Division Two Reserve League Match, Arsenal Res vs. Aberdeen Res (Sun Apr 12)


                          Arsenal Res  |  Aberdeen Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-1-1 A
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Okelo_Kigongo
                             L_Kal DF  |  DF E_Richards
                           K_Timar DF  |  DF H_Berg
                      N_Winterburn DF  |  DF U_Van_Gobbel
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                            D_Duff MF  |  MF Bojan_Krkic
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF J_Mata
                           Adriano MF  |  MF E_Berkovic
                         C_Dempsey MF  |  MF J_Cooper
                         Batistuta FW  |  AM Atsu
                         C_Woodrow FW  |  FW R_Muirhead
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB P_Cech
                           S_Ferry SUB |  SUB P_Ramage
                       P_V_Aanholt SUB |  SUB F_Benali
                           S_Nasri SUB |  SUB R_Beira
                          G_Weasly SUB |  SUB M_Pahars

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(abnr) H_Berg slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 2  :(abnr) P_Ramage is coming on for H_Berg and will play DF
Min. 3  :(abnr) R_Muirhead finds his way through
          ...  D_Duff reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 4  :(arnr) Adriano with a first time pass
          ...  Batistuta runs onto it!
          ...  Batistuta hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 8  :(abnr) E_Berkovic with an inch perfect pass to R_Muirhead
          ...  From long range R_Muirhead bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 9  :(abnr) R_Muirhead pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Bojan_Krkic is clean through!
          ...  Bojan_Krkic tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 12 :(abnr) U_Van_Gobbel finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled K_Timar
          ...  U_Van_Gobbel with the goal bound shot!
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 13 :(arnr) A defence splitting pass from C_Woodrow to Adriano
          ...  Adriano with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 14 :(arnr) Adriano with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Burn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Burn with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(arnr) D_Burn boots it towards T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It floats over Okelo_Kigongo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 19 :(arnr) C_Woodrow runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Woodrow hits a great drive!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(abnr) Atsu controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  J_Mata gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Mata with the shot !
          ...  D_James parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 22 :(arnr) Batistuta gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But E_Richards spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 24 :(abnr) E_Berkovic kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_Muirhead gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Muirhead with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But D_James tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 25 :(arnr) T_Kroos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Batistuta
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Mata
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Kal chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo makes the catch!
Min. 25 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic finds the run of J_Cooper
          ...  J_Cooper tries the shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 26 :(arnr) D_Duff with a slick pass to Adriano
          ...  Adriano tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Duff curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Whittaker gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 26 :(abnr) U_Van_Gobbel holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Berkovic
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Berkovic !
          ...  D_James with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 27 :(arnr) Adriano puts in C_Dempsey
          ...  C_Dempsey attempts to nutmeg Okelo_Kigongo!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo holds his head in his hands!
          ...  And Arsenal Res are leading in the game now
          ...  Arsenal Res 1-0 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 28 :(arnr) C_Dempsey controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs S_Whittaker
          ...  He puts in T_Kroos!
          ...  S_Whittaker slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dempsey swings it in!
          ...  Batistuta gets something on it!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Arsenal Res 2-0 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 28 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  K_Timar read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 32 :(abnr) E_Berkovic runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  S_Whittaker latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But K_Timar barges him off the ball
Min. 35 :(arnr) C_Dempsey with a probing through ball D_Burn
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Burn !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 38 :(abnr) S_Whittaker nutmegs D_Duff
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Whittaker !
          ...  D_James saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 41 :(arnr) L_Kal flicks it over P_Ramage and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Kal with the chance !
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 42 :(abnr) U_Van_Gobbel runs forward
          ...  U_Van_Gobbel with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arnr) L_Kal gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Cooper!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But U_Van_Gobbel wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Ippi has none of it.
Min. 43 :(abnr) J_Cooper steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Burn
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Cooper tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 45 :(arnr) T_Kroos could get a shot on goal here
          ...  T_Kroos with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Arsenal Res 3-0 Aberdeen Res ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal Res 3-0 Aberdeen Res

