12/08/12 - Manchester City win the Charity Shield

FT: Chelsea 2-3 Man City

Manchester City win a feisty season opener against Chelsea today. The match ended 3-2 with Chelsea ending the game  with 10 men.

Chelsea took the lead after 40 minutes slightly against the run of play with City enjoying the opening exchanges. Things took a turn in City's favour though when Kevin Friend sent off Chelsea's Ivanovic for an over the top tackle on Kolarov shortly before half time. The game was all but over after City scored 3 goals in 12 second half minutes. Firstly Yaya Toure (53) levelled things up before Tevez (59) and Nasri (65) out city 3-1 up. Young Bertrand (80) pulled a goal back for Chelsea after an almighty mistake by Pantilimon in the City goal, but never looked like equalling and so City saw the game out to seal their fourth Charity Shield.

One of the talking points though will be the amount of cards in a so called friendly opening game. 1 red and 5 yellows for Chelsea with Man City ending with 3 yellows. Is this a sign of a competitive season in the premier league? or was it another showing of over the top refereeing from Kevin Friend? either way it was a cracking start to the season.

Chelsea 01 Cech 02 Ivanovic (Dismissed) 03 Cole (Booked) 04 David Luiz 26 Terry 07 Ramires (Booked) 08 Lampard ( Booked) 12 Mikel (Booked) 17 Hazard (Bertrand - 71' Booked ) 09 Torres 10 Mata (Sturridge - 74' ) Substitutes 22 Turnbull 24 Cahill 34 Bertrand 05 Essien 16 Meireles 23 Sturridge 40 Piazon

Manchester City 30 Pantilimon (Booked) 04 Kompany ( Booked) 05 Zabaleta 13 Kolarov 15 Savic (Booked) (Clichy - 46' ) 07 Milner 08 Nasri (Silva - 76' ) 34 De Jong 42 Y Toure 16 Aguero 32 Tevez (Dzeko - 88' ) Substitutes 63 Johansen 22 Clichy 28 K Toure 11 Johnson 21 Silva 62 Razak 10 Dzeko

Ref: Friend

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