FFO2 Premiership, Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Thu Apr 13) Manchester United | Arsenal 4-2-1-3 N | 4-1-0-3-2 A Steve Outten | Darren Humphris | W_Szczesny GK | GK J_Oblak M_De_Ligt DF | DF J_Kounde T_Nianzou DF | DF T_Malacia J_Timber DF | DF J_Gomez Lis_Martinez DF | DF S_Dest Fabian_Ruiz DM | DM O_Kokcu F_Valverde DM | AM Thiago C_Nkunku MF | AM A_Correa B_Saka FW | AM N_Pepe K_Adeyemi FW | FW P_Dybala J_Sancho FW | FW F_Chiesa | Pacheco SUB | SUB E_Audero D_Upamecano SUB | SUB Bremer B_M_Indi SUB | SUB F_Kessie E_Skhiri SUB | SUB R_Morrison A_Elanga SUB | SUB R_Sallai Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(mnu) J_Sancho lobs it over T_Malacia ... S_Dest with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 2 :(ars) J_Kounde gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Thiago ... M_De_Ligt with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 4 :(mnu) J_Sancho is too quick for A_Correa ... J_Sancho sends it flying towards goal! ... J_Oblak just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 6 :(mnu) J_Sancho saunters past P_Dybala ... S_Dest with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 8 :(ars) S_Dest wins possession ... He plays the ball across to J_Kounde ... K_Adeyemi cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 10 :(ars) A_Correa looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Kounde ... F_Valverde knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 18 :(ars) W_Szczesny miskicks! ... F_Chiesa is through! ... But J_Timber reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 19 :(mnu) C_Nkunku controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_De_Ligt gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Gomez with a nasty foul Min. 21 :(ars) O_Kokcu gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... P_Dybala is unmarked ... K_Adeyemi reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... P_Dybala drives it into the box! ... W_Szczesny jumps well to claim it! Min. 23 :(ars) T_Malacia holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 25 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz with the towering header to B_Saka ... B_Saka hits a great shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Oblak moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... J_Oblak catches it with style! Min. 27 :(ars) A_Correa feeds the ball through the middle ... Thiago runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A wicked drive by Thiago! ... W_Szczesny makes a fine save Min. 29 :(ars) The defender loses control of the ball! ... P_Dybala seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... M_De_Ligt leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... O_Kokcu floats it forward ... F_Chiesa latches onto the end of it ... T_Nianzou reads the play well Min. 31 :(ars) F_Chiesa takes advantage of a mistake by J_Timber ... Lis_Martinez makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 36 :(ars) N_Pepe heads the ball back to J_Gomez ... J_Gomez attempts to nutmeg W_Szczesny! ... Looks like it should be W_Szczesny's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... T_Malacia swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... F_Chiesa swings a leg at it! ... W_Szczesny parries it ... CORNER! ... O_Kokcu hits it towards the far post! ... M_De_Ligt reads the ball well and clears Min. 37 :(ars) O_Kokcu gets to the byline and finds Thiago with a beautiful cross ... Thiago shoots towards goal! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Darren Humphris spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 41 :(mnu) J_Sancho takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... J_Sancho uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... GOAL!! ... J_Oblak looks dejected ... That's put Manchester United ahead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 42 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 42 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to A Min. 42 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... A_Correa will now play as a FW Min. 42 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... N_Pepe will now play as a FW Min. 42 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz with a slick pass to C_Nkunku ... T_Malacia slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 42 :(ars) P_Dybala pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... P_Dybala tries to lob the keeper! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Darren Humphris spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ars) J_Gomez finds the run of A_Correa ... A skilful effort from A_Correa! ... GOAL!! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... It's all square now! ... Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 46 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to N Min. 46 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 47 :(ars) S_Dest retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Gomez gets on the end of it ... J_Gomez with the cheeky shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 49 :(ars) Thiago comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... Thiago unleashes a pile driver! ... W_Szczesny gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal Min. 46 :(ars) P_Dybala runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off T_Nianzou back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... J_Timber gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 51 :(ars) A_Correa finds himself with plenty of time ... M_De_Ligt cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 52 :(ars) T_Malacia fires over a low cross to P_Dybala ... B_Saka wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee warned him Min. 53 :(mnu) B_Saka leaves S_Dest standing ... B_Saka with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... J_Oblak gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 53 :(ars) P_Dybala with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... J_Sancho with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... Thiago with the delicate chip over the wall ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Thiago flights it in! ... F_Chiesa rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Arsenal fans!! ... Arsenal take the lead! ... Manchester United 1-2 Arsenal ... Min. 54 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to A Min. 55 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... F_Valverde will now play as a MF Min. 55 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: Bremer ... COMING OFF: J_Kounde Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Sancho with a great first touch ... The ball hits Bremer in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 55 :(ars) N_Pepe is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala with a blistering shot! ... W_Szczesny won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 57 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with a measured pass to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi strikes a wicked curler! ... J_Oblak watches it sail wide! Min. 58 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with the dribble ... K_Adeyemi cracks a laser towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Timber chips the ball in towards the far post! ... K_Adeyemi gets something on