FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Sun Oct 11) Arsenal | Manchester United 4-5-1 P | 5-3-2 P Daniel Mason | Tom Wright | I_Casillas GK | GK D_de_Gea Gabriel DF | DF P_Lahm L_Koscielny DF | DF R_Varane P_Mertesacker DF | DF P_Evra P_Wollscheid DF | DF Marcelo M_Ozil MF | DF Rafael Lucas MF | MF S_Kagawa A_Di_Maria MF | MF M_Fellaini A_Ramsey MF | MF A_Herrera Oscar MF | FW R_v_Persie O_Giroud FW | FW W_Rooney | R_Elliot SUB | SUB Adrian C_Chambers SUB | SUB N_Vidic N_Monreal SUB | SUB D_Roberts J_Wilshere SUB | SUB A_Candreva K_Benzema SUB | SUB D_Welbeck Min. 5 :(mnu) M_Fellaini is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to R_v_Persie ... R_v_Persie is clean through! ... I_Casillas tries to make himself big ... He lobs it over I_Casillas ... GOAL!! ... That’s put Manchester United in front! ... Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 9 :(mnu) S_Kagawa runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Fellaini ... M_Fellaini beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has I_Casillas to beat! ... He tries to slide it past I_Casillas ... I_Casillas pulls off a save !! Min. 11 :(ars) M_Ozil has time and space on the edge of the box ... But S_Kagawa will cut out the threat Min. 12 :(mnu) A_Herrera leaves P_Wollscheid standing ... Gabriel forces him off the ball Min. 13 :(mnu) R_Varane comes up lame after the wicked challenge. ... He's unable to continue Min. 13 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - N_Vidic on for R_Varane as a DF Min. 14 :(ars) O_Giroud with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Herrera ... P_Lahm with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 14 :(mnu) W_Rooney is through on goal ... Brilliantly taken away by P_Wollscheid !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 22 :(ars) A_Di_Maria finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... P_Evra plays it back ... D_de_Gea slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria crosses it in! ... N_Vidic reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 29 :(ars) M_Ozil flicks it over P_Lahm and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Rafael makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Oscar crosses it in! ... Lucas with the shot! ... D_de_Gea with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 30 :(mnu) A_Herrera finds P_Evra with a perfectly weighted pass ... P_Evra shapes up for a shot! ... I_Casillas with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 33 :(ars) O_Giroud finds a hole in the defence ... S_Kagawa wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 34 :(mnu) S_Kagawa beats L_Koscielny ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... P_Mertesacker with a terrible tackle ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 35 :(mnu) W_Rooney with the mazy run ... W_Rooney with a powerful header ! ... But it goes just over Min. 39 :(ars) O_Giroud with a simple pass to A_Ramsey ... A_Ramsey with a low drive through the rain! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 40 :(ars) A_Di_Maria takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to O_Giroud ... Rafael rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ars) Oscar has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past P_Lahm! ... He has some space now! ... Oscar gets his head to the ball ! ... But D_de_Gea makes an easy save Min. 44 :(mnu) R_v_Persie beats Gabriel ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... R_v_Persie with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But I_Casillas stops that one easily Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Candreva replaces R_v_Persie and will play MF Min. 46 :(ars) A_Di_Maria brings it under control ... He takes on P_Lahm ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Giroud! ... P_Evra reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Di_Maria! ... It comes to M_Ozil ... He fires it towards to goal ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 49 :(mnu) M_Fellaini takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Vidic ... N_Vidic attempts a chip! ... I_Casillas gets up well to catch that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United Min. 53 :(ars) A_Di_Maria with a one-touch layoff to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 53 :(mnu) The defender loses control of the ball! ... W_Rooney seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... W_Rooney with the goal bound shot! ... I_Casillas won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Arsenal 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 54 :(mnu) Manchester United altered their play to a C strategy Min. 58 :(ars) O_Giroud with the dribble ... P_Lahm is easily beaten ... O_Giroud hits a great drive! ... D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 58 :(mnu) S_Kagawa plays in Rafael with a beautiful ball ... Rafael with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... I_Casillas with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Roberts comes on for P_Evra and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Herrera with a precise ball to A_Candreva ... Lucas with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Daniel Mason looks relieved Min. 63 :(ars) M_Ozil with a first time pass ... Oscar runs onto it! ... But Rafael wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Oscar ... D_de_Gea easily catches it! Min. 64 :(mnu) A_Herrera hoofs it up field to find N_Vidic ... N_Vidic looks to see where I_Casillas is! ... He shoots! ... But I_Casillas makes an easy save Min. 64 :(ars) Oscar races into the box ... He sees O_Giroud lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Fellaini fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 66 :(ars) M_Ozil slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... W_Rooney stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 