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League Match against Sunderland by @southgamer on 3Speak
My club takes on Sunderland in this match, and I thought it would be an easy walk-through until the match began. It was not easy at all. Simply a battle for the win between two desperate teams look...
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Welcome one and all. We have perfect blue skies and quite a contest ahead of us. This really is a feel-good football match. I'm Peter Drury, and it's a pleasure to be alongside Jim Beglin. Hi, Peter, it's great to be here. Just listen to that noise. This place is definitely up for it. Let's hope we get a contest worthy of the setting. Things already rolling. Cibione! And he couldn't finish. Oh, he's done so well then. Almost the perfect link up. There was a split second there for the perfect finish, too. Shame he didn't take it. Bops him off it and wins back the ball. Griffey's given a throw. Simeone. Kaisedo kept his eye on it, and he's there. That pass isn't the best. Takes a shot! That wasn't the worst! That wasn't the worst effort in the world! Laminemal is clearly kicking himself here. He knew that was a great opportunity. Well, now here is a young man who really does seem to have the whole world at his feet. Laminia Mall, a player of barely matched potential and indeed of barely matched expectation. And the inevitable comparisons that go along with that, Peter. And are those comparisons justified? That puts no routine save. Yeah, he was well placed to deal with that. I'd come loose. And smartly replay. He's having a shot! It's in! Oh, beautifully dispatched! There was no reaching that. Just way, way too good, Peter. The keeper was never going to stop it. An early launch just as they wanted, just as they hoped it. This looks promising. Agahawa, cleared away. Chelsea with the corner, there first. And it's hoisted clear. Nice control. Well seen, saw that coming. That's great positioning, so good from it. This is a promising build-up. Defending of the desperate variety. Engages and forces him off the ball. And a chance! And he has kept it out somehow! I think he's done great there, both reading it and dealing with it. is their second corner of the game. Ah, it's come loose. Akanji strokes it back, and it's Caycedo. The two sides separated by the game's only breakthrough moment to this point. And the score is 1-0. It's ball kick. Sadiki, Le Fay, Renildo, some intricate passing looking to progress the ball. That's a lovely, neat pass. That's a good ball out wide. Whatever happens, that's the kind of movement which raises hope. is disappointing in the end. That's good play, plenty of targets in the penalty area and plenty of movement too. Chelsea have their third corner. And it's been taken short. Sunderland are looking to go forward now. It's not an especially good pass that. Granite Jacker. Now it's Brobie. Akanji did well to step in there. That was more than necessary. 30 minutes gone. Foot in. And here's Agahawa. Renildo. Now, Sadiki. Akanchi. Now it's Lafay. Look at the space here. Shoots! Oh, good finish! They are right back in business! While they were starting to look more and more threatening, Peter, so this comes as no surprise. The fans here are pretty fired up now. The movement's so precise. The finish sumptuous. Sunderland are such an adept counter-attacking team. They produce something out of nothing there. A few seconds was all it took for them to convert a defensive situation into a goal, and it's very impressive. We're looking at a different game now. That certainly raised the temperature in here, and both sides are looking to up their game accordingly. knocks it out wide and here's Lafay! Can he get on the end of this? Chance to deliver. Corner, it is. That should get the job done. It's a good foot in there. Chelsea have the chance to go the other way. Oh, that's fabulous. He's a sharp little ball here. Granite Chaka, Sadiki. Now it's Brobie. Couldn't squeeze it through. Simeone. Alexander Arnold, knocks it into space, tries to cross. So, a temporary halt to the action. Nothing to separate the two teams at half time. They've both given it a really good goal. And they head into the break, all square. So it's one each. How are you seeing it, Jim? Well, it sets up a very entertaining second half, Peter. Who's going to make the first move, trying to win this, and how they might find a way to sustain good pressure? Well, it's been a tight game, but one that's packed with incident and talking points. A decent watch this, and it's 1-1 at halftime. And if you have just joined us, while we've just begun the second period here. And he's managed to get free. That's really well manoeuvred. And it's Shaka. Chips it through. The chip pass hasn't quite come off. Brobie gets flagged offside. And Dijk calmly anticipates, played out towards the right wing. Yamal makes a move down the right. A lot of space here, a real opportunity. Brabe, decent chance! Well, now it's a race for the ball. Oh, he's been caught on it here! Well, that defending is unapologetically persistent, it's almost personal. and it had to be. Lukiele, now it's Agahawa. That's a shade optimistic. Granichaka, Lukie. Alexander Arnold, being given no time to dwell on the ball here. Well, they seem intent on marking them out of the game. They're certainly trying to wind them up in the process, Peter. The attendance for this match was testing for the flank. He tries to pass it through. He has a lookout. Valverde. Alexander Arnold. Raynildo kept aware, and it is reclaimed easily. Now, that's Le Fay. He's found a way past. Now, it's come to nothing. Kaisado. Akanji. And it's Alexander Arnold. Nice interception, his positioning was spot on. Now, that looks a decent ball, and the through ball, and he's quick to get rid. Stid up welter in there. Now it's Yamal. Well, a few of his teammates are quite furious with him as they felt they were within reach, but he made nothing of it. His boss doesn't look too amused either. Shin to shin, bicep to bicep and he wins out. Oh, that's meat. That's a love... Oh, the balls went loose here. Quality ball. They've got to make this nice and quick. Almost 75 minutes on the clock now. And the shots! Loose ball now, and there's a chase on to retrieve it. And he's there to clear it. Sunderland are looking to break at pace. In with the challenge. Now it's Brobie. That is good pressure, just hounded him off it. Sadiki. It's a decent chance to counterattack, and Dyke does well to get it back. Granite Jacker, Lukie Le, passing is crisp and sharp, aimed beyond the defense. He's found the way through. He's found a carry finish! Off the bar! Good ball, good take. Chelsea really can't be faulted for their attitude, and if they go on to win this, it'll be fully deserved. Caycedo wins the jewel this time, and it's been hooked away. Van Dyke, and the keeper's got it again. This is intriguing, next goal critical. It's a very open game and an exciting watch. There are no signs of nerves or caginess from either team. This pitch is go-for-it territory right now. It's a pretty loose pass. Pass is coming off in quick succession here. Brobe, he has found the way through. There's the shots! Well, that might be that Peter, maybe both sides just going to have to settle for the draw now. That's at the end. A good watch, more than a good watch, actually, certainly from a sporting perspective. It lacks a winner, of course.
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