Intercontinental Trophy, Arsenal vs. El Ahly (Wed Mar 15)


                              Arsenal  |  El Ahly
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-2 C
                            Lee Clark  |  -
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK M_El-Shenawy
                       M_Pongracic DF  |  DF A_Maaloul
                      Alec_Georgen DF  |  DF M_Abdelmonem
                         Y_Bisseck DF  |  DF A_Ashraf
                       S_Kolasinac DF  |  DF A_Tawfik
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  MF A_Dieng
                          Guus_Til MF  |  MF Afsha
                        F_Geraldes MF  |  MF A_El-Solia
                          B_Hughes MF  |  MF A_Kendouci
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW M_Sherif
                           A_Perez FW  |  FW P_Tau
                                       |
                        J_Pickford SUB |  SUB A_Lotfi
                          E_Bailly SUB |  SUB Y_Ibrahim
                         F_Musonda SUB |  SUB R_Rabia
                         M_Caicedo SUB |  SUB H_Fathi
                         M_Chouiar SUB |  SUB S_Hussein

Referee: Andrew_Madley (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 1  :(ela) A_Kendouci turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ashraf 
          ...  A_Perez with a superb challenge 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 3  :(ars) S_Kolasinac works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez 
          ...  But A_Maaloul wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 6  :(ela) A_Ashraf gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Y_Bisseck! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Ashraf uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 10 :(ela) A_Maaloul is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 10 :(ela) Y_Ibrahim replaces A_Maaloul to play as a DF 
Min. 14 :(ela) Afsha jumps over Y_Bisseck's challenge 
          ...  Afsha sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 16 :(ela) A_Ashraf puts in M_Sherif 
          ...  M_Sherif tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 17 :(ela) A_Dieng with the first time flick to P_Tau 
          ...  M_Pongracic gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 23 :(ela) A_El-Solia sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Sherif 
          ...  M_Sherif sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 24 :(ela) A_Dieng knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Gundogan 
          ...  A_Dieng hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 26 :(ela) A_El-Solia nutmegs Alec_Georgen, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_El-Solia with the header ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  T_Courtois never had a chance! 
Min. 29 :(ela) P_Tau with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_Kolasinac with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 29 :(ela) A_Dieng brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Alec_Georgen 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Tawfik! 
          ...  A_Tawfik with the side footed shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And T_Courtois reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sherif curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away! 
Min. 38 :(ars) J_Alvarez looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 38 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Alvarez 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 38 :(ela) A_El-Solia with a precise pass to M_Sherif 
          ...  M_Sherif curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  T_Courtois heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 39 :(ela) A_Kendouci looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Tau 
          ...  P_Tau fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  And El Ahly are leading in the game now 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 El Ahly ...
Min. 40 :(ars) B_Hughes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  Alec_Georgen gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Alec_Georgen has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with M_El-Shenawy 
          ...  He rounds M_El-Shenawy 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 El Ahly ...
Min. 41 :(ars) A_Perez takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Kendouci 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 42 :(ela) P_Tau sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  P_Tau attempts a lob! 
          ...  T_Courtois with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ela) A_El-Solia skips the challenge from Alec_Georgen 
          ...  A_El-Solia flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 45 :(ars) M_Caicedo replaces B_Hughes to play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(ela) H_Fathi replaces A_Kendouci and will play MF 
Min. 46 :(ars) M_Chouiar lobs it over A_Ashraf 
          ...  M_Chouiar tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Guus_Til plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to Alec_Georgen 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  M_El-Shenawy falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 El Ahly

