Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal (Sun Feb 23)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Arsenal
                              3-5-2 E  |  6-3-1 D
                         John Raggett  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                       L_Fabianski GK  |  GK J_Lehmann
                     P_Mertesacker DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                         D_Burford DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                              Xavi MF  |  DF M_Amoros
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  DF D_Caicedo
                             E_Sno MF  |  DF S_Ramos
                      G_McSheffrey MF  |  MF B_Aguiar
                         L_Carsley MF  |  MF Seitaridis
                         H_Postiga FW  |  MF Matheus
                          L_Modric FW  |  FW D_Berbatov
                                       |
                            G_Goyo SUB |  SUB F_Carini
                          C_Schulz SUB |  SUB N_Scally
                         P_Sweeper SUB |  SUB M_G_Pedersen
                        J_Toulalan SUB |  SUB B_McBride
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB P_Currer

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(bnm) E_Sno has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Amoros
          ...  He puts in L_Modric!
          ...  But N_Vidic barges him off the ball
Min. 6  :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Burford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Burford !
          ...  But J_Lehmann tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Sno crosses it in!
          ...  J_Lehmann makes the catch!
Min. 9  :(bnm) L_Modric finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Caicedo
          ...  But M_Amoros puts it in row Z!
Min. 9  :(arn) Seitaridis looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Vidic
          ...  N_Vidic with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  L_Fabianski with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 14 :(bnm) D_Burford turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Sno
          ...  E_Sno blasts it at the goal !
          ...  J_Lehmann gets up well to catch that one
Min. 20 :(bnm) H_Postiga has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Caicedo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Postiga hits a great drive!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  H_Postiga makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  J_Lehmann with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 26 :(bnm) L_Carsley with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Seitaridis
          ...  L_Carsley leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  J_Lehmann goes down well to save
Min. 28 :(arn) Matheus has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Berbatov collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Mertesacker takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 31 :(arn) D_Berbatov lobs it over P_Mertesacker
          ...  D_Berbatov could have let it bounce!
          ...  But L_Fabianski parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 38 :(arn) D_Caicedo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Mertesacker
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Berbatov!
          ...  D_Berbatov rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  L_Fabianski makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matheus crosses it in!
          ...  L_Fabianski comes out and claims it!
Min. 40 :(bnm) Bayern Munich restructured their strategy to A
Min. 40 :(bnm) E_Sno with a smart pass to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But J_Lehmann stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(bnm) L_Carsley jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  J_Lehmann saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey picks up the pass
          ...  M_Amoros gets to the ball first
Min. 46 :(arn) N_Vidic is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 47 :(arn) B_Aguiar plays the early ball across the box to find S_Ramos in space
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Ramos !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_Fabianski beaten!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 50 :(bnm) H_Postiga finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  H_Postiga fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Bayern Munich fans!!
          ...  That puts Bayern Munich ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 52 :(arn) D_Berbatov with the dribble
          ...  L_Carsley is easily beaten
          ...  H_Postiga with an ugly foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 52 :(arn) N_Vidic finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  What a shot from N_Vidic !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  L_Fabianski with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 57 :(arn) Matheus beats L_Modric
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Matheus curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 58 :(arn) Seitaridis plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Burdisso decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  P_Mertesacker knocks the ball back to L_Fabianski
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past L_Fabianski!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Seitaridis
          ...  L_Fabianski easily catches it!
Min. 59 :(bnm) J_Toulalan comes on for Xavi and takes up a MF role
Min. 59 :(bnm) H_Postiga beats B_Aguiar
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Postiga !
          ...  J_Lehmann won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 59 :(arn) B_Aguiar gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A great volley from B_Aguiar !
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And L_Fabianski recovers to save!!
Min. 60 :(bnm) C_Schulz is coming on and P_Mertesacker is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(bnm) P_Sweeper is ready to come on to replace H_Postiga
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 63 :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel knocks it forward
          ...  Seitaridis slips
          ...  G_McSheffrey gets to it!
          ...  G_McSheffrey with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 64 :(bnm) E_Sno with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Carsley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Carsley has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 65 :(arn) M_Amoros is now playing as a MF
Min. 66 :(arn) Seitaridis beats P_Sweeper
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Schulz
Min. 69 :(bnm) L_Carsley hoists the ball across to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But J_Lehmann parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 69 :(arn) Matheus spits at M_Tudgay
          ...  J_Underhill refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 70 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to A
Min. 70 :(bnm) L_Modric runs with pace at the defence
          ...  D_Caicedo intercepts the pass
Min. 72 :(bnm) L_Carsley flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  L_Carsley tries the shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 72 :(bnm) L_Modric is first to the loose ball
          ...  N_Burdisso wins the ball with ease
          ...  J_Underhill saw something no-one else did
          ...  J_Underhill warns him
Min. 73 :(bnm) E_Sno cuts the ball back to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  J_Lehmann parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 75 :(bnm) C_Schulz with a 40-yard pass to J_Toulalan
          ...  Blocked by Raúl_Albil
Min. 76 :(arn) N_Scally replaces N_Burdisso and will play DF
Min. 77 :(arn) Seitaridis with an incisive pass to S_Ramos
          ...  But M_Tudgay spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 78 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey takes advantage of a mistake by D_Caicedo
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_McSheffrey fires the shot in!
          ...  J_Lehmann with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 83 :(arn) Matheus runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Seitaridis
          ...  L_Modric is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 85 :(arn) D_Berbatov retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Seitaridis gets on the end of it
          ...  Seitaridis tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Bayern Munich fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 87 :(bnm) E_Sno takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric with a little chip!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 87 :(arn) Seitaridis looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Scally
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Modric
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bnm) E_Sno is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric goes for the top corner !
          ...  J_Lehmann falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 90 :(bnm) C_Schulz backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  L_Modric latches onto the end of it
          ...  L_Modric with a little chip!
          ...  What agility from J_Lehmann

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : The Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 112,381
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bayern Munich Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : H_Postiga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Postiga (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Postiga (52)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arsenal Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Seitaridis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Bayern Munich  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Bayern Munich 1 - 0 Arsenal
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
L_Fabianski    GK  38   8   4   7  14 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  30   3   1  20 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  20  20
M_Tudgay       DF   2  25   5   7  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Burford      DF   1  23  11   5  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Xavi           MF   1   5  36   3  20 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  28   9  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
E_Sno          MF   1  10  27   9  30 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  72   8
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   6  25  17  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  25  10  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  44  30
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  31  24 |  63   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  44
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  26  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  15   0  34
G_Goyo         GK  27   5   5   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  32   6   1  22 |  32   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  24   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  24   5  10  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Toulalan     MF   1  12  32   8  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  25  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
J_Lehmann      GK  37   2   4   4  19 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  25   6   7  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  24  10   6  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  23   8   7  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       MF   2  23   8   7  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  23   7   6  47 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  22   6   6  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
B_Aguiar       MF   1   6  24   6  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  23  16  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
Matheus        MF   1   7  23   3  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -19
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  24  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  -8  -4
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Scally       DF   2   4  25   6  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_G_Pedersen   MF   2   2  23   7  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  23  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  23  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1393188196 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35