FMFA Cup Group Stage, Arsenal F.C. vs. Manchester City (Thu Feb 18)


                         Arsenal F.C.  |  Manchester City
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 N
                         Daniel Mason  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                        I_Casillas GK  |  GK P_Cech
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                      P_Wollscheid DF  |  DF D_Boyata
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                         L_Bateman DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                     B_Schweinste- MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                             Oscar MF  |  MF D_Silva
                          A_Ramsey MF  |  MF Y_Toure
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                       J_McEachran MF  |  FW R_Falcao
                         G_Higuain FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                        C_Chambers SUB |  SUB D_Marcellis
                            Rafael SUB |  SUB D_Alaba
                        A_Olukanmi SUB |  SUB J_Milner
                     B_Assombalon- SUB |  SUB A_Negredo




Min. 2  :(ars) G_Higuain flicks it past G_Clichy 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  G_Higuain sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 6  :(ars) G_Higuain knocks the ball past P_Zabaleta 
          ...  G_Higuain hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It floats over P_Cech 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 7  :(ars) J_Wilshere takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  J_Wilshere drives the ball low ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 7  :(mnc) S_Aguero knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Gabriel fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 12 :(ars) Oscar has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Higuain gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  G_Clichy goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 14 :(mnc) M_Gotze looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Silva 
          ...  B_Schweinste- gets to the ball first 
Min. 16 :(ars) A_Ramsey looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_McEachran 
          ...  G_Clichy reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) S_Aguero with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Wilshere with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 22 :(mnc) M_Gotze chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Silva 
          ...  L_Bateman wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 23 :(ars) J_McEachran sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain tries to beat P_Cech! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 25 :(mnc) Y_Toure is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Aguero 
          ...  But Gabriel wins the ball 
Min. 27 :(mnc) S_Nasri takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Koscielny 
          ...  But P_Wollscheid slides in 
Min. 29 :(ars) A defence splitting pass from B_Schweinste- to A_Ramsey 
          ...  A_Ramsey sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McEachran floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by V_Kompany 
Min. 31 :(ars) J_Wilshere gains possession 
          ...  But V_Kompany puts it in row Z! 
Min. 41 :(mnc) M_Gotze picks out S_Nasri with the cross 
          ...  S_Nasri keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ars) J_Wilshere has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Zabaleta! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Falcao takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal F.C. 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(mnc) D_Silva works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  I_Casillas never had a chance! 
Min. 48 :(ars) J_Wilshere beats M_Gotze 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Wilshere strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  P_Cech tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wilshere plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to Oscar 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  P_Cech gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 50 :(ars) P_Wollscheid takes advantage of a mistake by D_Boyata 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Wollscheid ! 
          ...  But P_Cech comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 52 :(ars) A_Ramsey beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But P_Cech punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 53 :(mnc) D_Boyata takes advantage of a mistake by P_Wollscheid 
          ...  D_Boyata with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  I_Casillas was beaten there! 
Min. 62 :(ars) G_Higuain with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past V_Kompany 
          ...  G_Higuain rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But P_Cech punches it away 
Min. 63 :(mnc) S_Aguero holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Gotze 
          ...  What a shot from M_Gotze ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Y_Toure! 
          ...  It comes to S_Aguero 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 64 :(ars) J_Wilshere heads the ball back to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 68 :(mnc) S_Nasri with a reverse pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 72 :(mnc) S_Nasri holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Toure 
          ...  Y_Toure hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away 
Min. 75 :(mnc) M_Gotze can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Silva 
          ...  L_Bateman stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 75 :(ars) G_Higuain takes advantage of a mistake by V_Kompany 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Gotze knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 76 :(ars) J_McEachran with a penetrating pass to Oscar 
          ...  V_Kompany pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 77 :(ars) Oscar fires over a low cross to B_Schweinste- 
          ...  B_Schweinste- keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  P_Cech won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 82 :(ars) A_Ramsey has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Aguero 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Higuain! 
          ...  G_Higuain attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  What a time to score!! 
          ...  That must be the winner 
          ...  Arsenal F.C. 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 85 :(ars) J_Wilshere plays the early ball across the box to find A_Ramsey in space 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by V_Kompany !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 87 :(ars) J_Wilshere pulls it back to G_Higuain 
          ...  D_Boyata reads the play well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ars) G_Higuain with a smart turn 
          ...  G_Higuain heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  P_Cech heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) D_Silva gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta curls it into the box! 
          ...  I_Casillas fists it away! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 54,459
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Arsenal F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : G_Higuain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Higuain (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Wilshere (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gotze
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Arsenal F.C.  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       3
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Arsenal F.C. 1 - 0 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Arsenal F.C.
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Casillas     GK  26   2   3   2  22 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  21   3   2  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
P_Wollscheid   DF   3  21   3   2  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   8  11
L_Koscielny    DF   2  20   3   4  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bateman      DF   2  20   2   5  17 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_Schweinste-  MF   2  10  22  10  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
Oscar          MF   3   2  20  11  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
A_Ramsey       MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
J_Wilshere     MF   2   3  19  11  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0   5  35   9
J_McEachran    MF   2   3  19   2  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Higuain      FW   2   2   5  22  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
W_Szczesny     GK  23   2   3   2  29 |   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
Rafael         DF   3  19  12   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Olukanmi     MF   2   3  19   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Assombalon-  FW   2   2   3  21  22 |   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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P_Cech         GK  22   2   2   2  25 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  21   2   2  24 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  20   3   2  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
G_Clichy       DF   3  20  11   2  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  20  12   3  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  23  11  24 |  93   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   2
D_Silva        MF   3   2  22  11  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Toure        MF   2  11  22   3  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  21  11  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  22  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  11  22  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_McGee        GK  19   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Marcellis    DF   2  20   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  19   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Milner       MF   3   2  20  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Negredo      FW   3   2   3  20  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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