FMFA Division One, Sheffield United vs. Arsenal (Wed Apr 28)


                     Sheffield United  |  Arsenal
                          3-2-1-2-2 E  |  4-2-2-1-1 C
                         Todd Fortune  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                           U_Simon GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF F_Musonda
                        R_Bertrand DF  |  DF Y_Bisseck
                     P_van_Aanholt DF  |  DF M_Pongracic
                         M_Kovacic DM  |  DF E_Konsa
                          T_Jumeau DM  |  DM J_Willock+
                        A_Doucoure MF  |  DM F_Geraldes
                          R_Mahrez AM  |  MF I_Gundogan
                          S_Gnabry AM  |  MF M_Caicedo
                            H_Kane FW  |  AM C_Eriksen
                            I_Sarr FW  |  FW A_Perez
                                       |
                        M_McGovern SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                        A_Grimaldo SUB |  SUB E_Bailly
                         S_Mustafi SUB |  SUB C_Aranguiz
                        Y_Gourcuff SUB |  SUB M_Ozil
                          L_Lumeka SUB |  SUB M_Chouiar




Min. 2  :(shu) S_Gnabry pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  R_Mahrez is clean through! 
          ...  R_Mahrez chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 3  :(shu) M_Kovacic takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Konsa hits it out for a throw 
Min. 4  :(ars) A_Perez finds the run of C_Eriksen 
          ...  C_Eriksen hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But U_Simon parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 12 :(ars) C_Eriksen plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  T_Jumeau tackles cleanly 
Min. 12 :(shu) I_Sarr turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  A_Perez muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 18 :(shu) R_Bertrand gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  S_Gnabry is unmarked 
          ...  S_Gnabry with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Sheffield United the lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(ars) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing N 
Min. 23 :(shu) A_Doucoure sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Sarr 
          ...  The cross hits I_Sarr on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 23 :(ars) M_Caicedo knocks it past P_van_Aanholt and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Caicedo ! 
          ...  But U_Simon palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 24 :(ars) F_Geraldes 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! 
          ...  But R_Bertrand puts the ball out of play 
Min. 25 :(shu) I_Sarr comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  But M_Pongracic puts it in row Z! 
Min. 25 :(ars) A_Perez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Perez ! 
          ...  But U_Simon comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 26 :(ars) J_Willock+ with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Perez 
          ...  A_Perez with the header ! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Geraldes runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of E_Konsa 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  E_Konsa tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But U_Simon makes an easy save 
Min. 29 :(shu) A_Doucoure with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Jumeau runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Jumeau fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  A_Lopes is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  A_Lopes looks very relieved! 
Min. 30 :(ars) Y_Bisseck with the through ball to M_Caicedo 
          ...  I_Sarr dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 31 :(shu) R_Mahrez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Sarr 
          ...  M_Pongracic cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 35 :(shu) A_Doucoure finds I_Sarr in the box 
          ...  Blocked by F_Musonda 
Min. 35 :(ars) F_Geraldes finds A_Perez in acres of space 
          ...  A_Perez fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  U_Simon collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 37 :(ars) I_Gundogan stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Doucoure !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 38 :(shu) R_Bertrand with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Eriksen 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Gnabry! 
          ...  But F_Geraldes spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 39 :(shu) S_Gnabry with the dribble 
          ...  A_Perez is easily beaten 
          ...  S_Gnabry drives the shot in! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shu) R_Mahrez with an intelligent ball to P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  A left-footer by P_van_Aanholt ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 47 :(ars) J_Willock+ with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Caicedo 
          ...  M_Caicedo tries to beat U_Simon from outside the area! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 49 :(shu) A_Doucoure runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  A_Lopes just watches it fly safely wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 2-0 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(shu) R_Mahrez lays the ball back to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 50 :(ars) F_Geraldes shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 50 :(ars) F_Musonda volleys it forward. He finds A_Perez 
          ...  A_Perez tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 51 :(ars) Y_Bisseck has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He puts in C_Eriksen! 
          ...  C_Eriksen with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 53 :(ars) I_Gundogan looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Perez 
          ...  A_Perez hits a curling shot! 
          ...  U_Simon with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 54 :(ars) C_Eriksen has it now 
          ...  He takes on P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Willock+! 
