FMFA Division, West Ham United vs. Arsenal (Wed Feb 24) West Ham United | Arsenal 4-4-2 T | 5-1-1-2-1 L Mike McLeod | Lee Clark | Joe_Wollacott GK | GK A_Lopes+ A_Telles DF | DF E_Bailly A_Romagnoli DF | DF E_Konsa K_Guessoum DF | DF M_Pongracic F_Fonseca DF | DF F_Musonda A_Townsend MF | DF J_Gomez M_Schneiderl' MF | DM C_Aranguiz D_Quina MF | MF S_El-Shaarawy N_Holland MF | AM C_Eriksen L_Mothiba FW | AM M_Ozil S_Haller FW | FW M_Chouiar | L_Karius SUB | SUB J_Pickford Gabriel SUB | SUB Y_Bisseck V_Lindlof SUB | SUB M_Smith D_Kemp SUB | SUB I_Gundogan H_Wolf SUB | SUB Galeno Min. 1 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C Min. 1 :(ars) C_Eriksen is changing his role to a MF Min. 2 :(ars) C_Eriksen knocks the ball past A_Romagnoli ... K_Guessoum is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 2 :(whu) S_Haller beats J_Gomez ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... C_Aranguiz with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 6 :(ars) J_Gomez looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Chouiar ... F_Fonseca with the tackle Min. 9 :(ars) C_Eriksen beats the defender ... D_Quina gathers up the loose ball Min. 19 :(ars) C_Eriksen finds M_Chouiar with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Quina with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Arsenal players Min. 36 :(whu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... S_Haller is through! ... S_Haller curls the ball in on goal ! ... A_Lopes+ won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 37 :(whu) N_Holland with an in swinging cross to S_Haller ... S_Haller tries to place it in the corner ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... A_Townsend plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to M_Schneiderl' ... He gets the shot away ... A_Lopes+ gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by A_Lopes+ !! Min. 39 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' hits a hard pass to L_Mothiba ... But he loses control of it ... J_Gomez hits it out for a throw Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' looks up ... He swings the ball right towards S_Haller ... S_Haller leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But A_Lopes+ tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 45 :(whu) H_Wolf comes on for S_Haller and takes up a FW role Min. 45 :(whu) D_Kemp replaces an unhappy N_Holland and will play as a MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 0-0 Arsenal Min. 46 :(whu) L_Mothiba flicks it over C_Aranguiz and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Pongracic fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 50 :(ars) C_Aranguiz cuts inside A_Romagnoli ... He worked that well ... C_Aranguiz with a blistering shot ! ... Joe_Wollacott manages to turn it behind Min. 59 :(ars) F_Musonda with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... K_Guessoum gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 64 :(whu) A_Telles holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to F_Fonseca ... E_Bailly wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 64 :(ars) M_Ozil flicks it over A_Telles and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Ozil rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... It takes a deflection! ... Joe_Wollacott is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Chouiar! ... Joe_Wollacott fists it away! Min. 65 :(ars) Up goes the substitution board - Y_Bisseck on for M_Pongracic as a DF Min. 67 :(ars) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... I_Gundogan will come on for M_Ozil and play AM Min. 69 :(ars) Galeno is being prepared to come on ... M_Chouiar is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 69 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa with a thundering shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 70 :(ars) C_Eriksen slides it through the middle to C_Aranguiz ... A_Romagnoli forces him off the ball Min. 73 :(whu) A_Telles with a glorious long pass to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba tries to chip the ball over A_Lopes+! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 74 :(ars) Y_Bisseck races into the box ... He sees S_El-Shaarawy lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... S_El-Shaarawy with the shot on net ! ... Joe_Wollacott has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Joe_Wollacott reacts well to save!!! Min. 76 :(ars) C_Eriksen unselfishly heads the ball back to Galeno ... Galeno hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Joe_Wollacott grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 80 :(ars) Y_Bisseck pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Galeno is clean through! ... Galeno could have let it bounce! ... The shot slips through Joe_Wollacott's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 83 :(whu) A_Romagnoli controls the ball with ease ... E_Bailly with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 83 :(ars) J_Gomez sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Galeno ... A_Telles fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 83 :(whu) D_Kemp takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... E_Bailly pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 84 :(whu) A_Romagnoli moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to F_Fonseca ... But I_Gundogan comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 84 :(ars) C_Eriksen flicks it over D_Quina's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Eriksen ! ... Joe_Wollacott won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 86 :(ars) I_Gundogan drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Galeno ... K_Guessoum plays the back pass ... Joe_Wollacott can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen plays it into the danger area! ... A_Telles reads it well and clears the danger Min. 87 :(ars) Galeno loses his marker ... M_Schneiderl' goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ars) C_Aranguiz cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Galeno ... Launched towards the top corner by Galeno ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 90 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Mothiba ... But J_Gomez slides in Min. 91 :(ars) C_Aranguiz pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... C_Aranguiz lobs Joe_Wollacott! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the Arsenal crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... West Ham United 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 91 :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to D Min. 91 :(whu) K_Guessoum sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to H_Wolf ... E_Konsa muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium Attendance : 60,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Schneiderl' Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Aranguiz (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Aranguiz (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Aranguiz (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 5 | 9 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 0 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe_Wollacott GK 30 1 1 1 21 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 29 13 6 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 29 6 3 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 29 13 2 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 F_Fonseca DF 1 28 13 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 27 12 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Schneiderl' MF 2 11 26 3 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 3 D_Quina MF 2 13 26 2 18 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Holland MF 2 3 26 12 23 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Mothiba FW 2 3 9 27 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Haller FW 1 3 8 27 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 L_Karius GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 28 4 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Lindlof DF 2 25 5 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kemp MF 2 3 26 13 21 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Wolf FW 1 3 12 27 23 | 50 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes+ GK 30 2 2 1 26 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 28 10 9 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Pongracic DF 1 29 12 3 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 25 11 2 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 18 8 C_Aranguiz DM 1 10 27 6 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 7 23 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 27 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 11 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 28 12 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 M_Ozil AM 2 4 28 12 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 28 20 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 27 14 2 23 | 26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 M_Smith AM 2 3 25 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan AM 1 10 29 8 24 | 24 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1614210675 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35