Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Arsenal (Sun Oct 16)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK D_James
                       J_Talamonti DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                        M_Cassetti DF  |  DF J_Valera
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF L_Gasparotto
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF C_Baker
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF B_Harley
                         A_Griffin MF  |  MF T_Cairney
                          W_Barker AM  |  AM S_Parker
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                          G_Hooper FW  |  FW Freddy_Abu
                                       |
                        M_Marshall SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                        P_Zabaleta SUB |  SUB D_Sinclair
                           A_Pirlo SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB H_Sabry
                       BrianLavery SUB |  SUB A_Little

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(mnu) C_Ronaldo is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Cassetti
          ...  What a shot from M_Cassetti !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 6  :(arn) L_Gasparotto bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Parker
          ...  M_Cassetti pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by P_Hoskins
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Murphy with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Tom_Clements takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 11 :(mnu) W_Barker with the dribble
          ...  G_Griffiths is easily beaten
          ...  W_Barker with the drive!
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 11 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from A_Griffin to G_Hooper
          ...  T_Cairney leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 13 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo cuts the ball back to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Gasparotto looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 18 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Cassetti swings a leg at it!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 21 :(mnu) W_Barker runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Fernandinho
          ...  Fernandinho hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  C_Ronaldo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 27 :(mnu) G_Hooper takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  G_Hooper attempts the shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 28 :(arn) Freddy_Abu with an incisive pass to S_Parker
          ...  J_Talamonti wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 30 :(arn) D_Murphy with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  D_Murphy with the overhead !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 33 :(arn) Freddy_Abu beats M_Cassetti
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Cassetti slices it
          ...  Tom_Clements moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Baker
          ...  S_Parker gets a shot in
          ...  It floats over Tom_Clements
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 33 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  S_Parker had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Griffin holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper drives the shot in!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 36 :(mnu) Fernandinho finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  K_Rekik steals the ball of off him
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Parker is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Freddy_Abu latches onto the ball
          ...  But J_Talamonti wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 39 :(arn) Freddy_Abu looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Parker
          ...  S_Parker is clean through!
          ...  Tom_Clements tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to flick it past Tom_Clements
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 40 :(mnu) Fernandinho moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Cassetti
          ...  M_Cassetti has a go!
          ...  But D_James dives to his left
          ...  I think D_James just got a hand on that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan rushes through the defence
          ...  Blocked by T_Cairney
Min. 41 :(arn) C_Baker gets to the by line and finds Freddy_Abu with a beautiful cross
          ...  C_Puyol is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  T_Cairney hits it hard
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) Fernandinho is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  W_Barker latches onto the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Rekik

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(mnu) P_Hoskins with an incisive pass to A_Griffin
          ...  K_Rekik reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 47 :(mnu) Fernandinho takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Fernandinho runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 48 :(arn) D_Murphy with an incisive pass to S_Parker
          ...  C_Puyol plays the back pass
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Murphy curls it into the box!
          ...  Tom_Clements reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 49 :(mnu) W_Barker drives it across the face of the goal G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  D_James can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  D_James has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 49 :(arn) S_Parker turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  C_Puyol plays the back pass
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cairney drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Puyol belts it clear
Min. 50 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Talamonti is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) W_Barker with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Cassetti gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But J_Valera wins the ball
Min. 52 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan sprints forward with the ball
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  L_Gasparotto picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 53 :(mnu) G_Hooper dribbles it into the box
          ...  G_Hooper with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Lets see if Manchester Utd can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 54 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 55 :(mnu) BrianLavery is being brought on
          ...  W_Barker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Griffin miskicks!
          ...  He finds Van_Tijkaan though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  G_Griffiths beats him to the ball
Min. 56 :(arn) Freddy_Abu takes advantage of a mistake by P_Hoskins
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Freddy_Abu hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 57 :(arn) Freddy_Abu plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Freddy_Abu tries to chip the ball over Tom_Clements!
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 59 :(arn) G_Griffiths back heels to find Freddy_Abu in space
          ...  Van_Tijkaan takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Pirlo comes on for Fernandinho and takes up a MF role
Min. 63 :(mnu) P_Hoskins with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  P_Hoskins has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_James watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 63 :(arn) K_Rekik has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Zabaleta
          ...  He puts in C_Baker!
          ...  C_Baker unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 65 :(mnu) A_Griffin with the cross-field pass to BrianLavery
          ...  G_Griffiths tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_James catches it!
Min. 66 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with a thundering drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 68 :(arn) C_Baker looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Murphy
          ...  C_Ronaldo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 68 :(arn) D_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside P_Zabaleta!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Murphy with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But Tom_Clements makes a fine save
Min. 70 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Sinclair will come on for L_Gasparotto and play FW
Min. 72 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Griffin gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Griffin hits a great shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 75 :(arn) A_Little is coming on and D_Murphy is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(arn) K_Rekik controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Cairney gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Puyol
Min. 78 :(mnu) A_Pirlo is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to BrianLavery
          ...  BrianLavery has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  D_James is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And D_James reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Griffin crosses it in!
          ...  J_Valera belts it clear
Min. 82 :(mnu) BrianLavery makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  But K_Rekik slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 84 :(mnu) BrianLavery drives it forward to A_Pirlo
          ...  A_Pirlo controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 84 :(arn) T_Cairney moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Freddy_Abu
          ...  Freddy_Abu attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) Freddy_Abu sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But A_Griffin will cut out the threat
Min. 90 :(mnu) A_Griffin beats T_Cairney
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  G_Griffiths beats him to the ball
Min. 92 :(arn) C_Baker runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Sinclair
          ...  D_Sinclair hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Tom_Clements with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 93 :(mnu) A_Griffin looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Cassetti
          ...  M_Cassetti with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : A_Griffin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Hooper (53), Van_Tijkaan (66), A_Griffin (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Puyol (41), C_Ronaldo (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Baker
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cairney (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 3 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  28   2   3   2  42 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  25  12   7  13 |  51   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   3  24   8   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0   8
P_Hoskins      DF   2  23   8   5  10 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  21
C_Puyol        DF   1  23   8   5  36 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 118  -2  -2
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  25   9  25 |  61   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   6  25   8  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
A_Griffin      MF   2  10  24  10  15 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  50  20
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  56   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   8  26  22 |  95   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  25  21
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  23  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
M_Marshall     GK  27   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  24   4   1  27 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  12  24   7  11 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  24  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BrianLavery    FW   2   6   8  23  32 |  39   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25

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  29   2   2   3  26 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  26  11   3  33 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0 -20
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  23   8   6  23 |  71   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Baker        MF   2   5  26   6  13 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Cairney      MF   2   7  23   7  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -1
S_Parker       AM   1  10  27  12  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  76   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   7  10  23  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sinclair     FW   3  26   8   7  41 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  24   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  26  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  25  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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