
Fehérvár vs Chelsea, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueSensational Giroud free kick earns Chelsea draw vs. Vidi in Europa League
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Europa League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Attila Fiola.
- 3': Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Boban Nikolov (MOL Vidi) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Szabolcs Huszti.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 6': Delay in match Stopira (MOL Vidi) because of an injury.
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Anel Hadzic.
- 9': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Offside, MOL Vidi. Boban Nikolov tries a through ball, but Szabolcs Huszti is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Boban Nikolov.
- 15': Hand ball by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
- 15': Hand ball by Attila Fiola (MOL Vidi).
- 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Szabolcs Huszti.
- 21': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Chelsea).
- 21': Szabolcs Huszti (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Attila Fiola.
- 22': Boban Nikolov (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
- 23': Attempt saved. Loic Nego (MOL Vidi) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boban Nikolov.
- 24': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 24': Roland Juhász (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Anel Hadzic (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 29': Foul by Paulo Vinicius (MOL Vidi).
- 29': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Goal! MOL Vidi 0, Chelsea 1. Willian (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 31': Corner, MOL Vidi. Conceded by Emerson.
- 32': Own Goal by Ethan Ampadu, Chelsea. MOL Vidi 1, Chelsea 1.
- 33': Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Boban Nikolov.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Szabolcs Huszti.
- 35': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 35': Loic Nego (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Roland Juhász.
- 37': Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
- 38': Offside, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi tries a through ball, but Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Chelsea).
- 39': Georgi Milanov (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 41': Delay in match Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt saved. Loic Nego (MOL Vidi) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marko Scepovic.
- 42': Corner, MOL Vidi. Conceded by Willy Caballero.
- 44': Foul by Attila Fiola (MOL Vidi).
- 44': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Álvaro Morata because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Szabolcs Huszti (MOL Vidi).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, MOL Vidi 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins MOL Vidi 1, Chelsea 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 46': Hand ball by Marko Scepovic (MOL Vidi).
- 46': Attila Fiola (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
- 47': Corner, MOL Vidi. Conceded by Cesc Fàbregas.
- 47': Attempt missed. Stopira (MOL Vidi) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Szabolcs Huszti with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 49': Offside, Chelsea. Ethan Ampadu tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, MOL Vidi. Adam Kovacsik tries a through ball, but Georgi Milanov is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Paulo Vinicius (MOL Vidi).
- 50': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Loic Nego (MOL Vidi).
- 55': Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
- 55': Georgi Milanov (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Willian.
- 56': Goal! MOL Vidi 2, Chelsea 1. Loic Nego (MOL Vidi) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Georgi Milanov.
- 58': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 59': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 59': Paulo Vinicius (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Stopira (MOL Vidi).
- 62': Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Stopira.
- 65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Stopira.
- 65': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Roland Juhász (MOL Vidi).
- 66': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Roland Juhász (MOL Vidi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 69': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Szabolcs Huszti (MOL Vidi).
- 69': Szabolcs Huszti (MOL Vidi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas following a set piece situation.
- 71': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
- 71': Offside, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 73': Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Paulo Vinicius (MOL Vidi).
- 73': Paulo Vinicius (MOL Vidi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Goal! MOL Vidi 2, Chelsea 2. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 76': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Szabolcs Huszti (MOL Vidi).
- 76': Foul by Loic Nego (MOL Vidi).
- 76': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Loic Nego (MOL Vidi) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Stopira.
- 79': Attila Fiola (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 79': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
- 80': Szabolcs Huszti (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, MOL Vidi. István Kovács replaces Georgi Milanov.
- 81': Substitution, MOL Vidi. Armin Hodzic replaces Szabolcs Huszti.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 83': Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
- 85': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Attila Fiola (MOL Vidi).
- 85': Substitution, MOL Vidi. Máté Pátkai replaces Anel Hadzic.
- 87': Boban Nikolov (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Ross Barkley (Chelsea).
- 88': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Loic Nego (MOL Vidi).
- 89': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 89': Paulo Vinicius (MOL Vidi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Stopira (MOL Vidi) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by István Kovács.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, MOL Vidi 2, Chelsea 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, MOL Vidi 2, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
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FEH![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
7 | Offsides | 2 |
11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
75.8 | Possession | 24.2 |
18 | SHOTS | 6 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
619 | Accurate Passes | 143 |
687 | Passes | 214 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
22 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
41 | Long Balls | 58 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
12 | Tackles | 21 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
15 | Interceptions | 16 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
5 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Groupama Arena
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 19,242
Venue: Groupama Arena
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 19,242
Line-Ups
Fehérvár (4-3-2-1)
No. | Name |
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74 | Adam Kovacsik (GK) |
3 | Paulo Vinicius Souza dos Santos ![]() |
23 | Roland Juhász |
22 | Stopira |
5 | Attila Fiola |
8 | Anel Hadzic |
19 | Boban Nikolov |
11 | Loïc Négo |
44 | Marko Scepovic |
77 | Georgi Milanov |
9 | Szabolcs Huszti ![]() |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Wilfredo Caballero (GK) |
27 | Andreas Christensen |
44 | Ethan Ampadu |
33 | Emerson |
21 | Davide Zappacosta |
4 | Cesc Fàbregas |
12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek ![]() |
8 | Ross Barkley |
29 | Álvaro Morata |
22 | Willian |
20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
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