Match Report
| Chelsea | Chelsea |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Elsworth | Ian Elsworth | manager | Shanti Lia | Shanti Lia | |||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Thirlwell | A. Thirlwell |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré | A. Ali Sangaré | |||||||||
| Carl Carrick | C. Carrick | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Nigel Harley | N. Harley | |||||||||
| Matthew Youds | M. Youds | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 82 |  | António Burgos | A. Burgos | |||||||||
| Luc Oliveira | L. Oliveira |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Gustavo Guzman | G. Guzman | |||||||||
| Jason Davies | J. Davies | | 52 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Toyo Tanaka | T. Tanaka | |||||||||
| Sandro Bellucci | S. Bellucci |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Jochem Hofland | J. Hofland | |||||||||
| Tomás Varela | T. Varela | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Hugo Akinbiyi | H. Akinbiyi | |||||||||
| Aaron McManaman | A. McManaman | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Seth Davies | S. Davies | |||||||||
| Jamie Lawrence | J. Lawrence | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Paul Dodd | P. Dodd | |||||||||
| Nicholas Lawrence | N. Lawrence | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Clive Butt | C. Butt | |||||||||
| Damien Impey | D. Impey | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Mario Rosario | M. Rosario | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 19,507 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Chelsea are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Chelsea get the match underway!
2.55
0-0Sandro Bellucci flicks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Lawrence. Jamie Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.25
0-0Jason Davies passes the ball forward to Tomás Varela. Tomás Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jamie Lawrence. Jamie Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré who gathers it comfortably.
12.38
0-0António Burgos flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Akinbiyi. Hugo Akinbiyi sees space and advances. Hugo Akinbiyi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Alfred Thirlwell manages to gather it comfortably.
15.09
0-0Luc Oliveira hacks Mario Rosario from behind! Luc Oliveira is shown the yellow card! Mario Rosario hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.52
Tomás Varela threads the ball through to Nicholas Lawrence. Nicholas Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.56
0-0Nicholas Lawrence clumsily knocks into Gustavo Guzman. The referee calls over Nicholas Lawrence and warns him to calm down! Gustavo Guzman stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.16
0-1Gustavo Guzman makes a simple pass to Seth Davies. Seth Davies knocks the ball forward to Clive Butt. Clive Butt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.07
Tomás Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jamie Lawrence. Jamie Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Damien Impey. Damien Impey connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.04
Jochem Hofland threads the ball through to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario plays a perfect one-two with Paul Dodd and rushes in on goal... Mario Rosario cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Alfred Thirlwell manages to keep it out.
40.54
Sandro Bellucci makes a beautiful solo run. Sandro Bellucci whips in a cross ball towards Damien Impey. Damien Impey flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.12
Seth Davies makes a simple pass to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alfred Thirlwell easily smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Liverpool kick off and get the second half underway!
47.41
1-1Nicholas Lawrence hacks Gustavo Guzman from behind! Nicholas Lawrence is warned by the referee again! Gustavo Guzman grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
48.24
Carl Carrick makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Carrick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Lawrence. Nicholas Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.36
Hugo Akinbiyi threads the ball through to Clive Butt. Clive Butt knocks the ball forward to Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Paul Dodd scores for Liverpool!!
60.30
Sandro Bellucci threads the ball through to Damien Impey. Damien Impey whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Lawrence. Nicholas Lawrence is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
61.09
António Burgos passes the ball forward to Toyo Tanaka. Toyo Tanaka flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
63.52
Luc Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Sandro Bellucci. Sandro Bellucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jamie Lawrence. Jamie Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré who gathers it comfortably.
75.33
Hugo Akinbiyi knocks the ball to his team mate, Clive Butt. Clive Butt whips in a cross ball towards Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.02
Luc Oliveira threads the ball through to Tomás Varela. Tomás Varela knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Lawrence. Nicholas Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Damien Impey. Damien Impey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
85.58
Toyo Tanaka makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Butt. Clive Butt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.16
Luc Oliveira comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Akinbiyi. Luc Oliveira is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Akinbiyi runs off the knock.
89.21
Sandro Bellucci makes a beautiful solo run. Sandro Bellucci sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Tomás Varela passes the ball forward to Nicholas Lawrence. Nicholas Lawrence shoots from outside the area but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Damien Impey 33 | Paul Dodd 28, 53 Mario Rosario 75 |