FFO Prem, Chelsea vs. Portsmouth (Mon Jul 21)


                              Chelsea  |  Portsmouth
                          3-2-3-1-1 E  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                         Steve Talbot  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                           G_Ochoa GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF G_Di_Lorenzo
                           F_Mendy DF  |  DF A_Grimaldo
                         M_Lacroix DF  |  DF E_Can
                           Y_Couto DM  |  DF L_Kelly
                         M_Caicedo DM  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                         R_Sanches MF  |  DM A_Gray
                         T_Bischof MF  |  AM M_Olise
                            R_Leao MF  |  AM A_Berenguer
                         R_Firmino FW  |  FW A_Correa
                        Joao_Felix AM  |  FW S_Gimenez
                                       |
                           M_Bulka SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                           J_Gomez SUB |  SUB C_Richards
                          R_Knoche SUB |  SUB G_Alvarez
                          J_Reeves SUB |  SUB Elano
                       L_Boa_Morte SUB |  SUB W_Rooney




Min. 1  :(che) B_Chilwell skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Bischof 
          ...  T_Bischof with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Agirrezabala turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Felix with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for Agirrezabala, who catches the ball 
Min. 3  :(che) Y_Couto with a 40-yard pass to T_Bischof 
          ...  But E_Can clears the danger 
Min. 3  :(por) A_Berenguer looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Gimenez 
          ...  M_Caicedo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 4  :(che) M_Caicedo races into the box 
          ...  He sees F_Mendy lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_Berenguer read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 4  :(por) A_Correa takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Couto 
          ...  He crosses to R_Bensebaini 
          ...  R_Bensebaini drives the shot in! 
          ...  But G_Ochoa punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 6  :(che) R_Sanches flicks the ball through 
          ...  R_Firmino runs onto it! 
          ...  R_Firmino rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala makes an easy save 
Min. 9  :(che) M_Caicedo barges G_Di_Lorenzo off the ball 
          ...  M_Caicedo belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Agirrezabala with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Y_Couto will now play as a DF 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  M_Caicedo will now play as a DF 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Sanches will now play as a DM 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  T_Bischof will now play as a AM 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  R_Leao will now play as a FW 
Min. 10 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Joao_Felix will now play as a FW 
Min. 11 :(che) M_Lacroix gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Lacroix hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Agirrezabala won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  That's put Chelsea into the lead! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 12 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Gray will now play as a MF 
Min. 12 :(che) R_Firmino plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  R_Firmino has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 12 :(por) R_Bensebaini with a byline cross to S_Gimenez 
          ...  S_Gimenez sees G_Ochoa off his line! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 16 :(che) R_Sanches looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Caicedo 
          ...  M_Caicedo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 16 :(por) A_Gray is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  E_Can latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Lacroix read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 18 :(che) R_Sanches spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Leao! 
          ...  The ball hits G_Di_Lorenzo in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 21 :(che) M_Lacroix knocks the ball past L_Kelly 
          ...  R_Bensebaini makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 25 :(por) A_Gray controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  E_Can gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Caicedo goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 27 :(che) F_Mendy with an inch perfect pass to Joao_Felix 
          ...  Joao_Felix tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 27 :(por) S_Gimenez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  S_Gimenez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 28 :(che) R_Leao has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Grimaldo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Leao hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 30 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  T_Bischof will now play as a MF 
Min. 35 :(por) M_Olise finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  R_Firmino with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 35 :(por) A_Correa get's past R_Sanches 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Correa! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 37 :(che) T_Bischof turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Joao_Felix 
          ...  The ball hits A_Grimaldo in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 37 :(por) M_Olise looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Gimenez 
          ...  Y_Couto hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Gimenez with the shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 38 :(por) A_Grimaldo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Caicedo 
          ...  He crosses to M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  G_Ochoa dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini curls it into the box! 
          ...  G_Ochoa makes the catch! 
Min. 39 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Olise in space 
          ...  But M_Lacroix puts the ball out of play 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(che) M_Caicedo turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Caicedo hits a great shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Agirrezabala 
Min. 46 :(che) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  R_Firmino seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Firmino with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  That puts Chelsea ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth

Min. 46 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  Chelsea have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 46 :(che) Tactical Change by Chelsea 
          ...  T_Bischof will now play as a AM 
Min. 47 :(che) Y_Couto with the majestic dribble 
          ...  Y_Couto looks to see where Agirrezabala is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 48 :(che) R_Sanches gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Sanches blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 48 :(che) F_Mendy runs forward 
          ...  A_Gray is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 50 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Gomez 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Mendy 
Min. 52 :(che) Y_Couto slips past his marker R_Bensebaini 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Joao_Felix 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Joao_Felix! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 56 :(por) A_Gray controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Chilwell 
          ...  He puts in G_Di_Lorenzo! 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 56 :(che) R_Sanches with the dribble 
          ...  A_Grimaldo is easily beaten 
          ...  E_Can muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  R_Firmino with the outside of his boot 
          ...  Agirrezabala with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 57 :(por) A_Gray with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Caicedo reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 58 :(che) J_Gomez over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds T_Bischof though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 58 :(che) R_Sanches lands a left hook on A_Gray! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 59 :(che) M_Lacroix takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  A great volley from M_Lacroix! 
          ...  Agirrezabala parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 61 :(che) Y_Couto gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A delicate header from Y_Couto! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala looks relieved there! 
Min. 62 :(che) R_Firmino with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  R_Firmino with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 63 :(che) R_Leao with a well-controlled run 
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Leao! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 64 :(por) A_Correa runs at the defence 
          ...  R_Firmino with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Neil Kirby looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 64 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  G_Ochoa can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Ochoa was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 70 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(por) S_Gimenez with the dribble 
          ...  R_Firmino lunges in with two feet!! 
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by The Referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 70 :(por) S_Gimenez flights the ball to L_Kelly 
          ...  Y_Couto cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 72 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Elano 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Berenguer 
Min. 72 :(por) Elano drives it forward to G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo tries to chip the ball over G_Ochoa! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  G_Ochoa pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Elano chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by J_Gomez 
Min. 74 :(che) J_Gomez cuts 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 Joao_Felix 
          ...  Joao_Felix has a dig at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Chelsea 3-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini 
Min. 75 :(che) M_Caicedo with the header on 
          ...  He finds Joao_Felix in space 
          ...  Joao_Felix tries the shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 76 :(che) T_Bischof eases past A_Grimaldo 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Gray looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 77 :(che) R_Sanches finds himself in a good position 
          ...  R_Sanches with the overhead! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 81 :(che) Y_Couto plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A glorious effort by Y_Couto! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 82 :(por) A_Grimaldo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Correa 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Correa! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 85 :(por) M_Olise with an intelligent ball to S_Gimenez 
          ...  S_Gimenez unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Ochoa's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 87 :(che) T_Bischof moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Firmino 
          ...  A_Grimaldo with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 87 :(por) S_Gimenez looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  What a challenge by J_Gomez 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Rooney floats the ball in! 
          ...  Elano with the shot! 
          ...  But G_Ochoa is equal to it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(che) J_Gomez hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  B_Chilwell latches onto it! 
          ...  But L_Kelly with the fine tackle 
Min. 90 :(che) R_Firmino jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Leao 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Leao! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 92 :(che) M_Lacroix passes the ball to Joao_Felix 
          ...  Joao_Felix with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gomez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Lacroix (11), R_Firmino (46), Joao_Felix (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Sanches (58), R_Firmino (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gimenez
Scorers              : S_Gimenez (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Chelsea  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       13
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :          13        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       15
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Final Score          : Chelsea 3 - 1 Portsmouth
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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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G_Ochoa        GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  24  19  17  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
F_Mendy        DF   1  24  19  17  22 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Lacroix      DF   1  23  20  14  22 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  30  13  54
Y_Couto        DF   1  22  20  14  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  26  42
M_Caicedo      DF   1  20  21  13  30 |  93   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  36  24  49
R_Sanches      DM   1  20  22  16  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  31  26
T_Bischof      AM   1   7  21  20  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
R_Leao         FW   1   4  23  22  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Firmino      FW   1   5  20  26  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  11  26
Joao_Felix     FW   1   5  19  25  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
M_Bulka        GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  23  20  10  29 |  42   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  57   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  13   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Reeves       MF   1  12  16   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Boa_Morte    FW   1   8  12  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  22  19  14  25 |  93   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  32  28  30
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  22  17  12  31 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  32   0
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  76   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  37  26
A_Gray         MF   1  18  20   3  26 |  93   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  52   0
M_Olise        AM   1   4  22  21  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  16
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  21  20  25 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  12   0
A_Correa       FW   1   5  21  23  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  15
S_Gimenez      FW   1   4  19  24  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  14  32
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  19  12   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Elano          AM   1  10  19  16  26 |  20   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  14
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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