FMFA League Cup, Arsenal vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Mar 05)


                              Arsenal  |  West Bromwich Albion
                            4-2-1-3 A  |  5-3-1-1 N
                        Jamal Claxton  |  Neil Rowley
                                       |
                     G_Mama'shvili GK  |  GK E_Mendy
                           J_Lopez DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                         Y_Bisseck DF  |  DF O_Kabak
                        F_Uduokhai DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                         A_Bastoni DF  |  DF S_Ajayi
                          K_Mainoo MF  |  DF A_Hegazy
                           J_Nisic MF  |  MF S_Wilding
                          J_Lilley AM  |  MF Q_Castro
                            A_Isak FW  |  MF B_Adekanye
                            A_Fati FW  |  AM Matt_Phillips
                           I_Toney FW  |  FW J_Adedeji
                                       |
                            H_Keto SUB |  SUB B_House
                        O_Aertssen SUB |  SUB D_Furlong
                        K_Guessoum SUB |  SUB M_Samuelsen
                      O_Hutchinson SUB |  SUB G_Diangana
                     Z_Butterworth SUB |  SUB N_Pepe




Min. 7  :(ars) A_Fati with a simple pass to J_Nisic 
          ...  J_Nisic attempts a lob! 
          ...  E_Mendy is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  E_Mendy holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  That’s given Arsenal the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 12 :(ars) J_Lopez backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  I_Toney gets on the end of it 
          ...  I_Toney belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  E_Mendy with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 15 :(ars) J_Lopez fires over a low cross to I_Toney 
          ...  I_Toney fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 16 :(ars) A_Isak finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  A_Isak heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 20 :(wba) S_Wilding finds Matt_Phillips with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Matt_Phillips with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 23 :(ars) K_Mainoo controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Hegazy 
          ...  He puts in A_Fati! 
          ...  A_Fati runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 25 :(wba) S_Ajayi finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  S_Ajayi aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But G_Mama'shvili just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 27 :(ars) A_Isak rushes through the defence 
          ...  A_Isak with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  E_Mendy narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 29 :(ars) A_Isak finds I_Toney in the box 
          ...  I_Toney bears down on goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 30 :(ars) A_Isak cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 30 :(ars) I_Toney makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  J_Adedeji with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 31 :(ars) F_Uduokhai brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Ajayi 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Lilley! 
          ...  S_Wilding reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 35 :(wba) O_Kabak has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Lopez 
          ...  He puts in S_Ajayi! 
          ...  F_Uduokhai reads the play well 
Min. 36 :(wba) S_Wilding lays the ball back to B_Adekanye 
          ...  B_Adekanye with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 37 :(ars) A_Bastoni feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Nisic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  S_Ajayi cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 37 :(wba) B_Chilwell with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Ajayi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But J_Lopez with the fine tackle 
Min. 39 :(ars) Y_Bisseck passes the ball to I_Toney 
          ...  S_Ajayi read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 40 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion will now play E after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wba) S_Ajayi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past F_Uduokhai 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Isak 
Min. 46 :(ars) A_Isak is first to the loose ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Gibbs 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lilley floats the ball in! 
          ...  B_Chilwell wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 46 :(wba) Matt_Phillips finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  Matt_Phillips heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 47 :(ars) J_Nisic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Fati gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Fati pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Min. 49 :(ars) J_Nisic plays in A_Isak with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Isak sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(ars) J_Nisic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Hegazy! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Nisic carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  E_Mendy never had a chance! 
Min. 52 :(ars) F_Uduokhai sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  E_Mendy got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 52 :(wba) J_Adedeji runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Bastoni back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Adedeji carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 54 :(wba) B_Adekanye whips the ball across to B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell with the crafty shot! 
          ...  G_Mama'shvili saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 55 :(ars) J_Lilley cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo tries the shot ! 
          ...  But E_Mendy makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 60 :(ars) Z_Butterworth comes on for J_Lilley and will play AM to the delight of the fans 
Min. 60 :(ars) O_Aertssen comes on for J_Lopez and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 63 :(ars) O_Aertssen sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  O_Aertssen has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  E_Mendy falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bastoni crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Mendy easily claims the ball! 
