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Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Chelsea, AC Milan 0-1 Atlanta
Blog Submitted by sale912 on 09/28/2012 at 11:29 PM Report Blog

 

QPR ended Chelsea's 100% Premier League record and secured just their second point this season as they earned a deserved draw from a niggly game wear cheap soccer cleats. Anton Ferdinand's refusal to shake John Terry's hand before the match following allegations of racial abuse in the corresponding fixture last season set the tone for a feisty encounter. Chelsea had the better openings and had two strong penalty shouts dismissed wear nike mercurial vapor viii. But QPR improved after the break and Bobby Zamora wasted a fine late chance. The striker was gifted a great one-on-one opening as he ran on to a calamitous John Mikel Obi backpass, but Blues keeper Petr Cech brilliantly delayed Zamora and the England frontman's effort was cleared off the line by Terry wear nike mercurial vapor ix. Eden Hazard then had an equally glorious opportunity to secure Chelsea's fourth consecutive league success, but he shot wildly over after good work by substitute Victor Moses. The late chances in a fiery and at times controversial game, played in a predictably hostile Loftus Road atmosphere, at least offered some hope of it being remembered for the football wear adidas adipure 11pro. Almost all the pre-match focus inevitably centred on the handshake, and whether Terry and Ferdinand would try to move on from the incident last October that led, ultimately, to Terry being acquitted of racially abusing the QPR defender - although he still faces a separate FA charge wear adidas predator lethal zone. As expected, Ferdinand refused to shake the former England skipper's hand when offered the chance and also avoided Ashley Cole. An already simmering atmosphere hardly needed further tension, but there was plenty of incident despite the lack of goals. The European champions, who remain top of the table despite the draw, felt they were denied two clear penalties before the break. But referee Andre Marriner decided Ryan Nelsen was not guilty of grappling Terry to the floor from a free-kick, and then waved away even stronger protests after a clumsy Shaun Wright-Phillips wear adidas f50 adizero trx challenge led to Hazard tumbling in the box. Chelsea, who have now won just two of their 18 top-flight games at Loftus Road, could have gone ahead inside the opening four minutes, but debutant Rangers keeper Julio Cesar made a fine block to keep out a low Hazard strike after a swift break. And Cesar also did well to keep out a decent Fernando Torres wear adidas world cup shot after the Spaniard showed some nifty footwork to cut in from the right flank. Chelsea's biggest concern appeared to be the keeping all 11 players on the pitch. Ramires and Ryan Bertrand - following a reckless lunge on Wright-Phillips - were both booked, and the indiscipline that cost them so dear in last season's meeting always threatened to resurface. QPR - despite being hampered by first-half injuries to Fabio and Andy Johnson wear nike tiempo legend iv elite - were solid, retained possession well and saw plenty of the ball. But apart from a Zamora shot that was beaten away by Cech, they barely threatened in the first period. They stepped up the pace after the interval, were the better side for lengthy periods and created the two best chances. Park Ji-sung spurned the first, somehow finding Cech wear nike total 90 laser iv with a free header from eight yards, before Zamora wasted the late gift from Mikel. Chelsea came back into it in the latter stages, mainly thanks to an impressive debut from Moses. He forced another decent stop from Cesar and also set up a wonderful chance for Hazard, who was unable to continue his blistering start to life in the Premier League, shooting wastefully over from 10 yards wear nike ctr360 maestri ii elite. Terry and Ferdinand both ended the match limping after picking up knocks, but both excelled defensively and were at least able to remind supporters what fine players they are. Ferdinand was particularly impressive, giving an assured display that was the main reason for his side's first clean sheet in the league this season. Chelsea starting lineup: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Ramires wear nike ctr360 maestri iii, Hazard, Bertrand, Torres.Queens Park Rangers starting lineup: Julio Cesar, Bosingwa, Ferdinand, Nelsen, Da Silva, Wright-Phillips, Granero, Faurlin, Park, Johnson, Zamora.

The Rossoneri succumbed to their second consecutive home defeat of the season. After just three points from three games, alarm bells are ringing already. Max Allegri’s side were poor as Luca Cigarini wear nike soccer cleats strike was enough to give Atalanta their first win. Luca Cigarini scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute as the Bergamese side took all three points at a venue where the home team, be it Milan or Inter, have yet to win in five attempts so far this season. Milan went close enough on numerous occasions, but lacked a cutting edge as a tactically perfect Atalanta wear adidas soccer cleats side took three points with them on their short trip home. Winning a football game can sometimes be decided by a matter of inches. Losing idem. Milan were only inches away from finding the back of the net against Atalanta on at least three occasions, but they drew a blank, and lost the game. Despite wear adidas f50 adizero trx spending almost 90 minutes on the attack and sending ball after ball into the Atalanta penalty area, the lack of an extra inch on the foot of Nigel de Jong, Giampaolo Pazzini and others ultimately cost the Rossoneri dearly. As has been the case for city rivals Inter Milan, there has been no joy on the new artificial pitch inside the San Siro. Maybe wear adidas adipure 11pro the slippery nature of the much-maligned predecessors to the stadium's new state-of-the-art surface would actually have assisted Milan and seen them pick up three points tonight. Instead, a little too much friction prevented De Jong from making contact with Antonio Nocerino wear nike total 90 laser iv dangerous cross in the 70th minute when no fewer than three Milan players were just an inch or two away from diverting the ball in. Pazzini similarly only just failed to reach a diagonal ball which needed just the slightest of touches to beat Andrea Consigli a few minutes later. By this stage, Milan were chasing the game they had appeared to be in control of. German Denis wear nike mercurial vapor viii had given them the first warning when his deflected shot hit the post in the 21st minute as Atalanta played an astute counter-attacking game. Consigli was tested just twice in the first half, first from Stephan El Shaarawy's shot and then from his own defender. A Massimo Ambrosini effort also tested Consigli wear nike mercurial vapor superfly iii grasp with Pazzini only inches away from reaching the rebound. Atalanta took a not completely undeserved lead in the 64th minute when Cigarini's low shot from 20 yards found the bottom corner of Christian Abbiati wear adidas predator lz goal. After the succession of excruciatingly near misses, an inch made the difference at the other end to keep Milan in the game as Abbiati tipped Maximiliano Moralez wear nike total 90 laser iv shot over the crossbar in the 88th minute. But despite being granted over six minutes of stoppage time, Milan failed to find an equaliser as the pressure increased on Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri after just three games of the season. Atalanta starting XI: Consigli wear nike tiempo legend iv elite, Bellini, Lucchini, Manfredini, Brivio, Raimondi, Cigarini, Biondini, Bonaventura, Moralez, Denis. AC Milan starting XI: Abbiati, Abate, Bonera, Acerbi, Antonini, De Jong, Ambrosini, Emanuelson, Boateng wear nike ctr360 maestri ii elite, Pazzini, El Shaarawy.

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