FMFA Manager, Watford vs. Arsenal (Wed Jun 09) Watford | Arsenal 4-1-2-1-2 C | 5-2-3 L William Doherty | Lee Clark | Pacheco GK | GK A_Lopes Filippo_Berra DF | DF F_Musonda A_W-Bissaka DF | DF E_Konsa A_Robertson DF | DF Alec_Georgen Joshua_Laws DF | DF M_Pongracic J_McGinn MF | DF Y_Bisseck M_Sylla MF | MF C_Eriksen D_Quina AM | MF F_Geraldes J_Hendrix DM | FW M_Chouiar M_Antonio FW | FW A_Perez A_Morelos FW | FW Galeno | M_Perin SUB | SUB J_Pickford C_Soyuncu SUB | SUB E_Bailly J_Mukena SUB | SUB I_Gundogan D_Zakaria SUB | SUB M_Ozil G_Higuain SUB | SUB E_Smith-Rowe Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play P Min. 1 :(ars) F_Geraldes with a precise pass to M_Chouiar ... Superbly timed tackle by Filippo_Berra ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... A_Perez floats the ball in! ... Pacheco jumps well to claim it! Min. 2 :(wat) J_Hendrix hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Morelos collects the loose ball! ... Good sliding challenge from Y_Bisseck Min. 3 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Morelos collects the loose ball! ... The defender plays it back to A_Lopes ... A_Morelos intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy A_Lopes ... He slips it underneath A_Lopes ... He hits it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... That’s put Watford in front! ... Watford 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 4 :(wat) M_Sylla reads the run of A_Morelos ... A delicate chip from A_Morelos ! ... But A_Lopes makes an easy save Min. 6 :(wat) A_Morelos finds the space intelligently ... E_Konsa with a reckless challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He got away with just a warning Min. 21 :(wat) J_Hendrix plays a first time ball through the defence to Filippo_Berra ... A left-footer by Filippo_Berra ! ... A_Lopes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 25 :(wat) M_Sylla finds D_Quina in acres of space ... D_Quina fires a shot at goal ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 26 :(ars) Alec_Georgen loses his marker ... Alec_Georgen hits a great shot ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 28 :(ars) Y_Bisseck pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Galeno is clean through! ... But A_W-Bissaka slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 29 :(wat) Joshua_Laws turns nicely onto the ball ... Cleared by E_Konsa Min. 30 :(wat) It seems D_Quina has switched to a MF Min. 34 :(ars) M_Chouiar finds himself with plenty of time ... A_Morelos with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 35 :(wat) M_Sylla kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Filippo_Berra gets on the end of the pass ... A_Lopes with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... PENALTY !! ... M_Antonio with the spot kick ... GOAL!! ... Watford 2-0 Arsenal... Min. 40 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E Min. 40 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Hendrix ... J_Hendrix drives the shot in! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ars) Alec_Georgen lobs it over Filippo_Berra ... Alec_Georgen flicks the header toward the far post! ... But Pacheco palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 2-0 Arsenal Min. 50 :(wat) C_Soyuncu comes on for A_Robertson and takes up a DF role Min. 55 :(wat) D_Zakaria will come on for J_Hendrix and play DM Min. 57 :(ars) M_Chouiar lays the ball back to Galeno ... Galeno attempts a low drive! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 60 :(wat) G_Higuain is going to be brought on ... M_Antonio is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 60 :(ars) E_Smith-Rowe is going to be brought on ... A_Perez is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 61 :(ars) Galeno dribbles it into the box ... Galeno with the shot ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 63 :(wat) J_McGinn plays a long ball to G_Higuain ... But F_Musonda clears the danger Min. 64 :(wat) D_Zakaria finds A_Morelos with a perfectly weighted pass ... Y_Bisseck anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 65 :(ars) M_Pongracic changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 67 :(ars) M_Ozil comes on for M_Pongracic and takes up a MF role Min. 67 :(ars) M_Chouiar sidesteps Joshua_Laws ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Filippo_Berra with the block Min. 69 :(ars) E_Bailly takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Alec_Georgen ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 69 :(ars) Galeno runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil blasts it at the goal ! ... But Pacheco punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 70 :(ars) C_Eriksen brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Chouiar gets on the end of the pass ... M_Chouiar hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Pacheco gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... M_Chouiar curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of Pacheco Min. 71 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to A Min. 71 :(wat) D_Zakaria runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Sylla ... E_Bailly gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Quina ... A_W-Bissaka makes a firm connection with his head ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 71 :(ars) M_Chouiar steps over the ball ... He nutmegs G_Higuain ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Chouiar curls it towards the top corner ! ... Pacheco gets up well to catch that one Min. 75 :(ars) C_Eriksen drives it across the face of the goal E_Smith-Rowe ... E_Smith-Rowe with the goal bound shot! ... Pacheco can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Pacheco makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 78 :(ars) E_Konsa takes possession ... Knocks it past Joshua_Laws ... He's through on goal ... A vicious shot by E_Konsa ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 80 :(wat) A_Morelos nutmegs F_Musonda ... Y_Bisseck wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 81 :(ars) E_Smith-Rowe with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... E_Smith-Rowe with a terrific drive ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 87 :(wat) J_McGinn cuts the ball back to G_Higuain ... A powerful shot by G_Higuain ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Lopes never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) The defender under hits the back pass! ... M_Chouiar is through! ... M_Chouiar smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... Pacheco won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 89 :(ars) M_Chouiar with a precise pass to E_Smith-Rowe ... Filippo_Berra brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 90 :(ars) F_Musonda plays it back ... A_Lopes slips!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Watford 3-0 Arsenal ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road Attendance : 41,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_W-Bissaka (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Morelos (3), M_Antonio (35 pen), F_Musonda (90 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Morelos (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Chouiar Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Lopes (35) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 8 | 11 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 3 - 0 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacheco GK 31 1 1 1 22 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 28 10 3 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 8 11 A_W-Bissaka DF 1 27 12 7 28 | 94 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 1 A_Robertson DF 2 27 11 2 24 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 27 10 3 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McGinn MF 1 6 28 8 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Sylla MF 1 4 27 12 23 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Quina MF 1 2 27 13 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Hendrix DM 1 11 27 4 25 | 56 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 M_Antonio FW 1 8 13 31 27 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 28 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 23 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 27 9 2 21 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mukena DF 1 26 13 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 10 27 3 30 | 38 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Higuain FW 1 2 9 27 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -31 0 0 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 -2 0 E_Konsa DF 1 29 10 9 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 Alec_Georgen DF 1 28 13 5 21 | 70 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Pongracic MF 1 30 12 3 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 27 14 2 23 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 28 12 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 28 2 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 28 20 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 29 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 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 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 29 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 28 12 25 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 E_Smith-Rowe FW 1 2 9 26 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1623263886 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35