FMFA Tiger League, Arsenal vs. Newcastle United (Wed Apr 08) Arsenal | Newcastle United 4-4-2 E | 5-2-1-2 P Daniel mason | Adam Riley | W_Szczesny GK | GK T_Krul Gabriel DF | DF S_Taylor L_Koscielny DF | DF D_Santon K_Gibbs DF | DF M_Debuchy N_Monreal DF | DF A_Cresswell S_Cazorla MF | DF G_Demel J_Rodriguez MF | MF V_Wanyama A_Ramsey MF | MF C_Tiote Y_Gourcuff MF | FW P_Cisse O_Giroud FW | FW L_de_Jong A_Schurrle FW | AM A_Young | D_Ospina SUB | SUB R_Elliot T_Vermaelen SUB | SUB F_Coloccini P_Mertesacker SUB | SUB Fernando M_Ozil SUB | SUB Y_Gouffran K_Benzema SUB | SUB Sh_Ameobi Referee: Michael_Oliver (Northumberland) Min. 1 :(ars) S_Cazorla with an intelligent ball to A_Ramsey ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Cresswell ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... A_Ramsey curls it into the box! ... G_Demel heads it away Min. 1 :(new) L_de_Jong beats L_Koscielny ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A delicate header from L_de_Jong ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 4 :(ars) A_Schurrle breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Krul! ... V_Wanyama brings him down! ... Michael_Oliver calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 7 :(ars) S_Cazorla with the heel pass to J_Rodriguez ... S_Taylor slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 9 :(new) S_Taylor slides it through the middle to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL !! ... The Newcastle United fans go wild! ... Newcastle United go ahead in this match now! ... Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 10 :(new) The Newcastle United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C Min. 10 :(ars) N_Monreal runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... O_Giroud latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... O_Giroud curls the ball in on goal ! ... T_Krul with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 12 :(new) C_Tiote is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to D_Santon ... A_Schurrle with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 12 :(new) P_Cisse sidesteps K_Gibbs ... P_Cisse with a thundering volley! ... But he puts it wide Min. 13 :(ars) S_Cazorla with the nod to A_Schurrle ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... P_Cisse picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 20 :(new) P_Cisse beats N_Monreal ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... P_Cisse with the crafty shot! ... W_Szczesny parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 23 :(ars) S_Cazorla jumps over G_Demel's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... S_Taylor wins the ball with ease ... Michael_Oliver saw something no-one else did Min. 24 :(ars) A_Ramsey with a neat pass into A_Schurrle ... A_Schurrle gets his head to the ball ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Krul dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... The deflection beat T_Krul! ... Arsenal are back level! ... Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 25 :(new) Newcastle United's manager orders his side to play P Min. 25 :(ars) N_Monreal runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... M_Debuchy reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 27 :(new) L_de_Jong takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... L_Koscielny plays the back pass ... W_Szczesny can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... M_Debuchy hits it into the box! ... W_Szczesny fists it away! Min. 29 :(new) C_Tiote with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong curls the ball in on goal ! ... But W_Szczesny pulls out a save of the game Min. 32 :(ars) J_Rodriguez drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Schurrle ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Taylor ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Rodriguez hits it towards the far post! ... V_Wanyama wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 32 :(new) P_Cisse takes advantage of a mistake by Gabriel ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Rodriguez with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 33 :(ars) A_Ramsey cuts the ball back to A_Schurrle ... But A_Cresswell sweeps up the threat Min. 35 :(ars) J_Rodriguez 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_Schurrle receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Schurrle cracks a laser towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... The Arsenal fans go wild! ... Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead! ... Arsenal 2-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 36 :(new) The Newcastle United manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 40 :(new) L_de_Jong beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Y_Gourcuff is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 40 :(new) P_Cisse barges N_Monreal off the ball ... Gabriel gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 41 :(new) P_Cisse sidesteps K_Gibbs ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... K_Gibbs takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ars) S_Cazorla threads the through ball to J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Cazorla lofts the ball in! ... It is cleared by C_Tiote Min. 45 :(ars) Up goes the substitution board - T_Vermaelen on for N_Monreal as a DF Min. 45 :(ars) M_Ozil will replace the useless Y_Gourcuff and will play MF Min. 46 :(new) A_Young takes possession ... What can he do here? ... A_Young aims for the top right corner ! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges !! ... GOAL !! