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Season 35 Archive: June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round
Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester City
June Ridout Memorial Cup 2n Round Match, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Wed Feb 08)
Arsenal | Manchester City
4-4-1-1 E | 4-5-1 C
Adrian Dalmedo | Tony McCleary
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D_James GK | GK A_Zaratta
P_Evra DF | DF C_Fuchs
C_Chambers DF | DF D_Gallagher
Ramos DF | DF Mikio_Fujioka
Seb_Ferrira DF | DF A_Rami
M_Thomas MF | MF J_Butland
H_Fernandez MF | MF Leda_Cygnus
M_Overmars MF | MF Aparichit
G_Zolla MF | MF Suz_Nakamoto
Ronaldinhio AM | MF J_Afolabi
N_Anelka FW | FW Taliyah
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R_Zieler SUB | SUB G_Yates
M_Layun SUB | SUB Bohte_Daisuke
P_Viera SUB | SUB Seb_Rudy
F_Valverde SUB | SUB E_Shikari
D_Baggio SUB | SUB O_Bierhoff
Referee: G_Poll (England)
Min. 1 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at D_Gallagher
... He takes it past him
... N_Anelka with the side footed shot!
... What agility from A_Zaratta
Min. 2 :(mnc) J_Butland with a slide rule pass to Taliyah
... Taliyah fires the shot in!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... D_James looks relieved there!
Min. 6 :(arn) M_Thomas is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to C_Chambers
... Brilliantly taken away by Mikio_Fujioka !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 8 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a bad back pass from Mikio_Fujioka
... D_Gallagher intercepts the pass
Min. 8 :(mnc) J_Butland retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Taliyah gets on the end of it
... Seb_Ferrira gathers up the loose ball
Min. 9 :(arn) The defender slips and falls over!
... N_Anelka is through!
... N_Anelka blasts it at the goal !
... But A_Zaratta with the difficult save
Min. 11 :(arn) M_Thomas plays a long ball to N_Anelka
... An audacious effort from N_Anelka !
... A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... Suz_Nakamoto hits the ball on the bounce !
... But D_James makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 12 :(mnc) Aparichit flicks it past Seb_Ferrira
... He runs forward
... Ramos slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_Butland
... H_Fernandez wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 13 :(arn) G_Zolla with a 40-yard pass to Ramos
... Ramos sees A_Zaratta off his line !
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zaratta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 16 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus brings the ball into the opposing area
... Leda_Cygnus tries to beat D_James!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... D_James palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... J_Butland swings it in!
... Seb_Ferrira reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 17 :(arn) Ronaldinhio brings it under control
... He takes on Mikio_Fujioka
... He gets past him!
... He puts in C_Chambers!
... C_Fuchs reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... Ramos plays it towards the near post!
... A_Zaratta easily catches it!
Min. 19 :(arn) G_Zolla with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to P_Evra
... A_Rami with the block
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Anelka beats Leda_Cygnus
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... D_Gallagher wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 22 :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
... Knocks it past Mikio_Fujioka
... He's through on goal
... An audacious effort from N_Anelka !
... A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 23 :(arn) N_Anelka with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... N_Anelka looks to see where A_Zaratta is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... It comes back off the woodwork!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... GOAL !!
... And Arsenal are leading in the game now
... Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 24 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Taliyah
... Taliyah tries to chip the ball over D_James!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 27 :(arn) H_Fernandez holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Ronaldinhio
... Ronaldinhio sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... A_Zaratta palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... G_Zolla hits it towards the far post!
... Ronaldinhio makes a firm connection with his head
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zaratta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... A_Zaratta tips it wide!
... CORNER!
... G_Zolla hits it towards the far post!
... H_Fernandez with the shot!
... A_Zaratta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 29 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Taliyah
... He puts in H_Fernandez!
... H_Fernandez bears down on goal!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 29 :(mnc) J_Afolabi plays the early ball across the box to find Leda_Cygnus in space
... But H_Fernandez wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 30 :(mnc) J_Butland knocks it past P_Evra and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... N_Anelka with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Butland kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
... Taliyah has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Ramos hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Mikio_Fujioka chips the ball in towards the back post!
... D_James makes the catch!
Min. 34 :(arn) N_Anelka chests it down
... But D_Gallagher slides in
Min. 36 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Taliyah
... He puts in N_Anelka!
... N_Anelka hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... A_Zaratta tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... M_Overmars hits it into the box!
