FMFA Premier Division, Arsenal vs. Sunderland (Sun Jul 14) Arsenal | Sunderland 4-1-2-1-2 A | 4-4-2 N Ryan Field | Tony Ayre | J_Pickford GK | GK M_Neuer E_Bailly DF | DF P_Retsos D_Lovren DF | DF J_Tah Y_Bisseck DF | DF N_Sule L_Bateman DF | DF A_Grimaldo F_Geraldes DM | MF S_Berge S_El-Shaarawy MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse A_Herrera MF | MF Paulinho M_Ozil AM | MF L_Gooch A_Correa FW | FW M_Icardi G_Higuain FW | FW D_Mertens | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB M_Vorm J_Gomez SUB | SUB Maicon K_Gibbs SUB | SUB Gabriel C_Eriksen SUB | SUB J_Sherman G_Barbosa SUB | SUB A_Nelson Min. 1 :(sun) L_Gooch knocks it forward ... M_Ozil slips ... M_Icardi gets to it! ... But he loses control of it ... L_Bateman hits it out for a throw Min. 5 :(sun) Paulinho plays a long ball to N_Sule ... N_Sule drives the ball low ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Sunderland the advantage! ... Arsenal 0-1 Sunderland ... Min. 7 :(sun) L_Gooch gets to the by line and finds M_Icardi with a beautiful cross ... M_Icardi curls it towards the top corner ! ... J_Pickford won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 10 :(sun) M_Icardi sidesteps Y_Bisseck ... That was too easy ... M_Icardi with the punt towards goal! ... J_Pickford gets up well to catch that one Min. 10 :(sun) S_Berge gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at E_Bailly ... The Referee warned him Min. 16 :(sun) L_Gooch with a precise ball to D_Mertens ... D_Mertens with the cheeky shot! ... J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 21 :(ars) F_Geraldes knocks it past N_Sule and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... F_Geraldes unleashes a pile driver ! ... M_Neuer gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Arsenal 1-1 Sunderland ... Min. 23 :(ars) E_Bailly curls the ball out wide to A_Correa ... Brilliantly taken away by P_Retsos !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 23 :(sun) D_Mertens flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... D_Mertens tries the shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... J_Pickford is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse crosses it in! ... L_Bateman wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 25 :(sun) J_Tah brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... D_Mertens gets on the end of the pass ... Y_Bisseck with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 26 :(sun) S_Berge with a glorious long pass to J_Ward-Prowse ... F_Geraldes is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee warned him Min. 33 :(ars) L_Bateman nutmegs P_Retsos, he continues to run forward ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Grimaldo Min. 36 :(sun) Paulinho heads the ball back to D_Mertens ... But F_Geraldes slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 38 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Correa ... A_Correa with the strike ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 40 :(ars) D_Lovren is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil swings in the shot! ... M_Neuer won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 41 :(ars) M_Ozil takes advantage of a mistake by P_Retsos ... He runs towards goal ... Paulinho knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sun) Paulinho bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Mertens ... But Y_Bisseck wins the tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Sunderland Min. 47 :(sun) Paulinho is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to D_Mertens ... Y_Bisseck reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 50 :(ars) J_Gomez comes on for L_Bateman and takes up a DF role Min. 51 :(ars) G_Barbosa will replace the useless A_Correa and will play FW Min. 52 :(ars) C_Eriksen is coming on and M_Ozil is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play AM Min. 53 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy cuts inside J_Tah ... He worked that well ... An audacious effort from S_El-Shaarawy ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 56 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to G_Higuain ... G_Higuain with the drive! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 56 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse with a one-touch layoff to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi tries to beat J_Pickford! ... GOAL !! ... It flew past J_Pickford ... That puts Sunderland ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Arsenal 1-2 Sunderland ... Min. 57 :(ars) C_Eriksen takes possession ... What can he do here? ... S_Berge goes in studs first ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... S_El-Shaarawy hoists it forward ... A_Herrera gets on the end of it ... A_Herrera hits the ball first time! ... M_Neuer parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 70 :(ars) G_Higuain is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Y_Bisseck ... J_Tah intercepts the pass Min. 74 :(sun) M_Icardi uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... But E_Bailly slides in Min. 77 :(sun) D_Mertens with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Gomez a clean set of heals ... D_Mertens with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But J_Pickford punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that J_Pickford got a touch Min. 80 :(sun) L_Gooch has the ball ... He knocks the ball past E_Bailly ... He puts in D_Mertens! ... D_Mertens beats the offside trap! ... He runs at J_Pickford ... He nutmegs J_Pickford ... It goes wide!! Min. 81 :(sun) Paulinho has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Y_Bisseck ... He knocks it to D_Mertens! ... E_Bailly takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 82 :(ars) G_Higuain with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... N_Sule with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 85 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... G_Higuain latches onto the ball ... D_Mertens with a reckless challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... G_Higuain drives it in ... M_Neuer won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(sun) L_Gooch pulls it back to M_Icardi ... A vicious shot by M_Icardi ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 38,206 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Geraldes Scorers : F_Geraldes (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Paulinho (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Sule (5), M_Icardi (56) Sent Off : D_Mertens (85) Booked : S_Berge (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 7 | 9 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 2 | 5 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 4 | 18 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 6 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 2 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 26 3 2 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 D_Lovren DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 24 13 2 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 23 2 6 17 | 54 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 F_Geraldes DM 1 13 26 2 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 25 8 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 A_Herrera MF 2 4 24 11 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Ozil AM 2 4 26 12 25 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 26 22 | 55 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 23 10 2 22 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 23 13 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 3 25 12 28 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Barbosa FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 P_Retsos DF 1 27 13 2 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Tah DF 2 25 3 3 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Sule DF 1 25 9 3 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 A_Grimaldo DF 2 24 2 3 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 27 3 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 26 3 23 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 26 2 24 | 97 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 76 8 L_Gooch MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 97 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 26 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 D_Mertens FW 1 2 4 25 22 | 89 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 9 M_Vorm GK 24 2 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 24 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 23 4 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 24 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1563132696 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35