Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Arsenal vs. Paris Saint Germain (Wed Aug 07)


                              Arsenal  |  Paris Saint Germain
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK A_Tenas
                             Ramos DF  |  DF T_Forou
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF L_Blanc
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF D_Prescott
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF P_Anderson
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF Vitinha
                        F_Valverde MF  |  MF S_Wilkermann
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF B_Towell
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW R_K_Muani
                         H_Sanchez FW  |  FW R_De_Tomas
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB P_Jennings
                          W_Saliba SUB |  SUB F_Hierro
                          D_OLeary SUB |  SUB A_Ogbonna
                          Palhinha SUB |  SUB A_Baggio
                        N_Bendtner SUB |  SUB D_Costa

Referee: F_Lata (Albania)


Min. 5  :(psg) B_Towell twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 5  :(psg) A_Baggio is being brought on
          ...  B_Towell is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 7  :(psg) T_Forou takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_De_Tomas
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ramos
Min. 8  :(arn) H_Sanchez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves L_Blanc behind
          ...  H_Sanchez drives it low !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Tenas's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Tenas looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 10 :(psg) H_Stoichkov bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to P_Anderson
          ...  P_Anderson aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 11 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  R_Parlour is through!
          ...  D_Prescott read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 13 :(arn) Ramos with a 50-yard pass to Ronaldinhio
          ...  Ronaldinhio attempts the shot!
          ...  A_Tenas saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 16 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes advantage of a bad back pass from Vitinha
          ...  H_Sanchez pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 19 :(arn) R_Parlour runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  H_Sanchez latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  H_Sanchez flings a shot at goal !
          ...  A_Tenas turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord floats the ball in!
          ...  O_Zinchenko with the header
          ...  But A_Tenas punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 20 :(psg) R_De_Tomas gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past O_Zinchenko!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_De_Tomas uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 25 :(psg) A_Baggio sidesteps O_Zinchenko
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  O_Zinchenko with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_Lata tries to calm him down
Min. 28 :(arn) N_Anelka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Anderson behind
          ...  N_Anelka tries the shot !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And A_Tenas reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Valverde hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Blanc reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 29 :(arn) H_Sanchez with a slide rule pass to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Tenas grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 31 :(arn) R_Parlour with a glorious long pass to N_Anelka
          ...  D_Prescott with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Lata will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Lata gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  F_Lata signals that it is indirect
          ...  S_Wiltord swings it in
          ...  H_Sanchez takes control of it!
          ...  H_Sanchez carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 32 :(arn) F_Valverde with a probing pass to H_Sanchez
          ...  But S_Wilkermann wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to W_Fofana
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  A_Tenas saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 35 :(psg) R_K_Muani with a flashy move
          ...  R_K_Muani tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 36 :(psg) R_De_Tomas plays in T_Forou with a beautiful ball
          ...  T_Forou shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 37 :(arn) Ramos is unmarked!
          ...  Ramos hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But A_Tenas palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Valverde plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Parlour gets to it!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 38 :(psg) T_Forou brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_K_Muani gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_K_Muani uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But T_Macedo tips it over
          ...  F_Lata has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(arn) Ramos puts in H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Stoichkov leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  F_Lata lectures him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) Ronaldinhio plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Ronaldinhio sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 44 :(arn) S_Wiltord plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  A_Tenas comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Tenas
          ...  A_Tenas pulls off a save !!
Min. 46 :(psg) R_De_Tomas bursts forward
          ...  R_De_Tomas shoots towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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

