Min. 75 :(wbn) S_Hoffmeister is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Ayala is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(wbn) It seems Werder Bremen are making a tactical change to N
Min. 77 :(chs) J_Barnes beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_Barnes throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  A_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 77 :(wbn) G_Griffiths 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!
          ...  S_Hoffmeister receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_Hoffmeister with the header !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 78 :(chs) M_Magnusson is being brought on
          ...  Messi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(wbn) H_Sabry cuts inside J_Barnes
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Richards
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_G_Pedersen plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Boruc jumps well to claim it!
Min. 79 :(wbn) M_G_Pedersen passes the ball to M_Harnik
          ...  M_Harnik hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  A_Boruc parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 81 :(wbn) S_Proedl with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past S_Pressley
          ...  M_Richards pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 86 :(wbn) Fernandinho finds the run of M_Arnautovic
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 87 :(chs) S_Pressley runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane blasts it at the goal !
          ...  A_Marshall can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Marshall makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) M_G_Pedersen backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_O_Donovan gets on the end of it
          ...  Samba_Sow with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 92 :(wbn) S_Hoffmeister kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  S_Hoffmeister uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Boruc was beaten there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 35,163
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Alvaro_Rubio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Pressley (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : Ronaldo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |    Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :          12        |       11
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Chelsea 1 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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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A_Boruc        GK  33   1   1   1  11 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Cuellar      DF   2  24   6   8  41 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  45 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   8
S_Pressley     DF   2  22   8   6  39 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  88  30  18
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  22   8  10  36 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   9
D_Platt        MF   1   3  23  10  25 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
J_Barnes       MF   1   7  22   8  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
L_Miller       MF   1   7  21   2  27 |  75   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0
M_Bidoudane    AM   2   8  23  13  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Messi          FW   1   8   7  25  18 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Z_Zidane       FW   2   7   7  25  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
R_Edgehill     GK  24   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  23  12   4  23 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
K_Richard      MF   1   9  24   9  26 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  22   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Magnusson    FW   1   3   5  23  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Marshall     GK  33   4   6   5  11 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  26  11   1  24 |  77   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  23  11   9  29 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  22   4   5  37 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  22  10   3  33 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  16 -20
J_Plasil       MF   1   6  24   9  19 |  75   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
M_G_Pedersen   MF   2   2  22   7  35 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_O_Donovan    MF   1   4  21  11  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18
M_Harnik       FW   1   4   9  25  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  24  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Arnautovic   FW   1   9   8  21  39 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
T_Wiese        GK  20   4   4   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  24  12   9  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
B_Smiljanic    MF   1  13  25   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernandinho    MF   2  10  21   9  19 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Nazarenko      FW   3   6   8  19  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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