Division Two League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Arsenal (Mon May 02)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        L_Bowazski GK  |  GK D_James
                           Ronaldo DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                        J_Neeskens DF  |  DF S_Pressley
                         P_Miranda DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                       M_Hornschuh DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                         D_Bentley DM  |  MF Seitaridis
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF M_Dembele
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF H_Munculus
                          J_Ledley AM  |  MF Adriano
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                         A_Anyukov FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                                       |
                         S_Mielitz SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                           Douglas SUB |  SUB S_Ramos
                         C_Gemmell SUB |  SUB Fernandinho
                          J_Garcia SUB |  SUB B_Harley
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB B_McBride

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(wbn) M_Canete changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Neeskens
          ...  J_Neeskens heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 2  :(wbn) M_Canete looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Hornschuh
          ...  M_Hornschuh with the side footed shot!
          ...  But D_James parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 3  :(arn) H_Sabry steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  The cross hits H_Sabry on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  L_Bowazski with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Munculus!
          ...  L_Bowazski makes the catch!
Min. 4  :(arn) M_Dembele spots D_Murphy who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Murphy fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 4  :(arn) Adriano spits at D_Bentley
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 6  :(wbn) A_Anyukov takes advantage of a mistake by B_Hangeland
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A_Anyukov hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_James's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 8  :(wbn) J_Ledley has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pressley
          ...  He puts in A_Anyukov!
          ...  A_Anyukov rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 10 :(wbn) Ronaldo jumps over D_Murphy's challenge
          ...  Ronaldo hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 13 :(wbn) C_Makiadi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  P_Miranda gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Miranda flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 14 :(wbn) M_Canete looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Anyukov
          ...  G_Griffiths is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  Harry Kleinjan is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  E_Bergkamp bends it round the wall
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  D_James plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 15 :(wbn) M_Canete with a slick pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  Cleared by B_Hangeland
Min. 18 :(wbn) A defence splitting pass from Ronaldo to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
Min. 21 :(arn) H_Munculus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  H_Sabry gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Anyukov fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  J_Hunye consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Murphy is the man who takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Arsenal...
Min. 23 :(arn) D_Murphy knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Canete
          ...  D_Murphy keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  L_Bowazski watches it sail wide!
Min. 24 :(wbn) A_Anyukov beats K_Rekik
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Anyukov with a thundering volley!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 28 :(arn) H_Munculus with an in swinging cross to B_Hangeland
          ...  B_Hangeland aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  L_Bowazski with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 29 :(arn) H_Sabry picks up a loose ball
          ...  H_Sabry fires a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 29 :(wbn) Ronaldo knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Adriano with an awful challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 31 :(wbn) C_Makiadi with the diagonal pass E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ledley hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to P_Miranda
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  D_James guesses right
Min. 34 :(wbn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  E_Bergkamp is through!
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the header !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to E_Bergkamp
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
Min. 36 :(wbn) D_Bentley unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Hornschuh
          ...  B_Hangeland gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 36 :(arn) D_Murphy is too quick for the defence
          ...  M_Hornschuh seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 38 :(arn) M_Dembele can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with a thundering shot!
          ...  L_Bowazski won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 39 :(arn) H_Munculus has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Neeskens
          ...  He puts in Adriano!
          ...  Adriano has a dig at goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 41 :(arn) H_Sabry beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  The cross hits H_Sabry on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adriano swings it in!
          ...  L_Bowazski comes out and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) C_Makiadi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  D_James dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Miranda!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!
Min. 45 :(wbn) C_Makiadi flicks the ball through
          ...  E_Bergkamp runs onto it!
          ...  Adriano anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 47 :(wbn) D_Bentley looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Ledley
          ...  K_Rekik makes the challenge and clears the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-2 Arsenal

Min. 49 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A left-footer by E_Bergkamp !
          ...  But D_James is equal to it
Min. 50 :(wbn) M_Canete brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Bergkamp makes himself available
          ...  K_Rekik reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 51 :(wbn) A_Anyukov turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  S_Pressley pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 55 :(arn) H_Sabry jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  H_Sabry with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 56 :(arn) Seitaridis unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy hits a curling shot!