Min. 47 :(arnr) Adriano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past U_Van_Gobbel
          ...  He knocks it to N_Winterburn!
          ...  S_Whittaker beats him to the ball
Min. 49 :(abnr) E_Richards with an in swinging cross to J_Mata
          ...  J_Mata with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 53 :(arnr) C_Dempsey knocks the ball past the lunge of U_Van_Gobbel
          ...  C_Dempsey with the chance !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 54 :(arnr) K_Timar finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Whittaker
          ...  K_Timar with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 54 :(abnr) R_Muirhead flicks it over K_Timar's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_Muirhead belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 55 :(arnr) C_Woodrow finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  R_Muirhead rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Ippi going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 56 :(arnr) T_Kroos with a one-touch layoff to Batistuta
          ...  Batistuta has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Okelo_Kigongo reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dempsey chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It comes to C_Woodrow
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(arnr) T_Kroos runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E_Berkovic reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(arnr) C_Dempsey takes advantage of a mistake by P_Ramage
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Dempsey with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 60 :(abnr) R_Beira is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Cooper is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(abnr) M_Pahars is coming on for R_Muirhead and playing FW
Min. 60 :(arnr) T_Kroos uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  P_Ramage fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Ippi wants a quiet word
Min. 61 :(arnr) T_Kroos pulls it back to N_Winterburn
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Whittaker
Min. 61 :(abnr) E_Richards fires over a low cross to M_Pahars
          ...  M_Pahars with the drive!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 62 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows K_Timar a clean set of heals
          ...  Bojan_Krkic tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  Saved by D_James
Min. 65 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Bojan_Krkic with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But D_James pulls out a save of the game
Min. 68 :(abnr) J_Mata with an intelligent ball to Bojan_Krkic
          ...  But K_Timar puts the ball out of play
Min. 71 :(arnr) C_Woodrow sidesteps P_Ramage
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  C_Woodrow sees Okelo_Kigongo off his line !
          ...  But Okelo_Kigongo punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 73 :(arnr) C_Woodrow with a reverse pass to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with the shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 74 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  M_Pahars receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  K_Timar swings an elbow at his opponent!!
          ...  That looked nasty!
          ...  K_Ippi just wants to lecture him
Min. 74 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic with a glorious 60-yard pass to E_Berkovic
          ...  E_Berkovic shoots towards goal !
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal Res 3-1 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 77 :(arnr) T_Kroos knocks it past E_Richards and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  T_Kroos has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aberdeen Res fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 79 :(abnr) Bojan_Krkic heads the ball back to Atsu
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Atsu !
          ...  D_James takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 83 :(arnr) Batistuta takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Richards
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Duff plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Kroos with the shot!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 83 :(arnr) Adriano brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Winterburn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Atsu with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Ippi just wants to lecture him
Min. 84 :(arnr) C_Woodrow boots it towards D_Duff
          ...  D_Duff has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with Okelo_Kigongo
          ...  He dinks it over Okelo_Kigongo
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo reacts well to save !!
Min. 84 :(abnr) Curled in dangerously from J_Mata to R_Beira
          ...  R_Beira sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 85 :(arnr) C_Dempsey turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Woodrow
          ...  But J_Mata clears the danger
Min. 85 :(abnr) M_Pahars takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Pahars with a blistering shot !
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 86 :(abnr) M_Pahars has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  U_Van_Gobbel gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Kroos with a terrible tackle
          ...  K_Ippi ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
Min. 87 :(arnr) Adriano with a probing pass to Batistuta
          ...  Batistuta fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Okelo_Kigongo !!
Min. 87 :(abnr) M_Pahars barges the defender off the ball
          ...  M_Pahars goes for the top corner !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arnr) Batistuta has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Batistuta attempts a low drive!
          ...  Okelo_Kigongo gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 89 :(abnr) S_Whittaker holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Pahars
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Winterburn
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  U_Van_Gobbel plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 90 :(arnr) D_Duff bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Batistuta
          ...  From long range Batistuta bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Arsenal Res 4-1 Aberdeen Res ...
Min. 91 :(abnr) S_Whittaker pushes it past L_Kal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Adriano belts it clear

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Res Match Info
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Best player          : Batistuta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Dempsey (27), Batistuta (28,90), T_Kroos (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Res Match Info
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Best player          : Bojan_Krkic
Scorers              : E_Berkovic (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : H_Berg (2)
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Match Statistics
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                            Arsenal Res   |    Aberdeen Res
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       20
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :          16        |       11
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       16
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Final Score          : Arsenal Res 4 - 1 Aberdeen Res
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Player Statistics - Arsenal Res
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  26   2   2   3  26 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
L_Kal          DF   3  22  10   7  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Timar        DF   2  21   3   4  27 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
N_Winterburn   DF   2  20   7   7  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  17   7  10  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Duff         MF   1   8  22   7  39 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   7  21  17  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  24
Adriano        MF   1   7  21  11  43 |  95   0   1   6   1   2   0   0   0   0  40  95  30
C_Dempsey      MF   1   7  20   8  21 |  95   0   0   3   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  45  26
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  21  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
C_Woodrow      FW   1   6   9  18  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ferry        DF   2  20   9   7  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_V_Aanholt    DF   2  18   8  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nasri        MF   2  13  18   4  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weasly       FW   1   7  11  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Okelo_Kigongo  GK  24   4   4   5  11 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
E_Richards     DF   2  22  12   5  32 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
H_Berg         DF   1  22  10   7  21 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
U_Van_Gobbel   DF   1  19  13   8  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
S_Whittaker    DF   2  18  11   8  20 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
Bojan_Krkic    MF   3   8  21  14  15 |  95   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  55  15
J_Mata         MF   1  10  21   7  20 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   2
E_Berkovic     MF   1  10  21   5  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  30  25
J_Cooper       MF   3   9  20   7  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Atsu           AM   1   9  22  11  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_Muirhead     FW   1   5   6  18  22 |  63   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  11
P_Cech         GK  17   1   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ramage       DF   1  18   5   1  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
F_Benali       DF   2  17  10   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Beira        MF   1   3  21  10  18 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Pahars       FW   1   8  12  22  26 |  32   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
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