Intercontinental Trophy, Arsenal vs. Aston Villa (Sat Aug 17) Arsenal | Aston Villa 4-4-2 C | 4-1-3-1-1 E Lee Clark | Alex Nock | H_Keto GK | GK O_Christensen M_Guehi DF | DF M_Pongracic T_Matthews DF | DF K_Guessoum J_Lopez DF | DF D_Maresic T_Malacia DF | DF Y_Bildik J_Nisic MF | DM D_Nascimento Ferran_Torres MF | MF S_Ingelsson L_Ugochukwu MF | MF C_Leemans R_Bentancur MF | MF Z_Butt'worth M_Chouiar FW | AM A_Gordon J_Alvarez FW | FW A_Fati | T_Courtois SUB | SUB R_Sanchez Alec_Georgen SUB | SUB Jetro_Willems Y_Bisseck SUB | SUB D_Kinsombi F_Geraldes SUB | SUB Guus_Til I_Toney SUB | SUB L_Suarez Referee: Graham_Scott (Oxfordshire) Min. 1 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth with a probing through ball A_Gordon ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... T_Malacia picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 3 :(ast) A_Gordon sprints past R_Bentancur ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... T_Matthews picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 15 :(ars) R_Bentancur with a flashy move ... O_Christensen with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... That looked like a dive! ... PENALTY !! ... Graham_Scott was tricked there! ... M_Chouiar is the man who takes it ... He sends O_Christensen the wrong way ... Clinical Penalty ... GOAL!! ... That’s put Arsenal in front! ... Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa... Min. 16 :(ast) A_Gordon shifts into the FW position in a tactical change Min. 16 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth will now play as AM Min. 26 :(ars) J_Lopez backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... J_Alvarez gets on the end of it ... D_Maresic gets to the ball first Min. 31 :(ast) A_Gordon beats Ferran_Torres ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Graham_Scott ... A_Gordon lobs H_Keto! ... H_Keto can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... H_Keto makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 31 :(ars) M_Chouiar takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... A_Gordon knobbles the attacking player. ... Graham_Scott blows up for a foul ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 32 :(ars) Ferran_Torres plays it forward to M_Chouiar ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Maresic ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 34 :(ars) Ferran_Torres heads the ball back to J_Nisic ... D_Nascimento is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 36 :(ast) A_Fati turns nicely onto the ball ... M_Chouiar fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Graham_Scott warns him ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... S_Ingelsson swings it in ... A_Gordon takes control of it! ... A_Gordon with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... H_Keto heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 37 :(ars) Ferran_Torres looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Guehi ... M_Guehi gets his head to the ball ! ... O_Christensen saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) A_Gordon has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Bentancur ... He puts in D_Maresic! ... J_Lopez with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He got away with just a warning Min. 45 :(ars) There's going to be a change ... I_Toney will come on for J_Alvarez and play FW Min. 46 :(ars) L_Ugochukwu with a neat pass into M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... O_Christensen has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... O_Christensen is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa Min. 50 :(ars) F_Geraldes is being brought on ... R_Bentancur is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 52 :(ars) M_Chouiar has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Nascimento! ... He has some space now! ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Chouiar ! ... But O_Christensen punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play A Min. 55 :(ast) It seems C_Leemans has switched to a AM Min. 60 :(ast) Jetro_Willems replaces D_Maresic and will play DF Min. 64 :(ars) Ferran_Torres backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Chouiar gets on the end of it ... S_Ingelsson with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(ast) D_Kinsombi is being prepared to come on ... S_Ingelsson is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(ars) I_Toney with a probing through ball M_Chouiar ... Cleared by Jetro_Willems Min. 66 :(ast) C_Leemans turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Nascimento ... D_Nascimento sends it flying towards goal! ... H_Keto catches the ball Min. 69 :(ars) T_Matthews lobs it over the defender ... Cleaned up by D_Nascimento Min. 70 :(ast) L_Suarez comes on for A_Fati and takes up a FW role Min. 70 :(ast) Guus_Til comes on for C_Leemans and takes up a AM role Min. 74 :(ars) I_Toney with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... I_Toney gets up high for the header ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... T_Malacia swings it in! ... O_Christensen jumps well to claim it! Min. 75 :(ars) I_Toney finds the space intelligently ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Pongracic ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Chouiar chips the ball in towards the back post! ... O_Christensen reads it well, and claims it! Min. 77 :(ast) A_Gordon finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A_Gordon drives it towards goal ! ... H_Keto has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... H_Keto reacts well to save!!! Min. 79 :(ars) J_Nisic takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... M_Pongracic body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... Graham_Scott warns him Min. 82 :(ars) M_Chouiar flicks it past Z_Butt'worth ... He runs forward ... But D_Nascimento spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 84 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth knocks it past J_Lopez and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... L_Ugochukwu with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... Graham_Scott gave him a strong warning Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) M_Chouiar runs at K_Guessoum ... He takes it past him ... K_Guessoum moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 92 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Guus_Til ... But he loses control of it ... T_Malacia hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Chouiar (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Chouiar (15 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Gordon Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Christensen (15), D_Nascimento (34), S_Ingelsson (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 5 | 4 Off target : 2 | 1 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 4 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Keto GK 24 3 2 2 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 M_Guehi DF 1 23 13 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 T_Matthews DF 1 20 14 14 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 20 15 4 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Malacia DF 1 21 14 3 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 8 8 J_Nisic MF 1 14 22 14 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ferran_Torres MF 1 13 21 13 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Ugochukwu MF 1 15 22 7 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Bentancur MF 1 12 22 13 29 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 14 22 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 J_Alvarez FW 1 9 14 23 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Courtois GK 23 3 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 20 14 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 20 15 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 14 20 2 25 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Toney FW 1 8 13 22 24 | 50 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 22 14 3 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 21 15 2 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Maresic DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Y_Bildik DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento DM 1 15 21 14 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 -3 0 S_Ingelsson MF 1 14 22 14 29 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 C_Leemans AM 1 14 23 15 32 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Z_Butt'worth AM 1 15 21 15 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Gordon FW 1 10 15 24 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 A_Fati FW 1 6 14 24 21 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sanchez GK 23 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jetro_Willems DF 1 21 14 4 25 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 14 21 14 25 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guus_Til AM 1 3 21 14 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Suarez FW 2 3 14 21 46 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1723922066 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35