Elite League Match, Arsenal vs. Marseille (Sun Nov 03)


                              Arsenal  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK P_Assure
                             Ramos DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF C_Irvine
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Danilo
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF C_Gross
                          D_OLeary MF  |  MF Bovan
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF R_OrtizMagro
                        F_Valverde MF  |  MF Victor_McDade
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW Thanatos
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB A_Bildeaux
                        C_Chambers SUB |  SUB A_Valencia
                       Ronaldinhio SUB |  SUB L_Matthaus
                            M_Ozil SUB |  SUB L_Trossard
                        N_Bendtner SUB |  SUB J_Snow

Referee: G_Maqedonci (Sweden)


Min. 5  :(arn) N_Anelka lashes out at Victor_McDade
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 7  :(arn) F_Valverde with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Bovan
          ...  He knocks it to O_Zinchenko!
          ...  Driven towards goal by O_Zinchenko !
          ...  But P_Assure parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 12 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro is unmarked!
          ...  R_OrtizMagro has a go!
          ...  T_Macedo goes down well to save
Min. 12 :(arn) M_Keown jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  C_Gross with a pull on the shirt
          ...  G_Maqedonci reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  S_Wiltord knocks it forward
          ...  H_Sanchez gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Sanchez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Assure parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And P_Assure recovers to save!!
Min. 13 :(arn) D_OLeary holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Ramos
          ...  C_Gross wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 14 :(arn) F_Valverde runs at C_Irvine
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  F_Valverde with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  P_Assure makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(msl) Bovan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But T_Macedo is equal to it
Min. 15 :(arn) Ramos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_OLeary gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Thanatos seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 15 :(msl) Thanatos sidesteps O_Zinchenko
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  M_Layun with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 17 :(arn) S_Wiltord turns past Mark_Robinson
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  S_Wiltord with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 19 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  R_OrtizMagro with a bicycle kick !
          ...  T_Macedo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 21 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex moves forward
          ...  M_Layun with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That's his second booking !
          ...  He's sent off!
Min. 21 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Chambers will come on for H_Sanchez and play DF
Min. 22 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Danilo
          ...  Danilo with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  T_Macedo won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 23 :(msl) C_Irvine with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_OrtizMagro gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Ramos fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 25 :(arn) D_OLeary flicks it over C_Gross and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Danilo tackles cleanly
Min. 26 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos hits a crisp volley!
          ...  T_Macedo gets his fingertips to it
Min. 31 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Ramos
          ...  He puts in Thanatos!
          ...  A well-placed shot from Thanatos !
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 33 :(arn) S_Wiltord wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Zinchenko
          ...  A skilful effort from O_Zinchenko !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 36 :(msl) Bovan off the woodwork.
          ...  Thanatos picks up the deflection
          ...  Thanatos swings in the shot!
          ...  T_Macedo heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Wiltord looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_OLeary
          ...  D_OLeary tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But P_Assure hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 38 :(msl) Thanatos with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_OLeary
          ...  But Ramos wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) Danilo miskicks!
          ...  He finds Bovan though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Bovan with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a good save

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

Min. 46 :(arn) D_OLeary takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  D_OLeary sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 47 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex races into the box
          ...  He sees C_Irvine lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  C_Irvine with a stunning strike !
          ...  T_Macedo falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Marseille fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That puts Marseille ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 48 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 49 :(msl) Bovan looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(arn) M_Keown threads the through ball to Ramos
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Danilo takes possession
Min. 58 :(msl) Bovan leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Taliyah
          ...  But O_Zinchenko slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 60 :(msl) A_Valencia is going to be brought on
          ...  Mark_Robinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(msl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Marseille will now be playing D
Min. 61 :(arn) S_Wiltord beats A_Valencia
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Maqedonci
          ...  Thanatos wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Parlour chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Oko_Flex reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 68 :(arn) C_Chambers turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Danilo with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 68 :(msl) Taliyah plays a first time ball through the defence to Victor_McDade
          ...  Victor_McDade with a thundering volley!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Macedo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Bendtner replaces an unhappy S_Wiltord and will play as a FW
Min. 71 :(arn) M_Keown brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Ramos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 74 :(msl) Thanatos sidesteps C_Chambers
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Thanatos could have let it bounce!
          ...  T_Macedo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 75 :(msl) L_Matthaus is coming on and Victor_McDade is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) L_Trossard will replace A_Oko_Flex and play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) J_Snow is being brought on
          ...  Taliyah is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(arn) D_OLeary with the diagonal pass N_Bendtner
          ...  A_Valencia pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Ozil is being brought on
          ...  D_OLeary is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 83 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro with the towering header to J_Snow
          ...  C_Chambers clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 84 :(msl) R_OrtizMagro is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A powerful shot by Thanatos !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  G_Maqedonci talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) L_Trossard kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Snow gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Snow tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 90 :(msl) Bovan pulls it back to J_Snow
          ...  J_Snow with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(msl) L_Matthaus whips the ball across to Bovan
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Keown picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 144,067
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_OLeary
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N_Anelka (5), M_Layun (21)
Booked               : Ramos (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Thanatos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Irvine (47), Thanatos (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Gross (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       17
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 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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T_Macedo       GK  38   3   3   3  42 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  36   9   8  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
M_Layun        DF   1  35  13   7  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
M_Keown        DF   2  35   9   4  11 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  32   5   5  37 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  34  10  11 |  82   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  32  11  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  32   2  10 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  31  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Zieler       GK  30   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  37   9   9  22 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  32  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  31  19  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Bendtner     FW   1   2   4  27  26 |  21   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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P_Assure       GK  39   1   1   3  40 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  39  11   6  23 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  37  12   8  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Danilo         DF   2  35   8   8  32 |  93   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Gross        DF   1  34   6   5  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Bovan          MF   3  11  35  14  43 |  93   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
R_OrtizMagro   MF   2   9  34  12  28 |  93   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  70  10
Victor_McDade  MF   1   2  33  10  31 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  17  32  10  23 |  77   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Thanatos       FW   3  10   5  38  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  40   0  45
Taliyah        FW   2   7   9  37  11 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
A_Bildeaux     GK  27   1   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Valencia     DF   2  35   9   9  22 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  34  10  20 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Trossard     MF   1   5  30  15  12 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  29  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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