FMFA Cup, Chelsea vs. Manchester City (Wed Jul 03) Chelsea | Manchester City 4-4-2 D | 4-3-1-2 N Pip Aldridge | Derek Purvis | J_Butland GK | GK J_Hart Y_Mina DF | DF P_Zabaleta C_Smalling DF | DF V_Kompany Thiago_Silva DF | DF D_Boyata A_Suljic DF | DF D_Marcellis O_Romeu MF | MF S_Forte A_Ramsey MF | MF G_Nkoudou V_Moses MF | MF Y_Toure M_Bundu MF | AM S_Nasri Fernando FW | FW R_Falcao E_Cavani FW | FW Hulk | John_Ruddy SUB | SUB L_McGee A_Cartwright SUB | SUB A_Robertson S_de_Vrij SUB | SUB J_Barmby R_LoftusCh'k SUB | SUB Y_Yeboah A_Morata SUB | SUB A_Vellios Min. 9 :(che) V_Moses cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Cavani ... Well executed sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... O_Romeu chips the ball in towards the back post! ... D_Boyata clears the danger Min. 14 :(che) O_Romeu controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... E_Cavani gets onto the end of the pass! ... Launched towards the top corner by E_Cavani ! ... J_Hart makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 14 :(mnc) S_Forte with a probing through ball S_Nasri ... C_Smalling reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... G_Nkoudou lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to R_Falcao ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 15 :(che) V_Moses gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Fernando ... What a shot from Fernando ! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Hart was beaten there! Min. 16 :(che) E_Cavani beats D_Boyata ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... E_Cavani rifles it to the far post ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 18 :(mnc) Y_Toure with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Nasri gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Nasri must beat J_Butland! ... J_Butland won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! ... Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Falcao takes possession ... Knocks it past Y_Mina ... He's through on goal ... Thiago_Silva with a reckless challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... Derek Purvis appluads the decision Min. 34 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta loses C_Smalling ... C_Smalling with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 35 :(mnc) S_Forte has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past C_Smalling ... He knocks it to Hulk! ... Hulk with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Butland parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(che) A_Morata takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Cavani ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 45 :(che) R_LoftusCh'k will come on for M_Bundu and play MF Min. 45 :(che) Y_Mina runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Morata ... He's played him in ... V_Kompany makes the challenge and clears the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City Min. 49 :(mnc) S_Forte runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to G_Nkoudou ... A_Suljic cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 50 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as A_Robertson comes on for P_Zabaleta to play DF Min. 50 :(mnc) J_Barmby will come on for Y_Toure and play MF Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Vellios will replace S_Nasri and play FW Min. 58 :(mnc) A_Vellios flicks it past C_Smalling ... He runs forward ... A_Vellios hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But J_Butland punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 59 :(che) R_LoftusCh'k finds A_Morata with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Boyata stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 72 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Vellios ... A_Vellios hits a curling shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Butland was beaten there! Min. 75 :(mnc) S_Forte can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Hulk ... Hulk with the cheeky shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 76 :(che) O_Romeu takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Ramsey ... D_Boyata fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 77 :(mnc) J_Barmby puts in R_Falcao ... R_Falcao swings in the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Barmby plays it towards the near post! ... J_Butland reads it well, and claims it! Min. 85 :(mnc) S_Forte spots Hulk who is in acres of space ... Hulk with the attempt at goal! ... But J_Butland palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(che) O_Romeu with the through ball to A_Morata ... But A_Robertson wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge Attendance : 41,750 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Romeu Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Thiago_Silva (23) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Forte (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Nasri (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 3 | 8 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 1 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 2 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 0 - 1 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland GK 28 3 2 3 24 | 92 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 Y_Mina DF 1 24 10 5 28 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Smalling DF 2 23 3 3 29 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 23 1 1 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 A_Suljic DF 2 23 4 2 21 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 O_Romeu MF 2 6 24 2 26 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 4 23 12 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Moses MF 2 6 23 11 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Bundu MF 2 3 23 10 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fernando FW 1 3 12 24 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 23 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 John_Ruddy GK 24 2 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cartwright DF 2 21 5 4 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 25 4 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_LoftusCh'k MF 2 3 23 10 24 | 47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Morata FW 2 3 3 23 24 | 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 29 2 2 2 33 | 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 21 12 3 24 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 24 3 2 24 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 23 3 2 33 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 21 2 3 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Forte MF 2 5 23 3 29 | 92 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 23 7 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Toure MF 2 9 22 2 28 | 51 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 S_Nasri AM 2 3 24 11 25 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 R_Falcao FW 2 2 3 23 26 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hulk FW 2 2 3 23 28 | 92 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 L_McGee GK 20 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 25 10 2 24 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Barmby MF 2 4 21 3 26 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vellios FW 2 2 3 21 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 12 1562183495 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35