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Season 20 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group C Game 1
Arsenal 1 - 5 Marseille
Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Arsenal vs. Marseille (Wed Mar 18)
Arsenal | Marseille
5-4-1 C | 3-4-3 A
Adrian Dalmedo | Lee Shaw
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S_Assenjo GK | GK R_Higuita
F_Le_Boeuf DF | DF T_Taiwo
N_Burdisso DF | DF G_Halford
R_Delap DF | DF L_Shawry
D_Caicedo DF | MF J_Fleck
A_Alrawi DF | MF K_Katsouranis
N_Scally MF | MF Douglas_Costa
C_Makelele MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
D_Prime MF | FW Z_Zidane
G_Karagounis MF | FW Yeboah
H_Sabry FW | FW N_Nalise
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I_Lawlor SUB | SUB S_Given
M_Dembele SUB | SUB N_Stiles
S_Sidwell SUB | SUB Y_Sankhare
B_McBride SUB | SUB J_Cole
A_Little SUB | SUB J_Piere
Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)
Min. 1 :(msl) K_Katsouranis brings it under control
... He takes on R_Delap
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Yeboah!
... Yeboah with a powerful header !
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Assenjo moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... GOAL !!
... S_Assenjo looks dejected!
... That's given Marseille the advantage!
... Arsenal 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 2 :(msl) T_Taiwo is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... Yeboah latches onto the ball
... D_Caicedo tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... K_Ippi has stopped play
... Well spotted by K_Ippi!
Min. 5 :(arn) D_Prime is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... G_Halford cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 8 :(arn) N_Scally hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... D_Prime collects the loose ball!
... A well-placed shot from D_Prime !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 8 :(msl) N_Nalise runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off D_Caicedo back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... A_Alrawi tackles from behind
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... RED CARD!!
... K_Ippi had no choice there!!
... Lee Shaw appluads the decision
Min. 13 :(arn) N_Scally cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to F_Le_Boeuf
... But he loses control of it
... L_Shawry takes possession
Min. 15 :(msl) Z_Zidane steps over the ball
... He nutmegs F_Le_Boeuf
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Z_Zidane with the drive!
... But S_Assenjo smothers the ball.
Min. 22 :(msl) Yeboah steps over the ball
... He nutmegs C_Makelele
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Yeboah fires a shot at goal !
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... Arsenal 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 22 :(arn) R_Delap breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on R_Higuita!
... Z_Zidane brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 23 :(arn) F_Le_Boeuf with the towering header to H_Sabry
... Good sliding challenge from T_Taiwo
Min. 23 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds J_Fleck with a ball over the defence
... J_Fleck sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 24 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa makes the tackle
... N_Ben_Khalifa flicks the header toward the far post!
... S_Assenjo falls over
... But S_Assenjo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 25 :(msl) Yeboah loses G_Karagounis
... Yeboah aiming for the bottom corner !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Arsenal fans taunt him!
Min. 26 :(arn) G_Karagounis curls the ball out wide to D_Caicedo
... D_Caicedo pounds a rocket on goal !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 30 :(arn) D_Prime skips the challenge from the defender
... D_Prime fires off a right-footed shot !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 32 :(msl) Douglas_Costa spots Yeboah who is in acres of space
... Yeboah tries the shot !
... But S_Assenjo parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 33 :(arn) D_Prime is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to R_Delap
... R_Delap has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(msl) Douglas_Costa barges R_Delap off the ball
... A powerful header from Douglas_Costa !
... It looks good
... S_Assenjo makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 36 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from D_Caicedo to G_Karagounis
... G_Karagounis tries to place it in the corner !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 38 :(msl) Yeboah hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Z_Zidane latches onto it!
... Z_Zidane curls the ball in on goal !
... But S_Assenjo makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 38 :(arn) R_Delap flicks it over L_Shawry's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... T_Taiwo pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... K_Ippi has stopped play
... Well spotted by K_Ippi!
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Scally sidesteps N_Ben_Khalifa
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... T_Taiwo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 40 :(msl) N_Nalise takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... It's a lucky break
... D_Caicedo with the tackle
Min. 41 :(arn) N_Scally watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... Yeboah with a late tackle
... It looked worse than what it was
... He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 42 :(arn) H_Sabry knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... A powerful shot by H_Sabry !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Scally has space to run with the ball
... N_Scally aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 43 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a mistake by F_Le_Boeuf
... He runs towards goal
... Good sliding challenge from N_Burdisso
Min. 44 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats C_Makelele
... He showed great skill there
... C_Makelele with an ugly foul
... K_Ippi will want to speak to him
... K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 45 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - A_Little on for R_Delap as a FW
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Scally runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to G_Karagounis
... Brilliantly taken away by T_Taiwo !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 47 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs at goal
... He spots the run of J_Fleck
... He's played him in
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... N_Burdisso hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(msl) Yeboah beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... Yeboah with the side footed shot!
