FMFA Cup Round 1 Leg 1, West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal (Thu Dec 16)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  Arsenal
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Neil Rowley  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                           E_Mendy GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                           O_Kabak DF  |  DF A_Lewis
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF F_Musonda
                         K_Bartley DF  |  DF M_Pongracic
                          A_Hegazy DF  |  DF Alec_Georgen
                       J_Livermore MF  |  DM F_Geraldes
                        K_Grosicki MF  |  MF M_Caicedo
                         A_Pereira MF  |  MF S_El-Shaarawy
                     Matt_Phillips MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                           G_Jesus AM  |  FW M_Chouiar
                          C_Austin FW  |  FW A_Perez
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                        C_Townsend SUB |  SUB E_Konsa
                         R_Sawyers SUB |  SUB I_Gundogan
                           O_Burke SUB |  SUB C_Eriksen
                     H_Robson-Kanu SUB |  SUB Galeno




Min. 1  :(ars) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing P 
Min. 2  :(wba) J_Livermore controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  C_Austin gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Austin with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past T_Courtois 
          ...  And West Bromwich Albion are leading in the game now 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 2  :(ars) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing E 
Min. 2  :(ars) F_Geraldes is now playing as a MF 
Min. 2  :(ars) A_Perez takes advantage of a mistake by O_Kabak 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Perez with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 3  :(ars) Arsenal made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 3  :(ars) It seems F_Geraldes has switched to a DM 
Min. 3  :(wba) A_Pereira with a slick pass to C_Austin 
          ...  F_Musonda anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 7  :(wba) C_Austin with the nod to Matt_Phillips 
          ...  Matt_Phillips drives it low ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Pereira! 
          ...  T_Courtois comes out and claims it! 
Min. 8  :(wba) Matt_Phillips gets to the by line and finds G_Jesus with a beautiful cross 
          ...  G_Jesus aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Matt_Phillips swings it in! 
          ...  G_Jesus gets a shot in 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes a fine save 
Min. 9  :(wba) K_Grosicki takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  K_Grosicki has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Courtois is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 9  :(ars) Arsenal will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 9  :(ars) F_Geraldes shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 9  :(ars) M_Chouiar flicks it over K_Gibbs's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Chouiar pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the Arsenal fans to celebrate! 
          ...  Arsenal have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to P 
Min. 10 :(ars) F_Geraldes changes position to fill a DM slot 
Min. 12 :(ars) F_Musonda holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Perez 
          ...  K_Gibbs hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Musonda chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Mendy easily claims the ball! 
Min. 17 :(wba) C_Austin takes advantage of a mistake by A_Lewis 
          ...  M_Ozil with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 19 :(wba) A_Pereira puts in O_Kabak 
          ...  A left-footer by O_Kabak ! 
          ...  T_Courtois has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 22 :(ars) M_Ozil picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Ozil tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 23 :(wba) J_Livermore miskicks! 
          ...  He finds G_Jesus though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  G_Jesus could have let it bounce! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  And West Bromwich Albion are leading in the game now 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 24 :(ars) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing E 
Min. 24 :(ars) F_Geraldes moves in a MF position 
Min. 25 :(ars) M_Ozil loses O_Kabak 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Ozil ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 26 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  E_Mendy with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 28 :(ars) F_Musonda takes advantage of a mistake by K_Gibbs 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Hegazy with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 29 :(ars) The ball is passed in from F_Geraldes, he finds Alec_Georgen 
          ...  Alec_Georgen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But E_Mendy punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 30 :(ars) Alec_Georgen 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 M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar from 20 yards ! 
          ...  E_Mendy saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 33 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  M_Chouiar latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Hegazy takes possession 
Min. 35 :(wba) Matt_Phillips runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Gibbs 
          ...  K_Gibbs with a thundering volley! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 35 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  O_Kabak attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 36 :(ars) A_Perez beats his man 
          ...  K_Bartley reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 37 :(wba) K_Grosicki holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin with the drive! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 40 :(wba) G_Jesus is through on goal 
          ...  G_Jesus hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Livermore hits it into the box! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Alec_Georgen 
Min. 40 :(ars) M_Chouiar finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  J_Livermore beats him to the ball 
Min. 41 :(wba) K_Grosicki takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pongracic 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Lewis with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(ars) F_Geraldes plays it forward to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But E_Mendy pulls out a save of the game 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(wba) C_Austin with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Alec_Georgen behind 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Austin ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois dives to his left 
          ...  I think T_Courtois just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 48 :(ars) F_Geraldes looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar with the header ! 
