2012 MLS All-Star Game

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{{Use American English|date=May 2017}}

{{Short description|Soccer game played in Chester, Pennsylvania}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = AT&T MLS All-Star Game 2012

| image = 150px

| event = 2012 Major League Soccer season

| team1 = MLS All-Stars

| team1association = {{fbaicon|USA|size=30px}} {{fbaicon|CAN|size=30px}}

| team1score = 3

| team2 = Chelsea

| team2association = {{fbaicon|ENG|size=30px}}

| team2score = 2

| details =

| date = July 25, 2012

| stadium = PPL Park

| city = Chester, Pennsylvania

| man_of_the_match1a = Chris Pontius (MLS All-Stars)

| man_of_the_match1aname = Most Valuable Player

| referee = Baldomero Toledo

| attendance = 19,236

| weather =

| previous = 2011

| next = 2013

}}

The 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 25, 2012, was the 17th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. The game was played at PPL Park, now known as Subaru Park, in Chester, Pennsylvania, the first time an all-star event was played in the Philadelphia area since the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.{{cite news |title=With PPL named ASG home, Philly's vision is rewarded |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2012/news/article/2012/01/24/ppl-named-asg-home-phillys-vision-rewarded |work=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=January 24, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2012 }}

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.{{cite news |title=All-Star Game: Chelsea return for grudge match at PPL |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2012/news/article/2012/04/11/all-star-game-chelsea-return-grudge-match-ppl |work=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2012 }}

Piotr Nowak, the coach of the Philadelphia Union (the All-Star Game's host), was originally announced to coach the MLS All-Stars. After Nowak was dismissed from the Union on June 13,[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2012/news/article/2012/06/13/all-star-mls-announce-nowaks-replacement-soon "All-Star: MLS to announce Nowak's replacement soon,"] from MLSsoccer, 6/13/2012 MLS chose D.C. United coach and Pennsylvania native Ben Olsen to coach the All-Stars.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2012/news/article/2012/06/21/all-star-olsens-appointment-team-honor-united "Olsen's appointment a 'team honor' for United,"] from MLSsoccer.com, 6/21/2012

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.{{cite web | url=http://news.discovery.com/tech/adidas-first-smart-game-120721.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 | title=Adidas to Debut World's First 'Smart Game' | work=Discovery News | access-date=July 21, 2012}}

Rosters

=MLS All-Stars=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|nat=DEN|no=1 |pos=GK|name=Jimmy Nielsen|other=Sporting Kansas City}}

{{Fs player|nat=COL|no=2 |pos=DF|name=Carlos Valdés|other=Philadelphia Union}} ♦

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=5 |pos=MF|name=Kyle Beckerman|other=Real Salt Lake}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=6 |pos=DF|name=Jay DeMerit|other=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}

{{Fs player|nat=CAN|no=7 |pos=MF|name=Dwayne De Rosario|other=D.C. United}} (Captain)

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=8 |pos=FW|name=Chris Wondolowski|other=San Jose Earthquakes}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=9 |pos=FW|name=Eddie Johnson|other=Seattle Sounders FC}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=10 |pos=MF|name=Landon Donovan|other=LA Galaxy}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=11|pos=MF|name=Graham Zusi|other=Sporting Kansas City}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=12|pos=DF|name=Ramiro Corrales|other=San Jose Earthquakes}} ♦

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=13|pos=FW|name=Chris Pontius|other=D.C. United}}

{{Fs player|nat=FRA|no=14|pos=FW|name=Thierry Henry|other=New York Red Bulls}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=15|pos=DF|name=Justin Morrow|other=San Jose Earthquakes}} **

{{Fs player|nat=CUB|no=16|pos=MF|name=Osvaldo Alonso|other=Seattle Sounders FC}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=21|pos=MF|name=Michael Farfan|other=Philadelphia Union}} %

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=22|pos=GK|name=Dan Kennedy|other=Chivas USA}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|nat=ENG|no=23|pos=MF|name=David Beckham|other=LA Galaxy}}

{{Fs player|nat=IRN|no=33|pos=DF|name=Steven Beitashour|other=San Jose Earthquakes}}

{{Fs player|nat=FRA|no=78|pos=DF|name=Aurélien Collin|other=Sporting Kansas City}}

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=00|pos=GK|name=Nick Rimando|other=Real Salt Lake}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=00|pos=GK|name=Jon Busch|other=San Jose Earthquakes}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=COL|no=00|pos=DF|name=Jamison Olave|other=Real Salt Lake}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=00|pos=DF|name=Geoff Cameron|other=Houston Dynamo}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=00|pos=MF|name=Brad Davis|other=Houston Dynamo}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=GUA|no=00|pos=MF|name=Marco Pappa|other=Chicago Fire}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=00|pos=MF|name=Brek Shea|other=FC Dallas}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=HON|no=00|pos=MF|name=Roger Espinoza|other=Sporting Kansas City}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=HON|no=00|pos=MF|name=Marvin Chavez|other=San Jose Earthquakes}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=USA|no=00|pos=FW|name=Kenny Cooper|other=New York Red Bulls}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=ARG|no=00|pos=FW|name=Fabian Espindola|other=Real Salt Lake}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=SLE|no=00|pos=FW|name=Kei Kamara|other=Sporting Kansas City}} ♥

