Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Marseille (Sun Aug 23)


                              Arsenal  |  Marseille
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-3-2 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF A_Rami
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                           T_Mings DF  |  DF Bauer
                        S_Matthews MF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF N_Kante
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF S_Byrne
                       D_Stankovic MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                           N_Piere MF  |  FW Sheringham
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB C_Freamon
                         P_Sweeper SUB |  SUB Aldair
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB Doria
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB J_Balisimmo
                         S_Corchia SUB |  SUB N_Ciccotelli

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(arn) N_Anelka with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Bauer
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Piere chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily claims the ball!
Min. 1  :(arn) S_Matthews with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Bauer
          ...  He knocks it to C_Blewitt!
          ...  H_Kane with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from G_Poll
Min. 2  :(msl) D_James miss-kicks!
          ...  Sheringham is through!
          ...  Sheringham with the overhead !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Burn clears the corner
Min. 3  :(msl) Sheringham with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Mings behind
          ...  But C_Blewitt will cut out the threat
Min. 4  :(arn) S_Matthews nutmegs J_Paintsil
          ...  N_Kante is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 6  :(msl) Sheringham has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Blewitt
          ...  He puts in Mark_Robinson!
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a stunning strike !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 8  :(msl) H_Fernandez 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 Sheringham
          ...  N_Piere with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  G_Poll tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 9  :(arn) N_Anelka can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Bauer cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 13 :(msl) H_Fernandez drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with the drive!
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 23 :(msl) N_Kante has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Burn
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Rami!
          ...  A_Rami with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But D_James tips it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(msl) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  H_Kane with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But D_James gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne swings it in!
          ...  It comes to H_Kane
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Marseille crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 27 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play E
Min. 37 :(arn) T_Mings slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But B_Hangeland comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Wiltord skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Anelka
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  G_Poll warns him
Min. 39 :(arn) D_Burn with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Bauer with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Daniel Perry looks relieved
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) N_Kante finds A_Rami with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But N_Anelka wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 44 :(msl) Sheringham with a real burst of pace
          ...  Sheringham pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 48 :(arn) C_Chambers knocks it past Mark_Robinson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Chambers with a powerful downward header!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes himself big and wins the ball

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

Min. 47 :(msl) H_Kane with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  C_Chambers wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 48 :(msl) B_Hangeland moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with a stunning strike !
          ...  D_James makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 49 :(msl) B_Hangeland runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  H_Kane hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Fernandez drives it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Burn
Min. 54 :(msl) A_Rami plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Byrne decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Byrne !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 56 :(msl) B_Hangeland is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane gets his head to the ball !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 59 :(msl) H_Kane kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Mings hits it out for a throw
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Crouch is coming on for N_Anelka and playing FW
Min. 60 :(arn) S_Corchia takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Stankovic as FW
Min. 60 :(msl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Marseille will now be playing D
Min. 63 :(arn) S_Wiltord crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Corchia in the box
          ...  A_Rami is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  M_Steklenburg misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Steklenburg jumps well to claim it!
Min. 64 :(arn) S_Matthews knocks it forward
          ...  A_Rami slips
          ...  P_Crouch gets to it!
          ...  P_Crouch with the crafty shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his fingertips to it
Min. 69 :(msl) H_Fernandez brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Corchia fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Rocastle is coming on for S_Matthews and will play MF
Min. 70 :(msl) Aldair replaces B_Hangeland to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(arn) B_Yaga with a precise ball to S_Corchia
          ...  S_Corchia looks to see where M_Steklenburg is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to C_Chambers
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(msl) J_Balisimmo is coming on and S_Byrne is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 71 :(msl) Aldair heads the ball back to N_Kante
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Burn
Min. 72 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  N_Ciccotelli will come on for Sheringham and play FW
Min. 72 :(msl) Mark_Robinson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Kante
          ...  S_Wiltord robs him of the ball
Min. 81 :(msl) Aldair kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Kane drives the ball low !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 83 :(msl) J_Paintsil with the towering header to J_Balisimmo
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  C_Chambers looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) S_Wiltord back heels to find S_Corchia in space
          ...  S_Corchia attempts the shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 90 :(arn) P_Crouch slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  A glorious effort by P_Crouch !
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 124,757
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Wiltord
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       12
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :           6        |       13
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 1 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 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  30   7   6  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  29   8   8  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
D_Burn         DF   2  28   9  12  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
T_Mings        DF   2  26   7   5  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  30   7  32 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   8  41 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_Stankovic    MF   1   5  25   8  42 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        MF   1   6  25   7  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  29  21 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  34   6  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  30  10  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
S_Corchia      FW   1   6   5  27  45 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   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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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  32  12   9  32 |  74   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Rami         DF   3  31   5   7  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
J_Paintsil     DF   1  30  14   9  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  27   9   5  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  32   8  13 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  30   7  21 |  75   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  76   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  32  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
C_Freamon      GK  28   1   3   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  30   8   4  11 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Doria          DF   3  29   7   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Balisimmo    MF   2   6  25  14  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ciccotelli   FW   1   6   8  25  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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