Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Arsenal vs. Schalke 04 (Wed Mar 25)


                              Arsenal  |  Schalke 04
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo GK  |  GK F_Foster
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF D_O_Dea
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                         D_Caicedo DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                          N_Scally MF  |  MF G_Driver
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF A_Cejudo
                           D_Prime MF  |  MF K_Dalglish
                          S_Davies MF  |  AM G_Cooper
                         M_Dembele MF  |  FW G_Hurst
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                          I_Lawlor SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                        N_Burdisso SUB |  SUB C_Smalling
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB A_Birindelli
                         B_McBride SUB |  SUB V_Jones
                          A_Little SUB |  SUB Y_Mizuno

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(arn) C_Makelele brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Makelele goes for goal !
          ...  F_Foster won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That's put Arsenal in front!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 2  :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 2  :(shk) Schalke 04 altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 4  :(arn) C_Makelele with a perfectly timed run
          ...  C_Makelele with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  F_Foster moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  F_Foster catches it with style!
Min. 5  :(arn) M_Dembele sidesteps D_O_Dea
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_O_Dea reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 8  :(arn) N_Scally holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Sabry
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Driver
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 8  :(shk) K_Dalglish finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  N_Scally with an awful challenge
          ...  N_Alexander refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 12 :(arn) S_Davies gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Hurst!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Massu anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 16 :(arn) S_Davies plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Vidic decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_O_Dea takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 18 :(arn) D_Prime sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Sabry
          ...  But A_Ranocchia wins the ball
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Scally jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Ekstrand wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Ekstrand
Min. 24 :(shk) G_Cooper has space to run with the ball
          ...  G_Cooper heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Assenjo was well beaten there!
          ...  Schalke 04 are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 25 :(shk) Schalke 04 switch to playing E
Min. 28 :(shk) G_Cooper looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Hurst
          ...  The defender plays it back to S_Assenjo
          ...  G_Hurst intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy S_Assenjo
          ...  He dinks it over S_Assenjo
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 29 :(arn) D_Prime runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to C_Makelele
          ...  B_Hangeland robs him of the ball
Min. 32 :(shk) K_Dalglish skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Massu
          ...  N_Scally is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 34 :(arn) M_Dembele hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Makelele collects the loose ball!
          ...  Blocked by K_Dalglish
Min. 37 :(shk) G_Cooper takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Prime with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(arn) C_Makelele with a reverse pass to D_Prime
          ...  J_Ekstrand is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(shk) G_Hurst kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Dalglish gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) C_Makelele sprints past A_Ranocchia
          ...  But J_Ekstrand clears the danger
Min. 45 :(shk) L_Massu with a smart turn
          ...  L_Massu with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  S_Assenjo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 46 :(arn) N_Vidic with a reverse pass to H_Sabry
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Hangeland
Min. 46 :(shk) K_Dalglish with a slick pass to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Schalke 04 crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  And Schalke 04 are leading in the game now
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Schalke 04 ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-2 Schalke 04

Min. 47 :(arn) D_Prime with an incisive pass to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 47 :(shk) A_Cejudo 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!
          ...  A_Ranocchia receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf hits it out for a throw
Min. 49 :(arn) H_Sabry lobs it over B_Hangeland
          ...  H_Sabry has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 49 :(shk) L_Massu beats N_Scally
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  L_Massu with his head down lets it go !
          ...  S_Assenjo with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(arn) Arsenal made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 60 :(shk) Y_Mizuno is being brought on
          ...  L_Massu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 61 :(arn) S_Davies works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 62 :(shk) G_Driver takes on R_Delap
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  G_Driver has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 65 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Little will come on for R_Delap and play FW
Min. 65 :(arn) G_Karagounis takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Caicedo
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(arn) N_Burdisso replaces an unhappy M_Dembele and will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(shk) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Smalling will come on for A_Ranocchia and play DF
Min. 65 :(shk) A_Cejudo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Y_Mizuno!
          ...  Y_Mizuno lobs S_Assenjo!
          ...  S_Assenjo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 66 :(arn) G_Karagounis with an intelligent ball to A_Little
          ...  B_Hangeland wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 66 :(shk) G_Cooper looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst bears down on goal!
          ...  S_Assenjo makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 68 :(arn) S_Davies finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  D_O_Dea takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 68 :(shk) K_Dalglish gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  G_Hurst is unmarked
          ...  G_Hurst drives it towards goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 69 :(shk) C_Smalling turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Karagounis with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  G_Hurst bends it round the wall
          ...  S_Assenjo just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 70 :(arn) F_Le_Boeuf looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  F_Foster makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 70 :(shk) Y_Mizuno jumps over D_Prime's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Y_Mizuno goes for goal !
          ...  S_Assenjo can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  S_Assenjo has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 71 :(arn) N_Burdisso hoofs it up field to find F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 72 :(shk) K_Dalglish with a probing through ball C_Smalling
          ...  C_Smalling shoots towards goal !
          ...  S_Assenjo makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 75 :(shk) V_Jones is ready to come on to replace G_Driver
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(arn) S_Davies drives it forward to A_Little
          ...  A_Little keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But F_Foster makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 78 :(arn) S_Davies finds H_Sabry on the edge of the box
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Sabry !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  F_Foster was caught out there
          ...  And Arsenal have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 80 :(arn) N_Scally threads the through ball to H_Sabry
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Ekstrand
Min. 80 :(shk) V_Jones races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Cejudo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Cejudo has a dig at goal!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 81 :(shk) G_Hurst with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf recovers to win the ball back
Min. 84 :(shk) G_Cooper with a measured ball to D_O_Dea
          ...  G_Karagounis bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 87 :(arn) D_Prime skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Karagounis
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Karagounis !
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) S_Davies with a one-touch layoff to H_Sabry
          ...  B_Hangeland beats him to the ball
Min. 89 :(arn) A_Little finds a hole in the defence
          ...  B_Hangeland plays the back pass
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Davies plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of F_Foster
Min. 89 :(shk) G_Cooper with the diagonal pass D_O_Dea
          ...  A great volley from D_O_Dea !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(arn) C_Makelele cuts inside Y_Mizuno
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Makelele shoots towards goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Sabry swings it in!
          ...  F_Foster catches it!
Min. 92 :(shk) A_Cejudo with the first time pass to V_Jones
          ...  N_Vidic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 93 :(shk) G_Cooper puts in Y_Mizuno
          ...  A_Little with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Alexander warns him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 72,066
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Davies
Scorers              : C_Makelele (1), H_Sabry (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Scally (32), D_Prime (37), G_Karagounis (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Cooper (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Cooper (24), G_Hurst (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       15
Key Passes           :          17        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 2 Schalke 04
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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  28   3   3   4  34 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  26   6   7  36 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  25  10   7  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
R_Delap        DF   2  24   8   9  34 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  24   8   6  47 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  26   6  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  24   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  26
D_Prime        MF   2   7  23  13  40 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
S_Davies       MF   2  10  23   8  13 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  23   6  42 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     MF   2  25   8   7  31 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  23   8  33 |  29   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
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 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  33   2   4   4  16 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  25  11   8  41 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
B_Hangeland    DF   2  24  10   8  32 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  23  10   9  30 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  23  10   6  22 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Driver       MF   1  10  24   5  25 |  76   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  24   8  10 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  95   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55   0
G_Cooper       AM   4   7  25  13  27 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  20
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  26  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  28
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  25  13 |  61   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  25   8   5  29 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Birindelli   DF   2  25   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Jones        MF   3  15  23   6  48 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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