FMFA Division One, Chelsea vs. Stoke City (Sun Dec 02)


                              Chelsea  |  Stoke City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                         Pip Aldridge  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                        J_Butland* GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                          S_Umtiti DF  |  DF A_Christense*
                         J_Gimenez DF  |  DF K_Zouma
                         S_de_Vrij DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                       H_Bellerin* DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF X_Shaqiri
                           M_Gotze MF  |  MF Lucas_Moura
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF M_Sissoko
                          E_Hazard AM  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                          P_Dybala FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                     B_Assombalon- FW  |  FW Diego_Costa
                                       |
                        John_Ruddy SUB |  SUB J_Haygaard
                      Thiago_Silva SUB |  SUB A_Thurston*
                          A_Ramsey SUB |  SUB B_Schweinste-
                           O_Romeu SUB |  SUB S_C-Moting
                         Fernando* SUB |  SUB S_Berahino




Min. 3  :(che) B_Assombalon- runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Christense* 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 4  :(che) E_Hazard hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  B_Assombalon- latches onto it! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 6  :(sto) Lucas_Moura beats S_Umtiti 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Lucas_Moura shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 9  :(che) S_de_Vrij is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a difficult save 
Min. 12 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with a simple pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_de_Vrij robs him of the ball 
Min. 13 :(che) G_Xhaka plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  B_Assombalon- keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 14 :(che) P_Dybala knocks it past A_Christense* and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  P_Dybala hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  T_Courtois has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Courtois is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 16 :(che) P_Dybala with a one-touch layoff to B_Assombalon- 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with a powerful header ! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Hazard hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by N_Otamendi 
Min. 21 :(che) T_Courtois miss-kicks! 
          ...  P_Dybala is through! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Christense* takes possession 
Min. 23 :(sto) Diego_Costa runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  J_Gimenez tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  S_Aguero with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  But J_Butland* parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 27 :(sto) A_Di_Maria wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_de_Vrij gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 28 :(che) G_Xhaka lays the ball back to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with T_Courtois 
          ...  He dinks it over T_Courtois 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 30 :(sto) S_Aguero pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went 
          ...  He wont be able to continue!! 
Min. 30 :(sto) a big roar from the crowd as S_C-Moting comes on for S_Aguero to play FW 
Min. 31 :(che) G_Xhaka is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  T_Courtois makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 31 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with a flicked pass to M_Sissoko 
          ...  E_Hazard with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  X_Shaqiri shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Diego_Costa instead 
          ...  H_Bellerin* slices it 
          ...  J_Butland* moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Gimenez clears the corner 
Min. 36 :(che) B_Assombalon- nutmegs K_Zouma, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A wicked drive by B_Assombalon- ! 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 37 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with a precise ball to S_C-Moting 
          ...  But S_de_Vrij reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 39 :(sto) A_Christense* picks out X_Shaqiri with the cross 
          ...  H_Bellerin* gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 41 :(che) E_Hazard jumps over N_Otamendi's challenge 
          ...  K_Zouma with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(che) M_Gotze looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala tries to chip the ball over T_Courtois! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
Min. 46 :(sto) A_Di_Maria looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Diego_Costa 
          ...  Diego_Costa fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  J_Butland* with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 47 :(che) B_Assombalon- with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  B_Assombalon- swings in the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Stoke City

