Elite FA Cup Group Match, Arsenal vs. Newcastle (Wed Oct 28)


                              Arsenal  |  Newcastle
                              3-5-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                          S_Proedl DF  |  DF D_F_Rodrigues
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF L_Jones
                           Stelvio MF  |  DF P_Evra
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF P_Cocu
                        Seitaridis MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                         M_Dembele MF  |  MF W_Zaha
                           D_Prime MF  |  MF R_Pires
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                          A_Little FW  |  FW G_Roberts
                                       |
                          I_Lawlor SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                         D_Caicedo SUB |  SUB A_Hinkel
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB A_Mariappa
                          B_Harley SUB |  SUB M_Oakley
                           H_Sabry SUB |  SUB Robin_Van_Gik

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(arn) D_Murphy jumps over P_Evra's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Murphy could have let it bounce!
          ...  P_Shilton guesses right
Min. 3  :(nwt) P_Cocu breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  D_Murphy brings him down in the area!
          ...  M_McCurry called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  Appeals for a penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Newcastle players are furious!
          ...  E_Cavani is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's put Newcastle ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle...
Min. 4  :(nwt) N_Schulz pass splits open the defence and finds E_Cavani
          ...  Stelvio reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 7  :(arn) Seitaridis with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Murphy in space
          ...  D_Murphy tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But P_Shilton just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 9  :(arn) M_Dembele takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Murphy
          ...  G_Roberts forces him off the ball
Min. 9  :(nwt) P_Cocu is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 9  :(nwt) M_Oakley is coming on for P_Cocu and will play MF
Min. 13 :(arn) Stelvio 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!
          ...  D_Prime receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Prime flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  P_Shilton with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 16 :(arn) C_Makelele races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Prime lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But C_Obasi slides in
Min. 17 :(arn) S_Ramos crosses to D_Murphy
          ...  But C_Obasi comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 17 :(nwt) C_Obasi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 18 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from Seitaridis to C_Makelele
          ...  C_Obasi slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 19 :(arn) A_Little jumps over C_Obasi's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Little hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  P_Shilton makes a difficult save
Min. 24 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues curls the ball out wide to N_Schulz
          ...  S_Ramos steals the ball of off him
Min. 25 :(nwt) E_Cavani makes himself available
          ...  S_Ramos with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Newcastle players
          ...  M_McCurry calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  M_Oakley shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to G_Roberts instead
          ...  C_Makelele plays the back pass
          ...  D_James can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Schulz plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Pires gets his head on it
          ...  But D_James hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 31 :(arn) A_Little beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Little with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 33 :(nwt) M_Oakley brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Oakley !
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 35 :(nwt) W_Zaha with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani drives the shot in!
          ...  D_James with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Oakley hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 38 :(nwt) W_Zaha finds L_Jones with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_Jones beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat D_James
          ...  He nutmegs D_James
          ...  D_James does well to save it !!
Min. 39 :(arn) M_Dembele has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Ramos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Ramos aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But P_Shilton palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seitaridis drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Obasi wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) M_Dembele fires over a low cross to D_Murphy
          ...  G_Roberts pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle

Min. 47 :(arn) A_Little with a flashy move
          ...  E_Cavani pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 48 :(arn) M_Dembele reads the run of D_Murphy
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Murphy !
          ...  P_Shilton makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 49 :(arn) A_Little takes advantage of a mistake by L_Jones
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Little hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  P_Shilton with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 52 :(arn) A_Little knocks it past P_Evra and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Little smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But P_Shilton palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 54 :(arn) C_Makelele works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  P_Shilton heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks it over P_Evra's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Murphy curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It's beaten P_Shilton
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 65 :(arn) B_Harley is being brought on
          ...  Stelvio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(arn) M_Dembele is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Seitaridis
          ...  Seitaridis tries to beat P_Shilton from outside the area!
          ...  P_Shilton saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 69 :(arn) A_Little swings an elbow
          ...  He caught G_Roberts full in the face
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_McCurry calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(arn) A_Little sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's M_McCurry going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 72 :(arn) B_Harley takes advantage of a mistake by D_F_Rodrigues
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  B_Harley with a stunning strike !
          ...  P_Shilton gathers it easily
Min. 77 :(arn) S_Ramos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Obasi
          ...  He puts in D_Prime!
          ...  P_Evra goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 77 :(nwt) E_Cavani pulls it back to M_Oakley
          ...  M_Oakley with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 79 :(nwt) W_Zaha races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Oakley lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Oakley with the shot on net !
          ...  D_James just watches float over the bar!
Min. 83 :(nwt) W_Zaha whips the ball across to E_Cavani
          ...  S_Proedl with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 83 :(nwt) L_Jones with a precise pass to W_Zaha
          ...  W_Zaha hits a curling shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_James never had a chance!
Min. 85 :(arn) J_Stam loses C_Obasi
          ...  J_Stam flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 85 :(nwt) E_Cavani has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Seitaridis
          ...  He puts in P_Evra!
          ...  P_Evra looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Arsenal fans laugh at him
Min. 86 :(nwt) N_Schulz flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Seitaridis beats him to the ball
Min. 87 :(arn) S_Proedl plays the back pass
          ...  D_James can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Newcastle ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) Seitaridis loses his marker
          ...  But C_Obasi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 92 :(nwt) M_Oakley looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Roberts
          ...  D_Murphy pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 93 :(arn) D_Prime pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  A_Little is clean through!
          ...  Blocked by D_F_Rodrigues

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 103,961
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Murphy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Little (69), S_Proedl (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : C_Obasi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Cavani (3 pen), S_Proedl (87 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Cavani (47)
Injured              : P_Cocu (9)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 Newcastle
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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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  25   5   6  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22  -2
J_Stam         DF   2  24   8   6  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
S_Ramos        DF   2  24   7   7  40 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15
Stelvio        MF   2  23  10   6  23 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  25   9  30 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  24  16  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  24   6  42 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
D_Prime        MF   2   7  23  13  40 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  21
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  25   8   6  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  24   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Harley       FW   1   6  24   6  33 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton      GK  31   6   5   3  18 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  26  13  11  34 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  24  11   8  39 |  96   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  30  20
L_Jones        DF   3  23   6   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_Evra         DF   3  23  11   9  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
P_Cocu         MF   3  10  25  11  25 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  24  15  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  23  17  12 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60  21
R_Pires        MF   3   9  23  16  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  25  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  18  23
G_Roberts      FW   1   9  10  23  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  23  10  10  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mariappa     DF   2  23   9   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oakley       MF   2  10  23  12  36 |  87   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
Robin_Van_Gik  FW   2   9   9  23  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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