FMFA Leopard League, Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Nov 20) Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion 4-5-1 P | 4-4-2 A Daniel Mason | William McGregor | T_Courtois GK | GK W_Szczesny B_Sagna DF | DF T_Anderson C_Azpilicueta DF | DF O_Aino R_Bertrand DF | DF J_Chester M_Benatia DF | DF P_van_Aanholt L_Modric MF | MF S_Sessegnon F_Ribery MF | MF A_McGeady O_Jones MF | MF Y_Gouffran J_Campana MF | MF C_Tiote A_Valencia MF | FW R_Soldado Hulk FW | FW A_Perez | J_Alnwick SUB | SUB B_Foster A_Cole SUB | SUB C_Jones B_Ivanovic SUB | SUB D_Ball M_Essien SUB | SUB J_de_Guzman Pedro SUB | SUB G_Pelle Min. 2 :(che) B_Sagna brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Campana gets on the end of the pass ... J_Campana hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But W_Szczesny with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... M_Benatia plays it towards the near post! ... W_Szczesny catches it! Min. 3 :(wba) Y_Gouffran with a glorious long pass to R_Soldado ... R_Soldado sees T_Courtois off his line ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 4 :(che) J_Campana beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds F_Ribery ... F_Ribery with the goal bound shot! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... And Chelsea are leading in the game now ... Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 4 :(wba) Y_Gouffran has it now ... He takes on B_Sagna ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_McGeady! ... A_McGeady goes for goal ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... The West Bromwich Albion fans chant his name! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Chelsea 1-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 5 :(wba) A_McGeady with the header on ... He finds C_Tiote in space ... R_Bertrand makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... A_McGeady curls it into the box! ... A_Perez gets on the end of it ... But it goes wide Min. 6 :(wba) A_Perez cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... Driven towards goal by A_Perez ! ... T_Courtois makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 9 :(che) F_Ribery looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to Hulk ... A glorious effort by Hulk ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... F_Ribery swings it in! ... It comes to A_Valencia ... He gets the shot away ... But W_Szczesny palms it behind ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Campana! ... Hulk tries to place the shot! ... But W_Szczesny stops that one easily Min. 9 :(wba) A_McGeady gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds R_Soldado ... M_Benatia gets to the ball first Min. 10 :(che) L_Modric holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Valencia ... The cross hits A_Valencia on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 13 :(wba) S_Sessegnon with a slide rule pass to A_Perez ... R_Bertrand takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 15 :(wba) Y_Gouffran moves forward ... Y_Gouffran hits the ball first time! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... T_Courtois tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Y_Gouffran! ... The ball finds its way to O_Aino ... He gets the shot away ... But T_Courtois tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 26 :(che) L_Modric with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to F_Ribery ... F_Ribery hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But W_Szczesny stops that one easily Min. 27 :(wba) Y_Gouffran knocks it past C_Azpilicueta and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Y_Gouffran aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... T_Courtois makes a good save Min. 30 :(che) A_Valencia sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Campana ... J_Campana must beat W_Szczesny! ... But W_Szczesny smothers the ball. Min. 34 :(che) Hulk sprints past J_Chester ... J_Chester moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 34 :(wba) A_Perez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... F_Ribery fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 36 :(che) L_Modric kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Hulk gets on the end of the pass ... But S_Sessegnon wins the ball Min. 37 :(che) C_Azpilicueta holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Hulk ... Hulk hits the ball first time! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... W_Szczesny looks relieved there! Min. 38 :(wba) C_Tiote boots it towards A_McGeady ... A glorious effort by A_McGeady ! ... But T_Courtois tips it over ... CORNER! ... Y_Gouffran hits it into the box! ... A_Perez gets his head on it ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 41 :(che) F_Ribery holds the ball up ... He sees Hulk in space! ... Hulk attempts to drive it home! ... W_Szczesny watches it sail safely wide! Min. 42 :(che) O_Jones plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Benatia decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... What a shot from M_Benatia ! ... It could go anywhere ... But W_Szczesny is equal to it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(wba) A_McGeady gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Benatia ... The Referee warns him Min. 45 :(che) F_Ribery has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past O_Aino ... He knocks it to J_Campana! ... But he loses control of it ... A_McGeady belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-1 West Bromwich Albion Min. 49 :(wba) C_Tiote leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Soldado ... R_Soldado launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL !! