FMFA Tiger League, Chelsea vs. Manchester United (Wed Mar 18)


                              Chelsea  |  Manchester United
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  5-4-1 A
                        Jason Fortune  |  Tom Wright
                                       |
                            P_Cech GK  |  GK D_de_Gea
                       S_Pocognoli DF  |  DF P_Lahm
                         D_Janmaat DF  |  DF P_Jones
                         M_Benatia DF  |  DF Rafael
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF Marcelo
                            J_Mata MF  |  DF P_Evra
                             Oscar MF  |  MF S_Kagawa
                        A_Valencia MF  |  MF A_Herrera
                       K_de_Bruyne MF  |  MF A_Januzaj
                         C_Ronaldo AM  |  MF S_de_Jong
                            L_Remy FW  |  FW R_v_Persie
                                       |
                       M_Schwarzer SUB |  SUB H_Lloris
                           J_Terry SUB |  SUB N_Vidic
                          G_Cahill SUB |  SUB M_Wilson
                          F_Ribery SUB |  SUB A_Candreva
                        F_Llorente SUB |  SUB W_Rooney

Referee: Lee_Mason (Lancashire)


Min. 1  :(che) S_Pocognoli drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to L_Remy 
          ...  L_Remy with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 3  :(che) C_Ronaldo takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Marcelo 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 8  :(mnu) S_de_Jong slides the ball across to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  P_Cech tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 9  :(che) J_Mata plays in L_Remy with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Marcelo with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 15 :(mnu) A_Herrera with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_de_Jong 
          ...  M_Benatia slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 22 :(mnu) P_Evra jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  P_Cech makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 26 :(che) J_Mata takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jones 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But P_Evra clears the ball to safety 
Min. 26 :(mnu) S_de_Jong leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to S_Kagawa 
          ...  S_Kagawa beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  P_Cech comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to flick it past P_Cech 
          ...  He falls over 
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 27 :(che) K_de_Bruyne sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Remy 
          ...  P_Jones rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 29 :(che) K_de_Bruyne backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  J_Mata latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Mata with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 30 :(mnu) S_de_Jong knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Janmaat slips 
          ...  A_Januzaj gets to it! 
          ...  A_Januzaj sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 31 :(che) A_Valencia plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Mata 
          ...  J_Mata with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 31 :(mnu) R_v_Persie runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Janmaat tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Lee_Mason has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Lee_Mason! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Januzaj gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside L_Remy! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 34 :(mnu) P_Evra runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_de_Jong 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Pocognoli 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 37 :(che) A_Valencia beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Lee_Mason 
          ...  P_Evra slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 37 :(mnu) S_de_Jong leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Herrera 
          ...  D_Janmaat reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 38 :(che) K_de_Bruyne retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  C_Ronaldo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 39 :(mnu) A_Herrera runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie tries to beat P_Cech! 
          ...  P_Cech parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And P_Cech recovers to save!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(che) A_Valencia takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Marcelo with the block 
Min. 47 :(che) J_Terry is being prepared to come on 
          ...  S_Pocognoli is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 47 :(mnu) S_de_Jong turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_v_Persie 
          ...  C_Azpilicueta tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_de_Jong curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Kagawa 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  P_Cech tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 47 :(che) Oscar looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Mata 
          ...  Rafael with the foul 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester United

Min. 50 :(che) F_Ribery is coming on for K_de_Bruyne and will play MF 
Min. 55 :(mnu) W_Rooney replaces Marcelo to play as a FW 
Min. 55 :(mnu) The Manchester United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E 
Min. 56 :(mnu) A_Herrera off the woodwork. 
          ...  W_Rooney picks up the deflection 
          ...  W_Rooney chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 57 :(che) Oscar has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_v_Persie with an awful challenge 
          ...  Lee_Mason calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 59 :(che) D_Janmaat runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  C_Ronaldo with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  D_de_Gea blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 60 :(mnu) N_Vidic replaces P_Lahm to play as a DF 
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Candreva will replace S_Kagawa and play DM 
Min. 60 :(che) A_Valencia hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Mata latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Mata with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 60 :(mnu) W_Rooney steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Terry 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  W_Rooney gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  P_Cech has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  P_Cech is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 61 :(che) A_Valencia sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  A_Valencia leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  D_de_Gea makes a good save 
Min. 64 :(che) A_Valencia is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Mata 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Vidic takes possession 
Min. 67 :(che) A_Valencia 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! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Ronaldo ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 69 :(mnu) S_de_Jong is injured. He's unable to continue 
          ...  Always a risky tactic 
          ...  now they'll have to play a man short 
Min. 71 :(mnu) N_Vidic sidesteps D_Janmaat 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Terry makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 73 :(che) J_Mata runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  C_Ronaldo latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  C_Ronaldo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He kisses his shirt!! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  And Chelsea are leading in the game now 
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United ...
Min. 73 :(mnu) Manchester United changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 73 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with the nod to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 74 :(mnu) W_Rooney with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  W_Rooney lobs P_Cech! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  That’s got Manchester United back level! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 75 :(mnu) Manchester United will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 78 :(che) A_Valencia with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Evra and it had to be 
Min. 79 :(che) A_Valencia is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  C_Ronaldo carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 84 :(mnu) W_Rooney drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_v_Persie 
          ...  D_Janmaat with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 85 :(che) Oscar looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Remy 
          ...  L_Remy fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_de_Gea is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnu) A_Herrera finds W_Rooney with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Terry with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 53,500
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Ronaldo (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Janmaat (31), J_Terry (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : W_Rooney
Scorers              : W_Rooney (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_v_Persie (57)
Injured              : S_de_Jong (69)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Chelsea 1 - 1 Manchester United
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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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P_Cech         GK  20   2   2   2  25 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
S_Pocognoli    DF   3  19   3   2  32 |  47   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7  17   0
D_Janmaat      DF   2  18  10   3  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   7  -3
M_Benatia      DF   2  18   2   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   3  18  11   2  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Mata         MF   2   3  19  10  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  11
Oscar          MF   3   2  18  10  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
A_Valencia     MF   3   3  17  10  25 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
K_de_Bruyne    MF   2   3  18  10  26 |  52   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
C_Ronaldo      AM   2   3  10  21  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
L_Remy         FW   3   2   3  18  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Schwarzer    GK  17   3   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Terry        DF   2  19   2   2  24 |  49   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   4  -3  -3
G_Cahill       DF   3  17   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ribery       MF   2   3  19  10  26 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Llorente     FW   2   3   3  21  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester United
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_de_Gea       GK  22   2   2   2  24 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -13   0   0   0
P_Lahm         DF   2  20  10   2  25 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  18  11   2  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rafael         DF   3  18  11   2  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   2  19  11   2  25 |  57   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
P_Evra         DF   2  19  11   2  25 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   0
S_Kagawa       MF   3   3  20  11  24 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Herrera      MF   2   3  20  10  27 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Januzaj      MF   2   3  20  11  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_de_Jong      MF   2   3  19  11  25 |  71   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0
R_v_Persie     FW   3   3  11  21  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  13
H_Lloris       GK  19   2   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  20   4   3  27 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0
M_Wilson       DF   3  19   3   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     DM   2   9  20  10  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  11  21  22 |  39   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
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