Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Valencia (Wed May 15)


                              Chelsea  |  Valencia
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  5-2-2-1 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                         C_Freamon GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF R_Porteous
                           A_Young DF  |  DF H_Odoffin
                       Reece_James DF  |  DF Manissi
                        Adam_Young DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                         M_Franchu DM  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                       Mason_Mount MF  |  DM B_Chilwell
                      Ethan_Ampadu MF  |  DM M_Weaver
                         N_Barella MF  |  MF F_Pellistri
                       Cabralzinho FW  |  MF S_Busquets
                       Jak_Siemasz FW  |  FW C_Balotelli
                                       |
                     Jo_Rankin_Cos SUB |  SUB W_Zenga
                              Zeuz SUB |  SUB Maxwell
                             Sobhi SUB |  SUB Tak_Tomiyasu
                     Darron_Harris SUB |  SUB A_Diamanti
                       Roy_Turnham SUB |  SUB T_Henry

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(vla) F_Pellistri with a neat pass into R_Porteous
          ...  R_Porteous tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 3  :(vla) H_Odoffin takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  H_Odoffin aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But C_Freamon just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 4  :(chs) A_Young kicks H_Odoffin off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 5  :(chs) M_Franchu with a penetrating pass to Cabralzinho
          ...  Cabralzinho has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 8  :(chs) Mason_Mount looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Cabralzinho
          ...  Cabralzinho controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 8  :(vla) C_Balotelli could get a shot on goal here
          ...  C_Balotelli with a powerful header !
          ...  But C_Freamon smothers the ball.
Min. 15 :(chs) Cabralzinho takes on S_Busquets
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Cabralzinho !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  E_Thorstvedt dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had E_Thorstvedt beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu plays it into the danger area!
          ...  H_Maguire gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 15 :(vla) C_Balotelli with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  C_Balotelli hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 19 :(chs) Cabralzinho makes the tackle
          ...  H_Odoffin wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Berra lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 20 :(vla) C_Balotelli runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  N_Barella makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Weaver plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Adam_Young wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 21 :(chs) C_Berra has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Busquets
          ...  He knocks it to Jak_Siemasz!
          ...  Jak_Siemasz has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 21 :(vla) B_Chilwell is first to the loose ball
          ...  B_Chilwell aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's beaten C_Freamon
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 24 :(chs) Mason_Mount backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Cabralzinho latches onto the end of it
          ...  Cabralzinho with the drive!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gathers it easily
Min. 32 :(vla) M_Weaver has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Chilwell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Chilwell tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  C_Freamon is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Busquets chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Weaver with the shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 33 :(vla) C_Balotelli beats C_Berra
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves B_Kuipers
          ...  Adam_Young clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 34 :(vla) S_Busquets gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Maguire
          ...  N_Barella takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 37 :(chs) Mason_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by H_Odoffin
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Mason_Mount with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Berra plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 37 :(vla) F_Pellistri plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Porteous
          ...  R_Porteous hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  C_Freamon is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 39 :(chs) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  But R_Porteous barges him off the ball
Min. 41 :(vla) S_Busquets pass splits open the defence and finds C_Balotelli
          ...  C_Balotelli could have let it bounce!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  C_Freamon tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Chilwell floats the ball in!
          ...  C_Freamon easily catches it!
Min. 42 :(chs) Jak_Siemasz barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Jak_Siemasz bears down on goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches float over the bar!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(chs) Reece_James finds his way through
          ...  A cheeky lob from Reece_James !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 45 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past H_Maguire
          ...  He knocks it to Jak_Siemasz!
          ...  Jak_Siemasz with a stunning strike !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Barella plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Porteous wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 46 :(chs) Reece_James controls the ball with ease
          ...  M_Weaver with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 47 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Jak_Siemasz
          ...  R_Porteous pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 48 :(chs) Reece_James works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ethan_Ampadu
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 49 :(vla) B_Chilwell spits at C_Berra
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning

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

Min. 47 :(vla) Manissi runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Mason_Mount back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Cleaned up by Adam_Young
Min. 48 :(chs) N_Barella with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Cabralzinho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Manissi with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Reece_James with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 51 :(vla) M_Weaver kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Balotelli gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  What a shot from C_Balotelli !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 55 :(chs) M_Franchu hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Jak_Siemasz collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Odoffin forces him off the ball
Min. 56 :(chs) Reece_James jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  C_Balotelli with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(vla) Maxwell replaces H_Odoffin and will play DF
Min. 64 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu volleys it forward. He finds Cabralzinho
          ...  F_Cannavaro takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 65 :(vla) F_Pellistri is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  C_Balotelli latches onto the ball
          ...  C_Balotelli hits a great shot !
          ...  C_Freamon fists it away
Min. 66 :(vla) S_Busquets controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  B_Chilwell gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Chilwell with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 67 :(chs) Mason_Mount crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Berra in the box
          ...  But Maxwell wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 68 :(chs) Adam_Young breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  R_Porteous brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 70 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos replaces Reece_James and will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) a big roar from the crowd as Zeuz comes on for Ethan_Ampadu to play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) Roy_Turnham is being brought on
          ...  Cabralzinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 73 :(chs) M_Franchu plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Mason_Mount decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Mason_Mount has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Chelsea ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 76 :(vla) A_Diamanti will replace M_Weaver and play MF
Min. 77 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - Tak_Tomiyasu on for S_Busquets as a DM
Min. 81 :(chs) Zeuz sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Roy_Turnham
          ...  Roy_Turnham drives it low !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 83 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as T_Henry comes on for Manissi to play AM
Min. 84 :(vla) H_Maguire looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Diamanti
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Franchu takes possession
Min. 85 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos finds Roy_Turnham with a ball over the defence
          ...  R_Porteous takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 86 :(vla) R_Porteous with a 40-yard pass to C_Balotelli
          ...  C_Balotelli cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  C_Freamon is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 87 :(vla) T_Henry steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Berra with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) Zeuz with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jak_Siemasz
          ...  Jak_Siemasz from 20 yards !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 88 :(vla) F_Pellistri picks out T_Henry with the cross
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Henry !
          ...  But C_Freamon punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 93 :(chs) Roy_Turnham sidesteps A_Diamanti
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Roy_Turnham with a blistering shot !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 91,311
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Mason_Mount (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Mason_Mount (73)
Sent Off             : A_Young (4)
Booked               : N_Barella (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : H_Odoffin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Manissi (48), C_Balotelli (56), R_Porteous (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Chelsea      |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Chelsea 1 - 0 Valencia
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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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C_Freamon      GK  31   1   3   1  33 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  28  10   7  41 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Young        DF   3  28   9   8  41 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Reece_James    DF   2  27   9   9  22 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Adam_Young     DF   1  27   1   6  25 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Franchu      DM   3  15  28   6  32 |  97   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Mason_Mount    MF   2   7  28   8  12 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
Ethan_Ampadu   MF   3   9  27   8  21 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Barella      MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  18
Cabralzinho    FW   2   1   4  28  15 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  35
Jak_Siemasz    FW   1   3   2  27  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  27  12  10  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Zeuz           AM   1   1  29  15  29 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sobhi          MF   2   7   7  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Darron_Harris  FW   1   4   2  26  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roy_Turnham    FW   1   4   4  26  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  29   3   4   2  21 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
R_Porteous     DF   1  27   9   7  32 |  97   0   4   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
H_Odoffin      DF   2  26   7  10  12 |  64   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Manissi        DF   3  26   8   7  13 |  87   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
H_Maguire      DF   1  26   7   1  12 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   1  26   6   1  16 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Chilwell     DM   2  27  12   8  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Weaver       DM   1  18  24   1  29 |  80   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
F_Pellistri    MF   2   3  27   2  26 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Busquets     MF   2  17  26   1  28 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  27  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
W_Zenga        GK  24   3   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxwell        DF   2  25   7  11  23 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Tak_Tomiyasu   DM   2  18  23   6  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diamanti     MF   2  10  24   8  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Henry        AM   1   8  12  25  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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