Chelsea Gagal Raih Tiga Poin Ditahan Sunderland 0-0
Diego Costa Lucky to Escape Red as Blues are Held by Sunderland
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Sunderland, Inggris (B2B) - Sunderland menahan imbang pemuncak klasemen Liga Inggris Chelsea tanpa gol di Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Minggu dinihari.
Menit tujuh Chelsea mendapat sepak pojok yang bisa dibersihan Sunderland. Kemudian Terry berlari menuju bola di luar kotak penalti, tetapi disangkal Lee Cattermole.
Chelsea tak terkalahkan dalam 15 laga terakhir mereka di Liga Inggris. Terakhir kali mereka kalah di kompetisi ini ketika melawan Sunderland pada April musim lalu, berkat penalti Fabio Borini di Stamford Bridge.
Sepuluh menit kemudian Willian melepaskan tendangan mengarah ke gawang setelah menerima umpan Hazard, tetapi membentur mistar gawang.
Menit 34 tim tuan rumah memendapat tendangan bebas dari jarak 30 yard. Cattermole mendapatkannya di kanan dan mengirimkan umpan ke kotak penalti utnuk Vergini, tetapi tendannya menyentuh mistar gawang, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Sunderland mendapat seri tujuh kali dari 12 laga Liga Inggris musim ini.
Cahill hampir membuat Chelsea memimpin setelah menyambut sepak pojok Willian dengan kepala, tetapi sundulannya lurus ke pelukan Pantilimon.
Menit 59 umpan silang ke area penalti dilancarkan Wickham yang menemui Johnson di tiang jauh. Sundulannya diblok Azpilicueta dan pemain Sunderland meneriakkan handball. Tetapi wasit tidak menanggapi.
Menit 75 Larsson mengirimkan bola dari sepak pojok dan melayang ke area penalti, tetapi dibersihkan Matic.
Sepuluh menit jelang pertandingan berakhir belum ada gol tercipta dari kedua tim.
Menit 81 Fabregas memberi umpan ke Drogba, tetapi kembali tendangannya melebar.
Menurut espnfc.com Sunderland menguasai 34 persen pertandingan, sementara Chelsea 56 persen. Dengan tendangan ke arah gawang tiga berbanding enam untuk keunggulan Chelsea.
Sunderland, England - Chelsea failed to score for the first time this season although the Premier League leaders remained unbeaten after a 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Saturday.
Having previously been held by Manchester rivals United and City, this was just the third time this season Chelsea had dropped points.
Both teams did hit the woodwork in the first half, with Sunderland defender Santiago Vergini denied by the crossbar and Chelsea midfielder Willian hitting the foot of the post.
Both teams did hit the woodwork in the first half, with Sunderland defender Santiago Vergini denied by the crossbar and Chelsea midfielder Willian hitting the foot of the post.
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet praised his players for "defending for their lives," and Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho had no complaints about the tactics employed by the hosts.
On a frustrating day for Chelsea, which had scored five in the Champions League at Schalke on Wednesday, Diego Costa nearly allowed it to get the better of him. The visiting striker appeared to kick out at defender John O'Shea and then caught Wes Brown with his arm in an aerial challenge, an offense which earned him a fifth booking of the campaign.
Chelsea is seven points ahead of Southampton, which hosts third-place Manchester City on Sunday.
The draw was particularly pleasing for Poyet after seeing his side concede eight times at Southampton last month.
"We stopped Chelsea from scoring for the first time this season, we knew how difficult it was," Poyet said. "I saw the Champions League game (against Schalke). We needed to be good in terms of defense.
"I'm very pleased with the performance. The quantity of work in the defensive area that we did in the last four, five weeks after the Southampton game, it's showing."
