FMFA Premier League, Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Sun Dec 19) Manchester United | Arsenal 4-1-2-1-2 P | 5-3-2 N Tom Wright | Lee Clark | D_de_Gea GK | GK T_Courtois B_Kamara DF | DF Albin_Thaqi G_Arana DF | DF F_Musonda R_Varane DF | DF E_Konsa A_Ali_Mohamed DF | DF E_Bailly P_Pogba MF | DF A_Lewis A_Januzaj MF | MF J_Willock+ Allan DM | MF I_Gundogan T_Alcantara AM | MF Guus_Til P_Pellegri FW | FW M_Chouiar L_Stindl FW | FW A_Perez | A_Gunn SUB | SUB J_Pickford Simone_Pinna SUB | SUB M_Pongracic S_Kagawa SUB | SUB F_Geraldes D_Praet SUB | SUB C_Eriksen M_Salah SUB | SUB Galeno Min. 1 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 6 :(mnu) G_Arana skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Pellegri ... Well executed sliding challenge from F_Musonda Min. 7 :(ars) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Perez is through! ... A_Perez hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Right into the top corner! ... Arsenal have snatched the lead! ... Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 11 :(ars) J_Willock+ miskicks! ... He finds A_Perez though ... That was fortunate ... B_Kamara slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 13 :(mnu) B_Kamara with an intelligent ball to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri goes for the top corner ! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that T_Courtois got a touch Min. 14 :(mnu) P_Pogba with a measured pass to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri tries to chip the ball over T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 25 :(mnu) P_Pellegri holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Stindl ... L_Stindl tries to chip the ball over T_Courtois! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 27 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to P_Pellegri ... E_Konsa gets to the ball first Min. 30 :(ars) M_Chouiar looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Perez receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A powerful header from A_Perez ! ... It looks good ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 32 :(ars) Guus_Til controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Chouiar gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Chouiar with a bicycle kick ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 35 :(ars) Albin_Thaqi looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar curls the ball in on goal ! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnu) Allan with a precise pass to L_Stindl ... Albin_Thaqi forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Alcantara drives it into the box! ... B_Kamara with the shot! ... T_Courtois turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Stindl ... T_Courtois easily claims the ball! Min. 47 :(mnu) R_Varane slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 47 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna comes on for R_Varane and takes up a DF role ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal Min. 47 :(mnu) P_Pogba unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Januzaj ... Fine tackle by I_Gundogan ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 51 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Januzaj gets on the end of the pass ... A_Januzaj strikes a wicked curler ! ... T_Courtois makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 55 :(mnu) S_Kagawa is being prepared to come on ... A_Januzaj is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 55 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... M_Salah will come on for P_Pellegri and play FW Min. 60 :(ars) Galeno is going to be brought on ... M_Chouiar is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 61 :(mnu) M_Salah knocks it past F_Musonda and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Salah with the shot on net ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa drives it into the box! ... Allan gets his head on it ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 62 :(mnu) Allan hoofs it up field to find M_Salah ... M_Salah with the header ! ... T_Courtois just watches float over the bar! Min. 64 :(ars) J_Willock+ kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Perez gets on the end of the pass ... Brilliantly taken away by B_Kamara !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 67 :(ars) C_Eriksen replaces Guus_Til to play as a MF Min. 67 :(mnu) Allan with a flicked pass to L_Stindl ... E_Konsa is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... T_Courtois misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa chips the ball into the area! ... It comes to T_Alcantara ... He fires it towards to goal ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And T_Courtois reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Allan chips the ball into the area! ... T_Alcantara tries to place the shot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 69 :(ars) M_Pongracic is being brought on ... E_Bailly is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 69 :(mnu) S_Kagawa gets to the by line and finds L_Stindl with a beautiful cross ... L_Stindl with the shot ! ... But T_Courtois with the difficult save Min. 74 :(mnu) Simone_Pinna passes the ball to L_Stindl ... L_Stindl shoots towards goal ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 74 :(ars) I_Gundogan is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Perez ... A_Ali_Mohamed gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Albin_Thaqi plays it towards the near post! ... D_de_Gea jumps well to claim it! Min. 77 :(mnu) B_Kamara with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Salah gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Pongracic fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 80 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a first time pass ... Galeno runs onto it! ... A_Ali_Mohamed takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 84 :(ars) Albin_Thaqi with a 40-yard pass to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen tries the shot ! ... D_de_Gea won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 85 :(ars) C_Eriksen reads the run of Galeno ... B_Kamara with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 87 :(mnu) P_Pogba unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Kagawa ... S_Kagawa drives it low ! ... T_Courtois beats the ball away Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) M_Pongracic runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... I_Gundogan latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Allan makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Pongracic chips the ball in towards the back post! ... D_de_Gea fists it away! Min. 92 :(ars) Galeno leaves A_Ali_Mohamed standing ... Simone_Pinna takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 74,994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Allan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : R_Varane (47) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Courtois (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Perez (7) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Pongracic (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 13 | 5 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 7 | 2 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 0 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 34 2 2 2 24 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 31 15 2 24 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 20 3 G_Arana DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Varane DF 2 29 10 3 25 | 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 29 13 4 23 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 30 5 21 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 31 14 27 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Allan DM 1 13 29 6 34 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 1 T_Alcantara AM 1 2 28 14 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 14 31 23 | 59 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 28 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simone_Pinna DF 1 28 13 3 20 | 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 28 13 24 | 38 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 D_Praet MF 1 8 29 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Salah FW 1 3 10 30 24 | 38 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 32 3 3 2 23 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 27 14 3 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 29 10 9 27 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 28 3 2 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lewis DF 1 26 12 3 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Willock+ MF 1 17 28 3 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 30 8 24 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Guus_Til MF 1 3 29 13 22 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 29 20 | 64 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 30 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 30 12 3 25 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 15 5 F_Geraldes MF 1 14 29 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 28 12 28 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1639913486 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35