FMFA Cup Round 1 Leg 3, Arsenal vs. West Ham United (Wed Mar 22) Arsenal | West Ham United 4-1-3-2 P | 5-3-2 P Jason Fortune | Mike McLeod | I_Casillas GK | GK J_Butland E_Bailly DF | DF M_Darmian D_Lovren DF | DF D_Yedlin K_Gibbs DF | DF A_Cresswell L_Koscielny DF | DF W_Reid Lucas DM | DF S_Byram M_Ozil MF | MF M_Noble B_Schweinste- MF | MF C_Eriksen A_Di_Maria MF | MF D_Payet G_Higuain FW | FW Jese F_Llorente FW | FW C_Austin | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB Adrian L_Bateman SUB | SUB A_Ogbonna Rafael SUB | SUB M_Samuelsen A_Olukanmi SUB | SUB W_Grigg M_Rashford SUB | SUB D_Sakho Referee: Jonathan_Moss (Level_1) Min. 3 :(whu) C_Austin controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... K_Gibbs with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 6 :(ars) Lucas whips the ball across to G_Higuain ... D_Yedlin slices it ... J_Butland moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Schweinste- curls it into the box! ... G_Higuain tries to place the shot! ... It's way wide ... The West Ham United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 7 :(whu) D_Payet makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... B_Schweinste- slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 8 :(ars) A_Di_Maria breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Butland! ... C_Eriksen brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... Jonathan_Moss reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 9 :(whu) D_Yedlin is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to C_Austin ... But E_Bailly slides in two footed. ... Jonathan_Moss has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 10 :(ars) G_Higuain hoofs it up field to find F_Llorente ... F_Llorente with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Arsenal have snatched the lead! ... Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United ... Min. 11 :(ars) Arsenal will now play C Min. 11 :(whu) D_Payet works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Austin ... E_Bailly brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Jonathan_Moss waves play on!!! Min. 17 :(ars) F_Llorente with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... F_Llorente drives the ball low ! ... J_Butland makes a fine save Min. 24 :(ars) F_Llorente nutmegs C_Austin ... But M_Darmian spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 28 :(ars) L_Koscielny looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... L_Koscielny with his head down lets it go ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 29 :(whu) D_Payet is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Jese ... D_Lovren brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 35 :(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! ... F_Llorente receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... W_Reid tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Jonathan_Moss has stopped play ... Well spotted by Jonathan_Moss! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... A_Di_Maria plays it short to F_Llorente ... But M_Darmian reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 37 :(ars) M_Ozil holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to F_Llorente ... F_Llorente has a dig at goal! ... But J_Butland tips it over ... Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 38 :(whu) Jese breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on I_Casillas! ... F_Llorente brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 40 :(whu) West Ham United altered their play to a C strategy Min. 42 :(ars) Lucas with the nod to A_Di_Maria ... D_Yedlin wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(whu) D_Payet takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Jese ... Lucas stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... Jonathan_Moss calls him for a talk ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United Min. 47 :(whu) D_Payet with a perfectly timed run ... D_Payet cracks a laser towards goal ! ... I_Casillas with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 52 :(whu) C_Eriksen hoists the ball across to Jese ... But M_Ozil wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... M_Noble swings it in! ... I_Casillas comes out and claims it! Min. 55 :(ars) L_Bateman is being brought on ... L_Koscielny is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(ars) K_Gibbs wins possession ... He plays the ball across to A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But J_Butland tips it over ... Jonathan_Moss has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 65 :(whu) W_Grigg is coming on for C_Austin and will play FW Min. 65 :(whu) West Ham United's manager orders his side to play P Min. 66 :(whu) A defence splitting pass from M_Noble to S_Byram ... D_Lovren hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Noble curls it into the box! ... A_Cresswell with the header ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 66 :(whu) Jese lashes out at M_Ozil ... That was disgraceful! ... He could be off!! ... Jonathan_Moss calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 67 :(ars) M_Rashford replaces an unhappy F_Llorente and will play as a FW Min. 67 :(ars) M_Ozil controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Cresswell ... He puts in G_Higuain! ... D_Yedlin plays the back pass ... J_Butland can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... K_Gibbs crosses it in! ... J_Butland fists it away! Min. 67 :(whu) C_Eriksen plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... W_Grigg keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... W_Grigg with a low drive through the rain! ... I_Casillas is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... I_Casillas looks very relieved! Min. 68 :(ars) G_Higuain runs into space ... A great volley from G_Higuain ! ... But J_Butland parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 68 :(ars) M_Rashford knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A_Cresswell with a superb challenge ... Jonathan_Moss has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Jason Fortune looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 69 :(whu) M_Darmian with a flicked pass to W_Grigg ... K_Gibbs takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(whu) D_Payet retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... Jese gets on the end of it ... Jese tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... GOAL !! ... It flew past I_Casillas ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Arsenal 1-1 West Ham United ... Min. 72 :(whu) D_Payet knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... E_Bailly with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 75 :(whu) M_Noble with the first time flick to A_Cresswell ... B_Schweinste- seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 77 :(whu) C_Eriksen retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... W_Grigg latches onto the end of it ... M_Rashford forces him off the ball Min. 78 :(ars) M_Rashford gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Cresswell! ... He has some space now! ... W_Reid makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 80 :(whu) A_Ogbonna is coming on for D_Yedlin and will play DF Min. 80 :(whu) M_Samuelsen is ready to come on to replace C_Eriksen ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 86 :(whu) M_Samuelsen plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... W_Grigg decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... K_Gibbs with the tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(whu) W_Reid has a go! ... It hits the defender ... M_Noble collects the loose ball! ... G_Higuain with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 89 :(ars) M_Rashford breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Butland! ... D_Payet brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... Jonathan_Moss sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 48,566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Llorente (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Llorente (10) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Llorente (38), K_Gibbs (69), E_Bailly (72), G_Higuain (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jese Scorers : Jese (70) Sent Off : D_Payet (89) Booked : C_Eriksen (8), Jese (66), A_Cresswell (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | West Ham United Attempts on Goal : 7 | 4 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 4 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 1 West Ham 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 29 2 3 2 22 | 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 23 3 2 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 D_Lovren DF 2 22 3 2 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 21 12 3 27 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 L_Koscielny DF 2 21 3 4 28 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lucas DM 2 11 24 3 22 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 92 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 B_Schweinste- MF 2 10 22 9 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 22 11 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 23 25 | 92 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3 25 1 F_Llorente FW 2 3 4 23 26 | 68 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 26 W_Szczesny GK 24 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 21 2 6 17 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 3 20 12 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Olukanmi MF 2 3 21 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rashford FW 2 3 3 20 21 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland GK 27 3 2 3 24 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 M_Darmian DF 2 21 6 3 24 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 20 5 2 23 | 81 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 A_Cresswell DF 2 21 7 3 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 W_Reid DF 2 21 4 2 29 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Byram DF 2 20 5 2 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Noble MF 2 6 21 2 25 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 23 11 28 | 81 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 27 -3 D_Payet MF 2 3 22 5 25 | 90 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -7 51 -4 Jese FW 2 2 6 21 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 20 C_Austin FW 2 2 4 22 23 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adrian GK 23 3 2 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ogbonna DF 2 20 3 2 26 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Samuelsen MF 2 2 20 4 21 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 W_Grigg FW 3 2 3 20 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D_Sakho FW 2 3 3 21 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1490211360 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35