FMFA Manager Tiger League, Arsenal vs. Stoke City (Wed Jan 10) Arsenal | Stoke City 4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 C Daniel Mason | Alex Nock | I_Casillas GK | GK J_Butland* E_Bailly DF | DF B_M_Indi D_Lovren DF | DF P_van_Aanholt K_Gibbs DF | DF M_Kelly L_Bateman* DF | DF R_Shawcross M_Ozil MF | MF B_Schweinste- Lucas MF | MF S_Bennett M_Reus MF | MF G_Ramirez Oscar MF | MF A_Di_Maria G_Higuain FW | FW S_Berahino F_Llorente FW | FW S_C-Moting | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB L_Grant L_Koscielny SUB | SUB N_Otamendi Rafael SUB | SUB J_Allen A_Olukanmi* SUB | SUB I_Afellay G_Barbosa* SUB | SUB P_Crouch Referee: Jonathan_Moss (Level_1) Min. 7 :(ars) G_Higuain beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Jonathan_Moss ... G_Higuain attempts a lob! ... But J_Butland* punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 8 :(ars) F_Llorente cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... The cross hits F_Llorente on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... J_Butland* with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 12 :(sto) B_Schweinste- takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_C-Moting ... S_C-Moting beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... I_Casillas comes towards him ... He tries to slide it past I_Casillas ... I_Casillas gets a foot to it !! Min. 13 :(ars) Oscar with a neat pass into M_Reus ... M_Reus hits a great shot ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... J_Butland* plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 13 :(sto) B_M_Indi hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Berahino latches onto it! ... S_Berahino with a bomb of a shot ! ... I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 14 :(ars) M_Reus takes advantage of a mistake by B_M_Indi ... M_Reus carves a shot towards goal ! ... But J_Butland* with the difficult save Min. 15 :(ars) M_Ozil has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past S_Bennett! ... He has some space now! ... S_C-Moting gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 17 :(sto) G_Ramirez finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... D_Lovren gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 17 :(ars) K_Gibbs plays a first time ball through the defence to Oscar ... B_Schweinste- body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... Jonathan_Moss warns him Min. 18 :(sto) S_C-Moting controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... D_Lovren fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... G_Ramirez swings it in ... S_C-Moting gets on the end of it ... S_C-Moting with a powerful diving header! ... But I_Casillas comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 22 :(sto) B_Schweinste- looks up ... He swings the ball right towards S_Berahino ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Lovren ... He timed it well Min. 23 :(sto) A_Di_Maria volleys it forward. He finds S_Berahino ... Good sliding challenge from K_Gibbs ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria plays it into the danger area! ... G_Ramirez loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 27 :(sto) B_Schweinste- looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to R_Shawcross ... Oscar fouls badly ... Jonathan_Moss will want to speak to him ... Jonathan_Moss tells him to calm his game down a bit ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... G_Ramirez passes to S_Bennett ... Launched towards the top corner by S_Bennett ! ... Saved by I_Casillas Min. 33 :(ars) K_Gibbs is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... G_Higuain latches onto the end of it ... G_Higuain sends it flying towards goal! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... J_Butland* grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 34 :(sto) B_Schweinste- plays in G_Ramirez with a beautiful ball ... G_Ramirez from 20 yards ! ... I_Casillas is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... I_Casillas looks very relieved! Min. 36 :(sto) S_Bennett gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Bennett rifles it to the far post ! ... But it goes just over Min. 37 :(ars) M_Ozil looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Oscar ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_M_Indi hits it out for a throw Min. 39 :(sto) S_Bennett turns on a sixpence ... S_Bennett gets up high for the header ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into I_Casillas's arms ... Unlucky Min. 42 :(sto) B_Schweinste- is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to G_Ramirez ... Driven towards goal by G_Ramirez ! ... I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sto) S_Bennett with the deft touch ... He takes it past K_Gibbs ... He knocks it to S_C-Moting! ... S_C-Moting runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But I_Casillas punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 44 :(sto) S_C-Moting takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_C-Moting drives it low ! ... But I_Casillas makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 45 :(ars) A_Olukanmi* is being brought on ... Oscar is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 47 :(ars) M_Reus sprints past B_M_Indi ... M_Reus with a thundering shot! ... J_Butland* with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Stoke City Min. 51 :(ars) M_Reus brings it under control ... He takes on P_van_Aanholt ... He gets past him! ... He puts in F_Llorente! ... F_Llorente has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... J_Butland* parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 52 :(sto) S_Berahino makes himself available ... K_Gibbs with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 54 :(ars) F_Llorente hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... G_Higuain latches onto it! ... G_Higuain is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... J_Butland* tries to close down the angle ... He tries to slide it past J_Butland* ... He has put it wide!! Min. 55 :(ars) L_Koscielny is going to be brought on ... L_Bateman* is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 58 :(ars) G_Higuain knocks the ball past the lunge of B_M_Indi ... S_Berahino with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Daniel Mason looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 61 :(sto) S_Berahino with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... Fine tackle by K_Gibbs ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 65 :(sto) N_Otamendi is going to be brought on ... M_Kelly is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 65 :(ars) G_Higuain finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... P_van_Aanholt cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 68 :(sto) J_Allen replaces an unhappy S_Bennett and will play as a MF Min. 68 :(ars) A defence splitting pass from M_Reus to A_Olukanmi* ... N_Otamendi with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 70 :(sto) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... P_Crouch will come on for S_C-Moting and play FW Min. 75 :(ars) The ball rolls free! ... F_Llorente takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... What a shot from F_Llorente ! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 75 :(sto) A_Di_Maria runs at goal ... He spots the run of P_van_Aanholt ... He's played him in ... M_Reus with a nasty foul ... Jonathan_Moss lectures him Min. 77 :(ars) Lucas turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Olukanmi* ... J_Allen with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He had to endure a strong lecture from Jonathan_Moss Min. 85 :(ars) M_Ozil with the deft touch ... He takes it past N_Otamendi ... He knocks it to M_Reus! ... M_Reus runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But J_Butland* hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 85 :(sto) N_Otamendi knocks the ball past L_Koscielny ... What a shot from N_Otamendi ! ... It could go anywhere ... I_Casillas parries it, he follows it up ... And I_Casillas recovers to save!! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(sto) P_Crouch beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Jonathan_Moss ... But K_Gibbs wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 38,884 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Gibbs (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_C-Moting Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 12 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Casillas GK 26 2 3 2 22 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 2 23 3 2 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 22 13 4 27 | 96 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 20 0 L_Bateman* DF 2 22 2 6 17 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 25 11 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Lucas MF 2 11 25 3 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Reus MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 Oscar MF 3 2 21 11 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 F_Llorente FW 2 3 4 23 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Koscielny DF 2 21 2 3 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 3 21 12 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Olukanmi* MF 2 4 21 3 29 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Barbosa* FW 2 3 3 21 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland* GK 26 3 2 3 24 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 2 23 6 2 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 22 10 4 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 M_Kelly DF 2 21 10 2 23 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 22 6 4 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Schweinste- MF 2 10 22 9 25 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 S_Bennett MF 2 10 21 10 21 | 71 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 22 9 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 22 11 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 23 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 S_C-Moting FW 2 3 4 22 25 | 73 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 12 L_Grant GK 24 2 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 2 22 4 4 26 | 28 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 J_Allen MF 3 2 23 3 24 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Afellay MF 2 3 22 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Crouch FW 2 3 4 22 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1515571966 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35