FFO CL, Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (Wed Jan 22) Arsenal | Bayern Munich 5-1-0-2-2 A | 5-1-2-2 C Darren Humphris | Ant Harris | J_Trafford GK | GK B_Verbruggen J_Gvardiol DF | DF J_Timber R_James DF | DF C_Lukeba Luiz_Felipe DF | DF G_Inacio A_Hickey DF | DF O_Diomande J_Lepenant DF | DF L_Querfeld K_Thuram DM | DM A_Wharton M_Olise AM | MF R_Lavia B_Saka AM | MF X_Simons T_Werner FW | FW B_Sesko S_Gimenez FW | FW W_Gnonto | E_Audero SUB | SUB S_Burchert D_Raum SUB | SUB O_Threlkeld I_Houben SUB | SUB M_Regal R_Pereyra SUB | SUB N_Paz R_Sallai SUB | SUB M_King Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 10 :(ars) K_Thuram slides the ball across to T_Werner ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Timber!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 11 :(bym) G_Inacio breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat J_Trafford now! ... T_Werner trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 11 :(bym) J_Trafford with a terrible kick! ... B_Sesko takes control of the ball! ... But Luiz_Felipe wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 12 :(ars) S_Gimenez knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Gimenez could have let it bounce! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Verbruggen moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... B_Verbruggen looks dejected! ... That puts Arsenal ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich ... Min. 13 :(bym) Tactical Change by Bayern Munich ... X_Simons will now play as a AM Min. 13 :(bym) Tactical Change by Bayern Munich ... A_Wharton will now play as a MF Min. 15 :(ars) T_Werner gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Gvardiol ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Wharton ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 22 :(ars) B_Saka cuts inside ... B_Saka plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... B_Verbruggen falls over ... But B_Verbruggen is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 25 :(bym) W_Gnonto sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to X_Simons ... Luiz_Felipe with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 27 :(ars) J_Lepenant with a glorious long pass to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez with the drive! ... But he puts it wide Min. 29 :(bym) W_Gnonto sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Hickey with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 30 :(ars) R_James holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Werner ... T_Werner hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But B_Verbruggen is equal to it Min. 33 :(bym) R_Lavia times his run well ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Thuram hits it out for a throw Min. 34 :(bym) B_Sesko lobs it over the defender ... B_Sesko with the strike! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 36 :(ars) R_James with an inswinging cross to S_Gimenez ... A skilful effort from S_Gimenez! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 36 :(bym) R_Lavia kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... B_Sesko gets on the end of the pass ... J_Gvardiol takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 38 :(ars) J_Gvardiol cuts inside L_Querfeld ... He worked that well ... He puts in J_Lepenant! ... But C_Lukeba puts it in row Z! Min. 39 :(ars) M_Olise looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez lobs B_Verbruggen! ... B_Verbruggen tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 40 :(ars) A_Hickey unselfishly heads the ball back to B_Saka ... But R_Lavia with the fine tackle Min. 41 :(ars) J_Gvardiol bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Gimenez ... Brilliantly taken away by G_Inacio!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bym) W_Gnonto with a clever shimmy ... W_Gnonto with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich Min. 50 :(bym) B_Sesko with a clever shimmy ... B_Sesko with the header! ... J_Trafford parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 54 :(bym) A_Wharton wins possession ... He plays the ball across to B_Sesko ... B_Sesko aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Trafford dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Trafford beaten! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Wharton flights it in! ... It comes to W_Gnonto ... He gets the shot away ... J_Trafford just watches it float over the bar! Min. 60 :(bym) Substitution by Bayern Munich ... COMING ON: N_Paz ... COMING OFF: R_Lavia Min. 62 :(ars) T_Werner with the mazy run ... An audacious effort from T_Werner! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: D_Raum ... COMING OFF: Luiz_Felipe Min. 66 :(ars) J_Lepenant bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Olise ... J_Timber read the danger and stops the pass Min. 68 :(ars) M_Olise gains possession ... O_Diomande tackles cleanly Min. 68 :(bym) X_Simons cuts in on K_Thuram's blind side ... X_Simons aims for the top right corner! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 71 :(bym) N_Paz pulls it back to C_Lukeba ... C_Lukeba is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has J_Trafford to beat ... J_Trafford makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... D_Raum somehow gets back to clear it!! Min. 72 :(bym) B_Sesko turns past R_James ... He has created space for himself now ... B_Sesko lobs J_Trafford! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: T_Werner Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: I_Houben ... COMING OFF: B_Saka Min. 75 :(ars) S_Gimenez takes possession ... Knocks it past G_Inacio ... He's through on goal ... S_Gimenez goes for the top corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... R_James drives it into the box! ... B_Verbruggen catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 77 :(ars) B_Verbruggen miskicks! ... S_Gimenez is through! ... S_Gimenez with a thundering shot! ... But B_Verbruggen makes a fine save Min. 80 :(bym) Substitution by Bayern Munich ... COMING ON: M_King ... COMING OFF: W_Gnonto Min. 82 :(bym) O_Diomande spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to N_Paz! ... A delicate chip from N_Paz! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 83 :(ars) M_Olise cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... M_Olise with the goal bound shot! ... GOAL!! ... B_Verbruggen will be disappointed he did not save that! ... Arsenal 2-0 Bayern Munich ... Min. 84 :(bym) Tactical Change by Bayern Munich ... Bayern Munich have changed their playing style to A Min. 84 :(ars) R_James with an inch perfect pass to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez strikes a wicked curler! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 84 :(bym) G_Inacio plays the early ball across the box to find N_Paz in space ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Raum ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 87 :(ars) M_Olise flicks the ball on to S_Gimenez ... S_Gimenez with the shot on net! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bym) Substitution by Bayern Munich ... COMING ON: O_Threlkeld ... COMING OFF: O_Diomande Min. 91 :(ars) M_Olise with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... G_Inacio cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 95 :(ars) R_Sallai pulls it back to M_Olise ... M_Olise has a dig at goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Bayern Munich fans taunt him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Gimenez (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Gimenez (12), M_Olise (83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Werner (11), Luiz_Felipe (25) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayern Munich Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Sesko Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Bayern Munich Attempts on Goal : 13 | 9 Off target : 7 | 7 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Trafford GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 J_Gvardiol DF 1 22 19 9 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 26 0 R_James DF 1 22 18 8 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 Luiz_Felipe DF 1 22 13 11 22 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -4 -4 A_Hickey DF 1 22 16 13 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Lepenant DF 1 19 20 14 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 0 K_Thuram DM 1 17 23 8 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9 0 M_Olise AM 1 4 21 20 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 35 B_Saka AM 1 3 22 20 22 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 T_Werner FW 1 6 15 23 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 13 9 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 19 23 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 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 21 18 6 26 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 I_Houben AM 1 4 17 13 28 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Pereyra MF 1 5 15 10 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 16 25 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Player Statistics - Bayern Munich Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Verbruggen GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 J_Timber DF 1 22 18 6 27 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 C_Lukeba DF 1 21 18 5 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 25 G_Inacio DF 1 21 19 5 30 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 13 0 O_Diomande DF 1 21 18 4 25 | 90 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 0 L_Querfeld DF 1 20 18 4 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Wharton MF 1 19 22 3 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 R_Lavia MF 1 19 22 4 25 | 62 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 X_Simons AM 1 9 21 21 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 B_Sesko FW 1 7 20 23 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 W_Gnonto FW 1 6 19 23 22 | 82 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 S_Burchert GK 22 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Threlkeld DF 1 15 11 5 28 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Regal MF 1 12 17 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Paz MF 1 7 21 19 23 | 35 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 M_King FW 1 7 15 17 28 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737576428 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40