FFO2 CL, Arsenal vs. Manchester United (Wed Aug 09) Arsenal | Manchester United 5-1-0-2-2 E | 3-2-2-1-2 E Darren Humphris | Steve Outten | D_Henderson GK | GK W_Szczesny J_Gomez DF | DF Lis_Martinez T_Malacia DF | DF M_De_Ligt J_Kounde DF | DF J_Timber A_Christensen DF | DM J_Cancelo T_Lamptey DF | DM Fabian_Ruiz M_Locatelli DM | MF F_Valverde Thiago AM | MF C_Nkunku A_Correa AM | AM B_Saka F_Chiesa FW | FW Ansu_Fati N_Madueke FW | FW K_Adeyemi | E_Audero SUB | SUB L_Nicholls C_Tilt SUB | SUB T_Nianzou N_Pepe SUB | SUB A_Elanga R_Morrison SUB | SUB A_Morgan R_Sallai SUB | SUB B_M_Indi Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 2 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati beats J_Kounde ... Ansu_Fati flicks the header toward the far post! ... D_Henderson with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 3 :(mnu) B_Saka slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 5 :(ars) T_Malacia takes advantage of a mistake by J_Timber ... He puts in F_Chiesa! ... Fabian_Ruiz with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... The Referee checks with VAR!.... ... PENALTY!! ... N_Madueke takes it ... That's been fired well wide! ... The keeper must have put him off as that was dismal! Min. 6 :(ars) N_Madueke loses his marker! ... N_Madueke with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 12 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a penetrating pass to Ansu_Fati ... Ansu_Fati has a dig at goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... D_Henderson plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 16 :(ars) Thiago hoists the ball across to N_Madueke ... N_Madueke has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... W_Szczesny 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. 17 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi saunters past A_Christensen ... A glorious effort by K_Adeyemi! ... But D_Henderson punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 19 :(mnu) F_Valverde with a 50-yard pass to K_Adeyemi ... An audacious effort from K_Adeyemi! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 20 :(mnu) C_Nkunku with the heel pass to Ansu_Fati ... Ansu_Fati with the crafty shot! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 22 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kounde ... Ansu_Fati with the drive! ... But D_Henderson stops that one easily Min. 23 :(mnu) F_Valverde takes possession ... What can he do here? ... J_Gomez takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 24 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz 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! ... F_Chiesa tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 25 :(ars) J_Gomez with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But he somehow misses ... The Manchester United fans laugh at him Min. 25 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez off the woodwork! ... Ansu_Fati picks up the deflection ... Ansu_Fati tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But D_Henderson reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_Henderson anyway Min. 26 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati beats his man ... Ansu_Fati tries to chip the ball over D_Henderson! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Manchester United go ahead in this match now! ... Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 27 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 27 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Thiago will now play as a FW Min. 27 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... T_Lamptey will now play as a DM Min. 27 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... M_Locatelli will now play as a MF Min. 27 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... A_Correa will now play as a FW Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... J_Cancelo will now play as a DF Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Fabian_Ruiz will now play as a DF Min. 27 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... B_Saka will now play as a MF Min. 27 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi knocks the ball past M_Locatelli ... Now he crosses to F_Valverde! ... F_Valverde attempts a lob! ... D_Henderson 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. 28 :(mnu) F_Valverde with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to B_Saka ... B_Saka bears down on goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 29 :(ars) M_Locatelli unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Madueke ... N_Madueke with the chance! ... W_Szczesny gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 32 :(ars) F_Chiesa with electric pace ... He eases past Fabian_Ruiz ... F_Chiesa with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 34 :(ars) F_Chiesa runs forward ... F_Chiesa hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... W_Szczesny makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 35 :(mnu) F_Valverde takes advantage of a mistake by M_Locatelli ... He puts in K_Adeyemi! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Malacia ... He had to get that one right! Min. 39 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Kounde ... Thiago takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 42 :(mnu) B_Saka skips the challenge from T_Malacia ... A cracking drive from B_Saka! ... D_Henderson makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(mnu) F_Valverde finds K_Adeyemi with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_Adeyemi launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Arsenal 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 45 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to A Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to N Min. 45 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... Ansu_Fati controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! ... D_Henderson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... D_Henderson tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by K_Adeyemi ... The ball finds its way to C_Nkunku ... He gets the shot away ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 46 :(mnu) J_Timber sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Henderson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 49 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Lis_Martinez ... J_Kounde pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-2 Manchester United Min. 46 :(ars) F_Chiesa saunters past his marker ... F_Chiesa swings in the shot! ... But W_Szczesny reaches the ball. Good save Min. 54 :(mnu) J_Cancelo looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... Ansu_Fati receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Ansu_Fati launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 54 :(ars) F_Chiesa pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Correa is clean through! ... K_Adeyemi with the high feet ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... Thiago plays it short to T_Lamptey ... Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Valverde ... He had to get that one right! Min. 55 :(ars) J_Kounde unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Madueke ... B_Saka takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 56 :(ars) J_Gomez holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... From long range J_Gomez bends the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through W_Szczesny's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 59 :(mnu) F_Valverde with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi with the crafty shot! ... D_Henderson makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: N_Pepe ... COMING OFF: Thiago Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Elanga ... COMING OFF: B_Saka Min. 60 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati knocks the ball past J_Gomez ... Now he crosses to K_Adeyemi! ... K_Adeyemi drives the ball low! ... D_Henderson makes a difficult save Min. 62 :(ars) F_Chiesa loses Fabian_Ruiz ... F_Chiesa with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... W_Szczesny with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 62 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... F_Valverde gets onto the end of the pass! ... F_Valverde belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... D_Henderson turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Nkunku drives it into the box! ... M_De_Ligt gets his head on it ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 70 :(mnu) J_Timber takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It's beaten D_Henderson ... It goes wide!! Min. 72 :(ars) T_Lamptey flicks the ball through ... A_Correa runs onto it! ... But M_De_Ligt reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 73 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kounde ... He puts in J_Cancelo! ... J_Cancelo with the header! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Arsenal 0-3 Manchester United ... Min. 74 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: F_Chiesa Min. 80 :(mnu) A_Elanga finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled T_Malacia ... R_Sallai is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... A_Elanga hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... Over the bar! Min. 81 :(ars) N_Madueke whips the ball across to A_Correa ... A_Correa bears down on goal! ... W_Szczesny with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 82 :(ars) T_Lamptey picks out N_Madueke with the cross ... J_Timber reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 83 :(ars) J_Gomez with a precise ball to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with a stunning strike! ... But W_Szczesny stops that one easily Min. 84 :(ars) T_Lamptey holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to R_Sallai ... R_Sallai with the overhead! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 87 :(ars) J_Gomez hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... N_Madueke latches onto it! ... N_Madueke drives it low! ... But he somehow misses ... The Manchester United fans laugh at him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(ars) T_Lamptey controls the ball with ease ... M_De_Ligt with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 92 :(ars) T_Malacia with an incisive pass to T_Lamptey ... K_Adeyemi with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 93 :(ars) T_Malacia with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... T_Malacia shapes up for a shot! ... W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 94 :(ars) J_Kounde flights the ball to A_Correa ... But M_De_Ligt sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 94 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs at J_Kounde ... The defender slips and falls over ... Blocked by T_Malacia ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Chiesa Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gomez (23) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ansu_Fati (Man of the Match) Scorers : Ansu_Fati (26), K_Adeyemi (44), J_Cancelo (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Fabian_Ruiz (5), K_Adeyemi (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 23 Off target : 7 | 10 On target : 7 | 13 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 15 Key Tackles : 3 | 5 Key Passes : 14 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 3 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Henderson GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 1 20 17 7 29 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 43 15 T_Malacia DF 1 20 17 7 28 | 98 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 21 J_Kounde DF 1 20 14 11 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 36 0 A_Christensen DF 1 19 16 10 19 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lamptey DM 1 19 18 13 22 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 M_Locatelli MF 1 17 20 13 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Thiago FW 1 8 20 16 25 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Correa FW 1 4 19 19 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 17 20 22 | 79 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 N_Madueke FW 1 4 17 19 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 29 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 N_Pepe AM 1 2 18 17 22 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 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 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 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 23 1 1 1 26 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 19 17 10 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 21 16 5 28 | 98 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 57 56 19 J_Timber DF 1 19 16 4 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 32 0 J_Cancelo DF 1 20 18 6 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 52 Fabian_Ruiz DF 1 15 20 8 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10 -2 F_Valverde MF 1 15 20 12 29 | 98 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 25 80 28 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 20 15 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 B_Saka MF 1 2 19 17 22 | 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Ansu_Fati FW 1 3 17 20 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 15 72 K_Adeyemi FW 1 5 15 21 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 7 1 1 0 0 -2 32 50 L_Nicholls GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 19 16 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elanga MF 1 6 19 17 24 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 A_Morgan FW 1 1 7 11 24 | 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 1691583357 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40