Divisional Play Off Final Match, Arsenal vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Oct 05)


                              Arsenal  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                          M_Thomas MF  |  MF K_Moehwald
                          M_Arteta MF  |  MF Jose_Callejon
                       Taliyah_Jnr MF  |  MF P_Erras
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  AM J_Ledley
                        F_Valverde MF  |  FW E_Stranger
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW M_Ducksch
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                            D_Burn SUB |  SUB E_Henderson
                       M_Guendouzi SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                        O_Bierhoff SUB |  SUB Calmac
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB N_Kapinga

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 7  :(wbn) M_Ducksch plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Cleared by P_Evra
Min. 9  :(arn) N_Anelka has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Zanetti!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But J_Ekstrand wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 12 :(arn) Ronaldinhio is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto the ball
          ...  What a shot from N_Anelka !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Thomas!
          ...  J_Ekstrand wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 12 :(arn) N_Anelka flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  E_Stranger fouls badly
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  He is warned by J_Underhill
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  F_Valverde floats it forward
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto the end of it
          ...  But P_Erras puts it in row Z!
Min. 13 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Anelka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A glorious effort by N_Anelka !
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Pavlenka has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 14 :(arn) F_Valverde has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Zanetti
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah_Jnr!
          ...  But J_Ekstrand with the fine tackle
Min. 15 :(arn) M_Thomas with a slide rule pass to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with the overhead !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  That puts Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 16 :(arn) Arsenal restructured their strategy to D
Min. 17 :(arn) N_Anelka has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Zanetti tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  J_Underhill has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by J_Underhill!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 18 :(arn) F_Valverde moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Evra
          ...  L_Augustinson wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 22 :(wbn) P_Erras with an in swinging cross to J_Zanetti
          ...  C_Chambers with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 24 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon whips the ball across to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 25 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_Chambers decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Chambers with the shot !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 30 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe turns past P_Evra
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  F_Valverde with the block
Min. 35 :(arn) P_Evra 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!
          ...  M_Thomas receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A delicate header from M_Thomas !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 35 :(wbn) K_Moehwald looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Zanetti
          ...  M_Layun tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 36 :(wbn) Calmac is coming on and Cece_Pepe is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 36 :(wbn) Werder Bremen switch to playing N
Min. 37 :(wbn) L_Augustinson beats P_Evra
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Augustinson !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_Ducksch
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  P_Evra gets to the ball first

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

Min. 47 :(wbn) E_Stranger takes advantage of a mistake by R_Holding
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Stranger !
          ...  T_Macedo manages to turn it behind
Min. 49 :(wbn) J_Ledley takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Holding
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Erras swings it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Chambers
Min. 52 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Ronaldinhio collects the loose ball!
          ...  Ronaldinhio keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka catches the ball
Min. 59 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ducksch
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Ducksch !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a difficult save
Min. 60 :(wbn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Werder Bremen will now play A
Min. 65 :(arn) Ronaldinhio brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Arteta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Arteta with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 68 :(arn) D_Burn is being brought on
          ...  Ronaldinhio is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(wbn) E_Stranger runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs R_Holding
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_Evra read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga is coming on for E_Stranger and playing FW
Min. 75 :(arn) F_Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans taunt him!
Min. 75 :(wbn) P_Erras plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Augustinson decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Layun with the tackle
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  J_Ledley hoists it forward
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Layun takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 78 :(wbn) N_Kapinga flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Kapinga keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  T_Macedo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 80 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace N_Anelka as FW
Min. 80 :(wbn) E_Henderson is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Zanetti is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(wbn) K_Moehwald finds N_Kapinga in the box
          ...  N_Kapinga with a terrific drive !
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 85 :(wbn) N_Kapinga takes advantage of a mistake by M_Layun
          ...  But C_Chambers reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 86 :(wbn) K_Moehwald runs into space
          ...  A wicked drive by K_Moehwald !
          ...  But T_Macedo tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) M_Arteta looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  J_Pavlenka fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 174,002
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Chambers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Layun (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : K_Moehwald
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Zanetti (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       7
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 0 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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T_Macedo       GK  35   3   3   3  42 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  37   9   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  34  13  11  21 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  34   9   9  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
M_Layun        DF   1  32  13   7  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  34   1  12 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  33   9  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  30  23  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  30  12  28 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  29   2  10 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  11  33  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  32  10  12  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
M_Guendouzi    MF   1   3  25   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  30  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  30  31 |  11   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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J_Pavlenka     GK  37   3   1   2  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  35  13  10  41 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  34  12   7  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  32   8   6  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  30   6   7  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  21  30  12  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  30   9  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
P_Erras        MF   2  17  29   1  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Ledley       AM   1   7  31  17  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  31  20 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  28  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  29   9   8  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  28  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         AM   2   7  27  10  30 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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