Chelsea vs Djurgården, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 5-1 on aggregate
Chelsea
  • 38': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
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2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 5-1 on aggregate
Djurgården

    Chelsea breeze past Djurgarden to enter Conference League final

    Chelsea, playing a second-string team, cantered into the Europa Conference League final with a regulation 1-0 win over Swedish side Djurgarden on Thursday for a 5-1 aggregate victory.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Bergh (Djurgården).
    • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Tokmac Nguen (Djurgården) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santeri Haarala.
    • 7': Foul by Keita Kosugi (Djurgården).
    • 7': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Daniel Stensson (Djurgården).
    • 8': Reggie Walsh (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Daniel Stensson (Djurgården) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
    • 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Stensson.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Foul by Hampus Finndell (Djurgården).
    • 12': Reggie Walsh (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a set piece situation.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Keita Kosugi.
    • 17': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
    • 17': Tokmac Nguen (Djurgården) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Hampus Finndell (Djurgården).
    • 17': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Miro Tenho.
    • 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Santeri Haarala.
    • 25': Corner, Djurgården. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jacob Une Larsson (Djurgården) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tobias Gulliksen with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 26': Foul by Keita Kosugi (Djurgården).
    • 26': Tyrique George (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reggie Walsh with a through ball.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Santeri Haarala (Djurgården) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tokmac Nguen.
    • 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Viktor Bergh.
    • 36': Foul by August Priske (Djurgården).
    • 36': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården).
    • 37': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården).
    • 37': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Goal! Chelsea 1, Djurgården 0. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrique George with a through ball.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
    • 41': Foul by August Priske (Djurgården).
    • 41': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Keita Kosugi (Djurgården) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Foul by Hampus Finndell (Djurgården).
    • 44': Reggie Walsh (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 45': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Djurgården 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Djurgården 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Shumaira Mheuka replaces Marc Cucurella.
    • 47': Offside, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
    • 49': Foul by Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården).
    • 49': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Miro Tenho (Djurgården).
    • 50': Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Tokmac Nguen (Djurgården) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by August Priske.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Santeri Haarala (Djurgården) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Gulliksen.
    • 53': Foul by Daniel Stensson (Djurgården).
    • 53': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Daniel Stensson (Djurgården) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hampus Finndell.
    • 55': Corner, Djurgården. Conceded by Benoît Badiashile.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Hampus Finndell (Djurgården) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 56': Offside, Djurgården. Miro Tenho is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Daniel Stensson (Djurgården).
    • 57': Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Daniel Stensson (Djurgården).
    • 59': Reggie Walsh (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Tyrique George (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 62': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrique George (Chelsea).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, Djurgården. Marcus Danielson replaces Jacob Une Larsson.
    • 64': Substitution, Djurgården. Isak Alemayehu replaces Santeri Haarala.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tokmac Nguen.
    • 66': Offside, Djurgården. August Priske is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrique George.
    • 69': Foul by Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea).
    • 69': Miro Tenho (Djurgården) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Genesis Antwi replaces Jadon Sancho.
    • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Reece James.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Keita Kosugi (Djurgården) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tokmac Nguen.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Daniel Stensson (Djurgården) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 71': Corner, Djurgården. Conceded by Filip Jørgensen.
    • 73': Foul by Genesis Antwi (Chelsea).
    • 73': Viktor Bergh (Djurgården) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Daniel Stensson (Djurgården).
    • 74': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Genesis Antwi.
    • 79': Foul by Hampus Finndell (Djurgården).
    • 79': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Tobias Gulliksen (Djurgården) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by August Priske following a fast break.
    • 81': Substitution, Djurgården. Melvin Vucenovic Persson replaces Daniel Stensson.
    • 83': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hampus Finndell.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Reggie Walsh (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah following a corner.
    • 85': Foul by Viktor Bergh (Djurgården).
    • 85': Genesis Antwi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Substitution, Djurgården. Carl Selfvén replaces Hampus Finndell.
    • 86': Substitution, Djurgården. Alieu Atlee Manneh replaces Tobias Gulliksen.
    • 90': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea).
    • 90': Isak Alemayehu (Djurgården) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jacob Rinne.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Keita Kosugi (Djurgården).
    • 90'+2': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Djurgården 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Djurgården 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    35 Possession 65
    12 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    326 Accurate Passes 629
    369 Passes 679
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    5 Crosses 20
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    21 Long Balls 20
    12 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    16 Effective Tackles 12
    25 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 13
    23 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 32,464

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    12 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
    5 Benoît Badiashile
    4 Tosin Adarabioyo Yellow Card
    34 Josh Acheampong
    27 Malo Gusto
    3 Marc Cucurella
    24 Reece James
    19 Jadon Sancho
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    32 Tyrique George
    81 Reggie Walsh
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Lucas Bergstrom, Cole Palmer, Moisés Caicedo, Robert Sánchez, Levi Colwill, Enzo Fernández, Shim Mheuka, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto, Trevoh Chalobah, Genesis Antwi.

    DJU Djurgården (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    35 Jacob Rinne (GK)
    4 Jacob Larsson
    5 Miro Tenho
    19 Viktor Bergh
    27 Keita Kosugi
    13 Daniel Stensson Yellow Card
    16 Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen
    14 Hampus Finndell
    29 Santeri Haarala
    20 Tokmac Nguen
    26 August Priske
    Djurgården Substitutes:
    Alieu Atlee Manneh, Marcus Danielsson, Carl Selfvén, Melvin Vucenovic Persson, Isak Alemayehu, Max Croon.

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