FMFA Division One, Arsenal vs. Sheffield United (Thu Jul 08) Arsenal | Sheffield United 5-3-2 N | 4-3-1-2 C Lee Clark | Todd Fortune | A_Lopes GK | GK U_Simon Y_Bisseck DF | DF S_Mustafi Alec_Georgen DF | DF P_van_Aanholt E_Konsa DF | DF C_Lenglet M_Pongracic DF | DF M_Ledger E_Bailly DF | MF S_Gnabry J_Willock+ MF | AM R_Mahrez I_Gundogan MF | MF A_Doucoure C_Eriksen MF | MF T_Jumeau M_Chouiar FW | FW I_Sarr A_Perez FW | FW H_Kane | J_Pickford SUB | SUB M_McGovern F_Musonda SUB | SUB S_Coleman F_Geraldes SUB | SUB R_Bertrand M_Ozil SUB | SUB Y_Gourcuff Galeno SUB | SUB K_Benzema Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal switch to playing C Min. 5 :(ars) Y_Bisseck is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Perez latches onto the ball ... A_Perez drives the ball low ! ... But U_Simon stops that one easily Min. 5 :(shu) I_Sarr with the dribble ... Alec_Georgen is easily beaten ... I_Sarr aiming for the bottom corner ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 6 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes advantage of a mistake by C_Lenglet ... C_Lenglet goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 7 :(shu) S_Gnabry looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Doucoure ... A_Doucoure hits a great drive! ... A_Lopes with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 13 :(ars) I_Gundogan cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Perez ... A_Perez controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... U_Simon manages to turn it behind Min. 18 :(shu) I_Sarr is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to H_Kane ... I_Gundogan takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 33 :(shu) H_Kane is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 33 :(shu) K_Benzema is coming on for H_Kane and will play FW Min. 35 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a 40-yard pass to Y_Bisseck ... But T_Jumeau slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 36 :(shu) I_Sarr finds himself with plenty of time ... I_Sarr rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... A_Lopes watches it sail wide! Min. 37 :(ars) M_Pongracic tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Arsenal 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 38 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a P strategy Min. 38 :(shu) I_Sarr runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off E_Konsa back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... I_Sarr with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Lopes saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 41 :(ars) I_Gundogan changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar rifles it at the goal ! ... U_Simon gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... Alec_Georgen chips the ball in towards the far post! ... U_Simon easily catches it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a measured pass to A_Perez ... A powerful header from A_Perez ! ... It looks good ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... The Arsenal fans chant his name! ... That takes his tally to 10 this season with that goal!! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 46 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to C Min. 46 :(shu) S_Gnabry with a flicked pass to K_Benzema ... K_Benzema has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Lopes hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 49 :(ars) J_Willock+ takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen beats the offside trap! ... He runs at U_Simon ... He rounds U_Simon ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... U_Simon somehow manages to get to it !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield United Min. 55 :(shu) I_Sarr runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But Y_Bisseck wins the tackle Min. 56 :(shu) M_Ledger is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 56 :(shu) S_Coleman is going to be brought on ... M_Ledger is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 57 :(ars) Alec_Georgen skips the challenge from T_Jumeau ... S_Coleman takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 58 :(shu) A_Doucoure brings it under control ... He takes on E_Bailly ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Benzema! ... E_Konsa with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sheffield United players ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... R_Mahrez passes to I_Sarr ... But he loses control of it ... E_Bailly hits it out for a throw Min. 60 :(ars) Galeno replaces an unhappy M_Chouiar and will play as a FW Min. 65 :(shu) S_Mustafi loses M_Pongracic ... Y_Bisseck with an ugly foul Min. 66 :(shu) Y_Gourcuff is being prepared to come on ... A_Doucoure is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 67 :(ars) M_Ozil is coming on and C_Eriksen is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 69 :(ars) F_Musonda is coming on and M_Pongracic is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 71 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a P strategy Min. 73 :(ars) Galeno takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Galeno carves a shot towards goal ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... U_Simon never had a chance! Min. 76 :(shu) I_Sarr with the kinky dribble ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Musonda Min. 79 :(ars) Galeno skips the challenge from S_Coleman ... T_Jumeau dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 82 :(ars) A_Perez sidesteps his marker ... A_Perez with a terrific drive ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 84 :(ars) E_Bailly passes the ball to Galeno ... Galeno with the goal bound shot! ... U_Simon with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 86 :(ars) I_Gundogan with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... I_Gundogan tries to catch the keeper out! ... U_Simon tips it over ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan lofts the ball in! ... It comes to Galeno ... He gets the shot away ... U_Simon with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ars) M_Ozil flicks the ball through ... A_Perez runs onto it! ... A_Perez blasts it at the goal ! ... U_Simon gathers it easily Min. 91 :(shu) I_Sarr controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Excellent sliding challenge by E_Konsa ... He timed it well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 60,260 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Perez (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Perez (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : U_Simon Scorers : M_Pongracic (37 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : H_Kane (33), M_Ledger (56) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 11 | 5 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 1 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 27 14 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 28 13 5 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 29 10 9 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 30 12 3 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 0 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Willock+ MF 1 17 27 3 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 29 8 24 | 95 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 3 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 28 12 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 28 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 29 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 28 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 28 12 25 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 31 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U_Simon GK 31 7 2 1 23 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 S_Mustafi DF 2 26 4 3 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 26 11 4 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 29 13 3 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Ledger DF 2 25 10 2 20 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gnabry MF 1 4 29 14 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Mahrez AM 2 3 28 13 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Doucoure MF 1 6 29 9 27 | 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Jumeau MF 2 12 26 15 20 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 I_Sarr FW 1 4 14 30 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 H_Kane FW 1 8 11 29 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_McGovern GK 23 3 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Coleman DF 2 25 13 3 27 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Bertrand DF 1 29 12 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 27 11 25 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Benzema FW 1 3 4 26 24 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1625730760 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35