FFO Premier League, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Mon Mar 25)


                      Manchester City  |  Arsenal
                          5-1-0-1-3 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 A
                          Nick Lovell  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF L_Hernandez
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF S_Botman
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DM M_Locatelli
                         N_Rovella DM  |  MF K_Thuram
                           B_Silva AM  |  AM A_Correa
                           P_Foden FW  |  AM N_Pepe
                      J_Bellingham FW  |  FW A_Isak
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW F_Chiesa
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                        N_Otamendi SUB |  SUB D_Raum
                         L_Magnino SUB |  SUB K_Bartley
                           T_Eaves SUB |  SUB Pedri
                            S_Sohm SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 1  :(mnc) P_Foden plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Rovella 
          ...  N_Rovella aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But D_Henderson punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 5  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 5  :(ars) N_Pepe with a long pass to A_Isak 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Stones 
Min. 6  :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a 50-yard pass to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos lobs D_Henderson! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) D_Vlahovic nutmegs J_Gomez, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Vlahovic has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  That's put Manchester City into the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 8  :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a MF 
Min. 8  :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a MF 
Min. 8  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  A_Correa will now play as a FW 
Min. 9  :(mnc) Marquinhos loses L_Hernandez 
          ...  A vicious shot by Marquinhos! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 10 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias picks out B_Silva with the cross 
          ...  K_Thuram gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 11 :(ars) A_Isak with an intelligent ball to M_Locatelli 
          ...  A_Laporte wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 12 :(mnc) Marquinhos hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  N_Rovella latches onto it! 
          ...  N_Rovella tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 14 :(ars) N_Pepe unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak tries to beat Ederson! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 15 :(mnc) N_Rovella is too quick for the defence 
          ...  Driven towards goal by N_Rovella! 
          ...  D_Henderson guesses right 
Min. 15 :(ars) K_Thuram finds N_Pepe in the box 
          ...  Ruben_Dias is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  Ederson misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli crosses it in! 
          ...  K_Thuram rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 17 :(ars) M_Locatelli with a simple pass to A_Isak 
          ...  D_Rensch with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) J_Bellingham finds the space intelligently 
          ...  J_Bellingham carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 18 :(ars) F_Chiesa holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Correa 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 21 :(mnc) B_Silva with an incisive pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But D_Henderson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 22 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Bellingham in space! 
          ...  But L_Hernandez wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 23 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a reverse pass to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 24 :(mnc) P_Foden sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  P_Foden has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But D_Henderson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Botman with a great clearance! 
Min. 25 :(mnc) B_Silva with a deep cross to N_Rovella 
          ...  M_Locatelli tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Rensch flights it in! 
          ...  M_Locatelli gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Chiesa with the mazy run 
          ...  J_Stones stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 30 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(ars) A_Correa pushes it past J_Bellingham 
          ...  A_Correa with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  But Ederson recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 33 :(mnc) P_Foden skips the challenge from J_Gomez 
          ...  P_Foden fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 34 :(ars) N_Schlotrbeck chips the ball forward to N_Pepe 
          ...  D_Rensch takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  L_Hernandez passes to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Ederson was beaten there! 
Min. 34 :(ars) F_Chiesa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe fires the shot in! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Marquinhos with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 42 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Hernandez 
Min. 42 :(mnc) B_Silva backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Stones gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Isak with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ars) L_Hernandez hits a hard pass to A_Correa 
          ...  J_Bellingham wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Rensch cuts inside N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  S_Botman bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 47 :(mnc) P_Foden saunters past his marker 
          ...  P_Foden sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 47 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 47 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 47 :(ars) N_Pepe runs forward 
          ...  N_Rovella with a bad challenge 
Min. 47 :(ars) A_Correa saunters past J_Stones 
          ...  A_Correa curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 48 :(ars) M_Locatelli slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  P_Foden with a poor challenge 
Min. 49 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Locatelli will now play as a MF 
Min. 49 :(ars) J_Gomez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Correa gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Correa with a stunning strike! 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(mnc) J_Bellingham has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Correa 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Laporte! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 46 :(ars) K_Thuram brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Stones 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Locatelli! 
          ...  M_Locatelli blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Bellingham slips past J_Gomez 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Bellingham! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a fine save 
Min. 48 :(ars) A_Isak loses his marker 
          ...  Marquinhos with the tackle 
Min. 49 :(mnc) J_Stones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Foden gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Foden breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat D_Henderson now! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Henderson 
          ...  D_Henderson smothers the ball!! 
Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Correa 
          ...  D_Vlahovic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias passes the ball to N_Rovella 
          ...  N_Rovella goes for goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Henderson reacts well to save!! 
Min. 57 :(mnc) B_Silva with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 59 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: Pedri 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 65 :(ars) J_Gomez fires over a low cross to N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Ederson heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 66 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  D_Henderson with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 69 :(ars) A_Isak controls the ball with ease 
          ...  J_Bellingham pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 69 :(ars) F_Chiesa flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Well intercepted by A_Laporte 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Bartley 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Chiesa 
Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Isak 
Min. 71 :(ars) Pedri watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Marquinhos is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 72 :(ars) N_Pepe jinks through the defence 
          ...  N_Pepe flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 73 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Henderson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) P_Foden with the first time flick to N_Rovella 
          ...  N_Rovella must beat D_Henderson! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him! 
Min. 81 :(mnc) D_Rensch takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  D_Rensch aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 81 :(ars) N_Pepe feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_Sallai runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Sallai! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 81 :(mnc) D_Rensch can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  K_Bartley with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 83 :(mnc) N_Rovella plays it forward to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 86 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Gomez is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(mnc) N_Rovella boots it towards J_Bellingham 
          ...  From long range J_Bellingham bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 91 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Vlahovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Vlahovic (7), P_Foden (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rensch (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Locatelli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Bartley (81), J_Gomez (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :          14        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Arsenal
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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  26   1   1   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  22  18  14  27 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  30   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  23  18  15  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  17  13  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  11   6  17
J_Stones       DF   1  22  19  14  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  19  10
A_Laporte      DF   1  22  16  14  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
N_Rovella      MF   1  17  21   7  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  14  91
B_Silva        MF   1   4  23  18  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
P_Foden        AM   1   6  21  19  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  14  44
J_Bellingham   AM   1  17  22  20  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  19   6  16
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  23  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  36  20
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
T_Eaves        FW   1   2   7  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  16  13  21 |   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  24   1   1   1  24 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  21  19   8  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -15   3 -15
L_Hernandez    DF   1  20  17   5  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  11   0
S_Botman       DF   1  21  16   6  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  20  16   5  26 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  12  21
M_Locatelli    MF   1  18  22  14  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   6  10
K_Thuram       MF   1  16  22   7  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  12  17
A_Correa       FW   1   5  20  20  26 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  19  18  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27  12
A_Isak         FW   1   3  16  23  24 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10   2  -7
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  18  22  22 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
E_Audero       GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Raum         DF   1  20  17   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Bartley      DF   1  11   5   3  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
Pedri          AM   1  11  20  17  25 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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