FMFA Cup, Chelsea vs. Fulham (Thu Jul 30)

                           Chelsea  |  Fulham
                         4-1-3-2 L  |  4-4-2 C
                       Darren Lear  |  Caretaker Mike McLeod
                                    |
                     J_Caldwell GK  |  GK D_Raya
                      T_Malacia DF  |  DF T_Castagne
                       J_Justin DF  |  DF A_Robinson
                   T_Iroegbunam DM  |  DF I_Diop
                       D_Cirkin DF  |  DF Douglas_Luiz
                  M_van_den_Ven DF  |  MF H_Reed
                        M_Lewis MF  |  MF A_Iwobi
                    C_Gallagher MF  |  MF Willian
                        A_Broja FW  |  MF C_Talbi
                    Richarlison FW  |  FW C_Dressers
                   L_Pellegrini MF  |  FW B_D-Reid
                                    |
                       H_Lewis SUB  |  SUB A_Borto
                    H_Lawrence SUB  |  SUB S_Lukic
                      J_Lilley SUB  |  SUB C_Bassey
                     S_Adringa SUB  |  SUB L_Harris
                   Sam_Lammers SUB  |  SUB J_Stansfield

Referee: F_Schneider (Germany)


Min. 1'      (che) The manager shouting something towards his players
              ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
              ...  Chelsea will now play P
Min. 1'      (ful) Fulham made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 4'      (che) Richarlison with a reverse pass to L_Pellegrini
              ...  L_Pellegrini with the side footed shot!
              ...  Brilliant save from D_Raya
              ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 6'      (che) T_Iroegbunam flicks it over the defenders head
              ...  He showed some great skill there!
              ...  Douglas_Luiz with the block
Min. 7'      (ful) A_Iwobi has it now
              ...  He takes on T_Malacia
              ...  He gets past him!
              ...  He puts in C_Dressers!
              ...  C_Dressers aims the cheeky shot at goal!
              ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 10'     (che) The defender under hits the back pass!
              ...  A_Broja is through!
              ...  A_Broja hits a great shot !
              ...  But he's put it wide
              ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 10'     (ful) T_Castagne finds the run of A_Iwobi
Min. 10'     (che) C_Gallagher gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at I_Diop
              ...  F_Schneider refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 11'     (ful) Willian chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Dressers
              ...  C_Dressers hits a crisp volley!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
              ...  Lets see if Fulham can hang onto that lead!
              ...  Chelsea 0-1 Fulham ...
Min. 12'     (che) It looks as though Chelsea is now playing A
Min. 13'     (che) T_Iroegbunam turns well with ball
              ...  He has some space now
              ...  T_Castagne slides in hard!
              ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 14'     (che) A_Broja runs at the defence
              ...  Douglas_Luiz slices it
              ...  D_Raya moves quickly!!
              ...  He can't get there!
              ...  It inches just wide!
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  J_Justin chips the ball in towards the far post!
              ...  D_Raya makes the catch!
Min. 15'     (ful) C_Dressers beats T_Iroegbunam
              ...  He muscled him off the ball
              ...  C_Dressers with the shot on net !
              ...  J_Caldwell with the acrobatic save
              ...  Well saved
Min. 20'     (ful) The ball rolls free!
              ...  B_D-Reid takes control of it on the half way line
              ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
              ...  D_Cirkin reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 22'     (ful) C_Dressers is out on the right
              ...  He moves the ball left to B_D-Reid
              ...  B_D-Reid has time and space!
              ...  He tries the lob!
              ...  It hits the bar!!
              ...  But he picks up the rebound
              ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
              ...  He's put it wide
Min. 23'     (ful) A_Iwobi reads the run of C_Dressers
              ...  But T_Malacia spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 24'     (ful) H_Reed is taking a throw in
              ...  He sees a team mate in space
              ...  He throws it long to T_Castagne
              ...  D_Cirkin reads it well
              ...  This boy is a quality defender
              ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 29'     (che) A_Broja runs at the heart of the defence
              ...  A_Broja aiming for the bottom corner !
