June Ridout Memorial Cup Final, Santos FC vs. Arsenal (Wed Sep 16)


                            Santos FC  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  5-2-2-1 D
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_James
                        Raul_Albil DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                          Leonardo DF  |  DF Henrique
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF R_Holding
                          Agostini DF  |  DF P_Evra
                            R_Kopa MF  |  DF C_Chambers
                           Draxler MF  |  DM S_Matthews
                       Luis_Garcia MF  |  DM E_Spence
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF D_Rocastle
                               Bar FW  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                             Bojan FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                                       |
                               Leo SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                             Oscar SUB |  SUB C_Blewitt
                          Socrates SUB |  SUB B_Yaga
                         Jairzinho SUB |  SUB N_Anelka
                         Neymar_Jr SUB |  SUB S_Corchia

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)

Both teams are walking onto the field to the sound of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' ringing around the stadium

Wearing black armbands the two teams make there way around the centre circle into position

Referee A_Dali blows his whistle to start a minute's applause in memory of June Ridout

Players, staff and fans are on there feet clapping, what a wonderful way to celebrate the life of such a special lady


Min. 2  :(arn) Henrique plays the early ball across the box to find P_Crouch in space
          ...  Bojan with the block
Min. 10 :(arn) R_Holding nutmegs Leonardo
          ...  R_Holding has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Ederson falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Arsenal fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 18 :(sfc) Agostini moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri attempts to nutmeg D_James!
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Luis_Garcia gets his head on it
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 23 :(arn) P_Crouch finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Raul_Albil fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 26 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Evra
          ...  But T_Silva puts the ball out of play
Min. 27 :(sfc) T_Silva gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Draxler
          ...  Draxler hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But D_James palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 27 :(sfc) T_Silva sidesteps D_Rocastle
          ...  S_Matthews with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 34 :(sfc) Bar with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But Henrique wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Garcia chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is cleared by P_Evra
Min. 35 :(sfc) T_Silva has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Crouch
          ...  He knocks it to Bojan!
          ...  Bojan leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bar chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sfc) Draxler with a glorious 60-yard pass to Agostini
          ...  E_Spence with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  A_Dali warned him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 0-1 Arsenal

Min. 55 :(sfc) Oscar is ready to come on to replace Raul_Albil
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(sfc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Bar is through!
          ...  Henrique is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr is being prepared to come on
          ...  O_Ruggeri is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(arn) P_Evra cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Kopa with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  A_Dali refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 65 :(sfc) Jairzinho is going to be brought on
          ...  Luis_Garcia is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(arn) P_Crouch with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Silva wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 76 :(arn) D_Rocastle breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Ederson!
          ...  R_Kopa brings him down!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 79 :(sfc) A defence splitting pass from Jairzinho to Neymar_Jr
          ...  P_Evra reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 82 :(sfc) Bojan finds his way through
          ...  Bojan keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  D_James with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 82 :(sfc) Bar controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Sweeper
          ...  He puts in Bojan!
          ...  S_Matthews with a terrible tackle
          ...  A_Dali wants a quiet word
Min. 84 :(arn) B_Yaga replaces D_Rocastle to play as a MF
Min. 84 :(arn) P_Crouch sidesteps T_Silva
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Oscar hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Spence curls it into the box!
          ...  Leonardo heads it away
Min. 85 :(arn) C_Blewitt takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Evra as DF
Min. 87 :(sfc) Jairzinho with a simple pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  B_Yaga brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) P_Crouch breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Ederson!
          ...  Bar brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Dali sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 178,564
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : T_Silva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Bar (89)
Booked               : R_Kopa (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : R_Holding (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Holding (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Henrique (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       1
Off target           :           2        |       0
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :           7        |       2
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Final Score          : Santos FC 0 - 1 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Raul_Albil     DF   2  33  12   7  35 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Leonardo       DF   2  33  11  11  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  32  10  10  42 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Agostini       DF   2  30  12  10  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  15  36   9  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Draxler        MF   1   9  34   8  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  31   6  11 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   9  28  23  19 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Bar            FW   1   8  11  36  22 |  91   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  30  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  34   8  10  31 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  32   9  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jairzinho      MF   1   9  30  11  23 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  33  20 |  32   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   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  34   6  12  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Henrique       DF   1  32  12   9  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
R_Holding      DF   1  32   8   6  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  35
P_Evra         DF   3  30  12  10  21 |  87   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  30   8   8  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Matthews     DM   3   8  30   7  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
E_Spence       DM   2  10  29  10  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  30  10  21 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |   8   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   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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