67 :(mnu) P_Lahm whips the ball across to N_Vidic ... P_Wollscheid brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 71 :(mnu) Rafael leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to D_Roberts ... O_Giroud with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Daniel Mason looks relieved ... Tom Wright is far from happy with that decision ... FREE KICK ... N_Vidic hoists it forward ... S_Kagawa gets on the end of it ... A cheeky lob from S_Kagawa ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 72 :(mnu) D_Roberts holds the ball up ... He sees S_Kagawa in space! ... S_Kagawa could have let it bounce! ... But I_Casillas pulls out a save of the game Min. 73 :(mnu) A_Candreva moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney chases it through, he must score ! ... I_Casillas with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 73 :(ars) O_Giroud sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... M_Fellaini with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 74 :(mnu) A_Candreva beats Gabriel ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Koscielny Min. 76 :(mnu) M_Fellaini hits a hard pass to W_Rooney ... L_Koscielny with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 77 :(mnu) W_Rooney beats L_Koscielny ... He muscled him off the ball ... W_Rooney with a bicycle kick ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 78 :(mnu) S_Kagawa slides the ball across to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... I_Casillas with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 79 :(mnu) M_Fellaini 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 S_Kagawa ... A_Di_Maria with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 81 :(mnu) A_Herrera beats the defender ... A_Herrera bears down on goal! ... GOAL !! ... What a well worked goal! ... Arsenal 0-3 Manchester United ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnu) P_Lahm holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to W_Rooney ... P_Wollscheid makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Candreva plays it into the danger area! ... A_Herrera gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Kagawa swings it in! ... P_Wollscheid wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 90 :(ars) M_Ozil runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... O_Giroud latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... O_Giroud looks to see where D_de_Gea is! ... He shoots! ... Looks like it should be D_de_Gea's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... D_de_Gea looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 90 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from S_Kagawa to W_Rooney ... A thundering drive by W_Rooney ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 92 :(mnu) A_Herrera with a precise ball to A_Candreva ... A_Candreva tries to lob the keeper ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 93 :(mnu) A_Candreva runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... But he loses control of it ... P_Mertesacker belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 60,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Di_Maria Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Herrera (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_v_Persie (5), W_Rooney (53), A_Herrera (81) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Rafael (40), M_Fellaini (73) Injured : R_Varane (13) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 7 | 18 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 2 | 12 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 3 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 2 3 2 22 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Koscielny DF 2 20 3 3 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 20 4 3 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 Lucas MF 2 11 22 3 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 21 10 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 3 19 11 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Oscar MF 3 2 19 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 O_Giroud FW 2 2 11 21 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 R_Elliot GK 17 3 2 2 22 | 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 N_Monreal DF 2 18 11 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wilshere MF 2 3 19 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Benzema FW 2 3 2 19 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 24 2 2 2 24 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 P_Lahm DF 2 21 11 2 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 28 8 R_Varane DF 2 21 8 2 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Evra DF 2 19 12 3 25 | 64 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 Marcelo DF 2 20 12 3 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 3 19 12 3 28 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 7 0 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 21 11 24 | 97 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 40 4 M_Fellaini MF 2 3 21 11 26 | 97 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 55 0 A_Herrera MF 2 3 21 11 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 24 R_v_Persie FW 3 4 11 23 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 W_Rooney FW 2 3 11 22 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 Adrian GK 18 2 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Vidic DF 2 21 4 4 27 | 84 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 D_Roberts DF 3 20 4 4 30 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 A_Candreva MF 2 10 21 11 22 | 52 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 D_Welbeck FW 2 3 11 20 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1444590344 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35