FMFA Premier League, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Wed Oct 14) Manchester City | Arsenal 4-3-3 C | 5-3-2 L Derek Purvis | Lee Clark | J_Hart GK | GK A_Lopes+ R_Yates DF | DF E_Bailly D_Boyata DF | DF Y_Bisseck M_Navarro DF | DF J_Willems D_Alaba DF | DF F_Musonda D_Silva MF | DF J_Gomez L_Messi MF | MF F_Geraldes G_Nkoudou MF | MF S_El-Shaarawy A_Griezmann FW | MF M_Ozil E_Cavani FW | FW Galeno Maxi_Gomez FW | FW M_Chouiar | L_McGee SUB | SUB J_Pickford V_Kompany SUB | SUB M_Pongracic J_Tarkowski SUB | SUB I_Gundogan S_Nasri SUB | SUB C_Eriksen C_O'Hare SUB | SUB A_Correa Min. 1 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to P Min. 2 :(mnc) D_Silva is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Griezmann ... S_El-Shaarawy gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Messi hits it into the box! ... F_Musonda clears the danger Min. 2 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes on R_Yates ... He runs past him ... D_Boyata reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 3 :(ars) Galeno floats the ball in to find M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar with a bomb of a shot ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 9 :(ars) M_Chouiar makes himself available ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Navarro ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... F_Geraldes curls it into the box! ... D_Boyata gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 10 :(ars) F_Geraldes crosses into the box, finding Galeno ... Driven towards goal by Galeno ! ... J_Hart makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 11 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou plays a long ball to A_Griezmann ... E_Bailly wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 16 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy 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! ... Galeno receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Galeno drives it low ! ... GOAL !! ... J_Hart has to pick the ball out of the net ... That’s given Arsenal the advantage! ... Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 19 :(ars) M_Ozil with an incisive pass to Galeno ... D_Boyata with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 26 :(mnc) A_Griezmann flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Griezmann ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 28 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Alaba ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Chouiar attempts a lob! ... The net moves! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Manchester City 0-2 Arsenal ... Min. 29 :(ars) Arsenal restructured their strategy to C Min. 31 :(ars) M_Ozil pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Chouiar is clean through! ... M_Chouiar curls it towards the top corner ! ... But J_Hart parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 33 :(ars) The defender under hits the back pass! ... M_Chouiar is through! ... M_Chouiar rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... J_Hart tips it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_El-Shaarawy! ... D_Boyata gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 34 :(ars) Galeno finds himself with plenty of time ... E_Cavani with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 34 :(ars) M_Ozil is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 36 :(ars) M_Ozil looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Galeno ... R_Yates plays it back ... J_Hart slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Geraldes ... Galeno gets his head on it ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Gomez chips the ball in towards the back post! ... J_Hart jumps well to claim it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnc) C_O'Hare is being brought on ... Maxi_Gomez is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 45 :(mnc) S_Nasri replaces G_Nkoudou to play as a MF Min. 45 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from L_Messi to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Lopes+ manages to turn it behind Min. 46 :(mnc) S_Nasri with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Cavani gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Gomez !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 47 :(ars) J_Willems volleys it forward. He finds M_Chouiar ... D_Silva is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Arsenal Min. 49 :(ars) M_Ozil pass splits open the defence and finds Galeno ... Galeno hits a crisp volley! ... He hits the side netting Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Silva plays the early ball across the box to find E_Cavani in space ... A wicked drive by E_Cavani ! ... What agility from A_Lopes+ Min. 54 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with a 50-yard pass to Galeno ... Galeno aiming for the bottom corner ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Musonda floats the ball in! ... J_Hart fists it away! Min. 58 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy holds the ball up ... He sees J_Willems in space! ... J_Willems leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 59 :(ars) Y_Bisseck curls the ball out wide to M_Chouiar ... D_Alaba wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 60 :(ars) A_Correa replaces M_Chouiar and will play FW Min. 67 :(ars) Up goes the substitution board - C_Eriksen on for F_Geraldes as a MF Min. 67 :(ars) J_Willems backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... C_Eriksen gets on the end of it ... Good sliding challenge from D_Boyata and it had to be Min. 68 :(mnc) D_Boyata with a smart pass to L_Messi ... Well executed sliding challenge from E_Bailly Min. 69 :(ars) M_Pongracic is coming on for Y_Bisseck and playing DF Min. 71 :(mnc) C_O'Hare jumps over J_Gomez's challenge ... A left-footer by C_O'Hare ! ... A_Lopes+ tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 73 :(mnc) S_Nasri with the cross-field pass to A_Griezmann ... E_Bailly tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 79 :(ars) E_Bailly cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... E_Bailly tries to chip the ball over J_Hart! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_El-Shaarawy crosses it in! ... E_Bailly gets something on it! ... J_Hart parries it, he follows it up ... And J_Hart recovers to save!! Min. 81 :(mnc) L_Messi with the heel pass to C_O'Hare ... J_Willems reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 82 :(mnc) C_O'Hare with a perfectly timed run ... E_Bailly attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ars) J_Willems is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Galeno ... Galeno has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with J_Hart ... He rounds J_Hart ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits post!! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester City 0-3 Arsenal ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 61,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Cavani Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Galeno (Man of the Match) Scorers : Galeno (16,90), M_Chouiar (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 4 | 14 Off target : 1 | 7 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 30 | 70 Corners : 1 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 3 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 30 2 2 2 33 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 26 10 3 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 24 3 2 33 | 95 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 M_Navarro DF 1 24 7 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 24 2 3 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 25 11 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Messi MF 2 3 26 13 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 25 7 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 28 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E_Cavani FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Maxi_Gomez FW 1 3 9 24 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_McGee GK 21 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 24 2 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 2 24 5 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nasri MF 2 4 24 11 25 | 50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_O'Hare FW 2 2 3 24 19 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 0 4 Y_Bisseck DF 1 26 14 2 23 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 8 J_Willems DF 1 24 11 4 26 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 1 F_Musonda DF 1 26 10 3 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 25 11 2 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 27 2 25 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 27 8 24 | 95 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 48 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 10 52 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 28 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 8 39 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 28 12 3 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 28 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 27 12 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 27 22 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1602702683 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35