2012 MLS All-Star Game

MLS All-Star Game 2012
Event 2012 Major League Soccer season
Date July 25, 2012
Venue PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
Most Valuable Player Chris Pontius
Referee Baldomero Toledo
Attendance 19,236

The 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 25, 2012, was the 17th consecutive Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. The game was played at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, the first time an all-star event was played in the Philadelphia area since the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[1]

The game featured the MLS All-Stars against Premier League team Chelsea, who were the FA Cup and European Champions League holders. Chelsea made their 2nd appearance in the MLS All-Star Game; the Blues were visiting side in the 2006 MLS All-Star Game at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, losing to the MLS XI 1–0.[2]

Piotr Nowak, the coach of the Philadelphia Union (the All-Star Game's host), was originally announced to coach the MLS All-Stars.[2] After Nowak was dismissed from the Union on June 13,[3] MLS chose D.C. United coach and Pennsylvania native Ben Olsen to coach the All-Stars.[4]

A tracking system was worn by each player to monitor heart rate, intensity of play, speed, distance covered and other personal characteristics in real-time.[5]

Rosters

MLS All-Stars

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
2 Colombia DF Carlos Valdés (Philadelphia Union)
5 United States MF Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
6 United States DF Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
7 Canada MF Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United) (Captain)
8 United States FW Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
9 United States FW Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC)
10 United States MF Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
11 United States MF Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
12 United States DF Ramiro Corrales (San Jose Earthquakes)
13 United States FW Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
14 France FW Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
15 United States DF Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes) **
16 Cuba MF Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC)
21 United States MF Michael Farfan (Philadelphia Union) %
22 United States GK Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA)
23 England MF David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
No. Position Player
33 Iran DF Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes)
78 France DF Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City)
00 United States GK Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
00 United States GK Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes)
00 Colombia DF Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake)
00 United States DF Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
00 United States MF Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)
00 Guatemala MF Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire)
00 United States MF Brek Shea (FC Dallas)
00 Honduras MF Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City)
00 Honduras MF Marvin Chavez (San Jose Earthquakes)
00 United States FW Kenny Cooper (New York Red Bulls)
00 Argentina FW Fabian Espindola (Real Salt Lake)
00 Sierra Leone FW Kei Kamara (Sporting Kansas City)
00 Colombia FW Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)

♦ - Players selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber
* - Injured and unavailable for matchday
** - Added as a replacement for Heath Pearce
% - Promoted from the Inactive Roster to the Active Roster to fulfill Chelsea's request that the number of substitutes be increased from seven to ten.
♥ - "Inactive Roster" players voted for by other players in MLS

Chelsea

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech (third captain)
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 England DF Ashley Cole
4 Brazil DF David Luiz
5 Ghana MF Michael Essien
7 Brazil MF Ramires
8 England MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 Spain FW Fernando Torres
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
14 Belgium MF Kevin De Bruyne
15 France MF Florent Malouda
16 Portugal MF Raul Meireles
17 Belgium MF Eden Hazard
18 Belgium FW Romelu Lukaku
No. Position Player
19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
20 England MF Josh McEachran
21 Germany MF Marko Marin
22 England GK Ross Turnbull
24 England DF Gary Cahill
26 England DF John Terry (club captain)
27 England DF Sam Hutchinson
28 Brazil DF Gabriel Paulista
30 Israel MF Yossi Benayoun
31 France MF Gaël Kakuta
35 Brazil FW Lucas Piazon
40 Portugal GK Henrique Hilário
45 England DF Nathaniel Chalobah
46 England GK Jamal Blackman

Match

Details

July 25, 2012
20:30 EDT
MLS All-Stars United StatesCanada 3–2 England Chelsea
Wondolowski  21'
Pontius  73'
Johnson  90+1'
Report  32' Terry
 58' Lampard
PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 19,236
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
MLS All-Stars
Chelsea
MLS All-Stars:
GK 1 Denmark Jimmy Nielsen  45'
RB 33Iran Steven Beitashour
CB 6United States Jay DeMerit
CB 78France Aurélien Collin  36'
LB 15United States Justin Morrow  56'
DM 16Cuba Osvaldo Alonso  56'
AM 7Canada Dwayne De Rosario (c)
RM 23England David Beckham  74'
LM 10United States Landon Donovan  45'
CF 14 France Thierry Henry  57'
CF 8United States Chris Wondolowski  60'  21'
Substitutes:
DF 2 Colombia Carlos Valdés  36'
GK 22United States Dan Kennedy  45'
MF 13United States Chris Pontius  45'  73'
MF 5United States Kyle Beckerman  56'
MF 11 United States Graham Zusi  57'
DF 12 United States Ramiro Corrales  57'
FW 9United States Eddie Johnson  60'  90+1'
MF 21United States Michael Farfan  74'
Manager:
United States Ben Olsen
Chelsea:
GK 40 Portugal Henrique Hilário  45'
RB 2Serbia Branislav Ivanović
CB 26England John Terry (c)  45'  32'
CB 24England Gary Cahill  76'
LB 3England Ashley Cole  45'
DM 5Ghana Michael Essien  61'
CM 7Brazil Ramires  61'
CM 8England Frank Lampard  61'  58'
MF 30Israel Yossi Benayoun  45'
MF 21 Germany Marko Marin  61'
CF 18Belgium Romelu Lukaku  75'
Substitutes:
GK 22 England Ross Turnbull  45'
MF 19Portugal Paulo Ferreira  45'
MF 15France Florent Malouda  45'
DF 4Brazil David Luiz  45'
MF 17Belgium Eden Hazard  61'
MF 12Nigeria John Obi Mikel  61'
MF 16Portugal Raul Meireles  61'
FW 35Brazil Lucas Piazon  61'
MF 14Belgium Kevin De Bruyne  75'
DF 45England Nathaniel Chalobah  76'
Manager:
Italy Roberto Di Matteo

Volkswagen MLS All-Star MVP:
United States Chris Pontius (MLS All-Stars)
Assistant referees:
(Ian Anderson)
(Greg Barkey)
Fourth official:
(Jorge González)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • No extra time
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of ten substitutions.

References

  1. "With PPL named ASG home, Philly's vision is rewarded". MLSsoccer.com (Major League Soccer). January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "All-Star Game: Chelsea return for grudge match at PPL". MLSsoccer.com (Major League Soccer). April 11, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  3. "All-Star: MLS to announce Nowak's replacement soon," from MLSsoccer, 6/13/2012
  4. "Olsen's appointment a 'team honor' for United," from MLSsoccer.com, 6/21/2012
  5. "Adidas to Debut World's First 'Smart Game'". Discovery News. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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