Division One League Match, Aberdeen vs. Arsenal (Sun Nov 28)


                             Aberdeen  |  Arsenal
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          Dan Haldane  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                       J_Knoxville DF  |  DF R_Holding
                          A_Ramsey DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF D_Burn
                             Balde DF  |  DF M_Layun
                         G_McQueen DF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF T_Partey
                          T_Finder MF  |  MF N_Piere
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  AM Taliyah_Jnr
                          G_Fofana MF  |  FW N_Anelka
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                                       |
                           J_Lukic SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                        M_Pavlovic SUB |  SUB J_Okore
                          Valverde SUB |  SUB M_Thomas
                        M_Bombarda SUB |  SUB M_Arteta
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB J_Willock

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 6  :(abn) G_Fofana has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Burn
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Balde!
          ...  M_Layun with an awful challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  K_Femenia swings it in
          ...  S_Pittman gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Pittman goes for the top corner !
          ...  But T_Macedo smothers the ball.
Min. 10 :(abn) J_Shaddix finds R_Bentley with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Chambers takes possession
Min. 12 :(arn) O_Bierhoff takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  O_Bierhoff carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 17 :(abn) T_Finder is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 18 :(abn) T_Finder brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Burn bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 20 :(arn) D_Burn rushes through the defence
          ...  A_Ramsey with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  W_Collum called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 21 :(abn) R_Bentley with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  R_Bentley with the side footed shot!
          ...  But T_Macedo reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 27 :(arn) N_Anelka knocks the ball past Balde
          ...  K_Femenia with an over the top challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Collum
Min. 29 :(arn) C_Chambers takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Neuer was left standing
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 30 :(arn) Arsenal changed their strategy to play C
Min. 30 :(arn) T_Partey has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Finder
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  K_Femenia cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 31 :(abn) G_Fofana controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  G_Fofana bears down on goal!
          ...  T_Macedo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 31 :(arn) N_Piere has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Fofana
          ...  He puts in O_Bierhoff!
          ...  O_Bierhoff goes for goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 35 :(arn) O_Bierhoff knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  O_Bierhoff rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) T_Finder controls it with ease
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Chambers
Min. 46 :(abn) Balde works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him!
Min. 48 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from G_Fofana to J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But T_Macedo makes an easy save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-1 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(abn) S_Pittman turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley attempts the shot!
          ...  T_Macedo falls over
          ...  But T_Macedo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 48 :(abn) G_Fofana looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Bentley
          ...  C_Chambers takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 51 :(arn) T_Partey with an in swinging cross to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with the drive!
          ...  M_Neuer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 53 :(abn) R_Bentley takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  R_Bentley cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But T_Macedo tips it behind
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 54 :(abn) J_Shaddix puts in K_Femenia
          ...  K_Femenia aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Macedo with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 57 :(abn) A_Ramsey is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But T_Macedo is equal to it
Min. 57 :(arn) D_Burn pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 57 :(arn) J_Okore comes on for D_Burn and takes up a DF role
Min. 58 :(abn) T_Finder runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Layun with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 58 :(abn) R_Bentley runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  O_Bierhoff tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  W_Collum has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by W_Collum!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  R_Bentley with the thundering drive
          ...  T_Macedo saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Shaddix hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Fofana gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 59 :(abn) J_Knoxville plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Bentley keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But R_Holding barges him off the ball
Min. 60 :(arn) M_Arteta is going to be brought on
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 63 :(abn) G_McQueen holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Pittman
          ...  C_Chambers is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 66 :(abn) R_Bentley sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Bentley fires the shot in!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 66 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Knoxville wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 71 :(arn) C_Chambers had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  R_Bentley with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 72 :(abn) J_Knoxville finds R_Bentley with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Bentley tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Pavlovic is being brought on
          ...  Balde is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Valverde is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Pittman is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech is being brought on
          ...  R_Bentley is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(arn) M_Arteta brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Finder
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Chambers!
          ...  C_Chambers sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 76 :(arn) M_Arteta with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Fofana
          ...  The cross hits M_Arteta on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Piere plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is kicked away by G_McQueen
Min. 78 :(arn) T_Partey controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Okore gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But M_Pavlovic will cut out the threat
Min. 81 :(arn) O_Bierhoff beats G_McQueen
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Ramsey body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 83 :(abn) G_Fofana miskicks!
          ...  He finds Hakim_Ziyech though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Holding takes possession
Min. 84 :(abn) Valverde has it now
          ...  He takes on O_Bierhoff
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Knoxville!
          ...  But M_Layun puts the ball out of play
Min. 85 :(arn) O_Bierhoff with a clever shimmy
          ...  O_Bierhoff tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 86 :(abn) T_Finder slides the ball across to G_Fofana
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Fofana !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 86 :(abn) J_Shaddix takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  M_Arteta with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  K_Femenia knocks it forward
          ...  A_Ramsey gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Ramsey sees M_Neuer off his line !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Finder curls it into the box!
          ...  C_Chambers heads it away
Min. 87 :(abn) J_Shaddix sidesteps C_Chambers
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Shaddix !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_Macedo's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 87 :(arn) M_Layun with a slick pass to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(arn) N_Anelka leaves M_Pavlovic standing
          ...  But G_Fofana slides in two footed.
          ...  W_Collum has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 91 :(abn) Valverde hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Shaddix latches onto it!
          ...  J_Shaddix with a powerful downward header!
          ...  T_Macedo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 120,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ramsey (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Chambers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (29), O_Bierhoff (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Layun (6), M_Arteta (86)
Injured              : D_Burn (57)
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          13        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  33  12  10  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  32   9   7  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
K_Femenia      DF   3  31   9   7  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Balde          DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  30   1   8  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  32  11  40 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Finder       MF   3   7  32   8  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  12  31  19  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
G_Fofana       MF   1  18  30   7  21 |  95   0   1   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  30  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Lukic        GK  30   5   3   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  27   6   7  22 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  26   7  43 |  16   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Macedo       GK  33   3   3   3  42 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  35   9   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
C_Chambers     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  95   0   4   1   1   1   0   0   0   0 100  50  25
D_Burn         DF   2  31  10  12  21 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  30  12   7  33 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Partey       MF   1   3  27   1  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Taliyah_Jnr    AM   1   5  29  22  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  32  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  29  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  28   5   6  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  31  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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