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Match of the Day by Ben from East Tilbury
The score stood at 0:1. AC Milan looked as if they had the match in the bag. Suddenly Makelele was brought down in the box. A great cheer went up from the Chelsea supporters as he lined up to take the penalty shot.
The ball flew towards the net. The goakeeper threw himself into the air. Was it going in? His hand stretched just a few centimetres more. A finger-tip brushed the ball. It changed direction slightly. It skimmed past the outside of the goalpost. Makelele's head went down as he walked back to his team. He brushed a tear from his eye as they patted his back.
The Chelsea supporters were silent.
Suddenly Robben and Duff were making a run back towards the Milan goal. A swift one-two and Robben scuffed the ball into Makelele's path. Without raising his eyes Makelele slammed the toe of his boot into the side of the ball. It shot like an arrow straight past the goalkeeper's surprised face.
The stadium erupted. 1:1!!
There were now two minutes to go of injury time. Chelsea were preparing for just the one point, not what they wanted but better than nothing!
Like a flash of lightning, Lampard went on a run from one end of the pitch to the other. He went past first one Milan player, then another, he sidestepped one more and put the ball through the legs of the last defender. He slowed, looked up and stared into the keeper's eyes. He grinned, took aim and whacked the ball as hard as he could. The keeper could only stand and stare. The ball went straight to the left-hand top corner of the net. As it fell slowly to the ground, the whistle went. It was all over.
CHELSEA!!! CHELSEA!!! The chant soared through the roof of the stadium to be heard from miles around. No-one who heard it could doubt the result!
Now who can tell me, from the clues, where this match took place?
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