Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Last day in Kampong!

so, hari ni hari last duk di kampung. sedih lak rasanya nak tinggal kampung. rasa macam malas nak kembali je kat UTM. tapi pasal ingat kat exam, terpaksa gua gagahi juga. [huhu, ayat...]
maka bermulala kembali detik cemas....study2. yap! kena study ni..kao tak camna nak score?
pagi tadi bangun, ntah kenapa, rasa selesa sangat. ye la...balik dari travel, agaknya kul 10 kot. tanpa soal bicara gua terus masuk bilik dan TIDO!! sedar2 pagi tadi je...dengar ada orang panggil.. padahal takde orang panggil pun. mungkin sebab letih sangat, pastu lak tido seawal jam 10, sesuatu yg jarang benar gua lakukan dalam hidup yg singkat nih... [ayat lagi]
hmm..apapun, baju tak kemas lagi. tghhari nanti dah nak bertolak. bas pukul 2 ptg. maybe sampai dlm pukul 3 pagi kot. biasalah, bas UTM selalu lambat...dah lama tak naik bas waktu siang. kali ni gerenti tak tidolah... siang hari ni..rugila tido. baik tengok2 kat luar tingkap...gerenti dapat faedahnya... lainla kalo malam...
hmm, pasal bola lak, memang betul la apa sms yg gua terima pagi semalam. CHELSEA KALAH??!!!.

Manchester United 1 - 0 Chelsea

Manchester United
Goalscorers: Fletcher 31
Squad: Van der Sar, O`Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Silvestre, Fletcher, Scholes, Ronaldo, Smith, Rooney, van Nistelrooy (Park 82)
Unused Substitutes: Howard, Bardsley, Richardson, Rossi
Booked: Fletcher (67) , Ronaldo (65) , Smith (63)

Chelsea
Squad: Cech, Ferreira, Gallas, Terry, Del Horno (Cole 78), Essien (Gudjohnsen 55), Makelele, Lampard, Cole (Wright-Phillips 74), Duff, Drogba
Unused Substitutes: Cudicini, Carvalho
Booked: Ferreira (66) , Gallas (79) , Makelele (93) , Drogba (60)

Attendance: 67,864
Referee: Graham Poll

THE WEBSITE REPORT

Chelsea have lost for the first time in 41 Premiership games, the first time in the League this season, and despite a good period of attacking in the second-half never played as well as they could, with the rhythm of true champions.

Wigan now lie six points behind Chelsea with a game in hand. United are ten points behind and Arsenal 11, both with a game in hand.

It’s not a bad situation. But one win in five games for Chelsea is a clear blip.

In the opening exchanges Ronaldo found space three times behind Ferreira. The first time the full-back recovered and overtook him before dispossessing him, the second Ronaldo crossed behind the goal, and the third Ferreira got across to concede the corner. In between, Chelsea fashioned the only chance of the opening ten minutes, Lampard’s chip over Ferdinand being gloriously pulled down by Drogba on the run before his quick lob was well handled by van der Sar.

Ronaldo had won another corner off Ferreira when some Cole trickery earned a free-kick on the right which Duff swung in, and an immobile United allowed Del Horno to get round the back and slide in an effort that he just couldn’t direct on goal.

United were having the better possession – a worry – and Chelsea seemed to be standing off a little, but the threats had come from the champions.

That was until the 18th minute. Rooney chased a long pass to the left of the area, and when Gallas sprinted to meet him he laid it back and inside to Scholes who sent a scorching 25 yarder fractionally wide of Cech’s far post.

Whether it was because he couldn’t get his crosses in, or for some other reason, Ronaldo switched to the right and Fletcher to the left, and United’s penetration dried up.

Old Trafford went quiet save for Chelsea fans singing: “We all follow the Chelsea…” Chelsea began maintaining possession better. On one counter-attack Duff got back splendidly to tackle.

