Match Report
| Chelsea | Chelsea |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Buckless | Steve Buckless | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Johann Lauper | J. Lauper |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Colin Ferdinand | C. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Jairo Wilson | J. Wilson |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Craig Jacobs | C. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Eddie Todd | E. Todd | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Stuart Williams | S. Williams | |||||||||
| Michael Hurst | M. Hurst | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Kieron Smith | K. Smith | |||||||||
| Mateo Vidal Paz | M. Paz |  | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 |  | Nicola Comazzi | N. Comazzi | |||||||||
| Gary Elliott | G. Elliott |  | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | John Frau | J. Frau | |||||||||
| Cristi Nanu | C. Nanu |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Kevin Cort | K. Cort | |||||||||
| Stephen Gallacher | S. Gallacher | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | John Proctor | J. Proctor | |||||||||
| Lars Bohinen | L. Bohinen |  | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Alexander Vieira | A. Vieira | |||||||||
| Liam Lightfoot | L. Lightfoot | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Carlton Pallister | C. Pallister | |||||||||
| Ivan Bloomer | I. Bloomer | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | P. Gilberto Simeoni | P. Simeoni | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 9,461 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town kick off!
3.33
0-0Kevin Cort makes a simple pass to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.30
1-0Jairo Wilson chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Elliott. Gary Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Colin Ferdinand had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
15.40
1-0Kieron Smith sees space and advances. Kieron Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira knocks the ball forward to P. Gilberto Simeoni but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
16.49
1-0Gary Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.27
Cristi Nanu makes a simple pass to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.44
1-0Jairo Wilson catches Carlton Pallister on the ankles. Jairo Wilson is given a warning by the referee! Carlton Pallister carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.25
Stuart Williams flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
32.26
1-0Kevin Cort chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira goes all the way! Alexander Vieira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Johann Lauper!
33.53
Cristi Nanu threads the ball through to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Williams.
38.22
Jairo Wilson chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gallacher. Stephen Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
39.43
Stephen Gallacher makes a probing pass to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Colin Ferdinand manages to gather it comfortably.
44.45
Stuart Williams knocks the ball forward to Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
45.00
Cristi Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
54.55
Stuart Williams passes the ball forward to John Proctor. John Proctor knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.14
Stephen Gallacher makes a simple pass to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.16
Cristi Nanu threads the ball through to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
63.38
Jairo Wilson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Elliott. Gary Elliott makes a simple pass to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.14
Eddie Todd passes the ball forward to Cristi Nanu. Cristi Nanu makes a probing pass to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.48
Nicola Comazzi threads the ball through to Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister kicks a strong pass forward to P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.20
1-0Cheltenham Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Chelsea's defence.
78.12
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.44
Nicola Comazzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort passes the ball forward to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister goes all the way! Carlton Pallister cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.04
Craig Jacobs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Frau. John Frau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni goes all the way! P. Gilberto Simeoni shoots from just inside the box. P. Gilberto Simeoni scores for Cheltenham Town!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
27.6%
42.1%
30.3%
Scorers