Min. 50 :(ela) M_Sherif runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Kolasinac 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Guus_Til fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_El-Solia plays it short to M_Sherif 
          ...  M_Sherif with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That’s put El Ahly in front! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 El Ahly ...
Min. 53 :(ela) H_Fathi finds A_Ashraf on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_Kolasinac takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 54 :(ars) M_Chouiar knocks the ball past A_Tawfik 
          ...  A great volley from M_Chouiar ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  M_El-Shenawy was beaten there! 
Min. 55 :(ela) A_Tawfik steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Alec_Georgen 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Tawfik with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-3 El Ahly ...
Min. 55 :(ars) Alec_Georgen kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Kolasinac gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Afsha fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 58 :(ars) F_Geraldes has it now 
          ...  He takes on A_Tawfik 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Chouiar! 
          ...  A_Tawfik reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 58 :(ela) P_Tau has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Bisseck! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Tau curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 60 :(ars) M_Chouiar runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Tawfik 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  H_Fathi leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 61 :(ars) Guus_Til reads the run of A_Perez 
          ...  A_Ashraf makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Geraldes swings it in! 
          ...  Alec_Georgen swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Guus_Til 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Perez 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 69 :(ela) H_Fathi runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_El-Solia 
          ...  A_El-Solia with the overhead ! 
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 70 :(ela) M_Sherif with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Pongracic a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Sherif from 20 yards ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  T_Courtois palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ashraf plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily catches it! 
Min. 73 :(ela) P_Tau sidesteps his marker 
          ...  Alec_Georgen gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 74 :(ars) F_Geraldes with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_Tau 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Chouiar! 
          ...  But A_Dieng with the fine tackle 
Min. 74 :(ars) I_Gundogan is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 74 :(ars) F_Musonda replaces an unhappy I_Gundogan and will play as a MF 
Min. 74 :(ela) P_Tau takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  P_Tau tries to beat T_Courtois from outside the area! 
          ...  But T_Courtois tips it behind 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 78 :(ela) A_El-Solia controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Sherif gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Sherif throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But T_Courtois tips it behind 
          ...  Andrew_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 81 :(ela) H_Fathi sidesteps F_Geraldes 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  F_Geraldes recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 85 :(ela) P_Tau flicks it over F_Musonda's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  P_Tau hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  T_Courtois with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(ela) Afsha brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Tau gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Tau smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 92 :(ela) A_Ashraf runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Sherif 
          ...  S_Kolasinac is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  T_Courtois misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_El-Solia curls it into the box! 
          ...  Afsha gets something on it! 
          ...  T_Courtois watches it sail wide! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : B_Hughes
Scorers              : Alec_Georgen (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Kolasinac (29), Guus_Til (50)
Injured              : J_Alvarez (38), I_Gundogan (74)
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El Ahly Match Info
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Best player          : M_Sherif (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Tau (39), M_Sherif (50), A_Tawfik (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Afsha (55), H_Fathi (60)
Injured              : A_Maaloul (10)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    El Ahly
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       21
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           1        |       13
Possession           :          28        |       72
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 3 El Ahly
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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 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  31  14   3  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Alec_Georgen   DF   1  29  13   5  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  13  10  25
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  29  15   2  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   1  28  10   4  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23   7  -3
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  31   8  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Guus_Til       MF   1   3  30  13  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
F_Geraldes     MF   1  14  29   2  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
B_Hughes       MF   1  13  29   1  26 |  45   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  14  31  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Perez        FW   1   3  11  30  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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  28   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Musonda      MF   1  28  10   3  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Caicedo      MF   1   2  29   9  24 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  14  30  20 |  56   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - El Ahly
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_El-Shenawy   GK  30   1   1   1  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
A_Maaloul      DF   1  29  12   8  30 |  10   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
M_Abdelmonem   DF   1  29  10   7  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ashraf       DF   1  28   9   9  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   1
A_Tawfik       DF   1  28  12   7  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  21   8  34
A_Dieng        MF   1  12  29   7  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
Afsha          MF   1   4  29  12  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -1
A_El-Solia     MF   1  10  28  10  28 |  94   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  48   5
A_Kendouci     MF   1   9  28  11  23 |  45   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
M_Sherif       FW   1   7  12  30  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
P_Tau          FW   1   3  11  30  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Lotfi        GK  29   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Ibrahim      DF   1  28   8   9  28 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rabia        DF   1  27  10   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fathi        MF   1  11  28   6  29 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
S_Hussein      FW   1   6  11  29  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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