FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Stoke City vs. Arsenal F.C. (Wed Feb 10)


                           Stoke City  |  Arsenal F.C.
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-5-1 P
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK I_Casillas
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF Gabriel
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF P_Wollscheid
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                             Fabio DF  |  DF L_Bateman
                           Willian MF  |  MF Lucas
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                         S_Ireland MF  |  MF Oscar
                           M_Diouf FW  |  MF A_Ramsey
                          E_Cavani FW  |  MF J_Wilshere
                      M_Derbyshire FW  |  FW G_Higuain
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB W_Szczesny
                         G_Cameron SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                         M_Troiani SUB |  SUB Rafael
                            C_Adam SUB |  SUB J_McEachran
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB B_Assombalon-




Min. 7  :(ars) Oscar steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But Fabio barges him off the ball 
Min. 8  :(ars) L_Koscielny leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Begovic smothers the ball. 
Min. 9  :(sto) Willian kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But I_Casillas stops that one easily 
Min. 10 :(ars) Oscar runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Shawcross back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Willian with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  J_Wilshere plays it short to Lucas 
          ...  Lucas drives the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 10 :(ars) A_Ramsey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  But Fabio puts the ball out of play 
Min. 12 :(sto) E_Cavani runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  But Gabriel spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 12 :(ars) G_Higuain flicks it over R_Huth's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  G_Higuain could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 13 :(sto) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  N_Dyer seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Ramsey fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 16 :(sto) Willian finds E_Cavani on the edge of the box 
          ...  E_Cavani attempts a low drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Stoke City fans chant his name! 
          ...  Stoke City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal F.C. ...
Min. 17 :(sto) N_Dyer has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Wollscheid 
          ...  He puts in M_Diouf! 
          ...  P_Wollscheid reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 20 :(sto) N_Dyer hits a hard pass to S_Ireland 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_Bateman 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 20 :(ars) J_Wilshere with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Muniesa a clean set of heals 
          ...  But R_Huth reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 21 :(sto) N_Dyer moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani 
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Cavani ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 24 :(sto) N_Dyer passes the ball to R_Shawcross 
          ...  R_Shawcross with the chance ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into I_Casillas's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 28 :(sto) N_Dyer works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Muniesa 
          ...  M_Muniesa goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  I_Casillas never had a chance! 
Min. 29 :(sto) Willian with the dribble 
          ...  A_Ramsey is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Bateman knocks the ball back to I_Casillas 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past I_Casillas! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Huth swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 35 :(ars) G_Higuain dribbles it into the box 
          ...  Fabio goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 38 :(ars) A_Ramsey sidesteps Fabio 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Fabio recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 41 :(ars) A_Ramsey with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  A_Ramsey shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Begovic won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Arsenal F.C. are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Arsenal F.C. ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ars) Lucas crosses into the box, finding G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 46 :(ars) J_Wilshere breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  M_Diouf brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Oscar fires it towards the goal 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wilshere hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Muniesa gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-1 Arsenal F.C.

Min. 46 :(ars) L_Koscielny cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Fabio with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 52 :(sto) S_Ireland pulls it back to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  I_Casillas makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 54 :(sto) N_Dyer jumps over P_Wollscheid's challenge 
          ...  N_Dyer goes for goal ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 54 :(sto) Willian is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 56 :(ars) G_Higuain sidesteps Fabio 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Derbyshire is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 58 :(sto) S_Ireland is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with the strike ! 
          ...  I_Casillas with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 59 :(ars) A_Ramsey runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  Fabio takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 60 :(sto) N_Dyer with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Lucas 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Derbyshire! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire attempts the shot! 
          ...  It's beaten I_Casillas 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 62 :(ars) The ball is passed in from Oscar, he finds L_Koscielny 
          ...  L_Koscielny sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 63 :(sto) M_Derbyshire with the dribble 
          ...  L_Koscielny is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Koscielny moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 63 :(ars) M_Ozil looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Ramsey receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Ramsey with a powerful header ! 
          ...  A_Begovic saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 67 :(sto) E_Cavani leaves L_Koscielny standing 
          ...  Lucas with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  S_Ireland swings it in 
          ...  M_Derbyshire takes control of it! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  I_Casillas parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 69 :(sto) N_Dyer looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Gabriel gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 71 :(ars) A_Ramsey looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to L_Koscielny 
          ...  L_Koscielny controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 73 :(sto) S_Ireland finds R_Huth with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  R_Huth drives the shot in! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 73 :(ars) A_Ramsey with a probing pass to Oscar 
          ...  R_Huth clears with a diving header 
Min. 74 :(sto) Willian looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 76 :(sto) N_Dyer makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  N_Dyer attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 77 :(sto) M_Derbyshire turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Derbyshire goes for goal ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 77 :(ars) Lucas has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_Shawcross 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Higuain! 
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Higuain ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 77 :(sto) S_Ireland takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Dyer 
          ...  Oscar with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 82 :(sto) N_Dyer controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Lucas 
          ...  He puts in M_Derbyshire! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But I_Casillas hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 83 :(ars) Lucas races into the box 
          ...  He sees G_Higuain lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  G_Higuain beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Begovic 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Begovic 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 84 :(ars) Oscar pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  G_Higuain is clean through! 
          ...  G_Higuain hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 85 :(sto) M_Derbyshire plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Ramsey takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Daniel Mason looks relieved 
Min. 86 :(ars) M_Ozil controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  M_Muniesa with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Duncan Masaldo looks relieved 
          ...  Daniel Mason is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 87 :(sto) Willian passes the ball to E_Cavani 
          ...  The ball hits L_Koscielny in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 87 :(ars) A_Ramsey finds J_Wilshere with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Wilshere aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ars) Oscar controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Ramsey gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Ramsey with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 91 :(ars) A_Ramsey with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Higuain gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Higuain chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  It floats over A_Begovic 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Britannia Stadium
Attendance           : 26,418
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Dyer
Scorers              : E_Cavani (16)
Sent Off             : M_Diouf (46)
Booked               : Fabio (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ramsey (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Ramsey (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ramsey (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Arsenal F.C.
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 1 Arsenal F.C.
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Player Statistics - Stoke 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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A_Begovic      GK  26   2   3   2  23 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  20   4   2  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0   2
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
Fabio          DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  49  -3  -3
Willian        MF   3   2  22  11  27 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  21  10  21 |  97   0   0   8   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  80   2
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  20   3  23 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  19  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Troiani      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Adam         MF   3   2  19   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  21   3   2  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_Wollscheid   DF   3  21   3   2  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  20   3   4  28 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  10   2
L_Bateman      DF   2  19   2   5  17 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Lucas          MF   2  11  23   3  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  22  11  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Oscar          MF   3   2  20  11  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
A_Ramsey       MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  97   0   0   4   0   3   1   1   0   0  -3  37  24
J_Wilshere     MF   2   3  19  11  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Higuain      FW   2   2   5  22  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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
J_McEachran    MF   2   3  19   2  24 |   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
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