          ...  E_Mendy parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to P 
Min. 49 :(ars) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  F_Geraldes will now play as DM 
Min. 49 :(wba) C_Austin knocks it past M_Pongracic and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  F_Geraldes reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 53 :(wba) K_Gibbs controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  C_Austin gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Alec_Georgen reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 55 :(ars) M_Ozil is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 55 :(ars) A_Perez cuts inside K_Grosicki 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Perez has a go! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 62 :(ars) F_Geraldes brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Perez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Perez ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 63 :(wba) J_Livermore looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  T_Courtois guesses right 
Min. 65 :(wba) R_Sawyers is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Pereira is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(ars) E_Konsa is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Lewis is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 66 :(wba) O_Kabak plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Matt_Phillips decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  F_Musonda with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 67 :(ars) I_Gundogan is being brought on 
          ...  M_Caicedo is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 68 :(wba) C_Austin beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds G_Jesus 
          ...  But Alec_Georgen slides in 
Min. 69 :(ars) There's going to be a change 
          ...  Galeno will come on for A_Perez and play FW 
Min. 70 :(wba) C_Townsend is being prepared to come on 
          ...  K_Bartley is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(wba) G_Jesus sidesteps his marker 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Pongracic 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 71 :(ars) I_Gundogan beats K_Gibbs 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  I_Gundogan has a go! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 78 :(wba) K_Grosicki with the diagonal pass G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Matt_Phillips plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball comes to C_Austin 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The deflection beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 4-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 79 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 79 :(ars) It seems F_Geraldes has switched to a MF 
Min. 80 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu replaces an unhappy C_Austin and will play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  H_Robson-Kanu bears down on goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 82 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy hits a hard pass to I_Gundogan 
          ...  A_Hegazy slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 86 :(wba) C_Townsend gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at F_Geraldes 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 86 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy 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 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Chouiar ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 87 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy 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 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Chouiar ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  And that makes it a hat trick! 
          ...  Arsenal have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 4-4 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ars) Arsenal changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 88 :(ars) It seems F_Geraldes has switched to a DM 
Min. 89 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu times his run well 
          ...  A powerful header from H_Robson-Kanu ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 90 :(ars) M_Ozil takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Chouiar 
          ...  J_Livermore with the foul 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
Attendance           : 40,000
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : C_Austin
Scorers              : C_Austin (2,78), K_Grosicki (9), G_Jesus (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Chouiar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Perez (2), M_Chouiar (9,48,87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ozil (17), A_Lewis (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :          12        |       8
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 4 - 4 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Mendy        GK  31   1   1   1  24 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
O_Kabak        DF   1  28   6   3  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
K_Gibbs        DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
K_Bartley      DF   1  26   7   3  27 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  26   6   3  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
J_Livermore    MF   1   8  26   3  26 |  95   0   1   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  66   0
K_Grosicki     MF   1   1  25  10  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  23
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  25  10  23 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Matt_Phillips  MF   1   3  25  12  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
G_Jesus        AM   1   2   6  28  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
C_Austin       FW   1   3   7  26  24 |  84   0   0   2   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  20  53
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Townsend     DF   1  25  11   3  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  25   3  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        AM   1   3  24  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Robson-Kanu  FW   1   2   8  25  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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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T_Courtois     GK  33   3   3   2  23 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
A_Lewis        DF   1  26  12   3  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
F_Musonda      DF   1  27  10   3  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  30  12   3  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Alec_Georgen   DF   1  28  13   5  21 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  10   3
F_Geraldes     DM   1  14  29   2  25 |  95   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  58   0
M_Caicedo      MF   1   2  27   9  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_El-Shaarawy  MF   2   4  27   8  24 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
M_Ozil         AM   2   4  29  12  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -1
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  13  29  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   3   0   0   0   0   0  79
A_Perez        FW   1   3  11  30  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Pickford     GK  28   1   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  29  10   9  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  30   8  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Eriksen      AM   2   4  28  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         FW   1   3  10  27  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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