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Elite FA Cup, Group Game 1

Hearts 0 - 2 Chelsea

Elite FA Cup Qualifier 1st Leg Match, Hearts vs. Chelsea (Wed Apr 01)


                               Hearts  |  Chelsea
                              4-3-3 N  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                         C_Freamon GK  |  GK N_Martin
                        R_Porteous DF  |  DF Malick_Thiaw
                       G_Pallister DF  |  DF Jimmy_McNulty
                          S_Vettel DF  |  DF Hernandez
                            Hansel DF  |  DF Isaac_McAdoo
                         T_Odinson MF  |  DM Ndidi
                           Anthony MF  |  MF J_Kucka
                     S_Rotsenburge MF  |  MF J_Kimmich
                       N_Fuellkrug FW  |  MF L_Tarasso
                             Sobhi FW  |  FW Jnr_Ridoutski
                             Cucho FW  |  FW S_Meier
                                       |
                          B_Wilson SUB |  SUB Donnarumma
                           Manissi SUB |  SUB S_Warton
                          M_Oriley SUB |  SUB A_Baggio
                       D_Milodovic SUB |  SUB Xavi_Jnr
                      H_Calhanoglu SUB |  SUB Jak_Siemasz

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 5  :(chs) Malick_Thiaw 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 S_Meier
          ...  S_Meier hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Chelsea the advantage!
          ...  Hearts 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 8  :(hts) S_Rotsenburge with a short pass to find G_Pallister
          ...  G_Pallister flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Martin
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 8  :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Vettel
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  C_Freamon makes a good save
Min. 11 :(chs) J_Kucka looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Meier
          ...  S_Meier drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 13 :(hts) Sobhi runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Isaac_McAdoo makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Rotsenburge lofts the ball in!
          ...  Ndidi clears the danger
Min. 14 :(chs) Jimmy_McNulty runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Isaac_McAdoo
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  R_Porteous slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 18 :(hts) Anthony looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Sobhi
          ...  But Ndidi spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 20 :(hts) S_Rotsenburge chips the ball over the defence and finds N_Fuellkrug
          ...  Jimmy_McNulty rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(hts) T_Odinson looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Cucho
          ...  Hernandez with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  P_Ilic called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 23 :(chs) L_Tarasso threads the through ball to Jnr_Ridoutski
          ...  T_Odinson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 26 :(chs) J_Kimmich pass splits open the defence and finds S_Meier
          ...  C_Freamon with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski bends it round the wall
          ...  But C_Freamon makes an easy save
Min. 27 :(hts) Anthony has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Jimmy_McNulty
          ...  He puts in Sobhi!
          ...  Jimmy_McNulty goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 30 :(hts) T_Odinson plays the early ball across the box to find Sobhi in space
          ...  L_Tarasso tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  P_Ilic wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 31 :(chs) S_Meier with a smart turn
          ...  S_Meier with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  C_Freamon tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ndidi floats the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by G_Pallister
Min. 34 :(hts) Cucho steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Kimmich
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Isaac_McAdoo reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(chs) L_Tarasso with a short pass to find S_Meier
          ...  S_Rotsenburge with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  P_Ilic calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved
Min. 38 :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  S_Vettel knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  P_Ilic blows up for a foul
          ...  He is warned by P_Ilic
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_Kucka swings it in
          ...  S_Meier takes control of it!
          ...  S_Meier from 20 yards !
          ...  Saved by C_Freamon
Min. 41 :(chs) Ndidi sidesteps S_Vettel
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Vettel moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(hts) G_Pallister controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Jimmy_McNulty
          ...  He puts in Cucho!
          ...  Cucho flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  N_Martin is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Rotsenburge crosses it in!
          ...  Hernandez wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 44 :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski nutmegs G_Pallister
          ...  S_Vettel wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 46 :(hts) S_Rotsenburge pulls it back to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi with a powerful downward header!
          ...  N_Martin can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  N_Martin makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 48 :(hts) Anthony with a slide rule pass to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  Malick_Thiaw brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 0-1 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(chs) L_Tarasso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Hansel wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 51 :(hts) G_Pallister sprints forward with the ball
          ...  G_Pallister hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 53 :(hts) Anthony looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Cucho
