Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester Utd (Mon Jul 29)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester Utd
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  3-1-3-1-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         J_Lehmann GK  |  GK P_Robinson
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF R_Bratseth
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF P_Leonard
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF J_O_Shea
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DM P_Hunter
                       M_Dickinson DM  |  MF Y_Hussein
                          N_Scally MF  |  MF J_Jenas
                         S_Severin MF  |  MF J_Forrest
                           Matheus MF  |  AM Rabiu_Ibrahim
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW G_Marilungo
                         B_McBride FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                         D_Caicedo SUB |  SUB C_Puyol
                        A_Isaksson SUB |  SUB J_Quigg
                       G_Schelotto SUB |  SUB D_Lovenkrands
                          P_Currer SUB |  SUB M_Klosenbeger

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(arn) D_Murphy could get a shot on goal here
          ...  J_Forrest gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(mnu) Y_Hussein rushes through the defence
          ...  M_Dickinson takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 7  :(arn) M_Dickinson curls the ball out wide to B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride tries the shot !
          ...  P_Robinson with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 8  :(mnu) G_Marilungo finds himself in acres of space
          ...  S_Logan rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's C_Richmond going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 11 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic is first to the ball
          ...  N_Burdisso takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(mnu) J_Forrest turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  M_Dickinson with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 17 :(mnu) J_Forrest finds a hole in the defence
          ...  J_Forrest has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Lehmann tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Hunter
          ...  J_Lehmann easily claims the ball!
Min. 20 :(arn) N_Scally squares it to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 25 :(arn) S_Severin with the cross-field pass to N_Vidic
          ...  A wicked drive by N_Vidic !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 28 :(mnu) Rabiu_Ibrahim backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic latches onto the end of it
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic hits a curling shot!
          ...  J_Lehmann falls over
          ...  But J_Lehmann is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 29 :(arn) M_Dickinson dribbles it into the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Bratseth
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 29 :(mnu) Rabiu_Ibrahim has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Burdisso
          ...  He puts in Z_Ibrahimovic!
          ...  G_Wilkinson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 30 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing C
Min. 32 :(mnu) Y_Hussein gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds G_Marilungo
          ...  G_Marilungo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  J_Lehmann collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 35 :(arn) G_Wilkinson is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Logan
          ...  J_O_Shea clears with a diving header
Min. 36 :(arn) S_Logan rushes through the defence
          ...  S_Logan shoots towards goal !
          ...  P_Robinson claws it off the line
          ...  C_Richmond consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 39 :(arn) S_Logan holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_McBride
          ...  P_Leonard takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) Rabiu_Ibrahim finds R_Bratseth with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Bratseth could have let it bounce!
          ...  But J_Lehmann just gets his fingers to that one

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

Min. 50 :(mnu) C_Puyol is being brought on
          ...  J_O_Shea is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Jenas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Ibrahimovic!
          ...  N_Vidic moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Quigg will replace J_Forrest and play MF
Min. 55 :(arn) Matheus looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Dickinson
          ...  But J_Jenas will cut out the threat
Min. 56 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic takes on S_Logan
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But M_Dickinson sweeps up the threat
Min. 57 :(arn) S_Logan with electric pace
          ...  He eases past R_Bratseth
          ...  S_Logan curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  P_Robinson has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  P_Robinson reacts well to save!!!
Min. 59 :(mnu) C_Puyol finds his way through
          ...  S_Logan is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Derek Purvis looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 60 :(mnu) a big roar from the crowd as D_Lovenkrands comes on for J_Jenas to play FW
Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Lovenkrands takes advantage of a mistake by M_Dickinson
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the block
Min. 65 :(arn) A_Isaksson is being brought on
          ...  B_McBride is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(arn) G_Wilkinson sidesteps C_Puyol
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  G_Wilkinson with a thundering drive!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Robinson's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 65 :(mnu) P_Hunter with the towering header to G_Marilungo
          ...  But N_Vidic barges him off the ball
Min. 77 :(arn) N_Burdisso takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at P_Robinson
          ...  He lobs it over P_Robinson
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 77 :(mnu) D_Lovenkrands breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Lehmann!
          ...  N_Burdisso brings him down!
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 81 :(mnu) D_Lovenkrands takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Logan
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 82 :(mnu) P_Hunter lays the ball back to G_Marilungo
          ...  Matheus with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  J_Quigg hoists it forward
          ...  G_Marilungo gets on the end of it
          ...  But S_Logan spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 83 :(arn) N_Scally with a first time pass
          ...  D_Murphy runs onto it!
          ...  D_Murphy must beat P_Robinson!
          ...  But P_Robinson tips it behind
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 84 :(arn) M_Dickinson 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!
          ...  D_Murphy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  G_Marilungo rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 50,790
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Logan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Logan (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Dickinson (14), S_Logan (59), N_Burdisso (77), Matheus (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : J_Forrest
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 Utd
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       4
Off target           :           4        |       0
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       13
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester Utd
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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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J_Lehmann      GK  36   2   4   4  19 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  25  10   7  36 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  43  10  34
N_Vidic        DF   3  24   6   7  36 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  23   9   7  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  90  32  21
N_Burdisso     DF   2  23   8   6  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
M_Dickinson    DM   2  14  23   6  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  22  -2
N_Scally       MF   2   4  25   6  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
S_Severin      MF   2   3  24   2  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
Matheus        MF   1   7  23   3  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  23  17 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  22   7   6  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  24   4  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Schelotto    FW   2   4   4  24  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  23  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Robinson     GK  28   2   4   3  18 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  26   8   5  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -12
P_Leonard      DF   2  24   7   4  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_O_Shea       DF   2  22   7   2  38 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
P_Hunter       DM   1  23  10   8  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  24   9  39 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Jenas        MF   1   2  24   4  33 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  23   8  37 |  57   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
Rabiu_Ibrahim  AM   1   6  23  18  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  23  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  23  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  21   8   5  36 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  23   5  30 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lovenkrands  FW   3   9   8  21  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  21  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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