FMFA Division One, West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal (Mon Jul 19) West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal 4-4-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 C Neil Rowley | Lee Clark | E_Mendy GK | GK A_Lopes K_Gibbs DF | DF F_Musonda K_Bartley DF | DF Alec_Georgen S_Ajayi DF | DF M_Pongracic C_Townsend DF | DF E_Bailly J_Livermore MF | DM J_Willock+ A_Pereira MF | MF F_Geraldes M_Phillips MF | MF I_Gundogan R_Sawyers MF | AM M_Ozil C_Austin FW | FW M_Chouiar G_Jesus FW | FW A_Perez | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB J_Pickford D_O'Shea SUB | SUB E_Konsa S_Field SUB | SUB S_El-Shaarawy O_Burke SUB | SUB C_Eriksen H_Robson-Kanu SUB | SUB Galeno Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal will now play E Min. 9 :(wba) R_Sawyers bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Phillips ... A delicate header from M_Phillips ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 9 :(ars) E_Bailly finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled C_Townsend ... C_Townsend reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 11 :(wba) J_Livermore has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Pongracic ... He puts in M_Phillips! ... E_Bailly cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 12 :(wba) M_Phillips has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past E_Bailly ... He puts in G_Jesus! ... Driven towards goal by G_Jesus ! ... A_Lopes gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 14 :(wba) J_Livermore lays the ball back to C_Austin ... C_Austin tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Lopes never had a chance! Min. 16 :(wba) M_Phillips pulls it back to A_Pereira ... Alec_Georgen fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 18 :(wba) J_Livermore has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past E_Bailly ... He puts in C_Austin! ... E_Bailly with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 19 :(ars) A_Perez spots M_Chouiar who is in acres of space ... M_Chouiar hits a crisp volley! ... E_Mendy collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 26 :(wba) J_Livermore looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Phillips ... J_Willock+ gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 27 :(ars) F_Geraldes holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Ozil ... K_Bartley reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... F_Geraldes plays it towards the near post! ... J_Willock+ gets a shot in ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... E_Mendy looks relieved there! Min. 29 :(ars) J_Willock+ hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Perez latches onto it! ... S_Ajayi brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 32 :(ars) M_Chouiar with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Chouiar lobs E_Mendy! ... E_Mendy won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 34 :(wba) J_Livermore jumps over E_Bailly's challenge ... J_Livermore curls it towards the top corner ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... Lets see if West Bromwich Albion can hang onto that lead! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 35 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a N strategy Min. 35 :(ars) It seems J_Willock+ has switched to a MF Min. 38 :(wba) R_Sawyers finds C_Austin with a perfectly weighted pass ... C_Austin with a bicycle kick ! ... But A_Lopes with the difficult save Min. 41 :(ars) M_Pongracic skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Perez ... C_Townsend cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(wba) C_Austin lobs it over M_Pongracic ... Cleared by E_Bailly ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Arsenal Min. 47 :(wba) G_Jesus runs at M_Pongracic ... The defender slips and falls over ... G_Jesus throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 60 :(ars) M_Chouiar with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from S_Ajayi ... K_Bartley hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Geraldes hits it towards the far post! ... M_Chouiar gets his head on it ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 64 :(ars) M_Chouiar runs with pace at the defence ... M_Chouiar hits the ball first time! ... E_Mendy just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 65 :(ars) E_Konsa takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Alec_Georgen as DF Min. 67 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy is being brought on ... I_Gundogan is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 67 :(ars) M_Chouiar controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... M_Chouiar attempts a lob! ... Looks like it should be E_Mendy's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... E_Mendy looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 69 :(ars) There's going to be a change ... Galeno will come on for A_Perez and play FW Min. 70 :(wba) S_Field is coming on for A_Pereira and will play MF Min. 71 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to P Min. 72 :(ars) M_Ozil hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Galeno latches onto it! ... Galeno controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... E_Mendy with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 73 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with an incisive pass to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 74 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play N Min. 74 :(ars) It appears J_Willock+ is playing as a DM Min. 74 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... J_Livermore bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 75 :(wba) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_O'Shea will come on for K_Gibbs and play DF Min. 76 :(wba) J_Livermore holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Phillips ... M_Ozil with the high feet ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 77 :(ars) Galeno plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... K_Bartley goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 77 :(ars) F_Geraldes runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Chouiar ... A great volley from M_Chouiar ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 78 :(wba) M_Phillips with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Austin gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Austin with a bicycle kick ! ... A_Lopes fists it away Min. 80 :(wba) a big roar from the crowd as H_Robson-Kanu comes on for G_Jesus to play FW Min. 83 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar strikes a wicked curler ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_El-Shaarawy chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The ball comes to M_Ozil ... He knocks it goalward ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 85 :(ars) J_Willock+ is forced to retreat ... Ohhhh no!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Arsenal ... Min. 86 :(ars) Arsenal restructured their strategy to P Min. 86 :(ars) J_Willock+ moves into a MF role on the manager's orders Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(wba) M_Phillips with a pinpoint pass to H_Robson-Kanu ... E_Konsa takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Livermore (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Livermore (34), J_Willock+ (85 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Livermore (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Chouiar Scorers : M_Chouiar (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Bailly (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 7 | 11 Off target : 4 | 8 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 31 1 1 1 24 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Bartley DF 1 25 7 3 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 25 12 4 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 24 11 3 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 25 3 26 | 94 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 47 20 A_Pereira MF 1 3 25 10 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 M_Phillips MF 1 3 25 12 23 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 R_Sawyers MF 1 7 24 3 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Austin FW 1 3 7 26 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 28 23 | 83 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_O'Shea DF 1 23 5 2 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 S_Field MF 1 8 24 2 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Burke AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 30 2 2 1 26 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 28 13 5 21 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 30 12 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 J_Willock+ MF 1 17 27 3 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 8 1 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 28 2 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 29 8 24 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil AM 2 4 28 12 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 28 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 29 25 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 29 10 9 27 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 27 8 24 | 24 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 4 28 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1626679422 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35