Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Sunderland (Mon Sep 24)


                              Chelsea  |  Sunderland
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-2-3-1 E
                          Neil Abbott  |  Toby Fraser
                                       |
                           A_Boruc GK  |  GK R_Locke
                         C_Cuellar DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                         Samba_Sow DF  |  DF A_Birindelli
                        M_Richards DF  |  DF P_Caddis
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF D_Smith
                           M_Izzet DM  |  DM Saddam_H
                       M_Bidoudane MF  |  DM R_Van_Persie
                           D_Platt MF  |  MF G_Barry
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                             Messi FW  |  MF Ali_g
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW D_Nelisse
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB M_Vorm
                        S_Pressley SUB |  SUB J_McNamara
                          J_Barnes SUB |  SUB B_Nicholson
                       M_Magnusson SUB |  SUB S_Maloney
                       F_Morientes SUB |  SUB D_Stewart

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 1  :(chs) Samba_Sow slides the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with the tackle
Min. 2  :(sun) D_Nelisse with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  D_Nelisse attempts to nutmeg A_Boruc!
          ...  A_Boruc has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Boruc reacts well to save!!!
Min. 6  :(chs) Messi beats P_Caddis
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Birindelli
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Platt swings it in!
          ...  Saddam_H reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 7  :(sun) O_Hargreaves looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Boruc moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Boruc catches it with style!
Min. 10 :(chs) Messi with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  D_Smith is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Richards floats it forward
          ...  Messi latches onto the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 13 :(sun) R_Van_Persie lays the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse gets his head to the ball !
          ...  A_Boruc just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 14 :(chs) K_Richard has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Birindelli
          ...  He puts in Messi!
          ...  But D_Nelisse comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 20 :(chs) D_Platt with the heel pass to Messi
          ...  D_Smith stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 22 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic nutmegs M_Richards, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  A_Boruc is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Barry curls it into the box!
          ...  Samba_Sow wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 26 :(sun) G_Barry crosses into the box, finding Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 27 :(sun) G_Barry knocks it forward
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio slips
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic gets to it!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  A_Boruc makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 29 :(chs) Messi is unmarked!
          ...  Messi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  R_Locke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Locke !!
Min. 30 :(chs) Z_Zidane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Caddis!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Saddam_H !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 33 :(chs) K_Richard looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Richards
          ...  A_Birindelli robs him of the ball
Min. 33 :(sun) D_Smith heads the ball back to D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Cuellar
Min. 35 :(chs) D_Platt unselfishly lays the ball back to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But R_Locke parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 40 :(sun) R_Van_Persie with a one-touch layoff to D_Nelisse
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Nelisse !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Van_Persie chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Boruc makes the catch!
Min. 41 :(sun) Saddam_H knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Saddam_H with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Boruc's hands
          ...  But A_Boruc recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 41 :(chs) Z_Zidane cuts inside D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Van_Persie goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(chs) K_Richard with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Smith
          ...  He knocks it to Samba_Sow!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio crosses in from the wing, he finds Messi in the box
          ...  Messi tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But R_Locke stops that one easily

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Sunderland

Min. 50 :(chs) C_Cuellar runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  C_Cuellar with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  R_Locke acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Richards floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Locke fists it away!
Min. 50 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with the header !
          ...  A_Boruc falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 53 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic 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!
          ...  D_Nelisse receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Nelisse hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  A_Boruc makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 55 :(sun) The ball is passed in from Saddam_H, he finds D_Nelisse
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Nelisse !
          ...  But A_Boruc comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 56 :(chs) M_Izzet with a one-touch layoff to Z_Zidane
          ...  D_Smith with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 56 :(sun) G_Barry runs into space
          ...  K_Richard is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 56 :(chs) M_Richards is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 56 :(chs) S_Pressley is being brought on
          ...  M_Richards is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 59 :(sun) G_Barry looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Saddam_H
          ...  Cleared by M_Izzet
Min. 61 :(sun) O_Hargreaves unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Smith
          ...  Fine tackle by Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 64 :(sun) Ali_g with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Ali_g has a go!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 68 :(sun) G_Barry with a one-touch layoff to P_Caddis
          ...  D_Platt with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 73 :(chs) a big roar from the crowd as J_Barnes comes on for M_Bidoudane to play FW
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Magnusson will replace Messi and play FW
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Magnusson flicks it past P_Caddis
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Magnusson has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Bidoudane swings it in!
          ...  A_Birindelli gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 74 :(chs) D_Platt chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Pressley
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Smith takes possession
Min. 75 :(chs) The Chelsea manager shouts at them from the touchline to play L
Min. 75 :(sun) O_Hargreaves with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It's beaten A_Boruc
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 77 :(sun) Ali_g floats the ball in to find Saddam_H
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio knocks the ball back to A_Boruc
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Boruc!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Barry chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Boruc comes out and claims it!
Min. 78 :(sun) J_McNamara will come on for P_Caddis and play DF
Min. 80 :(sun) S_Maloney takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Ali_g
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(sun) R_Van_Persie cuts the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  M_Izzet with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 85 :(sun) D_Stewart is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Nelisse is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 85 :(sun) O_Hargreaves floats the ball in to find D_Stewart
          ...  Samba_Sow takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 86 :(chs) J_Barnes knocks the ball past the lunge of O_Hargreaves
          ...  D_Smith clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(sun) G_Barry hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Stewart collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Stewart sees A_Boruc off his line !
          ...  But it goes just over

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 37,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : A_Boruc
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Richard (56), D_Platt (68)
Injured              : M_Richards (56)
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : D_Smith (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Smith (10), D_Kuzmanovic (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       14
Off target           :           1        |       8
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          17        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Chelsea 0 - 0 Sunderland
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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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A_Boruc        GK  32   1   1   1  11 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Cuellar      DF   2  24   6   8  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Samba_Sow      DF   1  22  12   4  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  45 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  21   8   9  36 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
M_Izzet        DM   2  10  22   7  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
M_Bidoudane    MF   2   8  23  13  27 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  23  10  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
K_Richard      MF   1   9  23   9  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
Messi          FW   1   8   7  25  18 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Z_Zidane       FW   2   7   7  24  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_Edgehill     GK  24   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pressley     DF   2  21   7   6  39 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Barnes       FW   1   7  22   8  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Magnusson    FW   1   3   5  23  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_Locke        GK  27   2   4   4  15 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  25   7   6  40 |  95   0   2   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  28  10   9
A_Birindelli   DF   2  23   1   1  20 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  22  11   8  28 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Smith        DF   1  22   7   5  22 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  10  -2
Saddam_H       DM   2  17  23  22  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  12   9
R_Van_Persie   DM   2   9  22   2  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
G_Barry        MF   2   1  24   3  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   2   2  22   4  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Ali_g          MF   1   4  22   4  35 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
D_Nelisse      FW   4   6   5  27  42 |  88   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  15   0  34
M_Vorm         GK  21   3   3   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McNamara     DF   2  22   2   3  24 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Nicholson    MF   1   9  22   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Maloney      MF   1   4  20   3  37 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stewart      FW   3   9   7  24  36 |   7   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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