Southampton Curi Satu Poin setelah Tahan Chelsea 1-1
Chelsea Missed the Chance of Going Eight Points Clear
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Southampton berhasil mencuri satu poin imbang 1-1 melawan Chelsea pada lanjutan Liga Utama Inggris pekan ke 29 di Stamford Bridge, Minggu.
The Blues mencetak gol pembuka melalui tandukkan Diego Costa di menit 11 memanfaatkan umpan melambung Ivanovic dari sayap kanan.
Southampton mendapatkan penalti akibat Nemanja Matic menjatuhkan Sadio Mane di kotak terlarang pada menit 19. Dusan Tadic yang ditunjuk menjadi penendang penalti tidak membuang kesempatan untuk membawa Southampton imbang 1-1.
Hasil imbang ini tidak mengganggu keperkasaan Chelsea di pucuk klasemen Liga Utama Inggris dengan 64 poin dari 28 laga atau selisih enam poin dari peringkat dua Manchester City. Sementara itu, Southampton naik satu tingkat ke peringkat enam dengan 50 poin dari 29 laga, seperti dilansir Yahoo! Sports.
London - Chelsea opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League despite being held to a 1-1 draw against top-four hopefuls Southampton in an absorbing game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Diego Costa opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 11th minute with a close-range header but Southampton deservedly equalised eight minutes later through Dusan Tadic's fortuitous penalty.
Southampton dominated for much of the opening period but Chelsea asserted their authority after the break with Costa clipping the post while John Terry was denied in a frantic finish.
Chelsea lead second-placed Manchester City, who were beaten 1-0 by struggling Burnley on Saturday, with a game in hand while Southampton are sixth, three points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.
