Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Manchester United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Manchester United kick off the first half!
3.32
0-0Andrei Baicu takes it forward alone. Andrei Baicu knocks the ball forward to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
4.33
0-0Simon Knapp clumsily knocks into Darius Charlton. Simon Knapp is given a warning by the referee! Darius Charlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.42
1-0Rodrigo Tavares advances with the ball. Rodrigo Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.22
Matt Rankin knocks the ball forward to Scott Shields. Scott Shields sees space and advances. Scott Shields whips in a cross ball towards Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa heads the ball goalwards but Brendan Fletcher is on top of it.
20.39
1-0Andrei Baicu makes a probing pass to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa plays a perfect one-two with Ronnie Forbes and rushes in on goal... Yuu Ishigawa rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.49
Kevin Meyer catches Simon Knapp on the ankles. Kevin Meyer is warned by the referee! Simon Knapp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.25
Matt Rankin advances with the ball. Matt Rankin threads the ball through to Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Brendan Fletcher!
24.35
Rodrigo Tavares sees a break and surges forward. Rodrigo Tavares shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.12
Steffen Leonhardsen catches Ásgeir Brynjarsson on the ankles. The referee calls over Steffen Leonhardsen and warns him to calm down! Ásgeir Brynjarsson runs off the knock.
33.45
Steffen Leonhardsen clumsily knocks into Ásgeir Brynjarsson. Steffen Leonhardsen is given another warning by the referee! Ásgeir Brynjarsson runs off the knock.
34.56
Yoshiro Ihara clumsily knocks into Ásgeir Brynjarsson. The referee calls over Yoshiro Ihara and warns him to calm down! Ásgeir Brynjarsson runs off the knock.
39.57
1-0Scott Shields knocks the ball forward to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Cortes.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
48.23
Scott Shields sees space and advances. Scott Shields knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.02
Richard Garcia knocks the ball forward to Kevin Meyer. Kevin Meyer advances with the ball. Kevin Meyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.07
Scott Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares makes a probing pass to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes directs the ball goalwards with his head. Brendan Fletcher easily smothers it.
57.30
Ruslan Maksymovych catches Scott Shields on the ankles. Ruslan Maksymovych is given a warning by the referee! Scott Shields hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.08
Simon Knapp knocks the ball to his team mate, Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Brendan Fletcher.
69.51
Richard Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruslan Maksymovych. Ruslan Maksymovych controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoshiro Ihara. Yoshiro Ihara shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Jón Vilhelm Hjartarson.
72.48
Ásgeir Brynjarsson passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Yevhen Kryvenko. Yevhen Kryvenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
75.15
Rodrigo Tavares makes a simple pass to Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.29
Rodrigo Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuu Ishigawa. Yuu Ishigawa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brendan Fletcher who gathers it comfortably.
78.41
Scott Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.21
Rodrigo Tavares makes a simple pass to Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.11
1-0Scott Shields makes a probing pass to Ronnie Forbes. Ronnie Forbes knocks the ball forward to Yevhen Kryvenko but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.8%
28.2%
Play Area
18.8%
51.8%
29.4%
Scorers