... D_Gallagher wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 37 :(arn) M_Overmars skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Evra
... P_Evra keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... A_Zaratta fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Butland gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... D_Gallagher is unmarked
... D_Gallagher sends it flying towards goal!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) M_Thomas with the towering header to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka sees A_Zaratta off his line !
... A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 44 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... Suz_Nakamoto tries one from the edge of the box !
... Looks like it should be D_James's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... D_James looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Afolabi plays it into the danger area!
... It comes to Aparichit
... He gets the shot away
... But D_James makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Anelka nutmegs the defender
... But D_Gallagher will cut out the threat
Min. 45 :(mnc) J_Afolabi can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Aparichit
... Aparichit blasts it at the goal !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 45 :(arn) Ramos takes possession
... J_Butland is called for the holding foul
... Well spotted by the referee
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 47 :(arn) M_Thomas plays a long ball to H_Fernandez
... H_Fernandez flicks the header toward the far post!
... But it whistles just past the post
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City
Min. 46 :(arn) H_Fernandez with the header on
... He finds C_Chambers in space
... C_Chambers rises above the defence to head the ball !
... A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 47 :(arn) H_Fernandez with the towering header to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 49 :(arn) H_Fernandez knocks it forward
... A_Rami slips
... N_Anelka gets to it!
... N_Anelka controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 51 :(arn) N_Anelka throws a punch
... Suz_Nakamoto slumps to the ground
... He could be off here!
... G_Poll reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 51 :(mnc) Aparichit is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to Suz_Nakamoto
... The cross hits Suz_Nakamoto on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But D_James is equal to it
Min. 53 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus off the woodwork.
... J_Butland picks up the deflection
... But Ronaldinhio comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Afolabi
... J_Afolabi with the shot !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 55 :(arn) M_Overmars controls it well
... He nutmegs C_Fuchs
... He puts in C_Chambers!
... C_Chambers hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It floats over A_Zaratta
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 56 :(mnc) D_Gallagher gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds Mikio_Fujioka
... Mikio_Fujioka with a low drive through the rain!
... D_James has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... D_James is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
... Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 59 :(arn) C_Chambers is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... N_Anelka latches onto the end of it
... N_Anelka hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zaratta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... A_Zaratta catches it with style!
Min. 59 :(arn) Ronaldinhio drives it across the face of the goal N_Anelka
... Mikio_Fujioka with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... He received a good talking to from G_Poll
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... N_Anelka with the thundering drive
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... G_Zolla chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_Gallagher gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 61 :(arn) M_Thomas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... H_Fernandez gets onto the end of the pass!
... H_Fernandez with a powerful header !
... It hits the side netting!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 66 :(mnc) Aparichit chests it down
... Aparichit must beat D_James!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_James beaten!
... CORNER!
... J_Butland hits it towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by C_Chambers
Min. 70 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke is going to be brought on
... C_Fuchs is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Seb_Rudy will come on for J_Butland and play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) Ronaldinhio gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Well executed sliding challenge from Leda_Cygnus
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio chips the ball into the area!
... It comes to Ramos
... He fires it towards to goal
... A_Zaratta makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 75 :(mnc) Taliyah with a real burst of pace
... He leaves the defender behind
... Taliyah controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... But D_James punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 79 :(arn) M_Layun is going to be brought on
... Ramos is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(arn) P_Viera is coming on and M_Overmars is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) Ronaldinhio sidesteps A_Rami
... He showed great skill there
... A_Rami reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - O_Bierhoff on for Taliyah as a FW
Min. 82 :(arn) F_Valverde will replace the useless H_Fernandez and will play MF
Min. 82 :(arn) Ronaldinhio unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Evra
... D_Gallagher rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's G_Poll going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled M_Layun
... M_Layun reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 83 :(arn) D_Baggio takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace N_Anelka as FW
Min. 83 :(arn) P_Evra with a glorious long pass to Seb_Ferrira
... What a shot from Seb_Ferrira !
... It could go anywhere
... A_Zaratta parries it, he follows it up
... GOAL !!
... The defence had gone walk about!
... What a time to score!!
... That must be the winner
... Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 83 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 83 :(mnc) A_Rami cuts the ball back to O_Bierhoff
... C_Chambers cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(arn) P_Evra gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside A_Rami!
... He has some space now!
... A_Rami recovers to win the ball back
Min. 93 :(mnc) O_Bierhoff takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... Superbly timed tackle by M_Layun
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... Aparichit drives it into the box!
