Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Feb 22)


                              Chelsea  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 N
                        James Houston  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann GK  |  GK Tom_Clements
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF Z_Knight
                      G_v_der_Wiel DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF F_Baresi
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF Ben_Barcley
                           R_Lopez MF  |  MF J_Maria
                          P_Little MF  |  MF Fernandinho
                        C_Keyworth MF  |  MF R_Berbatov
                           M_Izzet MF  |  AM Z_Zidane
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW P_Currer
                           A_Bagsy FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                                       |
                            J_Bond SUB |  SUB M_Marshall
                            D_Cole SUB |  SUB P_Hoskins
                         A_Buzsaky SUB |  SUB B_Harley
                          S_Aguero SUB |  SUB E_Bergkamp
                       Gerd_Muller SUB |  SUB H_Larsson

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(chs) R_Lopez with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fabinhioski
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Z_Knight takes possession
Min. 5  :(mnu) C_Puyol beats his man
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Maria chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Puyol gets to it!
          ...  But B_Trautmann punches it away
Min. 6  :(chs) T_Silva with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Puyol
          ...  He knocks it to A_Bagsy!
          ...  A_Bagsy with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Tom_Clements is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Chelsea go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 9  :(chs) P_Little uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  P_Little launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 13 :(chs) M_Izzet is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Bagsy
          ...  C_Puyol bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 16 :(mnu) P_Currer finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  P_Currer hits the ball first time!
          ...  B_Trautmann parries it
Min. 17 :(chs) P_Little crosses into the box, finding T_Silva
          ...  But C_Puyol spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 19 :(chs) R_Lopez feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Silva runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Silva attempts the shot!
          ...  But Tom_Clements tips it over
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(chs) R_Lopez with the cross-field pass to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy fires the shot in!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 20 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a glorious long pass to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  B_Trautmann blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 22 :(mnu) Z_Knight looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper hits a great shot !
          ...  B_Trautmann blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 24 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Maria
          ...  He knocks it to M_Izzet!
          ...  M_Izzet with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Tom_Clements fists it away
Min. 27 :(chs) Fabinhioski takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Knight
          ...  Fabinhioski could have let it bounce!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Tom_Clements never had a chance!
Min. 31 :(chs) R_Lopez brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio could have let it bounce!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Tom_Clements never had a chance!
Min. 33 :(mnu) Fernandinho sidesteps Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Fernandinho from 20 yards !
          ...  But B_Trautmann tips it over
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(mnu) Fernandinho lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_Currer latches on to it
          ...  P_Currer aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 38 :(chs) T_Silva is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Fabinhioski
          ...  J_Maria gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 40 :(chs) Fabinhioski runs into space
          ...  A powerful shot by Fabinhioski !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 41 :(mnu) J_Maria with a slick pass to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But B_Trautmann punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Ben_Barcley makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  B_Trautmann just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Maria flicks it past Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Maria has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  B_Trautmann moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  B_Trautmann catches it with style!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) A_Bagsy knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Hooper
          ...  A_Bagsy chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Tom_Clements parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Tom_Clements recovers to save!!
Min. 44 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Bagsy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Bagsy with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Tom_Clements shouts at his defenders
          ...  Chelsea 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 44 :(mnu) Z_Zidane can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper attempts the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  B_Trautmann never had a chance!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(chs) C_Keyworth hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Bagsy collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Bagsy with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 46 :(mnu) Z_Knight takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Fabinhioski scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
Min. 50 :(mnu) E_Bergkamp comes on for G_Hooper and takes up a FW role
Min. 50 :(mnu) R_Berbatov 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 P_Currer
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 50 :(chs) P_Little gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Silva
          ...  E_Bergkamp with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 51 :(chs) Fabinhioski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Tom_Clements!
