Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Arsenal (Sun Apr 28)


                           Schalke 04  |  Arsenal
                          4-2-1-2-1 C  |  4-4-2 A
                           Andy Banks  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF Ramos
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF M_Layun
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                          Casemiro DM  |  MF M_Ozil
                            G_Hall DM  |  MF Marquinhos
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF F_Valverde
                        Luis_Palma AM  |  MF L_Trossard
                         B_Matuidi AM  |  FW N_Anelka
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  FW H_Sanchez
                                       |
                        Brad_Viner SUB |  SUB H_Hardrada
                     Klaus_Fichtel SUB |  SUB Seb_Ferrira
                        I_Gundogan SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                           M_Mount SUB |  SUB Palhinha
                           Tatanka SUB |  SUB Xinxin

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 5  :(shk) G_Hall plays a first time ball through the defence to Luis_Palma
          ...  Luis_Palma with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  T_Macedo with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Palma plays it towards the near post!
          ...  O_Zinchenko gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 8  :(shk) J_Kounde is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  B_Matuidi latches onto the ball
          ...  B_Matuidi flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Macedo never had a chance!
Min. 9  :(shk) Luis_Palma brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Layun gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Matuidi hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Hall gets his head on it
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 10 :(arn) L_Trossard leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Marquinhos
          ...  J_Kounde clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 12 :(shk) Suat_Serdar takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Epureanu
          ...  Ramos slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 13 :(arn) F_Valverde plays it forward to M_Ozil
          ...  But J_Kounde slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Clark has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 14 :(arn) L_Trossard with the first time pass to H_Sanchez
          ...  But Suat_Serdar reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(shk) B_Williams looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  B_Williams blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Macedo guesses right
Min. 17 :(arn) L_Trossard finds the run of M_Ozil
          ...  A left-footer by M_Ozil !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 18 :(shk) Luis_Palma hits a hard pass to E_Collamarini
          ...  But Ramos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 19 :(arn) L_Trossard sprints past B_Williams
          ...  B_Williams recovers to win the ball back
Min. 21 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with a penetrating pass to E_Collamarini
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Collamarini !
          ...  T_Macedo makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 24 :(shk) E_Collamarini with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past M_Layun
          ...  E_Collamarini aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Macedo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 24 :(arn) N_Anelka with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Hall
          ...  G_Hall goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 25 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Sanchez !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 27 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes advantage of a mistake by Suat_Serdar
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  H_Sanchez gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 29 :(shk) Casemiro brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Chambers
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Luis_Palma!
          ...  Ramos forces him off the ball
Min. 30 :(shk) E_Collamarini runs at C_Chambers
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  E_Collamarini with the drive!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 31 :(arn) L_Trossard runs at Suat_Serdar
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Trossard !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Marquinhos hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Anelka loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 32 :(shk) Schalke 04 changed their strategy to play E
Min. 33 :(shk) B_Matuidi sidesteps O_Zinchenko
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Matuidi with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 40 :(shk) E_Collamarini takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  E_Collamarini with a thundering volley!
          ...  T_Macedo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro chips the ball into the area!
          ...  B_Williams gets to it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Macedo tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suat_Serdar swings it in!
          ...  Ramos wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 41 :(shk) S_Stallbaum times his run well
          ...  M_Layun robs him of the ball
Min. 42 :(arn) L_Trossard beats J_Kounde
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Trossard with a terrific drive !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti makes a fine save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(shk) Casemiro moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Collamarini
          ...  O_Zinchenko read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 45 :(shk) B_Williams kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Layun !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 46 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes on 3 men
          ...  H_Sanchez with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 47 :(arn) C_Chambers spits at G_Hall
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-1 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(arn) M_Ozil breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Paulo_Argenti!
          ...  D_Epureanu brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(shk) Luis_Palma lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Collamarini latches on to it
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  C_Chambers hits it out for a throw
Min. 53 :(shk) B_Matuidi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Macedo!
          ...  Marquinhos brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 57 :(arn) M_Layun with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  G_Hall reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(arn) F_Valverde sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ramos
          ...  B_Williams tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  K_Clark will just give him a speaking to
Min. 70 :(arn) Arsenal will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 70 :(shk) B_Matuidi beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  M_Layun is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  K_Clark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Suat_Serdar shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to B_Matuidi instead
          ...  B_Matuidi attempts to drive it home!
          ...  T_Macedo makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 71 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - I_Gundogan on for Suat_Serdar as a MF
Min. 71 :(arn) T_Macedo is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 72 :(shk) M_Mount is coming on for Casemiro and playing MF
Min. 75 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is ready to come on to replace B_Williams
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(arn) Xinxin is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Anelka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(arn) Palhinha will replace the useless H_Sanchez and will play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) M_Ozil finds the run of L_Trossard
          ...  L_Trossard bears down on goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 77 :(shk) Tatanka replaces E_Collamarini and will play FW
Min. 82 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as Seb_Ferrira comes on for C_Chambers to play DF
Min. 82 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel swings an elbow
          ...  He caught M_Ozil full in the face
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 84 :(shk) M_Mount cuts inside O_Zinchenko
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Mount !
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Xinxin
          ...  Xinxin attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Schalke 04 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 90 :(shk) G_Hall is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  B_Matuidi latches onto the ball
          ...  Seb_Ferrira slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 147,305
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hall
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Klaus_Fichtel (82)
Booked               : D_Epureanu (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Ramos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (31), Xinxin (89)
Sent Off             : Marquinhos (53)
Booked               : C_Chambers (47), M_Layun (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  39   4   5   1  29 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  34  11   7  43 |  77   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
D_Epureanu     DF   1  34   9   9  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  32  18  17  47 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  31   6   2  28 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Casemiro       DM   2  24  30   1  31 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Hall         DM   2  24  29   7  29 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  24  32   1  15 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Luis_Palma     AM   2   9  32  16  39 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -15
B_Matuidi      AM   1   7  28  17  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  33  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Brad_Viner     GK  32   3   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  30  23   5  41 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
I_Gundogan     MF   2   3  30   1  28 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   1  29  12  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  30  32 |  14   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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T_Macedo       GK  37   3   3   3  42 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  36   9   8  22 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  36   9   9  22 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Layun        DF   1  34  13   7  33 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  32   5   5  37 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  31  18  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Marquinhos     MF   1   2  31   4  31 |  55   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  31   2  10 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Trossard     MF   1   5  30  15  12 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  34  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
H_Hardrada     GK  22   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  35   9  10  20 |   9   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Palhinha       MF   2  19  26   1  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Xinxin         FW   3   7   8  23  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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