Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Chelsea vs. Marseille (Wed Jun 08)


                              Chelsea  |  Marseille
                          3-2-1-2-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                        James Houston  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        M_Zetterer GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                           M_Flano DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                        C_Keyworth DM  |  DF M_Amoros
                           M_Izzet DM  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                         A_Buzsaky MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                          B_Stancu AM  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                          Socrates AM  |  MF N_Piere
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB G_Banks
                            Varane SUB |  SUB F_Le_Boeuf
                          P_Little SUB |  SUB Y_Sankhare
                         M_Vucinic SUB |  SUB J_Fleck
                         Batistuta SUB |  SUB J_Digweed

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 2  :(chs) S_Aguero takes advantage of a mistake by T_Taiwo
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Aguero has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 3  :(msl) N_Piere runs forward
          ...  M_Flano wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 4  :(chs) B_Stancu is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But R_Higuita dives to his left
          ...  I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(msl) T_Taiwo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Cleaned up by B_Stancu
Min. 6  :(chs) A_Buzsaky hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto it!
          ...  But S_Gronkjaer barges him off the ball
Min. 9  :(msl) Z_Zidane has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Flano!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fabinhioski with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 9  :(msl) Douglas_Costa 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!
          ...  Z_Zidane receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Z_Zidane has a dig at goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 12 :(chs) M_Friedrich knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  M_Friedrich with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 14 :(msl) N_Piere spots Z_Zidane who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Pereira makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 17 :(chs) B_Stancu gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Aguero
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Taiwo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 19 :(msl) N_Piere is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic latches onto the ball
          ...  Fabinhioski wins the ball well
          ...  S_Youri has given a free kick
          ...  S_Youri tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 20 :(msl) T_Taiwo kicks A_Buzsaky!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 21 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic is through!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic looks to see where M_Zetterer is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Marseille go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 22 :(chs) Fabinhioski turns past S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Amoros with a nasty foul
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 23 :(chs) Fabinhioski jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Aguero
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Aguero !
          ...  R_Higuita watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 23 :(msl) Z_Zidane unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Amoros
          ...  M_Flano steals the ball of off him
Min. 24 :(chs) B_Stancu chips the ball over the defence and finds Socrates
          ...  Socrates smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 25 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats A_Pereira
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Friedrich
Min. 29 :(chs) C_Keyworth moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Socrates
          ...  Socrates looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 30 :(chs) A_Pereira with a probing pass to S_Aguero
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 35 :(chs) Fabinhioski takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Fabinhioski has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But R_Higuita palms it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) B_Stancu with the Cruyff turn
          ...  B_Stancu hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 44 :(chs) A_Buzsaky with an in swinging cross to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Aguero tries the shot !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa flicks the ball through
          ...  Z_Zidane runs onto it!
          ...  But A_Pereira barges him off the ball
Min. 47 :(chs) A_Buzsaky with the towering header to Fabinhioski
          ...  But S_Bassong slides in
Min. 47 :(msl) S_Bassong with the cross-field pass to Douglas_Costa
          ...  A_Pereira with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic bends it in
          ...  M_Zetterer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 48 :(chs) Fabinhioski can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 49 :(chs) M_Flano twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 49 :(chs) Varane will replace M_Flano and play DF
Min. 52 :(msl) N_Piere with a first time pass
          ...  Z_Zidane runs onto it!
          ...  Z_Zidane rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But M_Zetterer tips it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 53 :(chs) M_Izzet runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Gronkjaer
Min. 53 :(chs) S_Aguero jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Z_Zidane with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 55 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic takes advantage of a mistake by Varane
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 57 :(chs) C_Keyworth with a smart pass to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Aguero with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Higuita got a touch
Min. 58 :(chs) A_Buzsaky runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 60 :(chs) A_Pereira with the nod to B_Stancu
          ...  B_Stancu with a stunning strike !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 61 :(chs) A_Pereira finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Amoros
          ...  A_Pereira looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 64 :(chs) Socrates with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Amoros
          ...  He knocks it to B_Stancu!
          ...  B_Stancu tries to beat R_Higuita!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 64 :(chs) A_Buzsaky spots Fabinhioski who is in acres of space
          ...  N_Piere with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 65 :(chs) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Chelsea will now play L
Min. 67 :(chs) Socrates 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!
          ...  A_Buzsaky receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Amoros takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 67 :(msl) Z_Zidane cuts inside M_Friedrich
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Friedrich with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Vucinic is being prepared to come on
          ...  Fabinhioski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) Batistuta is coming on and Socrates is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Fleck is being brought on
          ...  Douglas_Costa is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Friedrich finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  M_Friedrich has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  R_Higuita palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pereira chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 77 :(msl) Z_Zidane runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Batistuta with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 78 :(chs) B_Stancu backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Aguero gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Aguero with a little chip!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Varane drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 79 :(chs) Batistuta with a first time pass
          ...  A_Buzsaky runs onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Amoros belts it clear
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Digweed comes on for Z_Zidane and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(chs) Batistuta with a slick pass to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Gronkjaer gathers up the loose ball
Min. 81 :(chs) C_Keyworth gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Batistuta is unmarked
          ...  S_Bassong gets to the ball first
Min. 82 :(chs) Varane pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Batistuta is clean through!
          ...  Batistuta cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 84 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic with the dribble
          ...  M_Izzet is easily beaten
          ...  B_Stancu fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it in
          ...  But M_Zetterer is equal to it
Min. 85 :(chs) M_Vucinic controls it with ease
          ...  M_Vucinic looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Vucinic is through!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  S_Youri tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 90 :(msl) J_Fleck squares it to J_Digweed
          ...  M_Friedrich with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with a 50-yard pass to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with a thundering shot!
          ...  M_Zetterer makes a difficult save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 68,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : B_Stancu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fabinhioski (9), Batistuta (77)
Injured              : M_Flano (49)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Ibrahimovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Ibrahimovic (21)
Sent Off             : T_Taiwo (20)
Booked               : N_Piere (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :          10        |       2
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          22        |       9
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Final Score          : Chelsea 0 - 1 Marseille
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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  33   3   3   3  32 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  26  11   7  14 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0 -19
M_Flano        DF   1  26   6   1  33 |  50   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Friedrich    DF   2  25  11   9  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
C_Keyworth     DM   2  12  25   7  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Izzet        DM   2  10  25   7  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  24   4  20 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
B_Stancu       AM   2   7  25  17  34 |  94   0   1   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  40   7
Socrates       AM   2   7  24  12  22 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  26  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  21   8   6  10 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Little       MF   2   3  27   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  25  14 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  23  41 |  23   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  31   4   4  31 |  20   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
S_Bassong      DF   2  28  11   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  27   8   7  12 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  25   9   7  42 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  28  10  42 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  27  15  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  26  11  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Piere        MF   1   6  23   6  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  29  34 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  31
G_Banks        GK  27   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  26  10   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  29  11  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  29   9  28 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  28  19 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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