Chelsea vs América, 2024 Club Friendly

· Club Friendly
Chelsea
  • 3': Christopher Nkunku (P)
  • 21': Marc Guiu
  • 79': Noni Madueke (P)
FT
3 - 0
América

    About

    Chelsea are hosting América at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
    • 2': Penalty Chelsea. Roméo Lavia draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 2': Penalty conceded by Cristian Calderón (América) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 3': Goal! Chelsea 1, América 0. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Foul by Israel Reyes (América).
    • 5': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Néstor Araújo (América).
    • 7': Marc Guiu (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a through ball.
    • 10': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
    • 10': Igor Lichnovsky (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Javairô Dilrosun (América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
    • 12': Corner, América. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
    • 14': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
    • 14': Érick Sánchez (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a fast break.
    • 18': Brian Rodríguez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
    • 20': Foul by Israel Reyes (América).
    • 20': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Goal! Chelsea 2, América 0. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 23': Cristian Calderón (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
    • 23': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Javairô Dilrosun (América).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Javairô Dilrosun.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roméo Lavia following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 29': Javairô Dilrosun (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Offside, América. Israel Reyes is caught offside.
    • 32': Corner, América. Conceded by Roméo Lavia.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Néstor Araújo (América) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Javairô Dilrosun with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Henry Martín (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
    • 39': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
    • 39': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
    • 40': Jonathan dos Santos (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 42': Javairô Dilrosun (América) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
    • 43': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (América).
    • 43': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Cristian Calderón (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Luis Malagón.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, América 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, América 0.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Alan Cervantes replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Cristián Borja replaces Cristian Calderón.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Dagoberto Espinoza replaces Israel Reyes.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Diego Valdés replaces Érick Sánchez.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Illian Hernández replaces Brian Rodríguez.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Miguel Vazquez replaces Igor Lichnovsky.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Ramón Juárez replaces Javairô Dilrosun.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Rodolfo Cota replaces Luis Malagón.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Henry Martín.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Sebastián Cáceres replaces Néstor Araújo.
    • 45': Substitution, América. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Richard Sánchez.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Filip Jørgensen replaces Robert Sánchez.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Illian Hernández (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre.
    • 47': Corner, América. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 49': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dagoberto Espinoza.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Alan Cervantes (América).
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
    • 57': Offside, América. Cristián Borja is caught offside.
    • 62': Alan Cervantes (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Raheem Sterling.
    • 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Renato Veiga replaces Reece James.
    • 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Roméo Lavia.
    • 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Benoît Badiashile.
    • 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Marc Guiu.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Diego Valdés (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
    • 66': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea).
    • 66': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (América).
    • 67': Rodrigo Aguirre (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.
    • 72': Foul by Rodrigo Aguirre (América).
    • 72': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Cristián Borja (América).
    • 72': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
    • 74': Illian Hernández (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Offside, América. Dagoberto Espinoza is caught offside.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Armando Broja (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Alan Cervantes (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Foul by Alan Cervantes (América).
    • 77': Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Penalty Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 78': Penalty conceded by Rodolfo Cota (América) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 79': Goal! Chelsea 3, América 0. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Illian Hernández (América) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Diego Valdés (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, América. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
    • 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Ângelo replaces Christopher Nkunku.
    • 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Tyrique George replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 84': Cristián Borja (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
    • 85': Foul by Alan Cervantes (América).
    • 85': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Offside, Chelsea. Armando Broja is caught offside.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Armando Broja (Chelsea).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
    • 90'+1': Renato Veiga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 90'+1': Corner, América. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sebastián Cáceres (América) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Alan Cervantes (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
    • 90'+3': Rodrigo Aguirre (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, América 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, América 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 1
    50.3 Possession 49.7
    10 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    404 Accurate Passes 412
    455 Passes 460
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    50 Long Balls 23
    33 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 7
    4 Effective Clearances 8
    4 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: Club Friendly

    Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Attendance: 38,000

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
    5 Benoît Badiashile
    4 Tosin Adarabioyo
    27 Malo Gusto
    24 Reece James
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    45 Romeo Lavia Yellow Card
    38 Marc Guiu
    7 Raheem Sterling
    11 Noni Madueke
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Filip Jørgensen, Mykhailo Mudryk, Wesley Fofana, Eddie Beach, Lesley Ugochukwu, Lucas Bergstrom, Josh Acheampong, Ângelo Gabriel, Marcus Bettinelli, Tyrique George, Armando Broja, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka, Enzo Fernández, Ben Chilwell.

    AME América (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Luis Malagón (GK)
    31 Igor Lichnovsky
    14 Néstor Araujo
    18 Cristian Calderón
    3 Israel Reyes
    28 Érick Sánchez
    6 Jonathan dos Santos
    20 Richard Sánchez
    21 Henry Martín
    7 Brian Rodríguez
    24 Javairo Dilrosun
    América Substitutes:
    Diego Valdés, Cristian Borja, Dagoberto Espinoza, Rodolfo Cota, Rodrigo Aguirre, Miguel Vazquez, Ramón Juarez, Illian Hernandez, Alan Cervantes, Sebastián Cáceres, Álvaro Fidalgo, Jonathan Estrada, José Rodríguez, Emilio Lara.

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