Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Inter Milan vs. Arsenal (Sun Sep 15)


                          Inter Milan  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 N
                        Peter Griffin  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          C_Gordon GK  |  GK J_Lehmann
                          M_Nelson DF  |  DF S_Logan
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                           I_Garde DF  |  DF N_Wade
                             Breno DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                       P_Gascoigne MF  |  MF N_Scally
                           A_Jolie MF  |  MF M_Dembele
                          B_Brolin MF  |  MF S_Sidwell
                           D_Platt MF  |  AM D_Prime
                            C_Nade FW  |  FW B_McBride
                              Tone FW  |  FW D_Berbatov
                                       |
                           O_Neuer SUB |  SUB F_Carini
                       V_Mosthovoy SUB |  SUB N_Vidic
                         J_Zanetti SUB |  SUB Matheus
                      A_Gunnarsson SUB |  SUB S_Corchia
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB P_Currer

Referee: S_Bennett (England)


Min. 3  :(arn) S_Logan with a smart pass to D_Berbatov
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Berbatov !
          ...  C_Gordon with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 4  :(irm) I_Garde breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Lehmann!
          ...  Raúl_Albil brings him down!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 5  :(irm) P_Gascoigne is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Tone
          ...  But B_Hangeland wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 6  :(arn) B_Hangeland looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_McBride
          ...  M_Nelson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Berbatov takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But Breno slides in
Min. 11 :(arn) N_Wade with a clever shimmy
          ...  M_Nelson with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He is warned by S_Bennett
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 14 :(irm) B_Brolin has it now
          ...  He takes on Raúl_Albil
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Nade!
          ...  C_Nade tries to beat J_Lehmann from outside the area!
          ...  J_Lehmann can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Lehmann makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 16 :(arn) B_McBride finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Platt intercepts the pass
Min. 20 :(arn) N_Scally finds D_Berbatov with a ball over the defence
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Breno picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 22 :(irm) A_Jolie volleys it forward. He finds Tone
          ...  N_Wade slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 22 :(arn) B_McBride sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Scally
          ...  N_Scally tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Wade
          ...  C_Gordon comes out and claims it!
Min. 27 :(irm) P_Gascoigne takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Nade
          ...  A skilful effort from C_Nade !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Lehmann is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Brolin chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Lehmann
Min. 29 :(arn) S_Logan with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_McBride
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Nelson and it had to be
Min. 30 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to E
Min. 30 :(irm) P_Gascoigne breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Lehmann!
          ...  Raúl_Albil brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Bennett reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 31 :(irm) P_Gascoigne takes advantage of a bad back pass from Raúl_Albil
          ...  P_Gascoigne sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Lehmann moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Lehmann catches it with style!
Min. 31 :(arn) D_Berbatov takes on Breno
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Berbatov with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  C_Gordon with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 33 :(arn) J_Lehmann is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 33 :(arn) F_Carini is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Lehmann is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 35 :(irm) D_Platt skips the challenge from Raúl_Albil
          ...  D_Platt hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  F_Carini blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 36 :(irm) P_Gascoigne feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  C_Nade runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Nade with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Brolin plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Logan clears the danger
Min. 36 :(arn) S_Sidwell threads the through ball to B_McBride
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by I_Garde !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 36 :(irm) C_Nade runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs B_Hangeland
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Dembele with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 37 :(irm) Tone turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Raúl_Albil takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 40 :(arn) S_Sidwell moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Logan
          ...  S_Logan tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But C_Gordon just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(irm) A_Jolie kicks D_Prime off the ball
          ...  S_Bennett warns him
Min. 47 :(arn) D_Prime gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Prime with the crafty shot!
          ...  But C_Gordon dives to his left
          ...  I think C_Gordon just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 48 :(arn) Raúl_Albil kills the ball dead
          ...  Intercepted by Breno

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(irm) P_Gascoigne runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Tone
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Tone leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  F_Carini watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 49 :(irm) Tone takes advantage of a mistake by B_Hangeland
          ...  Tone with the side footed shot!
          ...  F_Carini has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  F_Carini reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Brolin plays it into the danger area!
          ...  I_Garde gets on the end of it
          ...  It floats over F_Carini
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 50 :(irm) D_Platt looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Tone
          ...  Tone must beat F_Carini!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  F_Carini plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 50 :(irm) Tone with a real burst of pace
          ...  S_Logan with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  C_Nade bends it round the wall
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 51 :(arn) B_McBride leaves M_Nelson standing
          ...  B_McBride has a dig at goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 54 :(arn) S_Sidwell picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  I_Garde with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  S_Bennett refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 59 :(irm) D_Platt with a 50-yard pass to Tone
          ...  N_Wade takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 62 :(irm) A_Jolie has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Hangeland
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Nade!
          ...  C_Nade has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  F_Carini makes a difficult save
Min. 64 :(irm) I_Garde brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Nade gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Wade brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Bennett waves play on!!!
Min. 65 :(arn) Matheus is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Scally is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(irm) A_Jolie sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Tone
          ...  Tone with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Inter Milan go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 66 :(irm) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Inter Milan will now play C
Min. 66 :(arn) B_Hangeland with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves H_Westermann behind
          ...  But M_Nelson wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Bennett has none of it.
Min. 69 :(irm) C_Nade knocks it past S_Logan and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_McBride with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Inter Milan players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(arn) D_Berbatov with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows I_Garde a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Berbatov with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Raúl_Albil floats the ball in!
          ...  C_Gordon catches it!
Min. 74 :(irm) D_Platt knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Hangeland slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 75 :(arn) S_Corchia is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Wade is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Gunnarsson will come on for B_Brolin and play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) D_Prime with the towering header to S_Corchia
          ...  But H_Westermann wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matheus chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Gordon reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 80 :(irm) J_Zanetti is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Westermann is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Ribbery will come on for C_Nade and play FW
Min. 80 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Tone
          ...  Raúl_Albil forces him off the ball
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Dembele reads the run of S_Sidwell
          ...  A_Ribbery with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Matheus floats it forward
          ...  S_Sidwell latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Sidwell bears down on goal!
          ...  But C_Gordon makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(irm) I_Garde cuts the ball back to A_Jolie
          ...  A_Jolie unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  F_Carini makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 91 :(irm) A_Ribbery comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  A_Ribbery tries the shot !
          ...  It floats over F_Carini
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 77,283
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Jolie (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tone (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Sidwell
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Raúl_Albil (30), S_Logan (50), B_McBride (69)
Injured              : J_Lehmann (33)
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Match Statistics
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                             Inter Milan  |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 1 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Gordon       GK  33   1   1   3  17 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
M_Nelson       DF   1  28   3   3  35 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  27   5   3  27 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  24  10   6  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  44  21
Breno          DF   2  23   9  10  16 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
P_Gascoigne    MF   3   8  27  11  19 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
A_Jolie        MF   1   8  26   5  35 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  76  28
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  24   4  31 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  23  10  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   8
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  27  27 |  83   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Tone           FW   2   7   8  26  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
O_Neuer        GK  18   4   2   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  24  10   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  22   9   8  41 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  25  16  34 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   5   7  20  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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J_Lehmann      GK  36   2   4   4  19 |  33   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  25  10   7  36 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  22   6
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  24  10   6  35 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   8 -22 -22
N_Wade         DF   2  24   7   5  25 |  78   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  21  10   5  40 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  25   6  28 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  22   6  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  21   7  11 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
D_Prime        AM   2   7  21  12  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  23  17 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -1
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  23  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |  62   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  24   6   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  23   3  31 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  24  45 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  23  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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