so perfect blue skies almost no wind beautiful sunshine these are in the conditions for the
beautiful game the backdrop here picturesque idyllic no doubt one of the best days of the
footballing calendar and it has added to a really jovial happy mood in the stands helping to raise
the level of sound by more than a few decibels shirt sleeve order very much the dress code
the decoy this vast arena with a capacity of well over 50 000
its name actually means the tub for so long one of the central hubs of the dutch game
there are plenty looking forward to seeing this a capacity crowd here
well under normal circumstances this is a massive matchup and i'm not totally in agreement with the
view that friendlies tend to take the edge away in my experience if the opposition go at it full tilt
then you have to reciprocate we'd like to see excitement and be entertained but
if it does go down the serious route there'll still be lots to enjoy
so it's down to business here
jim who do you reckon is pivotal yeah edison he's got great technique peter
and for a goalkeeper he's got the passing range of a top class midfielder i think his his team
will be looking to use him as a foundation from which to build both sustained spells of possession
as well as quick counter attacks he's got a phenomenal left foot he would be the obvious
choice wouldn't he he certainly has all the right qualities good challenge he just stood firm
and that is as far as they're going to go
chilwell goes looking now it's lukaku he's got options out wide
he's had a goal
there are attempts just the wrong outcome well he doesn't need a second invitation
even from that range
and it's sterling
about starting the game at a pretty decent tempo great strength too strong for his
opponent gabrielle shares us chance to break and he's searching through
de bruyne
thiago silva steaming forward thiago silva plays it forward
keeper's got good distance on that
de bruyne ford it goes and it's sterling
as prequetta gets it back sterling chance
good idea just poorly executed
and here's lukaku he's got through has a pump oh that was nice but not quite the end product
required that was created because of good lively movement which pretty much dictated the pass
and it's been taken straight back
and the counter is on hit long and direct
and they've been called out here edison can pick that up jiao cancelo
rodrigue hoist it forward
gabrielle jesus really got caught in a trap there and he just couldn't get out
oh fine stop from the keeper the keeper really dug out his defense then a magnificent effort
cleared without complication
gabriel shows us more than happy to take the muscular approach
that's a clever work on the flank yeah they seem to be encouraging both full backs to
ease in sight so we'll keep an eye on that to see if it if it all works out
sure
and it's paid forward hudson odoi
gabriel jesus
oh real danger here at another time
tries to get it forward quickly danger averted for now
and always such a great time to score a brilliant boost before you head in for
half time and you can guarantee that dressing room will be buzzing now
oh goal of real quality he made it look ridiculously easy well most of those go
high and wide because of their difficulty he made it look like he does it every day
so we have our breakthrough still a fragile lead though they can't afford to sit on this
de bruyne and it's morris
there's the end of the first half and here we are off they go for half time
the breakthrough did indeed come in the first half but there has only been that the midfield can
really pat themselves on the back too they work tirelessly for me leading one nil at the break
we're probably into the second 45 minutes chelsea going well here and they're in a
good position to kick on and add to their lead they don't have to
over commit but they can place more emphasis on stretching their advantage and the finish
sumptuous finish an absolute joy
and there's the goal they've been looking for
well the goalkeeper would have helped to make his mind up on how he was going to finish it
so that's two now without reply well with this kind of authority peter why not push
on and totally kill this off loses his balance and loses the ball hudson a toy
with the challenge and he has given away a free kick
regardless of the outcome it is good to see someone running at the defense like that
the car has a part
and the lead is extended still further
that was easy almost too easy yeah i really can't say enough as to how good the final ball was
they took the defense out of the equation for that split moment and the damage was all done
three without reply this is becoming a stroll
no doubt as to who has the momentum here now the only doubt is how many is coming
gets wrestled off the ball roger battles to win it back and it's de bruyne
out to the right
a chance to play it in in with a header and the balls come out and he's there to hoof it away
played out to the right
this is gone that's a foul
and all
oh outstanding save gabrielle jesus
just had too many bodies around him he would have done remarkably well to score from there
chilwell drives it forward rodri
bernardo silva sterling
lovely bit of skill well i don't think it was the wisest option peter once
he got into that position it's not as if he didn't have people nearby
rudiger goes on a charge down the left
he's come through and he's had a quick look inside
he can get that clear and that's been one straight back hudson odoi and here's lukaku
back into the middle shapes to suits no he's missed it well he accepted
the invitation to have a pop and that defense was confident he wouldn't succeed
so now we're going to get those changes we have been expecting
sterling gets it out to the wing ferran torres heads
sterling and the follow-up no not quite
a change about to occur and it's been given away
raspberry
sterling tries looking up for options on the left
lobs it in gently
he's made sure that that won't get through and no that is pretty much the end of that
thiago silva positions himself well and cuts it out ruben diaz
bernardo silva and here's sterling
over to the left there's a move that looked promising but
eventually forted without doing any harm
there's going to be another change here yeah he's run himself into the ground hasn't he and it's
it's good to see that the crowd appreciate his efforts because he has put in a reel on a shift
yeah he's failed in that
north officials showing that there will be three minutes of added time
looks to thread it through bernardo silva
de bruyne ferran torres oh shooting chance and that is the last effort of the game
a great day for attacking football artists have painted their pretty pictures
only one team in it any reflections on what you've seen jim