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... That’s put West Bromwich Albion ahead! ... Chelsea 1-2 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 53 :(che) B_Sagna crosses to Hulk ... Hulk must beat W_Szczesny! ... W_Szczesny parries it, he follows it up ... And W_Szczesny recovers to save!! Min. 53 :(wba) C_Tiote plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Soldado decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Soldado hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Courtois moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Courtois catches it with style! Min. 56 :(che) O_Jones looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Hulk ... Hulk curls it towards the top corner ! ... But W_Szczesny punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that W_Szczesny got a touch Min. 56 :(wba) S_Sessegnon looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_McGeady ... But M_Benatia clears the ball to safety Min. 59 :(wba) A_McGeady looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_van_Aanholt ... But he loses control of it ... C_Azpilicueta hits it out for a throw Min. 63 :(che) L_Modric pulls it back to O_Jones ... J_Chester with the tackle Min. 63 :(wba) A_McGeady sidesteps R_Bertrand ... That was too easy ... A_McGeady has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But T_Courtois smothers the ball. Min. 65 :(che) B_Sagna back heels to find Hulk in space ... But he loses control of it ... R_Soldado takes possession Min. 67 :(che) J_Campana runs into space ... O_Aino takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 71 :(wba) R_Soldado knocks it past R_Bertrand and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... R_Soldado with a powerful downward header! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 72 :(che) Hulk nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... Hulk hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot slips through W_Szczesny's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 73 :(che) F_Ribery with a short pass to find Hulk ... O_Aino clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 78 :(wba) Y_Gouffran works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Soldado ... Hulk with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(wba) A_Perez flicks it over R_Bertrand and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... F_Ribery knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He got away with just a warning Min. 84 :(che) J_Campana cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Hulk ... Hulk attempts a low drive! ... W_Szczesny gets up well to catch that one Min. 85 :(che) J_Campana is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Hulk latches onto the ball ... Hulk curls the ball in on goal ! ... W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stamford Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Ribery Scorers : F_Ribery (4) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Ribery (34), Hulk (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_McGeady (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_McGeady (4), R_Soldado (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 16 | 13 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 10 | 9 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 3 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 18 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Chelsea 1 - 2 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 2 3 2 23 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 B_Sagna DF 2 20 11 2 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 19 11 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 R_Bertrand DF 2 18 11 3 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Benatia DF 2 18 2 3 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 L_Modric MF 2 10 21 8 27 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 F_Ribery MF 2 2 20 10 26 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 37 23 O_Jones MF 2 2 19 4 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Campana MF 3 3 19 10 28 | 95 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 6 A_Valencia MF 3 3 17 10 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 Hulk FW 2 2 3 22 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 14 J_Alnwick GK 19 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cole DF 2 18 10 1 24 | 0 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 M_Essien MF 2 9 17 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pedro FW 2 3 10 20 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 24 2 3 2 29 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 0 0 T_Anderson DF 2 20 5 3 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 O_Aino DF 2 20 3 2 17 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 J_Chester DF 2 20 2 3 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 2 20 8 2 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sessegnon MF 2 10 21 4 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 A_McGeady MF 2 3 21 10 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 30 29 Y_Gouffran MF 3 2 20 11 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 6 C_Tiote MF 4 10 20 2 25 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 R_Soldado FW 2 3 3 21 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 0 28 A_Perez FW 2 2 4 20 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B_Foster GK 22 2 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jones DF 2 19 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ball DF 2 19 6 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_de_Guzman MF 2 3 20 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1479672448 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35