Division One League Match, Feyenoord vs. Arsenal (Sun Dec 20)


                            Feyenoord  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-3 C
                         Gary Shields  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK D_James
                           D_Smith DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                          G_Simone DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          J_Mensah DF  |  DF A_Alrawi
                       J_Goodliffe DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                          A_Driver MF  |  MF M_Dembele
                          Atheer_S MF  |  MF D_Prime
                          T_Modise MF  |  MF D_Duff
                         A_Griffin MF  |  FW D_Murphy
                       M_Magnusson FW  |  FW B_McBride
                           S_Walsh FW  |  FW A_Little
                                       |
                           F_Bents SUB |  SUB I_Lawlor
                          W_Morris SUB |  SUB B_Hangeland
                         I_Koybasi SUB |  SUB C_Makelele
                          T_Senior SUB |  SUB B_Harley
                      M_Spiranovic SUB |  SUB H_Sabry

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 1  :(arn) J_Stam gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Simone!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Simone reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 5  :(arn) M_Dembele gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy hits a great shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 6  :(fyd) M_Magnusson skips the challenge from K_Rekik
          ...  M_Dembele plays it back
          ...  D_James slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Modise plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Magnusson with the header
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  That's given Feyenoord the advantage!
          ...  Feyenoord 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 7  :(fyd) A_Driver slides the ball across to S_Walsh
          ...  S_Walsh with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 8  :(arn) B_McBride holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Murphy in space!
          ...  D_Murphy with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But J_Reina makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 14 :(fyd) T_Modise sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But D_Duff with the fine tackle
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Dembele knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  M_Dembele rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 15 :(arn) A_Little beats D_Smith
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Wiley
          ...  A_Little blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But J_Reina smothers the ball.
Min. 21 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Murphy hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Arsenal are back on level terms now!
          ...  Feyenoord 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 25 :(arn) M_Dembele cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Little
          ...  Atheer_S anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 27 :(fyd) A_Driver with an intelligent ball to M_Magnusson
          ...  M_Magnusson gets up high for the header !
          ...  What agility from D_James
Min. 27 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from A_Little to M_Dembele
          ...  M_Dembele with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 28 :(fyd) Atheer_S finds S_Walsh in the box
          ...  D_Duff with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Wiley has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 32 :(arn) D_Duff with an in swinging cross to D_Murphy
          ...  Atheer_S fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  M_Dembele knocks it forward
          ...  D_Duff gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Duff chases it through, he must score !
          ...  J_Reina makes a good save
Min. 32 :(arn) B_McBride takes on G_Simone
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  B_McBride with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Saved by J_Reina
Min. 33 :(fyd) A_Driver with a first time pass
          ...  J_Goodliffe runs onto it!
          ...  G_Griffiths with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 34 :(fyd) D_Smith pulls it back to S_Walsh
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Walsh !
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 35 :(arn) D_Duff boots it towards B_McBride
          ...  The cross hits B_McBride on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina gathers it comfortably
Min. 38 :(fyd) D_Smith brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Stam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Mensah!
          ...  J_Stam reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 39 :(arn) D_Duff controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  D_Murphy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Atheer_S muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Wiley signals that it is indirect
          ...  J_Stam knocks it forward
          ...  A_Little gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Little with the cheeky shot!
          ...  J_Reina saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 41 :(arn) M_Dembele squares it to A_Little
          ...  G_Simone with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fyd) J_Mensah pushes it past G_Griffiths
          ...  K_Rekik tackles cleanly
Min. 44 :(arn) A_Little finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  From long range A_Little bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But J_Reina makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 46 :(arn) A_Little loses J_Goodliffe
          ...  A_Little drives it towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Feyenoord 1-1 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(fyd) J_Mensah with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Stam
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Mensah !
          ...  D_James parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Feyenoord have snatched the lead!
          ...  Feyenoord 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 46 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing A
Min. 46 :(arn) B_McBride breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Reina!
          ...  T_Modise brings him down!
          ...  A_Wiley calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 49 :(arn) B_McBride flicks it over J_Goodliffe's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Goodliffe does well to get the tackle in
Min. 53 :(arn) J_Stam plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Murphy keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Modise is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  A_Wiley just wants to lecture him
Min. 55 :(arn) B_Harley takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Alrawi
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(fyd) S_Walsh with a perfectly timed run
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Walsh !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Feyenoord 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 56 :(arn) B_McBride has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_McBride with the shot !
          ...  The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Gary Shields looks gutted
          ...  Feyenoord 3-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 62 :(arn) D_Prime gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside J_Mensah!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Prime tries to beat J_Reina!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 63 :(arn) D_Prime finds B_McBride with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  B_McBride with the shot on net !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 65 :(arn) J_Stam with the diagonal pass D_Prime
          ...  D_Prime strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 66 :(arn) A_Little sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Goodliffe fouls badly
          ...  A_Wiley will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(fyd) J_Mensah with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Mensah !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 69 :(arn) D_Prime plays a long ball to A_Little
          ...  A_Little sees J_Reina off his line !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Reina looks relieved there!
Min. 70 :(fyd) Up goes the substitution board - M_Spiranovic on for M_Magnusson as a FW
Min. 72 :(fyd) W_Morris is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Smith is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(arn) D_Duff jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Spiranovic cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 74 :(arn) M_Dembele with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  G_Simone slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 75 :(fyd) M_Spiranovic gets possession in his own half
          ...  M_Spiranovic attempts to drive it home!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Feyenoord 4-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 77 :(arn) D_Murphy with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  S_Walsh with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(fyd) J_Mensah controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Dembele
          ...  He puts in M_Spiranovic!
          ...  D_Duff with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 80 :(arn) H_Sabry is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Prime is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(fyd) M_Spiranovic with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to T_Modise
          ...  T_Modise with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  D_James just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 81 :(fyd) M_Spiranovic slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  G_Griffiths with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 84 :(arn) A_Little nutmegs J_Mensah, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Mensah does well to get the tackle in
Min. 86 :(fyd) M_Spiranovic beats J_Stam
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Spiranovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) J_Stam finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Goodliffe
          ...  J_Goodliffe moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 89 :(arn) D_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Murphy !
          ...  Over the bar

