FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Chelsea F.C. vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Feb 14) Chelsea F.C. | West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2 T | 4-3-1-2 C Jason Fortune | Craig Pritchard | T_Courtois GK | GK B_Foster S_Pocognoli DF | DF J_Evans B_Sagna DF | DF D_Roberts J_Terry DF | DF A_Cresswell A_Cole DF | DF J_Chester E_Hazard MF | MF A_Song G_Sigurdsson MF | MF A_McGeady L_Messi MF | MF L_Pellegrini F_Ribery MF | AM Y_Gouffran C_Ronaldo FW | FW G_Pelle F_Llorente FW | FW M_Sulejmani | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB B_Myhill D_Janmaat SUB | SUB J_Olsson B_Ivanovic SUB | SUB C_Jones L_Modric SUB | SUB J_de_Guzman E_Valencia SUB | SUB J_Stanislas Min. 1 :(che) L_Messi with a real burst of pace ... D_Roberts gathers up the loose ball Min. 2 :(wba) A_McGeady with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Pocognoli ... He knocks it to Y_Gouffran! ... S_Pocognoli reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 4 :(che) F_Ribery has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Chester ... He puts in F_Llorente! ... F_Llorente with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... B_Foster watches it sail wide! Min. 4 :(wba) A_McGeady finds M_Sulejmani with a ball over the defence ... C_Ronaldo with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... A_McGeady plays it short to G_Pelle ... G_Pelle has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... T_Courtois palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... Y_Gouffran drives it into the box! ... B_Sagna clears the corner Min. 6 :(che) C_Ronaldo with a probing through ball F_Ribery ... F_Ribery fires off a right-footed shot ! ... B_Foster with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 8 :(che) F_Llorente turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Evans had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 12 :(wba) G_Pelle with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... G_Pelle with the shot ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 19 :(che) A_Cole gets possession in his own half ... A_Cole has a go! ... B_Foster saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 22 :(wba) The ball goes loose! ... G_Pelle gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A_Cole makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 23 :(wba) M_Sulejmani has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past G_Sigurdsson ... He puts in Y_Gouffran! ... G_Sigurdsson reacts well to win the ball back Min. 24 :(wba) A_Cresswell sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... A_Cresswell with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 25 :(wba) L_Pellegrini off the woodwork. ... Y_Gouffran picks up the deflection ... But he loses control of it ... A_Cole takes possession Min. 28 :(wba) L_Pellegrini kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Sulejmani gets on the end of the pass ... M_Sulejmani sees T_Courtois off his line ! ... T_Courtois gets up well to catch that one Min. 29 :(wba) A_McGeady is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Sulejmani latches onto the ball ... M_Sulejmani with a thundering drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Courtois's arms ... Unlucky Min. 31 :(che) L_Messi brings the ball into the opposing area ... C_Ronaldo makes himself available ... A_McGeady with a bad challenge Min. 42 :(che) F_Llorente sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... J_Chester with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Jason Fortune looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wba) L_Pellegrini hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Y_Gouffran collects the loose ball! ... Y_Gouffran smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 45 :(che) D_Janmaat will replace the useless A_Cole and will play DF Min. 47 :(wba) A_Song leaves S_Pocognoli standing ... A_Song must beat T_Courtois! ... But T_Courtois smothers the ball. Min. 49 :(che) E_Hazard is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_Llorente ... A_McGeady anticipates the pass and cuts it out ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea F.C. 0-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 50 :(che) L_Modric is coming on for F_Ribery and playing MF Min. 51 :(wba) Y_Gouffran gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_McGeady ... The defender is caught ball watching ... A_McGeady takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just T_Courtois is between him and the goal ... He rounds T_Courtois ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... Its hit the side netting!! Min. 52 :(wba) J_Olsson is being prepared to come on ... J_Evans is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 60 :(che) L_Modric finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... L_Modric goes for the top corner ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Chelsea F.C. have snatched the lead! ... Chelsea F.C. 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 62 :(wba) J_Stanislas is being prepared to come on ... M_Sulejmani is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 62 :(wba) J_de_Guzman replaces L_Pellegrini to play as a AM Min. 62 :(wba) The West Bromwich Albion manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E Min. 62 :(che) C_Ronaldo runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... C_Ronaldo with a powerful diving header! ... B_Foster gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 68 :(che) L_Messi takes on J_Stanislas ... He runs past him ... Y_Gouffran with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 70 :(wba) Y_Gouffran with a slide rule pass to G_Pelle ... G_Pelle with the goal bound shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 72 :(wba) A_Song is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Y_Gouffran ... Y_Gouffran sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... T_Courtois just watches it drift out of play! Min. 78 :(che) C_Ronaldo flicks it over A_Cresswell and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Ronaldo hits a great drive! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 80 :(che) C_Ronaldo falls badly. He's unable to continue Min. 80 :(che) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... E_Valencia will come on for C_Ronaldo and play FW Min. 83 :(che) L_Modric floats the ball in to find E_Valencia ... A_Song knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 87 :(che) E_Hazard hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Pocognoli collects the loose ball! ... S_Pocognoli with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... B_Foster parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(che) E_Valencia hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... F_Llorente latches onto it! ... F_Llorente with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge Attendance : 37,730 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Modric (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Modric (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : C_Ronaldo (80) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_McGeady Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Evans (8), J_Chester (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea F.C. | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 8 | 10 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 6 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea F.C. 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 22 2 3 2 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 S_Pocognoli DF 3 20 3 2 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 B_Sagna DF 2 20 11 3 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 J_Terry DF 2 19 2 2 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cole DF 2 19 11 2 24 | 45 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 0 3 E_Hazard MF 2 3 21 11 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 20 12 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Messi MF 2 3 22 12 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 F_Ribery MF 2 3 20 10 26 | 54 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 C_Ronaldo FW 2 3 11 22 23 | 84 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 F_Llorente FW 2 3 4 22 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J_Alnwick GK 19 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Janmaat DF 2 19 11 3 28 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Ivanovic DF 3 18 2 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Modric MF 2 10 20 8 27 | 41 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 E_Valencia FW 2 3 10 19 24 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Foster GK 21 2 1 1 26 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 2 20 3 3 25 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 D_Roberts DF 3 20 4 4 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Cresswell DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Chester DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 A_Song MF 2 10 20 2 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 A_McGeady MF 2 3 20 10 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 1 L_Pellegrini MF 2 9 18 2 26 | 66 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Y_Gouffran AM 3 2 19 11 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 M_Sulejmani FW 2 3 11 19 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 B_Myhill GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Olsson DF 3 19 5 2 25 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jones DF 2 18 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_de_Guzman AM 2 3 19 11 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stanislas FW 2 3 4 19 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1455481014 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35