Elite League Match, Aberdeen vs. Arsenal (Sun Jan 08)


                             Aberdeen  |  Arsenal
                              5-4-1 N  |  4-3-1-2 E
                          Dan Haldane  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK D_James
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                             Balde DF  |  DF Ramos
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF W_Saliba
                       J_Fitzwater DF  |  MF M_Thomas
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF L_Torreira
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  AM Ronaldinhio
                          Valverde MF  |  FW N_Anelka
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW H_Sanchez
                                       |
                         R_Shaaban SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                          T_Hunter SUB |  SUB M_Layun
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB W_Fofana
                         J_Pennant SUB |  SUB G_Zolla
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 3  :(abn) D_Rocastle sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Bentley
          ...  C_Chambers wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 4  :(arn) L_Torreira controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Fitzwater
          ...  He puts in H_Fernandez!
          ...  A powerful shot by H_Fernandez !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 5  :(arn) H_Fernandez crosses into the box, finding N_Anelka
          ...  G_McQueen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 9  :(abn) J_Shaddix looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
          ...  That's given Aberdeen the advantage!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(abn) Aberdeen restructured their strategy to D
Min. 10 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to A
Min. 10 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Femenia
          ...  He puts in Seb_Ferrira!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 14 :(abn) J_Shaddix is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Rocastle
          ...  What a shot from D_Rocastle !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_James moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_James catches it with style!
Min. 16 :(abn) E_Petit controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  Intercepted by Ramos
Min. 17 :(arn) H_Sanchez beats G_McQueen
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_V_Carballo
          ...  M_Neuer with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  What's C_V_Carballo going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box VAR?!!
          ...  N_Anelka places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-1 Arsenal...
Min. 18 :(abn) Aberdeen will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 19 :(abn) J_Shaddix spots R_Bentley who is in acres of space
          ...  Ramos gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 24 :(abn) R_Bentley is too quick for the defence
          ...  R_Bentley tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  But D_James makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 24 :(abn) Valverde with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Seb_Ferrira with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 29 :(abn) R_Bentley barges the defender off the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Ramos looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 29 :(arn) M_Thomas with a slide rule pass to H_Sanchez
          ...  A thundering drive by H_Sanchez !
          ...  But M_Neuer stops that one easily
Min. 30 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play N
Min. 30 :(arn) Ronaldinhio shifts into the MF position in a tactical change
Min. 30 :(abn) Valverde controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Chambers
          ...  He puts in Balde!
          ...  Balde must beat D_James!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 35 :(arn) L_Torreira hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto it!
          ...  N_Anelka drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 41 :(arn) H_Fernandez knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Fitzwater
          ...  Balde goes in stud's first
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Dan Haldane looks relieved
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo is far from happy with that decision
Min. 42 :(abn) J_Shaddix breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  W_Saliba brings him down!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(arn) M_Thomas with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Matip
          ...  He knocks it to H_Sanchez!
          ...  H_Sanchez belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ronaldinhio curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by K_Femenia

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-2 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(abn) R_Bentley bursts forward
          ...  R_Bentley drives the shot in!
          ...  D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 50 :(arn) N_Anelka with a real burst of pace
          ...  N_Anelka tries to chip the ball over M_Neuer!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Neuer never had a chance!
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Fitzwater with a flicked pass to J_Shaddix
          ...  Seb_Ferrira cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 60 :(arn) N_Anelka makes himself available
          ...  R_Bentley intercepts the pass
Min. 63 :(abn) R_Bentley finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Ramos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 67 :(abn) Balde cuts inside C_Chambers
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Chambers reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(abn) It seems Aberdeen are making a tactical change to A
Min. 70 :(arn) Arsenal will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 72 :(abn) E_Petit with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Seb_Ferrira
          ...  He knocks it to R_Bentley!
          ...  R_Bentley aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_James tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Valverde hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Shaddix hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto it!
          ...  R_Bentley hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 74 :(arn) M_Thomas is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to N_Anelka
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Femenia
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 75 :(abn) T_Hunter replaces an unhappy K_Femenia and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Perin will replace the useless G_McQueen and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Pennant is coming on for J_Shaddix and playing MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Bentley as FW
Min. 75 :(arn) M_Layun is coming on for H_Sanchez and will play DF
Min. 79 :(arn) M_Layun slides the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  Valverde had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 79 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech beats C_Chambers
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ronaldinhio with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_V_Carballo ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
Min. 81 :(arn) G_Zolla comes on for M_Thomas and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(arn) W_Fofana is being brought on
          ...  Ramos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Fitzwater back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him
Min. 84 :(arn) D_Baggio comes on for N_Anelka and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 84 :(abn) M_Perin takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Chambers
          ...  W_Fofana bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 86 :(abn) D_Rocastle finds M_Perin with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  C_Chambers makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(arn) H_Fernandez holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Saliba
          ...  A vicious shot by W_Saliba !
          ...  M_Neuer gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 125,389
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : R_Bentley (9)
Sent Off             : Hakim_Ziyech (83)
Booked               : M_Neuer (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (17 pen,35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Seb_Ferrira (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 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  31   2   5   5  31 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -17   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  34   9   8  10 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Balde          DF   3  33   7   8  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  32   9   7  32 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  31   1   8  30 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  29   4   4  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  79   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
E_Petit        MF   1   3  31   2  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  29   4  34 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Valverde       MF   3   9  27   7  43 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  79   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  35
R_Shaaban      GK  29   5   4   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hunter       DF   2  29   6   1  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  26   3  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10

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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  35   9   9  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  34   8   8  22 |  86   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  33   9   9  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
W_Saliba       DF   2  28   1   5  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  34   1  12 |  85   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  31   8  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Torreira     MF   2   2  25   1  22 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  30  12  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  33  21 |  88   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  30  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  32  13   7  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  31   3   8  27 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  24  30   1  14 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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