Elite League Match, Marseille vs. Arsenal (Sun Oct 01)


                            Marseille  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                         Daniel Perry  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          P_Assure GK  |  GK D_James
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  DF Ramos
                        A_Valencia DF  |  DF M_Layun
                       Omar_Little DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF W_Saliba
                             Bovan MF  |  MF G_Zolla
                        A_Oko_Flex MF  |  MF P_Viera
                       D_Upamecano MF  |  MF Marquinhos
                      Kara_Dembele MF  |  MF L_Trossard
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB N_Martin
                          D_Ginola SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                        P_Augosuni SUB |  SUB H_Fernandez
                     T_Hulssenberg SUB |  SUB M_Overmars
                         J_Hartson SUB |  SUB H_Sanchez

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 10 :(msl) S_Bergwijn nutmegs Ramos, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That puts Marseille ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(arn) G_Zolla is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 15 :(arn) P_Viera kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Baggio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Baggio with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But P_Assure punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 16 :(msl) Mark_Robinson lobs it over W_Saliba
          ...  Mark_Robinson looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But D_James palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 25 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Kara_Dembele
          ...  Ramos reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 25 :(arn) P_Viera holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  P_Assure gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 26 :(msl) Kara_Dembele leaves M_Layun standing
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Fofana
Min. 27 :(arn) D_Baggio sidesteps A_Valencia
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Baggio hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But P_Assure punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 30 :(arn) M_Layun sprints past the defender
          ...  A_Valencia with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 38 :(msl) Thanatos knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Thanatos rifles it at the goal !
          ...  D_James tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bovan chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the header
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) D_Baggio with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past L_Dixon
          ...  A_Valencia slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(msl) Mark_Robinson is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Thanatos latches onto the end of it
          ...  Thanatos drives the ball low !
          ...  D_James with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 46 :(arn) N_Anelka with the Cruyff turn
          ...  N_Anelka hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  P_Assure acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Marquinhos crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to G_Zolla
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 47 :(msl) Bovan with a pinpoint pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  W_Saliba is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 48 :(arn) N_Anelka nutmegs A_Valencia, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the block
Min. 55 :(msl) D_Upamecano curls the ball out wide to S_Bergwijn
          ...  M_Layun with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 56 :(msl) Bovan sidesteps W_Fofana
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Bovan with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 59 :(msl) Thanatos sidesteps his marker
          ...  Marquinhos fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 60 :(msl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Marseille will now be playing D
Min. 60 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with the nod to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn hits the ball first time!
          ...  But D_James parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 60 :(arn) N_Anelka finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  N_Anelka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Arsenal are back on level terms now!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 64 :(arn) Marquinhos wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Layun
          ...  Bovan fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 65 :(msl) D_Ginola replaces A_Valencia to play as a DF
Min. 67 :(msl) L_Dixon with a first time pass
          ...  D_Upamecano runs onto it!
          ...  Blocked by W_Fofana
Min. 71 :(arn) M_Layun skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Anelka
          ...  Mark_Robinson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 72 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex drives it across the face of the goal D_Upamecano
          ...  Ramos takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 74 :(msl) D_Ginola runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Oko_Flex
          ...  Ramos reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 74 :(arn) L_Trossard gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  N_Anelka is unmarked
          ...  But Mark_Robinson puts it in row Z!
Min. 75 :(msl) P_Augosuni is being brought on
          ...  Kara_Dembele is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) H_Fernandez comes on for P_Viera and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(msl) Thanatos backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Oko_Flex latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Baggio with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 78 :(msl) T_Hulssenberg is being brought on
          ...  Thanatos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(msl) D_Ginola whips the ball across to A_Oko_Flex
          ...  W_Saliba read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 79 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Chambers will come on for Ramos and play DF
Min. 79 :(msl) Bovan with an incisive pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  H_Fernandez reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Ginola controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  D_James is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Marseille 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 81 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Overmars will come on for L_Trossard and play FW
Min. 81 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  H_Sanchez will come on for N_Anelka and play FW
Min. 81 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 81 :(msl) T_Hulssenberg sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A left-footer by T_Hulssenberg !
          ...  The shot slips through D_James's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 84 :(arn) M_Overmars is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez attempts to nutmeg P_Assure!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Arsenal have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Marseille 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) W_Saliba runs at Bovan
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Bovan forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars lofts the ball in!
          ...  Mark_Robinson clears the corner
Min. 89 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Bergwijn
          ...  W_Fofana with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  A_Barken will just give him a speaking to
Min. 93 :(arn) M_Overmars turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Layun
          ...  M_Layun sees P_Assure off his line !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Fernandez!
          ...  Mark_Robinson clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 146,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : S_Bergwijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (10,80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Valencia (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Anelka
Scorers              : N_Anelka (60), H_Sanchez (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Baggio (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  38   1   1   3  40 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  36  11   5  23 |  94   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
A_Valencia     DF   2  34   9   9  22 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Omar_Little    DF   1  31   8   3  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  29   8   9  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bovan          MF   3  10  33  14  43 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  17  30  10  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Upamecano    MF   3   8  29  20  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kara_Dembele   MF   2   7  27  21  42 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thanatos       FW   3  10   5  37  22 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  34  10 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   2   0   0   0  20   0  55
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       DF   1  11  29   8  20 |  28   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
P_Augosuni     MF   2   4  27   4  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hulssenberg  FW   2   8   9  27  43 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hartson      FW   1   1   1  24  32 |   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  39   2   2   3  26 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  34   9   8  22 |  80   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  33  13   7  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  32   3   8  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   2  28   1   5  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  25  31   1  14 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Marquinhos     MF   1   2  30   4  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Trossard     MF   1   5  29  15  12 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  34  21 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
N_Martin       GK  26   2   2   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  36   9   9  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  32   8  32 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Overmars     FW   1   4  32   3  28 |  12   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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