Elite Reserve League Match, Arsenal Res vs. Ajax Res (Wed Mar 27)


                          Arsenal Res  |  Ajax Res
                              4-5-1 A  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        Pepe_Reina GK  |  GK T_Mott
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  DF G_Cahill
                            D_Odoi DF  |  DF Vencato
                          K_Muscat DF  |  DF R_Willams
                         N_Dabizas DF  |  DF G_Giannatti
                         S_McMahon MF  |  MF A_Giggs
                              Kaka MF  |  MF Kim_Dong_Wong
                           M_Izzet MF  |  MF Midfielder06
                          E_Capoue MF  |  MF J_Sadler
                        A_Doucoure MF  |  FW R_Crickmore
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW Jemba
                                       |
                          T_Howard SUB |  SUB C_Turner
                       S_Benedetti SUB |  SUB C_Sadler
                       T_Cleverley SUB |  SUB M_Platini
                            S_Leon SUB |  SUB M_Maruoka
                         C_Woodrow SUB |  SUB Franco

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(arnr) A_Doucoure with an in swinging cross to S_McMahon
          ...  S_McMahon with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But T_Mott tips it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 3  :(arnr) D_Odoi skips the challenge from G_Giannatti
          ...  G_Giannatti reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 5  :(ajar) A_Giggs whips the ball across to Kim_Dong_Wong
          ...  Kim_Dong_Wong beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Pepe_Reina to beat!
          ...  He rounds Pepe_Reina
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 7  :(ajar) Jemba runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But K_Muscat wins the ball
Min. 8  :(arnr) E_Capoue is too quick for the defence
          ...  J_Sadler with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 9  :(ajar) Kim_Dong_Wong with a slide rule pass to R_Crickmore
          ...  Kaka with a deliberate foul
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Eriksson wants a quiet word
Min. 10 :(ajar) R_Crickmore has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Muscat!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Anelka leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 12 :(arnr) N_Anelka takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  N_Anelka with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 15 :(arnr) K_Muscat with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Anelka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Anelka with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  That puts Arsenal Res ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Arsenal Res 1-0 Ajax Res ...
Min. 16 :(arnr) A_Doucoure slides it through the middle to D_Odoi
          ...  D_Odoi hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But T_Mott smothers the ball.
Min. 16 :(ajar) G_Cahill finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  M_Izzet with the block
Min. 16 :(arnr) S_McMahon with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves R_Willams behind
          ...  G_Cahill with a clumsy challenge
          ...  J_Eriksson just wants to lecture him
Min. 17 :(ajar) Kim_Dong_Wong with a flashy move
          ...  K_Muscat with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 18 :(arnr) M_Izzet with an inch perfect pass to E_Capoue
          ...  J_Sadler takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 20 :(arnr) N_Dabizas finds N_Anelka with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  N_Anelka attempts to nutmeg T_Mott!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Arsenal Res 2-0 Ajax Res ...
Min. 23 :(arnr) M_Izzet 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!
          ...  A_Doucoure receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Doucoure hits a great drive!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 27 :(ajar) Midfielder06 with a 50-yard pass to Kim_Dong_Wong
          ...  Y_Kaboul with the tackle
Min. 32 :(arnr) M_Izzet has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Vencato
          ...  He puts in D_Odoi!
          ...  G_Cahill makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 33 :(ajar) Vencato plays a long ball to Kim_Dong_Wong
          ...  Kim_Dong_Wong has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 34 :(arnr) Kaka with the first time flick to N_Anelka
          ...  J_Sadler with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 35 :(arnr) D_Odoi beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Midfielder06 with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 36 :(ajar) G_Giannatti nutmegs Y_Kaboul, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_McMahon hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Midfielder06 floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Pepe_Reina
Min. 37 :(ajar) G_Giannatti sprints forward with the ball
          ...  S_McMahon with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Kim_Dong_Wong knocks it forward
          ...  A_Giggs gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Giggs tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Pepe_Reina collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 40 :(ajar) Kim_Dong_Wong is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 40 :(ajar) M_Platini takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Kim_Dong_Wong as MF
Min. 41 :(arnr) Kaka is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to N_Anelka
          ...  G_Giannatti wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ajar) Curled in dangerously from M_Platini to R_Crickmore
          ...  R_Crickmore sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Pepe_Reina makes a difficult save
Min. 44 :(arnr) N_Anelka steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs R_Willams
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  N_Anelka gets up high for the header !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 47 :(arnr) A_Doucoure flicks it over Vencato and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Doucoure !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal Res 2-0 Ajax Res

