Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Sun Mar 10)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF W_Reid
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF M_Rojo
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF L_Diame
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF M_Scholl
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                          P_Crouch FW  |  FW G_Botti
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW JobLot
                                       |
                        Pepe_Reina SUB |  SUB J_A_Hart
                         R_Holding SUB |  SUB La_Huntellio
                          I_Falque SUB |  SUB Eduardo
                            Bebeto SUB |  SUB J_Cooper
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB M_Skiba

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(arn) G_Collins takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past W_Reid
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Collins tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 2  :(arn) G_Collins beats W_Reid
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Collins attempts a chip!
          ...  But N_Winneke is equal to it
Min. 6  :(arn) S_Matthews with a neat pass into D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Arsenal go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 7  :(arn) Arsenal made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 9  :(arn) P_Crouch finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_A_Nastasic belts it clear
Min. 12 :(arn) D_Murphy looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn must beat N_Winneke!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle drives it into the box!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa gets something on it!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 12 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Nakamoto shapes up for a shot!
          ...  D_James just watches float over the bar!
Min. 14 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Nakamoto hits a crisp volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted something
Min. 15 :(arn) P_Crouch controls it with ease
          ...  M_Scholl reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 16 :(arn) A defence splitting pass from T_Cruise to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Scholl runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Burn and it had to be
Min. 17 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa pass splits open the defence and finds S_Matthews
          ...  S_Matthews has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 18 :(arn) G_Collins has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Fuchs
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Crouch !
          ...  N_Winneke falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Arsenal fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 23 :(mnc) L_Diame takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Burn intercepts the pass
Min. 24 :(arn) P_Evra with a precise pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy from 20 yards !
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away
Min. 24 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Botti
          ...  S_Matthews pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 24 :(mnc) L_Diame jumps over T_Cruise's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  L_Diame cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 25 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a neat pass into T_Cruise
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by T_Cruise !
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 29 :(arn) G_Collins is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 32 :(arn) P_Crouch puts in D_Murphy
          ...  A great volley from D_Murphy !
          ...  N_Winneke just watches float over the bar!
Min. 38 :(mnc) M_Scholl nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 38 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto with a 50-yard pass to W_Reid
          ...  G_Collins stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) M_Scholl controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  He puts in JobLot!
          ...  JobLot sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 46 :(mnc) JobLot runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  JobLot with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_James is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  D_James looks very relieved!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City

Min. 50 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pass splits open the defence and finds M_A_Nastasic
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Evra looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 54 :(arn) T_Cruise hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Rocastle latches onto it!
          ...  D_Rocastle tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  Saved by N_Winneke
Min. 56 :(mnc) L_Diame runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Botti
          ...  Intercepted by P_Evra
Min. 58 :(arn) P_Evra with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_A_Nastasic
          ...  P_Evra with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 59 :(mnc) M_Scholl cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Nakamoto
          ...  D_Rocastle cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Matthews with the nod to P_Crouch
          ...  W_Reid read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 66 :(mnc) JobLot is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  C_Blewitt clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 72 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is coming on for C_Fuchs and will play DF
Min. 72 :(arn) T_Cruise controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  P_Crouch gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 73 :(mnc) W_Reid back heels to find G_Botti in space
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Botti !
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 74 :(arn) S_Matthews looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Murphy
          ...  But La_Huntellio sweeps up the threat
Min. 75 :(mnc) M_Skiba replaces G_Botti to play as a FW
Min. 76 :(arn) Ricardo is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Crouch is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(arn) R_Holding will replace D_Murphy and play DF
Min. 78 :(mnc) Eduardo is going to be brought on
          ...  Caoimhin_Og is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) Eduardo holds the ball up
          ...  He sees La_Huntellio in space!
          ...  La_Huntellio with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Eduardo chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Blewitt reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 85 :(mnc) L_Diame looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Nakamoto
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Burn
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) L_Diame hoofs it up field to find M_Skiba
          ...  But D_Rocastle with the fine tackle
Min. 91 :(arn) Ricardo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Rojo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Ricardo fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke was caught out there
          ...  Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 125,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : G_Collins (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Murphy (6), P_Crouch (18), Ricardo (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Matthews (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Diame
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       4
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 0 Manchester City
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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_James        GK  34   2   2   3  26 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  29   9   7  19 |  94   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  25  10
P_Evra         DF   3  27  11  10  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  30  21
C_Blewitt      DF   3  27   7   6  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  26   9  11  21 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  29  12  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  28  10  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   6
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -1
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
D_Murphy       FW   2  11   8  27  37 |  77   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  36
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  29   8   6  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  25  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  32   2   2   3  20 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  28   2   2  45 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  30  10  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  30  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -14
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  21   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cooper       MF   3  10  24   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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