Elite Intercontinental Cup Semi Finals, Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid (Tue Feb 23)


                              Arsenal  |  Atletico Madrid
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-3-2 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK M_Kozakic
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF T_Roberts
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                          M_Thomas MF  |  DM Ridoutska
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF I_Perisic
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF Lucas
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF D_Hart
                            W_Zaha MF  |  FW Tito_Santana
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW JobLot
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB N_Millan
                            D_Burn SUB |  SUB B_Weinman
                         S_Wiltord SUB |  SUB A_Andreasen
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB Z_Socrates
                         J_Willock SUB |  SUB M_Rashford

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(arn) S_Matthews takes advantage of a mistake by T_Roberts
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Matthews !
          ...  M_Kozakic makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 1  :(arn) D_Rocastle runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  JobLot with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 7  :(amd) JobLot sidesteps S_Matthews
          ...  JobLot attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 8  :(arn) W_Zaha threads the through ball to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra could have let it bounce!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 12 :(arn) N_Anelka kills the ball dead
          ...  N_Anelka rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Kozakic dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And M_Kozakic tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews swings it in!
          ...  N_Anelka swings a leg at it!
          ...  It floats over M_Kozakic
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 12 :(amd) Lucas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to JobLot
          ...  JobLot with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Lucas gets his head on it
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 14 :(arn) N_Anelka nutmegs D_Hart
          ...  D_Luiz reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 16 :(arn) C_Chambers runs with pace at the defence
          ...  C_Chambers with a thundering drive!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 16 :(amd) JobLot jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Matthews
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutska plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff easily catches it!
Min. 18 :(amd) Ridoutska turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Amoros
          ...  M_Amoros gets up high for the header !
          ...  Dino_Zoff heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Anelka flicks it over M_Amoros's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  N_Anelka drives it low !
          ...  The shot slips through M_Kozakic's hands
          ...  But M_Kozakic recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 24 :(amd) Lucas with a simple pass to Tito_Santana
          ...  Tito_Santana with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff 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. 30 :(amd) JobLot slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  C_Blewitt with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a RED CARD!! End of the game for him
Min. 30 :(arn) D_Burn is ready to come on to replace W_Zaha
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 32 :(amd) Ridoutska looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Hart
          ...  D_Hart with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 33 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the towering header to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 34 :(arn) P_Evra steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Amoros
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  P_Evra hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  M_Kozakic with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 34 :(amd) A_Valencia with a probing pass to Tito_Santana
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Evra
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 35 :(arn) S_Matthews with the towering header to D_Rocastle
          ...  T_Roberts with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  N_Anelka with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  But M_Kozakic tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Valencia wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 42 :(arn) D_Rocastle is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to S_Matthews
          ...  S_Matthews tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Kozakic moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Kozakic catches it with style!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) C_Chambers knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Chambers tries to beat M_Kozakic!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 45 :(amd) M_Amoros plays a first time ball through the defence to JobLot
          ...  N_Anelka pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  G_Poll warns him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Atletico Madrid

Min. 47 :(arn) M_Thomas hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto it!
          ...  N_Anelka is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But G_Poll waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat M_Kozakic
          ...  He slips it underneath M_Kozakic
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 53 :(arn) D_Rocastle with the diagonal pass S_Matthews
          ...  S_Matthews with a thundering shot!
          ...  But M_Kozakic just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 55 :(amd) JobLot beats C_Chambers
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Chambers recovers to win the ball back
Min. 56 :(amd) D_Luiz looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to JobLot
          ...  P_Evra takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 65 :(amd) Ridoutska with the cross-field pass to A_Valencia
          ...  D_Burn forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Holding clears the danger
Min. 66 :(amd) I_Perisic pushes it past R_Holding
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Burn
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 68 :(arn) R_Holding with a slick pass to D_Rocastle
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Valencia hits it out for a throw
Min. 72 :(arn) M_Thomas plays a long ball to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  But A_Valencia puts it in row Z!
Min. 73 :(amd) T_Roberts pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Tito_Santana is clean through!
          ...  Tito_Santana rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot slips through Dino_Zoff's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 79 :(amd) Tito_Santana runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Holding back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Tito_Santana cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It's beaten Dino_Zoff
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 83 :(arn) The ball is passed in from P_Bouba_Diop, he finds R_Holding
          ...  R_Holding with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 84 :(amd) D_Luiz pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Lucas is clean through!
          ...  Lucas shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 85 :(amd) Ridoutska hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Lucas latches onto it!
          ...  M_Thomas fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Holding
          ...  R_Holding aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 88 :(amd) D_Hart hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Tito_Santana latches onto it!
          ...  Tito_Santana with the side footed shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff looks very relieved!
Min. 91 :(amd) D_Hart with a short pass to find JobLot
          ...  JobLot with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But it puts it well wide

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 98 :(arn) M_Thomas races into the box
          ...  He sees R_Holding lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  R_Holding attempts a low drive!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 99 :(arn) C_Chambers takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Chambers with the shot on net !
          ...  M_Kozakic gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 104:(amd) D_Luiz plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Valencia
          ...  A_Valencia chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff with the difficult save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 109:(amd) JobLot leaves his marker standing
          ...  C_Chambers makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 110:(amd) D_Hart controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Tito_Santana gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 113:(arn) R_Holding takes advantage of a mistake by A_Valencia
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Roberts reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 116:(amd) JobLot leaves his marker standing
          ...  S_Matthews brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 118:(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 118:(arn) S_Matthews makes himself available
          ...  S_Matthews cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  M_Kozakic has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  M_Kozakic is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 119:(arn) P_Evra with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  N_Anelka is taking it!
          ...  He sends M_Kozakic the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Tito_Santana steps up!
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives
          ...  And he claims it superbly!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Burn is taking it!
          ...  M_Kozakic guesses correctly
          ...  And he saves it!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  JobLot steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Rocastle steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Lucas is taking it!
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Evra is taking it!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Roberts is taking it!
          ...  Dino_Zoff tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 3-2 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Valencia steps up!
          ...  He sends Dino_Zoff the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 3-3 Atletico Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Chambers is taking it!
          ...  M_Kozakic tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Hart is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 3-4 Atletico Madrid...


          ...  Atletico Madrid wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 145,044
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Evra
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Blewitt (30)
Booked               : M_Thomas (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : A_Valencia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      | Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       12
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  38   2   2   3  30 | 125   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  33   8   6  22 | 125   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
P_Evra         DF   3  31  12  10  21 | 125   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
C_Blewitt      DF   3  31   7   6  22 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Chambers     DF   2  30   9   8  22 | 125   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  32   1  12 | 125   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 | 125   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 | 125   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  30   7  32 | 125   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0  15
W_Zaha         MF   2   8  27  19  12 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 | 125   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  27  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
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_Kozakic      GK  33   3   1   3  22 | 125   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  33  12  10  27 | 125   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  32   9   8  42 | 125   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
D_Luiz         DF   1  31   9   5  22 | 125   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Valencia     DF   2  29   8   9  22 | 125   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
Ridoutska      DM   2  18  29   7  34 | 125   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
I_Perisic      MF   1  10  36   7  11 | 125   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  28  15  19 | 125   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Hart         MF   2   8  27   9  17 | 125   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tito_Santana   FW   3   8   8  29  20 | 125   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
JobLot         FW   3   5  12  28  30 | 125   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Millan       GK  26   1   2   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  30   8  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Andreasen    DF   3  25   8   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Socrates     MF   3   8  25  12  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   9  26  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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