2009 FA Community Shield

2009 FA Community Shield
The match programme cover
Chelsea won 4–1 on penalties
Date9 August 2009
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchRicardo Carvalho (Chelsea)
RefereeChris Foy (Merseyside)[1]
Attendance85,896
WeatherSunny

The 2009 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 87th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested at Wembley Stadium, London, on 9 August 2009,[2] and contested by 2008–09 Premier League champions Manchester United, and Chelsea as the winners of the 2008–09 FA Cup, a repeat of the 2007 match. The game ended in a 2–2 draw – the goals coming from Nani and Wayne Rooney for Manchester United, and from Ricardo Carvalho and Frank Lampard for Chelsea – with Chelsea winning 4–1 on penalties.[3]

This was also the first time since 1998 that Chelsea had won a professional match on penalties; The last instance was a League Cup quarter-final against Ipswich Town.

Match details

Chelsea2–2Manchester United
Carvalho 52'
Lampard 70'
Report Nani 10'
Rooney 90+2'
Penalties
Lampard
Ballack
Drogba
Kalou
4–1 Giggs
Carrick
Evra
Attendance: 85,896
Chelsea
Manchester United
GK 1 Petr Čech
RB 2 Branislav Ivanović  13'  46'
CB 6 Ricardo Carvalho
CB 26 John Terry (c)
LB 3 Ashley Cole
DM 12 Mikel John Obi  65'
RM 5 Michael Essien
LM 15 Florent Malouda  78'
AM 8 Frank Lampard
CF 39 Nicolas Anelka  84'
CF 11 Didier Drogba
Substitutes:
GK 40 Hilário
DF 17 José Bosingwa  46'
DF 33 Alex
DF 35 Juliano Belletti
MF 13 Michael Ballack  65'
MF 20 Deco  78'
FW 21 Salomon Kalou  84'
Manager:
Carlo Ancelotti
GK 12 Ben Foster
RB 22 John O'Shea  75'
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand (c)
CB 23 Jonny Evans
LB 3 Patrice Evra  80'
RM 17 Nani  63'
CM 24 Darren Fletcher  75'
CM 16 Michael Carrick
LM 13 Park Ji-sung  75'
CF 10 Wayne Rooney
CF 9 Dimitar Berbatov  4'  75'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Tomasz Kuszczak
DF 20 Fábio  75'
MF 11 Ryan Giggs  75'
MF 18 Paul Scholes  75'
MF 25 Antonio Valencia  63'
MF 28 Darron Gibson
FW 7 Michael Owen  86'  75'
Manager:
Sir Alex Ferguson

Match officials

Man of the match

Match rules

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Foy to take charge of Shield". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Shield date confirmed". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Chelsea 2 – 2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.