FMFA Cup, Arsenal vs. Southampton (Wed Feb 06) Arsenal | Southampton 4-4-2 E | 4-3-1-2 D Hoa Duong | Alice Derkacz | J_Pickford GK | GK K_Vermeer L_Bateman* DF | DF V_Chiriches J_Gomez* DF | DF V_van_Dijk K_Gibbs DF | DF S_Ramos E_Bailly DF | DF B_Rowthorn* M_Ozil MF | MF M_Besic Lucas MF | MF H_Cowans* M_Reus MF | MF K_Asamoah S_El-Shaarawy MF | AM G_Sigurdsson G_Higuain FW | FW Richarlison* A_Correa* FW | FW H_Kane | I_Casillas SUB | SUB P_Nardi D_Lovren SUB | SUB B_Davies Y_Bisseck* SUB | SUB A_Lallana E_Robson* SUB | SUB J_Weigl* G_Barbosa* SUB | SUB C_Ronaldo Min. 1 :(ars) M_Ozil is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... J_Gomez* latches onto the end of it ... J_Gomez* lobs K_Vermeer! ... K_Vermeer won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 1 :(sou) H_Cowans* looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to H_Kane ... S_El-Shaarawy with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... H_Kane bends it round the wall ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 2 :(ars) Lucas plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Correa* keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Ramos with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 5 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Richarlison* ... E_Bailly with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 11 :(ars) G_Higuain sidesteps S_Ramos ... He was too quick for his marker ... G_Higuain curls the ball in on goal ! ... K_Vermeer with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 11 :(sou) V_van_Dijk is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 11 :(sou) B_Davies is coming on for V_van_Dijk and playing DF Min. 15 :(ars) M_Reus threads the through ball to G_Higuain ... G_Higuain has a dig at goal! ... But K_Vermeer punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 23 :(ars) G_Higuain gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at H_Kane ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 23 :(sou) M_Besic is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Richarlison* ... Richarlison* chases it through, he must score ! ... But J_Pickford with the difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy finds A_Correa* with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Correa* with the crafty shot! ... K_Vermeer with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Southampton Min. 47 :(ars) A_Correa* is first to the loose ball ... H_Kane bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 48 :(sou) Richarlison* knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Richarlison* with the punt towards goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 50 :(ars) E_Robson* is going to be brought on ... S_El-Shaarawy is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 50 :(ars) D_Lovren will come on for E_Bailly and play DF Min. 51 :(sou) K_Asamoah looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Richarlison* ... Richarlison* from 20 yards ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 54 :(ars) M_Reus takes advantage of a mistake by B_Rowthorn* ... Can he make them pay? ... A powerful shot by M_Reus ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 55 :(sou) J_Weigl* is ready to come on to replace G_Sigurdsson ... Looks like he will play as a AM Min. 55 :(ars) G_Higuain loses his marker! ... K_Asamoah with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 61 :(ars) J_Gomez* hoists the ball across to G_Higuain ... G_Higuain with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... K_Vermeer parries it Min. 63 :(sou) K_Asamoah finds H_Kane on the edge of the box ... The ball hits D_Lovren in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 65 :(sou) C_Ronaldo will replace Richarlison* and play FW Min. 68 :(sou) H_Kane breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Pickford! ... M_Ozil brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 69 :(sou) K_Asamoah fires over a low cross to H_Kane ... The ball hits J_Gomez* in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 70 :(ars) E_Robson* is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Correa* ... A_Correa* hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... K_Vermeer moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Arsenal in front! ... Arsenal 1-0 Southampton ... Min. 70 :(sou) J_Weigl* with a one-touch layoff to C_Ronaldo ... Lucas pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 70 :(ars) E_Robson* runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Correa* ... C_Ronaldo is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 72 :(ars) M_Reus pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Correa* is clean through! ... M_Besic with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 74 :(ars) G_Higuain stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... H_Cowans* with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 77 :(ars) K_Gibbs gets to the by line and finds G_Higuain with a beautiful cross ... G_Higuain with a powerful downward header! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 81 :(ars) G_Higuain jumps over S_Ramos's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... G_Higuain sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But K_Vermeer smothers the ball. Min. 81 :(ars) M_Ozil looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Gibbs ... S_Ramos is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 82 :(ars) E_Robson* has the ball ... He knocks the ball past S_Ramos ... He puts in G_Higuain! ... H_Cowans* is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... K_Vermeer misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by K_Gibbs! ... K_Vermeer jumps well to claim it! Min. 85 :(sou) B_Rowthorn* brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... C_Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass ... C_Ronaldo with a powerful downward header! ... But J_Pickford makes an easy save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ars) M_Reus with a probing pass to A_Correa* ... A_Correa* with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 37,683 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Correa* (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Correa* (70) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Bailly (5), G_Higuain (23), M_Ozil (68), Lucas (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Asamoah Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Ramos (2), H_Kane (47), K_Asamoah (55), C_Ronaldo (70), M_Besic (72) Injured : V_van_Dijk (11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 10 | 5 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 7 | 2 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 5 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 2 | 1 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 0 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 2 1 24 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 L_Bateman* DF 2 23 2 6 17 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gomez* DF 2 23 10 2 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 18 9 K_Gibbs DF 2 23 13 4 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Bailly DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -3 -3 M_Ozil MF 2 3 26 12 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 Lucas MF 2 12 26 3 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Reus MF 2 3 26 11 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 25 8 24 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 10 A_Correa* FW 2 2 4 26 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 I_Casillas GK 25 2 3 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Y_Bisseck* DF 1 24 13 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson* MF 1 2 22 3 22 | 44 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 G_Barbosa* FW 2 3 3 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Vermeer GK 28 2 3 2 26 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 26 8 4 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 2 25 4 2 27 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 24 2 3 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 B_Rowthorn* DF 1 22 3 3 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Besic MF 2 12 23 2 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 H_Cowans* MF 2 11 22 2 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 9 23 2 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 27 -3 G_Sigurdsson AM 2 4 24 12 24 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Richarlison* FW 1 3 8 24 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 H_Kane FW 2 3 3 22 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 P_Nardi GK 21 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lallana MF 2 4 24 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Weigl* AM 2 5 24 2 24 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Ronaldo FW 2 2 11 22 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 1549488428 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35