Anglo American Trophy, New England Revolution vs. Arsenal (Sun Jan 08) New England Revolution | Arsenal 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-2-2 L VACANT | Lee Clark | M_Turner GK | GK T_Courtois O_Gonzalez DF | DF Albin_Thaqi F_Kessler DF | DF M_Pongracic A_Farrell DF | DF E_Konsa D_Jones DF | DF Alec_Georgen A_DeLaGarza DF | DF Y_Bisseck S_Lletget MF | DM J_Willock+ E_Boateng MF | MF I_Gundogan M_Polster DM | MF L_Pellegrini J_Altidore FW | FW A_Perez G_Bou FW | FW M_Chouiar | B_Knighton SUB | SUB J_Pickford B_Bye SUB | SUB F_Musonda J_Bell SUB | SUB F_Geraldes C_Gil SUB | SUB C_Eriksen J_Rennicks SUB | SUB Galeno Referee: Raul_Delgadillo (Bolivia) Min. 1 :(ars) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Arsenal will now be playing C Min. 12 :(ner) E_Boateng with the dribble ... E_Konsa is easily beaten ... Y_Bisseck forces him off the ball Min. 14 :(ner) E_Boateng with a neat pass into G_Bou ... G_Bou carves a shot towards goal ! ... T_Courtois parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 19 :(ars) Albin_Thaqi finds M_Chouiar with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Farrell with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... Raul_Delgadillo refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... L_Pellegrini knocks it forward ... A_Perez gets on the end of it ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Perez ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the Arsenal crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... That puts Arsenal ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... New England Revolution 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 20 :(ner) New England Revolution switch to playing E Min. 21 :(ner) S_Lletget controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... G_Bou gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Konsa clears with a diving header Min. 26 :(ner) G_Bou runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off E_Konsa back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Albin_Thaqi makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Polster swings it in! ... M_Pongracic wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 27 :(ner) O_Gonzalez takes advantage of a bad back pass from Albin_Thaqi ... Y_Bisseck with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 32 :(ner) O_Gonzalez gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at L_Pellegrini ... He deserves punishment for that! ... Raul_Delgadillo calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a measured ball to A_Perez ... A_Perez shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 34 :(ars) M_Chouiar flicks it over D_Jones and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_DeLaGarza with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(ner) J_Altidore looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Bou ... G_Bou with a stunning strike ! ... It takes a deflection! ... T_Courtois is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Lletget chips the ball into the area! ... Albin_Thaqi reads it well ... And he knocks it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: New England Revolution 0-1 Arsenal Min. 46 :(ars) A_Perez pushes it past O_Gonzalez ... But A_Farrell with the fine tackle Min. 49 :(ner) E_Boateng pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... J_Altidore is clean through! ... J_Altidore pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But T_Courtois smothers the ball. Min. 49 :(ner) G_Bou breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Courtois! ... L_Pellegrini brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! Min. 49 :(ars) C_Eriksen is coming on for M_Chouiar and will play MF Min. 53 :(ner) S_Lletget hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... E_Boateng latches onto it! ... E_Konsa robs him of the ball Min. 60 :(ner) B_Bye is going to be brought on ... O_Gonzalez is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 61 :(ner) S_Lletget with a measured pass to J_Altidore ... J_Altidore drives it low ! ... T_Courtois makes a difficult save Min. 63 :(ars) C_Eriksen runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Perez ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Bye Min. 65 :(ner) C_Gil is being prepared to come on ... E_Boateng is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(ars) F_Musonda 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. 66 :(ner) C_Gil gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Altidore is unmarked ... J_Willock+ with a nasty foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... A_Farrell knocks it forward ... G_Bou gets on the end of it ... G_Bou hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 67 :(ars) Galeno is being prepared to come on ... A_Perez is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 68 :(ars) I_Gundogan sidesteps B_Bye ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Jones with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(ner) J_Rennicks is coming on and G_Bou is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 70 :(ars) Y_Bisseck plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Eriksen ... F_Kessler with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... VACANT looks relieved ... Lee Clark is far from happy with that decision Min. 71 :(ars) I_Gundogan looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Galeno ... Galeno has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The New England Revolution fans laugh at him Min. 72 :(ner) J_Altidore makes the tackle ... J_Willock+ brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Raul_Delgadillo waves play on!!! Min. 75 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play L Min. 76 :(ars) Y_Bisseck runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Galeno ... Galeno with the strike ! ... Looks like it should be M_Turner's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... M_Turner looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen drives it into the box! ... A_Farrell gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 76 :(ner) A_Farrell with a probing pass to S_Lletget ... J_Willock+ had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(ars) Galeno breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Turner! ... F_Kessler brings him down! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Gilette Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New England Revolution Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Altidore Scorers : N/A Sent Off : F_Kessler (83) Booked : O_Gonzalez (32), D_Jones (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Albin_Thaqi (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Perez (19) Sent Off : L_Pellegrini (49) Booked : Y_Bisseck (27), J_Willock+ (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New England Revolution | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 5 | 4 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 3 | 1 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : New England Revolution 0 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - New England Revolution Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Turner GK 32 2 1 1 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 O_Gonzalez DF 1 30 10 5 26 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 F_Kessler DF 1 30 6 3 25 | 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 A_Farrell DF 1 29 6 2 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 D_Jones DF 1 29 8 5 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 A_DeLaGarza DF 1 29 7 2 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lletget MF 1 4 30 5 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 E_Boateng MF 1 4 29 10 24 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Polster DM 1 11 29 3 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Altidore FW 1 4 6 31 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 G_Bou FW 1 5 8 30 25 | 74 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B_Knighton GK 30 3 2 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bye DF 1 28 12 6 23 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Bell DF 1 28 5 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gil MF 1 4 29 11 24 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Rennicks FW 1 3 11 28 23 | 22 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 33 3 3 2 23 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 28 14 3 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 31 12 3 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 E_Konsa DF 1 30 10 9 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 29 13 5 21 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 29 15 2 23 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 17 -3 J_Willock+ DM 1 17 29 3 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 31 8 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 30 12 24 | 53 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -7 11 -7 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 30 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 14 30 20 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 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 28 10 3 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Geraldes DM 1 14 29 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 4 29 12 28 | 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 28 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1673203604 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35