Division One League Match, Hearts vs. Arsenal (Mon Jan 06)


                               Hearts  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  5-3-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           S_Banks GK  |  GK J_Lehmann
                           R_Ayala DF  |  DF S_Logan
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                        R_Bratseth DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                     S_Hoffmeister DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  DF D_Caicedo
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF N_Scally
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF Matheus
                      G_McSheffrey AM  |  MF Craige
                             Messi FW  |  FW B_McBride
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW D_Berbatov
                                       |
                           A_Basso SUB |  SUB F_Carini
                      P_Kuzmanovic SUB |  SUB N_Wade
                     K_Katsouranis SUB |  SUB M_Dembele
                           Saruman SUB |  SUB S_Corchia
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB P_Currer

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel off the woodwork.
          ...  Messi picks up the deflection
          ...  Messi fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  J_Lehmann parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 5  :(arn) N_Burdisso takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  L_Roy slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 7  :(arn) D_Berbatov turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  S_Hoffmeister with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
Min. 8  :(hts) L_Roy has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past N_Burdisso
          ...  He knocks it to J_Obi_Mikel!
          ...  D_Caicedo with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Messi drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Lets see if Hearts can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 13 :(arn) Matheus with a precise ball to N_Burdisso
          ...  N_Burdisso hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 15 :(hts) Messi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Lehmann!
          ...  N_Burdisso brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 16 :(arn) Matheus finds the run of B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But S_Banks just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(hts) R_Bratseth is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting with the strike !
          ...  J_Lehmann with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Vidic lobs it over the defender
          ...  N_Vidic with the strike !
          ...  S_Banks with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Berbatov takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  R_Bratseth fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Clark wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 22 :(arn) Raúl_Albil has it now
          ...  He takes on R_Ayala
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Berbatov!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Obi_Mikel !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 26 :(arn) Craige finds N_Vidic on the edge of the box
          ...  A left-footer by N_Vidic !
          ...  S_Banks with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(hts) K_Kong skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Messi
          ...  Messi cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 28 :(arn) Raúl_Albil takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But R_Ayala wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matheus plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Banks
Min. 30 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with the kinky dribble
          ...  D_Caicedo is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  J_Lehmann misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Hemoth
          ...  J_Lehmann comes out and claims it!
Min. 30 :(arn) N_Scally kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Berbatov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Berbatov blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Scally
          ...  S_Banks reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 32 :(arn) B_McBride beats S_Hoffmeister
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_Hemoth with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 36 :(hts) L_Roy with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  L_Roy has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 40 :(hts) K_Kong turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Messi
          ...  Matheus with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 41 :(hts) D_Bunting gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Scally!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But D_Caicedo puts the ball out of play
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) D_Berbatov 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!
          ...  S_Logan receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_Logan unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  S_Banks gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_Banks !!
Min. 44 :(arn) N_Vidic times his run well
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Roy
Min. 46 :(arn) S_Logan jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Bratseth wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 47 :(arn) Matheus looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards B_McBride
          ...  But R_Ayala with the fine tackle
Min. 48 :(hts) G_McSheffrey skips the challenge from D_Berbatov
          ...  G_McSheffrey strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  J_Lehmann with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(arn) D_Caicedo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_McBride gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Hoffmeister reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Logan chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Banks easily claims the ball!
Min. 47 :(hts) K_Kong runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_McSheffrey plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to Messi
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 47 :(arn) Craige runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But S_Banks comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 55 :(arn) N_Scally with the nod to N_Vidic
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  N_Vidic picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with S_Banks
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Banks
          ...  S_Banks pulls off a save !!
Min. 57 :(hts) K_Kong kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Messi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Caicedo plays it back
          ...  J_Lehmann slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_McSheffrey chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Caicedo wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 59 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Roy
          ...  L_Roy with the chance !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Hearts 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 60 :(arn) D_Berbatov turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Bunting is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 62 :(hts) H_Kane is going to be brought on
          ...  Messi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 64 :(hts) R_Ayala with a precise pass to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  D_Caicedo gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 65 :(hts) Saruman will replace the useless G_McSheffrey and will play AM
Min. 65 :(arn) P_Currer takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace N_Burdisso
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(arn) M_Dembele replaces Matheus and will play MF
Min. 66 :(hts) B_Hemoth plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  H_Kane keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  H_Kane heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  J_Lehmann makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Roy crosses it in!
          ...  J_Lehmann jumps well to claim it!
Min. 66 :(arn) B_McBride watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  B_McBride hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The shot slips through S_Banks's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 71 :(hts) Saruman with the first time flick to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane looks to see where J_Lehmann is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But J_Lehmann is equal to it
Min. 71 :(hts) The ball is passed in from Saruman, he finds J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  B_McBride with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  B_Hemoth floats it forward
          ...  S_Hoffmeister latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Hoffmeister attempts the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  J_Lehmann was beaten there!
Min. 74 :(arn) Craige looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Currer
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Clark signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Dembele swings it in
          ...  D_Berbatov takes control of it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Ayala
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 75 :(arn) S_Corchia comes on for D_Berbatov and takes up a FW role
Min. 76 :(hts) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  H_Kane is through!
          ...  H_Kane with his head down lets it go !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 78 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with a reverse pass to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with a thundering shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 82 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister squares it to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  J_Lehmann goes down well to save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(hts) B_Hemoth steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs N_Vidic
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  B_Hemoth hits the ball first time!
          ...  J_Lehmann tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 92 :(arn) N_Scally looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Vidic
          ...  D_Bunting fouls badly
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  K_Clark tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 94 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel finds H_Kane in the box
          ...  M_Dembele wins the ball with ease
          ...  K_Clark saw something no-one else did
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  H_Kane drives it under the wall
          ...  J_Lehmann gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by J_Lehmann to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Ayala swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Lehmann

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : L_Roy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Messi (8), L_Roy (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Hemoth (32), J_Obi_Mikel (74), D_Bunting (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Caicedo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Burdisso (15), Matheus (40), M_Dembele (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Hearts 2 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks        GK  38   5   1   4  11 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  27  12   1  24 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  85  12   0
L_Roy          DF   3  26   7   9  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  30   0  29
R_Bratseth     DF   3  26   8   5  17 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  25  12   9  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  27   9  32 |  98   0   1   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  13  66  -2
K_Kong         MF   1   5  27   9  18 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  68  20
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  23   5  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10   6
G_McSheffrey   AM   1   6  25  17  37 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Messi          FW   1   9   7  27  18 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  25  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  18  27
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kuzmanovic   DF   3  26   7   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  25   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        AM   2   6  24  22  30 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  23  33 |  32   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  34

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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J_Lehmann      GK  37   2   4   4  19 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  25  10   7  36 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  24  10   6  35 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  24   6   7  36 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
N_Burdisso     DF   2  23   8   7  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
D_Caicedo      DF   1  23   7   6  47 |  98   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  25   6  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -20
Matheus        MF   1   7  23   3  31 |  69   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  14 -22
Craige         MF   1   1  23   1  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  23  17 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  23  37 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  24   8   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  22   6  42 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  24  45 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  23  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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