it! ... It takes a deflection! ... J_Oblak is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Fabian_Ruiz hits it towards the far post! ... The ball finds its way to K_Adeyemi ... He gets the shot away ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to B_Saka ... Bremer dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 62 :(ars) Thiago beats J_Timber ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Thiago with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... W_Szczesny was well beaten there! ... But it's been disallowed! There was a foul on the goalkeeper Min. 64 :(ars) Bremer moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to S_Dest ... Fabian_Ruiz wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Elanga ... COMING OFF: Fabian_Ruiz Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: F_Kessie ... COMING OFF: O_Kokcu Min. 65 :(ars) N_Pepe finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... N_Pepe drives the shot in! ... W_Szczesny parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 67 :(mnu) B_Saka has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... K_Adeyemi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Adeyemi rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... J_Oblak looks relieved there! Min. 67 :(ars) Thiago with a short pass to find S_Dest ... A vicious shot by S_Dest! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie hits it into the box! ... P_Dybala gets his head on it ... W_Szczesny saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 68 :(mnu) B_Saka runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... B_Saka with the strike! ... J_Oblak falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... J_Oblak looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... J_Timber crosses it in! ... J_Oblak jumps well to claim it! Min. 70 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 73 :(ars) A_Correa pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... T_Malacia is clean through! ... T_Malacia beats the offside trap! ... He runs at W_Szczesny ... He lobs it over W_Szczesny ... It just didn't dip quickly enough!! Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to D Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Timber with a simple pass to K_Adeyemi ... J_Gomez gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 79 :(ars) F_Kessie takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Thiago ... Thiago has a dig at goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... T_Malacia chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Timber heads it away Min. 79 :(mnu) J_Timber kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Sancho gets on the end of the pass ... Bremer goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... A_Elanga smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... J_Oblak never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(mnu) F_Valverde comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... A thundering drive by F_Valverde! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 90 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with a byline cross to J_Sancho ... J_Sancho sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... J_Oblak tips it over ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga plays it into the danger area! ... M_De_Ligt with the shot! ... J_Oblak turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to Lis_Martinez ... He fires it towards to goal ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 90 :(ars) Bremer whips the ball across to N_Pepe ... A scorcher of a shot from N_Pepe! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! ... Manchester United 1-3 Arsenal ... Min. 91 :(mnu) T_Nianzou sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to K_Adeyemi ... A thundering drive by K_Adeyemi! ... J_Oblak makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 91 :(ars) J_Gomez takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_Chiesa ... K_Adeyemi with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... A_Correa with the delicate chip over the wall ... GOAL!! ... W_Szczesny will be disappointed he did not save that! ... He scores his 20th goal of the campaign! ... Manchester United 1-4 Arsenal ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Sancho Scorers : J_Sancho (41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_De_Ligt (29), J_Sancho (53), K_Adeyemi (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Correa (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Correa (45,91), F_Chiesa (53), N_Pepe (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 16 | 20 Off target : 10 | 10 On target : 6 | 10 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 5 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 5 Key Tackles : 11 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 1 - 4 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Szczesny GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 20 15 5 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 38 -2 21 T_Nianzou DF 1 18 15 5 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 0 J_Timber DF 1 18 16 4 27 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 32 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 18 16 10 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 14 Fabian_Ruiz DM 1 15 19 7 29 | 69 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 39 0 F_Valverde MF 1 15 19 12 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 12 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 19 14 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 B_Saka FW 1 2 18 16 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 32 K_Adeyemi FW 1 5 14 20 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 68 -2 26 J_Sancho FW 1 1 16 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 34 Pacheco GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 18 15 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 13 7 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Skhiri MF 1 12 16 5 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elanga AM 1 5 18 16 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 22 1 1 1 19 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 19 14 10 27 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Malacia DF 1 19 16 7 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 32 17 J_Gomez DF 1 19 17 6 29 | 95 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 21 53 36 S_Dest DF 1 18 15 12 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 34 12 O_Kokcu DM 1 13 19 7 25 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Thiago AM 1 8 19 15 25 | 95 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 34 66 A_Correa FW 1 4 18 18 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 42 56 N_Pepe FW 1 1 18 16 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 28 52 P_Dybala FW 1 5 12 20 23 | 79 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 F_Chiesa FW 1 4 17 19 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 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 | 36 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 62 0 F_Kessie MF 1 12 19 8 27 | 26 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 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1681421217 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40