Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Tue Feb 17)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                          N_Scally MF  |  DF M_Nastasic
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                           D_Prime MF  |  MF Y_Hussein
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF Jinky
                        J_Portillo FW  |  MF T_Kunert
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                          I_Lawlor SUB |  SUB P_Out
                           S_Ramos SUB |  SUB M_Hummels
                        Seitaridis SUB |  SUB Matheus
                          A_Little SUB |  SUB J_Quigg
                         B_McBride SUB |  SUB Bar

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(mnc) Y_Hussein breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Assenjo!
          ...  N_Vidic brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 6  :(arn) N_Vidic moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 7  :(mnc) Jinky finds Nathan_Dyer with a ball over the defence
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  S_Assenjo is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 8  :(arn) N_Scally skips the challenge from M_Dickinson
          ...  N_Scally with a bicycle kick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Arsenal are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 10 :(mnc) Y_Hussein picks up the pass
          ...  Y_Hussein keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 11 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  G_Karagounis slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 13 :(arn) D_Prime takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Delap
          ...  R_Delap breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round S_Scuffet
          ...  He rounds S_Scuffet
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 13 :(mnc) Y_Hussein 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!
          ...  M_Nastasic receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Nastasic curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 14 :(arn) F_Le_Boeuf gains possession
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But S_Scuffet dives to his left
          ...  I think S_Scuffet just got a hand on that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Prime looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Burdisso
          ...  E_Johnson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 18 :(arn) C_Makelele with a smart pass to R_Delap
          ...  R_Delap with a thundering volley!
          ...  S_Scuffet was lucky there
Min. 21 :(arn) R_Delap crosses into the box, finding J_Portillo
          ...  But E_Johnson sweeps up the threat
Min. 21 :(mnc) M_Dickinson takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  D_Prime fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  K_Ippi wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  T_Kunert swings it in
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But S_Assenjo punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Y_Hussein!
          ...  M_Nastasic gets a shot in
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 26 :(arn) N_Scally crosses to N_Vidic
          ...  N_Vidic flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But S_Scuffet is equal to it
Min. 27 :(arn) N_Scally unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Portillo
          ...  M_Nastasic slices it
          ...  S_Scuffet moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Portillo with the header
          ...  S_Scuffet claws it off the line
          ...  K_Ippi consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(arn) C_Makelele seems to have switched to a DM role
Min. 28 :(mnc) T_Kunert plays it forward to Y_Hussein
          ...  N_Burdisso gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 31 :(arn) G_Karagounis holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Portillo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Nastasic
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 32 :(mnc) E_Johnson takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  E_Johnson looks to see where S_Assenjo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 33 :(mnc) Y_Hussein with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 36 :(arn) C_Makelele has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Johnson
          ...  He puts in H_Sabry!
          ...  P_Zabaleta is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  N_Scally passes to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry has a dig at goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 37 :(mnc) M_Dickinson chips the ball over the defence and finds Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer goes for goal !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) A defence splitting pass from N_Scally to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  S_Scuffet has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 46 :(mnc) E_Johnson can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Jinky
          ...  Jinky tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  S_Assenjo won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  The fans are hurling abuse at the officials

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(arn) N_Scally heads the ball back to N_Burdisso
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Dickinson and it had to be
Min. 48 :(mnc) T_Kunert with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  S_Assenjo with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kunert plays it into the danger area!
          ...  N_Scally belts it clear
Min. 49 :(arn) N_Scally is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Makelele
          ...  C_Makelele sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  S_Scuffet is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis lofts the ball in!
          ...  It comes to N_Burdisso
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And S_Scuffet reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Y_Hussein with a measured pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A left-footer by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 51 :(arn) J_Portillo jumps over M_Nastasic's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Portillo flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But S_Scuffet just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 53 :(arn) J_Portillo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Y_Hussein!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Portillo !
          ...  But S_Scuffet stops that one easily
Min. 53 :(mnc) T_Kunert gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is unmarked
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The shot slips through S_Assenjo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 64 :(arn) D_Prime spots J_Portillo who is in acres of space
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Portillo !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And S_Scuffet reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally drives it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by Efe_Sodje
Min. 64 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from Jinky, he finds E_Johnson
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 65 :(arn) Seitaridis is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Prime is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(arn) C_Makelele holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo sees S_Scuffet off his line !
          ...  But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 67 :(mnc) P_Sweeper sidesteps N_Burdisso
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  C_Makelele with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 67 :(mnc) Jinky looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  N_Burdisso goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 68 :(mnc) T_Kunert runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Johnson
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Johnson from 20 yards !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  S_Assenjo grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 70 :(arn) A_Little takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Sabry
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - M_Hummels on for E_Johnson as a DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Quigg will come on for M_Dickinson and play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Matheus is ready to come on to replace Y_Hussein
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 72 :(arn) C_Makelele gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Portillo is unmarked
          ...  J_Portillo is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has S_Scuffet to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Scuffet
          ...  S_Scuffet smothers the ball !!
Min. 75 :(arn) Arsenal made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 77 :(arn) S_Ramos will come on for R_Delap and play DF
Min. 78 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from Matheus, he finds Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits a curling shot!
          ...  But S_Assenjo tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 78 :(arn) N_Scally with a probing through ball Seitaridis
          ...  Jinky with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Ippi lectures him
Min. 80 :(arn) N_Burdisso takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Little
          ...  M_Hummels plays it back
          ...  S_Scuffet slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Le_Boeuf!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 83 :(arn) N_Scally sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Fine tackle by Efe_Sodje
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 84 :(arn) C_Makelele with an inch perfect pass to A_Little
          ...  A_Little drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 85 :(arn) J_Portillo with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Sweeper
          ...  Blocked by J_Quigg
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 65,953
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Scally (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Scally (8), J_Portillo (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Vidic (3), C_Makelele (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Nathan_Dyer
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Zabaleta (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :          13        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester City
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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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S_Assenjo      GK  27   3   3   4  34 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  26   6   7  36 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
N_Burdisso     DF   2  25   8   7  31 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  24  10   6  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Delap        DF   2  24   8   9  34 |  80   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  26
N_Scally       MF   2   4  26   6  28 |  97   0   1   6   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  60  20
C_Makelele     DM   2  11  24   9  30 |  97   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  63  -1
D_Prime        MF   2   7  23  13  40 |  68   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  23   8  33 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  26  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  27
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  23   7   6  40 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  24  16  27 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   6  24  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  23  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Scuffet      GK  34   5   1   4  41 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  25   5  11  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  25   8   5  31 |  73   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   2
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  25   4   2  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  23   4   1  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
M_Nastasic     DF   1  22   2   2  45 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  25   7  28 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  25   9  39 |  73   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Jinky          MF   3   8  25   7  41 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  25  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Matheus        MF   1   7  24   3  31 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  24   5  30 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bar            FW   1   6   9  27  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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