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium De Kuip
Attendance           : 60,326
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : M_Spiranovic
Scorers              : M_Magnusson (6), J_Mensah (46), S_Walsh (55), M_Spiranovic (75)
Sent Off             : Atheer_S (39)
Booked               : T_Modise (46), J_Goodliffe (66), S_Walsh (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : B_McBride (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Murphy (21), B_McBride (56)
Sent Off             : D_Duff (77)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Feyenoord    |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       18
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 4 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  30   2   3   1  18 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Smith        DF   1  26   8   5  22 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Simone       DF   2  24   8   4  37 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
J_Mensah       DF   2  23   8  10  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  21
J_Goodliffe    DF   2  22   5   7  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Driver       MF   2   6  25   3  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Atheer_S       MF   1   3  24   9  36 |  39   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
T_Modise       MF   2   9  23  10  35 |  93   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -1
A_Griffin      MF   2   9  23  10  15 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Magnusson    FW   1   3   5  24  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  23  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
F_Bents        GK  24   2   2   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morris       DF   2  20   6   4  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Koybasi      MF   2  12  23   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Senior       FW   2   6   8  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Spiranovic   FW   2   6   8  23  35 |  21   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  21

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 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  25  11   3  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  25   8   6  29 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  24   3   3  28 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  23   6   2  12 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  24   6  42 |  93   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   2
D_Prime        MF   2   7  23  13  40 |  82   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
D_Duff         MF   1   8  23   7  39 |  79   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   1   0  10  20  -5
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  24  17 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  11   5  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  25   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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