FMFA Tiger League, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Wed Mar 04)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                            Tony Ayre  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny GK  |  GK J_Hart
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF D_Marcellis
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                           B_Sagna DF  |  DF D_Alaba
                       J_Rodriguez MF  |  MF D_Silva
                        Y_Gourcuff MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                         S_Cazorla MF  |  MF J_Garcia
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                         T_Walcott FW  |  FW R_Falcao
                                       |
                          D_Ospina SUB |  SUB E_Johansen
                     P_Mertesacker SUB |  SUB A_Kolarov
                       T_Vermaelen SUB |  SUB Fernandinho
                        J_Wilshere SUB |  SUB S_Jovetic
                          O_Giroud SUB |  SUB E_Dzeko

Referee: Craig_Pawson (South_Yorkshire)


Min. 2  :(ars) S_Cazorla kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Alaba picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 2  :(mnc) R_Falcao flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  L_Koscielny muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 3  :(mnc) P_Zabaleta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  R_Falcao gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Falcao ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  That’s given Manchester City the advantage! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 4  :(ars) M_Ozil brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Alaba 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Y_Gourcuff! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by T_Walcott 
          ...  J_Hart easily catches it! 
Min. 6  :(mnc) D_Silva lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Gotze latches on to it 
          ...  M_Ozil fouls badly 
          ...  Craig_Pawson will want to speak to him 
Min. 6  :(ars) T_Walcott takes advantage of a mistake by D_Marcellis 
          ...  V_Kompany with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 10 :(ars) M_Ozil plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Cazorla 
          ...  P_Zabaleta with a deliberate foul 
          ...  Craig_Pawson will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 11 :(mnc) S_Nasri beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Nasri ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Craig_Pawson has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 13 :(mnc) M_Gotze pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  R_Falcao is clean through! 
          ...  Cleared by B_Sagna 
Min. 14 :(ars) T_Walcott gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Alaba! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Gotze rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He is warned by Craig_Pawson 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 17 :(mnc) M_Gotze with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  M_Ozil with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 17 :(ars) M_Ozil has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Falcao rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) S_Aguero sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  S_Aguero hits a great shot ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 20 :(ars) M_Ozil brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Podolski sees J_Hart off his line ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 23 :(ars) K_Gibbs unselfishly lays the ball back to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Hart got a touch 
Min. 32 :(mnc) S_Nasri is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  M_Gotze latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Gotze has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  W_Szczesny dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had W_Szczesny beaten! 
Min. 35 :(ars) T_Walcott with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past P_Zabaleta 
          ...  T_Walcott cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Hart falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 37 :(mnc) R_Falcao takes advantage of a mistake by K_Gibbs 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Gabriel with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 37 :(mnc) R_Falcao with the mazy run 
          ...  R_Falcao with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 38 :(mnc) D_Silva gets possession in his own half 
          ...  M_Ozil muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  Craig_Pawson calls him over 
          ...  Craig_Pawson tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) M_Gotze crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Aguero in the box 
          ...  S_Aguero with a powerful header ! 
          ...  What agility from W_Szczesny 
Min. 40 :(ars) M_Ozil kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Walcott gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Marcellis reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Silva lays the ball back to R_Falcao 
          ...  R_Falcao with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze drives it into the box! 
          ...  Gabriel reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ars) L_Podolski crosses into the box, finding Gabriel 
          ...  Gabriel sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  J_Hart with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 44 :(ars) B_Sagna with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Alaba 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Koscielny! 
          ...  L_Koscielny curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Hart's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  J_Hart looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 45 :(ars) There's going to be a change 
          ...  P_Mertesacker will come on for B_Sagna and play DF 
Min. 45 :(ars) a big roar from the crowd as J_Wilshere comes on for M_Ozil to play MF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) S_Nasri kills the ball dead 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Nasri ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 48 :(mnc) D_Silva skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero hits a great shot ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 