... P_Evra belts it clear
Min. 94 :(arn) M_Thomas lobs the ball over the defence
... P_Viera latches on to it
... Bohte_Daisuke with a terrible tackle
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 146,222
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Anelka (23), Seb_Ferrira (83)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N_Anelka (51)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : D_Gallagher
Scorers : Mikio_Fujioka (56)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 23 | 14
Off target : 10 | 8
On target : 13 | 6
Possession : 53 | 47
Corners : 6 | 6
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 4 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 8
Key Tackles : 8 | 11
Key Passes : 20 | 12
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Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 1 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 39 2 2 3 26 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
P_Evra DF 3 35 13 11 21 | 98 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
C_Chambers DF 2 35 9 9 22 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 5
Ramos DF 1 34 8 8 22 | 83 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
Seb_Ferrira DF 2 33 9 9 20 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 0 25
M_Thomas MF 2 2 35 1 12 | 98 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
H_Fernandez MF 1 8 31 8 32 | 86 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 40 5
M_Overmars MF 1 4 31 3 28 | 83 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 20
G_Zolla MF 2 24 30 1 14 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Ronaldinhio AM 1 4 30 12 28 | 98 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
N_Anelka FW 2 5 12 33 21 | 87 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 48
R_Zieler GK 29 3 2 5 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Layun DF 1 32 13 7 33 | 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 20
P_Viera MF 2 5 30 11 29 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Valverde MF 1 3 29 2 10 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Baggio FW 2 7 10 29 21 | 11 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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A_Zaratta GK 34 3 3 1 21 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
C_Fuchs DF 2 36 9 10 32 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Gallagher DF 1 35 9 10 43 | 98 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 140 30 0
Mikio_Fujioka DF 2 35 8 10 41 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 0 25
A_Rami DF 3 35 5 7 20 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
J_Butland MF 2 10 33 12 41 | 74 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 20 -20
Leda_Cygnus MF 1 9 31 19 22 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
Aparichit MF 3 5 31 19 12 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Suz_Nakamoto MF 1 1 30 23 33 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
J_Afolabi MF 2 16 30 6 32 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Taliyah FW 2 7 8 34 11 | 84 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
G_Yates GK 29 2 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bohte_Daisuke MF 1 35 11 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seb_Rudy MF 1 8 30 1 37 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
E_Shikari MF 1 6 27 9 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Bierhoff FW 1 9 11 30 32 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Arsenal | Manchester City
4-4-1-1 E | 4-5-1 C
Adrian Dalmedo | Tony McCleary
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D_James GK | GK A_Zaratta
P_Evra DF | DF C_Fuchs
C_Chambers DF | DF D_Gallagher
Ramos DF | DF Mikio_Fujioka
Seb_Ferrira DF | DF A_Rami
M_Thomas MF | MF J_Butland
H_Fernandez MF | MF Leda_Cygnus
M_Overmars MF | MF Aparichit
G_Zolla MF | MF Suz_Nakamoto
Ronaldinhio AM | MF J_Afolabi
N_Anelka FW | FW Taliyah
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R_Zieler SUB | SUB G_Yates
M_Layun SUB | SUB Bohte_Daisuke
P_Viera SUB | SUB Seb_Rudy
F_Valverde SUB | SUB E_Shikari
D_Baggio SUB | SUB O_Bierhoff
Referee: G_Poll (England)
Min. 1 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at D_Gallagher
... He takes it past him
... N_Anelka with the side footed shot!
... What agility from A_Zaratta
Min. 2 :(mnc) J_Butland with a slide rule pass to Taliyah
... Taliyah fires the shot in!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... D_James looks relieved there!
Min. 6 :(arn) M_Thomas is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to C_Chambers
... Brilliantly taken away by Mikio_Fujioka !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 8 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a bad back pass from Mikio_Fujioka
... D_Gallagher intercepts the pass
Min. 8 :(mnc) J_Butland retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Taliyah gets on the end of it
... Seb_Ferrira gathers up the loose ball
Min. 9 :(arn) The defender slips and falls over!
... N_Anelka is through!
... N_Anelka blasts it at the goal !
... But A_Zaratta with the difficult save
Min. 11 :(arn) M_Thomas plays a long ball to N_Anelka
... An audacious effort from N_Anelka !
... A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... Suz_Nakamoto hits the ball on the bounce !
... But D_James makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 12 :(mnc) Aparichit flicks it past Seb_Ferrira
... He runs forward
... Ramos slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_Butland
... H_Fernandez wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 13 :(arn) G_Zolla with a 40-yard pass to Ramos
... Ramos sees A_Zaratta off his line !
