Chelsea vs FC Porto
Who won: Chelsea 3-1
Chelsea beat FC Porto 3-1 on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Alexey Smertin (7'), Didier Drogba (50') and John Terry (70'). Goals for FC Porto: Benni McCarthy (68').
Play by play
- 90'
Typical Mourinho - and I mean that in agood way this time. His team did a job, against an admittedly average Porto side, in the first half but once they had the second they cut loose and in the end could have scored five or six. Even when Porto pulled one back - credit to them for a more attacking approach after the break themselves - Chelsea simply went up the other end and answered straight back. Two wins and six points mean Chelsea are now in the box seat of this group and who knwso how far t
- 90'
Final whistle goes and it is over for real now. 3-1 to Chelsea and, after a sterile opening 45-minutes, they deserved it.
- 89'
Chelsea fans are celebrating already after a fine second-half display has won it for them comfortably in the end.
- 88'
Germemi in team-three-one-up-standing-on-the-ball-in-the-corner-shock.
- 87'
Postiga is laid out in some pain after a clash with Geremi but his team-mates play on. Eventually Baia sends it to touch so he can receive treatment. Sympathy is at a premium for the victim in the stands.
- 86'
Chelsea's final substitution of the night. Off goes Drogba knowing he has done his job well and on comes Geremi to shore things up.
- 85'
Tiago tries his luck from 25 yards to no avail. Ah, he's Portuguese...
- 84'
Terry for once is beaten in the air but the ball bounces behind Drogba who attempts the overhead spectacular. Unfortunately there were plenty of bodies around him and he is pulled up for dangerous play.
- 83'
Droba tries to flash some tricks out by the corner flag and, though he fails to beat his man, does earn a corner.
- 82'
Plenty of big gaps at the back now as Porto, understandably commit men forward.
- 81'
Very nearly four for Chelsea. Drogba should have squared to Kezman as soon as he was released but instead dueled with Pepe, won, and then squred but by then Kezman had company and he rather scuffed his shot wide.
- 79'
Porto make their final change. Derlei goes off and Helder Postiga - once of Spurs and destroyer of England's dreams in the summer - comes on to pantomime style jeers.
- 78'
Substitution for Chelsea as Gudjohnsen leaves the field to an ovation, and rightly so. On comes Kezman for a ten minutes work out.
- 77'
Brave defending as first Carvalho and then Terry throw their entire bodies at shots on the edge of the box.
- 76'
The yellow cards are racking up for Porto: Pepe the most recent name to be added to the list.
- 75'
Alberto pulls off a replica of his movement and shot that created the Porto goal but this time Terry's intervention is a block rather than a deflection.
- 74'
Gudjohnsen looks to have been set clear with a simple ball over the top but he set off on his run a fraction too soon and once more the linesman - not popular in these parts - is right to raise his flag.
- 73'
Really spikey contest now.
- 72'
Ball's in the back of the net again from the head of Drogba but the celebrations are cut short by the linesman's raised flag. Free-kick from the opposite side as last time was sent to the front of the six-yard box where Drogba stooped to put in a great header. Replays show he was offside.
- 71'
Gallas sets off down the rigth but a promising run is crudely checked by Derlei is show a yellow card for his troubles.
- 70'
Free-kick from the right, level with the penalty spot, saw decoy runs clear the area in front of Terry and a little dinked ball in was met with some venom by the diving Chelsea captain. 3-1 Chelsea.
- 69'
As quickly as Porto were back in the game they are two goals down again. John Terry with a stooping header from 10 yards from a Lampard free-kick.
- 68'
The substitutions really changed the game with a more attacking and carefree approach from the visitors asking Chelsea more questions.
- 67'
Carlos Alberto shuffled the ball and took a quick crack from 30 yards. It took a savage deflection off Terry that meant Cech could only parry the ball to the feet of McCarthy. An emphatic finish followed and the score is 2-1. Game on?
- 66'
After bemoaning Porto's 'shoot on sight policy it brings them a goal back - not directly mind.
