Match Report
| Chelsea | Chelsea |  |  | Swansea City | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Buckless | Steve Buckless | manager | Christopher George | Christopher George | |||||||||||||||||
| Johann Lauper | J. Lauper |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Michael Hackworth | M. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Edgar Timmer | E. Timmer |  | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Hugo Prieto | H. Prieto | |||||||||
| Jairo Wilson | J. Wilson |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Niccolo Philips | N. Philips | |||||||||
| Eddie Todd | E. Todd | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Nicolas Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Jonathan Woodgate | J. Woodgate | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 55 |  | Bernardo Melis | B. Melis | |||||||||
| Gary Elliott | G. Elliott |  | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Billy Law | B. Law | |||||||||
| Stephen Gallacher | S. Gallacher | | 58 | M | | 7 | | D | 48 | | Mike Stewart | M. Stewart | |||||||||
| Mike Evans | M. Evans | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Greg Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Lars Bohinen | L. Bohinen |  | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 |  | Aloisio Peyrlade | A. Peyrlade | |||||||||
| Liam Lightfoot | L. Lightfoot | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Robert Fenton | R. Fenton | |||||||||
| Ivan Bloomer | I. Bloomer | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Malcolm Riza | M. Riza | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 9,574 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Chelsea are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Chelsea kick off the first half!
3.44
0-0Jairo Wilson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.54
0-0Gary Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.03
0-0Mike Stewart comes in with a late challenge on Gary Elliott. Mike Stewart is warned by the referee! Gary Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.39
Aloisio Peyrlade hacks Eddie Todd from behind! The referee calls over Aloisio Peyrlade and warns him to calm down! Eddie Todd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.23
0-1Billy Law chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Riza. Malcolm Riza threads the ball through to Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.15
0-1Jonathan Woodgate barges into Greg Burbage. Jonathan Woodgate is warned by the referee! Greg Burbage gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.36
0-1Gary Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.19
Mike Stewart hacks Stephen Gallacher from behind! Mike Stewart is warned by the referee again! Stephen Gallacher gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.06
Gary Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer whips in a cross ball towards Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Michael Hackworth had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
33.22
Jonathan Woodgate brings the ball forward. Jonathan Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bernardo Melis.
36.59
Gary Elliott advances with the ball. Gary Elliott tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Swansea City start the second half!
47.08
Stephen Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Hackworth who gathers it comfortably.
48.38
Gary Elliott threads the ball through to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer whips in a cross ball towards Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen heads the ball goalwards but Michael Hackworth is on top of it.
49.24
Greg Burbage chips the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.48
Greg Burbage controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade shoots from outside the area. Aloisio Peyrlade scores for Swansea City!!
61.42
Eddie Todd knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Elliott. Gary Elliott sees a break and surges forward. Gary Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Michael Hackworth manages to keep it out.
63.21
Mike Evans knocks the ball forward to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Hackworth who gathers it comfortably.
65.39
Gary Elliott brings the ball forward. Gary Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.28
Jairo Wilson makes a simple pass to Gary Elliott. Gary Elliott advances with the ball. Gary Elliott goes all the way! Gary Elliott shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
79.51
Greg Burbage surges forward with the ball. Greg Burbage flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.02
2-2Mike Stewart brings the ball forward. Mike Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Riza but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.48
Stephen Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Liam Lightfoot 30 Gary Elliott 71 Lars Bohinen 85 | Aloisio Peyrlade 21, 53 |