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zaratta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 16 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus brings the ball into the opposing area
... Leda_Cygnus tries to beat D_James!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... D_James palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... J_Butland swings it in!
... Seb_Ferrira reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 17 :(arn) Ronaldinhio brings it under control
... He takes on Mikio_Fujioka
... He gets past him!
... He puts in C_Chambers!
... C_Fuchs reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... Ramos plays it towards the near post!
... A_Zaratta easily catches it!
Min. 19 :(arn) G_Zolla with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to P_Evra
... A_Rami with the block
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Anelka beats Leda_Cygnus
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... D_Gallagher wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 22 :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
... Knocks it past Mikio_Fujioka
... He's through on goal
... An audacious effort from N_Anelka !
... A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 23 :(arn) N_Anelka with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... N_Anelka looks to see where A_Zaratta is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... It comes back off the woodwork!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... GOAL !!
... And Arsenal are leading in the game now
... Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 24 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Taliyah
... Taliyah tries to chip the ball over D_James!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 27 :(arn) H_Fernandez holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Ronaldinhio
... Ronaldinhio sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... A_Zaratta palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... G_Zolla hits it towards the far post!
... Ronaldinhio makes a firm connection with his head
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zaratta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... A_Zaratta tips it wide!
... CORNER!
... G_Zolla hits it towards the far post!
... H_Fernandez with the shot!
... A_Zaratta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 29 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Taliyah
... He puts in H_Fernandez!
... H_Fernandez bears down on goal!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 29 :(mnc) J_Afolabi plays the early ball across the box to find Leda_Cygnus in space
... But H_Fernandez wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 30 :(mnc) J_Butland knocks it past P_Evra and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... N_Anelka with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Butland kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
... Taliyah has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Ramos hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Mikio_Fujioka chips the ball in towards the back post!
... D_James makes the catch!
Min. 34 :(arn) N_Anelka chests it down
... But D_Gallagher slides in
Min. 36 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Taliyah
... He puts in N_Anelka!
... N_Anelka hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... A_Zaratta tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... M_Overmars hits it into the box!
... D_Gallagher wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 37 :(arn) M_Overmars skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Evra
... P_Evra keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... A_Zaratta fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Butland gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... D_Gallagher is unmarked
... D_Gallagher sends it flying towards goal!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) M_Thomas with the towering header to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka sees A_Zaratta off his line !
... A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 44 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... Suz_Nakamoto tries one from the edge of the box !
... Looks like it should be D_James's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... D_James looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Afolabi plays it into the danger area!
... It comes to Aparichit
... He gets the shot away
... But D_James makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Anelka nutmegs the defender
... But D_Gallagher will cut out the threat
Min. 45 :(mnc) J_Afolabi can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Aparichit
... Aparichit blasts it at the goal !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 45 :(arn) Ramos takes possession
... J_Butland is called for the holding foul
... Well spotted by the referee
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 47 :(arn) M_Thomas plays a long ball to H_Fernandez
... H_Fernandez flicks the header toward the far post!
... But it whistles just past the post
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City
Min. 46 :(arn) H_Fernandez with the header on
... He finds C_Chambers in space
... C_Chambers rises above the defence to head the ball !
... A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 47 :(arn) H_Fernandez with the towering header to N_Anelka
... N_Anelka has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 49 :(arn) H_Fernandez knocks it forward
... A_Rami slips
... N_Anelka gets to it!
... N_Anelka controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 51 :(arn) N_Anelka throws a punch
... Suz_Nakamoto slumps to the ground
... He could be off here!
... G_Poll reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 51 :(mnc) Aparichit is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to Suz_Nakamoto
... The cross hits Suz_Nakamoto on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But D_James is equal to it
Min. 53 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus off the woodwork.
... J_Butland picks up the deflection
... But Ronaldinhio comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Afolabi
... J_Afolabi with the shot !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 55 :(arn) M_Overmars controls it well
... He nutmegs C_Fuchs
... He puts in C_Chambers!
... C_Chambers hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It floats over A_Zaratta
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 56 :(mnc) D_Gallagher gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds Mikio_Fujioka
... Mikio_Fujioka with a low drive through the rain!
... D_James has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... D_James is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
... Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 59 :(arn) C_Chambers is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... N_Anelka latches onto the end of it
... N_Anelka hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Zaratta moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... A_Zaratta catches it with style!