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Arsenal 2-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 47 :(new) Newcastle United restructured their strategy to P Min. 47 :(new) C_Tiote is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong flings a shot at goal ! ... It goes wide for a goal kick ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-2 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(new) V_Wanyama is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong rifles it to the far post ! ... W_Szczesny claws it off the line ... Michael_Oliver consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Newcastle United have snatched the lead! ... Arsenal 2-3 Newcastle United ... Min. 47 :(new) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Newcastle United will now play C Min. 50 :(ars) S_Cazorla looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud tries to catch the keeper out! ... T_Krul with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 52 :(ars) J_Rodriguez with a measured pass to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with the crafty shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... T_Krul was beaten there! Min. 52 :(new) M_Debuchy finds A_Young in acres of space ... K_Gibbs rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s Michael_Oliver going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 56 :(new) F_Coloccini replaces S_Taylor and will play DF Min. 57 :(new) V_Wanyama loses K_Gibbs ... V_Wanyama shoots towards goal ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 58 :(new) A_Young with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to P_Cisse ... A_Ramsey with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 60 :(new) Y_Gouffran is being brought on ... A_Young is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 63 :(new) Y_Gouffran gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at L_Koscielny ... He got away with just a warning Min. 65 :(ars) S_Cazorla is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to L_Koscielny ... L_Koscielny tries to beat T_Krul! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 65 :(new) Y_Gouffran plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Debuchy decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Ramsey is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The referee comes over to him ... Will he show him another yellow? ... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off! Min. 69 :(new) L_de_Jong nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Vermaelen Min. 71 :(new) Newcastle United made the switch to a D strategy Min. 71 :(ars) J_Rodriguez has it now ... He takes on C_Tiote ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Ozil! ... Excellent sliding challenge by F_Coloccini ... He timed it well Min. 72 :(ars) M_Ozil gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... S_Cazorla is unmarked ... An audacious effort from S_Cazorla ! ... T_Krul gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 75 :(new) Y_Gouffran kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Coloccini gets on the end of the pass ... F_Coloccini with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 76 :(new) A defence splitting pass from A_Cresswell to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong with a screamer of a shot ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 83 :(ars) K_Gibbs loses his marker! ... V_Wanyama with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking! Min. 85 :(ars) J_Rodriguez slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... A skillful effort from J_Rodriguez ! ... But T_Krul punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(new) L_de_Jong plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Cazorla with a deliberate foul ... Michael_Oliver will want to speak to him ... He is warned by Michael_Oliver ... It’s just a warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 50,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Schurrle (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Schurrle (24,35) Sent Off : A_Ramsey (65) Booked : Y_Gourcuff (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_de_Jong Scorers : P_Cisse (9), L_de_Jong (46), A_Young (46) Sent Off : V_Wanyama (83) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 9 | 11 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 3 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 20 2 3 2 29 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 19 3 2 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 L_Koscielny DF 2 19 2 3 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 K_Gibbs DF 2 19 11 3 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 N_Monreal DF 2 17 10 3 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Cazorla MF 2 3 19 10 24 | 97 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 120 1 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 97 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 108 5 A_Ramsey MF 2 3 18 10 25 | 68 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 -10 59 -10 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 19 10 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 O_Giroud FW 2 2 10 19 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 10 A_Schurrle FW 2 3 10 19 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 90 D_Ospina GK 18 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Vermaelen DF 2 17 2 2 27 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 19 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Benzema FW 2 3 2 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Krul GK 20 2 3 3 22 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 S_Taylor DF 2 17 3 4 23 | 59 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 49 0 D_Santon DF 3 18 11 3 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Debuchy DF 3 18 11 2 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 37 17 A_Cresswell DF 3 19 3 2 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 20 0 G_Demel DF 3 17 11 3 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 11 20 2 27 | 86 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 33 56 8 C_Tiote MF 4 10 18 2 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 60 0 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 20 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 26 0 47 L_de_Jong FW 2 3 3 19 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 A_Young AM 2 2 18 11 28 | 63 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 45 R_Elliot GK 17 3 2 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Coloccini DF 2 17 3 2 23 | 38 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 Fernando MF 2 10 18 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gouffran MF 3 2 17 10 24 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Sh_Ameobi FW 3 3 3 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1428519810 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35