FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Apr 17)


                              Arsenal  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          4-1-0-3-2 A  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Ryan Field
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK R_Majecki
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                         T_Malacia DF  |  DF N_Aguerd
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF V_Lindelof
                            S_Dest DF  |  DF J_Angelino
                           O_Kokcu DM  |  AM B_Fernandes
                            Thiago AM  |  MF P_Zielinski
                          A_Correa AM  |  DM B_Kamara
                            N_Pepe AM  |  DM J_W_Prowse
                          P_Dybala FW  |  FW T_Abraham
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW D_Zapata
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB G_Gallon
                            Bremer SUB |  SUB Kim_Min_Jae
                          F_Kessie SUB |  SUB K_Freeman
                        R_Morrison SUB |  SUB M_Elneny
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB L_Diony




Min. 1  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(ars) S_Dest runs at the defence 
          ...  S_Dest tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Majecki will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 4  :(bla) B_Fernandes makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  B_Fernandes leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But J_Oblak punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 5  :(bla) V_Lindelof chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Angelino 
          ...  J_Angelino tries to beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 6  :(bla) B_Fernandes works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata hits a great drive! 
          ...  J_Oblak parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 9  :(bla) B_Fernandes spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to T_Abraham! 
          ...  T_Abraham bears down on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Oblak never had a chance! 
Min. 12 :(ars) T_Malacia squares it to Thiago 
          ...  J_Angelino wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 15 :(ars) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  P_Dybala is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by J_Angelino! 
          ...  P_Dybala shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 15 :(bla) N_Aguerd retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Abraham gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Abraham with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  J_Oblak grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 18 :(ars) P_Dybala crosses into the box, finding J_Kounde 
          ...  V_Lindelof hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Kokcu swings it in! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by B_Kamara 
Min. 19 :(bla) B_Fernandes turns past O_Kokcu 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Dest takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 22 :(bla) D_Zapata barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  D_Zapata goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Oblak dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 24 :(bla) B_Fernandes gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  B_Fernandes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a good save 
Min. 27 :(bla) T_Abraham beats S_Dest 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Abraham hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Oblak watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 29 :(ars) A_Correa plays a long ball to N_Pepe 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  N_Pepe picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with R_Majecki 
          ...  He rounds R_Majecki 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 33 :(bla) D_Zapata with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Kounde 
          ...  D_Zapata swings in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 39 :(ars) O_Kokcu makes a run into space 
          ...  O_Kokcu shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Genius! Genius! Genius! 
          ...  Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta 
          ...  Cosmic kite! 
          ...  What planet are you from? 
          ...  R_Majecki was left standing 
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 40 :(bla) P_Zielinski bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(bla) C_Starfelt volleys it forward. He finds B_Fernandes 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Kounde and it had to be 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ars) N_Pepe with a real burst of pace 
          ...  C_Starfelt can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  N_Pepe with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for R_Majecki 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  R_Majecki looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 43 :(bla) P_Zielinski plays it long to J_Angelino 
          ...  J_Angelino carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 46 :(bla) D_Zapata pushes it past J_Kounde 
          ...  D_Zapata with a thundering shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He turns the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by V_Lindelof 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Oblak 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 48 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a probing pass to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 50 :(ars) J_Gomez knocks it forward 
          ...  V_Lindelof slips 
          ...  J_Kounde gets to it! 
          ...  J_Kounde lobs R_Majecki! 
          ...  R_Majecki collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 50 :(bla) B_Kamara takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_Fernandes! 
          ...  B_Fernandes goes for the top corner! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 51 :(bla) N_Aguerd gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Malacia tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Kamara flights it in! 
          ...  Thiago deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 54 :(ars) R_Majecki miskicks! 
          ...  P_Dybala is through! 
          ...  N_Aguerd brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 55 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: Bremer 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Kounde 
Min. 56 :(bla) B_Kamara jinks past the defender 
          ...  B_Kamara with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 62 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Kim_Min_Jae 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Angelino 
Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Kessie 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Kokcu 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Elneny 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse 
Min. 65 :(ars) P_Dybala runs into space 
          ...  N_Aguerd gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  F_Kessie flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to F_Chiesa 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Majecki is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Chiesa crosses it in! 
          ...  N_Pepe loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Majecki is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gomez swings it in! 
          ...  Kim_Min_Jae clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 65 :(bla) B_Kamara takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Malacia 
          ...  B_Kamara attempts a chip! 
          ...  J_Oblak parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 66 :(bla) N_Aguerd unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But J_Oblak smothers the ball 
Min. 68 :(ars) P_Dybala with a byline cross to T_Malacia 
          ...  V_Lindelof with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Darren Humphris looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Dybala 
Min. 70 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(bla) V_Lindelof sidesteps Bremer 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  V_Lindelof aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 81 :(ars) R_Majecki miskicks! 
          ...  S_Dest takes control of the ball! 
          ...  S_Dest from 20 yards! 
          ...  R_Majecki is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Majecki holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 83 :(ars) Bremer runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  A heafty challenge by B_Kamara 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Kessie! 
          ...  It is kicked away by Kim_Min_Jae 
Min. 83 :(bla) B_Fernandes pass splits open the defence and finds T_Abraham 
          ...  T_Abraham with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  J_Oblak with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 87 :(ars) Bremer back heels to find R_Sallai in space 
          ...  R_Sallai with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(ars) F_Kessie crosses to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Aguerd gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 92 :(bla) B_Fernandes knocks the ball on and sprints past F_Kessie 
          ...  A delightful ball in to D_Zapata 
          ...  Bremer with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Dest
Scorers              : S_Dest (1,81), O_Kokcu (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : D_Zapata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Zapata (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Lindelof (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       19
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           4        |       13
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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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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J_Oblak        GK  22   1   1   1  19 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  19  14  10  27 |  59   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  18
T_Malacia      DF   1  19  16   7  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  16   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  19  17   6  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Dest         DF   1  18  15  12  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  22   0  80
O_Kokcu        DM   1  13  20   7  25 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
Thiago         AM   1   8  19  15  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
A_Correa       AM   1   4  18  18  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Pepe         AM   1   1  18  16  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
P_Dybala       FW   1   5  12  20  23 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   4
F_Chiesa       FW   1   4  17  19  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bremer         DF   1  19  14   6  20 |  38   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   0
F_Kessie       MF   1  12  19   8  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
R_Morrison     MF   1   6  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  15  25 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Majecki      GK  21   1   1   1  24 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -23   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  19  14   9  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
N_Aguerd       DF   1  19  11  10  21 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  42   0
V_Lindelof     DF   1  18  14   7  19 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  20  16  19
J_Angelino     DF   1  18  13   7  22 |  66   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  22   0  42
B_Fernandes    AM   1   5  19  16  24 |  97   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  65  36
P_Zielinski    MF   1   3  18  15  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
B_Kamara       DM   1  15  18  11  28 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  14  30
J_W_Prowse     DM   1  12  18  12  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  13  19  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  11  18  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  80
G_Gallon       GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kim_Min_Jae    DF   1  16  11   5  26 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
K_Freeman      DF   1  11   5   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elneny       DM   1   7  12   5  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Diony        FW   1   3   4  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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