2007 FA Community Shield

2007 FA Community Shield
Match programme cover
Manchester United won 3–0 on penalties
Date5 August 2007
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAshley Cole (Chelsea)
RefereeMark Halsey (Lancashire)
Attendance80,731
WeatherClear
27 °C (81 °F)[1]

The 2007 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th staging of the FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup winners. The match was played on 5 August 2007 between 2006–07 FA Premier League champions Manchester United and 2006–07 FA Cup winners Chelsea, who beat United in the final. Manchester United won the game 3–0 on penalties, after the match finished 1–1. Ryan Giggs opened the scoring in the 35th minute, before Florent Malouda equalised just before half-time.

The match then went to penalties, where Edwin van der Sar saved all three of Chelsea's penalties, leaving Wayne Rooney to score his penalty and win the match for United.

It was the first Community Shield match to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. Manchester United and Chelsea also contested the last Community Shield (then the Charity Shield) to be played at the old Wembley in 2000, with Chelsea winning the match 2–0.

Match details

Chelsea1–1Manchester United
Malouda 45' Report Giggs 35'
Penalties
Pizarro
Lampard
Wright-Phillips
0–3 Ferdinand
Carrick
Rooney
Attendance: 80,731
Chelsea
Manchester United
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Glen Johnson  78'
CB 6 Ricardo Carvalho  63'
CB 22 Tal Ben Haim  33'
LB 3 Ashley Cole  68'
DM 5 Michael Essien
CM 12 Mikel John Obi  90+1'
CM 8 Frank Lampard (c)
RW 24 Shaun Wright-Phillips
LW 15 Florent Malouda  52'
CF 10 Joe Cole  82'
Substitutes:
GK 23 Carlo Cudicini
GK 40 Hilário
DF 39 Harry Worley
MF 9 Steve Sidwell  78'
MF 19 Lassana Diarra  68'
FW 14 Claudio Pizarro  52'
FW 17 Scott Sinclair  82'
Manager:
José Mourinho
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 6 Wes Brown
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 15 Nemanja Vidić
LB 27 Mikaël Silvestre  68'
RM 7 Cristiano Ronaldo
CM 22 John O'Shea
CM 16 Michael Carrick
LM 3 Patrice Evra
SS 11 Ryan Giggs (c)  81'
CF 10 Wayne Rooney  45+3'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Tomasz Kuszczak
DF 19 Gerard Piqué
DF 26 Phil Bardsley
MF 17 Nani  68'
MF 24 Darren Fletcher  81'
MF 30 Lee Martin
MF 33 Chris Eagles
Manager:
Sir Alex Ferguson

Man of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of six substitutions.

Match statistics

First half

Statistic Chelsea Manchester United
Total shots 3 6
Shots on target 2 2
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 1 3
Fouls committed 8 9
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

Second half

Statistic Chelsea Manchester United
Total shots 2 4
Shots on target 0 2
Ball possession 50% 50%
Corner kicks 4 5
Fouls committed 6 6
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0

Overall

Statistic Chelsea Manchester United
Total shots 5 10
Shots on target 2 4
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 5 8
Fouls committed 14 15
Offsides 3 1
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Weather History for London, United Kingdom". wunderground.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Halsey appointed". The Football Association. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ Mawhinney, Stuart (5 August 2007). "United win on penalties". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  4. ^ "2007 FA Community Shield". FA Community Shield. 5 August 2007. Sky Sports.