FMFA Manager, Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Jul 15) Arsenal | Crystal Palace 5-1-2-2 L | 4-2-2-2 C Lee Clark | Carlos Granados | J_Pickford GK | GK W_Szczesny A_Masuaka DF | DF N_Sule F_Musonda DF | DF M_Darmian Y_Bisseck DF | DF S_Mustafi J_Gomez DF | DF J_Lascelles E_Bailly DF | MF H_Cameron F_Geraldes DM | MF N_Kirby M_Ozil MF | AM M_Asensio C_Eriksen MF | AM M_Reus K_Balde+ FW | FW G_Tutino M_Chouiar FW | FW P_Cutrone | S_Mandanda SUB | SUB J_Stanek J_Willems SUB | SUB Sokratis C_Aranguiz SUB | SUB M_Brozovic S_El-Shaarawy SUB | SUB Paulinho A_Correa SUB | SUB D_Mertens Min. 1 :(ars) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing P Min. 4 :(ars) K_Balde+ kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Chouiar gets on the end of the pass ... M_Chouiar hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But W_Szczesny is equal to it Min. 4 :(cry) P_Cutrone takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... P_Cutrone hits a curling shot! ... But J_Pickford tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 13 :(ars) K_Balde+ with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... H_Cameron tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 14 :(ars) M_Ozil with the first time pass to F_Musonda ... G_Tutino takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 16 :(ars) M_Chouiar sidesteps N_Sule ... He showed great skill there ... M_Chouiar cracks a laser towards goal ! ... W_Szczesny saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 18 :(cry) H_Cameron with a 50-yard pass to G_Tutino ... G_Tutino smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... J_Pickford can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Pickford has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 21 :(ars) C_Eriksen beats J_Lascelles ... He showed great skill there ... M_Darmian plays the back pass ... W_Szczesny can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... M_Chouiar chips the ball in towards the back post! ... W_Szczesny fists it away! Min. 21 :(ars) F_Musonda controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Chouiar gets onto the end of the pass! ... P_Cutrone tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 22 :(cry) H_Cameron with a penetrating pass to G_Tutino ... Y_Bisseck with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 22 :(cry) G_Tutino with a probing through ball M_Reus ... A_Masuaka clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 23 :(ars) M_Chouiar kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... M_Chouiar hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... W_Szczesny gets his fingertips to it Min. 23 :(cry) M_Reus takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Cutrone ... E_Bailly with the tackle Min. 28 :(ars) A_Masuaka is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 32 :(ars) J_Gomez gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar with a screamer of a shot ! ... W_Szczesny falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... W_Szczesny looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... M_Ozil plays it into the danger area! ... S_Mustafi wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 32 :(cry) P_Cutrone sidesteps E_Bailly ... That was too easy ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Gomez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 34 :(cry) N_Kirby drives it across the face of the goal M_Reus ... A skillful effort from M_Reus ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... That’s given Crystal Palace the advantage! ... Arsenal 0-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 35 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a E strategy Min. 35 :(cry) Crystal Palace are switching their playing style to P Min. 35 :(cry) H_Cameron holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to P_Cutrone ... P_Cutrone breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round J_Pickford ... He dinks it over J_Pickford ... Its heading in! ... K_Balde+ somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! Min. 42 :(ars) M_Ozil picks up a loose ball ... Cleared by M_Darmian Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(cry) N_Sule backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Reus gets on the end of it ... A_Masuaka tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 47 :(ars) M_Ozil is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to M_Chouiar ... J_Lascelles wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 47 :(cry) N_Kirby brings it under control ... He takes on F_Musonda ... He gets past him! ... He puts in P_Cutrone! ... M_Ozil with an over the top challenge ... The Referee just wants to lecture him ... PENALTY !! ... P_Cutrone takes it ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Arsenal 0-2 Crystal Palace... Min. 48 :(cry) Crystal Palace altered their play to a D strategy Min. 49 :(ars) F_Geraldes takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar with a thundering drive! ... W_Szczesny blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-2 Crystal Palace Min. 52 :(ars) Y_Bisseck cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Chouiar ... N_Sule dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 53 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Sule ... M_Darmian brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 57 :(ars) Y_Bisseck is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 60 :(ars) C_Aranguiz is being brought on ... A_Masuaka is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 65 :(ars) J_Willems is ready to come on to replace Y_Bisseck ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 66 :(ars) F_Geraldes changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 66 :(ars) M_Chouiar knocks it past M_Reus and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... N_Sule plays it back ... W_Szczesny slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... E_Bailly chips the ball in towards the far post! ... W_Szczesny easily claims the ball! Min. 67 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy will come on for C_Eriksen and play MF Min. 69 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with a flicked pass to K_Balde+ ... K_Balde+ flings a shot at goal ! ... W_Szczesny makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 71 :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to A Min. 72 :(cry) M_Asensio is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to G_Tutino ... E_Bailly is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 76 :(ars) M_Ozil reads the run of K_Balde+ ... H_Cameron dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 77 :(cry) J_Lascelles heads the ball back to S_Mustafi ... S_Mustafi with the strike ! ... J_Pickford just watches it drift out of play! Min. 78 :(ars) M_Ozil has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Lascelles ... He puts in M_Chouiar! ... S_Mustafi seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 80 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Gomez gets on the end of the pass ... J_Gomez hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... W_Szczesny has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... W_Szczesny reacts well to save!!! Min. 81 :(cry) N_Kirby is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to P_Cutrone ... But he loses control of it ... F_Musonda belts it clear Min. 86 :(ars) J_Willems flicks the ball through ... F_Geraldes runs onto it! ... F_Geraldes sees W_Szczesny off his line ! ... It's beaten W_Szczesny ... It goes wide !! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(ars) M_Chouiar is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... But he loses control of it ... M_Darmian hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 60,260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Chouiar Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Masuaka (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Darmian (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Reus (34), P_Cutrone (47 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Cameron (13), P_Cutrone (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 8 | 6 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 2 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 1 2 1 24 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 25 11 3 23 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 F_Musonda DF 1 26 10 3 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 26 14 2 23 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Gomez DF 2 24 11 2 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 27 2 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 M_Ozil MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 27 12 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Balde+ FW 1 3 12 26 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 27 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 S_Mandanda GK 26 3 2 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Willems DF 1 24 11 4 26 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Aranguiz MF 1 10 26 6 27 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 26 8 24 | 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 28 2 3 1 29 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 N_Sule DF 1 26 9 3 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 M_Darmian DF 2 26 6 3 24 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 S_Mustafi DF 2 25 3 3 26 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 9 J_Lascelles DF 2 24 6 3 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 H_Cameron MF 2 10 24 2 26 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 35 5 N_Kirby MF 1 2 24 4 23 | 96 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 M_Asensio AM 1 4 25 10 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Reus AM 2 3 27 11 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 G_Tutino FW 1 3 10 26 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 P_Cutrone FW 1 3 12 27 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 26 J_Stanek GK 22 2 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sokratis DF 1 24 4 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Brozovic MF 2 5 25 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 27 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Mertens FW 1 1 4 25 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1594837622 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35