FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough (Thu Jul 27) Arsenal | Middlesbrough 4-1-1-2-2 C | 5-2-3 C Darren Humphris | Tyler Edwards | D_Henderson GK | GK A_Davies J_Gomez DF | DF I_Jones T_Malacia DF | DF D_Fry A_Christensen DF | DF P_McNair T_Lamptey DF | DF R_Aguilar Thiago MF | DF A_Dijksteel N_Pepe AM | MF F_Bernadeschi A_Correa AM | MF M_Crooks M_Locatelli DM | FW A_Mowatt F_Chiesa FW | FW P_Cutrone N_Madueke FW | FW A_Pinamonti | E_Audero SUB | SUB L_Roberts C_Tilt SUB | SUB D_Fisher R_Morrison SUB | SUB S_Armstrong M_Ritter SUB | SUB M_Reis R_Sallai SUB | SUB G_Burgstaller Min. 9 :(mid) A_Mowatt takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to I_Jones ... But T_Malacia puts it in row Z! Min. 10 :(mid) M_Crooks with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Gomez ... He crosses to A_Mowatt ... A_Mowatt blasts the ball towards goal! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it flush ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! ... Middlesbrough go ahead in this match now! ... Arsenal 0-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 11 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... A_Correa will now play as a FW Min. 11 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... M_Locatelli will now play as a MF Min. 11 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to D Min. 15 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 16 :(ars) A_Christensen holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe fires off a right-footed shot! ... The shot slips through A_Davies's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 16 :(mid) M_Crooks with an early cross to P_Cutrone ... But T_Malacia slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 19 :(ars) A_Christensen with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... A_Christensen goes for the top corner! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it flush ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! ... That's got Arsenal back level! ... Arsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 20 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi is unmarked! ... N_Pepe with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 26 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to P_Cutrone ... T_Lamptey pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 34 :(ars) N_Pepe bursts forward ... From long range N_Pepe bends the ball towards goal! ... A_Davies is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Davies looks very relieved! Min. 36 :(ars) A_Christensen plays it forward to A_Correa ... A_Correa from 20 yards! ... A_Davies is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Davies looks very relieved! Min. 37 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Pinamonti runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Pinamonti with a blistering shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... D_Henderson was beaten there! Min. 38 :(ars) J_Gomez takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... F_Bernadeschi takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 38 :(mid) A_Mowatt is first to the ball ... A_Christensen clears with a diving header Min. 39 :(ars) A_Correa flicks it over R_Aguilar's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Correa drives it towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 40 :(ars) M_Locatelli brings it under control ... He takes on M_Crooks ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Pepe! ... R_Aguilar with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee lectures him Min. 41 :(ars) That's it for A_Christensen ... He's picked up a knock and can't continue... ... AWW BOO-HOOOO! ... SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! ... Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! ... Players are such faries these days! Min. 41 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: C_Tilt ... COMING OFF: A_Christensen Min. 42 :(ars) Thiago wins possession ... He plays the ball across to N_Madueke ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Crooks ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... F_Chiesa lofts the ball in! ... I_Jones gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 42 :(ars) N_Pepe breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Davies! ... D_Fry brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ars) M_Locatelli with electric pace ... He eases past P_McNair ... M_Locatelli aims for the top right corner! ... A_Davies won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 45 :(mid) P_Cutrone dribbles past J_Gomez ... P_Cutrone hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... D_Henderson makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough Min. 49 :(mid) A_Pinamonti rushes through the defence ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Pinamonti! ... D_Henderson with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 62 :(ars) C_Tilt plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... P_McNair had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 67 :(mid) A_Pinamonti has picked up a knock ... He's going to play through the pain barrier Min. 74 :(ars) N_Pepe with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... M_Crooks reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: N_Madueke Min. 76 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Henderson! ... F_Chiesa brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 77 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Morrison ... COMING OFF: N_Pepe Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Armstrong ... COMING OFF: F_Bernadeschi Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Reis ... COMING OFF: D_Fry Min. 80 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A Min. 80 :(mid) M_Reis turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Cutrone ... P_Cutrone swings in the shot! ... D_Henderson just watches it float over the bar! Min. 84 :(mid) A_Pinamonti plays it long to M_Crooks ... J_Gomez clears with a diving header Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(mid) A_Mowatt knocks it past T_Malacia and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Mowatt with the shot on net! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... S_Armstrong plays it into the danger area! ... T_Lamptey reads the ball well and clears Min. 90 :(ars) T_Lamptey takes advantage of a mistake by I_Jones ... He knocks the ball to A_Correa! ... A_Correa bears down on goal! ... A_Davies with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 91 :(ars) R_Sallai with a real burst of pace ... He shows R_Aguilar a clean set of heals ... M_Reis with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Christensen Scorers : A_Christensen (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Pepe (20), F_Chiesa (76) Injured : A_Christensen (41) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Crooks (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Mowatt (10) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Fry (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 7 | 6 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 5 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 1 20 17 7 29 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 T_Malacia DF 1 20 17 7 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 A_Christensen DF 1 19 16 10 19 | 41 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 32 44 T_Lamptey DF 1 18 18 13 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 14 0 Thiago MF 1 8 20 16 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 N_Pepe AM 1 1 18 17 22 | 80 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 12 A_Correa FW 1 4 19 19 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M_Locatelli MF 1 17 20 13 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 17 20 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 N_Madueke FW 1 4 17 19 22 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Morrison AM 1 6 13 11 25 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ritter MF 1 4 11 8 19 | 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 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 19 14 9 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 D_Fry DF 1 18 11 6 29 | 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 P_McNair DF 1 18 10 10 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Aguilar DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 17 13 12 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Bernadeschi MF 1 4 16 12 27 | 83 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 32 0 M_Crooks MF 1 10 17 8 24 | 94 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 53 0 A_Mowatt FW 1 2 18 15 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 43 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 16 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 A_Pinamonti FW 1 6 13 18 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 L_Roberts GK 15 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Fisher DF 1 13 7 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Armstrong MF 1 12 16 5 35 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Reis DF 1 15 13 3 22 | 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 19 0 G_Burgstaller FW 1 2 7 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1690496214 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40