Chelsea vs Bordeaux
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Chelsea 4-0
Chelsea beat Bordeaux 4-0 on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Frank Lampard (14'), Joe Cole (30'), Florent Malouda (82') and Nicolas Anelka (90'+2').
Play by play
- 91'
It's all over and it was all too easy for Chelsea who strolled through the match without breaking sweat. The only time Bordeaux came into the match was when the Blues took their foot off the gas.
- 90'
Anelka finally gets his goal with the last meaningful touch of the night. The whistle blows for full-time.
- 89'
Belletti shoots from about a million miles out but Rame can only palm the shot onto the bar. It bounces back to Anelka, who rolls the ball into the net from about ten yards. GOAL!!!
- 88'
Belletti with a cut-back from the right. Anelka races onto the pass and fires a low shot wide of the goal. He should have done better with that effort from the edge of the box.
- 87'
Lampard takes the corner and Carvalho hits the woodwork with a free-header at the back post. That should have been the fourth goal that the fans were calling for.
- 86'
Mikel uses his strength to shrug-off two players and set Anelka free of the defence. The France striker twists this way and that, ties himself in a knot and is lucky to win a corner.
- 85'
The crowd are now chanting 'we want four' and if the Chelsea players feel like stepping it up again they may well deliver a fourth goal.
- 84'
The goal will be Malouda's last contribution to the match as he is substituted.
- 83'
That is more like it from Chelsea. A great move but Terry must take some credit for pushing forward and leading by example.
- 82'
Lampard and Mikel produce some wonderful interplay and then the former backheels a pass to Malouda, who curls his shot past Rame and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!
- 81'
John Terry surges forward to try and inject some vigour into Chelsea's attack.
- 80'
Not a single shot on target from the visitors this evening.
- 79'
Chelsea just strolling through these last ten minutes now. They have realised they don't need to chase about the pitch, just pack the defence and Bordeaux can't get through.
- 76'
Cavenaghi is trying to inspire his team-mates with some twisting and turning runs at the Blues defence; but he always tries one trick too many and eventually loses the ball.
- 74'
More possession for Bordeaux with Chelsea happy to let them have the ball in midfield.
- 73'
J.Cole is the man coming off for Belletti, and he is not too happy about it.
- 72'
In order to get his views onto the pitch Scolari is preparing to send on Belletti.
- 71'
Scolari is gesturing from the sidelines that he wants his team to put their foot back on the gas.
- 70'
Bordeaux's ball retention is much better but despite 20 or so passes they still can't break through the Chelsea defence.
- 69'
Ballack is trying to play the clever little passes that Deco did when he was on the pitch but can't quite get it right at the moment.
- 68'
The focus of this half is starting to drift since the changes. Chelsea have lost their clear dominance and Bordeaux have lost their bite.
- 65'
Good attacking changes from Blanc.
- 64'
Bordeaux make a double change. Off goes Chamakh and Gouffran and on come Argentina striker Cavenaghi and young forward Obertan.
- 63'
Wendel finds a bit of space and hits a speculative long-range strike that dips at the last minute and draws a few gasps from the crowd as it drops onto the roof of the net.
- 61'
Boswinga strolls down the right and flicks a pass through to Lampard, who spots the run of Anelka and plays a pass into the box. Anelka runs wide and fires a shot into the side netting.
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