Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Fri Mar 19)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-5-1 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Vorm
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                          M_Thomas MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF R_Nainggolan
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF Sam_Totman
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF K_Coman
                           N_Piere MF  |  MF Aparichit
                          P_Crouch FW  |  FW F_Inzaghi
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB Chalk
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB C_Kickaball
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB Mikio_Fujioka
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                         J_Willock SUB |  SUB J_Cruz

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(arn) P_Crouch takes advantage of a mistake by D_Gallagher
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  R_Nainggolan pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 2  :(arn) M_Thomas heads the ball back to P_Crouch
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_Gallagher !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 2  :(mnc) K_Coman plays a long ball to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit attempts a lob!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nainggolan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets something on it!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 3  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop plays the early ball across the box to find R_Holding in space
          ...  R_Holding could have let it bounce!
          ...  But Vorm makes a fine save
Min. 5  :(mnc) C_Fuchs with a probing pass to K_Coman
          ...  But R_Holding sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 9  :(mnc) D_Gallagher gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside S_Matthews!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Wiltord goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 9  :(mnc) C_Fuchs with a first time pass
          ...  F_Inzaghi runs onto it!
          ...  But D_Burn slides in
Min. 13 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi lobs it over C_Blewitt
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the side footed shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sam_Totman floats the ball in!
          ...  C_Blewitt wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 14 :(mnc) Aparichit volleys it forward. He finds F_Inzaghi
          ...  N_Piere tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 15 :(arn) P_Crouch beats Sam_Totman
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  But Caoimhin_Og slides in
Min. 17 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  C_Chambers reads the play well
Min. 21 :(arn) D_Burn drives it across the face of the goal C_Blewitt
          ...  Blocked by D_Gallagher
Min. 24 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi sprints past the defender
          ...  R_Holding with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 26 :(arn) S_Wiltord off the woodwork.
          ...  S_Matthews picks up the deflection
          ...  S_Matthews fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 27 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Inzaghi
          ...  C_Blewitt forces him off the ball
Min. 28 :(arn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  P_Crouch is through!
          ...  P_Crouch with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 29 :(arn) S_Wiltord 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!
          ...  C_Blewitt receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  C_Blewitt drives it low !
          ...  But Vorm pulls out a save of the game
Min. 30 :(arn) S_Matthews plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  P_Crouch decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  P_Crouch attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Vorm comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 33 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Blewitt
          ...  S_Wiltord dives it two footed!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  Caoimhin_Og knocks it forward
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets on the end of it
          ...  F_Inzaghi sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Coman plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Holding gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 42 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  F_Inzaghi decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A cheeky lob from F_Inzaghi !
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Gallagher
          ...  He puts in D_Burn!
          ...  D_Burn belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Vorm with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 46 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki turns past D_Burn
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  C_Blewitt pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 47 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan hoists the ball across to C_Fuchs
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Fuchs !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 48 :(mnc) Aparichit with a precise pass to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dino_Zoff beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Blewitt heads it away

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi sidesteps R_Holding
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the crafty shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 48 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  F_Inzaghi carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It's beaten Dino_Zoff
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 49 :(arn) N_Anelka replaces N_Piere and will play FW
Min. 52 :(mnc) C_Fuchs flicks it over D_Burn and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Aparichit holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Thomas takes possession
Min. 55 :(arn) M_Thomas cuts the ball back to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 56 :(mnc) Sam_Totman looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Inzaghi
          ...  C_Chambers with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 59 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Sam_Totman latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Sam_Totman with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 65 :(mnc) Sam_Totman has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Sam_Totman smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 66 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi jumps over C_Blewitt's challenge
          ...  C_Blewitt does well to get the tackle in
Min. 67 :(arn) N_Anelka plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But Sam_Totman slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 71 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 71 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  F_Inzaghi is through!
          ...  F_Inzaghi hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 72 :(mnc) K_Coman lays the ball back to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Intercepted by S_Matthews
Min. 75 :(arn) P_Evra takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Holding
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as D_Rocastle comes on for M_Thomas to play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka will come on for C_Fuchs and play DF
Min. 76 :(arn) D_Rocastle controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  C_Blewitt gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Blewitt lobs Vorm!
          ...  Vorm makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 76 :(mnc) Sam_Totman backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  F_Inzaghi latches onto the end of it
          ...  But C_Blewitt barges him off the ball
Min. 77 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Anelka
          ...  D_Gallagher clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 77 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  A left-footer by Caoimhin_Og !
          ...  Dino_Zoff has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Dino_Zoff reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Dino_Zoff
Min. 79 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan puts in F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Dino_Zoff
          ...  He dinks it over Dino_Zoff
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 80 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Shikari will come on for Aparichit and play MF
Min. 81 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og spots F_Inzaghi who is in acres of space
          ...  F_Inzaghi swings in the shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets up well to catch that one
Min. 81 :(arn) D_Rocastle turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Crouch
          ...  E_Shikari with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  D_Rocastle hoists it forward
          ...  P_Crouch gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Vorm won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 86 :(arn) S_Matthews squares it to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But Vorm just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(arn) C_Chambers is forced to retreat
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dino_Zoff!
          ...  C_Blewitt brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 90 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Anelka!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  F_Inzaghi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 91 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a precise pass to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Vorm is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop crosses it in!
          ...  P_Crouch with the header
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 122,023
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Blewitt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Wiltord (33)
Booked               : C_Blewitt (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : F_Inzaghi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Inzaghi (48,71), C_Chambers (87 og)
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     :          12        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       17
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 3 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 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  33   8   6  22 |  78   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
C_Chambers     DF   2  31   9   8  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  31   7   6  22 |  94   0   6   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 118  -2   8
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  32   1  12 |  78   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  31   7  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -10 -30
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   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 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |  16   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  27  23 |   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 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  32   9  10  32 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Gallagher    DF   1  32   8  10  43 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  31   6   9  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  29  10   5  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  33   8  32 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  50  25
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  31   5  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  26  15  12 |  83   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |  94   0   0   0   0  11   2   0   0   0   0   0  75
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kickaball    DF   1  33   8  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  31   7  10  41 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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