Anglo-American, Arsenal vs. Rosario Central (Wed Dec 11) Arsenal | Rosario Central 5-2-1-2 C | 4-2-4 P Jason Fortune | Daniel Mason | W_Szczesny GK | GK J_Ledesma E_Bailly DF | DF E_Britez Y_Bisseck DF | DF O_Segura D_Lovren DF | DF R_Gonzalez L_Bateman DF | DF M_Caruzzo J_Gomez DF | MF D_Morales M_Ozil MF | MF C_Rius F_Geraldes MF | FW S_Ribas C_Eriksen AM | FW F_Zampedri A_Correa FW | FW U_Gamba Diego_Costa FW | FW M_Lovera | J_Pickford SUB | SUB J_Ayala K_Gibbs SUB | SUB D_Navaretti Rafael SUB | SUB F_Almada S_El-Shaarawy SUB | SUB F_Rinaudo G_Higuain SUB | SUB C_Riano Min. 1 :(ros) F_Zampedri knocks it past J_Gomez and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Y_Bisseck is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 13 :(ars) M_Ozil finds Diego_Costa with a perfectly weighted pass ... Diego_Costa hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 14 :(ars) M_Ozil with the diagonal pass J_Gomez ... D_Morales fouls badly Min. 18 :(ars) C_Eriksen brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Diego_Costa gets on the end of the pass ... Diego_Costa hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But J_Ledesma smothers the ball. Min. 19 :(ars) J_Gomez with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Diego_Costa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Gonzalez slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 21 :(ros) F_Zampedri sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to S_Ribas ... M_Ozil with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 28 :(ars) Diego_Costa flicks it over R_Gonzalez and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Diego_Costa aiming for the bottom corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Ledesma dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Ledesma beaten! Min. 28 :(ros) U_Gamba had to stretch to reach the pass ... U_Gamba with a thundering shot! ... W_Szczesny gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 32 :(ros) C_Rius gets to the by line and finds F_Zampedri with a beautiful cross ... A_Correa takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 35 :(ros) M_Lovera cuts inside J_Gomez ... He worked that well ... M_Lovera with a screamer of a shot ! ... W_Szczesny gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 35 :(ars) Diego_Costa flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Caruzzo with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(ars) M_Ozil holds the ball up ... He sees A_Correa in space! ... A_Correa tries the shot ! ... J_Ledesma guesses right Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ros) M_Caruzzo with a precise pass to F_Zampedri ... Y_Bisseck wins the ball Min. 45 :(ros) F_Rinaudo is being prepared to come on ... C_Rius is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(ros) Up goes the substitution board - D_Navaretti on for M_Caruzzo as a DF Min. 45 :(ars) Diego_Costa slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Rosario Central Min. 47 :(ars) L_Bateman takes advantage of a mistake by D_Navaretti ... Can he make them pay? ... L_Bateman from 20 yards ! ... J_Ledesma with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 49 :(ros) S_Ribas with a well-controlled run ... M_Ozil with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Daniel Mason looks bemused that it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... D_Morales floats it forward ... F_Zampedri latches onto the end of it ... L_Bateman anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 50 :(ars) M_Ozil with a pinpoint pass to Diego_Costa ... Diego_Costa gets up high for the header ! ... J_Ledesma just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 50 :(ros) U_Gamba knocks the ball past E_Bailly ... U_Gamba tries to chip the ball over W_Szczesny! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 52 :(ros) M_Lovera crosses to S_Ribas ... But L_Bateman clears the ball to safety Min. 53 :(ars) M_Ozil is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Diego_Costa ... But D_Navaretti wins the ball Min. 57 :(ros) S_Ribas skips the challenge from the defender ... Diego_Costa with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 61 :(ros) D_Navaretti with a reverse pass to U_Gamba ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... F_Geraldes picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 62 :(ars) M_Ozil has the ball ... He knocks the ball past F_Rinaudo ... He puts in A_Correa! ... F_Rinaudo recovers to win the ball back Min. 64 :(ars) F_Geraldes beats his man ... D_Navaretti reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 65 :(ros) U_Gamba plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... U_Gamba with a bicycle kick ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 71 :(ros) F_Zampedri unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Ribas ... J_Gomez tackles from behind ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 73 :(ros) M_Lovera turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... But E_Bailly will cut out the threat Min. 74 :(ars) D_Lovren is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Diego_Costa ... Diego_Costa curls the ball in on goal ! ... But J_Ledesma punches it away Min. 76 :(ars) F_Geraldes with a smart pass to Diego_Costa ... E_Britez gathers up the loose ball Min. 82 :(ars) F_Geraldes with a real burst of pace ... He leaves R_Gonzalez behind ... F_Geraldes curls it towards the top corner ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 83 :(ars) Diego_Costa jumps over E_Britez's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Diego_Costa has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through J_Ledesma's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 84 :(ros) R_Gonzalez plays the back pass ... J_Ledesma can't get to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Look at the despair on his face!! ... Arsenal 1-0 Rosario Central ... Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 37,628 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Bateman (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Gonzalez (84 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Bisseck (1), A_Correa (32), M_Ozil (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosario Central Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Navaretti Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Caruzzo (35) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Rosario Central Attempts on Goal : 9 | 4 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 0 Rosario Central ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 26 3 2 25 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 25 13 2 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 5 D_Lovren DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Bateman DF 2 24 2 6 17 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 11 J_Gomez DF 2 24 10 2 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 92 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 47 -3 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 27 2 25 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 C_Eriksen AM 2 3 26 12 28 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 26 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 Diego_Costa FW 1 5 5 26 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 J_Pickford GK 27 1 2 1 24 | 0 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 Rafael DF 3 22 13 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 26 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rosario Central Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Ledesma GK 28 2 2 1 24 | 92 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 E_Britez DF 1 23 11 3 24 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 O_Segura DF 1 22 5 2 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gonzalez DF 1 22 5 2 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 -2 0 M_Caruzzo DF 1 25 5 3 27 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 D_Morales MF 1 3 23 11 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Rius MF 1 7 23 4 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Ribas FW 1 2 5 23 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Zampedri FW 1 4 6 23 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 U_Gamba FW 1 3 4 22 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 M_Lovera FW 1 2 4 22 23 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Ayala GK 27 3 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Navaretti DF 1 24 6 3 25 | 47 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 F_Almada DF 1 21 4 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Rinaudo MF 1 10 23 3 25 | 47 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Riano FW 1 3 7 24 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1576095912 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35