FMFA League Cup, Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace (Fri Oct 17)


                              Chelsea  |  Crystal Palace
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                       James Bucknall  |  VACANT
                                       |
                           H_Lewis GK  |  GK G_Vicario
                         T_Malacia DF  |  DF X_Amaechi
                          J_Justin DF  |  DF L_Hall
                          D_Cirkin DF  |  DM Jens_Cajuste
                        B_Koumetio DF  |  DF J_Riedewald
                      T_Iroegbunam MF  |  DF P_Jones
                         S_Adringa MF  |  FW D_Ouattara
                      D_Nascimento MF  |  MF Ferran_Torres
                       C_Gallagher MF  |  FW R_Muniz
                       Richarlison FW  |  MF J_Rodriguez
                        A_Mitrovic FW  |  MF J_Lerma
                                       |
                        J_Caldwell SUB |  SUB Ederson
                         D_Coppala SUB |  SUB J_Garcia
                          N_Semedo SUB |  SUB Joao_Mario
                         C_Roberts SUB |  SUB Joshua_Laws
                         M_Chouiar SUB |  SUB Breel_Embolo




Min. 5  :(che) C_Gallagher takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Mitrovic 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Mitrovic ! 
          ...  But G_Vicario tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  C_Gallagher gets a shot in 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Vicario moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  G_Vicario catches it with style! 
Min. 5  :(cry) X_Amaechi breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on H_Lewis! 
          ...  B_Koumetio brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 6  :(che) T_Iroegbunam with a glorious long pass to A_Mitrovic 
          ...  A_Mitrovic with the header ! 
          ...  G_Vicario with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Adringa plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Nascimento tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 7  :(cry) D_Ouattara breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on H_Lewis! 
          ...  T_Malacia brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 11 :(che) S_Adringa looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  P_Jones pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 14 :(cry) L_Hall leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Ouattara 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Ouattara ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 18 :(cry) R_Muniz picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  R_Muniz attempts a chip! 
          ...  H_Lewis makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 20 :(cry) J_Rodriguez knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Malacia 
          ...  J_Rodriguez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  H_Lewis can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  H_Lewis makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 22 :(che) T_Iroegbunam cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Mitrovic 
          ...  But P_Jones clears the ball to safety 
Min. 22 :(cry) R_Muniz loses his marker 
          ...  R_Muniz looks to see where H_Lewis is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  H_Lewis won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 23 :(che) T_Iroegbunam lobs it over Ferran_Torres 
          ...  J_Riedewald takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 28 :(che) T_Iroegbunam 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! 
          ...  D_Nascimento receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Nascimento with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  But G_Vicario palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 32 :(che) C_Gallagher with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Koumetio 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Riedewald looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 34 :(cry) J_Rodriguez takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  But D_Cirkin sweeps up the threat 
Min. 35 :(cry) D_Ouattara takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Nascimento picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 39 :(cry) D_Ouattara loses B_Koumetio 
          ...  B_Koumetio reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 41 :(che) C_Gallagher crosses into the box, finding Richarlison 
          ...  A delicate chip from Richarlison ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 41 :(cry) J_Rodriguez looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Muniz 
          ...  T_Malacia brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(che) S_Adringa with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past X_Amaechi 
          ...  L_Hall reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 45 :(che) M_Chouiar is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Mitrovic is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 45 :(che) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  D_Coppala will come on for B_Koumetio and play DF 
Min. 46 :(cry) Ferran_Torres has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Justin 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Rodriguez! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 47 :(che) T_Malacia runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Iroegbunam ! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Chelsea have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 48 :(cry) Crystal Palace made the switch to a E strategy 
Min. 48 :(cry) J_Rodriguez moves into a AM role on the manager's orders 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 47 :(cry) Ferran_Torres brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Jones gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Jones drives the shot in! 
          ...  H_Lewis saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 48 :(che) T_Malacia with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Ferran_Torres 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Nascimento! 
          ...  D_Nascimento with the strike ! 
          ...  G_Vicario gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 49 :(che) T_Malacia with a slick pass to S_Adringa 
          ...  S_Adringa hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 50 :(che) S_Adringa sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  Jens_Cajuste with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 53 :(cry) J_Rodriguez volleys it forward. He finds D_Ouattara 
          ...  D_Ouattara drives it low ! 
