No FA Cup joy for Cahill

Not even the fastest goal in FA Cup history could bring a FA Cup winners medal for Australian midfielder Tim Cahill, as Everton went down 2-1 to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium overnight.

Not even the fastest goal in FA Cup history could bring a FA Cup winners medal for Australian midfielder Tim Cahill, as Everton went down 2-1 to Chelsea at Wembley Stadium overnight.

Louis Saha-s goal after just 25 seconds gave Everton a shock early lead, but as they have achieved in the previous rounds of the competition, Chelsea came storming back and equalised through Didier Drogba and won it with a spectacular strike from Frank Lampard.

It was the second runners-up medal for Cahill, who also lost with Millwall in a 3-0 defeat by Manchester United five years ago.

The Qantas Socceroos was a peripheral figure for much of the game, with Chelsea and former Australian coach Guus Hiddink, earmarking him for special treatment and was never given the space or the opportunity to get into the penalty box.

Everton couldn-t have wished for a better start when the ball went down the left side; Stephen Pienaar crossing the ball into the box, where Chelsea John Obi Mikel cleared poorly. The looping ball was nodded down by tall midfielder Marouane Fellaini to Saha and he volleyed home from 15 yards with just 25 seconds played.

But from that moment on it was Chelsea that dominated, although not really creating a lot of opportunities for all their possession.

With Florent Malouda and Ashley Cole causing massive problems down the left, it was no surprise the equalising goal was created down that flank. Malouda-s cross was perfect for the marauding Drogba, who outjumped Joleon Lescott and headed easily past Tim Howard.

Everton went into its shell and continuously played long ball out from the back, which proved easy pickings for the Chelsea defence.

A change at half time saw, David Moyes fix the left side and also push Cahill further forward and he had one shot that was easily claimed by Petr Cech, while Saha should have had a second when presented with clear sight on goal from seven yards out, but his bullet header went over the bar.

While Chelsea controlled play chances were rare, but has he done so often throughout his career, Lampard produced a moment of inspiration in the 72nd minute. Looking to shoot from 20 yards on his right foot, he cut back to his left; slipped but was still able to get up and hit a first time shot that Howard couldn-t out despite his fingertips to the shot.

There was no way back for Everton and Chelsea even had a legitimate goal from Malouda that hit the underside of the bar and bounced over the goal line and back out into play, ruled away.