Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Arsenal vs. Valencia (Wed May 26)


                              Arsenal  |  Valencia
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-3-1-1 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  James Burns
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF J_Stam
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF A_Shaw
                          M_Thomas MF  |  MF Eusebio
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF M_Barry
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  AM L_Macleod
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB Jin_Sin_Ping
                           M_Layun SUB |  SUB D_E_Boyata
                          M_Arteta SUB |  SUB Bauer
                         J_Willock SUB |  SUB R_Tabatta
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 1  :(arn) N_Anelka pushes it past B_Ivanovic
          ...  N_Anelka bears down on goal!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 2  :(vla) M_Barry plays a long ball to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Macedo claws it off the line
          ...  K_Ippi consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 3  :(arn) F_Ricksen volleys it forward. He finds D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 4  :(vla) Eusebio crosses into the box, finding M_Barry
          ...  R_Holding fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 9  :(arn) P_Evra moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka swings in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur catches it!
Min. 9  :(vla) M_Barry with the first time flick to L_Macleod
          ...  But P_Evra reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(arn) N_Anelka beats B_Ivanovic
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Anelka fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 14 :(arn) P_Evra is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 25 :(vla) Eusebio takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 28 :(vla) P_McGowan with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  P_Evra fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 32 :(arn) J_Gandolfini beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with the side footed shot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 33 :(vla) Eusebio runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Ivanovic
          ...  But F_Ricksen clears the ball to safety
Min. 35 :(vla) L_Macleod with a measured pass to B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic looks to see where T_Macedo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 37 :(vla) M_Kikuchi gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Chambers takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 41 :(vla) M_Kikuchi spits at P_Evra
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) P_Thompson holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Macedo with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 45 :(arn) J_Gandolfini lays the ball back to C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers has a go!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur with the difficult save
Min. 46 :(arn) J_Gandolfini is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop latches onto the ball
          ...  B_Ivanovic stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-2 Valencia

Min. 51 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Gandolfini latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the drive!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 53 :(arn) R_Holding is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop latches onto the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Thompson
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Burn
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 58 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop curls the ball out wide to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 59 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs A_Shaw
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Stam tackles cleanly
Min. 60 :(arn) M_Thomas looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Gandolfini
          ...  A_Shaw takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 62 :(arn) N_Anelka with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  A_Nouri slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 62 :(arn) D_Burn takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Stam rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  D_Rocastle passes to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with a little chip!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 65 :(arn) J_Gandolfini drives it across the face of the goal N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this campaign!!
          ...  Arsenal are back level!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Rocastle plays the early ball across the box to find P_Evra in space
          ...  P_Evra goes for goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 72 :(arn) M_Thomas holds the ball up
          ...  He sees N_Anelka in space!
          ...  N_Anelka with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur gathers it comfortably
Min. 75 :(arn) M_Layun takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Ricksen
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 79 :(vla) R_Tabatta comes on for M_Kikuchi and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 79 :(vla) P_McGowan sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Holding
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Arteta is coming on for J_Gandolfini and will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is coming on and P_McGowan is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) D_E_Boyata comes on for A_Nouri and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 83 :(arn) D_Burn nutmegs the defender
          ...  The ball hits A_Shaw in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 84 :(arn) M_Arteta whips the ball across to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Barry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Barry miskicks!
          ...  He finds B_Ivanovic though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_Layun with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Ippi tries to calm him down
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a mistake by D_Trezeguet
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arteta chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Shaw wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 88 :(vla) J_Stam turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  J_Stam tries the shot !
          ...  But T_Macedo palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 121,736
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (62,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Holding (4), P_Evra (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Barry
Scorers              : P_McGowan (2), B_Ivanovic (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Kikuchi (41), J_Stam (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |   Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       0
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 2 Valencia
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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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T_Macedo       GK  31   3   3   3  42 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  34   9   7  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
P_Evra         DF   3  31  12  11  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
C_Chambers     DF   2  31   9   9  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Burn         DF   2  30  10  12  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  32   1  12 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |  81   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  29  12   7  33 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  31   9  25 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  29  23 |   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 - Valencia
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_Van_Don_Bur  GK  38   2   7   5  23 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  32  11   7  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
J_Stam         DF   2  31   9   7  29 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   8
A_Nouri        DF   1  30  12   6  21 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  29  13   6  30 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Shaw         DF   1  25  10  10  30 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  29   7  32 |  92   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  29   9  30 |  80   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Macleod      AM   2   9  29  11  31 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_McGowan      FW   2  10   9  40  16 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  28   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  32  11   9  11 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  31  10   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  22  28  16  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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