FMFA Tiger League, Arsenal vs. Norwich City (Wed Apr 29)


                              Arsenal  |  Norwich City
                              5-3-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Daniel Mason  |  Alice Derkacz
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny GK  |  GK J_Ruddy
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF Maicon
                     P_Mertesacker DF  |  DF J_Pereira
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                         N_Monreal DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                       T_Vermaelen DF  |  MF Paulinho
                            M_Ozil MF  |  AM W_Nem
                       J_Rodriguez MF  |  MF Jonas
                        Y_Gourcuff MF  |  MF L_Fer
                          O_Giroud FW  |  FW E_Elia
                        A_Schurrle FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                                       |
                          D_Ospina SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                       C_Jenkinson SUB |  SUB A_Hutton
                         M_Flamini SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                         S_Cazorla SUB |  SUB W_Hoolahan
                         K_Benzema SUB |  SUB N_Bendtner

Referee: Phil_Dowd (Staffordshire)


Min. 1  :(ars) Y_Gourcuff with a first time pass 
          ...  O_Giroud runs onto it! 
          ...  O_Giroud chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  Phil_Dowd talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Arsenal fans celebrate the goal 
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!! 
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 5  :(ars) J_Rodriguez plays the early ball across the box to find A_Schurrle in space 
          ...  Maicon cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 16 :(ars) M_Ozil holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to O_Giroud 
          ...  Maicon reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 22 :(nor) W_Nem beats the defender 
          ...  A_Schurrle rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 23 :(nor) Maicon picks out W_Nem with the cross 
          ...  W_Nem hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 25 :(ars) K_Gibbs wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Mertesacker 
          ...  But J_Pereira wins the tackle 
Min. 26 :(nor) Paulinho is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to W_Nem 
          ...  W_Nem from 20 yards ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 27 :(ars) T_Vermaelen cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He nutmegged J_Ruddy 
          ...  That’s put Arsenal in front! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 29 :(nor) Jonas has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Gibbs 
          ...  He knocks it to E_Elia! 
          ...  K_Gibbs reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 30 :(nor) J_Pereira with a slick pass to E_Elia 
          ...  But T_Vermaelen sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 31 :(nor) Jonas is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Paulinho 
          ...  Paulinho sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from W_Szczesny 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 32 :(ars) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  O_Giroud takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  O_Giroud sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 33 :(ars) T_Vermaelen has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Bassong 
          ...  He knocks it to Y_Gourcuff! 
          ...  Maicon with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 35 :(ars) A_Schurrle hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Mertesacker latches onto it! 
          ...  G_Hooper is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 39 :(nor) L_Fer 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! 
          ...  Paulinho receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Paulinho attempts to nutmeg W_Szczesny! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 41 :(nor) L_Fer takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Paulinho 
          ...  Paulinho goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff crosses into the box, finding O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-1 Norwich City

Min. 50 :(ars) N_Monreal knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Whittaker 
          ...  N_Monreal with the drive! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 52 :(ars) K_Gibbs uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  S_Whittaker intercepts the pass 
Min. 59 :(nor) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Elia is through! 
          ...  E_Elia throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But W_Szczesny palms it behind 
          ...  Phil_Dowd has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 60 :(nor) W_Hoolahan replaces an unhappy L_Fer and will play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(nor) A_Hutton will replace S_Whittaker and play DF 
Min. 63 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff with the first time pass to A_Schurrle 
          ...  A_Schurrle is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Ruddy 
          ...  He rounds J_Ruddy 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  A_Hutton rushes back to get to it 
Min. 64 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff with an inch perfect pass to P_Mertesacker 
          ...  P_Mertesacker tries to beat J_Ruddy from outside the area! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 64 :(nor) Paulinho with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  Paulinho hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 71 :(ars) N_Monreal with a probing pass to T_Vermaelen 
          ...  T_Vermaelen swings in the shot! 
          ...  But J_Ruddy makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 72 :(nor) E_Elia breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on W_Szczesny! 
          ...  A_Schurrle brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD! 
Min. 72 :(nor) Jonas knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Monreal 
          ...  Jonas with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Elia plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  W_Szczesny catches it! 
Min. 80 :(nor) G_Hooper with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  G_Hooper attempts the shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 83 :(nor) W_Hoolahan with a flicked pass to G_Hooper 
          ...  Fine tackle by N_Monreal 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 87 :(ars) O_Giroud runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Bassong 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  O_Giroud strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But J_Ruddy makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 87 :(nor) Jonas breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on W_Szczesny! 
          ...  O_Giroud brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Phil_Dowd reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nor) E_Elia has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Monreal 
          ...  He puts in G_Hooper! 
          ...  G_Hooper belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  W_Szczesny just watches it drift out of play! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 50,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : O_Giroud (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Giroud (1,27)
Sent Off             : A_Schurrle (72)
Booked               : O_Giroud (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : Paulinho
Scorers              : W_Nem (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Hooper (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Norwich City
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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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W_Szczesny     GK  20   2   3   2  29 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 119   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  19   3   2  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17  17
P_Mertesacker  DF   2  19   3   3  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_Gibbs        DF   2  19  11   3  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
N_Monreal      DF   2  18  10   3  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   1
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  17   2   2  27 |  96   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  49   5
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  21  10  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  37  17
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  20  10  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Gourcuff     MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 109   0
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  10  19  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   2   1   0   0  -3  -3  98
A_Schurrle     FW   2   3  10  19  26 |  75   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
D_Ospina       GK  18   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jenkinson    DF   2  16  10   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flamini      DF   2  10  17   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cazorla      MF   2   3  19  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   2  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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J_Ruddy        GK  20   2   3   2  21 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
Maicon         DF   2  19   2   3  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  20   0
J_Pereira      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Paulinho       MF   2   3  19   2  24 |  96   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  49  16
W_Nem          AM   2   3  19  10  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  -1  -1  45
Jonas          MF   2   3  19  10  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
L_Fer          MF   2   3  18   2  24 |  63   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
E_Elia         FW   3   3   3  19  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
G_Hooper       FW   2   3   3  19  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -1
M_Bunn         GK  17   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hutton       DF   2  18   3   3  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Turner       DF   2  18   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Hoolahan     MF   2   3  18  10  28 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Bendtner     FW   2   2   3  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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