June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage, Arsenal vs. Tottenham (Wed Nov 18)


                              Arsenal  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 A  |  3-3-3-1 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF N_Stiles
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                           T_Mings DF  |  DM S_Winzor
                          M_Thomas MF  |  DM Doriva
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  DM Moreto
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF R_Pires
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF R_Morrison
                          N_Anelka FW  |  MF D_McHale
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW D_Byrne
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB John_McNamara
                           N_Piere SUB |  SUB A_Salto
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB M_Laudrup
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB B_McClair

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(tth) D_McHale flicks it over C_Blewitt and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_McHale curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Chambers gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 3  :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past S_Winzor
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  N_Anelka with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 5  :(arn) D_Rocastle beats his marker
          ...  D_Rocastle could have let it bounce!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Thomas hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by Doriva
Min. 7  :(arn) M_Thomas threads the through ball to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle hits a great shot !
          ...  It floats over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 7  :(tth) R_Pires slides it through the middle to D_Byrne
          ...  D_Byrne could have let it bounce!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 11 :(tth) D_McHale runs into space
          ...  D_McHale with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Lets see if Tottenham can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 12 :(arn) D_Rocastle finds S_Wiltord in the box
          ...  S_Wiltord with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 12 :(tth) E_Plummer latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  E_Plummer with a thundering shot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 15 :(arn) J_Willock beats S_Winzor
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Willock drives the shot in!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo falls over
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 15 :(tth) Doriva with an in swinging cross to E_Plummer
          ...  E_Plummer with a blistering shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 16 :(arn) C_Chambers sidesteps E_Plummer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Chambers tries the shot !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  K_Clark talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 16 :(tth) Moreto with the first time pass to E_Plummer
          ...  R_Holding gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 20 :(arn) M_Thomas takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 21 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play C
Min. 21 :(tth) D_McHale with the kinky dribble
          ...  D_McHale with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 27 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Holding
          ...  R_Holding with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Chambers plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo easily catches it!
Min. 27 :(arn) T_Mings controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_Willock gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Winzor tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 28 :(tth) E_Plummer spits at T_Mings
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(tth) Moreto works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Byrne
          ...  T_Mings pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 33 :(arn) M_Thomas plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Wiltord decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  S_Wiltord has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 33 :(arn) D_Rocastle hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto it!
          ...  R_Morrison leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He is warned by K_Clark
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 34 :(arn) M_Thomas brings it under control
          ...  He takes on W_Morgan
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  N_Anelka is clean through, he is one on one with Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He tries to slide it past Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 35 :(tth) S_Winzor knocks the ball past C_Chambers
          ...  S_Winzor with a blistering shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 40 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(tth) D_McHale knocks it forward
          ...  C_Chambers slips
          ...  E_Plummer gets to it!
          ...  But C_Blewitt wins the ball
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Piere takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace N_Anelka as MF
Min. 45 :(tth) B_McClair is coming on for D_Byrne and playing FW
Min. 49 :(tth) R_Morrison runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Plummer
          ...  E_Plummer attempts a lob!
          ...  Dino_Zoff has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Dino_Zoff reacts well to save!!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

Min. 47 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a smart pass to J_Willock
          ...  But Moreto wins the ball
Min. 49 :(tth) B_McClair with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  B_McClair cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Arsenal 3-2 Tottenham ...
Min. 50 :(arn) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing C
Min. 50 :(tth) M_Laudrup replaces D_McHale to play as a MF
Min. 50 :(tth) The ball rolls free!
          ...  R_Morrison takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  J_Willock takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 50 :(tth) E_Plummer with the diagonal pass S_Winzor
          ...  T_Mings brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 51 :(tth) W_Morgan 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!
          ...  E_Plummer receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  E_Plummer hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Laudrup
          ...  The ball comes to Doriva
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Dino_Zoff punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 54 :(arn) M_Thomas is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  T_Mings latches onto the end of it
          ...  The defender plays it back to Carlos_Bravo
          ...  T_Mings intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He rounds Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo manages to get to it !!
Min. 54 :(tth) R_Pires beats C_Blewitt
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  C_Blewitt moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 54 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a glorious long pass to D_Rocastle
          ...  M_Laudrup takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 55 :(arn) S_Wiltord with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Doriva
          ...  He knocks it to P_Bouba_Diop!
          ...  N_Stiles seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 56 :(arn) R_Holding spits at S_Winzor
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 63 :(tth) R_Morrison pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  S_Winzor is clean through!
          ...  D_Rocastle with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 64 :(arn) J_Willock has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Plummer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Blocked by Doriva
Min. 65 :(tth) R_Pires hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Plummer latches onto it!
          ...  E_Plummer with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 67 :(tth) B_McClair with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  C_Blewitt with an awful challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 70 :(arn) J_Willock sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  E_Plummer cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 73 :(arn) R_Holding sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_Holding blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a fine save
Min. 75 :(tth) Moreto crosses into the box, finding R_Pires
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Chambers
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Morrison drives it into the box!
          ...  Dino_Zoff easily claims the ball!
Min. 76 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with the towering header to D_Rocastle
          ...  S_Winzor cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 78 :(arn) J_Willock sprints past R_Morrison
          ...  R_Morrison recovers to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(tth) B_McClair with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  B_McClair strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 82 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  P_Evra will come on for C_Chambers and play DF
Min. 84 :(tth) A_Salto is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Morgan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 84 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock hits a great shot !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 86 :(arn) M_Thomas is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Willock latches onto the end of it
          ...  N_Stiles with the tackle
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Clark warns him
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop picks out J_Willock with the cross
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Plummer and it had to be
Min. 91 :(arn) S_Wiltord passes the ball to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  E_Plummer gets to the ball first
Min. 91 :(tth) R_Pires crosses in from the wing, he finds B_McClair in the box
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Holding and it had to be
Min. 93 :(arn) C_Blewitt jumps over R_Pires's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  C_Blewitt fires the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 120,551
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Thomas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Chambers (16), J_Willock (20), S_Wiltord (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Holding (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : D_McHale
Scorers              : D_McHale (11), B_McClair (49)
Sent Off             : M_Laudrup (54)
Booked               : E_Plummer (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 2 Tottenham
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  37   2   2   3  30 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  33   8   6  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -2   8
C_Chambers     DF   2  30   8   8  22 |  86   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
C_Blewitt      DF   3  30   7   6  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Mings        DF   2  27   7   5  32 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  31   1  12 |  97   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  30  11  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 |  97   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  26  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  30  12  10  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        MF   1   6  26   7  30 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  30   1   2   3  21 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
N_Stiles       DF   2  31  10   8  11 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  27  12   7  10 |  88   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  26  12  11  22 |  97   0   3   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  58   8   3
S_Winzor       DM   3  22  26  11  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Doriva         DM   2  24  25  11  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -15
Moreto         DM   2  19  24   9  12 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -20
R_Pires        MF   3  10  27  18  31 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Morrison     MF   3  18  25  10  11 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_McHale       MF   2  17  24  12  28 |  54   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Manuel       GK  27   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  26   9  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  25  11   5  11 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  14  25   7  22 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  52   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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