June Ridout Memorial Cup Semi Final, Juventus vs. Arsenal (Wed Sep 09)


                             Juventus  |  Arsenal
                              5-4-1 P  |  5-1-3-1 C
                            Gary Hill  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                     A_Zubizarreta GK  |  GK D_James
                       C_Kickaball DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF R_Holding
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF Henrique
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF P_Evra
                           Maldini DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  DM E_Spence
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                          T_Muller MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                           M_Kruse FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                                       |
                             Jinjo SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                           F_Fazio SUB |  SUB C_Blewitt
                              Raul SUB |  SUB B_Yaga
                         A_Carroll SUB |  SUB N_Anelka
                         Dyorkaeff SUB |  SUB S_Corchia

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(jvt) A_McLeish with a simple pass to T_Muller
          ...  But P_Crouch sweeps up the threat
Min. 11 :(arn) C_Chambers is changing his role to a MF
Min. 12 :(jvt) M_Canete unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Kruse
          ...  P_Sweeper knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McGrath curls it into the box!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!
Min. 13 :(jvt) M_Kruse with the dribble
          ...  R_Holding is easily beaten
          ...  But P_Evra sweeps up the threat
Min. 13 :(arn) E_Spence hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto it!
          ...  P_Crouch with the chance !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 14 :(jvt) M_Canete finds M_Kruse with a ball over the defence
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Kruse !
          ...  D_James is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  D_James looks very relieved!
Min. 17 :(arn) P_Crouch finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  P_Crouch sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta manages to turn it behind
Min. 20 :(arn) R_Holding gains control of the loose ball
          ...  R_Holding with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(arn) Henrique with the cross-field pass to S_Matthews
          ...  S_Matthews gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 30 :(jvt) M_Kruse sprints past E_Spence
          ...  R_Holding makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McGrath hits it into the box!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 31 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with the first time pass to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch goes for the top corner !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews curls it into the box!
          ...  C_Kickaball clears the corner
Min. 36 :(jvt) T_Muller with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  D_Rocastle takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 39 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 40 :(arn) S_Matthews plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  H_Berg hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop drives it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by H_Berg
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) E_Spence lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Rocastle latches on to it
          ...  M_Canete reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 47 :(arn) Henrique sidesteps P_McGrath
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Henrique with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on A_Zubizarreta anyway
Min. 47 :(jvt) T_Muller finds H_Berg with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Henrique fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
Min. 48 :(arn) R_Holding runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Sweeper
          ...  P_Sweeper has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Over the bar

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(arn) E_Spence takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Granit_Xhaka
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Maldini robs him of the ball
Min. 49 :(arn) E_Spence gets to the by line and finds P_Crouch with a beautiful cross
          ...  P_Crouch looks to see where A_Zubizarreta is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 57 :(arn) E_Spence with the header on
          ...  He finds P_Crouch in space
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from H_Berg
Min. 60 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 62 :(jvt) M_Canete kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Kruse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Kruse beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at D_James
          ...  He dinks it over D_James
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 65 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka with a reverse pass to M_Dickinson
          ...  M_Dickinson with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  D_James fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 66 :(jvt) A_McLeish takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Rocastle
          ...  A_McLeish fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But D_James palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 67 :(arn) Henrique finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Henrique heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Spence!
          ...  P_McGrath wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 68 :(jvt) Maldini takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But R_Holding slides in
Min. 77 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Kickaball
          ...  C_Kickaball hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 79 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka with an inch perfect pass to M_Dickinson
          ...  But P_Bouba_Diop slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Underhill has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 81 :(arn) C_Chambers lobs it over C_Kickaball
          ...  C_Chambers sees A_Zubizarreta off his line !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(jvt) P_McGrath barges P_Evra off the ball
          ...  P_McGrath launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 83 :(jvt) M_Kruse jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Henrique makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson curls it into the box!
          ...  H_Berg gets something on it!
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 85 :(jvt) M_Canete beats E_Spence
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  P_Evra wins the ball well
          ...  J_Underhill has given a free kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(jvt) T_Muller beats P_Evra
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Muller heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And D_James tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kruse plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 88 :(arn) E_Spence unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Matthews
          ...  S_Matthews heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 90 :(jvt) a big roar from the crowd as Dyorkaeff comes on for M_Canete to play FW
Min. 90 :(jvt) Juventus made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 91 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Dyorkaeff
          ...  E_Spence is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  J_Underhill is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 91 :(arn) C_Chambers jumps over T_Muller's challenge
          ...  But A_McLeish with the fine tackle
Min. 100:(jvt) H_Berg plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Kruse keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Kruse drives the shot in!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 100:(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  E_Spence is through!
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Berg
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 102:(jvt) Maldini off the woodwork.
          ...  Dyorkaeff picks up the deflection
          ...  Dyorkaeff attempts the shot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 114:(jvt) Dyorkaeff flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  E_Spence with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 118:(jvt) There's going to be a change
          ...  Raul will come on for M_Dickinson and play MF

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Kruse steps up!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Crouch steps up!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta stops it!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Dyorkaeff steps up!
          ...  D_James dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Juventus 1-0 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Sweeper steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Juventus 1-1 Arsenal...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Raul is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Evra steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Kickaball is taking it!
          ...  D_James dives and saves it!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Spence steps up!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta guesses correctly
          ...  And he saves it!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Muller steps up!
          ...  D_James tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Rocastle steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_McGrath is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop steps up!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Juventus 1-2 Arsenal...


          ...  Arsenal wins the penalty shootout
          ...  The Players all run on to celebrate.



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 145,893
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : H_Berg (Man of the Match)
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          : R_Holding
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Spence (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Juventus     |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           1        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Juventus 0 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 | 126   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
C_Kickaball    DF   1  33   8  11  32 | 126   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  31  12   8  12 | 126   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  31  12   7  21 | 126   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10  10
A_McLeish      DF   1  31  12   6  26 | 126   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Maldini        DF   2  30  10   8  41 | 126   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  33   8  21 | 126   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  32   8  28 | 123   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Muller       MF   3  10  30  10  32 | 126   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
M_Canete       MF   2   6  30   5  19 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  31  30 | 126   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jinjo          GK  29   3   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  31   8   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul           MF   1   9  26  22  30 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  29  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   8  29  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   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  39   2   2   3  26 | 126   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  34   6  12  22 | 126   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  32   8   6  22 | 126   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
Henrique       DF   1  31  12   9  29 | 126   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10  10
P_Evra         DF   3  30  12  10  21 | 126   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Chambers     MF   2  30   8   8  22 | 126   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Spence       DM   2  10  29  10  40 | 126   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  30  10  21 | 126   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 | 126   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  30   7  32 | 126   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 | 126   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  30
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  30   7   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  29  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Corchia      FW   1   6   5  27  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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