FMFA, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Wed Mar 20)


                      Manchester City  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  5-3-2 L
                Caretaker Darren Lear  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                          G_Grando GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Albin_Thaqi
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                       S_McTominay DM  |  DF M_Pongracic
                              Pipa DF  |  DF Alec_Georgen
                         Y_Ribeiro DF  |  DF Y_Bisseck
                         C_Pulisic MF  |  MF L_Ugochukwu
                     A_MacAllister MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                         R_Firmino FW  |  MF L_Pellegrini
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW M_Chouiar
                         N_Holland MF  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                          A_Areola SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                       V_Chiriches SUB |  SUB F_Musonda
                           W_Ndidi SUB |  SUB F_Geraldes
                     Luc_Robertone SUB |  SUB Guus_Til
                          L_Stindl SUB |  SUB A_Perez

Referee: Paul_Tierney (Lancashire)


Min. 1  :(mnc) It looks as though Manchester City is now playing N 
Min. 1  :(ars) Arsenal restructured their strategy to C 
Min. 4  :(mnc) N_Holland crosses into the box, finding R_Firmino 
          ...  L_Ugochukwu with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 19 :(mnc) Y_Ribeiro looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino with a powerful header ! 
          ...  T_Courtois narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 19 :(ars) Albin_Thaqi runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of M_Chouiar 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Chouiar ! 
          ...  Saved by G_Grando 
Min. 21 :(ars) M_Chouiar finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  M_Chouiar with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Arsenal go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 24 :(ars) M_Chouiar has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Pipa! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Chouiar with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 33 :(ars) L_Pellegrini with a 50-yard pass to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  G_Grando has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 36 :(ars) Albin_Thaqi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Chouiar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Chouiar is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But Paul_Tierney waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat G_Grando 
          ...  He slips it underneath G_Grando 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  wide!! 
Min. 38 :(ars) L_Pellegrini finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  A_Griezmann fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  Paul_Tierney wants a quiet word 
Min. 38 :(ars) L_Pellegrini steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A cracking drive from L_Pellegrini ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Grando dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Grando beaten! 
Min. 39 :(ars) I_Gundogan feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Alvarez runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Grando punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Grando got a touch 
Min. 42 :(ars) L_Pellegrini is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez 
          ...  But O_Zinchenko comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) A_Griezmann with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Bisseck 
Min. 45 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from C_Pulisic to A_Griezmann 
          ...  Alec_Georgen takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Arsenal

Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Firmino with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Alvarez 
          ...  Y_Bisseck takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 51 :(mnc) A_Griezmann pushes it past the defender 
          ...  E_Konsa with a terrible tackle 
          ...  Paul_Tierney tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 52 :(mnc) S_McTominay kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Gundogan goes in stud's first 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  Paul_Tierney called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  A_Griezmann drives it under the wall 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 56 :(ars) I_Gundogan with a burst of pace 
          ...  I_Gundogan tries to chip the ball over G_Grando! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 57 :(mnc) A_MacAllister skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Firmino 
          ...  I_Gundogan read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 61 :(mnc) Pipa runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Holland 
          ...  Alec_Georgen goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 65 :(ars) F_Musonda is going to be brought on 
          ...  E_Konsa is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 67 :(ars) A_Perez is coming on for J_Alvarez and playing FW 
Min. 67 :(ars) L_Pellegrini slides the ball across to Albin_Thaqi 
          ...  Albin_Thaqi with a little chip! 
          ...  G_Grando gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 68 :(mnc) N_Holland hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Griezmann collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Griezmann bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 69 :(ars) F_Geraldes is coming on for L_Ugochukwu and playing MF 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Luc_Robertone is going to be brought on 
          ...  S_McTominay is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 70 :(mnc) It appears C_Pulisic is playing as a AM 
Min. 70 :(mnc) It appears N_Holland is playing as a AM 
Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Semedo looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Firmino 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Pongracic 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 71 :(mnc) C_Pulisic slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 71 :(mnc) W_Ndidi is coming on for C_Pulisic and will play AM 
Min. 75 :(ars) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Arsenal will now play L 
Min. 77 :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Griezmann seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Griezmann tries the shot ! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  F_Geraldes reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 81 :(ars) Y_Bisseck threads the through ball to M_Pongracic 
          ...  M_Pongracic hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ars) M_Chouiar gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Y_Ribeiro! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Chouiar looks to see where G_Grando is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Grando saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 91 :(ars) A_Perez with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Pipa read the danger and stops the pass 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Griezmann
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Pulisic (71)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Chouiar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Chouiar (21), J_Alvarez (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       11
Off target           :           0        |       5
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           2        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Grando       GK  36   1   1   1  23 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  31  14   8  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  30  13   3  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_McTominay    DM   1  10  31   6  27 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Pipa           DF   1  30  11   3  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
Y_Ribeiro      DF   1  29  14   3  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Pulisic      AM   1   2  30  13  24 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_MacAllister  MF   1  13  32  14  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Firmino      FW   1   4   8  31  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  30  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
N_Holland      AM   2   3  30  13  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
A_Areola       GK  31   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Chiriches    DF   1  29   9   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Ndidi        AM   1  14  30   3  25 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luc_Robertone  AM   1  10  29  10  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  17  28  21 |   0   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
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T_Courtois     GK  33   3   3   2  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Albin_Thaqi    DF   1  30  14   3  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  28  11
E_Konsa        DF   1  32  12   9  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  32  14   3  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
Alec_Georgen   DF   1  30  14   5  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  30  15   2  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
L_Ugochukwu    MF   1  15  31   7  24 |  70   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  31   8  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
L_Pellegrini   MF   1   9  32  13  24 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  14  31  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  14  32  21 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
J_Pickford     GK  29   1   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Musonda      DF   1  28  11   3  30 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Geraldes     MF   1  14  30   2  25 |  25   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
Guus_Til       MF   1   3  31  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Perez        FW   1   3  11  31  25 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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