June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Wed Jan 13)


                      Manchester City  |  Arsenal
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-5-1 P
                        Tony McCleary  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                              Vorm GK  |  GK Dino_Zoff
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF R_Holding
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF P_Evra
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF M_Thomas
                      R_Nainggolan MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                        Sam_Totman MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF W_Zaha
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                     Mikio_Fujioka SUB |  SUB D_Burn
                           K_Coman SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB P_Crouch
                         F_Inzaghi SUB |  SUB J_Willock

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 4  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Caoimhin_Og has a dig at goal!
          ...  It floats over Dino_Zoff
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 4  :(arn) P_Evra finds M_Thomas in the box
          ...  M_Thomas hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But Vorm is equal to it
Min. 7  :(mnc) Aparichit controls it with ease
          ...  A well-placed shot from Aparichit !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Dino_Zoff tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og swings it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Dino_Zoff recovers to save!!
Min. 10 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Fuchs hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 12 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Thanatos
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Blewitt hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(arn) C_Chambers sidesteps Sam_Totman
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Chambers blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But Vorm stops that one easily
Min. 17 :(mnc) Thanatos beats C_Blewitt
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Thanatos throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Dino_Zoff was lucky there
Min. 18 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Thanatos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Thanatos drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with Dino_Zoff
          ...  He rounds Dino_Zoff
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  Dino_Zoff somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 18 :(arn) N_Anelka knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  N_Anelka with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Vorm looks dejected
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(mnc) Thanatos takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Thanatos with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Neves hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Thanatos collects the loose ball!
          ...  But C_Blewitt wins the ball
Min. 27 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan hoofs it up field to find D_Gallagher
          ...  D_Gallagher sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 27 :(arn) P_Evra backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  N_Anelka gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful header from N_Anelka !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 30 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing E
Min. 30 :(mnc) C_Fuchs has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Blewitt
          ...  He puts in Sam_Totman!
          ...  Sam_Totman with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff easily claims the ball!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  R_Holding intercepts the pass
Min. 32 :(mnc) R_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  C_Chambers cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 32 :(arn) P_Evra finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Thanatos wins the ball well
          ...  O_Hategan has given a free kick
          ...  O_Hategan warned him
Min. 33 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Sam_Totman
          ...  He puts in W_Zaha!
          ...  Sam_Totman recovers to win the ball back
Min. 34 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop lays the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But Vorm smothers the ball.
Min. 36 :(mnc) R_Neves feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Thanatos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_Evra reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 36 :(arn) W_Zaha sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Evra
          ...  But D_Gallagher spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Anelka with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Gallagher
          ...  N_Anelka with the side footed shot!
          ...  Vorm with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) S_Matthews squares it to C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Gallagher jumps over R_Holding's challenge
          ...  C_Blewitt with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(mnc) Aparichit takes on 3 men
          ...  Aparichit aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 51 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  A cracking drive from Aoyama_Hideki !
          ...  Dino_Zoff has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 55 :(arn) D_Rocastle finds the space intelligently
          ...  D_Rocastle blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 56 :(arn) P_Crouch will replace N_Anelka and play MF
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Thomas pass splits open the defence and finds D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle with the strike !
          ...  Vorm parries it
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 61 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Evra!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Nainggolan rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 63 :(arn) R_Holding beats Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Holding has a dig at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Thomas hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Crouch gets his head on it
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 65 :(arn) W_Zaha with a slide rule pass to D_Rocastle
          ...  Intercepted by Sam_Totman
Min. 68 :(arn) M_Thomas unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Rocastle
          ...  C_Fuchs forces him off the ball
Min. 69 :(arn) D_Rocastle breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Vorm!
          ...  Aparichit brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 69 :(arn) W_Zaha plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But D_Gallagher reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 70 :(arn) C_Chambers knocks the ball past the lunge of Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  C_Chambers tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 73 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan barges C_Blewitt off the ball
          ...  R_Nainggolan fires the shot in!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sam_Totman hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Dino_Zoff fists it away
Min. 73 :(arn) S_Matthews takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop tries the shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 75 :(mnc) K_Coman comes on for R_Nainggolan and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 76 :(mnc) K_Coman looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  P_Evra tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Coman hits it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Chambers
Min. 76 :(mnc) Thanatos takes advantage of a mistake by C_Chambers
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  P_Evra with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by O_Hategan
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 77 :(mnc) K_Coman with the heel pass to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 80 :(arn) D_Burn replaces an unhappy C_Chambers and will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(arn) C_Blewitt slides it through the middle to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  K_Coman clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 81 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Burn
          ...  He puts in Aoyama_Hideki!
          ...  But C_Blewitt wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 82 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Fuchs
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(arn) W_Zaha with a clever shimmy
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 83 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Wiltord will come on for S_Matthews and play MF
Min. 83 :(arn) M_Thomas races into the box
          ...  He sees P_Evra lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Evra hits a great drive!
          ...  It floats over Vorm
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Coman gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Coman shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manchester City Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Caoimhin_Og
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Aparichit (69)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arsenal Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (18), D_Rocastle (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Manchester City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 2 Arsenal
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vorm           GK  36   3   7   1  22 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  32   9  10  32 |  84   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  32   8  10  43 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  29  10   5  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  33   8  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  77   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  25  15  12 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  31   7  10  41 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  16   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |   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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dino_Zoff      GK  37   2   2   3  30 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  33   8   6  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  31  12  10  21 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  31   7   6  22 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  30   9   8  22 |  82   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  32   1  12 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  30  11  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  30   7  32 |  85   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
W_Zaha         MF   2   8  27  19  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 |  58   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       MF   1   6  13  30  21 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  27  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1610561976 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35