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Season 25 Archive: League Play Off Final

Hearts 2 - 1 Arsenal

Elite League Play Off Final Match, Hearts vs. Arsenal (Sun Mar 25)


                               Hearts  |  Arsenal
                              5-3-2 N  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                         S_Bartram GK  |  GK D_James
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF G_Collins
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF R_Holding
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                          R_Meadow DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                           I_Black DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                          E_Manson MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                         E_Cantona MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                           L_Cubas MF  |  MF Bebeto
                            Amauri FW  |  MF S_Matthews
                            Puskas FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                            Y_Vern SUB |  SUB Marco_Rojo
                       David_Alaba SUB |  SUB I_Falque
                           A_Addey SUB |  SUB D_Murphy
                         D_Bunting SUB |  SUB Freddy_Abu

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 1  :(hts) Hearts restructured their strategy to C
Min. 1  :(hts) Puskas with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from S_Ramos
          ...  From long range Puskas bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 7  :(hts) A_Van_Buuren drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Puskas
          ...  Taliyah clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 8  :(hts) Puskas takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  But C_Blewitt clears the danger
Min. 8  :(arn) Taliyah takes advantage of a mistake by P_Sweeper
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Taliyah has a dig at goal!
          ...  But S_Bartram parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 9  :(arn) C_Blewitt knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(hts) Y_Vern is being prepared to come on
          ...  Puskas is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 10 :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play D
Min. 10 :(hts) E_Cantona slides it through the middle to Amauri
          ...  Amauri with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Hearts 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 10 :(hts) L_Cubas with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_Blewitt behind
          ...  T_Cruise with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(hts) L_Cubas gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Amauri is unmarked
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Collins
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Manson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Holding belts it clear
Min. 14 :(hts) Y_Vern slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Taliyah stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 15 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  M_Amoros rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's D_Skomina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 30 :(hts) Amauri spits at C_Blewitt
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
Min. 32 :(hts) E_Manson finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  M_Amoros gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 32 :(arn) Taliyah pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A powerful shot by Taliyah !
          ...  S_Bartram with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 39 :(arn) T_Cruise with a probing pass to S_Matthews
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Sweeper
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa lofts the ball in!
          ...  Y_Vern wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 41 :(hts) E_Cantona holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Amauri in space!
          ...  Amauri with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(hts) E_Manson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Amauri keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Collins slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 45 :(arn) D_Murphy will replace S_Ramos and play FW

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

Min. 47 :(arn) Taliyah beats his man
          ...  Y_Vern takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 50 :(arn) D_Murphy jumps over Y_Vern's challenge
          ...  But S_Van_Doorn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 51 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees C_Blewitt in space!
          ...  R_Meadow rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 52 :(arn) Taliyah is first to the ball
          ...  Taliyah looks to see where S_Bartram is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 53 :(hts) Amauri sidesteps M_Amoros
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Holding with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 57 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Meadow
          ...  S_Matthews with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  D_Skomina calls him for a talk
Min. 66 :(arn) S_Matthews loses his marker!
          ...  S_Matthews fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Hearts 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 67 :(arn) Bebeto jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  P_Sweeper intercepts the pass
Min. 74 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Amoros
          ...  He puts in L_Cubas!
          ...  L_Cubas with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 77 :(arn) Freddy_Abu will replace the useless S_Matthews and will play FW
Min. 78 :(hts) Amauri finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Collins
          ...  M_Amoros fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 79 :(arn) T_Cruise 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!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  P_Sweeper tackles cleanly
Min. 83 :(hts) E_Cantona with a glorious 60-yard pass to Amauri
          ...  Amauri hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 83 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa takes advantage of a mistake by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Van_Doorn
Min. 86 :(arn) R_Holding holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Freddy_Abu
          ...  A cracking drive from Freddy_Abu !
          ...  S_Bartram makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Freddy_Abu hits it towards the far post!
          ...  S_Bartram comes out and claims it!
Min. 87 :(arn) C_Blewitt knocks it forward
          ...  S_Van_Doorn slips
          ...  M_Amoros gets to it!
          ...  R_Meadow takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(hts) R_Meadow bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Y_Vern
          ...  G_Collins wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 178,932
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cantona (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Blewitt (9 og), Amauri (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Vern (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Matthews
Scorers              : S_Matthews (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cruise (10), M_Amoros (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Hearts     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           1        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       5
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Final Score          : Hearts 2 - 1 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_Bartram      GK  35   4   4   5  30 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  31  13   5  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  30  12   8  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  30   6  11  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_Meadow       DF   2  25  13   8  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
I_Black        DF   1  23   8   7  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Manson       MF   1  10  28   9  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
E_Cantona      MF   2   8  27  16  41 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  65  20
L_Cubas        MF   3   8  25   8  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
Puskas         FW   2   7   6  25  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Vern         DF   1  23  11   7  34 |  85   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
David_Alaba    DF   3  23   7   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  24  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |   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
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D_James        GK  32   2   2   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  27   9   7  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18 -22 -22
S_Ramos        DF   2  27   7   7  40 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Blewitt      DF   3  26   7   6  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  27   9  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  27   7  32 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Taliyah        FW   2   6   7  28  44 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  26  10   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  27   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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