... GOAL !!
... That's a contender for goal of the season!
... Thats his hat trick!
... The Marseille players congratulate him!
... Arsenal 0-3 Marseille ...
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-3 Marseille
Min. 47 :(arn) N_Scally flicks it over T_Taiwo's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... N_Scally tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... Saved by R_Higuita
Min. 48 :(arn) H_Sabry takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... Good sliding challenge from T_Taiwo and it had to be
Min. 51 :(msl) G_Halford boots it towards Z_Zidane
... F_Le_Boeuf reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 55 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a powerful diving header!
... But he somehow misses
... The Arsenal fans laugh at him
Min. 56 :(msl) J_Fleck with a pinpoint pass to Yeboah
... Well executed sliding challenge from F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Prime with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... D_Prime with the goal bound shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... D_Prime chips the ball in towards the back post!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 58 :(msl) S_Assenjo miss-kicks!
... N_Nalise is through!
... N_Nalise lobs S_Assenjo!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... GOAL !!
... Arsenal 0-4 Marseille ...
Min. 59 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to L_Shawry
... N_Burdisso clears with a diving header
Min. 60 :(msl) J_Fleck runs at C_Makelele
... He takes it past him
... F_Le_Boeuf forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa floats the ball in!
... D_Caicedo gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 61 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Yeboah
... Yeboah with the strike !
... But S_Assenjo tips it over
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 62 :(msl) L_Shawry flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... L_Shawry curls it towards the top corner !
... S_Assenjo tips it over his bar
... CORNER!
... G_Halford chips the ball into the area!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Assenjo
Min. 62 :(arn) N_Scally gets to the by line and finds D_Prime with a beautiful cross
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a bad challenge
... K_Ippi will want to speak to him
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 64 :(msl) Yeboah sidesteps D_Caicedo
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... D_Caicedo reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Sidwell is going to be brought on
... D_Caicedo is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(arn) M_Dembele is coming on and G_Karagounis is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 65 :(msl) N_Stiles is coming on and T_Taiwo is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 65 :(arn) M_Dembele puts in A_Little
... But N_Stiles wins the ball
Min. 66 :(arn) A_Little floats the ball in to find C_Makelele
... C_Makelele with a thundering shot!
... What agility from R_Higuita
Min. 66 :(msl) K_Katsouranis is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... S_Assenjo gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 67 :(msl) K_Katsouranis finds G_Halford in the box
... G_Halford curls the ball in on goal !
... GOAL !!
... That's a contender for goal of the season!
... Arsenal 0-5 Marseille ...
Min. 68 :(msl) It seems Marseille are making a tactical change to D
Min. 69 :(arn) A_Little with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... A_Little tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Cole will replace J_Fleck and play MF
Min. 70 :(msl) N_Nalise with a 40-yard pass to L_Shawry
... The cross hits L_Shawry on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... S_Assenjo gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 71 :(msl) Douglas_Costa feeds the ball through the middle
... N_Ben_Khalifa runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... N_Burdisso reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 72 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a simple pass to Yeboah
... F_Le_Boeuf wins the ball well
... K_Ippi has given a free kick
Min. 74 :(msl) J_Cole knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Burdisso
... J_Cole attempts a low drive!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... G_Halford crosses it in!
... S_Assenjo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 75 :(arn) F_Le_Boeuf fires over a low cross to A_Little
... G_Halford reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 76 :(arn) M_Dembele squares it to H_Sabry
... A delicate header from H_Sabry !
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as J_Piere comes on for Z_Zidane to play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Douglas_Costa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... N_Nalise latches onto it!
... N_Nalise with the shot !
... The shot slips through S_Assenjo's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 81 :(arn) A_Little takes possession
... What can he do here?
... A_Little with the crafty shot!
... But R_Higuita pulls out a save of the game
Min. 81 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... J_Piere runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Piere bears down on goal!
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Assenjo moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Dembele has it now
... He takes on G_Halford
... He gets past him!
... He puts in N_Burdisso!
... N_Burdisso with a low drive through the rain!
... But R_Higuita dives to his left
... I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 87 :(msl) J_Cole plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Piere keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... A scorcher of a shot from J_Piere !
... S_Assenjo falls over
... But S_Assenjo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) A_Little slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... A well-placed shot from A_Little !