Min. 47 :(arn) R_Parlour with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_Anderson
          ...  He knocks it to N_Anelka!
          ...  Vitinha with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  H_Sanchez hits it hard
          ...  A_Tenas parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 49 :(arn) H_Sanchez runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Sanchez tries the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 50 :(arn) S_Wiltord runs towards the goal
          ...  D_Prescott bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 50 :(psg) S_Wilkermann leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to R_De_Tomas
          ...  R_De_Tomas has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Macedo is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  That s put Paris Saint Germain ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 52 :(psg) R_K_Muani with the kinky dribble
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Layun
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 54 :(arn) S_Wiltord cuts inside P_Anderson
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Wiltord with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But A_Tenas reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 55 :(arn) S_Wiltord has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Forou
          ...  He knocks it to N_Anelka!
          ...  N_Anelka with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Tenas can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Tenas makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 56 :(arn) F_Valverde with a one-touch layoff to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez attempts to nutmeg A_Tenas!
          ...  A_Tenas with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 56 :(psg) R_K_Muani knocks the ball past Ramos
          ...  O_Zinchenko slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 57 :(psg) L_Blanc hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Vitinha latches onto it!
          ...  M_Layun with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 57 :(arn) M_Layun sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Wilkermann stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
Min. 61 :(psg) R_De_Tomas pulls it back to R_K_Muani
          ...  H_Sanchez wins the ball
Min. 64 :(arn) M_Layun kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Ronaldinhio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Ronaldinhio with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  A_Tenas fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 64 :(psg) S_Wilkermann unselfishly heads the ball back to R_K_Muani
          ...  But M_Layun comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 66 :(arn) N_Anelka makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  A glorious effort by N_Anelka !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 69 :(arn) W_Fofana steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs S_Wilkermann
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  W_Fofana belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But A_Tenas just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_Lata has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 72 :(arn) N_Anelka with a short pass to find H_Sanchez
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Sanchez !
          ...  A_Tenas falls over
          ...  But A_Tenas is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 73 :(arn) Ramos unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Anelka
          ...  Driven towards goal by N_Anelka !
          ...  A_Tenas fists it away
Min. 74 :(psg) S_Wilkermann controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs O_Zinchenko
          ...  He puts in R_K_Muani!
          ...  Ramos with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 76 :(arn) F_Valverde has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Blanc
          ...  He knocks it to R_Parlour!
          ...  T_Forou with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 78 :(arn) R_Parlour 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!
          ...  H_Sanchez receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Sanchez !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Tenas was beaten there!
Min. 79 :(arn) S_Wiltord passes the ball to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Tenas falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 80 :(arn) N_Bendtner replaces an unhappy S_Wiltord and will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(arn) D_OLeary is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Valverde is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(psg) F_Hierro is coming on and L_Blanc is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 80 :(psg) D_Costa takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_De_Tomas as FW
Min. 81 :(arn) Ronaldinhio volleys it forward. He finds N_Bendtner
          ...  N_Bendtner tries to chip the ball over A_Tenas!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Tenas's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 82 :(arn) W_Saliba is being brought on
          ...  W_Fofana is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(arn) Palhinha is being brought on
          ...  Ronaldinhio is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 87 :(arn) Palhinha back heels to find N_Anelka in space
          ...  A delicate header from N_Anelka !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(psg) H_Stoichkov is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to R_K_Muani
          ...  R_K_Muani has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 92 :(psg) A_Baggio whips the ball across to D_Costa
          ...  D_Costa with a powerful header !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 135,917
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : H_Sanchez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : A_Tenas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_De_Tomas (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Vitinha (47)
Injured              : B_Towell (5)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     | Paris Saint Germain
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       9
Off target           :          13        |       4
On target            :          14        |       5
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       18
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain
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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  38   3   3   3  42 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  36   9   8  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
M_Layun        DF   1  35  13   7  33 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  33   3   8  27 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  32   5   5  37 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  32  11  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  31  13  28 |  84   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  31   2  10 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |  81   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |  94   0   1   1   0  10   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   2  29   1   5  26 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_OLeary       MF   1   6  34  10  11 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Palhinha       MF   2  19  26   1  31 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Bendtner     FW   1   2   4  27  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Tenas        GK  31   5   2   3  28 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  30   7   7  33 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
L_Blanc        DF   2  28   9   5  38 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Prescott     DF   1  26   4   2  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
P_Anderson     DF   2  26   1   2  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  32   2  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Vitinha        MF   2   3  30   1  46 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Wilkermann   MF   1  11  28   1  28 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_K_Muani      FW   1   3   5  30  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_De_Tomas     FW   2   2   3  28  28 |  81   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
P_Jennings     GK  24   1   1   2  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Hierro       DF   1  25   2   5  23 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Ogbonna      DF   2  23   8   1  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Baggio       MF   1   5  26   3  42 |  89   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
D_Costa        FW   1   1   1  26  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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