Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Liverpool (Sun May 03)


                              Arsenal  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-1-1-2 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Fabianski
                          Henrique DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF Renald
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF P_Albert
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                            B_Yaga MF  |  DM C_Sanchez
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  AM T_Kroos
                          P_Crouch FW  |  FW Perez
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW G_Diangana
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                         R_Holding SUB |  SUB H_Matt
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB M_James
                          E_Spence SUB |  SUB J_Hernandez
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB M_Martinelli

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(arn) P_Crouch takes advantage of a mistake by P_Albert
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  P_Crouch tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 1  :(lpl) T_Kroos finds himself in a good position
          ...  T_Kroos with the drive!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 2  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop hoists the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  Reinaldo takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 5  :(lpl) C_Sanchez is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Perez latches onto the end of it
          ...  Perez carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 6  :(lpl) N_Schulz jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos flings a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 7  :(lpl) T_Kroos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Reinaldo decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Reinaldo fires the shot in!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 9  :(arn) The ball is passed in from P_Evra, he finds P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Fabianski just watches float over the bar!
Min. 10 :(arn) P_Crouch cuts through the defence
          ...  Reinaldo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 11 :(lpl) T_Kroos with a precise ball to Perez
          ...  Perez hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 13 :(lpl) G_Diangana looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 13 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Martinelli will come on for G_Diangana and play FW
Min. 15 :(lpl) M_Martinelli runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Henrique gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 16 :(arn) S_Matthews with a flicked pass to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch tries to chip the ball over Fabianski!
          ...  Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 18 :(arn) S_Wiltord brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  N_Anelka makes himself available
          ...  N_Anelka rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 18 :(lpl) P_Albert pass splits open the defence and finds Perez
          ...  Perez runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James was left standing
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Matthews with a short pass to find P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Fabianski with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 25 :(arn) B_Yaga has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Renald
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  P_Crouch with the drive!
          ...  Fabianski heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 29 :(arn) N_Anelka gets to the by line and finds P_Bouba_Diop with a beautiful cross
          ...  X_Shaqiri seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 31 :(arn) C_Blewitt has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past X_Shaqiri
          ...  He knocks it to P_Crouch!
          ...  P_Crouch with the shot !
          ...  Fabianski makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(lpl) Renald nutmegs C_Blewitt, he continues to run forward
          ...  But P_Evra wins the tackle
Min. 34 :(arn) B_Yaga has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Crouch collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Crouch fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 34 :(lpl) N_Schulz finds himself in acres of space
          ...  N_Anelka with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 35 :(arn) P_Crouch runs at Reinaldo
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Reinaldo moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 36 :(arn) P_Crouch cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  X_Shaqiri with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  D_Burn hoists it forward
          ...  N_Anelka gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Sanchez cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 38 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with the diagonal pass T_Kroos
          ...  But P_Evra slides in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) M_Martinelli knocks the ball past P_Evra
          ...  M_Martinelli with a terrific drive !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 47 :(arn) P_Crouch jumps over Renald's challenge
          ...  C_Sanchez with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

Min. 50 :(arn) D_James looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 58 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Perez
          ...  A thundering drive by Perez !
          ...  D_James makes a good save
Min. 59 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Reinaldo
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  P_Crouch has a go!
          ...  Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Fabianski recovers to save!!
Min. 59 :(lpl) C_Sanchez flicks it over S_Wiltord and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Matthews with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  O_Bundy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  P_Albert hoists it forward
          ...  M_Martinelli gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Martinelli heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 62 :(arn) S_Wiltord holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_Crouch in space!
          ...  Fine tackle by X_Shaqiri
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 63 :(arn) C_Blewitt with a one-touch layoff to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Fabianski makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 64 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop plays in N_Anelka with a beautiful ball
          ...  N_Anelka pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Fabianski plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 65 :(arn) L_Suarez will come on for S_Matthews and play FW
Min. 65 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_James will come on for X_Shaqiri and play MF
Min. 65 :(lpl) N_Schulz times his run well
          ...  N_Schulz drives it towards goal !
          ...  D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 67 :(arn) S_Wiltord with a short pass to find L_Suarez
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Suarez !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 69 :(arn) L_Suarez with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 70 :(arn) B_Yaga has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Reinaldo
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  But Renald clears the ball to safety
Min. 71 :(arn) S_Wiltord with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez attempts a lob!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 73 :(lpl) T_Kroos runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Perez
          ...  Perez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_James chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_James makes the catch!
Min. 75 :(lpl) H_Matt comes on for Reinaldo and takes up a DF role
Min. 76 :(lpl) C_Sanchez moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos
          ...  D_Burn wins the ball
Min. 77 :(lpl) M_James has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Evra
          ...  He puts in P_Albert!
          ...  P_Albert with a stunning strike !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Schulz plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 79 :(lpl) N_Schulz back heels to find T_Kroos in space
          ...  N_Anelka with an awful challenge
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 80 :(lpl) N_Schulz is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
          ...  They have run out of substitutions.
          ...  The other lot must be right dirty bastards
Min. 81 :(lpl) Perez jumps over P_Evra's challenge
          ...  D_James with a bad challenge
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  Mike McLeod is far from happy with that decision
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Perez will take it
          ...  He sends D_James the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool...
Min. 82 :(lpl) T_Kroos seems to have switched to a MF role
Min. 84 :(arn) D_Rocastle is ready to come on to replace S_Wiltord
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 85 :(arn) R_Holding replaces D_Burn and will play DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  L_Suarez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Suarez with a thundering drive!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 89 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop crosses to D_Rocastle
          ...  But H_Matt puts the ball out of play
Min. 89 :(arn) B_Yaga with a glorious long pass to L_Suarez
          ...  Renald fouls badly
          ...  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
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 91 :(arn) D_Rocastle sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez with the overhead !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 93 :(arn) L_Suarez with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past M_James
          ...  L_Suarez has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But Fabianski palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 111,438
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Crouch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Crouch (16)
Sent Off             : N_Anelka (79)
Booked               : S_Matthews (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Perez
Scorers              : Perez (18,81 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : G_Diangana (13), N_Schulz (80)
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 2 Liverpool
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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  38   2   2   3  26 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  31  12   9  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  29   7   6  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Burn         DF   2  28   9  12  21 |  88   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  68   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  33  -2
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  25   8  41 |  87   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  29  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  28  21 |  82   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -30 -20 -20
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  31   8   6  22 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  29  10  21 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Spence       MF   2  10  29  10  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  28   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  30   3   1   5  21 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  31  12   7  20 |  78   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  30  12   5  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Renald         DF   2  29   8  10  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  27   8  29 |  68   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  25   6  30 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  28  16  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  26  21  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Perez          FW   3   9   8  28  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  24  43 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  26  12   7  34 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_James        MF   2  11  26  15  21 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_Hernandez    AM   1   8  27  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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