FMFA Division, Derby County vs. Arsenal (Wed Mar 10) Derby County | Arsenal 4-1-3-2 L | 5-1-1-2-1 L Stadium | Lee Clark | B_P-Farrell GK | GK A_Lopes+ O_Borg DF | DF J_Gomez B_Purrington DF | DF E_Konsa M_Verratti DM | DF F_Musonda Ruben_Dias DF | DF M_Pongracic D_Johnson DF | DF A_Lewis W_Zaha MF | DM F_Geraldes L_Traore FW | MF I_Gundogan T_Gomes FW | AM C_Eriksen M_Sissoko MF | AM M_Ozil L_Gooch MF | FW M_Chouiar | J_Barnes SUB | SUB J_Pickford C_MacDonald SUB | SUB E_Bailly E_Ampadu+ SUB | SUB M_Smith J_Lingard SUB | SUB S_El-Shaarawy M_Sabitzer SUB | SUB Galeno Min. 1 :(der) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Derby County will now be playing A Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal switch to playing C Min. 2 :(ars) M_Ozil beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Ozil strikes a wicked curler ! ... But B_P-Farrell punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 4 :(ars) E_Konsa with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Eriksen gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A delicate header from C_Eriksen ! ... B_P-Farrell with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 7 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a real burst of pace ... I_Gundogan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... B_P-Farrell with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great Reflexes there ... CORNER! ... A_Lewis plays it towards the near post! ... B_P-Farrell makes the catch! Min. 24 :(ars) M_Ozil sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Ruben_Dias gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 25 :(ars) A_Lewis runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... Good sliding challenge from B_Purrington Min. 27 :(ars) M_Chouiar makes himself available ... M_Chouiar drives it low ! ... B_P-Farrell watches it sail wide! Min. 35 :(der) L_Gooch takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez ... He runs towards goal ... L_Gooch has a dig at goal! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 36 :(ars) F_Geraldes has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... E_Konsa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Johnson with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... M_Chouiar hits it over the wall ... B_P-Farrell fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 40 :(ars) E_Konsa is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_Gomez ... B_Purrington with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 42 :(der) T_Gomes turns past A_Lewis ... He has created space for himself now ... M_Pongracic with the foul Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Derby County 0-0 Arsenal Min. 46 :(ars) C_Eriksen backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... E_Konsa gets on the end of it ... But M_Sissoko slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 51 :(ars) M_Ozil runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Ozil with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 61 :(der) T_Gomes takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... F_Musonda beats him to the ball Min. 61 :(der) W_Zaha pass splits open the defence and finds L_Traore ... A_Lewis with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 62 :(der) T_Gomes knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Cleared by E_Konsa Min. 62 :(ars) M_Chouiar punches M_Sissoko off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 64 :(ars) M_Chouiar sidesteps B_Purrington ... That was too easy ... M_Chouiar attempts a low drive! ... B_P-Farrell gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen plays it into the danger area! ... I_Gundogan makes a firm connection with his head ... It hits off a defender! ... B_P-Farrell is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan chips the ball in towards the back post! ... It is kicked away by B_Purrington Min. 65 :(ars) E_Bailly takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Pongracic ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 65 :(ars) C_Eriksen holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar gets up high for the header ! ... What agility from B_P-Farrell Min. 66 :(der) O_Borg controls it well ... He nutmegs E_Konsa ... He puts in L_Traore! ... E_Konsa recovers to win the ball back Min. 67 :(ars) There's going to be a change ... S_El-Shaarawy will come on for M_Ozil and play AM Min. 69 :(ars) Galeno is coming on for M_Chouiar and will play FW Min. 69 :(der) W_Zaha with the Cruyff turn ... W_Zaha with his head down lets it go ! ... A_Lopes+ won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... That puts Derby County ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Derby County 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 70 :(der) a big roar from the crowd as E_Ampadu+ comes on for M_Sissoko to play MF Min. 70 :(ars) Arsenal changed their strategy to play P Min. 70 :(ars) It seems F_Geraldes has switched to a MF Min. 70 :(ars) interesting tactic change... ... C_Eriksen will now play as MF Min. 72 :(der) T_Gomes jumps over F_Musonda's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... T_Gomes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 74 :(ars) C_Eriksen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Konsa gets on the end of the pass ... L_Gooch with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 75 :(der) Derby County switch to playing D Min. 75 :(der) L_Gooch looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Johnson ... F_Musonda knocks the ball back to A_Lopes+ ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past A_Lopes+! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... L_Gooch floats the ball in! ... J_Gomez reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 77 :(ars) I_Gundogan hoofs it up field to find Galeno ... But Ruben_Dias clears the danger Min. 80 :(ars) F_Geraldes looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Galeno ... Galeno hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... B_P-Farrell gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 81 :(ars) E_Konsa runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Intercepted by O_Borg Min. 82 :(der) L_Traore looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Verratti ... E_Konsa with a bad challenge ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ipro Attendance : 40,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_P-Farrell (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Zaha (69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Eriksen Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Chouiar (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 3 | 10 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 1 | 7 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 3 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Derby County 1 - 0 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Derby County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_P-Farrell GK 29 2 1 1 21 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 O_Borg DF 2 26 11 3 18 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 B_Purrington DF 1 27 10 3 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Verratti DM 1 12 27 3 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 30 11 7 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 D_Johnson DF 2 27 5 2 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 W_Zaha MF 2 3 26 10 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 L_Traore FW 1 3 12 27 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 T_Gomes FW 2 3 3 26 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Sissoko MF 2 11 25 10 24 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 27 3 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 J_Barnes GK 23 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_MacDonald DF 1 24 9 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Ampadu+ MF 1 13 26 2 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lingard MF 2 3 25 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sabitzer FW 1 2 5 25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes+ GK 30 2 2 1 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 2 25 11 2 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 29 10 9 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 29 12 3 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lewis DF 1 25 11 3 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 28 2 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 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 0 0 0 0 30 3 M_Ozil AM 2 4 28 12 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 29 20 | 72 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 7 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 AM 2 3 25 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_El-Shaarawy AM 2 4 27 8 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1615412264 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35