Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Arsenal (Sun May 31)


                          Inter Milan  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK D_James
                         G_Angella DF  |  DF R_Holding
                       Eirik_Silva DF  |  DF P_Evra
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                       R_Carlos_Jr DF  |  DF D_Burn
                      G_Sigurdsson MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                            G_Zola MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                       D_Savicevic MF  |  MF E_Spence
                         P_Naldini MF  |  MF S_Wiltord
                        J_Cummings FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                       I_Gabilondo FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                           G_Ochoa SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB Henrique
                        A_Italiano SUB |  SUB B_Yaga
                      B_Costacurta SUB |  SUB S_Matthews
                          Juanfran SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 1  :(arn) D_Rocastle hoists the ball across to S_Wiltord
          ...  C_Panucci with a deliberate foul
          ...  D_Skomina will want to speak to him
          ...  D_Skomina gave him a strong warning
Min. 7  :(arn) S_Wiltord knocks it forward
          ...  G_Angella slips
          ...  P_Crouch gets to it!
          ...  But C_Panucci wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Chambers floats the ball in!
          ...  Rafael easily catches it!
Min. 9  :(arn) S_Wiltord takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Rocastle spots P_Crouch who is in acres of space
          ...  P_Crouch belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Saved by Rafael
Min. 12 :(irm) P_Naldini runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Gabilondo
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Wiltord
Min. 15 :(irm) P_Naldini steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Burn
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  R_Holding rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's D_Skomina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 16 :(arn) C_Chambers gets possession in his own half
          ...  C_Panucci gets to the ball first
Min. 21 :(irm) P_Naldini pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  I_Gabilondo is clean through!
          ...  The ball hits S_Wiltord in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 21 :(arn) P_Crouch comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  C_Panucci with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 22 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Cummings makes himself available
          ...  But E_Spence clears the danger
Min. 26 :(arn) R_Holding pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 26 :(arn) Henrique is coming on for R_Holding and playing DF
Min. 27 :(irm) G_Zola races into the box
          ...  He sees I_Gabilondo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Crouch slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 30 :(arn) P_Crouch with a real burst of pace
          ...  P_Crouch controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 34 :(irm) D_Savicevic plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  I_Gabilondo keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A great volley from I_Gabilondo !
          ...  D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 34 :(arn) S_Wiltord cuts the ball back to C_Chambers
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Chambers !
          ...  Rafael gets up well to catch that one
Min. 35 :(arn) D_Burn runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Eirik_Silva back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  C_Panucci plays the back pass
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord hits it into the box!
          ...  Rafael jumps well to claim it!
Min. 39 :(irm) R_Carlos_Jr runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_Angella latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  S_Wiltord wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 39 :(arn) C_Chambers runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Henrique
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Carlos_Jr
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(irm) D_Savicevic beats E_Spence
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Savicevic fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a reverse pass to S_Wiltord
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Panucci
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 48 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with the cross-field pass to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle drives it low !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Rafael got a touch
Min. 50 :(arn) E_Spence slides the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka gets up high for the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Henrique plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Rafael easily catches it!
Min. 52 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 55 :(irm) J_Cummings pushes it past the defender
          ...  D_Burn read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 57 :(arn) N_Anelka looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle bears down on goal!
          ...  Rafael is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a slide rule pass to P_Crouch
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 59 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch sees Rafael off his line !
          ...  Rafael blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Crouch picks up the pass
          ...  G_Angella cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 67 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a mistake by R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  N_Anelka attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Inter Milan fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Arsenal go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 68 :(irm) Inter Milan switch to playing E
Min. 69 :(irm) I_Gabilondo with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  I_Gabilondo drives it low !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 71 :(irm) R_Carlos_Jr has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Wiltord
          ...  He puts in P_Naldini!
          ...  C_Chambers intercepts the pass
Min. 75 :(arn) L_Suarez comes on for P_Crouch and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(arn) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 76 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 77 :(irm) J_Cummings with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows D_Burn a clean set of heals
          ...  S_Wiltord takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 78 :(arn) S_Wiltord is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  E_Spence latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Spence sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But Rafael parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 80 :(irm) Juanfran takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Cummings
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(irm) D_Savicevic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Eirik_Silva
          ...  Henrique is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 83 :(irm) I_Gabilondo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  P_Evra clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 84 :(irm) A_Italiano is being brought on
          ...  G_Sigurdsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 84 :(arn) B_Yaga is coming on and D_Rocastle is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 85 :(irm) J_Tavernier replaces an unhappy Eirik_Silva and will play as a DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(irm) Juanfran takes advantage of a mistake by E_Spence
          ...  S_Wiltord with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 90 :(arn) P_Evra spits at J_Tavernier
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 92 :(irm) I_Gabilondo loses his marker!
          ...  C_Chambers with an ugly foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Dragan Lobozinski looks annoyed that there was no card there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 133,559
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : R_Carlos_Jr
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Wiltord (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Wiltord (89)
Injured              : R_Holding (26)
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           2        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 1 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  33   2   2   2  20 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  29  12  10  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  29   7   9  13 |  89   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   3  28  10   5  31 |  98   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  28   6   5  41 |  98   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  29  14  30 |  88   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Zola         MF   2  11  29   4  13 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Savicevic    MF   1   9  29   9  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  28   9  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   8  29  32 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  28  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  29  12   7  33 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Italiano     MF   2  11  29   7  20 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
B_Costacurta   MF   2   6  28   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   7   7  27  31 |  14   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  38   2   2   3  26 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  32   8   6  22 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
C_Chambers     DF   2  29   8   8  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Burn         DF   2  28   9  12  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  29  10  21 |  88   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
E_Spence       MF   2  10  29  10  40 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  25   8  41 |  98   0   4   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  28  -2
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  29  21 |  79   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  28  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  31  12   9  29 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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