FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Arsenal (Thu Sep 14)


                           Stoke City  |  Arsenal
                              5-1-4 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Mike Bridge  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                       M_Dmitrovic GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                        G_Paulista DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                           S_Kjaer DF  |  DF T_Malacia
                        M_Rashford FW  |  DF M_Locatelli
                           A_Balde DF  |  MF Thiago
                       Raul_Albiol DF  |  DF T_Lamptey
                     A_Chamberlain MF  |  AM R_Morrison
                          G_Rutter FW  |  AM N_Pepe
                           G_Sakai DF  |  AM A_Correa
                        E_Forsberg FW  |  FW N_Madueke
                     A_Ilarramendi FW  |  FW F_Chiesa
                                       |
                        A_Schlager SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                         J_Mattock SUB |  SUB C_Tilt
                            A_Tuia SUB |  SUB M_Ritter
                     G_Bonaventura SUB |  SUB J_Obita
                           A_Nuhiu SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 1  :(ars) R_Morrison gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  R_Morrison launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic never had a chance! 
Min. 2  :(sto) G_Paulista 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! 
          ...  M_Rashford receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Rashford drives it low! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 3  :(ars) Thiago holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Correa 
          ...  E_Forsberg wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 4  :(sto) S_Kjaer takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past T_Lamptey 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Morrison 
Min. 6  :(sto) A_Chamberlain finds G_Rutter with a ball over the defence 
          ...  G_Rutter tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  D_Henderson parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 9  :(ars) N_Madueke takes advantage of a mistake by S_Kjaer 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  N_Madueke with the overhead! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Stoke City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 10 :(ars) A_Correa with a real burst of pace 
          ...  G_Paulista can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  But S_Kjaer clears the ball to safety 
Min. 13 :(ars) J_Gomez has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Sakai 
          ...  He puts in N_Pepe! 
          ...  N_Pepe pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  Arsenal have the advantage! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 16 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi picks out A_Chamberlain with the cross 
          ...  A_Chamberlain with the shot on net! 
          ...  What agility from D_Henderson 
Min. 16 :(ars) T_Lamptey finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  T_Lamptey with the strike! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 17 :(sto) G_Sakai storms past his marker 
          ...  G_Sakai belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Raul_Albiol crosses it in! 
          ...  D_Henderson comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Rashford swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  D_Henderson looks relieved there! 
Min. 19 :(ars) N_Pepe gets lucky and beats A_Balde 
          ...  Now with the centre to N_Madueke 
          ...  N_Madueke aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for M_Dmitrovic 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 20 :(sto) Raul_Albiol retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Forsberg gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Gomez takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 20 :(ars) N_Madueke cuts through the defence 
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Madueke! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 23 :(ars) T_Lamptey with a penetrating pass to N_Pepe 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Raul_Albiol 
Min. 24 :(sto) G_Sakai looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Rutter 
          ...  T_Lamptey slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 25 :(sto) G_Rutter lobs it over J_Gomez 
          ...  G_Rutter attempts a lob! 
          ...  D_Henderson won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Chiesa sidesteps S_Kjaer 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  S_Kjaer tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Chiesa finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Paulista 
          ...  F_Chiesa hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Dmitrovic's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 33 :(sto) A_Chamberlain with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Thiago fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 35 :(ars) M_Locatelli fires over a low cross to A_Correa 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by G_Paulista 
Min. 38 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Gomez steals the ball of off him 
Min. 42 :(ars) N_Pepe jinks infield 
          ...  But A_Balde clears the ball to safety 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ars) F_Chiesa drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Morrison 
          ...  G_Sakai slices it 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Chiesa with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 44 :(sto) G_Rutter is first to the loose ball 
          ...  Thiago wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 46 :(sto) G_Rutter drives it forward to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi is clean through! 
          ...  D_Henderson tries to make himself big 
          ...  He slips it underneath D_Henderson 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Stoke City have pulled level! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 48 :(sto) G_Paulista slides it through the middle to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Ilarramendi! 
