Elite League Cup Groups Match 2, Paris Saint Germain vs. Arsenal (Wed Nov 21)


                  Paris Saint Germain  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 T  |  5-3-2 L
                     Steven Parkinson  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                         M_Kozakic GK  |  GK D_James
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF G_Collins
                          N_Stiles DF  |  DF R_Holding
                          D_Walker DF  |  DF P_Evra
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                              Zico MF  |  DF D_Burn
                            J_Ross MF  |  MF I_Falque
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                      Paas_De_Boll MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                         A_Morelos FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                        K_Phillips FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                                       |
                            M_Diaw SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                           S_Bould SUB |  SUB J_Souttar
                           T_Adams SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                           Muniesa SUB |  SUB Bebeto
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB Ricardo

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 2  :(arn) I_Falque picks out P_Crouch with the cross
          ...  But D_Walker wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 7  :(arn) S_Matthews runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  P_Crouch with the punt towards goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 9  :(psg) Paas_De_Boll is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Morelos
          ...  R_Holding knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ross chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 11 :(psg) Paas_De_Boll with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Phillips gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The ball hits P_Evra in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 13 :(arn) P_Crouch looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Rocastle
          ...  N_Stiles with the block
Min. 14 :(psg) Paas_De_Boll is first to the loose ball
          ...  P_Evra had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  O_Ruggeri floats it forward
          ...  A_Morelos latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Blewitt clears with a diving header
Min. 15 :(arn) P_Crouch leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy attempts the shot!
          ...  But M_Kozakic punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 16 :(arn) C_Blewitt plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Burn decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Burn hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  M_Kozakic just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 17 :(psg) M_Layun with a simple pass to Paas_De_Boll
          ...  D_Murphy pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 33 :(psg) K_Phillips beats S_Matthews
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  D_Murphy goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(arn) D_Burn is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 35 :(arn) P_Crouch flicks it past J_Paintsil
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  P_Crouch hits the ball first time!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Kozakic moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Kozakic looks dejected!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the advantage!
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 36 :(psg) Paas_De_Boll hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  K_Phillips latches onto it!
          ...  The ball hits D_Burn in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 39 :(psg) J_Ross lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  K_Phillips latches on to it
          ...  C_Blewitt slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James makes the catch!
Min. 40 :(arn) D_Rocastle moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch attempts a low drive!
          ...  M_Kozakic saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 42 :(arn) S_Matthews plays a first time ball through the defence to I_Falque
          ...  A cracking drive from I_Falque !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) I_Falque has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Paas_De_Boll
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  D_Walker stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 44 :(arn) I_Falque looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Collins
          ...  G_Collins cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Murphy
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  M_Kozakic saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 48 :(arn) D_Burn sidesteps J_Paintsil
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But Zico wins the tackle cleanly

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Paris Saint Germain 0-1 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(arn) D_Rocastle moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It floats over M_Kozakic
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 48 :(arn) Ricardo is ready to come on to replace P_Crouch
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 48 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing D
Min. 48 :(psg) A_Morelos slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Burn
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ross chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Burn
Min. 48 :(arn) I_Falque with a precise ball to G_Collins
          ...  O_Ruggeri with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
          ...  M_Stadio warns him
Min. 57 :(psg) Zico knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  But C_Blewitt will cut out the threat
Min. 59 :(psg) K_Phillips flicks it past D_Burn
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  I_Falque had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(arn) G_Collins sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Murphy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Paintsil
Min. 66 :(psg) J_Paintsil unselfishly lays the ball back to Paas_De_Boll
          ...  G_Collins fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 70 :(psg) Zico with a flicked pass to A_Morelos
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Burn
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Burn heads it away
Min. 75 :(arn) I_Falque controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Ricardo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ricardo keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But M_Kozakic parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 80 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks it over N_Stiles and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Murphy has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Kozakic's hands
          ...  But M_Kozakic recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 83 :(psg) K_Phillips pushes it past R_Holding
          ...  But P_Evra puts it in row Z!
Min. 86 :(arn) J_Souttar will replace G_Collins and play DF
Min. 86 :(psg) O_Ruggeri is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  A_Morelos latches onto the ball
          ...  R_Holding cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(psg) Paas_De_Boll is first to the loose ball
          ...  Ricardo with a bad challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 91 :(psg) J_Ross is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to O_Ruggeri
          ...  D_Burn knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Parc des Princes
Attendance           : 73,000
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : Paas_De_Boll
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Burn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Crouch (35), D_Murphy (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Murphy (33), I_Falque (59), G_Collins (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Paris Saint Germain |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           0        |       11
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           0        |       7
Possession           :          23        |       77
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Paris Saint Germain 0 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Kozakic      GK  27   3   1   3  22 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  28  13   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Stiles       DF   2  28   9   8  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Walker       DF   2  28   8   7  43 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  26  12   7  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Zico           MF   3   8  28   8  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  27   7  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   9  26  22  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2  10  26   9  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
A_Morelos      FW   1   7   9  27  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Phillips     FW   2   8   8  27  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diaw         GK  18   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  26   8   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   1  26   7   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Muniesa        MF   1   7  26   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  29   9   7  19 |  90   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -1
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  27  11  10  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  27   7   6  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Burn         DF   2  26   9  11  21 |  95   0   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   1
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28  10  19 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -1
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  27  10  21 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  27  21 |  52   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  46
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  63
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Souttar      DF   3  24   7   8  33 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |   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 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
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