Division One League Match, Chelsea vs. Tottenham (Wed Mar 27)


                              Chelsea  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-1-0-1-3 P
                           Care Taker  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                             Balde DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                           L_Olsen DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                           Kommper DF  |  DF A_R_Essien
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF S_Howey
                            Juarez MF  |  DF Doriva
                           Drexler MF  |  DM E_Gabor
                       D_Savicevic MF  |  AM Hugo_Sanchez
                              Park MF  |  FW Valdano
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW Janssen
                                       |
                            J_Bond SUB |  SUB K_Shand
                            M_Madl SUB |  SUB P_Henrique
                        P_Coutinho SUB |  SUB D_McHale
                          Mo_Diame SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                         M_Vucinic SUB |  SUB A_Johnson

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(tth) Janssen runs at the defence
          ...  Janssen fires the shot in!
          ...  But J_Reina is equal to it
Min. 2  :(tth) A_Wisdom plays in R_Sharp with a beautiful ball
          ...  G_Burdisso with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 5  :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Olsen
          ...  He puts in R_Sharp!
          ...  R_Sharp has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Saved by J_Reina
Min. 7  :(tth) S_Howey threads the through ball to W_Morgan
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Olsen
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_R_Essien floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Reina makes the catch!
Min. 8  :(chs) Park picks out K_Benzema with the cross
          ...  E_Gabor makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Drexler hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Gabor reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 8  :(tth) Janssen sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Janssen drives it towards goal !
          ...  But J_Reina hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 10 :(tth) Janssen plays the early ball across the box to find Valdano in space
          ...  Valdano flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 11 :(chs) D_Trezeguet loses A_Wisdom
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  W_Morgan looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 13 :(tth) S_Howey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Kommper
          ...  He puts in Janssen!
          ...  Janssen is clean through, he is one on one with J_Reina
          ...  He rounds J_Reina
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 14 :(tth) R_Sharp finds a hole in the defence
          ...  R_Sharp sees J_Reina off his line !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 17 :(chs) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  D_Trezeguet is through!
          ...  Doriva fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(tth) Janssen nutmegs L_Olsen
          ...  Janssen has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But J_Reina with the difficult save
Min. 22 :(tth) Janssen takes advantage of a mistake by Kommper
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Kommper does well to get the tackle in
Min. 23 :(tth) E_Gabor has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Drexler
          ...  He puts in R_Sharp!
          ...  But L_Olsen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(chs) D_Savicevic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to K_Benzema
          ...  A_R_Essien reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Juarez
          ...  It comes to Kommper
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  R_Ceni parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park drives it into the box!
          ...  Janssen gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 25 :(tth) Janssen floats the ball in to find Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez chases it through, he must score !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 29 :(chs) K_Benzema kills the ball dead
          ...  K_Benzema launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  R_Ceni with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 33 :(tth) Valdano has space to run with the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by Valdano !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 34 :(chs) K_Benzema gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past W_Morgan!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A powerful header from K_Benzema !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Ceni !!
Min. 36 :(tth) R_Sharp has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Balde
          ...  He knocks it to Janssen!
          ...  Kommper with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 41 :(tth) Valdano lays the ball back to Janssen
          ...  Janssen is clean through!
          ...  He rounds J_Reina
          ...  He lobs it over J_Reina
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Drexler jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Ceni dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Ceni beaten!
Min. 44 :(tth) Doriva plays in Valdano with a beautiful ball
          ...  Valdano fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Wisdom chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Reina jumps well to claim it!
Min. 45 :(tth) A_Johnson is being prepared to come on
          ...  Janssen is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 45 :(chs) D_Savicevic moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
          ...  Valdano is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  R_Ceni misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Drexler chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Gabor gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 47 :(tth) A_R_Essien is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Johnson
          ...  D_Trezeguet read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 48 :(chs) D_Savicevic sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Doriva with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

