FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Wed Aug 19) Manchester City | Arsenal 5-4-1 D | 4-4-2 P Derek Purvis | Daniel Mason | J_Hart GK | GK I_Casillas V_Kompany DF | DF P_Mertesacker D_Boyata DF | DF N_Monreal G_Clichy DF | DF Gabriel P_Zabaleta DF | DF K_Gibbs D_Marcellis DF | MF Oscar M_Gotze MF | MF J_McEachran D_Silva MF | MF A_Ramsey Y_Toure MF | MF J_Wilshere S_Nasri MF | FW A_Schurrle R_Falcao FW | FW P_Bamford | P_Cech SUB | SUB D_Ospina D_Alaba SUB | SUB C_Chambers A_Kolarov SUB | SUB T_Rosicky J_Milner SUB | SUB L_Podolski S_Aguero SUB | SUB K_Benzema Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Silva with a glorious long pass to R_Falcao ... J_McEachran with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 37 :(mnc) The ball runs loose! ... D_Silva seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Wilshere with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Daniel Mason looks relieved Min. 39 :(ars) P_Bamford looks injured. He's coming off ... Lets hope it's not serious Min. 39 :(ars) K_Benzema is coming on and P_Bamford is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnc) S_Nasri with the cross-field pass to R_Falcao ... R_Falcao gets his head to the ball ! ... I_Casillas with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 45 :(mnc) S_Aguero is going to be brought on ... R_Falcao is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Alaba is going to be brought on ... D_Marcellis is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Gotze with a slick pass to S_Aguero ... J_Wilshere forces him off the ball Min. 46 :(ars) J_McEachran slides the ball across to P_Mertesacker ... V_Kompany plays the back pass ... J_Hart can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by K_Gibbs! ... J_Hart reads it well, and claims it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal Min. 46 :(mnc) S_Aguero beats Gabriel ... He muscled him off the ball ... S_Aguero has a dig at goal! ... GOAL !! ... It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! ... That puts Manchester City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 48 :(ars) A_Schurrle knocks it past D_Boyata and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Aguero with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 49 :(ars) K_Gibbs is forced to retreat ... Ohhhh no!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal ... Min. 49 :(ars) A_Ramsey jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Benzema ... M_Gotze fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 57 :(mnc) M_Gotze with a precise ball to S_Nasri ... S_Nasri must beat I_Casillas! ... I_Casillas won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal ... Min. 63 :(mnc) M_Gotze pass splits open the defence and finds D_Silva ... D_Silva runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... How did that find its way in? ... Manchester City 4-0 Arsenal ... Min. 73 :(mnc) S_Aguero with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... S_Aguero carves a shot towards goal ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 74 :(mnc) G_Clichy with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Silva ... P_Mertesacker takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 79 :(mnc) D_Silva beats K_Gibbs ... He muscled him off the ball ... K_Gibbs moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnc) S_Aguero jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... K_Benzema muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 90 :(mnc) D_Silva picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... Gabriel takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Gotze with a slick pass to S_Nasri ... K_Gibbs hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Y_Toure! ... J_McEachran belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 48,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gotze (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Aguero (46), K_Gibbs (49 og), S_Nasri (57), D_Silva (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Aguero (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McEachran Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Benzema (89) Injured : P_Bamford (39) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 5 | 0 Off target : 1 | 0 On target : 4 | 0 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 1 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 4 - 0 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 24 2 2 2 33 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 21 2 2 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 20 3 2 33 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 19 11 2 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 19 11 3 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 8 8 D_Marcellis DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 22 10 24 | 97 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 22 11 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 Y_Toure MF 2 11 21 3 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nasri MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 22 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 P_Cech GK 21 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kolarov DF 3 18 11 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 19 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 2 3 11 22 24 | 52 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 21 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 24 2 3 2 22 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -17 0 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 20 4 3 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Monreal DF 2 18 11 3 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 20 11 3 27 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 -2 0 Oscar MF 3 2 19 11 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McEachran MF 2 3 18 2 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 3 19 11 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wilshere MF 2 3 18 10 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Schurrle FW 2 3 10 19 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Bamford FW 2 3 3 18 26 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 19 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Rosicky MF 2 3 17 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Podolski MF 2 2 11 18 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Benzema FW 2 3 2 19 27 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 1440010969 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35