Min. 65 :(wba) M_Samuelsen is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Q_Castro is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(wba) G_Diangana is coming on for M_Samuelsen and playing AM 
Min. 65 :(ars) A_Isak sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Isak ! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 66 :(wba) Matt_Phillips takes advantage of a mistake by A_Bastoni 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  F_Uduokhai fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 68 :(wba) B_Adekanye with the header on 
          ...  He finds Matt_Phillips in space 
          ...  A_Bastoni tackles cleanly 
Min. 70 :(wba) D_Furlong is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Hegazy is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(ars) A_Isak nutmegs B_Chilwell 
          ...  A_Isak curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Z_Butterworth! 
          ...  A_Isak gets his head on it 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans taunt him! 
Min. 71 :(ars) A_Fati controls it with ease 
          ...  O_Kabak cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 72 :(ars) J_Nisic looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 73 :(wba) G_Diangana takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Bisseck 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  K_Mainoo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 74 :(ars) A_Fati unselfishly lays the ball back to Z_Butterworth 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Z_Butterworth ! 
          ...  E_Mendy blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 75 :(wba) B_Chilwell brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  O_Aertssen with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  S_Wilding plays it short to B_Adekanye 
          ...  B_Adekanye rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 75 :(wba) S_Wilding hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  G_Diangana latches onto it! 
          ...  But A_Bastoni puts the ball out of play 
Min. 76 :(ars) A_Isak 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! 
          ...  Blocked by K_Gibbs 
Min. 78 :(ars) Z_Butterworth sidesteps K_Gibbs 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Z_Butterworth sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  E_Mendy makes a fine save 
Min. 81 :(ars) K_Mainoo passes the ball to A_Isak 
          ...  K_Gibbs read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 86 :(ars) I_Toney with a smart turn 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  B_Chilwell looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 86 :(wba) B_Adekanye runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Matt_Phillips 
          ...  Matt_Phillips must beat G_Mama'shvili! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Nisic (7), K_Mainoo (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Aertssen (75)
Injured              : N/A
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : S_Wilding
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    West Bromwich Albion
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :          11        |       3
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       3
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
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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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G_Mama'shvili  GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
J_Lopez        DF   2  22  15   4  21 |  62   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  21  16   2  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  23  15   3  24 |  93   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  38   0
A_Bastoni      DF   1  23  15   4  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   8
K_Mainoo       MF   1  15  23  13  29 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  27
J_Nisic        MF   1  14  22  14  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  24
J_Lilley       AM   1  15  21  15  22 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Isak         FW   1   7  14  26  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   7   0   0   0   0  13  20  15
A_Fati         FW   1   6  14  25  21 |  93   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  38   2
I_Toney        FW   1   8  13  22  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   8   8  13
H_Keto         GK  24   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Aertssen     DF   1  21  14   7  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   0
K_Guessoum     DF   1  21  15   2  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Hutchinson   MF   1  15  22  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Butterworth  AM   1  15  22  15  23 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

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
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E_Mendy        GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  22  14   2  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   3
O_Kabak        DF   1  20   8   3  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  17  10   2  25 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
S_Ajayi        DF   1  17  13   4  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
A_Hegazy       DF   1  16   6   2  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wilding      MF   1  10  19   3  23 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
Q_Castro       MF   1  10  19   8  24 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Adekanye     MF   1   8  17   9  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
Matt_Phillips  AM   1   3  15  12  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Adedeji      FW   1   3   4  20  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
B_House        GK  23   2   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  16   6   2  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Samuelsen    MF   2   2  16   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     AM   1   3  17  10  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  13  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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