Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester Utd (Sun May 30)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF S_Bould
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF C_Moreno
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF Daley_Blind
                          M_Arteta MF  |  DF M_Blackwell
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF S_Mazzola
                           N_Piere MF  |  MF J_Maria
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW L_Griffiths
                          L_Suarez FW  |  FW N_Ciccotelli
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB Tim_Lavaku
                         R_Holding SUB |  SUB Varane
                          M_Thomas SUB |  SUB K_Magennis
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB D_Ginola
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB M_Crickmore

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(arn) M_Arteta has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Moreno
          ...  He knocks it to L_Suarez!
          ...  But S_Bould wins the ball
Min. 2  :(mnu) C_Moreno with a smart pass to J_Maria
          ...  D_Burn scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(arn) J_Willock beats C_Moreno
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Willock sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_O_Conner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 12 :(arn) N_Piere with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Blackwell
          ...  He knocks it to D_Burn!
          ...  L_Griffiths slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 13 :(mnu) L_Griffiths sidesteps N_Piere
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Layun goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 13 :(arn) M_Arteta crosses to J_Gandolfini
          ...  L_Griffiths is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  A_Barken shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 14 :(arn) D_Burn beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Burn aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But T_O_Conner stops that one easily
Min. 15 :(arn) J_Willock takes advantage of a mistake by J_Maria
          ...  But C_Moreno with the fine tackle
Min. 15 :(mnu) J_Maria with a probing pass to N_Ciccotelli
          ...  P_Evra with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 19 :(arn) M_Arteta finds J_Willock in acres of space
          ...  N_Ciccotelli with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Arteta shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to L_Suarez instead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Daley_Blind
Min. 20 :(mnu) S_Mazzola controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Layun
          ...  He puts in J_Maria!
          ...  J_Maria tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  That's given Manchester Utd the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 21 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play P
Min. 24 :(arn) J_Gandolfini holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But T_O_Conner is equal to it
Min. 26 :(mnu) L_Griffiths nutmegs D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 29 :(arn) M_Layun jumps over M_Blackwell's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Layun could have let it bounce!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 31 :(arn) N_Piere turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Willock
          ...  S_Pearce steals the ball of off him
Min. 32 :(arn) M_Arteta changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Willock
          ...  L_Griffiths wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 36 :(mnu) M_Blackwell moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with T_Macedo
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Macedo
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Manchester Utd are leading in the game now
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli 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!
          ...  N_Ciccotelli drives it towards goal !
          ...  T_Macedo with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 44 :(mnu) J_Maria with a precise pass to C_Moreno
          ...  D_Burn read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 46 :(arn) N_Piere works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Layun
          ...  M_Blackwell is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 47 :(arn) N_Piere can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  N_Piere with the header !
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Manchester Utd ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-2 Manchester Utd

Min. 48 :(mnu) S_Pearce loses D_Burn
          ...  M_Layun goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 50 :(arn) L_Suarez is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  L_Suarez with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  That's put Arsenal in front!
          ...  Arsenal 3-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 52 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Burn
          ...  He puts in S_Pearce!
          ...  D_Burn moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 53 :(mnu) S_Mazzola plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Ciccotelli
          ...  D_Burn wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 54 :(mnu) J_Maria with a slick pass to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Suarez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 58 :(mnu) S_Pearce beats D_Burn
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Layun looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Evra with an inch perfect pass to L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 61 :(arn) S_Wiltord unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Gandolfini
          ...  Intercepted by S_Pearce
Min. 62 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey plays in N_Ciccotelli with a beautiful ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Burn and it had to be
Min. 66 :(mnu) J_Maria knocks it forward
          ...  P_Evra slips
          ...  M_Blackwell gets to it!
          ...  D_Burn takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 67 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  L_Griffiths is through!
          ...  P_Evra brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 68 :(mnu) S_Pearce kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Moreno gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Layun reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(arn) P_Evra drives it forward to F_Ricksen
          ...  F_Ricksen hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Arsenal 4-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Anelka is coming on for J_Willock and will play FW
Min. 70 :(arn) Arsenal changed their strategy to play D
Min. 71 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli knocks the ball past P_Evra
          ...  N_Ciccotelli hits a curling shot!
          ...  T_Macedo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 72 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - Varane on for Daley_Blind as a DF
Min. 75 :(arn) M_Thomas replaces J_Gandolfini to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(arn) R_Holding is coming on and F_Ricksen is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(mnu) M_Crickmore is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Ciccotelli is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(arn) M_Thomas looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Anelka
          ...  But S_Pearce with the fine tackle
Min. 78 :(mnu) M_Crickmore beats his marker
          ...  M_Arteta with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  A_Barken wants a quiet word
Min. 83 :(arn) M_Arteta with a short pass to find N_Anelka
          ...  But S_Pearce wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 84 :(arn) N_Piere cuts the ball back to L_Suarez
          ...  Varane wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 120,298
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Piere (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Layun (29), N_Piere (47), L_Suarez (50), F_Ricksen (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Burn (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : J_Maria
Scorers              : J_Maria (20), L_Griffiths (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Griffiths (13), N_Ciccotelli (19), M_Blackwell (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       4
Off target           :           1        |       0
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :          12        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Arsenal 4 - 2 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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T_Macedo       GK  31   3   3   3  42 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  31  12  11  21 |  94   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
D_Burn         DF   2  30  10  12  21 |  94   0   6   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 118  -2   3
M_Layun        DF   1  29  12   7  33 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  80   0  20
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  31   9  25 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  20
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  29  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   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
R_Holding      DF   1  34   9   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  32   1  12 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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T_O_Conner     GK  32   3   3   2  13 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  30   8  11  18 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
S_Bould        DF   2  29   9   5  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  27  10   9  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  27  10   7  12 |  75   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Blackwell    DF   2  25   6   7  23 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Maria        MF   3   8  28   9  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  18 -22  -2
N_Ciccotelli   FW   1   6   8  26  31 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  26   9   6  10 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  28   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  27   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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