          ...  Ndidi wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 55 :(hts) a big roar from the crowd as Manissi comes on for Hansel to play DF
Min. 55 :(hts) M_Oriley replaces S_Rotsenburge to play as a MF
Min. 60 :(hts) H_Calhanoglu comes on for Cucho and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(chs) Ndidi runs at the defence
          ...  R_Porteous brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Ilic waves play on!!!
Min. 70 :(chs) Up goes the substitution board - S_Warton on for Malick_Thiaw as a DF
Min. 70 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Kucka
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(chs) A_Baggio is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Kimmich is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) Jak_Siemasz comes on for Jnr_Ridoutski and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(hts) G_Pallister with the heel pass to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  N_Fuellkrug shoots towards goal !
          ...  N_Martin gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 71 :(chs) L_Tarasso back heels to find Ndidi in space
          ...  Driven towards goal by Ndidi !
          ...  C_Freamon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  C_Freamon is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 74 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Warton
          ...  S_Vettel takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 76 :(hts) Sobhi plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Warton clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 80 :(chs) A_Baggio pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  S_Meier is clean through!
          ...  Anthony is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr heads the ball back to Jak_Siemasz
          ...  Jak_Siemasz has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 82 :(hts) M_Oriley slides it through the middle to Sobhi
          ...  Hernandez reads the play well
Min. 82 :(chs) Ndidi gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds S_Meier
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_Pallister looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 83 :(chs) Ndidi with a slick pass to S_Meier
          ...  S_Meier is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has C_Freamon to beat
          ...  He dinks it over C_Freamon
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hearts 0-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 84 :(chs) Chelsea switch to playing D
Min. 85 :(hts) M_Oriley with an intelligent ball to Manissi
          ...  Jimmy_McNulty bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) Ndidi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Meier gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But R_Porteous spotted the danger and cleans up the play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 100,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Anthony
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Anthony (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : S_Meier (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Meier (5,83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jimmy_McNulty (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           1        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Hearts 0 - 2 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Hearts
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  34   1   3   1  33 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
R_Porteous     DF   1  30   9   7  32 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
G_Pallister    DF   2  30   8   8  12 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  30   5
S_Vettel       DF   1  29   9   7  42 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Hansel         DF   2  29   1   1  19 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
T_Odinson      MF   2   3  29   5  14 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
Anthony        MF   2   2  29   4  47 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
S_Rotsenburge  MF   2  15  27   7  28 |  59   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
N_Fuellkrug    FW   1   1   3  29  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cucho          FW   2   3   2  28  19 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
B_Wilson       GK  20   1   3   2  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Manissi        DF   3  28   9   7  13 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oriley       MF   1   4  27  13  18 |  37   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Milodovic    FW   2   7   8  27  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Calhanoglu   FW   1   5   1  27  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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N_Martin       GK  30   2   2   4  31 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Malick_Thiaw   DF   1  28   8   3  30 |  74   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  35   0
Jimmy_McNulty  DF   1  27   9   1  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  13  -2
Hernandez      DF   2  27   7   6  44 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0
Isaac_McAdoo   DF   2  27   2   4  38 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  20  20
Ndidi          DM   2  16  27   7  35 |  96   0   3   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  75  65   0
J_Kucka        MF   1   4  28   5  18 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
J_Kimmich      MF   1  15  27   1  46 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Tarasso      MF   1   3  27   2  28 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Jnr_Ridoutski  FW   2   5   5  28  28 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Meier        FW   1   3   2  27  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
Donnarumma     GK  33   3   5   5  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Warton       DF   2  29   4   3  32 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Baggio       MF   1   6  28   3  42 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Xavi_Jnr       MF   2   6  28   1  31 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jak_Siemasz    FW   1   3   2  28  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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