FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Arsenal F.C. vs. Stoke City (Sun Nov 22) Arsenal F.C. | Stoke City 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-4-2 N Daniel Mason | Duncan Masaldo | I_Casillas GK | GK A_Begovic P_Wollscheid DF | DF Fabio Rafael DF | DF R_Huth C_Donaldson DF | DF G_Cameron L_Koscielny DF | DF M_Troiani B_Schweinste- DM | MF N_Dyer J_Hoilett MF | MF S_Ireland J_Wilshere MF | MF R_Alvarez S_Cazorla AM | MF Willian B_Assombalon- FW | FW M_Diouf P_Bamford FW | FW E_Cavani | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB J_Butland L_Bateman SUB | SUB N_Sule Lucas SUB | SUB R_Shawcross A_Olukanmi SUB | SUB G_Ramirez H_Kane SUB | SUB P_Crouch Min. 2 :(ars) B_Assombalon- breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Begovic! ... Willian brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 5 :(ars) J_Wilshere looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Assombalon- ... A cheeky lob from B_Assombalon- ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Begovic beaten! Min. 5 :(sto) Willian beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... But he loses control of it ... P_Bamford hits it out for a throw Min. 8 :(sto) Willian loses L_Koscielny ... L_Koscielny reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 10 :(ars) P_Bamford finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... P_Bamford hits a great shot ! ... A_Begovic fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 14 :(ars) J_Wilshere comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... J_Wilshere tries one from the edge of the box ! ... A_Begovic blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 14 :(ars) S_Cazorla controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Fabio catches his opponent late!! ... That’s an awful tackle! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 18 :(ars) J_Wilshere cuts through the defence ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Cameron Min. 21 :(ars) J_Hoilett sidesteps R_Huth ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Hoilett with a little chip! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 22 :(ars) B_Schweinste- sidesteps R_Alvarez ... He showed great skill there ... B_Schweinste- carves a shot towards goal ! ... A_Begovic blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 26 :(sto) E_Cavani takes advantage of a mistake by L_Koscielny ... Can he make them pay? ... P_Wollscheid clears with a diving header Min. 27 :(sto) Willian with a precise ball to E_Cavani ... P_Wollscheid takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... E_Cavani with the delicate chip over the wall ... But I_Casillas hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 28 :(ars) B_Schweinste- back heels to find J_Wilshere in space ... Cleaned up by M_Troiani Min. 30 :(sto) S_Ireland takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... C_Donaldson fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 32 :(ars) S_Cazorla squares it to J_Wilshere ... J_Wilshere has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Begovic with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 37 :(ars) J_Hoilett with an incisive pass to B_Assombalon- ... M_Troiani wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 40 :(ars) J_Wilshere steps over the ball ... He nutmegs G_Cameron ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Wilshere with a powerful diving header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Begovic beaten! Min. 42 :(ars) J_Hoilett with the first time flick to P_Bamford ... P_Bamford shoots towards goal ! ... A_Begovic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL !! ... Excellent strike!! ... That’s given Arsenal F.C. the advantage! ... Arsenal F.C. 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sto) N_Dyer knocks it forward ... C_Donaldson slips ... R_Huth gets to it! ... Rafael pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 45 :(sto) G_Ramirez is being prepared to come on ... Willian is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(sto) N_Sule will replace M_Troiani and play DF Min. 47 :(ars) B_Assombalon- with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... G_Cameron pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal F.C. 1-0 Stoke City Min. 46 :(ars) J_Hoilett is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to P_Bamford ... P_Bamford sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But A_Begovic reaches the ball. Good save Min. 47 :(ars) P_Bamford picks up a loose ball ... A delicate header from P_Bamford ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Cazorla hits it into the box! ... Rafael with the shot! ... A_Begovic gathers it comfortably Min. 55 :(sto) G_Ramirez takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Diouf ... Rafael clears with a diving header Min. 57 :(ars) J_Hoilett plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Bamford decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... P_Bamford hits a curling shot! ... But A_Begovic makes a fine save Min. 64 :(sto) R_Alvarez runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Diouf latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... L_Koscielny takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 65 :(sto) G_Ramirez runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to N_Dyer ... N_Dyer drives the shot in! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 70 :(ars) H_Kane comes on for B_Assombalon- and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(ars) L_Bateman comes on for C_Donaldson and takes up a DF role Min. 77 :(sto) E_Cavani finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... E_Cavani could have let it bounce! ... It floats over I_Casillas ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 79 :(ars) B_Schweinste- with the cross-field pass to P_Bamford ... P_Bamford drives the ball low ! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 80 :(ars) S_Cazorla hoofs it up field to find H_Kane ... A delicate chip from H_Kane ! ... A_Begovic with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 81 :(ars) B_Schweinste- with the heel pass to Rafael ... Rafael hits a curling shot! ... But A_Begovic parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 84 :(ars) L_Bateman with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... S_Ireland rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 87 :(ars) P_Bamford slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 87 :(ars) Lucas will replace P_Bamford and play FW Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(sto) N_Dyer runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Rafael ... He showed his class there ... S_Cazorla with an awful challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 54,082 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Bamford (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Bamford (42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Donaldson (30) Injured : P_Bamford (87) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Begovic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Willian (2), G_Cameron (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal F.C. | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 3 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 10 | 1 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 3 Key Passes : 10 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal F.C. 1 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Casillas GK 25 2 3 2 22 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 8 8 Rafael DF 3 19 12 3 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 6 C_Donaldson DF 2 18 2 4 17 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 L_Koscielny DF 2 20 3 3 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 B_Schweinste- DM 2 10 21 10 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 J_Hoilett MF 2 3 19 4 24 | 95 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 1 J_Wilshere MF 2 3 19 11 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 S_Cazorla AM 2 3 20 10 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 B_Assombalon- FW 2 2 3 21 22 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P_Bamford FW 2 3 3 18 26 | 91 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 13 0 34 W_Szczesny GK 23 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 19 2 5 17 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas FW 2 11 22 3 22 | 4 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 H_Kane FW 2 3 3 19 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 25 2 3 2 23 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 Fabio DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 M_Troiani DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 N_Dyer MF 2 3 20 10 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Willian MF 3 2 21 11 27 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Sule DF 2 18 3 2 18 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 P_Crouch FW 2 2 2 18 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1448222958 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35