Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Marseille (Sun Aug 05)


                              Arsenal  |  Marseille
                              5-4-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF S_Byram
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  MF I_Perisic
                          I_Falque MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF N_Kante
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF P_Viera
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  FW Z_Zidane
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB S_Given
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB M_Amoros
                          T_Cruise SUB |  SUB Y_Sankhare
                          R_Savage SUB |  SUB A_Silva
                        Freddy_Abu SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Holding
          ...  E_Johnson with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Poll reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(arn) D_Rocastle is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa goes for goal !
          ...  R_Higuita with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 13 :(arn) I_Falque with a flicked pass to S_Ramos
          ...  M_Dickinson takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 17 :(arn) S_Matthews with a penetrating pass to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa flings a shot at goal !
          ...  R_Higuita with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 19 :(msl) M_Dickinson finds Z_Zidane in the box
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 23 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from M_Dickinson to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  C_Blewitt anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 26 :(msl) I_Perisic has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Blewitt
          ...  He puts in N_Kante!
          ...  D_Murphy rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(arn) E_Johnson looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Collins
          ...  G_Collins tries to beat R_Higuita!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 27 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Collins
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 35 :(msl) P_Viera pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Z_Zidane is clean through!
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 36 :(arn) R_Holding turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Collins
          ...  G_Collins tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 37 :(arn) D_Murphy slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  L_Shawry gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(arn) S_Ramos races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Rocastle lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Rocastle controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  But R_Higuita recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) I_Perisic sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with the cheeky shot!
          ...  D_James takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 45 :(arn) D_Murphy gets possession in his own half
          ...  L_Shawry knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Poll just turns away!
Min. 47 :(arn) I_Falque takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at R_Higuita
          ...  He rounds R_Higuita
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Marseille

Min. 48 :(msl) D_James miskicks!
          ...  P_Viera is takes control of the ball!
          ...  S_Matthews had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(msl) N_Kante looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat D_James
          ...  He dinks it over D_James
          ...  S_Matthews gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 54 :(msl) P_Viera drives it forward to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with a thundering volley!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 56 :(arn) S_Matthews with the through ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  R_Higuita turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 56 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf takes advantage of a mistake by G_Collins
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  G_Collins reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 61 :(msl) I_Perisic picks out P_Viera with the cross
          ...  P_Viera with the shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 65 :(arn) I_Falque holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with the cheeky shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Amoros comes on for L_Koscielny and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 76 :(arn) S_Matthews is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  S_Matthews drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And R_Higuita tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Falque hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Sankhare will replace the useless P_Viera and will play MF
Min. 78 :(arn) R_Holding with the nod to S_Ramos
          ...  But L_Shawry wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Poll has none of it.
Min. 80 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  D_James goes down well to save
Min. 81 :(arn) D_Murphy runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But N_Kante spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Carroll is ready to come on to replace A_Di_Stefano
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 82 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  E_Johnson latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Johnson rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  R_Higuita with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 82 :(arn) D_Rocastle sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Z_Zidane with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 84 :(arn) D_Rocastle runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  D_Murphy beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has R_Higuita to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Higuita
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 86 :(msl) N_Kante plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Zidane decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A great volley from Z_Zidane !
          ...  But D_James smothers the ball.
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) I_Falque looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  S_Byram forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!

*************  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
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Johnson (1), D_Murphy (26), S_Matthews (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 0 Marseille
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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  33   2   2   3  26 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  30   9   6  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  28   7   7  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  27   7   6  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28   9  19 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  27  10  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   5
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  26  11  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   7  27   6  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  33   9   8  15 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  31  11   7  36 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  31   8   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  30  10   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  31   6  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  30   7  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Viera        MF   3  10  29   8  41 |  81   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  31  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  15
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  30  31 |  85   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  28   9   7  42 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  32  12  36 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  25   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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