Division Two League Match, Atletico Madrid vs. Arsenal (Thu Aug 17)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                          Gary Kevany  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          A_Julian GK  |  GK D_James
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF G_Collins
                          T_Graham DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          Z_Camara DF  |  DF M_Flano
                         O_Bolzoni DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                            D_Hart MF  |  MF Zico
                          Hoekstra MF  |  MF Y_Toure
                           S_Davis MF  |  MF J_Butland
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF R_Radinski
                            M_Owen FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                         R_Jimenez FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                        Tiribocchi SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                          M_Bossis SUB |  SUB J_Valera
                           S_Clark SUB |  SUB R_Savage
                              Koke SUB |  SUB Taliyah
                       M_Mandzukic SUB |  SUB Freddy_Abu

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(arn) Marco_Rojo bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Trezeguet
          ...  The defender plays it back to A_Julian
          ...  D_Trezeguet intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy A_Julian
          ...  He nutmegs A_Julian
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 5  :(arn) R_Radinski with the nod to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 6  :(amd) S_Davis is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Jimenez
          ...  R_Jimenez with a thundering shot!
          ...  D_James saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 7  :(arn) D_Trezeguet flicks it past O_Bolzoni
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  O_Bolzoni moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 9  :(arn) Y_Toure is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Butland
          ...  S_Davis wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 15 :(amd) R_Jimenez runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Marco_Rojo
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Flano
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Flano
Min. 17 :(amd) R_Jimenez nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Jimenez hits a great shot !
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 17 :(arn) D_Trezeguet leaves D_Luiz standing
          ...  D_Trezeguet unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 22 :(amd) O_Bolzoni has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Owen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Murphy
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Hoekstra!
          ...  O_Bolzoni makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(arn) D_Murphy with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  D_Murphy with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 27 :(arn) D_Murphy sidesteps his marker
          ...  D_Hart fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is warned by K_Clark
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 32 :(arn) D_Trezeguet knocks the ball past the lunge of Hoekstra
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  A_Julian with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 37 :(amd) D_Murphy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds A_Julian!
          ...  A_Julian brings him down in the area!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  K_Clark pauses
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Murphy steps up to take it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-2 Arsenal...
Min. 38 :(arn) Zico takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Ramos
          ...  A powerful header from S_Ramos !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  A_Julian gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 40 :(arn) D_de_Gea is coming on for D_Murphy and will play DF
Min. 41 :(arn) Y_Toure crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Trezeguet in the box
          ...  T_Graham reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amd) M_Owen slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  M_Owen tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 45 :(amd) M_Owen pushes it past Zico
          ...  M_Owen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 46 :(arn) J_Valera takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Y_Toure
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 46 :(arn) G_Collins can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Valera
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Graham
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Toure swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to D_de_Gea
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  A_Julian gets his fingertips to it
Min. 47 :(amd) M_Owen chests it down
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Owen !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_James looks relieved there!
Min. 47 :(arn) J_Butland takes on 3 men
          ...  O_Bolzoni anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 48 :(amd) M_Canete brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Jimenez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Flano with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  K_Clark refrained from booking him but had words

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-2 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(amd) Hoekstra 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!
          ...  O_Bolzoni receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  O_Bolzoni tries the shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 46 :(arn) Zico moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Ramos
          ...  A powerful header from S_Ramos !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 47 :(arn) Freddy_Abu comes on for J_Butland and takes up a FW role
Min. 52 :(arn) Marco_Rojo with a 40-yard pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But O_Bolzoni with the fine tackle
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Trezeguet with the diagonal pass Freddy_Abu
          ...  O_Bolzoni with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
Min. 56 :(arn) M_Flano gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Freddy_Abu is unmarked
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Graham
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico crosses it in!
          ...  D_Luiz gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 69 :(amd) T_Graham kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Hoekstra gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But S_Ramos clears the ball to safety
Min. 69 :(arn) Zico with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Valera
          ...  J_Valera goes for goal !
          ...  A_Julian collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 73 :(arn) Zico hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  G_Collins latches onto it!
          ...  G_Collins with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Julian is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Z_Camara wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 77 :(arn) Zico has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Owen
          ...  He puts in Freddy_Abu!
          ...  Freddy_Abu attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 80 :(amd) M_Canete finds M_Owen with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Valera takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 82 :(amd) S_Davis finds R_Jimenez on the edge of the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Ramos hits it out for a throw
Min. 82 :(arn) J_Valera could get a shot on goal here
          ...  J_Valera attempts a lob!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 83 :(amd) D_Hart wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Hoekstra
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Collins belts it clear
Min. 84 :(amd) D_Hart is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  R_Jimenez latches onto the end of it
          ...  Marco_Rojo reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(amd) S_Davis retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Owen latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Valera with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Clark didn't like it though
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  M_Owen drives it under the wall
          ...  But D_James palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Canete!
          ...  S_Ramos clears the corner

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio La Peineta
Attendance           : 51,000
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : S_Davis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ramos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (1), D_Murphy (37 pen), S_Ramos (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 0 - 3 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Julian       GK  34   5   6   2  10 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
D_Luiz         DF   1  25   8   5  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
T_Graham       DF   2  27  10   7  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  27   4   4  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  24   7  10  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   2
D_Hart         MF   2   8  25   8  17 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Hoekstra       MF   3   8  24  11  12 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Davis        MF   1   4  26  11  35 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -20
M_Canete       MF   2   5  26   5  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Owen         FW   1   7   8  26  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_Jimenez      FW   2  10   8  24  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  24   9   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Clark        DF   1  23  10  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koke           MF   2   6  23  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mandzukic    FW   1   8   8  24  10 |   0   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  31   2   2   3  26 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  27   9   7  19 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  21
S_Ramos        DF   2  27   7   7  40 |  96   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  60   0  25
M_Flano        DF   1  27   6   1  33 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  25  10   7  30 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  55  20
Zico           MF   1  10  28  12  23 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Y_Toure        MF   1   9  28   4  32 |  46   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  26  11  41 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  26   6  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  40   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  22
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6  10  26  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
D_de_Gea       DF  27   2   3   3  38 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Valera       DF   2  27   8   9  39 |  50   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   6
R_Savage       MF   2   7  26   6  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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