FMFA Division, Norwich City vs. Arsenal (Sun Feb 28)


                         Norwich City  |  Arsenal
                              4-3-3 P  |  5-1-1-2-1 L
                     William McGregor  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                            T_Krul GK  |  GK A_Lopes+
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF Y_Bisseck
                           T_Klose DF  |  DF M_Pongracic
                            Thiago MF  |  DF A_Lewis
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  DM F_Geraldes
                              K_Ly MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                        M_Rashford FW  |  AM C_Eriksen
                          A_Ndiaye FW  |  AM M_Ozil
                          T_Werner FW  |  FW M_Chouiar
                                       |
                        R_Fahrmann SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                           S_Byram SUB |  SUB E_Bailly
                       C_Zimmerman SUB |  SUB M_Smith
                         M_Vrancic SUB |  SUB S_El-Shaarawy
                           T_Pukki SUB |  SUB Galeno




Min. 1  :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 2  :(nor) Thiago threads the through ball to M_Rashford 
          ...  M_Rashford controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Gomez reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 5  :(nor) Thiago gets to the by line and finds T_Werner with a beautiful cross 
          ...  What a shot from T_Werner ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  That’s given Norwich City the advantage! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 13 :(ars) E_Konsa with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  E_Konsa attempts a lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 14 :(ars) M_Ozil takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  C_Smalling with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 15 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes advantage of a mistake by Thiago 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Thiago with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Lee Clark looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 24 :(ars) E_Konsa sidesteps T_Klose 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  G_Hanley with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players 
Min. 25 :(ars) J_Gomez changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil sees T_Krul off his line ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 27 :(nor) A_Ndiaye runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Rashford 
          ...  A_Lewis tackles cleanly 
Min. 30 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to P 
Min. 31 :(ars) C_Eriksen finds J_Gomez on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Gomez keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But T_Krul tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 34 :(ars) E_Konsa with a measured pass to C_Eriksen 
          ...  T_Klose goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 36 :(ars) Y_Bisseck brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Smalling 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Chouiar! 
          ...  M_Chouiar belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 37 :(ars) C_Eriksen finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  T_Klose wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 38 :(nor) Thiago 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! 
          ...  T_Werner receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Intercepted by A_Lewis 
Min. 42 :(nor) N_Clyne runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Ndiaye 
          ...  M_Pongracic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nor) T_Klose has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Pongracic 
          ...  He puts in M_Rashford! 
          ...  J_Gomez gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Ly swings it in! 
          ...  T_Werner gets his head on it 
          ...  But A_Lopes+ reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lopes+ anyway 
Min. 44 :(nor) M_Rashford with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Y_Bisseck 
          ...  M_Rashford with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ was caught out there 
          ...  Norwich City 2-0 Arsenal ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 2-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(ars) C_Eriksen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Eriksen smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 47 :(ars) M_Pongracic moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Gundogan 
          ...  But N_Clyne barges him off the ball 
Min. 53 :(ars) C_Eriksen with a reverse pass to M_Chouiar 
          ...  N_Clyne cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 60 :(ars) M_Smith is going to be brought on 
          ...  E_Konsa is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 60 :(ars) Arsenal altered their play to a A strategy 
Min. 60 :(ars) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  C_Eriksen will now play as MF 
Min. 60 :(nor) K_Ly takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Werner 
          ...  M_Pongracic slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 64 :(ars) F_Geraldes 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! 
          ...  M_Ozil receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  T_Klose takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 64 :(ars) C_Eriksen gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at A_Ndiaye 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 65 :(ars) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  E_Bailly will come on for Y_Bisseck and play DF 
Min. 65 :(ars) I_Gundogan sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  I_Gundogan with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 66 :(ars) F_Geraldes seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 67 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy comes on for M_Ozil and takes up a AM role 
Min. 67 :(ars) M_Chouiar gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Clyne goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 70 :(ars) C_Eriksen can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar hits a great drive! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 74 :(nor) A_Lopes+ miss-kicks! 
          ...  A_Ndiaye is through! 
          ...  S_El-Shaarawy with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Lee Clark looks relieved 
          ...  The Referee pauses 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  M_Rashford steps up to take it 
          ...  He sends A_Lopes+ the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Norwich City 3-0 Arsenal...
Min. 75 :(ars) I_Gundogan flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Chouiar runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Chouiar with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  T_Krul with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 76 :(nor) M_Rashford sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Rashford with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 76 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with a measured pass to M_Smith 
          ...  M_Smith uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Geraldes curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to I_Gundogan 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  T_Krul gathers it comfortably 
Min. 79 :(nor) G_Hanley heads the ball back to M_Rashford 
          ...  J_Gomez anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 80 :(nor) A_Ndiaye finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Gomez 
          ...  But A_Lewis wins the ball 
Min. 81 :(nor) Thiago with a probing pass to M_Rashford 
          ...  M_Rashford has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Lopes+ manages to turn it behind 
Min. 81 :(ars) A_Lewis with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Geraldes 
          ...  A left-footer by F_Geraldes ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  T_Krul never had a chance! 
Min. 82 :(nor) T_Klose catches M_Chouiar with an elbow! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee had no choice there!! 
          ...  Lee Clark appluads the decision 
Min. 87 :(ars) M_Chouiar beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Chouiar with the shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(ars) F_Geraldes kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Smith gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Smith with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  T_Krul just watches it fly safely wide! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
Attendance           : 41,503
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Rashford (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Werner (5), M_Rashford (44,74 pen)
Sent Off             : T_Klose (82)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Chouiar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Eriksen (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       13
Off target           :           1        |       10
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          31        |       69
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       2
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Norwich City 3 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Krul         GK  29   3   2   1  24 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   1  27  10   4  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
C_Smalling     DF   2  26   3   3  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   1  25   6   2  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  18   8
T_Klose        DF   1  24   5   4  26 |  85   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  19   3  -7
Thiago         MF   1  13  30  11  24 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   5  26   3  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ly           MF   2   1  25  12  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   3   6  28  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  53
A_Ndiaye       FW   1   3  10  27  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Werner       FW   2   3   3  25  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   8   8  34
R_Fahrmann     GK  26   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   1  24  10   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Zimmerman    DF   1  23   5   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vrancic      MF   1   6  25   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Pukki        FW   1   2   5  24  24 |   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
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A_Lopes+       GK  30   2   2   1  26 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   2  25  11   2  22 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  10   3
E_Konsa        DF   1  28  10   9  27 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  27  14   2  23 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  29  12   3  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_Lewis        DF   1  25  11   3  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
F_Geraldes     MF   1  13  28   2  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  29   8  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
C_Eriksen      MF   2   4  28  12  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
M_Ozil         AM   2   4  28  12  25 |  70   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  13  28  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
J_Pickford     GK  28   1   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bailly       DF   2  27   3   2  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        FW   2   3  25  11  25 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_El-Shaarawy  AM   2   4  27   8  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Galeno         FW   1   3  10  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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