{{Fs player|nat=COL|no=00|pos=FW|name=Fredy Montero|other=Seattle Sounders FC}} ♥

{{Fs end}}

♦ - 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=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=Petr Čech|other=third captain}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=SRB|pos=DF|name=Branislav Ivanović}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ashley Cole}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=David Luiz}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Michael Essien}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Ramires|}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Frank Lampard|other=vice-captain}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Fernando Torres}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=Mikel John Obi}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Kevin De Bruyne}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Florent Malouda}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Raul Meireles}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Eden Hazard}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Romelu Lukaku}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=Paulo Ferreira}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Josh McEachran}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Marko Marin}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ross Turnbull}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Gary Cahill}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John Terry|other=club captain}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Hutchinson}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ISR|pos=MF|name=Yossi Benayoun}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Gaël Kakuta}}

{{Fs player|no=35|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Lucas Piazon}}

{{Fs player|no=40|nat=POR|pos=GK|name=Henrique Hilário}}

{{Fs player|no=45|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Nathaniel Chalobah}}

{{Fs player|no=46|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jamal Blackman}}

{{Fs end}}

Match

=Details=

{{football box

|date=July 25, 2012

|event = 2012 MLS All-Star Game

|time=20:30 EDT

|team1=MLS All-Stars {{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|CAN}}

|score=3–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120828194700/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-07-25-mls-v-cfc/stats Report]

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania

|attendance=19,236

|referee=Baldomero Toledo

}}

width=92%
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| pattern_b = _ALLSTAR_12

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| pattern_sh = _ALLSTAR_12

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| leftarm = C3C3C3

| body = FFFFFF

| rightarm = C3C3C3

| shorts = FFFFFF

| socks = 000040

| title = MLS All-Stars

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{{col-2}}

{| style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
GK1{{flagicon|DEN}} Jimmy Nielsen{{suboff|45}}
RB33{{flagicon|IRN}} Steven Beitashour
CB6{{flagicon|USA}} Jay DeMerit
CB78{{flagicon|FRA}} Aurélien Collin{{suboff|36}}
LB15{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Morrow{{suboff|56}}
DM16{{flagicon|CUB}} Osvaldo Alonso{{suboff|56}}
AM7{{flagicon|CAN}} Dwayne De Rosario (c)
RM23{{flagicon|ENG}} David Beckham{{suboff|74}}
LM10{{flagicon|USA}} Landon Donovan{{suboff|45}}
CF14{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Henry{{suboff|57}}
CF8{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Wondolowski{{suboff|60}} {{goal|21}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
DF2{{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Valdés{{subon|36}}
GK22{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Kennedy{{subon|45}}
MF13{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Pontius{{subon|45}} {{goal|73}}
MF5{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Beckerman{{subon|56}}
MF11{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Zusi{{subon|57}}
DF12{{flagicon|USA}} Ramiro Corrales{{subon|57}}
FW9{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson{{subon|60}} {{goal|90+1}}
MF21{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Farfan{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Olsen

{{col-2}}

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;"
width="25"|width="25"|
GK40{{flagicon|POR}} Henrique Hilário{{suboff|45}}
RB2{{flagicon|SER}} Branislav Ivanović
CB26{{flagicon|ENG}} John Terry (c){{suboff|45}} {{goal|32}}
CB24{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Cahill{{suboff|76}}
LB3{{flagicon|ENG}} Ashley Cole{{suboff|45}}
DM5{{flagicon|GHA}} Michael Essien{{suboff|61}}
CM7{{flagicon|BRA}} Ramires{{suboff|61}}
CM8{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard{{suboff|61}} {{goal|58}}
MF30{{flagicon|ISR}} Yossi Benayoun{{suboff|45}}
MF21{{flagicon|GER}} Marko Marin{{suboff|61}}
CF18{{flagicon|BEL}} Romelu Lukaku{{suboff|75}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK22{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Turnbull{{subon|45}}
MF19{{flagicon|POR}} Paulo Ferreira{{subon|45}}
MF15{{flagicon|FRA}} Florent Malouda{{subon|45}}
DF4{{flagicon|BRA}} David Luiz{{subon|45}}
MF17{{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard{{subon|61}}
MF12{{flagicon|NGA}} Mikel John Obi{{subon|61}}
MF16{{flagicon|POR}} Raul Meireles{{subon|61}}
FW35{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Piazon{{subon|61}}
MF14{{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne{{subon|75}}
DF45{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathaniel Chalobah{{subon|76}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Di Matteo

{{col-end}}

|}

style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"

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Volkswagen MLS All-Star MVP:


{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Pontius (MLS All-Stars)


Assistant referees:


(Ian Anderson)


(Greg Barkey)


Fourth official:


(Jorge González)

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Match rules

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

References

{{reflist}}

{{MLSAllStar}}

{{2012 MLS season by team}}

{{2012 in American soccer}}

{{Friendly tournaments 2012}}

{{Chelsea F.C. matches}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mls All-Star 2012}}

2012

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