          ...  D_Henderson is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  D_Henderson looks very relieved! 
Min. 48 :(ars) T_Malacia cuts inside G_Sakai 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Locatelli! 
          ...  M_Locatelli sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Arsenal fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Arsenal have taken the lead! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi cuts inside J_Gomez 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-2 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(ars) F_Chiesa loses G_Sakai 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the overhead! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 49 :(sto) M_Rashford with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  N_Madueke with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 51 :(sto) A_Balde beats M_Locatelli 
          ...  A_Balde tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 52 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi takes advantage of a mistake by M_Locatelli 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 52 :(ars) F_Chiesa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to N_Madueke 
          ...  M_Rashford with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 53 :(ars) N_Madueke takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Madueke could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Stoke City 1-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 54 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 54 :(sto) E_Forsberg hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 54 :(ars) Thiago backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Lamptey gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Lamptey tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  N_Pepe gets his head on it 
          ...  But M_Dmitrovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 57 :(ars) A_Correa with a simple pass to R_Morrison 
          ...  R_Morrison with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 58 :(ars) T_Lamptey with the diagonal pass to A_Correa 
          ...  What a shot from A_Correa! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic catches the ball 
Min. 59 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  T_Malacia wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(ars) R_Morrison gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Sakai! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Morrison pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 66 :(sto) S_Kjaer with a byline cross to M_Rashford 
          ...  J_Gomez dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 66 :(ars) J_Gomez with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Lamptey 
          ...  T_Lamptey smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Dmitrovic reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Morrison hits it into the box! 
          ...  Thiago with the shot! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 71 :(sto) Raul_Albiol kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Locatelli reads the play well 
Min. 72 :(sto) G_Rutter moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Forsberg 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Forsberg! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 78 :(sto) A_Chamberlain with an inswinging cross to G_Paulista 
          ...  G_Paulista tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 80 :(sto) G_Sakai cuts the ball back to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Ilarramendi! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 85 :(ars) R_Morrison holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Gomez 
          ...  J_Gomez with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic catches it with style! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Thiago and it had to be 
Min. 93 :(ars) Thiago with a byline cross to F_Chiesa 
          ...  G_Rutter fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ilarramendi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Ilarramendi (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Rashford (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gomez
Scorers              : N_Pepe (13), M_Locatelli (48), N_Madueke (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thiago (33), N_Madueke (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       18
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 3 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Stoke 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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M_Dmitrovic    GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
G_Paulista     DF   1  18  14   9  28 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  36  15
S_Kjaer        DF   1  19  12   6  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  20   0
M_Rashford     FW   1   1  14  20  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
A_Balde        DF   1  18  15   3  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  21
Raul_Albiol    DF   1  18  14   2  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  36   0
A_Chamberlain  MF   1   7  19  13  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  15
G_Rutter       FW   1   6  18  15  22 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  22
G_Sakai        DF   1  18  15   9  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  34  15
E_Forsberg     FW   1   2  15  18  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  17   6
A_Ilarramendi  FW   1   4  18  15  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  14  87
A_Schlager     GK  15   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mattock      DF   1  11   8   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tuia         DF   1  11   6   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bonaventura  MF   1   5  18  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nuhiu        FW   1   1   8  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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D_Henderson    GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  20  18   7  29 |  98   0   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  50  21
T_Malacia      DF   1  20  17   7  28 |  98   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  38   0
M_Locatelli    DF   1  17  20  14  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  23  12  36
Thiago         MF   1   8  20  17  25 |  98   0   2   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  62  34   9
T_Lamptey      DF   1  19  18  13  22 |  98   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  21  28  41
R_Morrison     AM   1   6  13  11  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  19  39
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  19  17  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  13  41
A_Correa       AM   1   4  19  19  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
N_Madueke      FW   1   4  17  19  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  43
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  17  20  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
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
M_Ritter       MF   1   4  11   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Obita        MF   1   8  11   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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