June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Wed Sep 27)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                       Seb_Ferrira DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                             Ramos DF  |  DF J_Fitzwater
                       H_Fernandez MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF Aparichit
                           G_Zolla MF  |  MF Suz_Nakamoto
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF Seb_Rudy
                           P_Viera MF  |  FW Taliyah
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW Aoas
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB L_Marchegiani
                           M_Layun SUB |  SUB C_Fuchs
                        Marquinhos SUB |  SUB C_Hikarra
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB Seong_Gihun
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB M_U_Hedoff

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 4  :(arn) Ronaldinhio turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 4  :(mnc) Aparichit with a measured pass to Taliyah
          ...  C_Chambers wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 6  :(arn) P_Viera runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Evra
          ...  Taliyah pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 9  :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka takes advantage of a mistake by P_Evra
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with the overhead !
          ...  D_James can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  D_James has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 11 :(mnc) Aoas with electric pace
          ...  He eases past H_Fernandez
          ...  Aoas with the overhead !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 12 :(arn) N_Anelka times his run well
          ...  J_Fitzwater wins the ball
Min. 13 :(mnc) Aparichit changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But D_James parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 21 :(mnc) Aoas spits at M_Overmars
          ...  D_Skomina refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 22 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Aparichit is clean through!
          ...  Aparichit keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_James looks relieved there!
Min. 23 :(arn) Ronaldinhio has it now
          ...  He takes on Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Chambers!
          ...  C_Chambers tries to beat A_Zaratta!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Arsenal fans!!
          ...  Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 24 :(arn) P_Evra plays it forward to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with the chance !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 27 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka rushes through the defence
          ...  Ramos gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 31 :(arn) Ronaldinhio nutmegs Bohte_Daisuke, he continues to run forward
          ...  Ronaldinhio with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  A_Zaratta saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 31 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Seb_Ferrira
          ...  He puts in Suz_Nakamoto!
          ...  A thundering drive by Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 39 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Seb_Ferrira hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 39 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto hits a hard pass to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  D_James with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 42 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside P_Evra!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the overhead !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And D_James reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seb_Rudy hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus gets to it!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) Aparichit kills the ball dead
          ...  Aparichit tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 45 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play C
Min. 45 :(arn) It seems G_Zolla has switched to a DM
Min. 46 :(mnc) Aparichit slides the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But D_James makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!

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

Min. 46 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira with an in swinging cross to M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars drives the ball low !
          ...  A_Zaratta gathers it easily
Min. 47 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  P_Evra seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  P_Evra runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 49 :(mnc) Aoas looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Ronaldinhio with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Gallagher with a 50-yard pass to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit with the shot on net !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_James moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_James catches it with style!
Min. 51 :(arn) N_Anelka finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  N_Anelka with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Zaratta catches it with style!
Min. 52 :(arn) M_Overmars cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka bears down on goal!
          ...  But A_Zaratta smothers the ball.
Min. 52 :(mnc) J_Fitzwater runs at G_Zolla
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Fitzwater has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 54 :(arn) H_Fernandez has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Seb_Ferrira gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 57 :(arn) Ronaldinhio is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto the end of it
          ...  N_Anelka with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  A_Zaratta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 59 :(arn) H_Fernandez curls the ball out wide to Ramos
          ...  A wicked drive by Ramos !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 59 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke curls the ball out wide to Taliyah
          ...  Ronaldinhio with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  D_Skomina calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 59 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus kills the ball dead
          ...  Leda_Cygnus drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  D_James was beaten there!
Min. 63 :(arn) H_Fernandez crosses into the box, finding M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars bears down on goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta gathers it comfortably
Min. 64 :(arn) P_Viera has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Gallagher
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  N_Anelka drives the shot in!
          ...  A_Zaratta beats the ball away
Min. 69 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Evra
Min. 70 :(mnc) C_Fuchs is being prepared to come on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has it now
          ...  He takes on Ramos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Aoas!
          ...  Ramos with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto passes to Aoas
          ...  Driven towards goal by Aoas !
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto floats the ball in!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 71 :(arn) N_Anelka moves forward
          ...  J_Fitzwater beats him to the ball
Min. 72 :(arn) P_Viera is through on goal
          ...  Cleared by Mikio_Fujioka
Min. 73 :(arn) P_Viera looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka looks to see where A_Zaratta is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(arn) Marquinhos replaces M_Overmars and will play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as M_Layun comes on for G_Zolla to play DF
Min. 75 :(arn) H_Sanchez is being brought on
          ...  N_Anelka is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 79 :(arn) P_Evra finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  P_Evra sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 80 :(mnc) Seong_Gihun is being prepared to come on
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) M_U_Hedoff is coming on and Taliyah is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy with the cross-field pass to Aoas
          ...  C_Chambers robs him of the ball
Min. 91 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy threads the through ball to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  But P_Evra wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aoas hits it into the box!
          ...  D_James reads it well, and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 145,320
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Evra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Chambers (23), Ramos (59), P_Evra (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ronaldinhio (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       8
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 0 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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  36  13  11  21 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  10  30
C_Chambers     DF   2  35   9   9  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  34   9  10  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30  25
Ramos          DF   1  34   8   8  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  20  45
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  32   8  32 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Overmars     MF   1   4  32   3  28 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
G_Zolla        DM   2  25  31   1  14 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  31  12  28 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48   3
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  34  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  33  13   7  33 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     MF   1   2  30   4  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  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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A_Zaratta      GK  35   3   3   1  21 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  37  11   6  31 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  37   8  10  41 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  36   9  10  43 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  29   4   4  28 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  32  20  22 |  82   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Aparichit      MF   3   5  32  19  12 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  31  23  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  35  11 |  82   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  29  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Marchegiani  GK  25   3   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  37  10  10  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Hikarra      MF   1   3  30   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seong_Gihun    MF   1  19  29   3  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_U_Hedoff     FW   1   5  11  24  13 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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