Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Arsenal vs. Marseille (Wed Jan 25)


                              Arsenal  |  Marseille
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK P_Assure
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                             Ramos DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                          M_Thomas MF  |  DM A_Oko_Flex
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF Roy_Kent
                           G_Zolla MF  |  MF R_Parlour
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  AM Bovan
                           P_Viera MF  |  AM D_Upamecano
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB J_Ablanedo
                          W_Fofana SUB |  SUB Omar_Little
                        F_Valverde SUB |  SUB R_Porteous
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB Gul_Vincent
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 2  :(msl) A_Valencia shoves C_Chambers in the chest!!
          ...  A_Dali has seen it!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 3  :(arn) M_Thomas is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto the ball
          ...  N_Anelka with a terrific drive !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Assure's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 7  :(arn) M_Overmars is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 9  :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki barges Ramos off the ball
          ...  A left-footer by Aoyama_Hideki !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 11 :(msl) Roy_Kent picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Ramos takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 11 :(arn) W_Fofana takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Viera as DF
Min. 15 :(arn) M_Thomas with an intelligent ball to N_Anelka
          ...  Mark_Robinson reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Thomas
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 15 :(msl) Bovan takes on M_Layun
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Bovan curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But D_James makes an easy save
Min. 16 :(msl) D_Upamecano cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Valencia
          ...  But P_Evra spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 19 :(arn) M_Thomas plays the early ball across the box to find P_Evra in space
          ...  A_Valencia reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 24 :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Oko_Flex latches on to it
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But D_James dives to his left
          ...  I think D_James just got a hand on that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(msl) Mark_Robinson with the Cruyff turn
          ...  C_Chambers reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 27 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at the defence
          ...  But A_Valencia wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 33 :(msl) M_A_Nastasic steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Layun
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Overmars with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 34 :(arn) G_Zolla looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka bears down on goal!
          ...  But P_Assure parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 37 :(arn) N_Anelka is through on goal
          ...  N_Anelka attempts a lob!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 37 :(msl) R_Parlour pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  S_Bergwijn is clean through!
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 38 :(msl) D_Upamecano changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  P_Evra leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 39 :(arn) M_Thomas unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  D_Upamecano with the block
Min. 39 :(msl) Mark_Robinson kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Upamecano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Ronaldinhio dives it two footed!!
          ...  That's an awful tackle!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 39 :(msl) Bovan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Intercepted by C_Chambers
Min. 40 :(arn) M_Overmars cuts the ball back to C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  P_Assure is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the advantage!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 41 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing D
Min. 41 :(msl) It looks as though Marseille is now playing P
Min. 41 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex floats the ball in to find S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn sees D_James off his line !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) S_Bergwijn beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Dali
          ...  M_Thomas with a terrible tackle
Min. 45 :(arn) M_Thomas races into the box
          ...  He sees C_Chambers lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_A_Nastasic is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 46 :(arn) M_Overmars hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto it!
          ...  Mark_Robinson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 46 :(msl) R_Parlour with a short pass to find Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  M_Thomas beats him to the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Marseille

Min. 48 :(msl) R_Parlour beats M_Layun
          ...  C_Chambers reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(arn) M_Thomas moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Layun
          ...  M_A_Nastasic slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 57 :(arn) G_Zolla knocks it forward
          ...  Bovan slips
          ...  C_Chambers gets to it!
          ...  A_Valencia robs him of the ball
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Overmars skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Anelka
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Dali waves play on!!!
Min. 63 :(arn) M_Thomas chips the ball over the defence and finds N_Anelka
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 68 :(arn) G_Zolla hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Anelka collects the loose ball!
          ...  N_Anelka drives the shot in!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 69 :(msl) Mark_Robinson brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Bergwijn makes himself available
          ...  P_Evra robs him of the ball
Min. 70 :(msl) Omar_Little will replace M_A_Nastasic and play DF
Min. 70 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  Rolando_Silva will come on for D_Upamecano and play FW
Min. 70 :(msl) R_Parlour sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Roy_Kent runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A skilful effort from Roy_Kent !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 72 :(arn) M_Thomas holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Chambers
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki plays the back pass
          ...  P_Assure can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Thomas lofts the ball in!
          ...  Omar_Little clears the corner
Min. 72 :(msl) Mark_Robinson lays the ball back to Rolando_Silva
          ...  Rolando_Silva with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 76 :(msl) S_Bergwijn looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Valencia
          ...  But P_Evra clears the ball to safety
Min. 77 :(arn) G_Zolla turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  R_Parlour with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 79 :(arn) F_Valverde is coming on and M_Overmars is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) F_Valverde with the through ball to N_Anelka
          ...  Omar_Little takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 80 :(msl) R_Porteous is being brought on
          ...  A_Valencia is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(arn) H_Sanchez is coming on for N_Anelka and will play FW
Min. 83 :(msl) Bovan looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Thomas works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Sanchez
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Sanchez !
          ...  P_Assure gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 86 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He knocks it to H_Sanchez!
          ...  But R_Porteous sweeps up the threat
Min. 86 :(msl) Roy_Kent gets possession in his own half
          ...  But C_Chambers with the fine tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(msl) Gul_Vincent replaces R_Parlour and will play MF

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 147,235
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Chambers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Chambers (40)
Sent Off             : Ramos (11), Ronaldinhio (39)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Mark_Robinson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Valencia (2), M_A_Nastasic (45), Omar_Little (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 0 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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  35  13  11  21 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  35   9   9  22 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  80   0  25
Ramos          DF   1  34   8   8  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Layun        DF   1  32  13   7  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  35   1  12 |  96   0   1  10   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 100   0
M_Overmars     MF   1   4  31   3  28 |  81   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  24  30   1  14 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  30  12  28 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
P_Viera        MF   2   5  30  11  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  33  21 |  85   0   0   0   0   5   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
W_Fofana       DF   2  31   3   8  27 |  85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  29   2  10 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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P_Assure       GK  37   1   1   3  40 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  35  11   5  23 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  34   7   9  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  34   2   2  45 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Valencia     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  82   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
A_Oko_Flex     DM   3  16  29  10  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  29   6  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Parlour      MF   1   7  28   4  31 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Bovan          AM   3  10  33  13  43 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Upamecano    AM   3   8  28  20  31 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  33  10 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
J_Ablanedo     GK  29   3   7   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  30   8   3  44 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
R_Porteous     DF   1  26   8   7  32 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gul_Vincent    MF   1   1  23   3  28 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  11   9  29  41 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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