          ...  H_Lewis falls over 
          ...  But H_Lewis is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 59 :(cry) R_Muniz knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Malacia 
          ...  D_Cirkin anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 61 :(che) M_Chouiar finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled X_Amaechi 
          ...  M_Chouiar rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But G_Vicario punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 63 :(che) D_Nascimento flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Nascimento hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  G_Vicario can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 64 :(cry) Crystal Palace switch to playing P 
Min. 64 :(cry) It appears Ferran_Torres is playing as a AM 
Min. 67 :(che) C_Gallagher runs towards the goal 
          ...  L_Hall pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  S_Adringa drives it in 
          ...  It floats over G_Vicario 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 68 :(cry) J_Rodriguez finds Ferran_Torres with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Ferran_Torres with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 70 :(cry) Joao_Mario takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace J_Rodriguez as MF 
Min. 70 :(cry) J_Garcia is coming on for L_Hall and playing DF 
Min. 70 :(cry) Joshua_Laws is being prepared to come on 
          ...  P_Jones is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 71 :(cry) Joao_Mario has changed his position on the pitch to a AM 
Min. 74 :(che) S_Adringa hoofs it up field to find Richarlison 
          ...  A left-footer by Richarlison ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 74 :(cry) Ferran_Torres slides the ball across to R_Muniz 
          ...  A delicate header from R_Muniz ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 75 :(cry) Up goes the substitution board - Breel_Embolo on for D_Ouattara as a FW 
Min. 75 :(cry) Ferran_Torres looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  But T_Iroegbunam will cut out the threat 
Min. 78 :(che) Richarlison finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  R_Muniz knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 80 :(cry) J_Riedewald looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Ferran_Torres 
          ...  Ferran_Torres hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But H_Lewis dives to his left 
          ...  I think H_Lewis just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 82 :(che) Richarlison jumps over Jens_Cajuste's challenge 
          ...  A vicious shot by Richarlison ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(che) T_Iroegbunam sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Cirkin runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Cirkin lobs G_Vicario! 
          ...  G_Vicario with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Cirkin plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Vicario comes out and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(cry) R_Muniz times his run well 
          ...  H_Lewis with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  R_Muniz takes it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s given Crystal Palace a glimmer of hope! 
          ...  Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace...
Min. 89 :(cry) Crystal Palace will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 89 :(cry) Ferran_Torres seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 89 :(cry) R_Muniz runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Cirkin looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 90 :(che) J_Justin hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Chouiar collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Chouiar attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  G_Vicario watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 90 :(che) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Coppala is through! 
          ...  Breel_Embolo fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 91 :(che) D_Coppala could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  D_Coppala fires the shot in! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Vicario's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  G_Vicario looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : T_Iroegbunam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Iroegbunam (47), D_Nascimento (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Koumetio (5), T_Malacia (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : R_Muniz
Scorers              : R_Muniz (88 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Hall (67), Breel_Embolo (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 1 Crystal Palace
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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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H_Lewis        GK  25   3   2   2  23 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
T_Malacia      DF   1  23  14   3  26 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  10  45  -3
J_Justin       DF   1  23  15   7  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Cirkin       DF   1  24  10   3  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   3
B_Koumetio     DF   1  22  16   3  25 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
T_Iroegbunam   MF   1  15  23  15  25 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  21  48  31
S_Adringa      MF   1   2  22  10  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
D_Nascimento   MF   1  15  22  14  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  13   0  30
C_Gallagher    MF   1  11  22  11  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  38  11
Richarlison    FW   1   4  14  24  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Mitrovic     FW   1   2   6  22  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
J_Caldwell     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Coppala      DF   1  22  14   7  30 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
N_Semedo       DF   1  21  14   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Roberts      MF   2  14  21  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  14  22  20 |  49   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Vicario      GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
X_Amaechi      DF   1  21  13   2  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hall         DF   1  24  16   6  26 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
Jens_Cajuste   DM   1  11  21   2  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Riedewald    DF   1  22  11   2  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
P_Jones        DF   2  21  14   3  26 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
D_Ouattara     FW   1   9  16  26  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Ferran_Torres  MF   1  13  22  13  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   4
R_Muniz        FW   1   2   5  22  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
J_Rodriguez    AM   2   3  22  15  25 |  73   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
J_Lerma        MF   3   5  21   9  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ederson        GK  23   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  19  15   7  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Mario     AM   1  11  20  11  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  21  11   3  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   4   9  21  23 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
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