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Chelsea held at home
22:45, Dec 8 2009
Chelsea conceded a late equaliser to end their Champions League group campaign with a 2-2 draw against Cypriot minnows APOEL.
Michael Essien levelled after a shock sixth-minute opener by Marcin Zewlakow with a thunderbolt but the Blues midfielder then limped off through injury.
Didier Drogba finished a slick move to put Chelsea, who had already qualified for the knockout stages as Group D winners, ahead but with four minutes to go substitute Nenad Mirosavljevic produced a cool equaliser.
Not since Hull's goal on the opening day of the English domestic season had an opposing side managed to trouble the score sheet. But captain John Terry was caught napping when Constantinos Charalambides crossed for Zewlakow to fire past goalkeeper Ross Turnbull.
The expected response was not long in arriving. Joe Cole had a header cruelly ruled out for offside in the 11th minute but Essien restored parity seven minutes later with a thunderous shot from the edge of the penalty area.
The Ghanaian midfielder collected a pass from Florent Malouda and despatched a shot so powerful that it completely deceived Dionisios Chiotis in the APOEL goal. But it was Essien's last contribution as he collected a knee injury moments later and was replaced.
The change had no effect on Chelsea's fluent passing game with Yury Zhirkov and Gael Kakuta, making his first start for the Blues, particularly impressive.
The pair combined superbly for Chelsea's second in the 25th minute. Kakuta delivered a precision pass inside the full-back and Zhirkov's cross was swept home by Drogba from eight yards.
Terry had a goal ruled out for offside with four minutes remaining and seconds later they paid a hefty price for not putting the game beyond the visitors.
Chelsea's defensive woes continued in horrific fashion when John Mikel Obi gave the ball straight to substitute Nenad Mirosavljevic. The APOEL striker ran on to slide the ball into the net through the legs of Turnbull to clinch an unlikely point for the Cypriot side and provide Ancelotti with more food for thought.
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