Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez, Samir Nasri and a red card to Branislav Ivanovic meant that City were able to complete a comeback against Chelsea, winning the Community Shield 3-2.
Chelsea Vs. Manchester City, 2012 Community Shield: Citizens Pouring It On, Lead 3-1
At this point, City might conserve their energy and let off the gas a bit. They’re probably best served keeping possession now that they have a two-goal lead against 10 men with under a half hour remaining in the match.
We have live coverage of the game in our Chelsea vs. Manchester City, 2012 Community Shield StoryStream. For more on the Blues, head over to Chelsea FC blog We Ain’t Got No History. For more on the Citizens, head over to Manchester City blog Bitter And Blue. For more from around the world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
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We have live coverage of the game in our Chelsea vs. Manchester City, 2012 Community Shield StoryStream. For more on the Blues, head over to Chelsea FC blog We Ain’t Got No History. For more on the Citizens, head over to Manchester City blog Bitter And Blue. For more from around the world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
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The Chelsea fans don’t appear to outnumber the City fans in the stands, but the City fans don’t exactly have anything to cheer or complain about at the moment. On the other hand, Chelsea’s fans were extremely upset with the call and were audibly booing Friend mercilessly as he walked towards the tunnel. Chelsea lead 1-0 at the half, but won’t have much fun trying to keep that lead.
We have live coverage of the game in our Chelsea vs. Manchester City, 2012 Community Shield StoryStream. For more on the Blues, head over to Chelsea FC blog We Ain’t Got No History. For more on the Citizens, head over to Manchester City blog Bitter And Blue. For more from around the world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
Read Article >Chelsea Vs. Manchester City, 2012 Community Shield: Lineups
Kickoff is at 8:30 a.m. ET, 1:30 p.m. local time from Villa Park in Birmingham, England. Wembley Stadium and the Millennium Stadium were in use for Olympic play, so Chelsea and City were forced into a bit of an unorthodox venue for the game. You can catch the Community Shield on FOX Soccer Channel in the U.S., ITV in the U.K. and Sportsnet World in Canada.
We’ll have live coverage of the game in our Chelsea vs. Manchester City, 2012 Community Shield StoryStream. For more on the Blues, head over to Chelsea FC blog We Ain’t Got No History. For more on the Citizens, head over to Manchester City blog Bitter And Blue. For more from around the world of football, follow @SBNationSoccer on Twitter.
Read Article >Community Shield 2012
Getty ImagesThe game is being played at Villa Park, since Wembley Stadium and the Millennium Stadium were both in use for Olympic football. There’s TV coverage of the match in the U.K., U.S. and Canada, but unfortunately there is no legal streaming service carrying the game online.
Game Date/Time: Sunday, 8:30 a.m. ET, 1:30 p.m. local
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