Monday, August 10, 2009

Charity Shield

Chelsea Won the Community Shield on Penalty

By Syamhudi Ari Winarto

Chelsea and Manchester United meet in New Wembley Stadium yesterday. Chelsea who won the FA Cup challenged the EPL Champions Manchester United for the Community Shield. It was the opening match before the English Premier League season 2009/20010 begun this week.

The match was really interesting. Luis Nani opened the score line in the 10th minutes of the first half match. The Manchester United left winger dribbled the ball from the left side. He cut inside before released a long shot which could not be reached by Petr Cech. The score changed 1-0 for MU.

At the second half, Daniel Carvalho made the score even 1-1 for Chelsea. His effort from diving header following the rebound found the back of the net. After that Frank Lampard drove Chelsea forward. He optimized the cross from the left side and put the ball into the net with his shot. But Wayne Rooney made the score leveled again just a few second before the end of the second half.

The match continued on penalty shoot out. Chelsea got the first turn. Lampard made Chelsea on the lead. Giggs failed to fulfill his duty. His penalty was denied by Cech’s feet. Ballack made the score 2-0 for Chelsea. Then Carrick made it 2-1. Chelsea’s third kicker, Didier Drogba, keep the lead 3-1. Petr Cech showed his class by perfectly stop Evra’s penalty. The score was not change. Deco moved forward to take the penalty. But the referee sent him back because it’s not his turn yet. Then Kalou moved. He took the penalty brilliantly and drove Chelsea won the Community shield by score 6-2.

This was a great start for Carlo Ancelotti as Chelsea new Manager. He made a nice debut by winning the Commnity Shield. This success will boost the confidence of the Chelsea squad to face the EPL. While for Manchester United, this was the second failure in the New Wembley Stadium. Man United was also lost to Everton in the FA Cup Semi Final 2008/2009. This result would be a good evaluation for Sir Alex Ferguson before his squad faces the league.

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