FMFA, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Wed Apr 02)


                      Manchester City  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-1-2-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 L
                         Todd Fortune  |  Jamal Claxton
                                       |
                          G_Grando GK  |  GK G_Mama'shvili
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF K_Guessoum
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF A_Bastoni
                       Pedro_Porro DF  |  DF F_Uduokhai
                       Eric_Garcia DF  |  DF Y_Bisseck
                     A_MacAllister AM  |  AM Z_Butterworth
                       S_McTominay MF  |  DM K_Mainoo
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  MF J_Lilley
                            L_Diaz AM  |  MF O_Hutchinson
                       Richarlison FW  |  FW A_Isak
                         B_Brobbey FW  |  FW A_Fati
                                       |
                          A_Areola SUB |  SUB H_Keto
                              Pipa SUB |  SUB J_Lopez
                           R_Yates SUB |  SUB O_Aertssen
                        I_Gundogan SUB |  SUB J_Nisic
                         R_Firmino SUB |  SUB I_Toney

Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire)


Min. 1  :(ars) Arsenal changed their strategy to play C 
Min. 4  :(mnc) O_Zinchenko with a penetrating pass to B_Brobbey 
          ...  K_Guessoum wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 12 :(mnc) S_McTominay looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_MacAllister 
          ...  J_Lilley with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 20 :(mnc) A_MacAllister finds B_Brobbey with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by K_Mainoo 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 21 :(ars) Z_Butterworth sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Isak 
          ...  But N_Semedo comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 24 :(mnc) W_Ndidi is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to L_Diaz 
          ...  L_Diaz attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Mama'shvili's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 25 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro with the through ball to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 29 :(ars) A_Bastoni loses Eric_Garcia 
          ...  A_Bastoni rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  G_Grando gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro pulls it back to B_Brobbey 
          ...  F_Uduokhai attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 31 :(ars) Z_Butterworth nutmegs Pedro_Porro, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Z_Butterworth tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  G_Grando gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 34 :(ars) A_Fati plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 37 :(mnc) Eric_Garcia with an in swinging cross to L_Diaz 
          ...  But A_Isak clears the ball to safety 
Min. 37 :(ars) A_Isak is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Fati latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Fati attempts to nutmeg G_Grando! 
          ...  But G_Grando reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on G_Grando anyway 
Min. 39 :(mnc) Richarlison jumps over K_Guessoum's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Richarlison with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 40 :(ars) Z_Butterworth pushes it past N_Semedo 
          ...  Pedro_Porro beats him to the ball 
Min. 42 :(ars) K_Mainoo with a slide rule pass to Z_Butterworth 
          ...  Z_Butterworth has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Grando with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) A_MacAllister reads the run of Richarlison 
          ...  Richarlison gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But G_Mama'shvili just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 44 :(ars) K_Mainoo moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati tries to beat G_Grando! 
          ...  G_Grando gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 45 :(mnc) W_Ndidi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  B_Brobbey decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  B_Brobbey gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by G_Mama'shvili to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pedro_Porro chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 47 :(ars) F_Uduokhai with the cross-field pass to O_Hutchinson 
          ...  O_Hutchinson hits a great drive! 
          ...  G_Grando with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(ars) A_Isak breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds G_Grando! 
          ...  G_Grando brings him down in the area! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  Surely not! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  That’s outrageous!! 
          ...  A_Isak Places the ball on the spot 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Arsenal...
Min. 52 :(mnc) Richarlison gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Richarlison has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) W_Ndidi changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Richarlison 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Z_Butterworth looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 54 :(ars) Z_Butterworth finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  Z_Butterworth sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 55 :(mnc) L_Diaz with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  L_Diaz has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Mama'shvili palms it behind 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) S_McTominay has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Isak 
          ...  He knocks it to A_MacAllister! 
          ...  K_Guessoum bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 57 :(mnc) A_MacAllister spots Richarlison who is in acres of space 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Bastoni hits it out for a throw 
Min. 57 :(ars) K_Guessoum with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past O_Zinchenko 
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Butterworth! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 60 :(ars) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  J_Lopez will come on for A_Bastoni and play DF 
Min. 60 :(ars) Up goes the substitution board - O_Aertssen on for F_Uduokhai as a DF 
Min. 60 :(ars) I_Toney replaces A_Isak and will play FW 
Min. 60 :(ars) J_Nisic is being prepared to come on 
          ...  O_Hutchinson is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 66 :(mnc) B_Brobbey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  A delicate header from B_Brobbey ! 
          ...  It's beaten G_Mama'shvili 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 68 :(ars) Z_Butterworth with an intelligent ball to I_Toney 
          ...  Eric_Garcia clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Pipa is going to be brought on 
          ...  Eric_Garcia is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(mnc) I_Gundogan is being brought on 
          ...  L_Diaz is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 72 :(ars) O_Aertssen hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Y_Bisseck latches onto it! 
          ...  Y_Bisseck sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  But G_Grando palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 74 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro gets to the by line and finds W_Ndidi with a beautiful cross 
          ...  K_Guessoum with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 75 :(mnc) R_Firmino is being prepared to come on 
          ...  B_Brobbey is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 75 :(ars) J_Nisic cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Toney 
          ...  I_Toney must beat G_Grando! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The linesman flags for offside 
Min. 76 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro with a glorious long pass to I_Gundogan 
          ...  I_Gundogan with the shot ! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili guesses right 
Min. 80 :(ars) A_Fati finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  Pedro_Porro leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Jamal Claxton looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 80 :(ars) A_Fati with the dribble 
          ...  A_Fati tries to chip the ball over G_Grando! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 81 :(mnc) R_Firmino sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Firmino aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 83 :(mnc) Richarlison with an incisive pass to N_Semedo 
          ...  N_Semedo flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 85 :(mnc) A_MacAllister looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Richarlison 
          ...  Y_Bisseck wins the ball well 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury has given a free kick 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) R_Firmino jumps over J_Lopez's challenge 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Firmino ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 93 :(ars) K_Mainoo unselfishly heads the ball back to O_Aertssen 
          ...  O_Aertssen with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  G_Grando saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_MacAllister
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Grando (47), Pedro_Porro (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Isak (47 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Grando       GK  27   1   1   1  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  22  14   8  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  21  14   3  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
Pedro_Porro    DF   1  23  15   9  24 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  27  -3
Eric_Garcia    DF   2  22  13   3  23 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_MacAllister  AM   1  13  23  14  34 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  21   6  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  14  21   3  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Diaz         AM   1  10  23  16  27 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Richarlison    FW   1   4  14  24  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
B_Brobbey      FW   1   5  14  22  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Areola       GK  22   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pipa           DF   1  21  11   3  26 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  20  11   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  21   8  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
R_Firmino      FW   1   3   8  20  24 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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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G_Mama'shvili  GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
K_Guessoum     DF   1  21  15   2  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_Bastoni      DF   1  23  15   4  27 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  23  15   3  24 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  21  16   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Z_Butterworth  AM   1  15  22  15  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  21  28  13
K_Mainoo       DM   1  15  23  13  29 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  38   8
J_Lilley       MF   1  15  21  15  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Hutchinson   MF   1  15  22  14  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Isak         FW   1   7  14  26  23 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0  13  10  23
A_Fati         FW   1   6  14  25  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
H_Keto         GK  24   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lopez        DF   2  22  15   4  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Aertssen     DF   1  21  14   7  26 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
J_Nisic        MF   1  14  22  14  25 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Toney        FW   1   8  13  23  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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