Division Two League Match, Tottenham vs. Chelsea (Mon Oct 08)


                            Tottenham  |  Chelsea
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 E
                        Steff Warwick  |  Neil Abbott
                                       |
                           J_César GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF C_Cuellar
                           T_Motta DF  |  DF Samba_Sow
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF S_Pressley
                          P_Müller DF  |  DF G_Burdisso
                          G_Driver DM  |  MF M_Bidoudane
                     Ki_Sung_Yueng MF  |  MF D_Platt
                         S_Arrache MF  |  MF K_Richard
                       L_Talamonti MF  |  MF M_Izzet
                           Saruman AM  |  FW Messi
                            D_Prso FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                          A_Stubbs SUB |  SUB A_Helender
                        F_J_Torres SUB |  SUB J_Barnes
                        C_Keyworth SUB |  SUB M_Giglio
                         F_Fonseca SUB |  SUB M_Magnusson

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(tth) S_Arrache finds D_Prso in acres of space
          ...  D_Prso hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 2  :(chs) Z_Zidane plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Z_Zidane sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But J_César is equal to it
Min. 3  :(tth) D_Prso cuts inside G_Burdisso
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Pressley tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman crosses it in!
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets to it!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him!
Min. 8  :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Pressley rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 9  :(chs) Messi makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  G_Driver bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 11 :(chs) K_Richard with a neat pass into Z_Zidane
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 12 :(chs) M_Bidoudane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Z_Zidane gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Motta
Min. 14 :(chs) M_Izzet has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Messi collects the loose ball!
          ...  Messi with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But J_César palms it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 17 :(tth) G_Driver drives it across the face of the goal T_Motta
          ...  T_Motta tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  A_Boruc watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 17 :(chs) Z_Zidane nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Smith body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 18 :(chs) K_Richard runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Z_Zidane
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Z_Zidane attempts the shot!
          ...  J_César gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by J_César to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Pressley hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_César fists it away!
Min. 23 :(tth) L_Talamonti with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Samba_Sow
          ...  M_Izzet with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Neil Abbott looks relieved
Min. 25 :(tth) G_Driver leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Saruman
          ...  Saruman with the shot !
          ...  But A_Boruc punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Arrache chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets to it!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 27 :(chs) K_Richard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_Platt
          ...  D_Platt swings in the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 32 :(tth) D_Prso runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Prso with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  A_Boruc gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 32 :(chs) M_Bidoudane with a one-touch layoff to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 33 :(chs) Samba_Sow pulls it back to Messi
          ...  S_Stallbaum with the tackle
Min. 35 :(tth) G_Driver runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Arrache
          ...  S_Arrache tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  A_Boruc tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 36 :(tth) S_Stallbaum races into the box
          ...  He sees Ki_Sung_Yueng lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_Burdisso looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 38 :(tth) D_Prso comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  D_Prso sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(tth) G_Driver is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Prso
          ...  C_Cuellar gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Arrache crosses it in!
          ...  A_Boruc makes the catch!
Min. 43 :(chs) M_Bidoudane picks up a loose ball
          ...  M_Smith slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 46 :(chs) The ball goes loose!
          ...  M_Izzet gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Izzet with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 47 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  F_J_Torres will come on for S_Arrache and play MF
Min. 47 :(tth) D_Prso knocks the ball past the lunge of Samba_Sow
          ...  K_Richard rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea

Min. 48 :(tth) S_Stallbaum with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_J_Torres
          ...  F_J_Torres with a blistering shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Boruc's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Boruc looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 49 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Saruman
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Cuellar
Min. 50 :(tth) A_Stubbs takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Smith
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 51 :(tth) L_Talamonti with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Samba_Sow
          ...  L_Talamonti has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  A_Boruc makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 52 :(tth) D_Prso pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Prso has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 57 :(tth) Saruman runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off S_Pressley back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Saruman fires the shot in!
          ...  A_Boruc parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 59 :(tth) Saruman is unmarked!
          ...  Saruman with a little chip!
          ...  But A_Boruc pulls out a save of the game
Min. 60 :(tth) G_Driver has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pressley
          ...  He puts in D_Prso!
          ...  D_Prso with a stunning strike !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Boruc moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Boruc catches it with style!
Min. 60 :(chs) Messi nutmegs L_Talamonti
          ...  Messi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  J_César fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 61 :(tth) Saruman skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Motta
          ...  T_Motta with his head down lets it go !
          ...  A_Boruc with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 61 :(chs) Messi picks up the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Stallbaum
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 62 :(tth) Saruman plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  G_Burdisso with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Steff Warwick looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Saruman passes to P_Müller
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Müller !
          ...  But A_Boruc punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 68 :(chs) M_Bidoudane with the nod to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 71 :(tth) D_Prso finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Samba_Sow takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 72 :(tth) L_Talamonti plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Motta keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Motta goes for goal !
          ...  A_Boruc won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 73 :(tth) F_Fonseca takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Prso
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 73 :(chs) A_Helender takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Pressley as DF
Min. 73 :(chs) J_Barnes is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Richard is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Magnusson takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Z_Zidane as FW
Min. 73 :(tth) Saruman races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Stubbs lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Stubbs belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Boruc
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 74 :(tth) Saruman kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_Fonseca gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A cracking drive from F_Fonseca !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him!
Min. 75 :(chs) The Chelsea manager told his side to change to a L strategy
Min. 77 :(tth) A_Stubbs curls the ball out wide to F_Fonseca
          ...  F_Fonseca with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  A_Boruc gets his fingertips to it
Min. 82 :(tth) F_J_Torres loses Samba_Sow
          ...  Samba_Sow reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 85 :(tth) F_Fonseca with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Samba_Sow
          ...  G_Burdisso tackles cleanly
Min. 85 :(tth) F_J_Torres feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Stallbaum runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Izzet is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) T_Motta looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Fonseca
          ...  F_Fonseca gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him!
Min. 88 :(chs) M_Bidoudane looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Platt
          ...  P_Müller takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 91 :(tth) Saruman takes on 3 men
          ...  Saruman bears down on goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  A_Boruc looks relieved there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 53,496
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : S_Stallbaum
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : A_Boruc (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Burdisso (62), M_Izzet (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Tottenham  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :          13        |       4
Possession           :          67        |       33
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       9
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Final Score          : Tottenham 0 - 0 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_César        GK  34   4   4   3  10 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   3  25   7   7  36 |  94   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  24   2
T_Motta        DF   2  24   5   4  35 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  12  10
M_Smith        DF   3  23  10   5  34 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
P_Müller       DF   1  23   3   4  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
G_Driver       DM   1  10  22   5  25 |  94   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  60   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  25  11  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  24   8  38 |  47   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  22  14  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Saruman        AM   2   6  23  21  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  25
D_Prso         FW   1   1   4  25  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
J_Hart         GK  19   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  23   6   5  23 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  23  11  23 |  47   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  22   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Fonseca      FW   1   5   1  23  37 |  18   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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  32   1   1   1  11 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
C_Cuellar      DF   2  24   6   8  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  22  12   4  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
S_Pressley     DF   2  21   7   6  39 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
G_Burdisso     DF   2  21   5   8  39 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  68  -2  -2
M_Bidoudane    MF   2   8  23  13  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  23  10  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_Richard      MF   1   9  23   9  26 |  76   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  22   7  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -1
Messi          FW   1   8   7  25  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Z_Zidane       FW   2   7   7  24  34 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
R_Edgehill     GK  24   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Helender     DF   1  21   6   7  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Barnes       MF   1   7  22   8  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  21   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Magnusson    FW   1   3   5  23  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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