2006 FA Community Shield

September 2020 2006 FA Community Shield 2006 FA Community Shield.jpg 200 Match programme cover FA Community Shield Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1 13 August 2006 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Mohamed Sissoko (Liverpool)Kevin McCarra Crouch claims first blood for Liverpool https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/aug/14/match.sport The Guardian Guardian News and Media 14 August 2006 22 May 2015 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) 56,275 Scattered clouds19 °C °FWeather history for EGFF http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGFF/2006/8/13/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA Weather Underground 24 May 2015 2005 2007 The 2006 FA Community Shield was the 84th staging of the FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the Premier League and FA Cup. The match was played between 2005–06 FA Cup winners Liverpool and 2005–06 Premier League champions Chelsea on 13 August 2006 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Chelsea were appearing in the competition for the sixth time, while Liverpool were making their 21st appearance. It was the final Community Shield to be held at the Millennium Stadium following the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium. Chelsea, the Shield holders, qualified for the match as a result of winning the Premier League, which was their second successive league championship. Liverpool entered the competition after winning the FA Cup final against West Ham United 3–1 on penalties. Watched by a crowd of 56,275, John Arne Riise opened the scoring for Liverpool early in the first half, only for Chelsea's recently signed forward Andriy Shevchenko to equalise shortly before half-time. Both sides had chances to win the match in the second half, but a Peter Crouch goal late in the half ensured Liverpool won the match 2–1, to win the Community Shield for the 15th time. Background thumb|upright|The Millennium Stadium, which was hosting the Community Shield for the last time Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield,Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield 11 The Observer London 19 April 1908 the FA Community Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI.The F.A. Charity Shield 10 The Times London 7 October 1913 In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time.Peter Ferguson The FA Community Shield history http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning mcfc.co.uk Manchester City FC 4 August 2011 21 April 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192421/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/archive/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning dead The Premier League replaced the Football League First Division at the top of the English football pyramid after its inception in 1992.Continental or the full English? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/02/sport.sportfeatures Alex Fynn The Observer London 2 December 2001 3 July 2014 lower-alpha Wembley Stadium acted as the host of the Shield from 1974.The FA Community Shield history http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history The Football Association 3 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609184712/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history 9 June 2013 live Cardiff's Millennium Stadium was hosting the Shield for the sixth and final time; it took over as the venue for the event between 2001 and 2006 while Wembley Stadium was being rebuilt. This was the first Charity/Community Shield to feature neither Arsenal nor Manchester United since 1995, when Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers faced FA Cup winners Everton.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches 11 August 2021 23 April 2022 James RSSSF Ross Chelsea qualified for the Community Shield by winning the Premier League – their second successive championship. They finished eight points clear of second-placed Manchester United.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng06.html England 2005/06 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 18 May 2007 22 May 2015 Daniel Dalance Gurgen Maheri Ian King Chelsea beat Liverpool in both their league meetings during the season. A 4–1 win away at Liverpool's home ground Anfield,Liverpool 1–4 Chelsea https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4277852.stm BBC Sport 2 October 2005 3 August 2015 was followed by a 2–0 victory in the corresponding fixture at their home ground, Stamford Bridge.Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4657240.stm BBC Sport 5 February 2006 3 August 2015 The sides met in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, a match Liverpool won 2–1 to progress to the final.Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4907012.stm BBC Sport 22 April 2006 3 August 2015 A 3–2 victory by Liverpool in a penalty shootout, after the 2006 FA Cup Final finished 3–3 with West Ham United, ensured the club's participation in the match.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm Liverpool 3–3 West Ham (aet) BBC Sport 13 May 2006 26 April 2015 Chelsea were appearing in the Community Shield for the sixth time and were the holders, after beating Arsenal 2–1 in the 2005 edition. Including this victory they had won the competition three times, in 1955 and 2000. In contrast, Liverpool were appearing in their 21st match in the competition. They had won eight outright (1966, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 2001), shared five (1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1986, 1990) and lost six (1922, 1971, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2002). This was the first meeting between the two sides in the competition.