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

Min. 50 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  E_Dzeko will come on for S_Aguero and play FW 
Min. 51 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff crosses to T_Walcott 
          ...  But D_Marcellis clears the ball to safety 
Min. 53 :(mnc) M_Gotze hoofs it up field to find D_Silva 
          ...  D_Silva with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 55 :(mnc) There's going to be a change 
          ...  A_Kolarov will come on for P_Zabaleta and play DF 
Min. 58 :(ars) Y_Gourcuff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Rodriguez 
          ...  J_Rodriguez tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) S_Jovetic will replace J_Garcia and play FW 
Min. 64 :(ars) J_Rodriguez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  T_Walcott latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Walcott tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  J_Hart just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 69 :(mnc) M_Gotze nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Gabriel plays the back pass 
          ...  W_Szczesny can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kolarov floats the ball in! 
          ...  W_Szczesny fists it away! 
Min. 70 :(ars) K_Gibbs unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Cazorla 
          ...  D_Alaba with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  L_Podolski with the thundering drive 
          ...  But J_Hart tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Cazorla plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But J_Hart tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Cazorla chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Jovetic clears the corner 
Min. 72 :(ars) K_Gibbs squares it to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  J_Hart was beaten there! 
Min. 72 :(mnc) S_Jovetic skips the challenge from K_Gibbs 
          ...  Gabriel gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(ars) J_Wilshere barges V_Kompany off the ball 
          ...  J_Wilshere sees J_Hart off his line ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 74 :(ars) K_Gibbs with a flicked pass to L_Podolski 
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Podolski ! 
          ...  J_Hart has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Hart reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 75 :(ars) K_Gibbs looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Walcott 
          ...  T_Walcott hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Hart dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Hart beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Rodriguez chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Podolski tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 83 :(mnc) D_Silva 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 E_Dzeko 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Koscielny 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It is cleared by Gabriel 
Min. 84 :(mnc) D_Silva hits a hard pass to S_Jovetic 
          ...  S_Jovetic flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 86 :(ars) S_Cazorla rushes through the defence 
          ...  S_Cazorla with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) A_Kolarov knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Koscielny 
          ...  P_Mertesacker forces him off the ball 
Min. 90 :(ars) J_Wilshere with an intelligent ball to T_Walcott 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Nasri 
Min. 91 :(ars) P_Mertesacker jumps over D_Marcellis's challenge 
          ...  S_Jovetic stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  Craig_Pawson reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Rodriguez shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to T_Walcott instead 
          ...  T_Walcott aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 92 :(mnc) E_Dzeko watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  From long range E_Dzeko bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  W_Szczesny never had a chance! 

*************  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          : Y_Gourcuff
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Koscielny (2), M_Ozil (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Falcao (3), S_Aguero (18), D_Silva (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Zabaleta (10), S_Jovetic (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 3 Manchester 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  19   2   3   2  29 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  19   3   2  25 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0   5
L_Koscielny    DF   2  19   2   3  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   4  -3  -2
K_Gibbs        DF   2  19  11   3  27 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
B_Sagna        DF   2  19  11   3  22 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   9   0
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  20  10  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Y_Gourcuff     MF   2   3  19  10  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   2  10
S_Cazorla      MF   2   3  19  10  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  20  10  25 |  45   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
L_Podolski     FW   2   2  10  18  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  -1   9  12
T_Walcott      FW   2   2  10  18  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
D_Ospina       GK  18   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   2  19   3   3  26 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  17   2   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2   3  18  10  28 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  -1   1   0
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  10  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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J_Hart         GK  21   2   2   2  33 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  19  11   3  24 |  58   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   4  24  -3
D_Marcellis    DF   2  18   2   3  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  20   2   2  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17  17
D_Alaba        DF   2  18   2   3  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
D_Silva        MF   3   2  21  11  24 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  -4  29
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  23   0   6
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  17   2  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  21  10  24 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1
S_Aguero       FW   2   3  11  21  24 |  53   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  17  17  46
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
E_Johansen     GK  17   2   3   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kolarov      DF   3  17  11   3  24 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
Fernandinho    MF   2  10  17   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jovetic      FW   2   3  11  19  24 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  20  -3  -2
E_Dzeko        FW   3   3   2  18  24 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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