Min. 47 :(arnr) N_Anelka runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Platini
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  N_Anelka fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 48 :(arnr) S_McMahon slides it through the middle to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka lobs T_Mott!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 49 :(ajar) C_Sadler comes on for R_Willams and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(ajar) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Maruoka will come on for Midfielder06 and play MF
Min. 50 :(arnr) N_Anelka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Vencato behind
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Crickmore
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to S_McMahon
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  T_Mott fists it away
Min. 52 :(arnr) N_Anelka knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Anelka with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_McMahon plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is kicked away by G_Giannatti
Min. 52 :(ajar) G_Cahill runs at D_Odoi
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Doucoure steals the ball of off him
Min. 53 :(arnr) E_Capoue slides it through the middle to Kaka
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Vencato
Min. 54 :(arnr) N_Dabizas runs towards the goal
          ...  N_Dabizas tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 54 :(ajar) R_Crickmore sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  M_Izzet fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 54 :(ajar) M_Maruoka finds J_Sadler with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Sadler fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Pepe_Reina with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 55 :(arnr) M_Izzet runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Odoi
          ...  D_Odoi with the overhead !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Doucoure chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Sadler wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 59 :(ajar) G_Giannatti plays in R_Crickmore with a beautiful ball
          ...  R_Crickmore tries to chip the ball over Pepe_Reina!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 61 :(arnr) D_Odoi floats the ball in to find M_Izzet
          ...  C_Sadler beats him to the ball
Min. 62 :(arnr) A_Doucoure with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  A_Doucoure unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  T_Mott with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 63 :(ajar) M_Maruoka 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!
          ...  R_Crickmore receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_Crickmore with the crafty shot!
          ...  Pepe_Reina fists it away
Min. 66 :(arnr) A_Doucoure with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Maruoka
          ...  He knocks it to N_Anelka!
          ...  A_Giggs forces him off the ball
Min. 66 :(ajar) M_Maruoka is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Jemba latches onto the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Kaboul
Min. 67 :(arnr) S_McMahon jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Odoi
          ...  D_Odoi with the header !
          ...  T_Mott gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 68 :(arnr) A_Doucoure leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to S_McMahon
          ...  But Vencato puts the ball out of play
Min. 68 :(ajar) R_Crickmore turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  A cheeky lob from R_Crickmore !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Pepe_Reina looks relieved there!
Min. 70 :(arnr) K_Muscat brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Giggs
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  G_Giannatti fouls badly
          ...  J_Eriksson warns him
Min. 72 :(ajar) M_Maruoka takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Giannatti
          ...  G_Giannatti curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Crickmore hits it into the box!
          ...  Pepe_Reina jumps well to claim it!
Min. 76 :(arnr) S_McMahon crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Anelka in the box
          ...  N_Anelka has a go!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Ajax Res fans laugh at him
Min. 78 :(arnr) Y_Kaboul plays in D_Odoi with a beautiful ball
          ...  But G_Cahill puts the ball out of play
Min. 80 :(arnr) E_Capoue controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Giannatti
          ...  He puts in K_Muscat!
          ...  A thundering drive by K_Muscat !
          ...  But T_Mott tips it over
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 80 :(ajar) M_Maruoka gets to the by line and finds M_Platini with a beautiful cross
          ...  N_Dabizas takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 81 :(arnr) N_Anelka takes advantage of a mistake by G_Giannatti
          ...  Jemba knocks the ball back to T_Mott
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Mott!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Izzet swings a leg at it!
          ...  T_Mott makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 82 :(ajar) A_Giggs changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Maruoka
          ...  N_Dabizas with a bad challenge
Min. 83 :(arnr) C_Woodrow is going to be brought on
          ...  N_Anelka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 83 :(arnr) E_Capoue takes advantage of a mistake by G_Cahill
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  E_Capoue smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 85 :(arnr) T_Cleverley is coming on for S_McMahon and playing MF
Min. 85 :(ajar) Jemba with a probing through ball A_Giggs
          ...  A_Giggs with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arnr) C_Woodrow finds Kaka in acres of space
          ...  But J_Sadler clears the danger
Min. 92 :(arnr) Kaka is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Woodrow
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Platini looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Res Match Info
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Best player          : K_Muscat (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (15,20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_McMahon (37), M_Izzet (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Res Match Info
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Best player          : M_Maruoka
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Midfielder06 (35)
Injured              : Kim_Dong_Wong (40)
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Match Statistics
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                            Arsenal Res   |    Ajax Res
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       10
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          21        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal Res 2 - 0 Ajax Res
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Player Statistics - Arsenal Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  24   9   6  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Odoi         DF   3  24   9   9  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  30  41
K_Muscat       DF   1  24   8   8  23 |  95   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  60  30
N_Dabizas      DF   1  23   9   6  43 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
S_McMahon      MF   3   7  24  17  31 |  87   0   1   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  28  18
Kaka           MF   1   7  24  15  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Izzet        MF   3   7  24   9  33 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  38   8
E_Capoue       MF   2   7  24   9  41 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Doucoure     MF   2   6  24   9  21 |  95   0   1   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  40  12
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  10  21  21 |  85   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  76
T_Howard       GK  24   3   1   5  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Benedetti    DF   2  22   4   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cleverley    MF   3   5  24   9  43 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leon         FW   2   5   8  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Woodrow      FW   1   6  10  22  11 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

Player Statistics - Ajax Res
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_Mott         GK  26   5   2   2  20 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   2  22  12   7  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Vencato        DF   1  22   7   2  19 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
R_Willams      DF   3  21   6   5  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Giannatti    DF   3  20   6   6  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
A_Giggs        MF   2  14  22  15  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  11
Kim_Dong_Wong  MF   3  10  22  10  32 |  40   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Midfielder06   MF   1  11  19   6  25 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
J_Sadler       MF   3   8  19   6  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
R_Crickmore    FW   3   6   7  21  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  22
Jemba          FW   2   9   5  20  37 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Turner       GK  24   3   2   2  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sadler       DF   2  20   6   6  22 |  44   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Platini      MF   2  11  23  14  21 |  55   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Maruoka      MF   2   7  23   9  18 |  43   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Franco         FW   1   8   6  20  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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