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches 15 August 2013 11 January 2014 James RSSSF Ross The match would normally be the first of the season for both clubs. However, as a result of finishing third in the Premier League, Liverpool were entered into the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League. They won the first of two legs against Israeli team Maccabi Haifa 2–1, courtesy of goals from new signings Craig Bellamy and Mark González.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5255220.stm Liverpool 2–1 Maccabi Haifa BBC Sport 9 August 2006 22 May 2015 In addition to the signings of Bellamy and González, Liverpool had also purchased defender Fábio Aurélio and midfielder Jermaine Pennant. Chelsea had also brought in a number of players, despite winning successive league titles. Foremost among them was striker Andriy Shevchenko, who signed for a club record £30 million from Milan, manager José Mourinho was adamant that he would fit into the club's style of play: "Everybody knows him as a player, tactically he can play in the Chelsea system no doubt."https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/5035604.stm Chelsea complete Shevchenko deal BBC Sport 31 May 2006 22 May 2015 Chelsea were expected to start their new signings Shevchenko and Michael Ballack. However, they would be without midfielder Claude Makélélé, who had been allowed extra time to recover from playing for France in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. They would be without goalkeeper Petr Čech and midfielder Joe Cole, who had knee and shoulder injuries, respectively.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2006/0812/207820-chelsea/ New boys to start for Chelsea RTÉ Sport 14 June 2007 24 May 2015 Liverpool were expected to be without striker Robbie Fowler and defender Aurélio for the match, who were suffering from knee and calf injuries, respectively. Manager Rafael Benítez stated 'we would rather wait until next weekend', before playing the pair.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2006/0811/207798-liverpool/ Fowler ruled out of Shield showdown RTÉ Sport 14 June 2007 24 May 2015 Match Summary thumb|upright|Peter Crouch scored the winning goal for Liverpool. Chelsea lined up in a 4–3–3 formation while Liverpool, who kicked off the match, lined up in a 4–4–2.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4782257.stm Clockwatch: Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool BBC Sport 31 August 2006 24 May 2015 Charlie Henderson Within nine minutes Liverpool had taken the lead. Defender John Arne Riise ran with the ball from his own half and hit a shot from 25 yd m, which beat Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini. Chelsea midfielder Ballack received the first booking of the match in the 7th minute after he kicked Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko, and his partner Frank Lampard was given a yellow card eight minutes later for kicking Boudewijn Zenden. Liverpool almost extended their lead in the 22nd minute, when Paulo Ferreira's pass to Cudicini caught him unaware, however, the ball went wide of the Chelsea goal and out for a corner. Chelsea made the first substitution of the match in the 26th minute, when debutant Salomon Kalou replaced the injured Ballack.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2006/0813/207875-communityshield/ Liverpool beat Chelsea in Community Shield RTÉ Sport 14 June 2007 24 May 2015 Cudicini kept the score at 1–0 in the 42nd minute, when he made saves to deny González and then a subsequent Peter Crouch shot. Chelsea scored two minutes later when Lampard passed the ball cross-field to striker Shevchenko who controlled the ball on his chest and shot past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina to level the score at 1–1. The first chance of the second half fell to Liverpool, but midfielder Zenden sent his shot wide of the Chelsea goal. The first substitution of the half came in the 54th minute when Chelsea replaced Geremi with Wayne Bridge. A minute later, they had two chances to take the lead. Reina saved a shot by Didier Drogba and from the resulting corner, he saved a Shevchenko header. Liverpool made their first substitutions of the match within the first 15 minutes of the second half as Aurélio replaced González, before a double-change saw Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso come on for Zenden and Pennant. Alonso received a yellow card two minutes after coming on for a challenge on Michael Essien. Two more substitutions were made in the coming minutes with Chelsea replacing Arjen Robben with Lassana Diarra and Bellamy replacing Luis García for Liverpool. Diarra was shown a yellow card soon after for a foul on Alonso. The resulting free-kick saw Alonso pass the ball to Aurélio, but his subsequent pass to Bellamy was blocked. Chelsea had the best of the chances after this, with Shevchenko controlling a long pass with his chest before passing to Kalou, but his subsequent attempt went wide of the Liverpool goal. Then two minutes later Shaun Wright-Phillips, who had replaced Drogba, ran down the right-hand side of the pitch. He passed the ball to Kalou, but he was unable to pass to Shevchenko in the Liverpool penalty area, after being blocked by the Liverpool defence. Minutes later, Liverpool took the lead again; Bellamy advanced with the ball down the left-hand side of the pitch, his pass found Crouch, who headed into the Chelsea goal to make it 2–1. The lead