              ...  D_Raya falls over
              ...  But D_Raya is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 30'     (che) L_Pellegrini kills the ball dead
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
              ...  He swings the ball in
              ...  Richarlison gets on the end of the pass
              ...  He is in space!
              ...  Richarlison tries to lob the keeper !
              ...  He has put it wide!
              ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
              ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31'     (ful) B_D-Reid sidesteps his marker
              ...  D_Cirkin wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 33'     (che) M_Lewis runs at the defender
              ...  The ball rebounds off C_Talbi back to him!
              ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
              ...  M_Lewis hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
              ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
              ...  The Fulham fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 34'     (che) T_Malacia pass splits open the defence
              ...  What a ball!
              ...  Richarlison is clean through!
              ...  Richarlison has a dig at goal!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  A classy finish
              ...  That's pulled Chelsea level!
              ...  Chelsea 1-1 Fulham ...
Min. 34'     (che) The Chelsea manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 34'     (ful) B_D-Reid looks for options
              ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
              ...  He knocks a through ball to Willian
              ...  J_Caldwell with an ugly foul
              ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
              ...  F_Schneider tries to calm him down
              ...  F_Schneider pauses
              ...  PENALTY !!
              ...  C_Dressers steps up to take it
              ...  J_Caldwell dives and saves it!!
Min. 35'     (ful) I_Diop knocks it forward
              ...  D_Cirkin slips
              ...  C_Dressers gets to it!
              ...  C_Dressers with the drive!
              ...  The shot slips through J_Caldwell's hands
              ...  But goes wide!
              ...  He got away with that!
              ...  Goal kick given!  That looked like a corner to me
Min. 35'     (che) L_Pellegrini with the dribble
              ...  He uses his pace to get free
              ...  Douglas_Luiz with a nasty foul
              ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 39'     (che) C_Gallagher jinks infield
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run
              ...  He plays the ball through to Richarlison
              ...  Richarlison has time and space!
              ...  He tries the lob!
              ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
              ...  F_Schneider talks to his assistant
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  The Chelsea fans celebrate the goal
              ...  That's given Chelsea the advantage!
              ...  Chelsea 2-1 Fulham ...
Min. 41'     (ful) C_Dressers has space to run with the ball
Min. 41'     (che) J_Justin punches C_Dressers off the ball
              ...  He could be off here!
              ...  F_Schneider reaches to his pocket!
              ...  He jots down his name!
              ...  YELLOW CARD!!
              ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 42'     (che) T_Malacia has it now
              ...  He takes on A_Robinson
              ...  He gets past him!
              ...  He puts in Richarlison!
              ...  Richarlison hits the ball first time!
              ...  He could have let that bounce
              ...  It's just over!
              ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43'     (REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43'     (che) A_Broja finds his way through
              ...  That was sheer effort
              ...  T_Castagne with a well timed tackle
              ...  F_Schneider didn't like it though
              ...  F_Schneider gave him a strong warning
Min. 44'     (ful) C_Talbi turns past the defender
              ...  He sees a team mate in space
              ...  He passes it to B_D-Reid
              ...  B_D-Reid attempts a lob!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  He runs off and does a somersault
              ...  That's the equaliser!
              ...  Chelsea 2-2 Fulham ...
Min. 45'     (che) T_Malacia with the header on
              ...  He finds D_Cirkin in space
              ...  I_Diop wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
              ...  It goes out of play
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  L_Pellegrini chips the ball in towards the far post!
              ...  It comes to M_Lewis
              ...  He gets the shot away
              ...  But it clips the post and goes wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-2 Fulham

Min. 47'     (ful) C_Dressers slows the ball down and waits for support
              ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
              ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
              ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
              ...  T_Malacia dives in two footed!!
              ...  Play On!!
Min. 48'     (che) Richarlison with the Cruyff turn
              ...  Richarlison attempts to nutmeg D_Raya!
