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"Man City" team will not be able to finish the English "Premier" league season without a loss - the leader of the tournament table on Monday in London lost 1-2 to "Chelsea". The match started very successfully for the visitors: not even playing for 2 minutes Mario Balotelli jumped alone against Petr Cech and easily sent the ball into the net. It seemed that "Man City" would have no problems this evening: in the rain-washed "Stamford Bridge" stadium, Roberto Mancini's players dominated and calmly controlled the ball for a long time. However, the balance was restored in the 34th minute - Raul Meireles defeated Joe Hart after a pass from Daniel Sturridge. After the break, the situation for the Manchester teams became even more complicated, as defender Gael Clichy received a second yellow card against the opponent for a foul. "Chelsea" took advantage of the numerical superiority: in the 81st minute, the ball struck Joleon Lescott's hand in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty kick, which was confidently converted by Frank Lampard, who appeared on the field after a substitution. In the remaining time, the desperate efforts of "Man City" to equalize bore no fruit - "Chelsea" secured their 10th victory of the season and rose to the third place in the tournament table with 31 points. Meanwhile, "Man City" (38 pts) lead with only two points against second-placed "Man Utd". London "Chelsea" 2 - 1 "Man City" 2' [0 - 1] M.Balotelli 34' [1 - 1] R.Meireles 82' [2 - 1] F.Lampard (from the penalty spot) 58' G.Clichy ("Man City") sent off from the field."
