FMFA Cup Quarter Final Leg 1, West Ham United vs. Chelsea (Sun Mar 25)


                      West Ham United  |  Chelsea
                          4-2-1-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
                          Mike McLeod  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                            Adrian GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF S_de_Vrij
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF K_Zouma
                         M_Browne* MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                            A_Song DM  |  MF L_Messi
                          B_Close* DM  |  MF N_Kante
                        A_Valencia AM  |  MF A_Ramsey
                              Jese FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                          C_Austin FW  |  FW P_Dybala
                                       |
                        D_Randolph SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                           S_Byram SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                           M_Noble SUB |  SUB G_Hanley
                      M_Samuelsen* SUB |  SUB R_LoftusCh'k*
                           W_Grigg SUB |  SUB B_Assombalon-

Referee: Lee_Mason (Level_2)


Min. 2  :(whu) A_Valencia crosses in from the wing, he finds Jese in the box 
          ...  Jese carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 2  :(che) P_Dybala runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Reid 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  P_Dybala with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Adrian had no chance! 
          ...  And Chelsea are leading in the game now 
          ...  West Ham United 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 3  :(whu) West Ham United switch to playing E 
Min. 6  :(che) S_Aguero flicks it past B_Ivanovic 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  S_Aguero sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  Adrian with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 8  :(whu) B_Close* looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  N_Kante muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  Lee_Mason warned him 
Min. 19 :(whu) M_Browne* gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Zouma! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Browne* drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 24 :(whu) B_Ivanovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Austin decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Ramsey with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 25 :(whu) A_Song finds Jese in the box 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 25 :(whu) M_Browne* heads the ball back to C_Austin 
          ...  P_Dybala with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  C_Austin with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 27 :(whu) M_Browne* brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Jese gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 30 :(che) S_de_Vrij brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  S_de_Vrij sees Adrian off his line ! 
          ...  Adrian with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 34 :(whu) A_Valencia picks up the pass 
          ...  A_Florenzi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 36 :(whu) B_Close* with the diagonal pass C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin must beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  West Ham United 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 39 :(whu) A_Valencia runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of A_Rami 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A_Rami fires the shot in! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 40 :(whu) M_Browne* hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Jese collects the loose ball! 
          ...  But S_de_Vrij clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(che) A_Ramsey is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta attempts the shot! 
          ...  Adrian makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham United 1-1 Chelsea

Min. 48 :(whu) The ball is passed in from M_Browne*, he finds Jese 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 54 :(whu) B_Close* skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Valencia 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Zouma 
Min. 55 :(che) L_Messi controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Close* 
          ...  He puts in P_Dybala! 
          ...  P_Dybala fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Chelsea have snatched the lead! 
          ...  West Ham United 1-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 59 :(whu) A_Valencia gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Florenzi! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Valencia launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 59 :(che) N_Kante reads the run of P_Dybala 
          ...  A_Song slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 67 :(whu) Jese with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves S_de_Vrij behind 
          ...  S_Aguero with a superb challenge 
          ...  Lee_Mason has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 68 :(whu) B_Close* miskicks! 
          ...  He finds C_Austin though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  C_Austin hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 69 :(whu) A_Song holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  N_Kante knocks the ball back to T_Courtois 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past T_Courtois! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Close* crosses it in! 
          ...  Jese tries to place the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Courtois was well beaten there! 
          ...  West Ham United are back level! 
          ...  West Ham United 2-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 69 :(che) S_Aguero lobs it over the defender 
          ...  Jese with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 71 :(che) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  S_Aguero gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Valencia with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 73 :(che) A_Ramsey with a smart pass to P_Dybala 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Dybala ! 
          ...  Adrian falls over 
          ...  But Adrian is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 75 :(whu) S_Byram is being brought on 
          ...  W_Reid is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 75 :(whu) M_Samuelsen* is coming on for B_Close* and will play DM 
Min. 76 :(che) N_Kante hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Dybala latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Song with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 80 :(whu) W_Grigg is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Austin is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 83 :(whu) A_Song whips the ball across to W_Grigg 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Florenzi 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Browne* curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_de_Vrij clears the danger 
Min. 85 :(whu) It looks as though West Ham United is now playing D 
Min. 85 :(whu) A_Rami with a 40-yard pass to W_Grigg 
          ...  K_Zouma cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 86 :(che) S_Aguero runs at A_Rami 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Rami with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Lee_Mason calls him for a talk 
Min. 87 :(whu) Jese flicks it over L_Messi's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  P_Dybala is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  T_Courtois misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jese lofts the ball in! 
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(che) G_Xhaka pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  S_Aguero is clean through! 
          ...  B_Ivanovic makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 90 :(che) A_Ramsey has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Aguero collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Aguero aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past Adrian 
          ...  Have Chelsea stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  West Ham United 2-3 Chelsea ...
Min. 91 :(whu) West Ham United changed their strategy to play E 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : London Stadium
Attendance           : 35,993
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : B_Close*
Scorers              : C_Austin (36), Jese (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Valencia (71), A_Song (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : P_Dybala (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Dybala (2,55), S_Aguero (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ramsey (24), S_Aguero (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         West Ham United  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           4        |       0
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : West Ham United 2 - 3 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - West Ham United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Adrian         GK  26   3   2   3  24 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   2  23   5   4  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
W_Reid         DF   2  21   4   2  29 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   2  22   7   3  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  23   2   3  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
M_Browne*      MF   1   2  22   5  19 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
A_Song         DM   2  10  22   2  24 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  27  -3
B_Close*       DM   2  10  22   3  21 |  76   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0
A_Valencia     AM   3   5  22  10  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -2
Jese           FW   2   2   6  22  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  13   0  26
C_Austin       FW   2   2   4  23  23 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
D_Randolph     GK  23   3   2   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   2  20   5   2  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Noble        MF   2   6  22   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Samuelsen*   DM   2   2  21   4  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Grigg        FW   3   2   3  20  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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T_Courtois     GK  26   2   3   2  23 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   3  23  11   2  23 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   3
S_de_Vrij      DF   1  23   4   3  26 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
A_Florenzi     DF   2  23   8   4  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   2  22   8   2  26 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
G_Xhaka        MF   3   5  25   8  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Messi        MF   2   3  24  13  25 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  36   8
N_Kante        MF   2  10  24   2  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  28   8
A_Ramsey       MF   2   4  22  11  25 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -3  45  -3
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -3  -3  23
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  13  24  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  13   0  49
J_Alnwick      GK  19   2   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  22   2   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  22   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_LoftusCh'k*  MF   2   3  22  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Assombalon-  FW   2   2   4  24  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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