          ...  C_Puyol brings him down!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 53 :(mnu) Z_Zidane volleys it forward. He finds E_Bergkamp
          ...  G_Burdisso is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  A_Dali warned him
Min. 55 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  P_Hoskins will come on for Ben_Barcley and play DF
Min. 56 :(mnu) J_Maria kills the ball dead
          ...  J_Maria has a dig at goal!
          ...  B_Trautmann makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(chs) R_Lopez kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with the drive!
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 58 :(mnu) P_Currer takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Silva pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 58 :(chs) C_Keyworth with a flicked pass to Fabinhioski
          ...  P_Currer with an awful challenge
Min. 59 :(chs) G_Burdisso with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves F_Baresi behind
          ...  Z_Knight steals the ball of off him
Min. 60 :(mnu) H_Larsson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Z_Zidane
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(chs) A_Bagsy with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Izzet
          ...  M_Izzet sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Tom_Clements's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 61 :(mnu) P_Currer skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Bergkamp
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  B_Trautmann tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Berbatov floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Hoskins tries to place the shot!
          ...  But B_Trautmann makes a fine save
Min. 63 :(mnu) H_Larsson picks up the pass
          ...  T_Silva wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 65 :(chs) M_Izzet plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Silva decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Z_Knight cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 65 :(mnu) Z_Knight picks out P_Currer with the cross
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio beats him to the ball
Min. 67 :(mnu) P_Currer takes advantage of a bad back pass from Fabinhioski
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 68 :(chs) G_Burdisso runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Silva
          ...  T_Silva with the crafty shot!
          ...  Tom_Clements parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Tom_Clements recovers to save!!
Min. 70 :(mnu) H_Larsson with a clever shimmy
          ...  G_Burdisso wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Berbatov swings it in!
          ...  T_Silva gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 73 :(mnu) R_Berbatov controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  He puts in E_Bergkamp!
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a terrific drive !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 74 :(mnu) J_Maria leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to E_Bergkamp
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  But B_Trautmann just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 75 :(chs) Chelsea altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 75 :(chs) C_Keyworth hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Fabinhioski collects the loose ball!
          ...  A great volley from Fabinhioski !
          ...  But Tom_Clements makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 80 :(chs) M_Izzet cuts the ball back to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Tom_Clements makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Tom_Clements
Min. 83 :(chs) R_Lopez is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to A_Bagsy
          ...  Fernandinho with a bad challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from A_Dali
Min. 84 :(mnu) R_Berbatov whips the ball across to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer with the shot !
          ...  B_Trautmann gathers it comfortably
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) R_Berbatov takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  The cross hits R_Berbatov on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Trautmann looks dejected
          ...  Can Manchester Utd get back into the game now!
          ...  Chelsea 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 88 :(mnu) P_Currer spits at T_Silva
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 50,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : A_Bagsy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Bagsy (6,44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : R_Berbatov
Scorers              : R_Berbatov (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Bergkamp (50), P_Currer (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |  Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           9        |       13
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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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B_Trautmann    GK  27   2   1   2  14 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  24   8  10  36 |  96   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  40  55  26
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  24   7   4  23 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
T_Silva        DF   2  23   8  11  36 |  96   0   3   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  80  55  30
G_Burdisso     DF   2  23   5   9  39 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  26   4  20 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
P_Little       MF   2   3  25   2  38 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  24   7  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  24   7  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  11  25  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  10  47
J_Bond         GK  24   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cole         DF   1  23   8  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  24   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  24  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gerd_Muller    FW   2   7   6  24  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  27   2   3   2  42 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Z_Knight       DF   1  23   9   5  27 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  22   8   5  36 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
F_Baresi       DF   1  21   9   5  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  21   7   8  41 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Maria        MF   3   7  23   9  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  23   9  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Berbatov     MF   1   5  22   7  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
Z_Zidane       AM   2   5  22   8  35 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  24  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  14
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  23  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Marshall     GK  25   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  21   8   5  10 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Harley       MF   1   6  23   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3   9   5  25  34 |  42   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
H_Larsson      FW   2   6   7  22  42 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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