Divisional Play Off 2nd Leg Match, Tottenham vs. Arsenal (Sun Sep 12)


                            Tottenham  |  Arsenal
                            5-3-0-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                         Levi Stephen  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                      Carlos_Bravo GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF R_Holding
                       D_Georgesco DF  |  DF P_Evra
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                          S_Winzor DF  |  DF D_Burn
                            Doriva DF  |  MF M_Thomas
                        R_Morrison DM  |  MF M_Arteta
                            Moreto DM  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                          D_McHale DM  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                            D_Luca FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                          G_Potter FW  |  FW J_Willock
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                         E_Plummer SUB |  SUB M_Layun
                         M_Laudrup SUB |  SUB D_Rocastle
                         S_McMahon SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                         B_McClair SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(tth) R_Morrison with a penetrating pass to G_Potter
          ...  G_Potter with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 1  :(arn) M_Arteta with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to P_Evra
          ...  F_Sierralta rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's B_Kuipers going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 2  :(tth) Moreto hits a hard pass to D_Luca
          ...  D_Luca pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 4  :(tth) D_Luca looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Potter
          ...  G_Potter with the drive!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 6  :(tth) W_Morgan sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Luca
          ...  D_Luca looks to see where T_Macedo is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Macedo gets up well to catch that one
Min. 6  :(arn) J_Willock nutmegs D_McHale
          ...  S_Winzor takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  M_Thomas knocks it forward
          ...  D_Burn gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Burn with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 7  :(tth) D_Georgesco with the nod to D_Luca
          ...  D_Luca controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 8  :(tth) R_Morrison runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_Potter latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  G_Potter from 20 yards !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 9  :(arn) P_Evra finds P_Bouba_Diop with a ball over the defence
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop hits the ball first time!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 11 :(arn) M_Arteta gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Willock
          ...  A great volley from J_Willock !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(tth) Moreto with the cross-field pass to G_Potter
          ...  G_Potter with the shot on net !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Arteta looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo goes down well to save
Min. 17 :(tth) D_Luca runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Thomas back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  R_Holding with a superb challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Moreto with the thundering drive
          ...  T_Macedo just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 20 :(tth) D_McHale feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  F_Sierralta runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Holding with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 24 :(tth) R_Morrison with a precise ball to D_Luca
          ...  But R_Holding barges him off the ball
Min. 26 :(arn) M_Arteta runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Carlos_Bravo to beat!
          ...  He tries to beat Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Carlos_Bravo dives on the ball !!
Min. 27 :(tth) D_McHale with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  D_McHale gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Potter plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Moreto swings a leg at it!
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 28 :(tth) F_Sierralta runs with pace at the defence
          ...  M_Thomas tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 29 :(tth) F_Sierralta with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  F_Sierralta shoots towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him!
Min. 30 :(arn) N_Anelka beats F_Sierralta
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  N_Anelka with a little chip!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 33 :(arn) M_Arteta is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  R_Holding latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_McHale with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 39 :(tth) G_Potter with a smart pass to D_McHale
          ...  D_McHale with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But T_Macedo is equal to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) C_Chambers loses his marker!
          ...  C_Chambers with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Tottenham fans laugh at him
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal made the switch to a A strategy

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(arn) M_Arteta with a short pass to find N_Anelka
          ...  D_Luca with the tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 47 :(tth) Doriva runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Luca
          ...  D_Luca with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But T_Macedo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 48 :(tth) Doriva finds D_Luca with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Luca with a powerful downward header!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Macedo never had a chance!
Min. 49 :(arn) M_Arteta with an intelligent ball to N_Anelka
          ...  Doriva with the block
Min. 52 :(tth) Doriva hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Morrison collects the loose ball!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by P_Evra !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 53 :(tth) R_Morrison knocks it forward
          ...  R_Holding slips
          ...  G_Potter gets to it!
          ...  C_Chambers beats him to the ball
Min. 55 :(arn) M_Arteta retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  N_Anelka gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Anelka with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arteta plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Holding gets on the end of it
          ...  What agility from Carlos_Bravo
Min. 57 :(tth) Curled in dangerously from F_Sierralta to Moreto
          ...  P_Evra cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 57 :(arn) D_Burn lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Willock latches on to it
          ...  J_Willock drives it low !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 60 :(tth) D_Luca has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Luca has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  T_Macedo gathers it comfortably
Min. 64 :(tth) G_Potter cuts inside P_Evra
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Holding read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 69 :(tth) S_Winzor finds R_Morrison in the box
          ...  R_Holding slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 70 :(arn) L_Suarez is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(tth) D_McHale has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Chambers
          ...  He puts in F_Sierralta!
          ...  D_Burn knocks the ball back to T_Macedo
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Macedo!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Doriva hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by P_Evra
Min. 75 :(tth) D_Luca knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Holding
          ...  D_Luca hits a great drive!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_Macedo's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 77 :(tth) G_Potter sidesteps R_Holding
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  G_Potter sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Macedo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Doriva chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Georgesco gets to it!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_McHale chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Macedo easily claims the ball!
Min. 83 :(arn) M_Layun is being brought on
          ...  R_Holding is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 83 :(arn) D_Burn sidesteps W_Morgan
          ...  D_McHale with a well timed tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers didn't like it though
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 84 :(tth) B_McClair is coming on for D_Georgesco and will play FW
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Thomas with a measured pass to J_Willock
          ...  Doriva goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 86 :(tth) G_Potter jumps over M_Layun's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Potter aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 87 :(arn) M_Layun takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Willock lofts the ball in!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) M_Arteta with the nod to J_Willock
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Willock !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo palms it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 90 :(tth) S_McMahon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Morgan
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 90 :(arn) M_Layun finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Moreto
          ...  M_Layun uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 91 :(arn) S_Wiltord is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Willock is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 92 :(tth) F_Sierralta with the Cruyff turn
          ...  D_Burn read the danger and stops the pass

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : D_Luca
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_McHale (83)
Booked               : S_Winzor (6)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Layun (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Holding (17), M_Thomas (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :          12        |       5
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       4
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       13
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Final Score          : Tottenham 0 - 1 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  31   1   2   3  21 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  29  12  17  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Georgesco    DF   1  28  22   8  25 |  86   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  28  12   7  10 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Winzor       DF   3  23  27  11  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Doriva         DF   2  24  25  11  21 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
R_Morrison     DM   3  19  26  10  11 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Moreto         DM   2  19  25   9  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
D_McHale       DM   2  18  25  13  28 |  85   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
D_Luca         FW   2   4  25  21  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
G_Potter       FW   2   8  25  18  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  27  12  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      DF   2  14  26   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McMahon      AM   3   7  25  18  31 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  30  13 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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  31   3   3   3  42 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  35   9   7  22 |  85   0   4   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  78  -2   3
P_Evra         DF   3  32  13  11  21 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  30  10  12  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  95   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  29  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  30  12   7  33 |  10   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  27   9  41 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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