... But R_Higuita dives to his left
... I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 89 :(arn) N_Scally jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... N_Scally hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... That helps put a little respectability into the scoreline!
... Arsenal 1-5 Marseille ...
Min. 89 :(msl) Yeboah flicks it over N_Burdisso's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... N_Burdisso reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 90 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds J_Piere on the edge of the box
... J_Piere hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 91 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... Yeboah latches onto the ball
... F_Le_Boeuf bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 75,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : N_Scally
Scorers : N_Scally (89)
Sent Off : A_Alrawi (8)
Booked : C_Makelele (44)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Yeboah (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Yeboah (1,22,48), N_Nalise (58), G_Halford (67)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Zidane (22), N_Ben_Khalifa (62)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 22
Off target : 8 | 7
On target : 8 | 15
Possession : 48 | 52
Corners : 1 | 3
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 9
Key Tackles : 11 | 8
Key Passes : 13 | 18
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Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 5 Marseille
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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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S_Assenjo GK 27 3 3 4 34 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 25 10 7 22 | 94 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0
N_Burdisso DF 2 25 8 7 31 | 94 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0 5
R_Delap DF 2 24 8 9 34 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D_Caicedo DF 1 24 8 6 47 | 68 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 10 1
A_Alrawi DF 1 23 3 3 28 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
N_Scally MF 2 4 26 6 28 | 94 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 40 26
C_Makelele MF 2 11 24 9 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -22 -22 -17
D_Prime MF 2 7 23 13 40 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
G_Karagounis MF 2 9 23 8 33 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -19
H_Sabry FW 1 4 5 25 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
I_Lawlor GK 20 2 5 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Dembele MF 1 10 23 6 42 | 26 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 23 8 11 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McBride FW 2 10 9 24 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Little FW 2 7 6 24 21 | 49 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 29 4 3 31 | 68 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 28 8 3 35 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 10 20
L_Shawry DF 2 27 8 7 15 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 10
J_Fleck MF 1 6 28 9 28 | 73 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 27 1 34 | 94 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 26 10 42 | 94 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 25 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 4
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 27 34 | 83 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 8 13
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 26 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 10 71
N_Nalise FW 2 4 6 23 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 21
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Stiles DF 2 22 5 5 24 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 27 11 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Cole MF 3 8 23 7 33 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 21
J_Piere FW 1 6 7 23 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 20 27
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Arsenal | Marseille
5-4-1 C | 3-4-3 A
Adrian Dalmedo | Lee Shaw
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S_Assenjo GK | GK R_Higuita
F_Le_Boeuf DF | DF T_Taiwo
N_Burdisso DF | DF G_Halford
R_Delap DF | DF L_Shawry
D_Caicedo DF | MF J_Fleck
A_Alrawi DF | MF K_Katsouranis
N_Scally MF | MF Douglas_Costa
C_Makelele MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
D_Prime MF | FW Z_Zidane
G_Karagounis MF | FW Yeboah
H_Sabry FW | FW N_Nalise
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I_Lawlor SUB | SUB S_Given
M_Dembele SUB | SUB N_Stiles
S_Sidwell SUB | SUB Y_Sankhare
B_McBride SUB | SUB J_Cole
A_Little SUB | SUB J_Piere
Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)
Min. 1 :(msl) K_Katsouranis brings it under control
... He takes on R_Delap
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Yeboah!
... Yeboah with a powerful header !
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Assenjo moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... GOAL !!
... S_Assenjo looks dejected!
... That's given Marseille the advantage!
... Arsenal 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 2 :(msl) T_Taiwo is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... Yeboah latches onto the ball
... D_Caicedo tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... K_Ippi has stopped play
... Well spotted by K_Ippi!
Min. 5 :(arn) D_Prime is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... G_Halford cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 8 :(arn) N_Scally hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... D_Prime collects the loose ball!
... A well-placed shot from D_Prime !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 8 :(msl) N_Nalise runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off D_Caicedo back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... A_Alrawi tackles from behind
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... RED CARD!!
... K_Ippi had no choice there!!
... Lee Shaw appluads the decision
Min. 13 :(arn) N_Scally cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to F_Le_Boeuf
... But he loses control of it
... L_Shawry takes possession
Min. 15 :(msl) Z_Zidane steps over the ball
... He nutmegs F_Le_Boeuf
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Z_Zidane with the drive!
... But S_Assenjo smothers the ball.
Min. 22 :(msl) Yeboah steps over the ball
... He nutmegs C_Makelele
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Yeboah fires a shot at goal !
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... Arsenal 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 22 :(arn) R_Delap breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on R_Higuita!
