FMFA Manager Tiger League, Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Thu Oct 12)


                              Arsenal  |  Tottenham Hotspur
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                        Jason Fortune  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny GK  |  GK T_Krul
                          D_Lovren DF  |  DF D_Rose
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF Cedric
                            Rafael DF  |  DF V_Lindlof
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF T_Fosu-Mensah
                             Oscar MF  |  DM M_Veratti
                        A_Olukanmi MF  |  MF X_Shaqiri
                            M_Reus AM  |  MF A_Herrera
                        A_Di_Maria AM  |  MF J_Shelvey
                        M_Rashford FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                         G_Barbosa FW  |  FW D_Welbeck
                                       |
                        I_Casillas SUB |  SUB S_Scufflet
                          E_Bailly SUB |  SUB M_Pennington
                           K_Gibbs SUB |  SUB M_Phillips
                            M_Ozil SUB |  SUB J_McCourt
                         G_Higuain SUB |  SUB M_Depay

Referee: Mark_Clattenburg (Level_1)


Min. 1  :(ths) V_Lindlof moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to X_Shaqiri 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Lovren 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 6  :(ars) Oscar is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to G_Barbosa 
          ...  G_Barbosa tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  T_Krul manages to turn it behind 
Min. 6  :(ths) Cedric with a slick pass to D_Welbeck 
          ...  But D_Lovren will cut out the threat 
Min. 8  :(ths) E_Cavani sidesteps D_Lovren 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Lovren scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
Min. 11 :(ars) M_Rashford beats D_Rose 
          ...  M_Rashford with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Krul moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Krul tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to G_Barbosa 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Krul moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 15 :(ths) A_Herrera threads the through ball to J_Shelvey 
          ...  P_Jones with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 19 :(ths) E_Cavani takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Koscielny 
          ...  E_Cavani has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fine finish ! 
          ...  And Tottenham Hotspur are leading in the game now 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 20 :(ars) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Arsenal will now play E 
Min. 22 :(ars) M_Reus turns on a sixpence 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 24 :(ths) D_Welbeck with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows P_Jones a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Welbeck hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  W_Szczesny dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had W_Szczesny beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Veratti lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Cedric gets his head on it 
          ...  W_Szczesny beats the ball away 
Min. 25 :(ths) E_Cavani beats L_Koscielny 
          ...  A_Olukanmi with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 30 :(ths) D_Welbeck jumps over L_Koscielny's challenge 
          ...  D_Welbeck smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  W_Szczesny looks relieved there! 
Min. 35 :(ths) E_Cavani loses L_Koscielny 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Rafael 
Min. 36 :(ars) Oscar with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Reus 
          ...  M_Reus unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 37 :(ths) X_Shaqiri moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Welbeck with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on W_Szczesny anyway 
Min. 40 :(ars) G_Barbosa flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Reus runs onto it! 
          ...  A skillful effort from M_Reus ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 40 :(ths) E_Cavani sprints past Rafael 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Lovren 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Shelvey chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Veratti swings a leg at it! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 42 :(ths) D_Welbeck sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Welbeck with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 42 :(ars) P_Jones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Rashford gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from Mark_Clattenburg 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ars) M_Reus sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Koscielny 
          ...  D_Rose intercepts the pass 
Min. 46 :(ths) J_Shelvey hoists the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  W_Szczesny never had a chance! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Min. 50 :(ars) A_Di_Maria had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Cedric looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 53 :(ths) J_Shelvey boots it towards D_Welbeck 
          ...  L_Koscielny stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 59 :(ars) G_Higuain replaces G_Barbosa and will play FW 
Min. 59 :(ths) M_Veratti heads the ball back to E_Cavani 
          ...  P_Jones with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 63 :(ths) A_Herrera with the through ball to T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 66 :(ars) M_Rashford slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  M_Rashford throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  T_Krul tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reus drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Lovren gets his head on it 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 66 :(ths) A_Herrera sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Herrera drives the ball low ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 67 :(ars) M_Reus beats his marker 
          ...  Cedric dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 67 :(ths) D_Welbeck finds E_Cavani in acres of space 
          ...  P_Jones wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 68 :(ths) J_Shelvey takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to X_Shaqiri 
          ...  X_Shaqiri with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 71 :(ars) M_Reus is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But T_Krul hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 71 :(ths) A_Herrera breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on W_Szczesny! 
          ...  G_Higuain brings him down! 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg gave him a strong warning 
Min. 71 :(ths) D_Welbeck with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Welbeck with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 72 :(ths) M_Phillips is being brought on 
          ...  E_Cavani is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 72 :(ths) M_Depay is going to be brought on 
          ...  D_Welbeck is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 72 :(ths) Tottenham Hotspur altered their play to a C strategy 
Min. 73 :(ars) A_Di_Maria watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  What a shot from A_Di_Maria ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  T_Krul makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 80 :(ths) A_Herrera drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Depay 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Depay ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But W_Szczesny smothers the ball. 
Min. 87 :(ths) M_Depay finds the space intelligently 
          ...  M_Depay attempts to nutmeg W_Szczesny! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny tips it over 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ars) P_Jones 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! 
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Higuain ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(ths) M_Depay sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Depay hits a great drive! 
          ...  W_Szczesny saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 93 :(ars) Oscar takes advantage of a mistake by V_Lindlof 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Fosu-Mensah 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 36,687
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Reus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Olukanmi (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : D_Welbeck (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Cavani (19), D_Welbeck (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Tottenham Hotspur
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
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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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W_Szczesny     GK  25   2   3   2  29 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Lovren       DF   2  23   3   2  25 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  21   3   4  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Rafael         DF   3  21  12   3  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  21  12   3  22 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
Oscar          MF   3   2  21  11  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Olukanmi     MF   2   4  21   3  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
M_Reus         AM   2   3  24  11  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
A_Di_Maria     AM   2   3  22  11  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Rashford     FW   2   3   3  21  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
G_Barbosa      FW   2   3   3  21  21 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
I_Casillas     GK  26   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bailly       DF   2  24   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   2  22  13   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  25  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Higuain      FW   2   2   5  23  25 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4

Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Krul         GK  25   2   3   3  22 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   2  23  11   3  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Cedric         DF   2  23  10   2  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  37  10   3
V_Lindlof      DF   2  22   5   2  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Fosu-Mensah  DF   2  21   4   3  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
M_Veratti      DM   2  10  21   4  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  23   8  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
A_Herrera      MF   2   4  23  11  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_Shelvey      MF   2   5  23   5  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  23  24 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   8   8  32
D_Welbeck      FW   2   3  12  22  23 |  75   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   8  18  39
S_Scufflet     GK  21   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pennington   DF   2  21   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Phillips     MF   2   3  22   9  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McCourt      MF   2  11  21  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Depay        FW   2   3  10  21  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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