Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Mon Dec 28)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              3-4-3 A  |  5-4-1 N
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF C_Barr
                         D_Caicedo DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                        C_Makelele MF  |  DF E_Johnson
                        Seitaridis MF  |  DF C_Luciano
                          B_Harley MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                           D_Prime MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                          D_Murphy FW  |  MF Y_Hussein
                           H_Sabry FW  |  MF Jinky
                         B_McBride FW  |  FW Yeboah
                                       |
                          I_Lawlor SUB |  SUB P_Out
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB M_Nastasic
                          S_Proedl SUB |  SUB G_Clichy
                         M_Dembele SUB |  SUB D_Silva
                          A_Little SUB |  SUB A_Negredo

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 2  :(arn) B_Harley with a flicked pass to D_Prime
          ...  But Efe_Sodje wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 3  :(arn) Seitaridis with the first time pass to G_Griffiths
          ...  G_Griffiths hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 5  :(arn) K_Rekik retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Prime latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Prime with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 10 :(mnc) Y_Hussein breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  H_Sabry brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  H_Webb had no choice there!!
          ...  Scott Matthews appluads the decision
Min. 10 :(mnc) C_Barr with a precise pass to Y_Hussein
          ...  Y_Hussein bears down on goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 11 :(mnc) C_Barr 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  C_Barr hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Laursen runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of A_Andanov
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  D_Caicedo fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He is warned by H_Webb
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  A_Andanov plays it short to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  B_McBride wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Prime has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Barr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Caicedo!
          ...  A_Andanov with a bad challenge
          ...  H_Webb will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(arn) B_McBride takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But C_Barr barges him off the ball
Min. 27 :(mnc) Yeboah takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past K_Rekik
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  K_Rekik slices it
          ...  D_James moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Johnson swings it in!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(arn) B_Harley with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride sees S_Scuffet off his line !
          ...  S_Scuffet is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 28 :(mnc) A_Andanov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Efe_Sodje gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Makelele with an awful challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 32 :(arn) Seitaridis leaves M_Laursen standing
          ...  Yeboah fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  D_Murphy drives it under the wall
          ...  S_Scuffet guesses right
Min. 33 :(arn) C_Makelele has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Laursen
          ...  He knocks it to B_McBride!
          ...  B_McBride launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 33 :(mnc) Yeboah skips the challenge from G_Griffiths
          ...  Yeboah with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 35 :(arn) G_Griffiths beats E_Johnson
          ...  G_Griffiths with a thundering drive!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Jinky flicks the ball through
          ...  Y_Hussein runs onto it!
          ...  D_Caicedo reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 40 :(mnc) Jinky with a smart pass to C_Luciano
          ...  D_Prime slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) D_Murphy is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Seitaridis
          ...  Seitaridis bears down on goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 44 :(arn) D_Murphy takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Seitaridis
          ...  Seitaridis tries the shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  S_Scuffet is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Prime crosses it in!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 45 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw finds C_Barr with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But G_Griffiths wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) Yeboah takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Caicedo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 48 :(arn) C_Makelele with a slide rule pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with a powerful header !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a good save
Min. 52 :(mnc) Y_Hussein moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah attempts a chip!
          ...  D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 53 :(arn) B_Harley kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Murphy tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_Scuffet's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw drives it across the face of the goal M_Laursen
          ...  M_Laursen with the shot !
          ...  But D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 54 :(mnc) C_Luciano times his run well
          ...  C_Luciano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But D_James parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 55 :(mnc) Yeboah picks up the pass
          ...  Yeboah rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 58 :(mnc) Jinky kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Luciano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Luciano swings in the shot!
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(mnc) M_Nastasic will come on for C_Barr and play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) D_Silva replaces P_Do_Shaw and will play MF
Min. 62 :(mnc) Jinky jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  D_Caicedo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 63 :(mnc) E_Johnson runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Yeboah latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Yeboah with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  D_James is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 65 :(arn) D_Caicedo with a pinpoint pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with the overhead !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 65 :(mnc) Yeboah flicks it past B_Harley
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Yeboah hits a crisp volley!
          ...  D_James watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 66 :(arn) Seitaridis finds C_Makelele with a ball over the defence
          ...  Y_Hussein knocks the ball back to S_Scuffet
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past S_Scuffet!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele drives it into the box!
          ...  Jinky heads it away
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Johnson with an in swinging cross to M_Nastasic
          ...  M_Nastasic with the crafty shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
Min. 71 :(mnc) A_Andanov with a first time pass
          ...  Yeboah runs onto it!
          ...  Yeboah attempts a chip!
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 74 :(mnc) D_Silva heads the ball back to E_Johnson
          ...  E_Johnson with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 76 :(arn) The ball is passed in from B_Harley, he finds C_Makelele
          ...  Yeboah with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 79 :(arn) B_McBride off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Murphy picks up the deflection
          ...  C_Luciano clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 83 :(arn) Seitaridis rushes through the defence
          ...  Efe_Sodje reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 84 :(mnc) A_Andanov jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Andanov with a thundering shot!
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by D_James !!
Min. 86 :(mnc) M_Laursen with the cross-field pass to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_James moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 87 :(arn) B_Harley pulls it back to D_Murphy
          ...  Y_Hussein slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Andanov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Jinky gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jinky with the shot !
          ...  D_James takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 90 :(arn) Seitaridis punches Y_Hussein off the ball
          ...  H_Webb lectures him
Min. 90 :(mnc) Y_Hussein passes the ball to A_Andanov
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Andanov !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 91 :(mnc) A_Andanov volleys it forward. He finds M_Laursen
          ...  M_Laursen with a thundering volley!
          ...  But he puts it wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 100,195
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Caicedo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Sabry (10)
Booked               : C_Makelele (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Jinky
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Andanov (24), Yeboah (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       18
Off target           :           9        |       13
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       18
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 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  28   2   2   3  26 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  25  11   3  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
D_Caicedo      DF   1  25   8   6  47 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  23   6   2  12 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  25   9  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  24  16  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
D_Prime        MF   2   7  23  13  40 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  24  17 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  25   8   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  25   5   6  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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S_Scuffet      GK  36   5   1   4  41 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  27  12   9  27 |  64   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
M_Laursen      DF   2  27   9   6  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  27   4   2  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  26   8   5  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
C_Luciano      DF   2  24   7   7  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  27   7  25 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   4
Y_Hussein      MF   2   9  26   9  39 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
Jinky          MF   3   8  26   8  41 |  97   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
Yeboah         FW   1   7   6  26  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nastasic     DF   1  23   2   2  45 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
G_Clichy       DF   1  22   9   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Silva        MF   2   5  23   7  19 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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