FMFA Cup, Hartlepool United vs. Chelsea (Thu Jun 18) Hartlepool United | Chelsea 5-3-1-1 C | 4-1-3-2 L Ryan Craig | Darren Lear | J_Eastwood GK | GK J_Caldwell L_Stephenson DF | DF J_Timber J_Benn DF | DF J_Justin R_McNally DF | DM T_Iroegbunam M_Kouogun DF | DF T_Malacia B_Topalloj DF | DF M_van_den_Ven M_Daly MF | MF S_Adringa C_Darcy MF | MF J_Lilley J_Aungiers MF | FW A_Broja S_Hassan AM | FW Sam_Lammers K_Foreman FW | MF L_Pellegrini | H_Cartwright SUB | SUB H_Lewis C_Johnn SUB | SUB H_Lawrence J_Miley SUB | SUB T_Soucek P_Brown SUB | SUB C_Gallagher J_Francis SUB | SUB A_Mitrovic Referee: H_Romano (Italy) Min. 1' (che) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Chelsea will now be playing P Min. 3' (har) C_Darcy with a first time pass ... K_Foreman runs onto it! ... A scorcher of a shot from K_Foreman ! ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 5' (har) S_Hassan looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... K_Foreman receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But M_van_den_Ven will cut out the threat Min. 7' (har) M_Daly jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Darcy ... M_van_den_Ven steals the ball of off him Min. 12' (che) L_Pellegrini knocks it past B_Topalloj and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... R_McNally with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... H_Romano wants a quiet word Min. 18' (har) J_Aungiers gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Lilley! ... He has some space now! ... M_van_den_Ven with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He received a good talking to from H_Romano Min. 21' (har) M_Daly sidesteps his marker ... M_Daly tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 26' (har) C_Darcy gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds S_Hassan ... Good sliding challenge from J_Timber ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Hassan plays it towards the near post! ... K_Foreman with the header ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the Hartlepool United fans! ... And Hartlepool United are leading in the game now ... Hartlepool United 1-0 Chelsea ... Min. 26' (har) M_Daly shifts into the DM position in a tactical change Min. 26' (che) Chelsea will now play A Min. 26' (che) T_Malacia leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers goes for the top corner ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 28' (har) C_Darcy with the first time flick to K_Foreman ... But T_Malacia comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 29' (har) B_Topalloj jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Hassan ... M_van_den_Ven reads the play well Min. 33' (che) A_Broja nutmegs the defender ... But R_McNally slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 35' (har) The defender loses control of the ball! ... S_Hassan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... From long range S_Hassan bends the ball towards goal! ... Saved by J_Caldwell Min. 35' (har) J_Benn is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_Aungiers ... J_Lilley fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He is warned by H_Romano ... It's just a warning Min. 37' (che) S_Adringa beats R_McNally ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Adringa fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Eastwood moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... J_Eastwood catches it with style! Min. 43' (REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43' (har) L_Stephenson jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Darcy ... C_Darcy aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Caldwell has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Caldwell reacts well to save!!! Min. 45' (che) T_Iroegbunam with a perfectly timed run ... T_Iroegbunam cracks a laser towards goal ! ... J_Eastwood saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 45+2' (che) Sam_Lammers with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Benn a clean set of heals ... M_Kouogun makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini chips the ball into the area! ... M_van_den_Ven loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But J_Eastwood punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 45+4' (har) J_Benn looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Daly ... M_Daly with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... J_Caldwell collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Hartlepool United 1-0 Chelsea Min. 46' (che) Sam_Lammers picks up the pass ... Sam_Lammers belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... J_Eastwood with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 48' (che) T_Iroegbunam gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside R_McNally! ... He has some space now! ... T_Iroegbunam drives the ball low ! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Chelsea are back level! ... Hartlepool United 1-1 Chelsea ... Min. 49' (har) M_Daly seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 49' (che) Chelsea will now play P after the order comes from the dugout Min. 51' (che) A_Broja nutmegs R_McNally, he continues to run forward ... A_Broja with a powerful diving header! ... But J_Eastwood just gets his fingers to that one ... H_Romano has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 52' (har) C_Darcy takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_van_den_Ven ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 56' (che) J_Lilley turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Justin ... L_Stephenson clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 59' (che) Sam_Lammers with a first time pass ... J_Lilley runs onto it! ... J_Lilley has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... GOAL !! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... And Chelsea are leading in the game now ... Hartlepool United 1-2 Chelsea ... Min. 60' (har) J_Miley replaces an unhappy S_Hassan and will play as a AM Min. 60' (har) C_Johnn is being brought on ... R_McNally is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60' (che) A_Broja beats L_Stephenson ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves H_Romano ... A well-placed shot from A_Broja ! ... J_Eastwood narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 61' (che) J_Justin with the diagonal pass A_Broja ... J_Aungiers with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... H_Romano lectures him ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... L_Pellegrini swings it in ... A_Broja takes control of it! ... A_Broja bears down on goal! ... J_Eastwood has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Eastwood is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL !! ... Hartlepool United 1-3 Chelsea ... Min. 62' (che) The Chelsea manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C Min. 65' (har) J_Francis replaces K_Foreman to play as a FW Min. 66' (har) J_Miley with a probing through ball J_Francis ... L_Pellegrini slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 67' (har) B_Topalloj moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Miley ... J_Miley with the shot ! ... But J_Caldwell punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 70' (har) P_Brown will replace M_Daly and play MF Min. 70' (che) H_Lawrence comes on for Sam_Lammers and takes up a DF role Min. 73' (har) J_Miley knocks it forward ... T_Iroegbunam slips ... J_Francis gets to it! ... H_Lawrence takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 80' (har) L_Stephenson picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... L_Stephenson gets his head to the ball ! ... J_Caldwell just watches float over the bar! Min. 81' (che) A_Broja finds his way through ... A_Broja hits a crisp volley! ... J_Eastwood with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 82' (che) S_Adringa miskicks! ... He finds A_Broja though ... That was fortunate ... A_Broja goes for the top corner ! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... J_Eastwood looks relieved there! Min. 84' (che) J_Justin plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... H_Lawrence decides to go for goal instead! ... H_Lawrence tries the shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Eastwood dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Eastwood beaten! ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Timber wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 85' (har) J_Francis plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Francis with a stunning strike ! ... It's beaten J_Caldwell ... It goes wide !! Min. 87' (har) B_Topalloj with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Darcy gets on the end of the pass ... T_Malacia with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 88' (REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88' (har) J_Francis runs at J_Justin ... He takes it past him ... Superbly timed tackle by H_Lawrence ... He made it look easy ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Venue : Victoria Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hartlepool United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Best player : K_Foreman Scorers : K_Foreman (26') Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Best player : A_Broja (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Iroegbunam (48'), J_Lilley (59'), A_Broja (61') Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hartlepool United | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 9 | 13 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 6 | 10 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final Score : Hartlepool United 1 - 3 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Player Statistics - Hartlepool United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J_Eastwood GK 23 2 2 1 24 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 L_Stephenson DF 1 21 14 3 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 1 J_Benn DF 1 20 14 4 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_McNally DF 1 20 10 3 26 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Kouogun DF 1 20 14 3 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Topalloj DF 1 19 11 3 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Daly MF 1 14 21 3 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 C_Darcy MF 1 10 21 10 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 J_Aungiers MF 1 10 21 10 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hassan AM 2 6 21 14 19 | 64 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 3 K_Foreman FW 1 4 14 21 22 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 H_Cartwright GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Johnn DF 1 19 10 2 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Miley AM 1 3 20 14 24 | 31 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 P_Brown MF 1 8 18 8 19 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Francis FW 1 3 14 20 25 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J_Caldwell GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 J_Timber DF 1 24 12 8 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Justin DF 1 23 15 7 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Iroegbunam DM 1 15 23 15 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 34 T_Malacia DF 1 23 15 3 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_van_den_Ven DF 1 24 9 5 30 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 3 S_Adringa MF 1 2 23 10 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Lilley MF 1 15 22 15 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 A_Broja FW 1 3 6 25 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 14 23 23 | 74 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 23 13 24 | 95 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 18 0 H_Lewis GK 25 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Lawrence DF 1 16 9 3 30 | 21 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 T_Soucek DM 1 13 22 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gallagher MF 1 11 23 11 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Mitrovic FW 1 2 6 22 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148186014700772647 Produced from esmsgo v0.10.0-legacy.beta7