FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Swansea City vs. Arsenal (Wed Jul 08) Swansea City | Arsenal 4-3-3 L | 4-5-1 P Ray Cini | Daniel Mason | M_Vorm GK | GK I_Casillas F_Fernandez DF | DF Gabriel M_Rojo DF | DF L_Koscielny J_Amat DF | DF P_Mertesacker D_Tiendalli DF | DF K_Gibbs Michu MF | MF M_Ozil J_Cuadrado MF | MF J_Rodriguez M_Sissoko MF | MF A_Di_Maria R_v_Wolfs'kel FW | MF A_Ramsey W_Bony FW | MF Oscar D_N'Gog FW | FW O_Giroud | T_Horn SUB | SUB D_Ospina B_Davies SUB | SUB C_Chambers B_Uvini SUB | SUB N_Monreal M_Kightly SUB | SUB T_Kroos J_Loveridge SUB | SUB A_Schurrle Min. 1 :(ars) O_Giroud finds J_Rodriguez with a ball over the defence ... What a shot from J_Rodriguez ! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Vorm saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 6 :(ars) A_Ramsey drives the ball across field ... It comes to O_Giroud ... J_Cuadrado with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 8 :(ars) O_Giroud takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... J_Amat reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 15 :(swa) R_v_Wolfs'kel comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... R_v_Wolfs'kel has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... I_Casillas heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 21 :(ars) A_Ramsey cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Rodriguez ... R_v_Wolfs'kel had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 25 :(swa) R_v_Wolfs'kel with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Ramsey ... But Gabriel slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 28 :(swa) Michu beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Michu swings in the shot! ... It's way wide ... The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 31 :(ars) O_Giroud runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... F_Fernandez makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Di_Maria ... D_Tiendalli wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 34 :(swa) J_Cuadrado 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 Michu ... Michu rifles it at the goal ! ... GOAL !! ... I_Casillas has to pick the ball out of the net ... That’s given Swansea City the advantage! ... Swansea City 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 34 :(ars) Oscar knocks the ball past J_Amat ... Oscar has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... It's beaten M_Vorm ... It goes wide !! Min. 35 :(ars) Oscar turns past R_v_Wolfs'kel ... He has created space for himself now ... But W_Bony wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 36 :(ars) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a mistake by D_Tiendalli ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Di_Maria with a blistering shot ! ... M_Vorm gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 37 :(ars) O_Giroud runs at D_Tiendalli ... He takes it past him ... D_Tiendalli is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee Min. 41 :(ars) Gabriel beats W_Bony ... Gabriel fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Vorm moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... GOAL !! ... M_Vorm looks dejected! ... Arsenal are back level! ... Swansea City 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ars) O_Giroud picks up the pass ... O_Giroud hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... M_Vorm makes a fine save Min. 45 :(swa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Kightly will come on for M_Sissoko and play MF Min. 46 :(swa) The ball goes loose! ... J_Cuadrado seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Cuadrado hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... I_Casillas fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 47 :(swa) Michu takes advantage of a mistake by A_Di_Maria ... He runs towards goal ... K_Gibbs with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Swansea City 1-1 Arsenal Min. 51 :(ars) O_Giroud uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... But F_Fernandez wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 55 :(swa) J_Loveridge is being brought on ... D_N'Gog is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 58 :(ars) M_Ozil takes advantage of a mistake by F_Fernandez ... Can he make them pay? ... R_v_Wolfs'kel rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 60 :(ars) J_Rodriguez turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Ramsey ... Blocked by F_Fernandez Min. 60 :(swa) J_Loveridge breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on I_Casillas! ... P_Mertesacker brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 62 :(ars) A_Ramsey breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through! ... He rounds M_Vorm! ... M_Vorm brings him down in the area! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ... The Referee gives a PENALTY !! ... O_Giroud takes it ... M_Vorm dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... That puts Arsenal ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Swansea City 1-2 Arsenal... Min. 64 :(ars) J_Rodriguez takes advantage of a mistake by Michu ... It's a lucky break ... A cheeky lob from J_Rodriguez ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Ramsey lofts the ball in! ... D_Tiendalli gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 65 :(swa) Michu takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Di_Maria ... He's through on goal ... K_Gibbs reads the play well Min. 65 :(ars) A_Ramsey beats D_Tiendalli ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... But M_Kightly wins the tackle Min. 69 :(swa) W_Bony with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... W_Bony has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... I_Casillas fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 76 :(ars) Oscar with a neat pass into O_Giroud ... O_Giroud has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... M_Vorm just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 79 :(swa) R_v_Wolfs'kel nutmegs P_Mertesacker, he continues to run forward ... A_Ramsey with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ars) Oscar feeds the ball through the middle ... O_Giroud runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Amat brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Liberty Stadium Attendance : 60,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swansea City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Cuadrado Scorers : Michu (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Vorm (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Giroud (Man of the Match) Scorers : Gabriel (41), O_Giroud (62 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Mertesacker (60), A_Ramsey (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swansea City | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 5 | 8 Off target : 1 | 3 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 23 | 77 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 2 Key Passes : 1 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Swansea City 1 - 2 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Swansea City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vorm GK 22 2 3 4 23 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 F_Fernandez DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 M_Rojo DF 2 19 3 3 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Amat DF 2 19 3 2 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Tiendalli DF 2 19 11 2 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Michu MF 3 3 20 11 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 20 11 18 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 3 M_Sissoko MF 2 9 20 9 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_v_Wolfs'kel FW 2 3 2 21 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 W_Bony FW 3 2 4 19 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 D_N'Gog FW 2 3 3 18 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Horn GK 18 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 3 18 12 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Uvini DF 2 18 3 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kightly MF 2 3 20 11 25 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Loveridge FW 2 2 2 17 22 | 36 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Casillas GK 23 2 3 2 22 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 L_Koscielny DF 2 19 2 3 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 19 3 3 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 K_Gibbs DF 2 19 11 3 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 21 10 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 21 10 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 20 10 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 A_Ramsey MF 2 3 19 11 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 Oscar MF 3 2 19 11 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 O_Giroud FW 2 2 11 20 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 27 D_Ospina GK 18 2 3 3 25 | 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 N_Monreal DF 2 18 11 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Kroos MF 2 3 19 9 26 | 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 1436389700 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35