The 2007 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th staging of the

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, an annual

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match played between the reigning

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champions and

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winners. The match was played on 5 August 2007 between 2006–07 FA Premier League champions

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and 2006–07 FA Cup winners Chelsea, who beat United in the

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. Manchester United won the game 3–0 on penalties, after the match finished 1–1.

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opened the scoring in the 35th minute, before Florent Malouda equalised just before half-time. The match then went to penalties, where

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saved all three of Chelsea's penalties, leaving

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to score his penalty and win the match for United. It was the first Community Shield match to be played at the new

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. Manchester United and Chelsea also contested the last Community Shield (then the Charity Shield) to be played at the old Wembley in

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, with Chelsea winning the match 2–0.

Match details

Match statistics

First half

Second half

Overall

Source:

References

External links

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