FMFA Tiger League, Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal (Wed May 13)


                    Nottingham Forest  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 C
                     Derek Purvis (C)  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                          K_Darlow GK  |  GK W_Szczesny
                       M_Mancienne DF  |  DF Gabriel
                            J_Hunt DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         D_Collins DF  |  DF P_Mertesacker
                           J_Hobbs DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                            A_Reid MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                         M_Antonio MF  |  MF J_Rodriguez
                      S_McLaughlin MF  |  MF Y_Gourcuff
                          D_Abdoun MF  |  MF S_Cazorla
                          M_Fryatt FW  |  MF A_Ramsey
                        J_Paterson FW  |  FW O_Giroud
                                       |
                         D_Evtimov SUB |  SUB D_Ospina
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB N_Monreal
                           C_Cohen SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                           C_Burke SUB |  SUB J_Wilshere
                        L_Veldwijk SUB |  SUB A_Schurrle

Referee: Mike_Dean (Wirral)


Min. 5  :(ars) O_Giroud finds the space intelligently 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by O_Giroud ! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Arsenal the lead! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 8  :(ntf) D_Collins with the heel pass to M_Fryatt 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Fryatt ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 14 :(ntf) S_McLaughlin is through on goal 
          ...  P_Mertesacker clears with a diving header 
Min. 14 :(ars) J_Rodriguez looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 15 :(ars) K_Gibbs cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Collins 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 17 :(ars) J_Rodriguez finds the run of O_Giroud 
          ...  D_Collins reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 18 :(ntf) A_Reid plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Paterson keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Paterson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  W_Szczesny can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  W_Szczesny has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 18 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Giroud 
          ...  But J_Hobbs wins the tackle 
Min. 24 :(ntf) J_Paterson flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  P_Mertesacker robs him of the ball 
Min. 26 :(ars) O_Giroud plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Reid wins the ball with ease 
          ...  Mike_Dean saw something no-one else did 
          ...  Mike_Dean shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 29 :(ntf) S_McLaughlin drives it forward to M_Antonio 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Antonio ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 32 :(ntf) D_Abdoun has it now 
          ...  He takes on K_Gibbs 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Paterson! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Gabriel 
Min. 33 :(ntf) A_Reid holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Fryatt 
          ...  Gabriel with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 35 :(ntf) D_Abdoun controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Koscielny 
          ...  He puts in M_Mancienne! 
          ...  M_Mancienne attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It's beaten W_Szczesny 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 38 :(ntf) M_Fryatt runs at the defence 
          ...  M_Fryatt attempts the shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 42 :(ars) A_Ramsey flicks the ball through 
          ...  O_Giroud runs onto it! 
          ...  O_Giroud with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ntf) M_Fryatt runs towards the goal 
          ...  But K_Gibbs puts the ball out of play 
Min. 46 :(ars) S_Cazorla knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Hunt slips 
          ...  P_Mertesacker gets to it! 
          ...  A_Reid robs him of the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(ars) J_Rodriguez plays it forward to O_Giroud 
          ...  J_Hobbs with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 50 :(ntf) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  C_Smalling will come on for M_Mancienne and play DF 
Min. 55 :(ntf) C_Burke is coming on and A_Reid is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 60 :(ntf) L_Veldwijk replaces an unhappy D_Abdoun and will play as a FW 
Min. 62 :(ntf) M_Fryatt loses P_Mertesacker 
          ...  L_Koscielny slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 65 :(ars) O_Giroud with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Antonio with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players 
Min. 69 :(ntf) J_Paterson with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  L_Koscielny gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_McLaughlin chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Gibbs gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 73 :(ars) M_Ozil miskicks! 
          ...  He finds J_Rodriguez though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  J_Rodriguez with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But K_Darlow makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 77 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff volleys it forward. He finds O_Giroud 
          ...  J_Hunt is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Mike_Dean gave him a strong warning 
Min. 78 :(ntf) M_Antonio has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  He puts in M_Fryatt! 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Fryatt ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 80 :(ntf) D_Collins hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Paterson latches onto it! 
          ...  K_Gibbs gets to the ball first 
Min. 80 :(ars) A_Ramsey with a smart turn 
          ...  A_Ramsey with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 83 :(ars) O_Giroud skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  M_Antonio with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Mike_Dean warns him 
Min. 84 :(ars) O_Giroud has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Collins! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Fryatt belts it clear 
Min. 85 :(ars) O_Giroud stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  O_Giroud drives the ball low ! 
          ...  K_Darlow parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ars) O_Giroud sidesteps C_Burke 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Smalling with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 90 :(ntf) D_Collins with a pinpoint pass to J_Paterson 
          ...  P_Mertesacker makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Antonio! 
          ...  C_Burke tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Antonio hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Gibbs wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 92 :(ars) S_Cazorla sidesteps C_Smalling 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  S_Cazorla with the chance ! 
          ...  K_Darlow is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 93 :(ntf) J_Hobbs finds L_Veldwijk in acres of space 
          ...  But A_Ramsey wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Burke 
          ...  P_Mertesacker wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The City Ground
Attendance           : 40,099
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : A_Reid
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Reid (26), J_Hobbs (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Rodriguez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Giroud (5), Y_Gourcuff (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Gabriel (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Nottingham Forest  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           1        |       4
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Darlow       GK  20   3   2   1  24 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
M_Mancienne    DF   2  19   2   2  25 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Hunt         DF   2  18   3   3  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   2  18   3   3  27 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  60   0
J_Hobbs        DF   2  19   4   2  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  17  -3
A_Reid         MF   2   3  19   4  28 |  59   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  37  -3
M_Antonio      MF   2   2  18   2  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  -1  19   4
S_McLaughlin   MF   1   2  18   3  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Abdoun       MF   2   2  17   5  27 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Fryatt       FW   2   2   4  19  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25  -1   2
J_Paterson     FW   2   2   2  17  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Evtimov      GK  17   2   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   2  19   2   3  29 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cohen        MF   2   5  18   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Burke        MF   2   2  17   6  26 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Veldwijk     FW   2   3   3  18  24 |  33   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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W_Szczesny     GK  20   2   3   2  29 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  19   3   2  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
L_Koscielny    DF   2  19   2   3  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   2  19   3   3  26 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 126   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   2  19  11   3  27 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 104   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  21  10  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  37  17
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  20  10  25 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  89   5
Y_Gourcuff     MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  45
S_Cazorla      MF   2   3  19  10  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  37  18
A_Ramsey       MF   2   3  18  11  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   1
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  11  20  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  51
D_Ospina       GK  18   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Monreal      DF   2  18  11   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2   3  18  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Schurrle     FW   2   3  10  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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