Match Report
| AS Monaco | AS Monaco |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Jason Marshall | Jason Marshall | manager | Mike Millard | Mike Millard | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Suker | I. Suker |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Jurek Kozminski | J. Kozminski | |||||||||
| Joël Yeboah | J. Yeboah |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | David Gerritsen | D. Gerritsen | |||||||||
| Giannis Taoulas | G. Taoulas |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Joseph Mbami | J. Mbami | |||||||||
| Anton Shevchenko | A. Shevchenko |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 77 |  | Brent Morales | B. Morales | |||||||||
| Patrick Njanka | P. Njanka | | 77 | D | | 5 | | D | 77 |  | Ole Gunnar Normann | O. Normann | |||||||||
| Dennis Suker | D. Suker | | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 |  | Juan-Carlos Hidalgo | J. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Joe Parker | J. Parker |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 | | Mervin Fox | M. Fox | |||||||||
| Konstantinos Ioannidis | K. Ioannidis | | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 75 |  | Gavin McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
| José Ortega | J. Ortega |  | 84 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Alexander Armstrong | A. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Riad Ferhaoui | R. Ferhaoui |  | 83 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Valeriy Vlasenko | V. Vlasenko | |||||||||
| Simon Wilson | S. Wilson | | 80 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Noel Fenton | N. Fenton | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play Chelsea in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both AS Monaco and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both AS Monaco and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Chelsea kick off and get the first half underway!
6.06
0-0Joe Parker kicks a strong pass forward to José Ortega. José Ortega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.41
0-0Brent Morales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.57
0-0Konstantinos Ioannidis catches Juan-Carlos Hidalgo on the ankles. The referee calls over Konstantinos Ioannidis and shows him a yellow card! Juan-Carlos Hidalgo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.13
0-0Mervin Fox knocks the ball to his team mate, Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko tries a spectacular long range effort. Ivan Suker easily smothers it.
27.16
0-0Mervin Fox barges into Joe Parker. Mervin Fox is given a warning by the referee! Joe Parker stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.42
Konstantinos Ioannidis passes the ball forward to José Ortega. José Ortega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.14
0-0Dennis Suker passes the ball forward to José Ortega. José Ortega knocks the ball forward to Riad Ferhaoui but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.34
Gavin McCoist surges forward with the ball. Gavin McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.18
Joe Parker clumsily knocks into Mervin Fox. The referee calls over Joe Parker and warns him to calm down! Mervin Fox runs off the knock.
36.44
Brent Morales flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.46
Gavin McCoist makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
40.47
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
42.50
Brent Morales passes the ball forward to Mervin Fox. Mervin Fox threads the ball through to Alexander Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
Mervin Fox barges into Joe Parker. Mervin Fox is given another warning by the referee! Joe Parker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
AS Monaco start the second half!
49.42
Anton Shevchenko passes the ball forward to Joe Parker. Joe Parker passes the ball forward to Simon Wilson. Simon Wilson lofts in a cross ball towards José Ortega. José Ortega is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
51.53
Konstantinos Ioannidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Wilson. Simon Wilson lofts in a cross ball towards José Ortega. José Ortega connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
53.15
Konstantinos Ioannidis sees a break and surges forward. Konstantinos Ioannidis knocks in a cross ball towards Riad Ferhaoui. Riad Ferhaoui directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jurek Kozminski!
65.11
David Gerritsen makes a simple pass to Mervin Fox. Mervin Fox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patrick Njanka.
67.05
Konstantinos Ioannidis passes the ball forward to Simon Wilson. Simon Wilson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jurek Kozminski!
69.35
Joe Parker hacks Mervin Fox from behind! Joe Parker is warned by the referee again! Mervin Fox grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.14
Mervin Fox chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Ivan Suker manages to gather it comfortably.
73.31
Mervin Fox makes a simple pass to Alexander Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.45
Brent Morales comes in with a late challenge on Riad Ferhaoui. Brent Morales is warned by the referee! Riad Ferhaoui hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.40
Joe Parker flicks the ball to his team mate, Riad Ferhaoui. Riad Ferhaoui goes all the way! Riad Ferhaoui takes a shot at goal but somehow Jurek Kozminski manages to keep it out.
78.33
Konstantinos Ioannidis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, José Ortega. José Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Riad Ferhaoui. Riad Ferhaoui connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
81.13
Patrick Njanka chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Suker. Dennis Suker flicks the ball to his team mate, Riad Ferhaoui. Riad Ferhaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.53
Noel Fenton barges into Giannis Taoulas. Noel Fenton is warned by the referee! Giannis Taoulas stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.44
Patrick Njanka makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Suker. Dennis Suker knocks the ball forward to Simon Wilson. Simon Wilson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brent Morales.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
