In a match that was held at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Tuesday (02/19/2019) morning, Chelsea took down two players who were expected to become goal machines, Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard. They also appear to dominate, but the final result says something else. Maurizio Sarri’s men were beaten 0-2 by the Red Devils. Both of the Red Devils’ goals were produced in the first round. Both goals start from the same scheme, namely through header resulted from crossing. Each through Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera.
Chelsea tried to make a goal back, which resulted in Solskjaer’s troops crowding in the back area in the second half. However, the tight defense applied by Norwegian men made The blues hassle. Until the 11th minute, the Red Devils looked more dominant. But the opportunity actually came from the stronghold of The Blues. Two free kicks from Pedro Rodriguez and David Luiz had to be saved by the Manchester United keeper. In the 17th minute, Gonzalo Higuain almost made an advantage for Chelsea, but unfortunately the shot was still wide beside goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
The Red Devils’ goal in the 31st minute came from Paul Pogba who gave a cross to Ander Herrera, with no difficulty from inside the penalty box Herrera beat the goalkeeper. MU’s second goal in the 45th minute also occurred. If earlier Paul Pogba provided an assist for the creation of the first goal, now he was recorded on the scoreboard. The Frenchman was successful in utilizing crossing. After Pogba’s goal, the referee ended the first round.
The second round was just rolling, MU player Nemanja Matic committed a foul on N’Golo Kante. Nemanja Matic has bagged a yellow card. Luckily for MU, the referee did not consider the Serbian player to be rewarded with a second yellow card. On the lose ends, made The Blues give more pressure on attacking. But there are no dangerous opportunities. In the 58th minute, Willian is inserted by Sarri to increase the attacking power. Chelsea looked more offensive on MU than in the first round. But it was anticipated by Solskjaer, Solskjaer put a lot of his defenders behind.
This continued until the final minutes of the game. In injury time, Eden Hazard had made a header to continue the pass from Davide Zappacosta. Until the referee blew the long whistle, the game ended, the 2-0 score remained unmoved, belonging to Manchester United. Manchester United also has the right to advance to the last eight of the FA Cup.
