Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Sun Feb 07)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              3-4-3 L  |  4-5-1 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Vorm
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                           T_Mings DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                        S_Matthews MF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                            W_Zaha MF  |  MF R_Nainggolan
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF Sam_Totman
                           N_Piere MF  |  MF R_Neves
                          P_Crouch FW  |  MF K_Coman
                         J_Willock FW  |  MF Aparichit
                          L_Suarez FW  |  FW Thanatos
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB Chalk
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB Mikio_Fujioka
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB J_Okore
                      P_Bouba_Diop SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB F_Inzaghi

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(arn) J_Willock sidesteps Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Gallagher picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 11 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 14 :(mnc) Aparichit finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Aparichit flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 14 :(arn) W_Zaha sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_Nainggolan is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Wiltord is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez with the shot on net !
          ...  But Vorm makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 18 :(mnc) D_Gallagher flicks it over D_Burn and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Gallagher pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 21 :(mnc) Aparichit sprints past the defender
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_Burn !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 22 :(arn) S_Wiltord skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch with the overhead !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Vorm is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews hits it towards the far post!
          ...  C_Fuchs reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 22 :(mnc) R_Neves with a precise pass to Aparichit
          ...  But T_Mings spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 29 :(arn) W_Zaha holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Suarez
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke clears the ball to safety
Min. 31 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  L_Suarez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Gallagher bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  P_Graham tries to calm him down
Min. 32 :(mnc) R_Neves unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Coman
          ...  P_Crouch brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Graham waves play on!!!
Min. 34 :(mnc) K_Coman looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  D_Burn slices it
          ...  Dino_Zoff moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sam_Totman plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Fuchs with the shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 35 :(mnc) Thanatos gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Burn!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Zaha reads the play well
Min. 36 :(arn) S_Wiltord with a penetrating pass to J_Willock
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Willock !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(arn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  D_Burn seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Burn hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Vorm tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews swings it in!
          ...  W_Zaha gets to it!
          ...  Vorm makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Aparichit barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Aparichit has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Piere runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Crouch
          ...  K_Coman wins the ball well
          ...  P_Graham has given a free kick
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(arn) S_Matthews fires over a low cross to C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Vorm with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 47 :(mnc) K_Coman finds Thanatos with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Thanatos with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 48 :(mnc) Sam_Totman plays it forward to Aparichit
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Chambers belts it clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke knocks it past C_Chambers and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Piere with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 48 :(arn) T_Mings pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  L_Suarez is clean through!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 49 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Sam_Totman collects the loose ball!
          ...  Sam_Totman tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 59 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan with a probing pass to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs hits a curling shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nainggolan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Zaha
Min. 61 :(arn) D_Burn with an incisive pass to L_Suarez
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 64 :(arn) W_Zaha runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock drives it towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 66 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Thanatos with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Coman chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Chambers gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 70 :(arn) J_Willock runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  C_Fuchs with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 70 :(mnc) Thanatos flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Thanatos with the chance !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff punches it away
Min. 71 :(arn) W_Zaha controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  P_Crouch tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But Vorm hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Thanatos takes advantage of a mistake by C_Chambers
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  C_Chambers with a bad challenge
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 73 :(arn) N_Piere holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Burn
          ...  Thanatos is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 75 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing A
Min. 75 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Gallagher is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi will replace the useless Thanatos and will play FW
Min. 77 :(arn) N_Piere runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Zaha
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Suarez swings it in!
          ...  Vorm catches it!
Min. 77 :(mnc) R_Neves knocks it forward
          ...  T_Mings slips
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki gets to it!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 78 :(mnc) Aparichit with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  F_Inzaghi fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Dino_Zoff plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 79 :(arn) W_Zaha stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  W_Zaha bears down on goal!
          ...  But Vorm stops that one easily
Min. 79 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka latches on to it
          ...  C_Chambers gathers up the loose ball
Min. 80 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Crouch
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  S_Matthews fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Sam_Totman floats it forward
          ...  F_Inzaghi latches onto the end of it
          ...  F_Inzaghi belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 80 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi flicks the ball through
          ...  Sam_Totman runs onto it!
          ...  Sam_Totman goes for goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Sam_Totman sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 83 :(arn) L_Suarez takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Suarez !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Zaha crosses it in!
          ...  Vorm catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) R_Neves finds F_Inzaghi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Burn gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 89 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka beats him to the ball
Min. 90 :(mnc) C_Fuchs looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Coman
          ...  T_Mings tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fuchs hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Dino_Zoff
Min. 91 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Suarez
          ...  A vicious shot by F_Inzaghi !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff never had a chance!
Min. 92 :(mnc) Sam_Totman is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 93 :(arn) S_Wiltord moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Suarez
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka slides in
Min. 93 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi jumps over L_Suarez's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  F_Inzaghi tries to chip the ball over Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 121,875
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : W_Zaha
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Chambers (71), S_Matthews (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fuchs (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Aparichit (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thanatos (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       18
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           6        |       11
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       17
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 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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Dino_Zoff      GK  38   2   2   3  30 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  30   9   8  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
T_Mings        DF   2  27   7   5  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  30   7  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
W_Zaha         MF   2   8  27  19  12 |  97   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  30  10
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  84   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  27  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  31  12  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  30  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   FW   2   7  30  10  12 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 |   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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Vorm           GK  36   3   7   1  22 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  32   9  10  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
D_Gallagher    DF   1  32   8  10  43 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  31   6   9  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  29  10   5  31 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  31   5  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  25  15  12 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  31   7  10  41 |  18   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |  18   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  40  35
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