              ...  D_Raya gets his fingertips to it
              ...  He pushes it on to the post
              ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 50'     (ful) C_Talbi is closed down
              ...  He plays a quick pass
              ...  C_Dressers latches onto the ball
              ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Justin
              ...  He made it look easy
Min. 51'     (che) Richarlison sidesteps I_Diop
              ...  Richarlison fires the shot in!
              ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  Look at the delight on his face!
              ...  Just look at the delight!!
              ...  He has completed his hat trick!
              ...  Chelsea go ahead in this match now!
              ...  Chelsea 3-2 Fulham ...
Min. 52'     (che) L_Pellegrini with a one-touch layoff to T_Iroegbunam
              ...  T_Iroegbunam has time and space!
              ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
              ...  It's wide!
              ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 57'     (ful) Willian finds C_Dressers in the box
              ...  Intercepted by T_Malacia
Min. 58'     (ful) C_Dressers controls it with ease
Min. 58'     (ful) C_Dressers breaks clear of the defence!
              ...  He is clean through on J_Caldwell!
              ...  D_Cirkin brings him down!
              ...  F_Schneider calls him over!
              ...  YELLOW CARD!
              ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 60'     (ful) S_Lukic will replace T_Castagne and play DF
Min. 60'     (ful) C_Talbi with the Cruyff turn
              ...  C_Talbi with a stunning strike !
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
              ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
              ...  Fulham are back level!
              ...  Chelsea 3-3 Fulham ...
Min. 61'     (ful) C_Dressers gains control of the loose ball
              ...  C_Dressers hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
              ...  But J_Caldwell punches it away
              ...  He took a knock there
              ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
              ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 63'     (ful) Willian pass splits open the defence
              ...  What a ball!
              ...  C_Dressers is clean through!
              ...  D_Cirkin wins the ball with ease
              ...  F_Schneider saw something no-one else did
              ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 64'     (ful) C_Talbi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
              ...  B_D-Reid decides to go for goal instead!
              ...  B_D-Reid swings in the shot!
              ...  But J_Caldwell parries the ball
              ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 65'     (ful) C_Bassey is going to be brought on
              ...  A_Robinson is leaving the pitch
              ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
              ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65'     (ful) J_Stansfield is being brought on
              ...  B_D-Reid is leaving the pitch
              ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 66'     (ful) C_Talbi plays a quick one-two with his team mate
              ...  He looks around for options
              ...  He moves forward with the ball
              ...  C_Talbi with a low drive through the rain!
              ...  But J_Caldwell reaches the ball. Good save
              ...  There was a foul on J_Caldwell anyway
Min. 67'     (che) C_Gallagher with a simple pass to J_Justin
              ...  J_Stansfield with a well timed tackle
              ...  F_Schneider didn't like it though
Min. 68'     (ful) S_Lukic runs down the flank
              ...  He threads the ball in to C_Dressers
              ...  C_Dressers strikes a wicked curler !
              ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
              ...  But it sails past the post !!
              ...  J_Caldwell never had a chance!
Min. 69'     (ful) L_Harris replaces A_Iwobi and will play MF
Min. 73'     (ful) C_Talbi with a measured ball to C_Dressers
              ...  C_Dressers with the chance !
              ...  The net bulges!
              ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
              ...  Goal kick given
Min. 74'     (ful) H_Reed plays it to his team mate for a one-two
              ...  I_Diop decides to keep possession instead!
              ...  He runs towards the goal now!
Min. 74'     (che) M_van_den_Ven gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at L_Harris
              ...  F_Schneider calls him over
              ...  He's told to calm down
              ...  The Chelsea manager looks relieved
Min. 76'     (che) L_Pellegrini turns past the defender
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run
              ...  He plays the ball through to Richarlison
              ...  Richarlison has time and space on the edge of the box!
              ...  He shoots towards goal!
              ...  He has failed to hit the target!
              ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
              ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 80'     (ful) S_Lukic has the ball on the wing
              ...  He knocks the ball past T_Iroegbunam
              ...  He puts in J_Stansfield!
