Wednesday 1 October 2008
Cluj vs Chelsea 0-0, Champions League 2008
Cluj vs Chelsea 0-0,
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Cluj Is Not A Joke ! Hold Chelsea 0-0
CFR 1907 Cluj proved their Matchday 1 victory at AS Roma was no flash in the pan as they held Chelsea FC to a goalless draw in Transylvania.
Drogba injured
No one gave the Romanian champions much of a chance against last season's UEFA Champions League runners-up, but they emerged with a point from a game in which both teams struggled to carve clear scoring chances. Chelsea dominated possession, especially in the second half, and Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba came close. For the hosts Eugen Trică missed a glorious opportunity before half-time and hit the outside of the post after it. Both sides now have four points and share the lead in Group A, so Chelsea's biggest concern will be an injury to Drogba who was carried off after 58 minutes.
Even opening
It did not take much to get the vociferous home support going. After only two minutes they roared their approval as Petr Čech had to rush from his area to clear after Sebastián Dubarbier had broken free. The hero of Rome, Juan Culio, made a few promising runs down the left, and almost released Dani after eleven minutes, only the Portuguese midfielder had strayed offside. Midway through the half a flowing, end-to-end Chelsea move, orchestrated by John Mikel Obi, culminated in Drogba blazing wastefully over and soon after Lampard forced Eduard Stăncioiu into a low diving save.
Missed volleys
Perhaps the best opening arrived on 27 minutes, when Dubarbier's lofted pass found Trică free just inside the box, but he snatched at the volley and the ball trickled well wide. On the half-hour it took a last-ditch tackle by José Bosingwa to deny Alvaro Pereira as he bore down on goal. Trică's second volley of the evening had much more venom yet lacked accuracy. Moments later Pereira's rifled low shot from the left evaded Čech's stretch, whistling narrowly wide. Then, with the interval looming, Lampard found Drogba with a free-kick from the right but the centre-forward missed the ball completely. Maurizio Trombetta's men were comfortably holding their own.
CFR pinned back
CFR started the second half brightly, with Gabriel Mureşan drilling in a free-kick from fully 30 metres that Čech gathered at the second attempt. Right away, however, Chelsea went even closer, with Nicolas Anelka, on for Salomon Kalou, setting up Lampard whose close-range effort was deflected behind by De Sousa. The Brazilian defender came to his side's rescue again when he intercepted Florent Malouda's dangerous low delivery under pressure from Drogba, who was taken off injured following the challenge. Luiz Felipe Scolari's team were pinning the opposition back for lengthy spells.
Close shave
Chelsea were determined to go for the victory and brought on 19-year-old Franco Di Santo for Malouda. The Argentinian striker had barely been on the pitch when he out-jumped Stăncioiu to head centimetres wide. Yet with ten minutes remaining Cluj came closest of all, Trică's left-foot shot shaving Čech's right-hand post. The Chelsea keeper then made a magnificent one-handed stop from Pereira as CFR again proved they are a match for the best in European club football.
CFR Cluj: 44-Eduard Stancioiu; 2-Tony, 20-Cadu, 27-De Sousa, 33-Alvaro Pereira; 19-Juan Culio, 31-Dani, 6-Gabriel Muresan, 7-Sebastian Dubarbier; 10-Eugen Trica (29-Didi 89), 17-Yssouf Kone.
Chelsea: 1-Petr Cech; 17-Jose Bosingwa, 33-Alex, 26-John Terry, 18-Wayne Bridge; 13-Michael Ballack, 12-John Obi Mikel, 8-Frank Lampard; 21-Salomon Kalou (39-Nicolas Anelka 46), 15-Florent Malouda (9-Franco Di Santo 74), 11-Didier Drogba (35-Juliano Belletti 58).
Cluj bukan Lelucon, Tahan Squad Cosmopolitan Chelsea 0-0
Setelah menyikat AS Roma di Italia, kini giliran raksasa EPL Chelsea yang ditahan imbang Cluj 0-0
Hasil tersebut memposisikan Cluj dan Chelsea setara di papan klasemen Grup A, mengingat perolehan poin mereka hingga pekan keempat sama, yaitu empat angka. Tempat ketiga diduduki AS Roma yang menang atas Bordeaux dengan skor 3-1.
Penampilan tim debutan di ajang Liga Champions, Kamis (2/10/2008) ini juga cukup stabil. Bahkan Chelsea yang merupakan finalis tahun lalu sempat dibuat kerepotan oleh tim yang dibesut Maurizio Trombetta itu.
Petr Cech juga dibuat kewalahan oleh serangan frontal CFR Cluj. Tendangan Alvaro Pereira di menit 39 adalah salah satunya, yang memaksa kiper Chelsea asal Republik Ceko itu terbang menyelamatkan gawangnya.
Adapun Chelsea sempat mendapat peluang di menit 51 lewat sundulan Nicolas Anelka. Namun Antonio da Silva mampu mengagalkan peluang yang didapat tim tamu tersebut.
Memasuki menit-menit akhir, Chelsea makin tertekan. Dua peluang matang didapat Cluj, antara lain drive Eugen Trica yang hanya mengenai mistar gawang Chelsea, dan tendangan Pereira yang bisa dihalau Cech.
Anelka juga berkesempatan membuat timnya memimpin jika saja mampu menyempurnakan tendangan volinya di menit 89. Skor 0-0 bertahan hingga peluit panjang ditiupkan.
Hasil imbang ini juga dibayar cukup mahal oleh Chelsea. Kemungkinan besar mereka akan kehilangan Didier Drogba selama beberapa waktu karena cedera yang didapatnya di laga ini.
Susunan Pemain:
CFR Cluj: 44-Eduard Stancioiu; 2-Tony, 20-Cadu, 27-De Sousa, 33-Alvaro Pereira; 19-Juan Culio, 31-Dani, 6-Gabriel Muresan, 7-Sebastian Dubarbier; 10-Eugen Trica (29-Didi 89), 17-Yssouf Kone.
Chelsea: 1-Petr Cech; 17-Jose Bosingwa, 33-Alex, 26-John Terry, 18-Wayne Bridge; 13-Michael Ballack, 12-John Obi Mikel, 8-Frank Lampard; 21-Salomon Kalou (39-Nicolas Anelka 46), 15-Florent Malouda (9-Franco Di Santo 74), 11-Didier Drogba (35-Juliano Belletti 58).
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