Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Sun May 04)


                              Arsenal  |  Chelsea
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Dan Williams
                                       |
                         J_Lehmann GK  |  GK S_Assenjo
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF T_Silva
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                           O_Price DF  |  DF M_Richards
                          M_Amoros DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                          N_Scally MF  |  MF P_Little
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                          B_Aguiar MF  |  MF A_Buzsaky
                        Seitaridis AM  |  AM B_Stancu
                          P_Currer FW  |  FW Fabinhioski
                         B_McBride FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB P_Medhurst
                           S_Ramos SUB |  SUB S_Pressley
                          S_Davies SUB |  SUB M_Izzet
                         M_Dembele SUB |  SUB M_Giglio
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB Gerd_Muller

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(arn) Seitaridis with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A skilful effort from Seitaridis !
          ...  But S_Assenjo punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 3  :(chs) Juanfran cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Juanfran fires the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 5  :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio jumps over M_Amoros's challenge
          ...  P_Currer fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  K_Clark just wants to lecture him
Min. 10 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from N_Scally to B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 10 :(chs) A_Buzsaky pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  T_Silva is clean through!
          ...  Raúl_Albil reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Richards plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Lehmann
Min. 13 :(arn) M_Dickinson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer rifles it at the goal !
          ...  S_Assenjo has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_Assenjo reacts well to save!!!
Min. 14 :(chs) B_Stancu kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Fabinhioski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But O_Price wins the tackle
Min. 17 :(chs) A_Buzsaky with the towering header to T_Silva
          ...  T_Silva with a little chip!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And J_Lehmann reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Little swings it in!
          ...  J_Lehmann easily catches it!
Min. 19 :(chs) P_Little skips the challenge from N_Burdisso
          ...  P_Little curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The shot slips through J_Lehmann's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 21 :(arn) Seitaridis picks up the pass
          ...  Seitaridis aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  S_Assenjo turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_McBride chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Assenjo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 27 :(chs) B_Stancu finds R_V_Persie in the box
          ...  R_V_Persie tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  J_Lehmann with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 31 :(arn) N_Scally plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  N_Scally blasts it at the goal !
          ...  S_Assenjo beats the ball away
Min. 39 :(arn) M_Dickinson has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Currer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_Currer attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_Assenjo plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 39 :(chs) R_V_Persie hits a hard pass to Fabinhioski
          ...  Raúl_Albil gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 40 :(chs) P_Little plays a first time ball through the defence to B_Stancu
          ...  A thundering drive by B_Stancu !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 41 :(chs) R_V_Persie can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 42 :(arn) P_Currer plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  P_Little body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  K_Clark shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  M_Dickinson swings it in
          ...  B_McBride gets on the end of it
          ...  A glorious effort by B_McBride !
          ...  But S_Assenjo palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) Seitaridis shifts into the MF position in a tactical change
Min. 45 :(arn) P_Currer takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 46 :(arn) P_Currer controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He puts in Seitaridis!
          ...  Seitaridis from 20 yards !
          ...  But S_Assenjo reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on S_Assenjo anyway