              ...  But M_van_den_Ven wins the ball from behind
              ...  The crowd appeal but F_Schneider has none of it.
Min. 81'     (ful) H_Reed has the ball on the wing
              ...  He knocks the ball past T_Iroegbunam
              ...  He puts in Willian!
              ...  M_van_den_Ven with the tackle
        ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 86'     (ful) Willian with a throw in
              ...  He throws the ball across to C_Dressers
              ...  C_Dressers with the 40 yard drive !
              ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
              ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 88'     (REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90+2'   (ful) J_Stansfield finds his way through
              ...  The offside trap didn't work
              ...  A thundering drive by J_Stansfield !
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  In off the post
              ...  What a time to score!!
              ...  That must be the winner
              ...  Chelsea 3-4 Fulham ...
Min. 90+3'   (che) Chelsea's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 90+3'   (che) M_Lewis moves in a AM position
Min. 90+3'   (che) It appears L_Pellegrini is playing as a AM
Min. 90+3'   (che) L_Pellegrini loses Douglas_Luiz
              ...  L_Pellegrini drives the shot in!
              ...  It takes a deflection!
              ...  But flies wide of the post!
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  L_Pellegrini swings it in!
              ...  It comes to T_Iroegbunam
              ...  He fires it towards to goal
              ...  It flies wide!
              ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 90+4'   (che) M_Lewis with a real burst of pace
              ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
              ...  M_Lewis with a powerful header !
              ...  It's gone over
              ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one

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

Match Details
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Venue                 : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player           :  Richarlison (Man of the Match)
Scorers               :  Richarlison (34',39',51')
Sent Off              :  D_Cirkin (63')
Booked                :  J_Justin (41')
Injured               :  N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player           :  C_Talbi
Scorers               :  C_Dressers (11'), B_D-Reid (44'), C_Talbi (60'), J_Stansfield (90+2')
Sent Off              :  N/A
Booked                :  N/A
Injured               :  N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Chelsea  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal      :          16        |       14
Off target            :          10        |       6
On target             :           6        |       8
Possession            :          56        |       44
Corners               :           3        |       0
Red Cards             :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards          :           1        |       0
Subs Used             :           0        |       4
Fouls                 :          10        |       6
Key Tackles           :           9        |       4
Key Passes            :           8        |       17
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Final Score           :  Chelsea 3 - 4 Fulham
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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_Caldwell     GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
T_Malacia      DF   1  24  15   3  26 |  95   0   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  48   0
J_Justin       DF   1  23  15   7  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
T_Iroegbunam   DM   1  15  23  15  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_Cirkin       DF   1  25  10   3  23 |  64   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  32  -7  -7
M_van_den_Ven  DF   1  24   9   5  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Lewis        AM   1   2  24  14  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
C_Gallagher    MF   1  11  23  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Broja        FW   1   3   6  25  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Richarlison    FW   1   4  14  24  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   3   0   0   0   0  10  75
L_Pellegrini   AM   1   9  23  13  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lilley       MF   1  15  22  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Adringa      MF   1   2  23  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sam_Lammers    FW   1   1  14  23  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Raya         GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
T_Castagne     DF   1  23  13   5  24 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Robinson     DF   1  23  14   2  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Diop         DF   1  22   8   6  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   8
Douglas_Luiz   DF   1  22  14   5  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
H_Reed         MF   1  11  23   4  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
A_Iwobi        MF   1   5  24  13  23 |  70   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Willian        MF   1   2  22   9  23 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0
C_Talbi        MF   1   3  22  11  21 |  95   0   0   4   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  58  26
C_Dressers     FW   1   9  13  25  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   9   1   0   0   0   0  10  37
B_D-Reid       FW   1   6  12  23  25 |  66   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  27
A_Borto        GK  25   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lukic        DF   1  21  10   6  24 |  34   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Bassey       DF   1  21  10   2  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Harris       MF   1   3  21  11  23 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stansfield   FW   1   2   4  21  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
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