Elite League Cup Group Match, Chelsea vs. AS Roma (Wed Apr 13)


                              Chelsea  |  AS Roma
                              4-3-3 P  |  4-3-3 N
                        James Houston  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                        M_Zetterer GK  |  GK P_Kenny
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF R_Delap
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                            Varane DF  |  DF L_Jones
                          B_Stancu MF  |  MF Nuri_Sahin
                          Socrates MF  |  MF Zico
                         A_Buzsaky MF  |  MF J_Ross
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW H_Kane
                         Batistuta FW  |  FW J_Valdivia
                         Griffiths FW  |  FW N_Nalise
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB T_Krul
                         A_Pereira SUB |  SUB M_Smith
                           M_Flano SUB |  SUB D_Burford
                          P_Little SUB |  SUB D_Boerrigter
                          S_Aguero SUB |  SUB Y_Mizuno

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 1  :(asr) Zico has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Jones collects the loose ball!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Burdisso
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico crosses it in!
          ...  Varane wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 5  :(asr) Nuri_Sahin has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past G_Burdisso
          ...  He knocks it to J_Valdivia!
          ...  J_Valdivia drives it towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Zetterer moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Zetterer catches it with style!
Min. 7  :(chs) Griffiths cuts inside L_Jones
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  E_Herbert gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 8  :(chs) B_Stancu cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Batistuta
          ...  Batistuta goes for the top corner !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 10 :(chs) Fabinhioski picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Smalling !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 14 :(asr) Zico brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Nalise gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Nalise attempts to nutmeg M_Zetterer!
          ...  M_Zetterer has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  M_Zetterer reacts well to save!!!
Min. 20 :(asr) R_Delap punches Socrates off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  H_Webb has stopped play
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  H_Webb sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 20 :(asr) M_Smith replaces J_Valdivia to play as a DF
Min. 22 :(chs) Griffiths gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Smalling reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 25 :(chs) S_Pearce with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves E_Herbert behind
          ...  But C_Smalling spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 26 :(asr) M_Smith spits at Socrates
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 27 :(asr) Zico with a 50-yard pass to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 27 :(asr) N_Nalise looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 27 :(asr) Y_Mizuno takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace N_Nalise
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 32 :(chs) Socrates miskicks!
          ...  He finds A_Buzsaky though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  C_Smalling reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 36 :(chs) Griffiths beats his marker
          ...  L_Jones makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Batistuta chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Kenny
Min. 40 :(chs) M_Friedrich finds Batistuta in the box
          ...  Batistuta controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  P_Kenny parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That's put Chelsea ahead!
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 41 :(asr) AS Roma are switching their playing style to C
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Griffiths hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Pearce latches onto it!
          ...  S_Pearce drives it towards goal !
          ...  P_Kenny parries it
Min. 45 :(chs) B_Stancu runs into space
          ...  B_Stancu with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  P_Kenny gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Smalling clears the corner
Min. 46 :(chs) Griffiths breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Kenny!
          ...  C_Smalling brings him down!
          ...  He received a good talking to from H_Webb