... Z_Zidane brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 23 :(arn) F_Le_Boeuf with the towering header to H_Sabry
... Good sliding challenge from T_Taiwo
Min. 23 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds J_Fleck with a ball over the defence
... J_Fleck sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 24 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa makes the tackle
... N_Ben_Khalifa flicks the header toward the far post!
... S_Assenjo falls over
... But S_Assenjo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 25 :(msl) Yeboah loses G_Karagounis
... Yeboah aiming for the bottom corner !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Arsenal fans taunt him!
Min. 26 :(arn) G_Karagounis curls the ball out wide to D_Caicedo
... D_Caicedo pounds a rocket on goal !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 30 :(arn) D_Prime skips the challenge from the defender
... D_Prime fires off a right-footed shot !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 32 :(msl) Douglas_Costa spots Yeboah who is in acres of space
... Yeboah tries the shot !
... But S_Assenjo parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 33 :(arn) D_Prime is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to R_Delap
... R_Delap has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(msl) Douglas_Costa barges R_Delap off the ball
... A powerful header from Douglas_Costa !
... It looks good
... S_Assenjo makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 36 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from D_Caicedo to G_Karagounis
... G_Karagounis tries to place it in the corner !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 38 :(msl) Yeboah hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Z_Zidane latches onto it!
... Z_Zidane curls the ball in on goal !
... But S_Assenjo makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 38 :(arn) R_Delap flicks it over L_Shawry's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... T_Taiwo pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... K_Ippi has stopped play
... Well spotted by K_Ippi!
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Scally sidesteps N_Ben_Khalifa
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... T_Taiwo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 40 :(msl) N_Nalise takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... It's a lucky break
... D_Caicedo with the tackle
Min. 41 :(arn) N_Scally watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... Yeboah with a late tackle
... It looked worse than what it was
... He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 42 :(arn) H_Sabry knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... A powerful shot by H_Sabry !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Scally has space to run with the ball
... N_Scally aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 43 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a mistake by F_Le_Boeuf
... He runs towards goal
... Good sliding challenge from N_Burdisso
Min. 44 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats C_Makelele
... He showed great skill there
... C_Makelele with an ugly foul
... K_Ippi will want to speak to him
... K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 45 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - A_Little on for R_Delap as a FW
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Scally runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to G_Karagounis
... Brilliantly taken away by T_Taiwo !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 47 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs at goal
... He spots the run of J_Fleck
... He's played him in
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... N_Burdisso hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(msl) Yeboah beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... Yeboah with the side footed shot!
... GOAL !!
... That's a contender for goal of the season!
... Thats his hat trick!
... The Marseille players congratulate him!
... Arsenal 0-3 Marseille ...
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-3 Marseille
Min. 47 :(arn) N_Scally flicks it over T_Taiwo's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... N_Scally tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... Saved by R_Higuita
Min. 48 :(arn) H_Sabry takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... Good sliding challenge from T_Taiwo and it had to be
Min. 51 :(msl) G_Halford boots it towards Z_Zidane
... F_Le_Boeuf reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 55 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a powerful diving header!
... But he somehow misses
... The Arsenal fans laugh at him
Min. 56 :(msl) J_Fleck with a pinpoint pass to Yeboah
... Well executed sliding challenge from F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Prime with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... D_Prime with the goal bound shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... D_Prime chips the ball in towards the back post!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 58 :(msl) S_Assenjo miss-kicks!
... N_Nalise is through!
... N_Nalise lobs S_Assenjo!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... GOAL !!
... Arsenal 0-4 Marseille ...
Min. 59 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to L_Shawry
... N_Burdisso clears with a diving header
Min. 60 :(msl) J_Fleck runs at C_Makelele
... He takes it past him
... F_Le_Boeuf forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa floats the ball in!
... D_Caicedo gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 61 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Yeboah
... Yeboah with the strike !
... But S_Assenjo tips it over
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 62 :(msl) L_Shawry flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... L_Shawry curls it towards the top corner !
... S_Assenjo tips it over his bar
... CORNER!
... G_Halford chips the ball into the area!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Assenjo
Min. 62 :(arn) N_Scally gets to the by line and finds D_Prime with a beautiful cross
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a bad challenge
... K_Ippi will want to speak to him
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 64 :(msl) Yeboah sidesteps D_Caicedo
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... D_Caicedo reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Sidwell is going to be brought on
... D_Caicedo is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(arn) M_Dembele is coming on and G_Karagounis is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 65 :(msl) N_Stiles is coming on and T_Taiwo is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 65 :(arn) M_Dembele puts in A_Little
... But N_Stiles wins the ball
Min. 66 :(arn) A_Little floats the ball in to find C_Makelele
... C_Makelele with a thundering shot!
