FFO Champions League, Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Wed Feb 28)


                              Arsenal  |  Manchester City
                          5-1-0-2-2 C  |  5-1-2-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                       D_Henderson GK  |  GK Ederson
                     N_Schlotrbeck DF  |  DF D_Rensch
                          S_Botman DF  |  DF J_Stones
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                            D_Raum DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                       M_Locatelli DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                             Pedri AM  |  MF B_Silva
                          K_Thuram DM  |  AM J_Bellingham
                          A_Correa AM  |  FW H_Kane
                            A_Isak FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  AM P_Foden
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                           P_Marie SUB |  SUB N_Otamendi
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB L_Magnino
                        R_Morrison SUB |  SUB N_Rovella
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB S_Sohm




Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Bellingham with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  J_Bellingham rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  D_Henderson palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bellingham flights it in! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 2  :(ars) F_Chiesa with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Marquinhos 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 3  :(ars) A_Correa breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson now! 
          ...  P_Foden trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 4  :(ars) A_Correa brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  F_Chiesa makes himself available 
          ...  A great volley from F_Chiesa! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 8  :(mnc) B_Silva crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Kane in the box 
          ...  H_Kane flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 8  :(ars) K_Thuram puts in Pedri 
          ...  B_Silva with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 9  :(ars) Pedri flicks it over Marquinhos and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Stones with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 10 :(ars) A_Isak finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  But A_Laporte clears the ball to safety 
Min. 11 :(ars) A_Isak barges D_Rensch off the ball 
          ...  A_Isak hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But Ederson comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 11 :(ars) A_Correa gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(ars) Pedri takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Pedri with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) Marquinhos boots it towards H_Kane 
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Thuram 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 24 :(ars) F_Chiesa floats the ball in to find A_Correa 
          ...  A_Laporte rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the header on 
          ...  He finds H_Kane in space 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 34 :(ars) A_Correa slides it through the middle to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Ederson parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from B_Silva, he finds H_Kane 
          ...  A skilful effort from H_Kane! 
          ...  But D_Henderson punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 40 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 41 :(ars) K_Thuram with a pinpoint pass to A_Correa 
          ...  But D_Rensch clears the ball to safety 
Min. 41 :(mnc) A_Laporte takes advantage of a mistake by K_Thuram 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A_Laporte throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  D_Henderson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 42 :(ars) F_Chiesa 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! 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ars) S_Botman plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Raum decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  D_Raum runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 44 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic bursts forward 
          ...  D_Vlahovic curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson was lucky there 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(mnc) A_Laporte can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 48 :(ars) Pedri breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson now! 
          ...  J_Stones trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  M_Locatelli cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 52 :(ars) M_Locatelli brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Correa makes himself available 
          ...  A_Correa hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 55 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 56 :(mnc) P_Foden with the through ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Henderson dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Henderson beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Laporte plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball comes to P_Foden 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But D_Henderson parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 57 :(mnc) J_Bellingham slides the ball across to J_Stones 
          ...  But M_Locatelli puts it in row Z! 
Min. 58 :(ars) K_Thuram sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Botman 
          ...  But J_Stones slides in 
Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Ruben_Dias latches onto it! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck steals the ball of off him 
Min. 59 :(ars) M_Locatelli flicks the ball through 
          ...  F_Chiesa runs onto it! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Stones looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 61 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Pepe 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pedri 
Min. 62 :(mnc) B_Silva finds Ruben_Dias with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 63 :(ars) M_Locatelli finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  But Marquinhos clears the danger 
Min. 64 :(ars) N_Pepe retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Isak gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Isak curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(ars) A_Correa gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Rensch! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Correa fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Ederson is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 68 :(ars) A_Isak finds A_Correa in the box 
          ...  A_Correa with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Chiesa 
Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 75 :(ars) N_Schlotrbeck is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to N_Pepe 
          ...  Marquinhos tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thuram chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Stones rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to P_Foden 
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Foden! 
          ...  D_Henderson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 78 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Morrison 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 78 :(ars) N_Pepe breaks free from P_Foden 
          ...  A_Laporte reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 78 :(mnc) B_Silva with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Locatelli 
          ...  He knocks it to H_Kane! 
          ...  H_Kane is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round D_Henderson 
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Henderson 
          ...  D_Henderson gets a foot to it!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Rensch! 
          ...  B_Silva gets something on it! 
          ...  But D_Henderson punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 82 :(ars) A_Isak sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Isak drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson catches the ball 
Min. 84 :(ars) A_Isak with a first time pass 
          ...  R_Sallai runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Bellingham fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ars) D_Raum with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Isak (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : B_Silva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Foden (3), B_Silva (8), Ruben_Dias (11), J_Stones (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester City
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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  24   1   1   1  24 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  20  16   5  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  14  21
S_Botman       DF   1  21  16   6  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  21  19   8  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  12  12
D_Raum         DF   1  20  17   6  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  22
M_Locatelli    DF   1  18  21  14  27 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  18   0
Pedri          AM   1  11  20  17  25 |  65   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
K_Thuram       DM   1  16  22   7  27 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  24   0
A_Correa       AM   1   5  20  20  26 |  82   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  18
A_Isak         FW   1   3  16  23  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  28  29
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  18  21  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Audero       GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Marie        DF   1  14  12   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  19  18  22 |  31   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  36  12
R_Morrison     AM   1   6  13  11  25 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester 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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Ederson        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  17  13  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  22  19  14  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  17  -4  -3
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  21  17  13  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  -5   8
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  18  15  25 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  12   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  14  12
B_Silva        AM   1   4  23  17  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0 -15  13  -4
J_Bellingham   AM   1  17  22  20  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   8
H_Kane         FW   1   7  18  23  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  23  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  42   8
P_Foden        FW   1   6  21  19  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5   4  13
A_Nubel        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Magnino      DF   1  15  12  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Rovella      DM   1  17  21   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  15  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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