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 AS Roma

Min. 47 :(chs) Socrates heads the ball back to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But P_Kenny is equal to it
Min. 48 :(chs) Varane sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Griffiths
          ...  C_Smalling robs him of the ball
Min. 50 :(asr) D_Boerrigter is being prepared to come on
          ...  Zico is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 50 :(asr) J_Ross gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Smith is unmarked
          ...  M_Smith attempts a lob!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 52 :(chs) B_Stancu sidesteps D_Boerrigter
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Blocked by M_Smith
Min. 54 :(chs) Griffiths leaves his marker standing
          ...  Griffiths has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 56 :(chs) Fabinhioski cuts inside J_Ross
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Fabinhioski hits a great drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 57 :(asr) J_Ross with a smart pass to Y_Mizuno
          ...  Y_Mizuno runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Zetterer's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 58 :(chs) B_Stancu looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Griffiths
          ...  Griffiths is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has P_Kenny to beat
          ...  He rounds P_Kenny
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 60 :(chs) M_Friedrich lays the ball back to Fabinhioski
          ...  But L_Jones barges him off the ball
Min. 62 :(chs) Fabinhioski has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Ross
          ...  He puts in Griffiths!
          ...  Griffiths aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Kenny goes down well to save
Min. 63 :(chs) Socrates slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 63 :(chs) P_Little replaces Socrates to play as a MF
Min. 68 :(asr) Nuri_Sahin boots it towards H_Kane
          ...  Varane forces him off the ball
Min. 69 :(chs) Griffiths has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Jones
          ...  He knocks it to Fabinhioski!
          ...  Fabinhioski with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  Chelsea 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 70 :(chs) A_Pereira comes on for G_Burdisso and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Aguero is ready to come on to replace Fabinhioski
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(chs) It seems Chelsea are making a tactical change to N
Min. 70 :(chs) Batistuta plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Batistuta gets his head to the ball !
          ...  What agility from P_Kenny
Min. 70 :(asr) J_Ross is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Smith
          ...  B_Stancu knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But H_Webb just turns away!
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Friedrich is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Stancu
          ...  A vicious shot by B_Stancu !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Chelsea 3-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 78 :(chs) S_Aguero with electric pace
          ...  He eases past E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert recovers to win the ball back
Min. 79 :(asr) J_Ross has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pearce!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Ross with the side footed shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 80 :(chs) A_Buzsaky looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Stancu
          ...  C_Smalling slices it
          ...  P_Kenny moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Batistuta curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Kenny fists it away!
Min. 80 :(chs) M_Friedrich pass splits open the defence and finds Varane
          ...  L_Jones with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  H_Webb warned him
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Little plays it short to Griffiths
          ...  Griffiths tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But P_Kenny makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Little floats the ball in!
          ...  C_Smalling clears the corner
Min. 81 :(chs) P_Little kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Pearce gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Kane slices it
          ...  P_Kenny moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Little!
          ...  Griffiths tries to place the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Kenny saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Pereira!
          ...  P_Kenny comes out and claims it!
Min. 83 :(asr) Y_Mizuno finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Stancu
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 84 :(chs) B_Stancu finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Herbert
          ...  Cleared by M_Smith
Min. 84 :(asr) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by Varane
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  H_Kane with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Zetterer with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 86 :(chs) B_Stancu with a glorious long pass to A_Pereira
          ...  J_Ross reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 87 :(chs) P_Little 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_Aguero receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Ross with the block
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) Nuri_Sahin miskicks!
          ...  He finds J_Ross though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A_Pereira with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 90 :(asr) M_Smith brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Y_Mizuno gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Y_Mizuno attempts a lob!
          ...  It floats over M_Zetterer
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 91 :(chs) Griffiths cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Pereira
          ...  A_Pereira bears down on goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 93 :(chs) M_Friedrich pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Batistuta is clean through!
          ...  C_Smalling with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 66,724
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Friedrich (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Batistuta (40), Fabinhioski (69), B_Stancu (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Socrates (63)
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : C_Smalling
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Delap (20)
Booked               : M_Smith (26)
Injured              : N_Nalise (27)
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       16
Key Passes           :          19        |       10
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Final Score          : Chelsea 3 - 0 AS Roma
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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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M_Zetterer     GK  32   3   3   3  32 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  96   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  23   7  10  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Burdisso     DF   2  23   5   9  39 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Varane         DF   2  21   8   6  10 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Stancu       MF   2   7  24  16  34 |  96   0   2   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  30  25
Socrates       MF   2   7  24  12  22 |  65   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  24   4  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  26  33 |  72   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  26
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  23  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
Griffiths      FW   1   6   8  21  23 |  96   0   0   3   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  45  17
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  26  11   7  14 |  24   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
M_Flano        DF   1  26   6   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Little       MF   2   3  26   2  38 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  26   8   5  29 |  96   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 180   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  25   8   9  34 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
E_Herbert      DF   1  24   7  11  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  24   6   7  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  27   8  19 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Zico           MF   1   9  26  11  23 |  52   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  25   7  27 |  96   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10 -19
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  27  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  25  31 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  24  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
T_Krul         GK  18   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  27  11   6  34 |  76   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -1
D_Burford      DF   1  26  12   5  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   8  23  11  32 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18
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