Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund (Sun Dec 06)


                              Arsenal  |  Borussia Dortmund
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-3-1-1 N
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK S_Maier
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF M_Motta
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Danilo
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF Lazo
                           T_Mings DF  |  DF M_Reiziger
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  DM A_Vidal
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF J_Height
                            W_Zaha MF  |  MF D_Alli
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF Dembele
                          P_Crouch FW  |  AM Shaqiri
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB I_Banks
                        C_Chambers SUB |  SUB L_Rongifo
                         C_Blewitt SUB |  SUB Martins_Indi
                          M_Thomas SUB |  SUB A_Del_Piero
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB R_M_Perry

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(bor) A_Vidal holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Height
          ...  J_Height hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 3  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop boots it towards S_Wiltord
          ...  M_Reiziger gets to the ball first
Min. 5  :(arn) P_Crouch sidesteps A_Vidal
          ...  P_Crouch gets up high for the header !
          ...  S_Maier makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Burn swings a leg at it!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 9  :(bor) Dembele retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Shaqiri latches onto the end of it
          ...  Shaqiri pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 10 :(arn) J_Willock has space to run with the ball
          ...  Dembele with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 18 :(arn) T_Mings moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Burn
          ...  M_Motta with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 21 :(arn) D_Burn beats M_Reiziger
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Burn rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But S_Maier with the difficult save
Min. 33 :(arn) R_Holding spots J_Willock who is in acres of space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Danilo
Min. 35 :(arn) P_Crouch with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Danilo
          ...  P_Crouch hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  S_Maier makes a good save
Min. 37 :(bor) M_Motta unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Reiziger
          ...  M_Reiziger with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 42 :(arn) P_Crouch sidesteps M_Motta
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Lazo gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 42 :(bor) A_Vidal plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Dembele decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  R_Holding gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) S_Wiltord with a flicked pass to W_Zaha
          ...  Danilo takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 46 :(arn) S_Matthews retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  S_Maier with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 48 :(arn) S_Matthews picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But M_Reiziger wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Zaha chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Willock
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  S_Maier makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Wiltord gets on the end of it
          ...  But S_Maier punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 53 :(arn) S_Matthews has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Shaqiri
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 54 :(bor) D_Alli beats T_Mings
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Alli from 20 yards !
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Dino_Zoff recovers to save!!
Min. 57 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a one-touch layoff to W_Zaha
          ...  W_Zaha with the overhead !
          ...  S_Maier with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 57 :(bor) D_Alli beats P_Evra
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Burn intercepts the pass
Min. 60 :(bor) D_Alli unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Dino_Zoff fists it away
Min. 61 :(arn) W_Zaha with a one-touch layoff to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch sees S_Maier off his line !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 64 :(arn) W_Zaha takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  W_Zaha with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 64 :(bor) J_Height controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  C_Bellamy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Holding
Min. 65 :(bor) D_Alli is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy tries to beat Dino_Zoff!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 67 :(bor) D_Alli flicks it past D_Burn
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A powerful header from D_Alli !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 68 :(bor) A_Vidal with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Blocked by T_Mings
Min. 70 :(bor) L_Rongifo is coming on for Danilo and playing DF
Min. 70 :(bor) A_Del_Piero is being prepared to come on
          ...  Dembele is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) A_Del_Piero knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  D_Burn slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Shaqiri!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Dino_Zoff
Min. 71 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto it!
          ...  P_Crouch with the chance !
          ...  S_Maier gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 73 :(bor) Shaqiri takes advantage of a mistake by S_Matthews
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Shaqiri carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(bor) R_M_Perry is being brought on
          ...  C_Bellamy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(arn) S_Wiltord plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Burn
          ...  L_Rongifo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 77 :(arn) W_Zaha beats M_Motta
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  W_Zaha gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans laugh at him
Min. 77 :(bor) Shaqiri looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Del_Piero
          ...  D_Burn with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by G_Poll
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 78 :(arn) S_Matthews runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Willock
          ...  But A_Vidal puts the ball out of play
Min. 80 :(arn) N_Anelka comes on for S_Wiltord and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(bor) A_Vidal controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Evra
          ...  He puts in R_M_Perry!
          ...  A left-footer by R_M_Perry !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 81 :(arn) S_Matthews reads the run of P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  S_Maier can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_Maier makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 82 :(arn) C_Chambers is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Holding is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(bor) R_M_Perry runs at C_Chambers
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A skilful effort from R_M_Perry !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 85 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch with a thundering drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by W_Zaha!
          ...  Lazo gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 85 :(bor) M_Motta sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Motta !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 86 :(arn) J_Willock puts in N_Anelka
          ...  But Lazo puts it in row Z!
Min. 86 :(bor) A_Del_Piero retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_M_Perry gets on the end of it
          ...  R_M_Perry with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Dino_Zoff is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 87 :(arn) P_Crouch pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  P_Crouch with a little chip!
          ...  S_Maier tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  L_Rongifo belts it clear
Min. 87 :(bor) Shaqiri loses his marker!
          ...  P_Evra steals the ball of off him
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) D_Burn finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Lazo with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 90 :(bor) R_M_Perry jumps over W_Zaha's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Burn knocks the ball back to Dino_Zoff
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Dino_Zoff!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height curls it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Evra
Min. 91 :(arn) W_Zaha backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  S_Maier tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Willock curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Maier jumps well to claim it!
Min. 91 :(bor) A_Vidal kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Motta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Chambers
Min. 92 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Mings
          ...  But M_Motta with the fine tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 119,292
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Burn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : S_Maier
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Dembele (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 0 Borussia Dortmund
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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  37   2   2   3  30 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  33   8   6  22 |  84   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Evra         DF   3  30  12  10  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
T_Mings        DF   2  27   7   5  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  30   7  32 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   8  27  19  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  82   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  26  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  30   8   8  22 |  10   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  30   7   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  32   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  33   1   1   3  11 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  29   8   6  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Danilo         DF   2  28   7   8  32 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  27   8   6  31 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  27   7   7  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Vidal        DM   2  13  26   7  21 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
J_Height       MF   3  15  27   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Alli         MF   1   8  26  13  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Dembele        MF   3   6  25   7  12 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  26  19  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  27  33 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  25  10   6  32 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Martins_Indi   DF   1  25   7   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Del_Piero    MF   2   6  25  12  11 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  11  26  30 |  17   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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