          ...  L_Bowazski with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 57 :(arn) D_Murphy beats M_Hornschuh
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Miranda
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 59 :(wbn) J_Ledley runs at S_Pressley
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Ledley !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
Min. 60 :(wbn) D_Berbatov is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Hornschuh is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Werder Bremen will now be playing A
Min. 60 :(arn) S_Ramos replaces B_Hangeland and will play DF
Min. 62 :(arn) Adriano with an inch perfect pass to H_Munculus
          ...  H_Munculus gets up high for the header !
          ...  But L_Bowazski palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 63 :(arn) H_Sabry barges E_Bergkamp off the ball
          ...  P_Miranda tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Munculus chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  L_Bowazski fists it away!
Min. 64 :(wbn) M_Canete threads the through ball to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Bergkamp chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!
Min. 65 :(arn) H_Munculus runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  H_Munculus pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  L_Bowazski was lucky there
Min. 68 :(wbn) M_Canete pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  E_Bergkamp is clean through!
          ...  E_Bergkamp is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has D_James to beat
          ...  He tries to flick it past D_James
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 68 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp sidesteps S_Pressley
          ...  D_James knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  J_Hunye blows up for a foul
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  What's J_Hunye going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the spot kick
          ...  D_James dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-2 Arsenal...
Min. 69 :(arn) Adriano with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Sabry gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Sabry with the overhead !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Munculus chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_Bowazski jumps well to claim it!
Min. 70 :(wbn) D_Bentley with a measured ball to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(wbn) C_Makiadi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Ronaldo is unmarked
          ...  S_Ramos knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But J_Hunye just turns away!
Min. 73 :(arn) G_Griffiths has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Neeskens
          ...  He puts in H_Sabry!
          ...  H_Sabry aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 75 :(arn) Fernandinho replaces an unhappy Adriano and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp loses G_Griffiths
          ...  D_Murphy with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  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!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  D_Berbatov knocks it forward
          ...  A_Anyukov gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Ramos dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 76 :(arn) H_Munculus with the cross-field pass to Seitaridis
          ...  Seitaridis rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 78 :(wbn) M_Canete holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  D_James makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 81 :(wbn) J_Ledley looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Anyukov
          ...  H_Sabry with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 83 :(wbn) Ronaldo plays a long ball to D_Bentley
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Bentley !
          ...  D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 84 :(arn) H_Sabry finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Miranda takes possession
Min. 85 :(wbn) A_Anyukov sidesteps K_Rekik
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Anyukov looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_James looks relieved there!
Min. 87 :(arn) M_Dembele looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Sabry
          ...  Ronaldo gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dembele plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to Fernandinho
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  L_Bowazski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by H_Munculus
          ...  L_Bowazski easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 75,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Bergkamp (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Bergkamp (68 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : H_Sabry
Scorers              : D_Murphy (21 pen), H_Sabry (29)
Sent Off             : D_Murphy (75)
Booked               : Adriano (29), D_James (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       17
Off target           :          14        |       7
On target            :           9        |       10
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  38   5   4   6  15 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  27  12   9  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
J_Neeskens     DF   1  25   9   7  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Miranda      DF   2  24  10   7  36 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -14
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  23   4   5  42 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Bentley      DM   3  16  25   9  36 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
C_Makiadi      MF   2   6  24   4  10 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  24   5  19 |  94   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  24  15  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  26  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
A_Anyukov      FW   1   9   4  25  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  25   9   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  25  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  24   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  25  37 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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  28   2   2   3  26 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  58   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  25  11   3  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Pressley     DF   2  24   8   6  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  11   5  40 |  62   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  25
K_Rekik        DF   1  23   6   2  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  24  16  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Munculus     MF   2   6  23  13  31 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Adriano        MF   1   8  23  11  43 |  77   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  -1
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  22
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  25   7   7  40 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Fernandinho    MF   2  11  24   9  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  24  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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