FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. Leicester City (Thu Jan 12)


                              Arsenal  |  Leicester City
                            5-1-0-4 E  |  5-2-1-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK A_Areola
                            Bremer DF  |  DF Sequeira
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF L_Dunk
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                         T_Malacia DF  |  DF Y_Atal
                            S_Dest DF  |  MF N_Kante
                           O_Kokcu DM  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                            Thiago FW  |  DF M_Kilman
                          A_Correa FW  |  AM N_Powell
                          P_Dybala FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW L_Alario
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB M_Van_Damme
                            C_Tilt SUB |  SUB M_Montoya
                          F_Kessie SUB |  SUB S_Hughes
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB G_Ramirez
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB J_Wind




Min. 1  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(ars) F_Chiesa finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  F_Chiesa controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 2  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 2  :(ars) A_Correa turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But L_Dunk clears the ball to safety 
Min. 2  :(lei) N_Kante brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_Powell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Bremer pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 3  :(ars) A_Correa plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  N_Powell is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Neil Kirby looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  Thiago passes to A_Correa 
          ...  But L_Dunk wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 4  :(lei) N_Kante skips the challenge from S_Dest 
          ...  T_Malacia with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 6  :(lei) A_Marusic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Powell 
          ...  A delicate header from N_Powell! 
          ...  J_Oblak is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 9  :(ars) A defence splitting pass from P_Dybala to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Areola was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 12 :(ars) J_Gomez looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to P_Dybala 
          ...  But A_Belotti comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 13 :(ars) J_Kounde with the first time pass to A_Correa 
          ...  N_Kante tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Dest plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  O_Kokcu tries to place the shot! 
          ...  A_Areola tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Correa flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Kilman clears the danger 
Min. 13 :(lei) N_Kante lays the ball back to A_Belotti 
          ...  J_Gomez hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kante plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Oblak comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  N_Powell swings a leg at it! 
          ...  J_Oblak with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 14 :(ars) J_Kounde with a 40-yard pass to F_Chiesa 
          ...  L_Alario is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 17 :(ars) T_Malacia is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Correa 
          ...  L_Dunk is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 18 :(ars) T_Malacia finds the run of J_Kounde 
          ...  Intercepted by Y_Atal 
Min. 20 :(ars) J_Gomez pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Thiago is clean through! 
          ...  Thiago blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 22 :(ars) J_Kounde with an incisive pass to Thiago 
          ...  Y_Atal slices it 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Kilman reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(ars) O_Kokcu races into the box 
          ...  He sees Thiago lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Thiago with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 27 :(ars) A_Correa looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Bremer 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Marusic 
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Chiesa nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Dunk knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 32 :(ars) Bremer turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Dest 
          ...  N_Powell is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Correa with the outside of his boot 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way A_Areola was going to catch that! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 36 :(ars) P_Dybala takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Atal 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Belotti with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 39 :(ars) S_Dest flicks it over A_Marusic and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Kante with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 40 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 41 :(ars) Thiago runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Dunk 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Thiago has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Areola with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ars) T_Malacia looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Dybala 
          ...  A_Marusic slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 47 :(ars) A_Correa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Correa has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Arsenal 3-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 49 :(ars) A_Correa races into the box 
          ...  He sees F_Chiesa lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  F_Chiesa shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 3-0 Leicester City

