Elite League Match, Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (Sun Sep 03)


                              Arsenal  |  Bayern Munich
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Hugo
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF R_Dias
                          W_Saliba DF  |  DF Exe_Palacios
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                        Marquinhos MF  |  MF Kaka
                        L_Trossard MF  |  MF M_Mount
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB D_Marino
                             Ramos SUB |  SUB Varane
                       H_Fernandez SUB |  SUB B_Bolingoli
                           G_Zolla SUB |  SUB Ridoutski
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB Keane

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(arn) P_Viera picks out P_Evra with the cross
          ...  P_Evra with a thundering shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  G_Bailey plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 2  :(bnm) I_Gundogan runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to H_Kane
          ...  W_Saliba with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 3  :(arn) N_Anelka with a slide rule pass to D_Baggio
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Baggio !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 5  :(arn) Marquinhos runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of N_Anelka
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  N_Anelka smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 7  :(bnm) T_Kroos with the kinky dribble
          ...  But W_Fofana clears the ball to safety
Min. 8  :(arn) P_Evra slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 8  :(arn) Ramos is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Evra is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 9  :(bnm) A defence splitting pass from R_Dias to H_Kane
          ...  A great volley from H_Kane !
          ...  D_James saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 12 :(bnm) Kaka pulls it back to E_Stranger
          ...  C_Chambers makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Kaka!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 13 :(arn) P_Viera can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to M_Overmars
          ...  A great volley from M_Overmars !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  That s put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 15 :(bnm) E_Stranger beats C_Chambers
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  E_Stranger with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 16 :(arn) N_Anelka sidesteps Hugo
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  N_Anelka has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  G_Bailey saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 16 :(bnm) Kaka is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  D_James with a well timed tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers didn't like it though
          ...  B_Kuipers lectures him
          ...  B_Kuipers consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Stranger places the ball on the spot!
          ...  D_James dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That s the equaliser!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Bayern Munich...
Min. 16 :(bnm) T_Kroos sidesteps Ramos
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Kroos launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  That s given Bayern Munich the advantage!
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 17 :(bnm) Bayern Munich's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 17 :(bnm) M_Mount finds himself in acres of space
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Mount !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(bnm) I_Gundogan looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  W_Fofana with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(bnm) Kaka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows W_Fofana a clean set of heals
          ...  W_Fofana reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 21 :(bnm) E_Stranger sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  E_Stranger with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_James watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 23 :(bnm) M_Mount has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Chambers
          ...  He puts in E_Stranger!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Saliba
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 25 :(arn) D_Baggio sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Exe_Palacios wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 27 :(arn) L_Trossard chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Baggio
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Baggio !
          ...  But G_Bailey dives to his left
          ...  I think G_Bailey just got a hand on that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 27 :(bnm) I_Gundogan looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 29 :(arn) D_Baggio has space to run with the ball
          ...  H_Kane with a superb challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 38 :(arn) M_Overmars controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 40 :(bnm) Exe_Palacios miskicks!
          ...  He finds Kaka though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  C_Chambers fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  B_Kuipers called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 42 :(bnm) Kaka miskicks!
          ...  He finds H_Kane though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  H_Kane drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with D_James
          ...  He rounds D_James
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) Ramos spots C_Chambers who is in acres of space
          ...  C_Chambers hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  G_Bailey won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 47 :(bnm) E_Stranger pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by W_Fofana
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Saliba reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-2 Bayern Munich

Min. 46 :(arn) D_Baggio flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Baggio fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 52 :(bnm) M_Mount sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  E_Stranger runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But W_Fofana wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 56 :(arn) M_Overmars heads the ball back to P_Viera
          ...  P_Viera has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 56 :(bnm) Kaka finds himself in a good position
          ...  W_Fofana rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s B_Kuipers going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 58 :(arn) Marquinhos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  G_Bailey makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 60 :(arn) H_Sanchez is coming on for L_Trossard and will play FW
Min. 63 :(arn) Marquinhos looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 63 :(bnm) Exe_Palacios shoves P_Viera in the chest!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 65 :(bnm) Ridoutski comes on for M_Mount and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(bnm) A_Wan_Bissaka with a 40-yard pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But D_James palms it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 66 :(arn) W_Saliba brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Baggio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Baggio !
          ...  G_Bailey catches the ball
Min. 66 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 68 :(arn) W_Fofana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  H_Sanchez gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Hugo wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 69 :(arn) N_Anelka plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  N_Anelka heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  G_Bailey with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(bnm) Varane will replace Hugo and play DF
Min. 70 :(arn) P_Viera stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  P_Viera aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Bayern Munich fans taunt him!
Min. 72 :(arn) H_Sanchez with a flicked pass to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But G_Bailey with the difficult save
Min. 72 :(bnm) R_Dias plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Kane
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Kane !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And D_James tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutski curls it into the box!
          ...  W_Fofana clears the corner
Min. 75 :(arn) H_Fernandez comes on for P_Viera and takes up a MF role
Min. 75 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - G_Zolla on for M_Overmars as a MF
Min. 76 :(bnm) Keane replaces E_Stranger to play as a FW
Min. 78 :(bnm) B_Bolingoli will come on for R_Dias and play DF
Min. 78 :(arn) H_Sanchez runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Fernandez
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka knocks the ball back to G_Bailey
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past G_Bailey!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zolla floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Baggio gets his head on it
          ...  But G_Bailey tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 82 :(arn) H_Sanchez knocks it past A_Wan_Bissaka and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 84 :(bnm) H_Kane has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Saliba!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Fofana slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Varane gets something on it!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bnm) B_Bolingoli with electric pace
          ...  He eases past W_Fofana
          ...  H_Sanchez with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Chris Ridout looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  H_Kane hits it hard
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bolingoli plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 138,077
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Baggio
Scorers              : M_Overmars (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Fofana (19)
Injured              : P_Evra (8)
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Kroos (16), E_Stranger (16 pen)
Sent Off             : Exe_Palacios (63)
Booked               : H_Kane (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 2 Bayern Munich
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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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  35  13  11  21 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Chambers     DF   2  35   9   9  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  32   3   8  27 |  96   0   7   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 138   8  -2
W_Saliba       DF   2  28   1   5  26 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Overmars     MF   1   4  32   3  28 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  78   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0 -20  30 -20
Marquinhos     MF   1   2  30   4  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Trossard     MF   1   5  29  15  12 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  34  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  34   8   8  22 |  88   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  32   8  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  25  31   1  14 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  33   1   5   5   9 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  34  14   9  42 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  33  10   5  21 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Dias         DF   1  31   8   5  31 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  30   7   5  28 |  66   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
I_Gundogan     MF   2   3  30   1  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   9  29  22  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Kaka           MF   1   1  29  17  15 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
M_Mount        MF   1   1  28  12  28 |  68   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  32  20 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  55
H_Kane         FW   1   5   4  27  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  29  10   7  10 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bolingoli    DF   3  29   6   8  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   2   1  26   5  17 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Keane          FW   1   3   4  30  35 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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