Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Sun Aug 29)


                              Arsenal  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-0-3-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK J_Ridout
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF M_Manz
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF P_Navarra
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF A_Mateju
                          M_Thomas MF  |  DM D_Menga
                          M_Arteta MF  |  AM B_Dack
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  AM T_Cairney
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  AM Mason_Mount
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW M_Skiba
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB C_Freamon
                         R_Holding SUB |  SUB Ian_David_Mc
                      P_Bouba_Diop SUB |  SUB F_Ravenalli
                        S_Matthews SUB |  SUB Sobhi
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB F_Ousama

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(chs) Chelsea are switching their playing style to A
Min. 2  :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  N_Anelka tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  J_Ridout is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 2  :(chs) A_Mateju flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  The ball hits F_Ricksen in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 3  :(arn) M_Thomas can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  J_Ridout with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 3  :(chs) R_Bentley finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Burn
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a nasty foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 4  :(arn) S_Wiltord takes on A_Mateju
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But M_Manz reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(arn) N_Anelka knocks it past B_Dack and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Anelka runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 8  :(arn) J_Willock times his run well
          ...  J_Willock hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  J_Ridout makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 9  :(arn) J_Willock barges M_Manz off the ball
          ...  J_Willock with the strike !
          ...  But J_Ridout smothers the ball.
Min. 10 :(chs) D_Menga crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Navarra in the box
          ...  P_Navarra hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_Macedo blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 11 :(chs) Curled in dangerously from B_Dack to J_A_Boumsong
          ...  J_Okore with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych wants a quiet word
Min. 12 :(arn) M_Arteta times his run well
          ...  P_Navarra brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_Brych waves play on!!!
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Arteta crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Gandolfini in the box
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 16 :(arn) C_Chambers looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  J_Ridout acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to N_Anelka
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 19 :(chs) R_Bentley finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Burn with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 20 :(chs) M_Skiba takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  M_Skiba lobs T_Macedo!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 23 :(arn) J_Gandolfini unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Manz
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 24 :(arn) J_Willock with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Manz behind
          ...  But J_A_Boumsong spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 25 :(arn) M_Thomas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Mason_Mount with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 26 :(arn) M_Arteta is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_Gandolfini latches onto the ball
          ...  But P_Navarra slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 28 :(arn) M_Arteta with a measured pass to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arteta lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Chambers gets on the end of it
          ...  But J_Ridout is equal to it
Min. 29 :(arn) S_Wiltord hoofs it up field to find J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  F_Brych talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Arsenal fans celebrate though!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 30 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play D
Min. 30 :(chs) T_Cairney wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with a thundering shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Macedo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Macedo looks dejected!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 31 :(chs) D_Menga sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Mason_Mount
          ...  F_Ricksen takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 35 :(arn) N_Anelka holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Okore
          ...  J_Okore shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But J_Ridout punches it away
Min. 36 :(arn) D_Burn moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gandolfini
          ...  R_Bentley seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 38 :(arn) M_Thomas takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 42 :(chs) T_Cairney backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Mason_Mount gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Burn tackles cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) S_Wiltord brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Gandolfini makes himself available
          ...  J_Gandolfini rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But J_Ridout is equal to it
Min. 45 :(arn) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing C
Min. 46 :(arn) J_Willock pushes it past J_A_Boumsong
          ...  J_Willock gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But J_Ridout parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away

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

Min. 47 :(arn) S_Wiltord breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Ridout!
          ...  D_Menga brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 48 :(arn) F_Ricksen finds J_Gandolfini with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Gandolfini bears down on goal!
          ...  J_Ridout tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 50 :(chs) D_Menga finds T_Cairney in the box
          ...  M_Arteta hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cairney crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to A_Mateju
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 51 :(arn) M_Arteta uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  M_Arteta with a stunning strike !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Ridout moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Ridout looks dejected!
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 53 :(arn) J_Okore flicks it over A_Mateju's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Okore sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Ridout with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Thomas swings it in!
          ...  P_Navarra reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 55 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as R_Holding comes on for J_Willock to play DF
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Wiltord pushes it past P_Navarra
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Manz
Min. 67 :(arn) C_Chambers runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  C_Chambers goes for the top corner !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 70 :(chs) Ian_David_Mc will replace the useless M_Manz and will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) F_Ravenalli replaces T_Cairney and will play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) a big roar from the crowd as Sobhi comes on for M_Skiba to play FW
Min. 70 :(arn) S_Wiltord looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Gandolfini
          ...  R_Bentley with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  R_Holding bends it round the wall
          ...  J_Ridout saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Arteta!
          ...  D_Menga gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 76 :(chs) F_Ravenalli takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  F_Ravenalli with a stunning strike !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 77 :(chs) Mason_Mount skips the challenge from D_Burn
          ...  Mason_Mount leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  T_Macedo goes down well to save
Min. 79 :(arn) S_Matthews takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Gandolfini as MF
Min. 81 :(arn) F_Ricksen beats Ian_David_Mc
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Ian_David_Mc goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 84 :(arn) C_Chambers knocks the ball past Ian_David_Mc
          ...  C_Chambers shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 85 :(chs) P_Navarra jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  R_Holding is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Navarra
          ...  He puts in R_Holding!
          ...  A_Mateju brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(chs) R_Bentley beats M_Arteta
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Matthews with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Ian McNamara looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc hoists it forward
          ...  J_A_Boumsong gets on the end of it
          ...  But D_Burn will cut out the threat

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 117,740
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (2), J_Willock (29), M_Arteta (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Gandolfini (3), D_Burn (19), R_Holding (85), S_Matthews (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : R_Bentley (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Mason_Mount (25), D_Menga (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          14        |       4
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       6
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 1 Chelsea
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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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T_Macedo       GK  31   3   3   3  42 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Burn         DF   2  30  10  12  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8   3
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  25
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |  81   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  27   9  41 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  30  50
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  29  23 |  57   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  35   9   7  22 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  31   7  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Ridout       GK  35   5   5   2  30 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  28  10  11  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Manz         DF   2  27   7   5  32 |  72   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  26   5   9  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
A_Mateju       DF   2  26   8   8  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
D_Menga        DM   3   8  25   7  32 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
B_Dack         AM   1   7  27  10  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Cairney      AM   2   8  27   8  21 |  72   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Mason_Mount    AM   2   7  25   7  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  29  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  26  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Freamon      GK  29   1   3   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Ravenalli    AM   2   8  27   5  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  26  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ousama       FW   2   6   7  25  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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