Min. 59 :(arn) Ronaldinhio drives it across the face of the goal N_Anelka
... Mikio_Fujioka with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... He received a good talking to from G_Poll
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... N_Anelka with the thundering drive
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... G_Zolla chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_Gallagher gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 61 :(arn) M_Thomas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... H_Fernandez gets onto the end of the pass!
... H_Fernandez with a powerful header !
... It hits the side netting!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 66 :(mnc) Aparichit chests it down
... Aparichit must beat D_James!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_James beaten!
... CORNER!
... J_Butland hits it towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by C_Chambers
Min. 70 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke is going to be brought on
... C_Fuchs is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Seb_Rudy will come on for J_Butland and play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) Ronaldinhio gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Well executed sliding challenge from Leda_Cygnus
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio chips the ball into the area!
... It comes to Ramos
... He fires it towards to goal
... A_Zaratta makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 75 :(mnc) Taliyah with a real burst of pace
... He leaves the defender behind
... Taliyah controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... But D_James punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 79 :(arn) M_Layun is going to be brought on
... Ramos is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(arn) P_Viera is coming on and M_Overmars is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) Ronaldinhio sidesteps A_Rami
... He showed great skill there
... A_Rami reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - O_Bierhoff on for Taliyah as a FW
Min. 82 :(arn) F_Valverde will replace the useless H_Fernandez and will play MF
Min. 82 :(arn) Ronaldinhio unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Evra
... D_Gallagher rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's G_Poll going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled M_Layun
... M_Layun reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 83 :(arn) D_Baggio takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace N_Anelka as FW
Min. 83 :(arn) P_Evra with a glorious long pass to Seb_Ferrira
... What a shot from Seb_Ferrira !
... It could go anywhere
... A_Zaratta parries it, he follows it up
... GOAL !!
... The defence had gone walk about!
... What a time to score!!
... That must be the winner
... Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 83 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 83 :(mnc) A_Rami cuts the ball back to O_Bierhoff
... C_Chambers cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(arn) P_Evra gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside A_Rami!
... He has some space now!
... A_Rami recovers to win the ball back
Min. 93 :(mnc) O_Bierhoff takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... Superbly timed tackle by M_Layun
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... Aparichit drives it into the box!
... P_Evra belts it clear
Min. 94 :(arn) M_Thomas lobs the ball over the defence
... P_Viera latches on to it
... Bohte_Daisuke with a terrible tackle
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 146,222
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : N_Anelka (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Anelka (23), Seb_Ferrira (83)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N_Anelka (51)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : D_Gallagher
Scorers : Mikio_Fujioka (56)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 23 | 14
Off target : 10 | 8
On target : 13 | 6
Possession : 53 | 47
Corners : 6 | 6
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 4 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 8
Key Tackles : 8 | 11
Key Passes : 20 | 12
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Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 1 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 39 2 2 3 26 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
P_Evra DF 3 35 13 11 21 | 98 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
C_Chambers DF 2 35 9 9 22 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 5
Ramos DF 1 34 8 8 22 | 83 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
Seb_Ferrira DF 2 33 9 9 20 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 0 25
M_Thomas MF 2 2 35 1 12 | 98 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
H_Fernandez MF 1 8 31 8 32 | 86 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 40 5
M_Overmars MF 1 4 31 3 28 | 83 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 20
G_Zolla MF 2 24 30 1 14 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Ronaldinhio AM 1 4 30 12 28 | 98 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
N_Anelka FW 2 5 12 33 21 | 87 0 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 48
R_Zieler GK 29 3 2 5 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Layun DF 1 32 13 7 33 | 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 20
P_Viera MF 2 5 30 11 29 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Valverde MF 1 3 29 2 10 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Baggio FW 2 7 10 29 21 | 11 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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A_Zaratta GK 34 3 3 1 21 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
C_Fuchs DF 2 36 9 10 32 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Gallagher DF 1 35 9 10 43 | 98 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 140 30 0
Mikio_Fujioka DF 2 35 8 10 41 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 0 25
A_Rami DF 3 35 5 7 20 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
J_Butland MF 2 10 33 12 41 | 74 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 20 -20
Leda_Cygnus MF 1 9 31 19 22 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
Aparichit MF 3 5 31 19 12 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Suz_Nakamoto MF 1 1 30 23 33 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
J_Afolabi MF 2 16 30 6 32 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Taliyah FW 2 7 8 34 11 | 84 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
G_Yates GK 29 2 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bohte_Daisuke MF 1 35 11 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seb_Rudy MF 1 8 30 1 37 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
E_Shikari MF 1 6 27 9 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Bierhoff FW 1 9 11 30 32 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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