Min. 49 :(che) G_Xhaka with a one-touch layoff to H_Bellerin* 
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Bellerin* ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 51 :(che) N_Kante retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  B_Assombalon- latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Gotze 
          ...  N_Kante gets something on it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! 
Min. 52 :(che) N_Kante with the nod to B_Assombalon- 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with the chance ! 
          ...  It floats over T_Courtois 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 52 :(sto) S_C-Moting breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Butland*! 
          ...  E_Hazard brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 53 :(che) B_Assombalon- takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  B_Assombalon- fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 59 :(che) P_Dybala is unmarked! 
          ...  P_Dybala with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 59 :(sto) X_Shaqiri gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_C-Moting 
          ...  J_Gimenez slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 60 :(sto) Lucas_Moura has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_de_Vrij 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_C-Moting! 
          ...  S_C-Moting tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 61 :(che) P_Dybala is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Dybala ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 62 :(sto) S_C-Moting sidesteps S_Umtiti 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  H_Bellerin* plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Butland* can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Otamendi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Butland* catches it! 
Min. 65 :(che) G_Xhaka has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Otamendi 
          ...  He puts in P_Dybala! 
          ...  P_Dybala with the shot on net ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted a handball 
Min. 65 :(sto) A_Di_Maria looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Diego_Costa 
          ...  Diego_Costa drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It floats over J_Butland* 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 66 :(che) Thiago_Silva replaces an unhappy J_Gimenez and will play as a DF 
Min. 67 :(che) N_Kante retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  P_Dybala gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Dybala with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 69 :(che) P_Dybala hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Xhaka collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 69 :(sto) A_Di_Maria finds his way through 
          ...  A_Di_Maria flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Butland* tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sissoko plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Butland* easily catches it! 
Min. 71 :(sto) S_C-Moting times his run well 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Umtiti hits it out for a throw 
Min. 72 :(che) A_Ramsey is being prepared to come on 
          ...  E_Hazard is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 75 :(che) P_Dybala beats K_Zouma 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A_Christense* tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 77 :(che) N_Kante is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It's beaten T_Courtois 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 77 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Thiago_Silva 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Di_Maria! 
          ...  But S_de_Vrij slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 78 :(che) Fernando* will replace B_Assombalon- and play FW 
Min. 80 :(che) P_Dybala takes advantage of a mistake by N_Otamendi 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A powerful header from P_Dybala ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 80 :(sto) A_Christense* with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Sissoko gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Sissoko tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  J_Butland* with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 81 :(che) A_Ramsey is first to the ball 
          ...  A_Ramsey throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  T_Courtois is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Courtois holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  What a time to score!! 
          ...  That must be the winner 
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 82 :(sto) Stoke City restructured their strategy to A 
Min. 82 :(sto) N_Otamendi lays the ball back to S_C-Moting 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  S_C-Moting beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has J_Butland* to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over J_Butland* 
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!! 
Min. 83 :(che) G_Xhaka runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Ramsey 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Ramsey ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 85 :(sto) K_Zouma is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to X_Shaqiri 
          ...  X_Shaqiri with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 87 :(che) N_Kante looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Fernando* 
          ...  But N_Otamendi puts it in row Z! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(che) M_Gotze drives it across the face of the goal P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 91 :(che) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. A_Ramsey manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward 
          ...  A_Ramsey throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 92 :(che) P_Dybala makes himself available 
          ...  P_Dybala with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fernando* floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes the catch! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 45,022
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : P_Dybala (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Ramsey (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Gimenez (23), E_Hazard (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Di_Maria
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_van_Aanholt (3)
Injured              : S_Aguero (30)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       9
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       13
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Final Score          : Chelsea 1 - 0 Stoke City
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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_Butland*     GK  28   3   2   3  24 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
S_Umtiti       DF   1  24   4   2  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   2  24   9   3  25 |  70   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
S_de_Vrij      DF   1  24   4   3  26 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  18   8
H_Bellerin*    DF   2  24   9   3  20 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   1
G_Xhaka        MF   3   5  26   8  24 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  26  11  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Kante        MF   2  11  25   2  24 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
E_Hazard       AM   2   3  25  11  27 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  13  25  23 |  96   0   0   2   0  13   0   0   0   0   0  20  25
B_Assombalon-  FW   2   2   4  24  22 |  82   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
John_Ruddy     GK  24   2   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_Silva   DF   2  23   1   1  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       MF   2   4  23  12  25 |  20   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
O_Romeu        MF   2   6  24   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando*      FW   1   3  12  24  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stoke City
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  27   2   3   2  23 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
A_Christense*  DF   2  24  10   2  23 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
K_Zouma        DF   2  23   8   2  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  23  10   4  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
N_Otamendi     DF   2  23   4   4  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  24   8  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Lucas_Moura    MF   1   2  24  13  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  23  10  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  23  11  22 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   3
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Diego_Costa    FW   2   3   4  23  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
J_Haygaard     GK  22   2   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Thurston*    DF   2  22  11   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Schweinste-  MF   2   9  22   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_C-Moting     FW   2   3   4  22  25 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  24  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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