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(chs) B_Stancu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Raúl_Albil
          ...  B_Stancu hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But J_Lehmann makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 48 :(arn) N_Scally looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_McBride
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Silva
Min. 48 :(arn) Seitaridis with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_V_Persie a clean set of heals
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Clark signals that it is indirect
          ...  Raúl_Albil passes to B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But S_Assenjo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 49 :(arn) B_Aguiar with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_McBride
          ...  But M_Richards comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 49 :(arn) B_McBride takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with a bad challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 53 :(arn) B_McBride knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Buzsaky takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 54 :(arn) Seitaridis plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Seitaridis with the shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 56 :(chs) B_Stancu turns past O_Price
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  O_Price goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 58 :(chs) A_Buzsaky with a slide rule pass to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But J_Lehmann palms it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(chs) Juanfran could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Juanfran attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 60 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Berbatov will come on for B_McBride and play FW
Min. 60 :(chs) M_Giglio will replace P_Little and play MF
Min. 60 :(arn) B_Aguiar with a glorious 60-yard pass to O_Price
          ...  Intercepted by G_v_der_Wiel
Min. 60 :(chs) Fabinhioski loses Seitaridis
          ...  Fabinhioski with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 62 :(chs) Gerd_Muller replaces an unhappy Fabinhioski and will play as a FW
Min. 62 :(chs) B_Stancu unselfishly heads the ball back to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran with a thundering volley!
          ...  J_Lehmann makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 66 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with the overhead !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 67 :(arn) Raúl_Albil with a pinpoint pass to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But S_Assenjo with the difficult save
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Burdisso 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!
          ...  D_Berbatov receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Berbatov !
          ...  S_Assenjo with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 69 :(arn) N_Scally back heels to find B_Aguiar in space
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Aguiar !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Pressley is ready to come on to replace Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(arn) B_Aguiar sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Berbatov
          ...  Gerd_Muller with a nasty foul
          ...  K_Clark shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  P_Currer shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Dickinson instead
          ...  M_Dickinson with a little chip!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Burdisso floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Assenjo fists it away!
Min. 75 :(arn) Seitaridis squares it to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Assenjo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Assenjo beaten!
Min. 77 :(chs) M_Giglio hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Gerd_Muller latches onto it!
          ...  But M_Amoros wins the ball
Min. 79 :(chs) Gerd_Muller takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Gerd_Muller with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  J_Lehmann tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Stancu chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Lehmann
Min. 82 :(arn) N_Burdisso brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Currer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Currer unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But S_Assenjo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 84 :(chs) A_Buzsaky turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Juanfran
          ...  A powerful header from Juanfran !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 87 :(chs) G_v_der_Wiel is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Stancu
          ...  D_Berbatov fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Gerd_Muller with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  J_Lehmann gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as S_Davies comes on for N_Scally to play AM
Min. 88 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play A
Min. 88 :(arn) It seems Seitaridis has switched to a AM
Min. 89 :(arn) Seitaridis is changing his role to a MF
Min. 89 :(arn) Seitaridis moves in a AM position
Min. 89 :(arn) Seitaridis moves in a MF position
Min. 89 :(arn) Seitaridis changes position to fill a AM slot
Min. 89 :(chs) The ball rolls free!
          ...  R_V_Persie takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  R_V_Persie with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But J_Lehmann punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 90 :(arn) It appears Seitaridis is playing as a MF
Min. 90 :(arn) Seitaridis is changing his role to a AM
Min. 91 :(arn) Seitaridis changes position to fill a MF slot
Min. 91 :(arn) interesting tactic change...
          ...  Seitaridis will now play as AM

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 54,319
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Seitaridis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Berbatov (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : S_Assenjo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Gerd_Muller (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Little (42), Gerd_Muller (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |     Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 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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J_Lehmann      GK  38   2   4   4  19 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  25  10   6  35 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  -8 -20
N_Burdisso     DF   2  24   8   7  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
O_Price        DF   2  23  11   7  26 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  23   8   7  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  25   6  28 |  90   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  24   6  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
B_Aguiar       MF   1   6  24   6  20 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
Seitaridis     AM   2   8  23  16  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  25
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  24  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
B_McBride      FW   2   9   9  23  17 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  23   6   6  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davies       AM   2  10  23   8  13 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  23   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  24  37 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  15

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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S_Assenjo      GK  27   3   3   4  34 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   2  23   8  11  36 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  23   8  10  36 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
M_Richards     DF   2  23   9   5  45 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  23   6   4  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  55  12   1
P_Little       MF   2   3  25   2  38 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -1
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  24  12  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  23   4  20 |  93   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  48   0
B_Stancu       AM   2   6  23  16  34 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  11  25  33 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  23  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
P_Medhurst     GK  22   2   2   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pressley     DF   2  23   8   6  39 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  23   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  23   8  37 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Gerd_Muller    FW   2   7   6  23  27 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  18  54
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