Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Jul 17)


                              Arsenal  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-3-2 A
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK L_Bowazski
                          J_Valera DF  |  DF Ronaldo
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                        S_Pressley DF  |  DF Douglas
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF P_Miranda
                        Seitaridis MF  |  DF M_Pavlovic
                           Adriano MF  |  MF C_Gemmell
                           L_Pablo MF  |  MF Asier_Munoz
                        H_Munculus AM  |  MF D_Bentley
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                          A_Little FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB S_Mielitz
                       G_Griffiths SUB |  SUB C_Mongongu
                         M_Dembele SUB |  SUB C_Makiadi
                          D_Murphy SUB |  SUB M_Canete
                        Freddy_Abu SUB |  SUB D_Berbatov

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(arn) Seitaridis looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry could have let it bounce!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 4  :(wbn) D_Bentley plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Douglas decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Douglas with the shot !
          ...  But D_James palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(arn) Seitaridis with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Pavlovic
          ...  He knocks it to H_Sabry!
          ...  D_Bentley rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  A_Barken will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Seitaridis swings it in
          ...  A_Little takes control of it!
          ...  A_Little with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But L_Bowazski palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 7  :(arn) Seitaridis with the towering header to H_Munculus
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Munculus !
          ...  But L_Bowazski just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 8  :(arn) Seitaridis holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 13 :(arn) A_Little skips the challenge from M_Pavlovic
          ...  Douglas stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(arn) Adriano with a one-touch layoff to Seitaridis
          ...  P_Miranda gets to the ball first
Min. 14 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov with a powerful header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans chant his name!
          ...  That's put Werder Bremen in front!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 15 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 15 :(wbn) A_Anyukov skips the challenge from K_Rekik
          ...  D_Sinclair brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 17 :(arn) H_Munculus sidesteps P_Miranda
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_Miranda forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seitaridis chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  H_Munculus gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Bowazski falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  L_Bowazski looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Munculus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  L_Bowazski easily claims the ball!
Min. 19 :(wbn) C_Gemmell with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  S_Pressley with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  A_Barken calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Sinclair with an in swinging cross to A_Little
          ...  A_Little with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The shot slips through L_Bowazski's hands
          ...  But L_Bowazski recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 25 :(wbn) Douglas has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Sinclair
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Bergkamp!
          ...  E_Bergkamp aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's beaten D_James
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 27 :(arn) Adriano crosses into the box, finding J_Valera
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Valera !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 27 :(wbn) A_Anyukov shoves S_Pressley in the chest!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 29 :(wbn) C_Gemmell looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Bergkamp
          ...  But D_Sinclair slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 31 :(arn) L_Pablo changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Sinclair
          ...  P_Miranda knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But A_Barken just turns away!
Min. 32 :(arn) D_Sinclair finds A_Little in acres of space
          ...  A_Little with a powerful diving header!
          ...  L_Bowazski with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(wbn) D_Bentley with a flicked pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  K_Rekik takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 38 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 40 :(arn) L_Pablo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  L_Pablo strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) A_Little is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  L_Pablo latches onto the ball
          ...  L_Pablo with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(wbn) Douglas plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Douglas with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 49 :(arn) H_Sabry 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!
          ...  H_Sabry leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Little chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Bowazski
Min. 56 :(arn) A_Little has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Cleared by Douglas
Min. 56 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Valera clears with a diving header
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Sinclair finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  P_Miranda forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Valera curls it into the box!
          ...  L_Bowazski easily catches it!
Min. 59 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Sinclair is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  A_Barken will just give him a speaking to
Min. 60 :(arn) M_Dembele replaces H_Munculus and will play MF
Min. 63 :(arn) Seitaridis finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Ronaldo
          ...  Seitaridis drives the ball low !
          ...  L_Bowazski makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 64 :(arn) S_Pressley knocks the ball past Douglas
          ...  Ronaldo wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 64 :(wbn) D_Bentley gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Pavlovic
          ...  M_Pavlovic tries to chip the ball over D_James!
          ...  But D_James parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 65 :(wbn) Douglas cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Douglas attempts a chip!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 66 :(arn) Seitaridis knocks it past J_Neeskens and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Asier_Munoz fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind!
          ...  A_Little takes it
          ...  L_Bowazski dives and saves it!!
Min. 71 :(arn) H_Sabry beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Barken
          ...  H_Sabry runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from L_Bowazski
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 75 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 76 :(wbn) C_Mongongu replaces an unhappy Douglas and will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(wbn) C_Makiadi is coming on and J_Neeskens is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 76 :(wbn) M_Canete will replace the useless E_Bergkamp and will play MF
Min. 76 :(wbn) C_Gemmell sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  C_Gemmell aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It's beaten D_James
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 79 :(arn) G_Griffiths comes on for K_Rekik and takes up a DF role
Min. 79 :(arn) Seitaridis is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  H_Sabry latches onto the ball
          ...  H_Sabry has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 80 :(arn) H_Sabry knocks it past C_Gemmell and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  P_Miranda takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 82 :(wbn) M_Canete puts in P_Miranda
          ...  P_Miranda hits a crisp volley!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 84 :(wbn) C_Gemmell jumps over S_Pressley's challenge
          ...  Adriano with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 84 :(wbn) C_Makiadi with a glorious long pass to Ronaldo
          ...  Ronaldo drives it low !
          ...  It floats over D_James
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 85 :(arn) Adriano with a 40-yard pass to H_Sabry
          ...  C_Mongongu read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 86 :(arn) A_Little sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Little fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seitaridis curls it into the box!
          ...  L_Bowazski fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Asier_Munoz
          ...  Asier_Munoz hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(arn) M_Dembele volleys it forward. He finds L_Pablo
          ...  L_Pablo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But L_Bowazski makes an easy save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 105,739
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : A_Little
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Pressley (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : Douglas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Anyukov (14), Douglas (46)
Sent Off             : A_Anyukov (27)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 Werder Bremen
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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  29   2   2   3  26 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Pressley     DF   2  25   8   6  39 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |  80   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  25  16  27 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Adriano        MF   1   8  23  11  43 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Pablo        MF   1   7  23   8  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
H_Munculus     AM   2   6  23  13  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  26  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  26  11   3  33 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   7  10  23  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  39   5   4   6  15 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 130   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  28  12   9  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Neeskens     DF   1  26   9   7  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  25  10   8  18 |  77   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  10  30
P_Miranda      DF   2  24  10   7  36 |  94   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   1
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  24   5   7  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  26  12  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Asier_Munoz    MF   1   9  26   3  21 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   1
D_Bentley      MF   3  16  25   9  36 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  26  34 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Anyukov      FW   1   9   4  25  35 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  10
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  26   8   6  36 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   6  25   4  10 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  25   5  19 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  25  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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