And then a minute past the half-hour Ronaldo went back to the left, tricked his way outside Ferreira, crossed, Cech advanced but couldn’t get there and Fletcher lobbed a header back across goal which beat Terry’s despairing jump and plonked in the far corner of the net. Old Trafford exploded.

Before half-time a Terry header cut across goal and a great Cole pass sent Drogba racing away outside Silvestre but his shot hit the side-netting. But the lack of Chelsea sharpness was underlined when Del Horno and Makelele screwed up preparing Lampard a shot from a free-kick won by Cole in stoppage time, and he could only drag it wide.

Eight minutes into the second-half Rooney on the left, having had a shot blocked, chipped a cross which left Del Horno struggling, and was headed back by Fletcher for van Nistelrooy who volleyed over when well placed.

Chelsea needed more finesse going forward, and a minute later Gudjohnsen was sent on for Essien. First he overlapped Duff and pulled the ball back but Duff, ten yards out, missed his kick and Drogba fell over but forced a corner. Then Gudjohhnsen won a free-kick which Drogba blasted over.

It needed more team work, less individual attempts at overpowering United. Drogba lost his cool when fouled and screamed at referee Poll who had given the free-kick and was booked. It’s his fifth domestic booking of the season and he will be suspended against Newcastle. Then Lampard shot tamely when a pass wide was a good option. Del Horno’s cross found Cole and he shot over. It wasn’t cutting edge, but at least it was play going in the right direction.

Gudjohnsen took off on another run, tricked his way past Smith and was pulled back. Smith was booked. Gudjohnsen had made a difference. United were getting edgy. Ronaldo kicked the ball away after United had conceded another free-kick and he was booked.

But Chelsea’s forward thrusts were getting chancy, and midway through the half Ronaldo countered and reduced Ferreira to pulling him down. He became the fourth booking and from the free-kick Fletcher was booked for dissent when a goal-kick was given.

The home crowd whistled Poll with a passion that you had to admit was impressive. But Gudjohnsen was running the show. He started a move which finished with Drogba’s shot being blocked and Lampard following up only to be foiled by the brave van der Sar. Then he sent Duff away and his cross was volleyed over by sprinting Del Horno arriving from nowhere.

United were sitting back and Duff found Cole who was crowded out as were Drogba and Lampard in the area. With 17 minutes left Wright-Phillips replaced Cole.

Nothing improved, and five minutes later Carlton Cole went on for Del Horno. Chelsea switched to 3-4-1-2 with Wright-Phillips and Duff at wing-back and Gudjohnsen operating behind Drogba and Cole. Immediately Ronaldo countered in the extra space and Gallas was booked for blocking him.

Chelsea kept coming forward. Another Gudjohnsen break won the seventh away corner of the second-half, but there was more finishing lacking edge when Wright-Phillips twice fired the ball into van der Sar’s hands from distance.

United pushed Ronaldo forward and replaced van Nistelrooy with Park. Immediately Ronaldo set up another attack which was only half-cleared and finished with Cech saving with a wonderful reflex dive low to his right from Rooney.

In the last five minutes the game seemed to drift away again. Lampard hit a free-kick won by another Gudjohnsen run into the wall. Makelele skied a long shot. Cech had to kick right-footed into touch when closed down while trying to hurry the game. Drogba got caught offside after an outstanding Gudjohnsen run into the area had only been half-cleared and Lampard had crossed back.

In the four minutes of stoppage time Terry went forward leaving just two at the back, and Makelele became Chelsea’s fourth player to be booked when he pulled back Rooney.

Man Utd (4-4-2) van der Sar; Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, O’Shea; Fletcher, Smith, Scholes, Ronaldo; Rooney, van Nistelrooy (c) (Park 81).

Chelsea (4-3-3) Cech; Ferreira, Gallas, Terry (c), Del Horno (C Cole 78); Essien (Gudjohnsen 54), Makelele, Lampard; J Cole (Wright-Phillips 73), Drogba, Duff.


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