Min. 46 :(ars) F_Chiesa pass splits open the defence and finds P_Dybala 
          ...  From long range P_Dybala bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Areola 
Min. 49 :(lei) A_Marusic with a short pass to find A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti tries to beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Powell flights it in! 
          ...  J_Oblak catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 50 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Ramirez 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kilman 
Min. 52 :(lei) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  G_Ramirez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Gomez goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 52 :(lei) G_Ramirez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Oblak never had a chance! 
Min. 55 :(lei) N_Powell takes advantage of a mistake by S_Dest 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But J_Kounde comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 55 :(ars) F_Chiesa breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Areola now! 
          ...  Sequeira trips him up from behind! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 59 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Pepe 
          ...  COMING OFF: Thiago 
Min. 59 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Kessie 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Kokcu 
Min. 59 :(ars) S_Dest takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Atal 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to F_Kessie! 
          ...  A_Marusic with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 60 :(ars) J_Kounde wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Areola won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 64 :(ars) Bremer boots it towards F_Kessie 
          ...  F_Kessie has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Areola palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 64 :(lei) N_Powell runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Kante 
          ...  N_Kante is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  J_Oblak tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Oblak 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 65 :(lei) A_Belotti brushes S_Dest aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Belotti with the drive! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 65 :(ars) A_Correa runs at Y_Atal 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Dunk with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  A_Correa with the thundering drive 
          ...  A_Areola won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 68 :(ars) P_Dybala dribbles past L_Dunk 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Dybala with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 69 :(ars) J_Kounde whips the ball across to P_Dybala 
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Dybala! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  His twitter account will be trending after that one! 
          ...  Arsenal 4-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 69 :(ars) P_Dybala uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  G_Ramirez is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  N_Powell will now play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(ars) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  F_Chiesa is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Y_Atal! 
          ...  What a shot from F_Chiesa! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Arsenal 5-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 74 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Dybala 
Min. 74 :(ars) R_Sallai sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Correa runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  L_Dunk gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 74 :(lei) N_Powell dribbles past T_Malacia 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  N_Powell tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Montoya 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Marusic 
Min. 77 :(lei) A_Di_Maria breaks free from his marker 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kante lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Oblak comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  N_Powell with the header 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  J_Oblak looks relieved there! 
Min. 78 :(lei) N_Powell sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Di_Maria gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Blocked by T_Malacia 
Min. 81 :(lei) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  N_Powell gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  N_Powell with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wind 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Belotti 
Min. 83 :(ars) T_Malacia with a precise pass to N_Pepe 
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Pepe! 
          ...  But A_Areola punches it away 
Min. 85 :(ars) T_Malacia sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Kounde 
          ...  A great volley from J_Kounde! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  A_Areola pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gomez dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  L_Dunk cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 86 :(ars) A_Correa is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Areola saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(ars) T_Malacia has plenty of time and space 
          ...  T_Malacia chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But A_Areola punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 89 :(ars) R_Sallai takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Y_Atal cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 89 :(lei) N_Powell with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Wind gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Wind fires the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  J_Oblak was beaten there! 
Min. 91 :(lei) G_Ramirez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves F_Kessie behind 
          ...  G_Ramirez has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Montoya drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Oblak comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Kounde (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Chiesa (1,70), A_Correa (32,47), P_Dybala (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Powell
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Powell (32), Sequeira (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          14        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       14
Key Passes           :          21        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 5 - 0 Leicester City
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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  21   1   1   1  19 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
Bremer         DF   1  18  13   6  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  18  13  10  27 |  95   0   1   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  22 122  18
J_Gomez        DF   1  18  16   6  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  32   0
T_Malacia      DF   1  18  15   6  28 |  95   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  66  68  22
S_Dest         DF   1  17  14  11  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
O_Kokcu        DM   1  13  19   7  25 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  21
Thiago         FW   1   8  18  15  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
A_Correa       FW   1   4  17  17  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  45  67
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  11  19  23 |  78   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  21  40
F_Chiesa       FW   1   4  16  18  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  16  66
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tilt         DF   1  11   7   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kessie       MF   1  12  18   7  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
N_Pepe         AM   1   1  17  15  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  35
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  15  25 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0

Player Statistics - Leicester 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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A_Areola       GK  19   1   1   1  25 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0   0
Sequeira       DF   1  17  12   8  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Dunk         DF   1  18  13   8  22 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  16  11   9  24 |  79   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  72  42   0
Y_Atal         DF   1  16  13   2  27 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0
N_Kante        MF   1  12  18  10  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  28  14
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  18  15  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
M_Kilman       DF   1  16  12   6  25 |  54   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
N_Powell       FW   1   4  17  15  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  43  51
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  11  18  26 |  86   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  38   0  26
L_Alario       FW   1   3  13  18  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_Damme    GK  14   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Montoya      DF   1  15  11   6  27 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hughes       DF   1  11   8   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Ramirez      MF   1   4  17  14  28 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  10
J_Wind         FW   1   5  10  14  26 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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