          ...  J_Willock+ hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 60 :(ars) M_Chouiar is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Willock+ is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 61 :(shu) H_Kane beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  H_Kane fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 62 :(shu) S_Gnabry controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Konsa 
          ...  He puts in H_Kane! 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 64 :(ars) I_Gundogan works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Eriksen 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Eriksen ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  U_Simon is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gundogan swings it in! 
          ...  C_Lenglet heads it away 
Min. 65 :(shu) A_Grimaldo will replace the useless P_van_Aanholt and will play DF 
Min. 66 :(ars) E_Bailly takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace Y_Bisseck as DF 
Min. 68 :(ars) E_Konsa sidesteps H_Kane 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Konsa tries to beat U_Simon! 
          ...  But U_Simon just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 69 :(ars) M_Ozil is coming on for M_Caicedo and playing MF 
Min. 71 :(ars) Arsenal switch to playing A 
Min. 71 :(ars) A_Perez takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Geraldes 
          ...  F_Geraldes with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  U_Simon gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gundogan hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by A_Grimaldo 
Min. 72 :(ars) M_Chouiar sidesteps A_Grimaldo 
          ...  M_Chouiar strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  U_Simon is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Eriksen chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Perez tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But U_Simon parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 73 :(shu) R_Bertrand gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Pongracic 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(shu) Y_Gourcuff is coming on for T_Jumeau and playing MF 
Min. 75 :(shu) C_Lenglet with a probing pass to H_Kane 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  I_Gundogan picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 76 :(ars) I_Gundogan picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A powerful header from I_Gundogan ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  U_Simon with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 79 :(ars) M_Ozil picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Ozil sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 80 :(shu) R_Mahrez with a well-controlled run 
          ...  R_Mahrez aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 80 :(ars) M_Chouiar with a slick pass to A_Perez 
          ...  A_Perez fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  U_Simon gathers it comfortably 
Min. 82 :(ars) M_Ozil with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Pongracic runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Pongracic with the overhead ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 84 :(shu) I_Sarr beats E_Bailly 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  I_Sarr with the drive! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 84 :(ars) C_Eriksen hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Konsa collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Konsa hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 86 :(ars) M_Pongracic works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But U_Simon makes an easy save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ars) A_Perez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Chouiar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Chouiar has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But U_Simon comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 91 :(shu) S_Gnabry with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Ozil with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 92 :(shu) R_Mahrez has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Pongracic 
          ...  He knocks it to H_Kane! 
          ...  H_Kane cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 93 :(ars) F_Geraldes volleys it forward. He finds M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  U_Simon can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  U_Simon makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
Attendance           : 41,012
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : U_Simon
Scorers              : S_Gnabry (18), I_Sarr (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Bertrand (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : A_Perez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Perez (12), M_Ozil (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       24
Off target           :           8        |       11
On target            :           5        |       13
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       19
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 2 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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U_Simon        GK  31   7   2   1  23 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  29  13   3  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Bertrand     DF   1  29  12   3  24 |  98   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  10  35  -3
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  26  11   4  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Kovacic      DM   1  12  26  10  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Jumeau       DM   2  12  26  15  20 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
A_Doucoure     MF   1   6  29   9  27 |  98   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  58   0
R_Mahrez       AM   2   3  28  13  21 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
S_Gnabry       AM   1   4  28  13  23 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  24
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  29  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
I_Sarr         FW   1   4  14  30  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  21   8  32
M_McGovern     GK  23   3   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  26   2   3  24 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Mustafi      DF   2  26   4   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Gourcuff     MF   2   3  27  11  25 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
L_Lumeka       FW   2   2   3  26  18 |   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 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
F_Musonda      DF   1  27  10   3  30 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  27  14   2  23 |  70   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  29  12   3  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   1
E_Konsa        DF   1  29  10   9  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  13   0   7
J_Willock+     DM   1  16  27   3  25 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
F_Geraldes     MF   1  13  28   2  25 |  98   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  40   3
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  29   8  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
M_Caicedo      MF   1   2  27   9  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
C_Eriksen      AM   2   4  28  12  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Perez        FW   1   3  11  29  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   7   0   1   0   0  -3  27  14
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
C_Aranguiz     MF   1  10  27   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   4  28  12  25 |  25   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7   1
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  13  28  20 |  34   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
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