Cole raced clear and found himself one-on-one with Schwarzer, only to shoot narrowly wide from the edge of the box.
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Then Boa Morte, under pressure from Brede Hangeland, put Cole clear through, but his right-footed shot was diverted to safety by Paul Konchesky.
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Florent Malouda drilled a thunderous long-range strike narrowly over the crossbar, Shay Given palmed clear from Joe Cole, Didier Drogba headed over and Vincent Kompany almost sliced an attempted clearance into his own net.