Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Arsenal (Sun Sep 01)


                           Schalke 04  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-2 L
                           Andy Banks  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF M_Layun
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                      Maya_Yoshida DF  |  DF M_Manz
                        Luis_Palma MF  |  DF W_Saliba
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF D_OLeary
                      Marcos_Acuna MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                      Eberechi_Eze MF  |  MF F_Valverde
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW H_Sanchez
                                       |
                          D_Dropsy SUB |  SUB K_Hein
                     Klaus_Fichtel SUB |  SUB Ramos
                        D_Baboescu SUB |  SUB Ronaldinhio
                           M_Mount SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                            V_Bayo SUB |  SUB N_Bendtner

Referee: F_Lata (Albania)


Min. 4  :(shk) Marcos_Acuna off the woodwork.
          ...  Eberechi_Eze picks up the deflection
          ...  Eberechi_Eze has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 5  :(shk) Suat_Serdar looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Maya_Yoshida
          ...  Maya_Yoshida fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  T_Macedo with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 7  :(arn) M_Ozil runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Suat_Serdar picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 12 :(shk) E_Collamarini moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Luis_Palma
          ...  Luis_Palma with the shot on net !
          ...  But T_Macedo dives to his left
          ...  I think T_Macedo just got a hand on that one
          ...  F_Lata has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 13 :(shk) J_Kounde runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Tatanka
          ...  But M_Manz puts it in row Z!
Min. 15 :(shk) Luis_Palma hoists the ball across to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Epureanu chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Macedo catches it!
Min. 17 :(arn) C_Chambers pulls it back to H_Sanchez
          ...  Maya_Yoshida tackles cleanly
Min. 35 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna fires over a low cross to E_Collamarini
          ...  W_Saliba with the tackle
Min. 35 :(arn) W_Fofana with a probing through ball W_Saliba
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 39 :(arn) H_Sanchez with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Suat_Serdar
          ...  Tatanka with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) Suat_Serdar flicks the ball through
          ...  Tatanka runs onto it!
          ...  Tatanka attempts the shot!
          ...  But T_Macedo palms it behind
          ...  F_Lata has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 45 :(arn) D_OLeary runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  From long range N_Anelka bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Bailey moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 46 :(arn) M_Manz with a probing pass to W_Fofana
          ...  Cleared by Maya_Yoshida
Min. 49 :(shk) Suat_Serdar looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Collamarini
          ...  M_Layun with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball

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

Min. 48 :(shk) Luis_Palma makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Luis_Palma fires a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Macedo guesses right
Min. 53 :(shk) E_Collamarini sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Saliba tackles cleanly
Min. 54 :(arn) M_Ozil takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kounde
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Marcos_Acuna takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 55 :(arn) D_OLeary kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Ozil gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Epureanu with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Ozil loses A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Epureanu
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Valverde swings it in!
          ...  M_Manz gets a shot in
          ...  Saved by G_Bailey
Min. 61 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with T_Macedo
          ...  He nutmegs T_Macedo
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  T_Macedo recovers to save it !!
Min. 63 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Tatanka gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Ozil wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 64 :(shk) D_Epureanu changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  T_Macedo has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Macedo reacts well to save!!!
Min. 69 :(shk) J_Kounde with the diagonal pass Tatanka
          ...  T_Macedo with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  What s F_Lata going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box VAR?!!
          ...  E_Collamarini places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Arsenal...
Min. 70 :(shk) Schalke 04 restructured their strategy to L
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Bendtner is coming on and W_Saliba is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play A
Min. 71 :(shk) D_Baboescu is going to be brought on
          ...  Luis_Palma is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(shk) M_Mount replaces Marcos_Acuna and will play DM
Min. 72 :(shk) Suat_Serdar hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Tatanka latches onto it!
          ...  Tatanka with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  T_Macedo falls over
          ...  But T_Macedo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 75 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Kounde is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) Suat_Serdar knocks it forward
          ...  C_Chambers slips
          ...  Tatanka gets to it!
          ...  W_Fofana wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 77 :(shk) V_Bayo is coming on for E_Collamarini and will play FW
Min. 79 :(shk) D_Baboescu gets to the by line and finds Tatanka with a beautiful cross
          ...  Tatanka has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 80 :(arn) Ronaldinhio takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Ozil as MF
Min. 80 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Wiltord will come on for D_OLeary and play MF
Min. 81 :(arn) M_Manz takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ronaldinhio
          ...  Ronaldinhio hits a curling shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 82 :(arn) Ramos is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Chambers is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 85 :(shk) M_Mount gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Macedo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Macedo
Min. 86 :(shk) Suat_Serdar squares it to Maya_Yoshida
          ...  Ramos gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Tatanka latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Manz gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 90 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Mount
          ...  Ronaldinhio with an over the top challenge
Min. 93 :(arn) S_Wiltord has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He puts in N_Bendtner!
          ...  N_Bendtner flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ronaldinhio crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to N_Bendtner
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Amazing comeback!!
          ...  Arsenal are all square and not long to go
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Arsenal ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 145,813
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : E_Collamarini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (69 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tatanka (39), D_Epureanu (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Bendtner
Scorers              : N_Bendtner (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Macedo (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 1 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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G_Bailey       GK  34   1   5   5   9 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  34  11   5  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  34   9   9  33 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
J_Kounde       DF   2  32   6   2  28 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  30   1   2  47 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Luis_Palma     MF   2   9  33  16  39 |  75   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  25  32   1  15 |  98   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Marcos_Acuna   MF   2   3  31   2  11 |  76   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Eberechi_Eze   MF   1   6  30  18  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  34  31 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
D_Dropsy       GK  30   3   4   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  31  23   5  41 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Baboescu     MF   1  16  30   6  27 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Mount        DM   1   1  29  12  28 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  27  12 |  17   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  38   3   3   3  42 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  33   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  37   9   9  22 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Layun        DF   1  35  13   7  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  33   3   8  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Manz         DF   2  31   8   5  32 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
W_Saliba       DF   2  29   1   5  26 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  34  10  11 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  31  19  31 |  84   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  31   2  10 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Hein         GK  21   1   4   4  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  36   9   8  22 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  31  13  28 |  14   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Bendtner     FW   1   2   4  27  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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