Divisional Play Off Final Match, Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (Sat Feb 28)


                              Arsenal  |  Bayern Munich
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK Cech
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                      N_Winterburn DF  |  DF Exe_Palacios
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF Vikram
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Gary_Mcvittie
                        F_Valverde MF  |  DM A_Odriozola
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF D_Maradona
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF C_Chukwuemek
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  AM Rivera
                        R_Sterling MF  |  FW M_Salah
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW K_Furuhashi
                                       |
                            N_Neto SUB |  SUB Brad_Viner
                            M_Manz SUB |  SUB J_Kounde
                         S_Wiltord SUB |  SUB F_Ruiz
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB O_Watkins
                        Marquinhos SUB |  SUB P_Inzaghi

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 3  :(bnm) D_Maradona with a precise ball to K_Furuhashi
          ...  K_Furuhashi with a powerful downward header!
          ...  T_Macedo narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 5  :(bnm) M_Salah sidesteps W_Fofana
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Keown takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 7  :(bnm) C_Chukwuemek has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Zinchenko
          ...  He puts in M_Salah!
          ...  W_Fofana is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 10 :(arn) I_Gundogan looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka looks to see where Cech is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Cech is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Cech looks very relieved!
Min. 10 :(bnm) Rivera chests it down
          ...  O_Zinchenko is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Salah is the man who's going to take the kick
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That s put Bayern Munich ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Bayern Munich...
Min. 11 :(bnm) Bayern Munich changed their strategy to play L
Min. 12 :(bnm) D_Maradona slides the ball across to K_Furuhashi
          ...  W_Fofana anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Ozil is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to N_Anelka
          ...  But Gary_Mcvittie wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Ozil fires over a low cross to O_Zinchenko
          ...  D_Maradona with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 26 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  W_Fofana receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  W_Fofana with a terrific drive !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 27 :(bnm) K_Furuhashi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Macedo!
          ...  M_Ozil brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(arn) M_Ozil sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 33 :(bnm) The Bayern Munich manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 34 :(bnm) M_Salah gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Salah aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Saved by T_Macedo
Min. 39 :(bnm) C_Chukwuemek with a 40-yard pass to K_Furuhashi
          ...  I_Gundogan wins the ball well
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a free kick
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 42 :(arn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  R_Sterling gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  C_Chukwuemek with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) M_Ozil has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  He knocks it to N_Anelka!
          ...  N_Anelka with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Cech was lucky there
Min. 45 :(arn) I_Gundogan heads the ball back to R_Sterling
          ...  Omar_Little knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  N_Rizzoli blows up for a foul
          ...  N_Rizzoli refrained from booking him but had stern words

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Bayern Munich

Min. 46 :(arn) M_Keown leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to N_Anelka
          ...  But A_Odriozola puts the ball out of play
Min. 50 :(bnm) D_Maradona with a one-touch layoff to M_Salah
          ...  M_Salah has a dig at goal!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 53 :(arn) Ronaldinhio slides it through the middle to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Arsenal go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 54 :(bnm) Bayern Munich altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 57 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Vikram with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(bnm) O_Watkins will replace the useless Rivera and will play FW
Min. 64 :(arn) W_Fofana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Sterling gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Vikram plays the back pass
          ...  Cech can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ozil chips the ball into the area!
          ...  I_Gundogan gets to it!
          ...  But Cech just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Gundogan hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Anelka with the shot!
          ...  Cech saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 64 :(bnm) C_Chukwuemek plays in O_Watkins with a beautiful ball
          ...  But O_Zinchenko reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(arn) Ronaldinhio brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Anelka!
          ...  Vikram with the foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 67 :(arn) R_Sterling runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of N_Anelka
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  But Exe_Palacios slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Anelka has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Gary_Mcvittie!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Odriozola gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Omar_Little clears the danger
Min. 69 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a bad back pass from Exe_Palacios
          ...  O_Watkins with a superb challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 70 :(arn) M_Manz takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Sterling as DF
Min. 70 :(bnm) D_Maradona looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Furuhashi
          ...  W_Fofana makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Chukwuemek hits it into the box!
          ...  O_Watkins gets a shot in
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away
Min. 74 :(bnm) A_Odriozola sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Furuhashi
          ...  Ronaldinhio gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 75 :(arn) Arsenal restructured their strategy to D
Min. 75 :(arn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  N_Anelka is through!
          ...  K_Furuhashi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 76 :(bnm) Exe_Palacios spits at M_Manz
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(bnm) P_Inzaghi is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Odriozola is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(arn) I_Gundogan picks out N_Anelka with the cross
          ...  Vikram cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 78 :(arn) M_Ozil puts in Ronaldinhio
          ...  P_Inzaghi fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Rizzoli warned him
Min. 79 :(bnm) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Kounde will come on for Vikram and play DF
Min. 82 :(arn) I_Gundogan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Ronaldinhio gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Kounde
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Winterburn drives it into the box!
          ...  Cech makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) I_Gundogan plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Ozil decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  M_Ozil flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 91 :(arn) N_Anelka beats Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Kounde hits it out for a throw
Min. 92 :(arn) I_Gundogan plays the early ball across the box to find M_Keown in space
          ...  But O_Watkins wins the ball
Min. 93 :(arn) Ronaldinhio with a measured ball to N_Anelka
          ...  Cleaned up by Gary_Mcvittie

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 178,793
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Ronaldinhio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (32), M_Keown (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ozil (27), I_Gundogan (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : M_Salah
Scorers              : M_Salah (10 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Maradona (14), Vikram (57), Exe_Palacios (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Bayern Munich
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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  39   3   3   3  42 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   2  37  10   4  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  25  15  25
N_Winterburn   DF   1  36   6   5  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  35   3   8  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  34   5   5  37 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  34   2  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   1   9  33  19  31 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  18 113  18
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  33  13  28 |  95   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  80   0
I_Gundogan     MF   2   4  33   1  28 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  88   3
R_Sterling     MF   1   6  32  16  23 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  36  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
N_Neto         GK  22   2   3   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Manz         DF   2  33   8   5  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  31   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  31  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     FW   1   5   5  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Cech           GK  38   3   1   2  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  35   9   3  44 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  35   7   5  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
Vikram         DF   2  35   4   1  27 |  80   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  33   1   5  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Odriozola    DM   1  34  22   4  26 |  79   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
D_Maradona     MF   2  13  36   1  16 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
C_Chukwuemek   MF   2   3  35   5  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Rivera         AM   1   1  31  22  26 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        FW   1   2   2  37  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  10
K_Furuhashi    FW   1   5   2  36  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
Brad_Viner     GK  33   3   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  34   7   2  28 |  15   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
F_Ruiz         MF   2   5  34   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Watkins      FW   1   3   3  36  37 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
P_Inzaghi      FW   1   3   3  24  26 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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