FMFA Tiger League, Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Wed May 25)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester United
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                      Craig Pritchard  |  Tom Wright
                                       |
                        I_Casillas GK  |  GK D_de_Gea
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF R_Varane
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF A_Tameze
                            Rafael DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                         L_Bateman DF  |  DF Marcelo
                             Lucas DM  |  MF A_Candreva
                     B_Schweinste- MF  |  AM S_Kagawa
                            M_Ozil MF  |  MF A_Januzaj
                            M_Reus MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                         G_Higuain FW  |  FW R_v_Persie
                     B_Assombalon- FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny SUB |  SUB H_Lloris
                           P_Jones SUB |  SUB P_Evra
                         N_Monreal SUB |  SUB S_Taylor
                        A_Di_Maria SUB |  SUB A_Herrera
                     Z_Ibrahimovic SUB |  SUB U_Enes




Min. 7  :(mnu) R_Varane 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! 
          ...  W_Rooney receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  W_Rooney gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Manchester United go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 14 :(ars) B_Schweinste- has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Higuain! 
          ...  G_Higuain fires the shot in! 
          ...  D_de_Gea won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref! 
          ...  He is hurling abuse at him! 
Min. 14 :(ars) B_Assombalon- gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Tameze! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Kagawa with an over the top challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(mnu) R_v_Persie with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 19 :(mnu) P_Pogba sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  W_Rooney runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  W_Rooney launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But I_Casillas palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 25 :(mnu) S_Kagawa runs forward 
          ...  S_Kagawa bears down on goal! 
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 26 :(mnu) Marcelo 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! 
          ...  R_v_Persie receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  B_Assombalon- with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 27 :(ars) L_Koscielny with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic 
          ...  L_Koscielny aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 28 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps L_Bateman 
          ...  But Rafael wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 30 :(ars) B_Schweinste- 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! 
          ...  L_Bateman receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  L_Bateman must beat D_de_Gea! 
          ...  D_de_Gea parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 34 :(ars) M_Ozil retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  G_Higuain gets on the end of it 
          ...  A delicate header from G_Higuain ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 35 :(ars) M_Reus with the first time pass to B_Assombalon- 
          ...  B_Assombalon- rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But D_de_Gea makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 37 :(ars) M_Ozil nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  But N_Vidic will cut out the threat 
Min. 37 :(mnu) W_Rooney beats Gabriel 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Koscielny 
Min. 39 :(ars) A defence splitting pass from M_Ozil to B_Assombalon- 
          ...  B_Assombalon- flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 39 :(mnu) S_Kagawa sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Candreva runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Candreva attempts a lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Candreva drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to Marcelo 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But I_Casillas makes a fine save 
Min. 42 :(mnu) S_Kagawa pulls it back to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 42 :(ars) M_Reus is through on goal 
          ...  A_Januzaj muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United

Min. 48 :(ars) M_Reus spots B_Assombalon- who is in acres of space 
          ...  B_Assombalon- tries to beat D_de_Gea from outside the area! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ozil drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to B_Assombalon- 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 49 :(mnu) W_Rooney runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 57 :(mnu) A_Candreva takes advantage of a mistake by L_Bateman 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Rafael is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Herrera is being prepared to come on 
          ...  S_Kagawa is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM 
Min. 65 :(ars) B_Schweinste- cuts the ball back to B_Assombalon- 
          ...  A_Tameze wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 66 :(ars) Z_Ibrahimovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Assombalon- 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 66 :(ars) Lucas holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  D_de_Gea catches the ball 
Min. 66 :(mnu) A_Januzaj runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off Gabriel back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Gabriel with a bad challenge 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  Marcelo hoists it forward 
          ...  W_Rooney gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Koscielny slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Januzaj hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  P_Pogba with the shot! 
          ...  I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 67 :(ars) P_Jones will come on for Rafael and play DF 
Min. 67 :(ars) G_Higuain leaves N_Vidic standing 
          ...  G_Higuain goes for goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_de_Gea's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 68 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A 
Min. 68 :(mnu) A_Tameze with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Rooney 
          ...  But L_Bateman puts the ball out of play 
Min. 70 :(ars) M_Ozil has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Candreva 
          ...  He puts in G_Higuain! 
          ...  G_Higuain fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_de_Gea dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_de_Gea beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reus curls it into the box! 
          ...  Gabriel gets a shot in 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 70 :(ars) Lucas hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  B_Schweinste- collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Tameze is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Tameze beats L_Koscielny 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Tameze has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 72 :(mnu) P_Pogba sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Herrera hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 75 :(mnu) U_Enes is being prepared to come on 
          ...  R_v_Persie is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 75 :(mnu) S_Taylor comes on for A_Tameze and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 75 :(mnu) U_Enes finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  B_Schweinste- with a nasty foul 
Min. 76 :(ars) Lucas slides it through the middle to B_Schweinste- 
          ...  S_Taylor gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 78 :(mnu) U_Enes knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Ozil fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) W_Rooney sidesteps L_Bateman 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  The cross hits W_Rooney on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 90 :(mnu) P_Pogba with the first time flick to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  I_Casillas collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 91 :(mnu) W_Rooney with the dribble 
          ...  W_Rooney cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  I_Casillas with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 92 :(mnu) A_Herrera changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Pogba 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Lucas 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : G_Higuain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Rafael (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : W_Rooney (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Rooney (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Kagawa (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 1 Manchester United
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
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  27   2   3   2  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  21   3   2  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  21   3   4  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
Rafael         DF   3  20  12   3  28 |  70   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
L_Bateman      DF   2  20   2   5  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
Lucas          DM   2  11  23   3  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
B_Schweinste-  MF   2  10  22  10  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  23  11  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Reus         MF   2   3  22  11  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Higuain      FW   2   2   5  22  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
B_Assombalon-  FW   2   2   3  21  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
W_Szczesny     GK  23   2   3   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  19  12   3  22 |  25   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
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  21  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   2   3   2  19  26 |  26   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
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D_de_Gea       GK  26   2   2   2  24 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   2  22   9   2  25 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  36   8
A_Tameze       DF   1  22   5   2  30 |  78   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
N_Vidic        DF   2  21   4   4  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
Marcelo        DF   2  21  12   3  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Candreva     MF   2  10  23  11  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Kagawa       AM   3   4  22  12  24 |  63   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17   0
A_Januzaj      MF   2   4  22  11  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   2  22   5  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
R_v_Persie     FW   3   4  12  23  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
W_Rooney       FW   2   3  12  23  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
H_Lloris       GK  20   2   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   2  19  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Taylor       DF   2  19   4   4  23 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Herrera      AM   2   3  22  11  27 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
U_Enes         FW   2   1   2  20  15 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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