FMFA Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Arsenal (Wed May 20) Wolverhampton Wanderers | Arsenal 4-4-2 P | 5-1-2-2 L Holly Mason | Lee Clark | Rui_Patricio GK | GK J_Pickford N_Subotic DF | DF J_Willems A_Sandro DF | DF F_Musonda D_Batth DF | DF Y_Bisseck Marquinhos DF | DF J_Gomez T_Muller MF | DF E_Bailly L_Evans MF | DM F_Geraldes Y_Gourcuff MF | MF M_Ozil R_Neves MF | MF C_Eriksen D_Jota FW | FW K_Balde+ L_Insigne FW | FW A_Correa | Y_Lodygin SUB | SUB S_Mandanda D_Sanchez SUB | SUB K_Gibbs R_O'Sullivan SUB | SUB C_Aranguiz J_Lerma SUB | SUB S_El-Shaarawy J_Ontiveros SUB | SUB Diego_Costa Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal changed their strategy to play C Min. 2 :(ars) A_Correa takes advantage of a mistake by N_Subotic ... It's a lucky break ... A glorious effort by A_Correa ! ... Over the bar Min. 3 :(ars) F_Geraldes with the towering header to A_Correa ... A delicate header from A_Correa ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 8 :(wol) L_Insigne makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... L_Insigne flicks the header toward the far post! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... Lets see if Wolverhampton Wanderers can hang onto that lead! ... Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 8 :(ars) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Arsenal will now play P Min. 8 :(ars) C_Eriksen looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Correa receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Correa rifles it at the goal ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 8 :(wol) L_Evans with the deft touch ... He takes it past F_Geraldes ... He knocks it to Y_Gourcuff! ... J_Willems with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... D_Jota fires it towards the goal ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Wolverhampton Wanderers fans to celebrate! ... Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Arsenal ... Min. 15 :(wol) L_Insigne finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... L_Insigne with a terrific drive ! ... J_Pickford falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 17 :(wol) L_Evans beats the defender ... L_Evans has a dig at goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 17 :(wol) L_Insigne breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Pickford! ... K_Balde+ brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 18 :(wol) L_Insigne takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Bisseck ... That mistake could prove costly ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Gomez picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 19 :(ars) Curled in dangerously from J_Gomez to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Arsenal ... Min. 21 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to D_Jota ... But J_Willems wins the tackle Min. 25 :(wol) T_Muller runs into space ... But Y_Bisseck wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Sandro plays it into the danger area! ... J_Pickford easily claims the ball! Min. 27 :(ars) A_Correa turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... Marquinhos attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 28 :(wol) A_Sandro with the diagonal pass T_Muller ... F_Musonda brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 31 :(wol) R_Neves runs into space ... R_Neves with the drive! ... J_Pickford with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 33 :(wol) T_Muller with a slick pass to Marquinhos ... Excellent sliding challenge from Y_Bisseck Min. 36 :(wol) L_Insigne takes advantage of a bad back pass ... E_Bailly tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Holly Mason looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 37 :(wol) T_Muller heads the ball back to Y_Gourcuff ... But F_Musonda slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 40 :(wol) A_Sandro runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Jota ... D_Jota swings in the shot! ... But J_Pickford punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(wol) L_Evans with the heel pass to T_Muller ... T_Muller with a scorcher of a shot ! ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Arsenal Min. 51 :(ars) K_Balde+ with a penetrating pass to M_Ozil ... But D_Batth clears the ball to safety Min. 52 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Sandro latches onto it! ... A_Sandro hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But J_Pickford punches it away Min. 52 :(ars) J_Willems has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past N_Subotic ... He knocks it to J_Gomez! ... J_Gomez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Rui_Patricio with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 53 :(wol) T_Muller with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... J_Gomez bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 55 :(wol) A_Sandro with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to L_Insigne ... The defender plays it back to J_Pickford ... L_Insigne intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy J_Pickford ... He nutmegs J_Pickford ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Arsenal ... Min. 55 :(wol) L_Insigne breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Pickford! ... F_Geraldes brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(wol) T_Muller hoofs it up field to find R_Neves ... R_Neves shoots towards goal ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 58 :(wol) L_Evans squares it to Y_Gourcuff ... Y_Gourcuff rifles it to the far post ! ... J_Pickford tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Evans ... J_Willems gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 62 :(ars) C_Aranguiz is being prepared to come on ... E_Bailly is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(ars) K_Gibbs takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Musonda ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 66 :(ars) It appears F_Geraldes is playing as a MF Min. 68 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff with the heel pass to D_Jota ... But Y_Bisseck comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 69 :(ars) Diego_Costa will replace the useless K_Balde+ and will play FW Min. 70 :(wol) D_Jota runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Diego_Costa ... He showed his class there ... A glorious effort by D_Jota ! ... J_Pickford gets up well to catch that one Min. 71 :(ars) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A Min. 71 :(ars) C_Eriksen picks up the pass ... N_Subotic tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ozil lofts the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to A_Correa ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... C_Aranguiz plays it into the danger area! ... M_Ozil gets on the end of it ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Geraldes hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to K_Gibbs ... He gets the shot away ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 72 :(ars) C_Eriksen holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Ozil ... N_Subotic with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 73 :(ars) A_Correa is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... R_Neves gathers up the loose ball Min. 74 :(ars) C_Aranguiz boots it towards Diego_Costa ... Diego_Costa with the side footed shot! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(ars) C_Eriksen will now play as AM Min. 79 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Gomez ... He puts in L_Insigne! ... L_Insigne with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But it goes wide Min. 81 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff with a glorious long pass to L_Insigne ... L_Insigne with a bomb of a shot ! ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 82 :(ars) J_Gomez with a short pass to find M_Ozil ... M_Ozil with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Rui_Patricio gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by Rui_Patricio !! Min. 84 :(wol) T_Muller runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Y_Bisseck ... He showed his class there ... Y_Bisseck goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 85 :(wol) R_Neves runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Insigne ... L_Insigne drives the ball low ! ... J_Pickford is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) A_Correa turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... N_Subotic tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen hits it towards the far post! ... A_Correa makes a firm connection with his head ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 91 :(wol) R_Neves gains control of the loose ball ... A powerful shot by R_Neves ! ... But J_Pickford palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 93 :(ars) A_Correa beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A_Sandro with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 93 :(wol) The ball goes loose! ... L_Evans gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... Diego_Costa is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 94 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff sprints forward with the ball ... Y_Gourcuff uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But it puts it well wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Molineux Attendance : 40,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Insigne (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Jota (8), L_Insigne (8,55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ozil Scorers : M_Ozil (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Balde+ (17), E_Bailly (36), F_Geraldes (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 17 | 11 Off target : 7 | 8 On target : 10 | 3 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 12 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rui_Patricio GK 29 1 1 1 24 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 N_Subotic DF 2 26 3 3 26 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Sandro DF 1 26 10 3 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 3 D_Batth DF 2 26 4 3 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Marquinhos DF 2 25 4 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Muller MF 2 3 30 11 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 38 9 L_Evans MF 2 3 27 3 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 26 11 25 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 58 12 R_Neves MF 2 3 25 12 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 10 7 D_Jota FW 1 3 13 27 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 L_Insigne FW 1 2 3 27 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 Y_Lodygin GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanchez DF 2 25 4 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_O'Sullivan DF 1 24 4 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lerma MF 1 7 25 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ontiveros FW 1 3 10 26 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 28 1 2 1 24 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 J_Willems DF 1 24 11 4 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 F_Musonda DF 1 26 10 3 30 | 66 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 26 14 2 23 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 24 11 2 22 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 3 E_Bailly DF 2 26 3 2 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 27 2 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Ozil MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 C_Eriksen AM 2 4 26 12 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Balde+ FW 1 3 12 26 24 | 70 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 27 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 S_Mandanda GK 26 3 2 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 23 13 4 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Aranguiz MF 1 10 26 6 27 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 26 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego_Costa FW 1 5 5 26 25 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1590001424 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35