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

Min. 46 :(chs) D_Savicevic with the through ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  W_Morgan dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 47 :(chs) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Trezeguet is through!
          ...  S_Howey seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 49 :(chs) D_Trezeguet takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Doriva gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Drexler floats the ball in!
          ...  Balde gets his head on it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kommper plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Ceni comes out and claims it!
Min. 50 :(chs) G_Burdisso takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  But A_R_Essien will cut out the threat
Min. 55 :(tth) R_Sharp skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  R_Sharp unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  J_Reina dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Johnson
          ...  J_Reina easily catches it!
Min. 55 :(chs) L_Olsen puts in D_Trezeguet
          ...  S_Howey with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 58 :(tth) A_Wisdom controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Johnson gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Benzema with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 58 :(tth) R_Sharp finds himself in a good position
          ...  R_Sharp with a powerful downward header!
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 59 :(tth) A_Johnson takes on G_Burdisso
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Johnson strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  J_Reina makes a good save
Min. 60 :(tth) D_McHale is coming on and W_Morgan is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DM
Min. 61 :(chs) K_Benzema runs at A_R_Essien
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  K_Benzema drives the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 64 :(chs) Balde backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Drexler latches onto the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_R_Essien takes possession
Min. 65 :(tth) P_Henrique comes on for Hugo_Sanchez and takes up a DF role
Min. 65 :(tth) A_Johnson plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  J_Reina with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez floats it forward
          ...  R_Sharp latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Sharp sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 66 :(tth) E_Gabor cuts the ball back to S_Howey
          ...  S_Howey tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  J_Reina makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 67 :(chs) Drexler backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Kommper latches onto the end of it
          ...  Blocked by D_McHale
Min. 69 :(chs) D_Trezeguet with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past A_R_Essien
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Wisdom
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 70 :(tth) D_McHale with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Johnson with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  That's given Tottenham the lead!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 72 :(tth) E_Gabor looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Howey
          ...  S_Howey tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 73 :(chs) Park squares it to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But R_Ceni makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 73 :(tth) R_Sharp with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  R_Sharp with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 75 :(chs) Up goes the substitution board - M_Madl on for Balde as a DF
Min. 75 :(chs) Mo_Diame replaces an unhappy D_Savicevic and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(tth) Valdano takes advantage of a mistake by Kommper
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Valdano gets up high for the header !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 77 :(chs) M_Vucinic will replace K_Benzema and play FW
Min. 79 :(chs) A defence splitting pass from Juarez to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But R_Ceni makes an easy save
Min. 79 :(tth) P_Henrique has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Madl
          ...  He puts in R_Sharp!
          ...  R_Sharp with a terrific drive !
          ...  But J_Reina makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 80 :(tth) Valdano runs at Kommper
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Valdano pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  J_Reina parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 81 :(chs) Mo_Diame drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_Vucinic
          ...  A_R_Essien plays the back pass
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mo_Diame plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Wisdom gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 85 :(tth) A_Johnson times his run well
          ...  Kommper seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) M_Vucinic finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Doriva
          ...  M_Vucinic must beat R_Ceni!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 89 :(tth) R_Sharp skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Kommper

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : J_Reina
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Kommper (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : A_R_Essien (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Johnson (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Doriva (17), S_Howey (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       22
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :           5        |       13
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           7        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Chelsea 0 - 1 Tottenham
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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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J_Reina        GK  36   2   3   1  18 |  94  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Balde          DF   3  28   7   8  22 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
L_Olsen        DF   3  28   8   6  42 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Kommper        DF   1  27   9   8  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
G_Burdisso     DF   2  27   5   9  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Juarez         MF   3   7  30   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Drexler        MF   3   9  29   9  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Savicevic    MF   1   8  28   9  21 |  78   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Park           MF   1   6  28   9  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  28  23 |  80   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -9
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  27  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
J_Bond         GK  27   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  25   9   6  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  25  16  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  25   7  42 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   9  27  14 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Tottenham
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_Ceni         GK  35   2   2   7  30 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  28  23   8  34 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  25  11   7  10 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_R_Essien     DF   1  24  21   1  23 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
S_Howey        DF   2  23  19   5  36 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  18   4
Doriva         DF   2  22  23  10  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
E_Gabor        DM   2  18  26   5  21 |  94   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
Hugo_Sanchez   AM   2   9  16  24  27 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Valdano        FW   2   8  12  25  42 |  94   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  10  13
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  25  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0  20  30  43
Janssen        FW   2   7   6  24  32 |  45   0   1   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  20  17
K_Shand        GK  20   2   1   2  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Henrique     DF   1  19  25   7  18 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_McHale       DM   2  16  24  12  28 |  31   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
R_Pires        FW   3   9  26  17  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   2   6  25  18  27 |  49   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  55
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