Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Aston Villa (Sun Dec 22)


                              Arsenal  |  Aston Villa
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea GK  |  GK B_Friedel
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                          Henrique DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF Ayala
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF P_Tonosko
                           T_Mings DF  |  DM M_Woods
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF R_Nainggolan
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF J_Butland
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           M_Izzet MF  |  FW M_Bombarda
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                                       |
                          T_Howard SUB |  SUB G_Babos
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB G_Fotheringam
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB Mo_Diame
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB P_Knoe
                           Edouard SUB |  SUB R_Sharp

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 2  :(arn) N_Anelka knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Livingstone
          ...  A_Cissokho slices it
          ...  B_Friedel moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Izzet plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Tonosko belts it clear
Min. 2  :(asv) R_Nainggolan squares it to M_Bombarda
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Bombarda !
          ...  D_de_Gea gathers it comfortably
Min. 4  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Ramos
          ...  S_Ramos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  B_Friedel tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Izzet lofts the ball in!
          ...  B_Friedel easily catches it!
Min. 6  :(arn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop is through!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  B_Friedel grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 10 :(arn) N_Anelka sidesteps P_Livingstone
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A delicate header from N_Anelka !
          ...  B_Friedel can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  B_Friedel has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 11 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a simple pass to S_Ramos
          ...  S_Ramos hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 13 :(arn) M_Izzet spots N_Anelka who is in acres of space
          ...  N_Anelka blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 17 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Ramos collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Ramos with a thundering drive!
          ...  But B_Friedel dives to his left
          ...  I think B_Friedel just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Livingstone a clean set of heals
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  B_Friedel is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Izzet plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_Friedel reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Anelka sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A powerful header from N_Anelka !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 21 :(asv) M_Woods runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Bombarda latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  M_Bombarda with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But D_de_Gea tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by T_Cruise
Min. 23 :(asv) J_Butland skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Bombarda
          ...  Henrique beats him to the ball
Min. 24 :(asv) O_Bierhoff cuts inside C_Blewitt
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But R_Holding barges him off the ball
Min. 31 :(asv) R_Nainggolan takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Bombarda
          ...  Henrique wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 35 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Anelka
          ...  J_Butland muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  B_Yaga hoists it forward
          ...  M_Izzet gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Izzet rifles it at the goal !
          ...  B_Friedel can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  B_Friedel makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 36 :(arn) Henrique miskicks!
          ...  He finds T_Cruise though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  T_Cruise with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 38 :(arn) B_Yaga pulls it back to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka lobs B_Friedel!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga floats the ball in!
          ...  Ayala gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 40 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a measured ball to N_Anelka
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Ayala
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 40 :(asv) R_Nainggolan plays the early ball across the box to find A_Cissokho in space
          ...  T_Cruise with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  M_Bombarda drives it in
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 40 :(arn) Henrique sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  O_Bierhoff is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  M_Atkinson tries to calm him down
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) T_Cruise with a 40-yard pass to S_Ramos
          ...  S_Ramos flings a shot at goal !
          ...  B_Friedel can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  B_Friedel has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 46 :(arn) B_Yaga looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Anelka
          ...  R_Nainggolan with a superb challenge
          ...  M_Atkinson has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa

Min. 52 :(arn) M_Izzet takes advantage of a mistake by Ayala
          ...  M_Izzet curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to N_Anelka
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  B_Friedel grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 55 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Yaga
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Livingstone
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga hits it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Cissokho
Min. 58 :(arn) Henrique retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Holding gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Holding throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The shot slips through B_Friedel's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 60 :(asv) M_Woods with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Ramos
          ...  He knocks it to M_Bombarda!
          ...  But R_Holding comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 61 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop plays in N_Anelka with a beautiful ball
          ...  P_Livingstone wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 63 :(arn) T_Cruise gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  T_Mings is unmarked
          ...  T_Mings with a thundering shot!
          ...  B_Friedel makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 65 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop heads the ball back to Henrique
          ...  O_Bierhoff robs him of the ball
Min. 69 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to R_Holding
          ...  But M_Woods clears the danger
Min. 73 :(asv) O_Bierhoff can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits a great shot !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 74 :(arn) T_Cruise gets possession in his own half
          ...  P_Tonosko reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 75 :(asv) R_Sharp comes on for O_Bierhoff and takes up a FW role
Min. 75 :(arn) Henrique stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  M_Woods wins the ball
Min. 75 :(arn) M_Izzet 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
          ...  P_Livingstone with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_Atkinson didn't like it though
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him for a talk
Min. 76 :(asv) R_Sharp gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside T_Mings!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Mings goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 79 :(arn) S_Ramos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Henrique gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Henrique smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 79 :(asv) M_Woods back heels to find R_Sharp in space
          ...  R_Sharp with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 80 :(asv) G_Fotheringam is coming on for P_Livingstone and playing DF
Min. 80 :(asv) Mo_Diame is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Commons is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(asv) Ayala knocks it past T_Mings and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Mings does well to get the tackle in
Min. 83 :(asv) Mo_Diame nutmegs C_Blewitt, he continues to run forward
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Holding
Min. 84 :(arn) D_Rocastle is being brought on
          ...  T_Cruise is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 85 :(arn) P_Evra will come on for R_Holding and play DF
Min. 86 :(asv) Ayala brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  G_Fotheringam gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Ramos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 86 :(arn) B_Yaga feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Izzet runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Nainggolan with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  D_Rocastle hits it over the wall
          ...  B_Friedel gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 87 :(arn) C_Blewitt has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Blewitt with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 87 :(asv) R_Sharp with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Rocastle with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(arn) T_Mings has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Fotheringam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  N_Anelka hits a crisp volley!
          ...  B_Friedel won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 90 :(asv) B_Friedel falls badly. He's unable to continue
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 90 :(asv) R_Sharp has changed his position on the pitch to a GK

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 123,543
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Bouba_Diop (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cruise (40), D_Rocastle (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Ayala
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Nainggolan (86)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : B_Friedel (90)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       5
Off target           :          17        |       3
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          19        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 0 Aston Villa
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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_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  31   8   6  22 |  88   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Henrique       DF   1  30  12   9  29 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  12
C_Blewitt      DF   3  29   7   6  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Mings        DF   2  26   7   5  32 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  87   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  -1
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  94   0   0   8   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  80   2
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Izzet        MF   3   7  25   9  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  26  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
T_Howard       GK  24   3   1   5  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  29  10  21 |   7   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edouard        FW   3   7   5  25  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Friedel      GK  34   4   3   5  11 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  30  10   8  31 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  29  11   6  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Ayala          DF   2  28  12   5  11 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Tonosko      DF   2  25  12   7  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  17  27   9  18 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  30   6  23 |  89   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  20 -10
J_Butland      MF   2   9  28  11  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  27  10  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  28  32 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
G_Babos        GK  29   1   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  26   9  11  30 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  14  25   7  42 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Knoe         MF   1   9  25  13  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sharp        GK   3   6  11  26  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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