was almost extended minutes later, as a Gerrard pass found Aurélio in the Chelsea penalty area, but his shot was saved by Cudicini. Chelsea had a final chance in stoppage time from a Lampard free-kick, but the ball was cleared from the Liverpool penalty area by Sissoko. Details 13 August 2006 15:00 GMT Liverpool 2–1 Report Chelsea Shevchenko 44 Riise 9Crouch 80 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 56,275 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) _liverpool0607h1 _liverpool0607h1 _liverpool0607h1 _liverpool0607h1 _adidaswhitel FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Liverpool _chelsea0607H _chelsea0607h _chelsea0607H _chelsea0607h _adidasbluel 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Chelsea GK 25ESP Pepe ReinaRB 3 IRL Steve FinnanCB 23ENG Jamie Carragher (c)CB 5 DEN Daniel AggerLB 6 NOR John Arne RiiseRM 16ENG Jermaine Pennant 60CM 22MLI Mohamed SissokoCM 32NED Boudewijn Zenden 60LM 11CHI Mark González 56SS 10ESP Luis García 66CF 15ENG Peter Crouch 89Substitutes:GK 1 POL Jerzy DudekDF 4 FIN Sami HyypiäDF 12BRA Fábio Aurélio 56MF 8 ENG Steven Gerrard 60MF 14ESP Xabi Alonso 61 60FW 17WAL Craig Bellamy 66FW 24FRA 1974 Florent Sinama Pongolle 89Manager:ESP Rafael Benítez300px GK 23ITA Carlo CudiciniRB 14CMR Geremi 53CB 26ENG John Terry (c)CB 6 POR Ricardo CarvalhoLB 20POR Paulo Ferreira 81CM 13GER Michael Ballack 7 26CM 5 GHA Michael EssienCM 8 ENG Frank Lampard 15RW 11CIV Didier Drogba 71LW 16NED Arjen Robben 62CF 7 UKR Andriy ShevchenkoSubstitutes:GK 40POR HilárioDF 18ENG Wayne Bridge 53DF 44ENG Michael MancienneMF 12NGA Mikel John Obi 81MF 19FRA 1974 Lassana Diarra 68 62MF 24ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 71FW 21CIV Salomon Kalou 26Manager:POR José Mourinho Man of the match Mohamed Sissoko (Liverpool) Match officials Assistant referees: Roger East (Wiltshire) Shaun Proctor-Green (Lincolnshire) Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg (County Durham)Match rulesRules of the Football Association Community Shield http://www.thefa.com/~/media/978792AF8BBE4927AA4583437A7DF882.ashx/FA%20Community%20Shield%20Rules.pdf The Football Association 3 July 2014 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes Maximum of six substitutions Statistics Statistichttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+THIS+TIME+IT+WON%27T+BE+A+PROCESSION%3b+THE+FA+COMMUNITY+SHIELD…-a0149436326 This time it won't be a procession The Mirror Trinity Mirror 14 August 2006 24 May 2015 Martin Lipton LiverpoolChelseaGoals scored21Shots on target73Shots off target45Ball possession50%50%Corner kicks54Fouls committed1813Yellow cards13Red cards00 Post-match thumb|upright|Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez felt that victory would give his team confidence for the coming season. Liverpool manager Benítez was confident that victory in the match would provide his side with a boost ahead of their opening match of the 2006–07 FA Premier League with Sheffield United: "This will give us a lot of confidence I am sure, to play one of the best sides in the world and to beat them, this should give us more confidence going into what will be an interesting season." He also defended his decision to players such as Gerrard and Alonso on the bench: "It was my idea to start with the players that had the most fitness and have played the most minutes. Then I wanted to bring the other players on towards the end. It worked and it showed that we have a great squad – better than last season." Crouch, scorer of the winning goal, was also confident the result would boost the Liverpool squad: "There is a bit of rivalry between the sides and it is great to get an early one over them. Make no bones about it, this is a big game to win and it certainly could give us a psychological edge this season."https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4788701.stm We can build on victory – Crouch BBC Sport 31 August 2006 24 May 2015 Chelsea manager Mourinho was primarily concerned with the fitness of his squad in the aftermath of the match, in particular Ballack, who was substituted with an injury early in the match: "He had a kick in the muscle and he couldn't run but I hope he will be back soon, we have quite a few players not in condition and we need players back, so I hope it's not a big deal." He felt that the fitness of the two squads was the decisive factor in the match: "Today our bench was not very good, with some kids, Liverpool could inject fresh blood at the same time as some of my players became really tired. They were broken. They were in better condition than us, you could see the difference between Frank Lampard and Sissoko." Mourinho was also unconcerned about his team's form heading into the start of the season: "Liverpool had more intensity and pace, qualities that make a team better. They had that and we didn't. We had a big percentage of the ball possession, but Liverpool defended with intensity and looked dangerous when they counter-attacked. I keep saying they are a difficult team to beat and they can go to every game with an ambition to win. They are a good team but over 10 months of competition we will be there."Chelsea hit by Ballack concerns https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4784663.stm BBC Sport 31 August 2006 24 May 2015 See also English football 2006–07 FA Premier League 2006–07 FA Cup Notes lower-alpha References External links FA Community Shield 2006 Community Shield Community Shield Charity Shield 2006 Charity Shield 2006 Category:2000s in Cardiff Category:Football matches in Wales Category:Football competitions in Cardiff Category:August 2006 sports events in the United Kingdom