FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. Stoke City (Sun Jul 02) Arsenal | Stoke City 4-1-1-1-3 C | 5-1-2-2-0 C Darren Humphris | Mike Bridge | D_Henderson GK | GK M_Dmitrovic J_Gomez DF | DF G_Paulista T_Malacia DF | DF G_Sakai A_Christensen DF | DF S_Kjaer J_Kounde DF | DF A_Balde Thiago MF | DF N_Otamendi N_Pepe AM | DM A_Witsel M_Locatelli DM | MF A_Ilarramendi A_Correa FW | MF C_Eriksen F_Chiesa FW | AM E_Forsberg N_Madueke FW | AM E_Hazard | E_Audero SUB | SUB A_Schlager Bremer SUB | SUB C_Dunkley O_Skipp SUB | SUB Saul_Niguez R_Morrison SUB | SUB M_Nikao R_Sallai SUB | SUB L_de_Jong Min. 1 :(ars) Thiago knocks the ball past S_Kjaer ... Now he crosses to A_Christensen! ... A_Witsel beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 2 :(ars) F_Chiesa with a Cruyff turn ... E_Forsberg is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand Min. 6 :(sto) E_Hazard takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Gomez with a clumsy challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 6 :(ars) J_Kounde is first to the ball ... G_Paulista body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee warned him Min. 8 :(ars) J_Gomez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Locatelli decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A glorious effort by M_Locatelli! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... That's put Arsenal into the lead! ... Arsenal 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 9 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to A Min. 9 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... A_Ilarramendi will now play as a FW Min. 9 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a FW Min. 9 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a FW Min. 9 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Hazard will now play as a FW Min. 10 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 10 :(sto) G_Paulista has a go! ... It hits the defender ... E_Hazard collects the loose ball! ... E_Hazard curls it towards the top corner! ... D_Henderson with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 11 :(sto) S_Kjaer finds G_Paulista with a ball over the defence ... G_Paulista with a bomb of a shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 12 :(sto) N_Otamendi with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Kounde ... He crosses to E_Forsberg ... Good sliding challenge from J_Gomez ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... E_Hazard plays it towards the near post! ... A_Ilarramendi tries to place the shot! ... But D_Henderson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 15 :(ars) N_Madueke takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... N_Madueke has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a AM Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a AM Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Hazard will now play as a AM Min. 19 :(ars) N_Madueke turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_Chiesa ... A_Witsel with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 21 :(sto) E_Hazard dribbles past M_Locatelli ... T_Malacia reads the play well Min. 22 :(ars) A_Correa finds N_Madueke with a perfectly weighted pass ... But N_Otamendi sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 22 :(sto) A_Witsel crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Hazard in the box ... E_Hazard with a scorcher of a shot! ... But D_Henderson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 23 :(ars) N_Pepe spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to T_Malacia! ... G_Paulista clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 28 :(ars) N_Pepe backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Madueke latches onto the end of it ... N_Madueke attempts to drive it home! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 31 :(ars) M_Locatelli brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Correa makes himself available ... A glorious effort by A_Correa! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Dmitrovic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... M_Dmitrovic catches it with style! Min. 32 :(ars) N_Madueke loses his marker! ... A_Witsel pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... What a stupid booking that was ... That's his second of the game! ... RED CARD!! Min. 36 :(ars) Thiago slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... Thiago with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 38 :(ars) J_Kounde kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Madueke gets on the end of the pass ... G_Paulista hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... J_Kounde hits it towards the far post! ... A_Balde heads it away Min. 39 :(ars) N_Pepe retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Madueke latches onto the end of it ... N_Madueke has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... M_Dmitrovic got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Arsenal 3-0 Stoke City ... Min. 42 :(ars) N_Madueke storms past his marker ... C_Eriksen takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ars) J_Gomez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... F_Chiesa decides to go for goal instead! ... F_Chiesa from 20 yards! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 46 :(ars) The ball runs loose! ... N_Pepe seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... E_Forsberg is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 47 :(ars) M_Locatelli with an early cross to J_Kounde ... J_Kounde flings a shot at goal! ... M_Dmitrovic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Dmitrovic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 3-0 Stoke City Min. 46 :(sto) E_Forsberg turns past A_Christensen ... He has created space for himself now ... E_Forsberg tries to beat D_Henderson! ... D_Henderson is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 49 :(sto) E_Forsberg is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to G_Paulista ... F_Chiesa with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 50 :(ars) J_Gomez runs at goal ... He spots the run of N_Madueke ... He's played him in ... N_Madueke hits a crisp volley! ... M_Dmitrovic catches the ball Min. 52 :(sto) E_Hazard looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen attempts the shot! ... But D_Henderson is equal to it Min. 53 :(ars) A_Correa cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Kounde ... J_Kounde with a bomb of a shot! ... But M_Dmitrovic punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: Bremer ... COMING OFF: A_Christensen Min. 58 :(sto) E_Forsberg with the heel pass to G_Sakai ... But he loses control of it ... J_Kounde hits it out for a throw Min. 59 :(ars) J_Kounde flicks it over S_Kjaer and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Kounde with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 60 :(sto) N_Otamendi with a slick pass to G_Sakai ... G_Sakai hits a crisp volley! ... D_Henderson goes down well to save Min. 61 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... Blocked by T_Malacia Min. 62 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: O_Skipp ... COMING OFF: N_Pepe Min. 62 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_de_Jong ... COMING OFF: E_Forsberg Min. 64 :(ars) J_Gomez drives it across the face of the goal N_Madueke ... N_Madueke tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 66 :(ars) O_Skipp gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Thiago ... Thiago drives it low! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 67 :(ars) O_Skipp with a long pass to N_Madueke ... N_Madueke with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through M_Dmitrovic's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 69 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to A Min. 69 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a FW Min. 69 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Hazard will now play as a FW Min. 73 :(ars) Thiago get's past G_Paulista ... He's gonna worry them again ... Thiago sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 73 :(sto) N_Otamendi has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Kounde ... He knocks it to C_Eriksen! ... C_Eriksen strikes a wicked curler! ... But D_Henderson punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 74 :(ars) M_Locatelli with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Bremer ... Bremer flicks the header toward the far post! ... But he somehow misses ... The Stoke City fans laugh at him Min. 74 :(sto) A_Balde runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Gomez back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Balde blasts it at the goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen flights it in! ... G_Paulista makes a firm connection with his head ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: N_Madueke Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 78 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to D Min. 79 :(sto) L_de_Jong finds A_Ilarramendi with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Ilarramendi sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... D_Henderson makes a good save Min. 81 :(sto) C_Eriksen with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to E_Hazard ... T_Malacia hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... S_Kjaer chips the ball in towards the far post! ... D_Henderson comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 84 :(ars) T_Malacia flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... T_Malacia attempts a low drive! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(ars) M_Locatelli rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to O_Skipp ... But G_Sakai puts it in row Z! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Madueke (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Locatelli (8), N_Madueke (15,39) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Chiesa (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Hazard Scorers : N/A Sent Off : A_Witsel (32) Booked : E_Forsberg (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 17 | 11 Off target : 11 | 4 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 16 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 18 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 3 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 1 20 17 7 29 | 94 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 83 0 T_Malacia DF 1 20 16 7 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 17 A_Christensen DF 1 19 16 10 19 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 42 18 43 Thiago MF 1 8 19 16 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 N_Pepe AM 1 1 18 17 22 | 65 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 M_Locatelli DM 1 17 20 13 27 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 48 38 A_Correa FW 1 4 19 18 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 17 20 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 2 N_Madueke FW 1 4 17 19 22 | 78 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 15 76 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 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 O_Skipp MF 1 15 18 9 26 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 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 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dmitrovic GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 0 0 0 G_Paulista DF 1 18 13 8 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 44 19 32 G_Sakai DF 1 18 14 9 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 19 S_Kjaer DF 1 18 12 6 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Balde DF 1 17 15 3 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 21 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 57 0 A_Witsel DM 1 14 17 8 31 | 32 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 5 -10 A_Ilarramendi FW 1 4 17 15 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 C_Eriksen FW 1 6 18 13 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 E_Forsberg AM 1 2 14 18 27 | 65 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 34 4 E_Hazard FW 1 2 19 17 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dunkley DF 1 11 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saul_Niguez MF 1 6 18 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nikao FW 1 2 8 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_de_Jong FW 1 4 12 19 30 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 1688332086 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40