Elite FA Cup Group Match, Chelsea vs. Manchester City (Wed Dec 07)


                              Chelsea  |  Manchester City
                            3-3-1-3 C  |  4-4-2 C
                        James Houston  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF I_Garde
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                            Varane DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                          M_Giglio MF  |  DF A_Britton
                         A_Buzsaky MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                           K_Burns MF  |  MF Denilson
                          S_Aguero AM  |  MF Jinky
                          Y_Mizuno FW  |  MF Nuri_Sahin
                         Batistuta FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                         Griffiths FW  |  FW G_Botti
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB P_Out
                           M_Flano SUB |  SUB A_Carlos
                       L_Henderson SUB |  SUB T_Kaizer
                        C_Keyworth SUB |  SUB Y_Abdessadki
                           Stefano SUB |  SUB D_Rommedahl

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 4  :(chs) A_Buzsaky is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 6  :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a smart pass to Denilson
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Pearce
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 9  :(mnc) G_Botti takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Botti !
          ...  Kamikaze gets up well to catch that one
Min. 11 :(mnc) M_Murphy holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Britton
          ...  A_Britton sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 12 :(mnc) I_Garde has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Buzsaky
          ...  He puts in G_Botti!
          ...  S_Pearce gathers up the loose ball
Min. 14 :(chs) S_Aguero with the dribble
          ...  I_Garde is easily beaten
          ...  G_Botti with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 15 :(mnc) G_Botti flicks it over S_Pearce's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  G_Botti curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Kamikaze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Kamikaze never had a chance!
Min. 25 :(mnc) Jinky 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!
          ...  M_Murphy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Varane
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Botti chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Kamikaze catches it!
Min. 27 :(chs) Batistuta takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Batistuta with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(chs) J_Denayer plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Denayer hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  S_Scuffet is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks very relieved!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Jinky is clean through!
          ...  S_Pearce takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 31 :(mnc) I_Garde moves forward
          ...  I_Garde with a powerful downward header!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 34 :(chs) K_Burns 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 M_Giglio
          ...  M_Giglio has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Giglio hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 34 :(mnc) Jinky with the nod to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Kamikaze
          ...  He tries to slide it past Kamikaze
          ...  Kamikaze gets a foot to it !!
Min. 38 :(mnc) I_Garde leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy hits the ball first time!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Laursen
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Kamikaze looks relieved there!
Min. 39 :(chs) A_Buzsaky has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Britton
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Pearce!
          ...  Denilson forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Buzsaky plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 40 :(chs) A_Buzsaky sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Aguero runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Aguero !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 41 :(mnc) Jinky plays in Nuri_Sahin with a beautiful ball
          ...  J_Denayer muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Scott Matthews looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) S_Aguero spits at Efe_Sodje
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 43 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Varane
          ...  He knocks it to A_Britton!
          ...  A_Britton swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Kamikaze dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Kamikaze beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to G_Botti
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It floats over Kamikaze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 46 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin jumps over J_Denayer's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Nuri_Sahin keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(mnc) A_Britton drives it across the face of the goal G_Botti
          ...  But Varane wins the tackle
Min. 49 :(mnc) M_Murphy takes on J_Denayer
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Murphy fires the shot in!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 53 :(chs) S_Aguero gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Efe_Sodje!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Efe_Sodje reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw flicks it past Varane
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Denayer cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 56 :(mnc) Jinky sidesteps M_Giglio
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Jinky aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It's beaten Kamikaze
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Chelsea 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 58 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Jinky
          ...  Jinky aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But Kamikaze punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 59 :(mnc) M_Murphy pushes it past Batistuta
          ...  M_Murphy runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 60 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki is being prepared to come on
          ...  Jinky is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) A_Carlos will replace M_Laursen and play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) T_Kaizer will come on for Efe_Sodje and play DF
Min. 62 :(mnc) I_Garde sidesteps Griffiths
          ...  I_Garde with the overhead !
          ...  But Kamikaze just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(chs) It looks as though Chelsea is now playing L
Min. 70 :(chs) C_Keyworth takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Batistuta
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Flano replaces an unhappy Varane and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(chs) Stefano will come on for Y_Mizuno and play FW
Min. 80 :(chs) M_Giglio knocks it forward
          ...  I_Garde slips
          ...  S_Aguero gets to it!
          ...  S_Aguero with a powerful header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 80 :(mnc) M_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside A_Buzsaky!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Griffiths slices it
          ...  Kamikaze moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Britton
          ...  Kamikaze easily claims the ball!
Min. 82 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Denayer a clean set of heals
          ...  Stefano is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Alexander
Min. 84 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Denilson
          ...  Denilson belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Kamikaze blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from P_Do_Shaw to M_Murphy
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Murphy !
          ...  It floats over Kamikaze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 90 :(mnc) A_Britton breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Kamikaze!
          ...  K_Burns brings him down!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Scott Matthews looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 90 :(mnc) Denilson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Murphy
          ...  But M_Flano wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 78,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Varane
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Denayer (41), S_Aguero (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Jinky (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Nuri_Sahin (46), Jinky (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       18
Off target           :           2        |       11
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          25        |       75
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       3
Key Passes           :           4        |       15
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Final Score          : Chelsea 0 - 2 Manchester City
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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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Kamikaze       GK  32   7   2   2  20 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  24   7  10  18 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Denayer      DF   3  22   8   9  40 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
Varane         DF   2  22   9   6  10 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  25   8  37 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  24   4  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Burns        MF   1   7  22   5  41 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Aguero       AM   2   9   8  25  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  25  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  23  41 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Griffiths      FW   1   6   9  22  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  27   6   1  33 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
L_Henderson    MF   2  10  27  12  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Keyworth     FW   2  12  26   7  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  29  11   6  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   3  28 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  27   9   8  15 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  28   8  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Denilson       MF   1  15  27   2  18 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  63   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  27   8  19 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  60  40
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40  20  28
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  27  12   8  42 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  27   8  29 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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