Sunday, May 20, 2007

Manchester United vs Chelsea - Match Report

FA CUP Final 19th May 2007
Man Utd vs Chelsea
New Wembley Stadium
Att: 89,826

Commentators: Martin Tyler & Andy Gray, Ref: Steve Bennett

0:01 -
Man U kick off
3:50 -
Man U corner kick goes to waste.
5:00 - Slow start to the game by
Man Utd
15:00 - A breakthrough by
Darren Fletcher and Rooney but Rooney is offside.
16:00 -
Rooney releases shot after Essien mistake
22:00 - A jaw dropping shot by
Didier Drogba from outside the box goes inches wide
26:28 -
Phillips almost pierce through the Man Utd defence.
28:50 -
Rooney and C.Ronaldo caught offside after ball sent over Chelsea back 4.
30:22 - Good play by
Chelsea, Frank Lampard tries a shot, saved by Van der Sar.
31:30 -
Phillips with a shot way over target.
32:00 -
Chelsea getting the better of the match.
34:30 -
C.Ronaldo gets the ball, turns but shot went wide to the left.
36:10 -
Lampard with a shot inches above the crossbar
38:39: Killer cross from
Ryan Giggs to Rooney was cut by Essien.
39:48 -
Rooney caught offside again
40:30 - Exquisite skill from
Drogba controlling and passing the ball with his heels.
43:48 - Cross into the penalty box by
C.Ronaldo intercepted. Man Utd corner.
44:40 -
Phillips taken down harshly by Paul Scholes
45:00 - 1 minute of added time indicated
46:00 - Half Time

45:00 -
Arjen Robben (in) Joe Cole (out)
46:35 - A crucial double save by
Petr Cech
50:33 -
Robben shot blocked by Wes Brown
53:19 -
Mikel cross towards Drogba in front of goal.
55:30 -
Rooney gets past 4 Chelsea players with a run from own half but dispossesed in Chelsea penalty area.
56:10 -
Giggs's first time volley misses the target
58:13 - Late challenge by
Paul Scholes earns him a Yellow Card. Free Kick given
59:20 -
Drogba takes a low free kick that hits the post.
59:50 -
Ryan Giggs released behind the back 4 but is flagged offside.
61:30 -
Scholes nearly heads the ball to Drogba in the box . Van der Sar is vigilant.
62:00 -
Robben cross parried away by Van der Sar.
62:55 - Yet another attempt into the box by
Robben
63:10 -
Rooney breaks away but tackled by Cech in 1 on 1 situation.
63:50 -
Man Utd finally gets a breather after minutes under pressure.
64:50 -
Makelele handball, free kick outaide the box for Man Utd
65:54 -
C.Ronaldo blasts the ball into the wall.
67:10 -
Robben is down and injured, tackled by Wes Brown
68:50 - Play resumes, with
Robben alright
69:25 - Through ball releases
Giggs but eventual cross is blocked.
74:54 -
Robben cross caught by Van der Sar
78:25 - 50:50 won by
Ferdinand against Drogba.
86:05 -
Lampard goes down in the box. Play goes on.
87:27 -
C.Ronaldo left footed shot hits the side netting.
90:00 -
Carrick long ball to Rooney who gets past Ferreira but is stopped by JohnTerry before reaching Petr Cech
92:20 -
Vidic header goes wide.
92:30 - Full Time, match goes into Extra Time

1:50 -
Alan Smith (in) Darren Fletcher (out)
2:50 -
Saloman Kalou (in) Wright Phillips (out)
5:45 -
Giggs takes a corner
7:00 -
Essien is looking good in the game, taking down Giggs and releasing Kalou
7:20 -
Man Utd gets another corner
8:17 - A white bird flies past the camera!!!
8:57 -
Scholes with a long range shot but misses.
11:35 -
Drogba barely manages to take a shot which is easily saved.
12:00 - A good pass to
Smith in the box who got tackled just before turning to shoot.
13:40 - Petr Cech with a crucial save on the line as Giggs tries to slide the ball in from a low Rooney cross. Replay shows that the ball, in fact, crossed the line, but only as a result of Petr Cech being pushed slightly into the goal by Giggs, who was sliding towards him.
14:50 -
Drogba header hits the side netting
15:00 - End of First Half of Extra Time

16:47 -
Rooney goes for goal but misses
17:05 -
Ashley Cole (in) Arjen Robben (out)
19:40 -
Rooney gets behind the defence but Cech reacts quickly.
20:00 -
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer (in) Ryan Giggs (out)
21:00 -
John O'Shea (in) Michael Carrick (out)
23:13 -
Saloman Kalou with a shot just outside the box, goes wide.
25:05 -
DROGBA SCORES. GOOD PLAY, A ONE-TWO BY DROGBA AND LAMPARD, WITH LAMPARD'S TOUCH LOBBING THE BALL OVER MAN UTD DEFENCE. DROGBA EASILY LOBS IT OVER VAN DER SAR
29:10 -
Saloman Kalou recieves a Yellow Card for time wasting
30:00 - 3 mins added time indicated
30:35 -
Yellow Card recieved by Paolo Ferreira
31:00 - Cross into the box but
Vidic's header cant get a proper touch.
31:58 -
Ashley Cole gets a Yellow Card for time wasting.
32:20 - Another try fro
Man Utd buT nobody in the box could get a touch from the cross
32:50 -
Saloman Kalou counter attacks and makes the last touch of the match.
33:00: End of Match


CHAMPIONS 2007
CHELSEA