... What agility from R_Higuita
Min. 66 :(msl) K_Katsouranis is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... S_Assenjo gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 67 :(msl) K_Katsouranis finds G_Halford in the box
... G_Halford curls the ball in on goal !
... GOAL !!
... That's a contender for goal of the season!
... Arsenal 0-5 Marseille ...
Min. 68 :(msl) It seems Marseille are making a tactical change to D
Min. 69 :(arn) A_Little with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... A_Little tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Cole will replace J_Fleck and play MF
Min. 70 :(msl) N_Nalise with a 40-yard pass to L_Shawry
... The cross hits L_Shawry on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... S_Assenjo gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 71 :(msl) Douglas_Costa feeds the ball through the middle
... N_Ben_Khalifa runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... N_Burdisso reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 72 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a simple pass to Yeboah
... F_Le_Boeuf wins the ball well
... K_Ippi has given a free kick
Min. 74 :(msl) J_Cole knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Burdisso
... J_Cole attempts a low drive!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... G_Halford crosses it in!
... S_Assenjo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 75 :(arn) F_Le_Boeuf fires over a low cross to A_Little
... G_Halford reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 76 :(arn) M_Dembele squares it to H_Sabry
... A delicate header from H_Sabry !
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as J_Piere comes on for Z_Zidane to play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Douglas_Costa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... N_Nalise latches onto it!
... N_Nalise with the shot !
... The shot slips through S_Assenjo's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 81 :(arn) A_Little takes possession
... What can he do here?
... A_Little with the crafty shot!
... But R_Higuita pulls out a save of the game
Min. 81 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... J_Piere runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Piere bears down on goal!
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Assenjo moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Dembele has it now
... He takes on G_Halford
... He gets past him!
... He puts in N_Burdisso!
... N_Burdisso with a low drive through the rain!
... But R_Higuita dives to his left
... I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 87 :(msl) J_Cole plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Piere keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... A scorcher of a shot from J_Piere !
... S_Assenjo falls over
... But S_Assenjo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) A_Little slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... A well-placed shot from A_Little !
... But R_Higuita dives to his left
... I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 89 :(arn) N_Scally jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... N_Scally hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... That helps put a little respectability into the scoreline!
... Arsenal 1-5 Marseille ...
Min. 89 :(msl) Yeboah flicks it over N_Burdisso's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... N_Burdisso reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 90 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds J_Piere on the edge of the box
... J_Piere hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 91 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... Yeboah latches onto the ball
... F_Le_Boeuf bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 75,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : N_Scally
Scorers : N_Scally (89)
Sent Off : A_Alrawi (8)
Booked : C_Makelele (44)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Yeboah (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Yeboah (1,22,48), N_Nalise (58), G_Halford (67)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Zidane (22), N_Ben_Khalifa (62)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 22
Off target : 8 | 7
On target : 8 | 15
Possession : 48 | 52
Corners : 1 | 3
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 9
Key Tackles : 11 | 8
Key Passes : 13 | 18
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Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 5 Marseille
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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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S_Assenjo GK 27 3 3 4 34 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 25 10 7 22 | 94 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0
N_Burdisso DF 2 25 8 7 31 | 94 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0 5
R_Delap DF 2 24 8 9 34 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D_Caicedo DF 1 24 8 6 47 | 68 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 10 1
A_Alrawi DF 1 23 3 3 28 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
N_Scally MF 2 4 26 6 28 | 94 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 40 26
C_Makelele MF 2 11 24 9 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -22 -22 -17
D_Prime MF 2 7 23 13 40 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
G_Karagounis MF 2 9 23 8 33 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -19
H_Sabry FW 1 4 5 25 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
I_Lawlor GK 20 2 5 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Dembele MF 1 10 23 6 42 | 26 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 23 8 11 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McBride FW 2 10 9 24 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Little FW 2 7 6 24 21 | 49 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 29 4 3 31 | 68 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 28 8 3 35 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 10 20
L_Shawry DF 2 27 8 7 15 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 10
J_Fleck MF 1 6 28 9 28 | 73 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 27 1 34 | 94 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 26 10 42 | 94 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 25 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 4
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 27 34 | 83 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 8 13
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 26 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 10 71
N_Nalise FW 2 4 6 23 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 21
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Stiles DF 2 22 5 5 24 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 27 11 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Cole MF 3 8 23 7 33 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 21
J_Piere FW 1 6 7 23 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 20 27
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