FFO CL, Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Wed Feb 19) Manchester United | Arsenal 4-1-2-1-2 E | 5-1-0-2-2 D Steve Outten | Darren Humphris | J_Oblak GK | GK J_Trafford R_Calafiori DF | DF R_James P_Porro DF | DF D_Raum M_De_Ligt DF | DF A_Hickey Lis_Martinez DF | DF J_Gvardiol G_Moscardo DM | DF J_Lepenant Gavi MF | DM K_Thuram Y_Asprilla MF | AM B_Saka R_Sterling AM | AM M_Olise K_Adeyemi FW | FW T_Werner Luis_Diaz FW | FW S_Gimenez | K_Keller SUB | SUB E_Audero F_Nacho SUB | SUB M_Montoya R_Croasdale SUB | SUB T_Wiesner J_Slory SUB | SUB I_Houben C_Smith SUB | SUB R_Sallai Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt plays it forward to R_Calafiori ... K_Thuram fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 6 :(mnu) P_Porro with a real burst of pace ... R_James can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... M_Olise reads the play well Min. 8 :(mnu) R_Calafiori slips past his marker K_Thuram ... The ball is whipped into Luis_Diaz ... K_Thuram recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 10 :(mnu) G_Moscardo looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to K_Adeyemi ... J_Lepenant pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 13 :(ars) J_Gvardiol sidesteps Lis_Martinez ... He showed great skill there ... Lis_Martinez with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 14 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Porro ... B_Saka bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 14 :(ars) S_Gimenez dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... S_Gimenez with a graceful, looping effort! ... GOAL!! ... J_Oblak shouts at his defenders ... That's put Arsenal in front! ... Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 18 :(mnu) Gavi beats J_Lepenant ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... J_Gvardiol reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 20 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Gavi keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Gavi tries the lob from 30 yards! ... J_Trafford gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 25 :(ars) M_Olise holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Lepenant ... J_Lepenant drives it towards goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 26 :(mnu) R_Calafiori with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from K_Thuram ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Gvardiol ... He made it look easy Min. 29 :(ars) M_Olise dribbles past P_Porro ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Olise hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... J_Oblak pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... K_Thuram swings it in! ... M_De_Ligt clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 32 :(ars) T_Werner beats Lis_Martinez with absolute ease! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Y_Asprilla ... He had to get that one right! Min. 37 :(ars) K_Thuram controls it well ... He nutmegs M_De_Ligt ... He puts in B_Saka! ... Y_Asprilla reads the play well Min. 38 :(mnu) Gavi retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... Luis_Diaz latches onto the end of it ... The ball hits A_Hickey in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 39 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla flicks the ball on to Gavi ... Gavi with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 41 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Gvardiol ... Good sliding challenge from D_Raum and it had to be Min. 42 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... K_Adeyemi with the cheeky shot! ... But J_Trafford punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Y_Asprilla will now play as a AM ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal Min. 49 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla cuts the ball back to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz attempts the shot! ... But J_Trafford punches it away Min. 52 :(ars) T_Werner holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Lis_Martinez wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 54 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... Y_Asprilla has a dig at goal! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 55 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla finds Luis_Diaz with a perfectly weighted pass ... Luis_Diaz tries to lob the keeper! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 56 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: M_Montoya ... COMING OFF: D_Raum Min. 56 :(ars) R_James is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 59 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi has space to run with the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Gvardiol ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 59 :(ars) S_Gimenez beats M_De_Ligt ... From long range S_Gimenez bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Oblak is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 61 :(mnu) R_Calafiori runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... A wicked drive by R_Calafiori! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 64 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi floats the ball in to find Y_Asprilla ... Y_Asprilla hits the ball first time! ... But J_Trafford punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 65 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to A Min. 66 :(ars) S_Gimenez gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Sterling! ... He has some space now! ... S_Gimenez bears down on goal! ... But J_Oblak parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 67 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi knocks it past R_James and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... From long range K_Adeyemi bends the ball towards goal! ... J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 67 :(ars) S_Gimenez is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Lepenant ... J_Lepenant with the chance! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Darren Humphris spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 68 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past J_Lepenant ... Y_Asprilla rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Luis_Diaz hits it towards the far post! ... J_Trafford comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... P_Porro with the header ... It's beaten J_Trafford ... It goes wide!! Min. 72 :(mnu) G_Moscardo with a pinpoint pass to R_Sterling ... R_Sterling hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Lis_Martinez crosses it in! ... G_Moscardo gets to it! ... The shot slips through J_Trafford's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 74 :(mnu) R_Sterling controls it with ease ... But M_Montoya clears the ball to safety 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: M_Olise Min. 75 :(mnu) G_Moscardo has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... R_Sterling gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Hickey wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 77 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez spots a team mate in space ... He finds Gavi with a lovely pass! ... But I_Houben slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 79 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla is spitting at K_Thuram ... Despicable! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 80 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: J_Slory ... COMING OFF: M_De_Ligt Min. 80 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: C_Smith ... COMING OFF: G_Moscardo Min. 80 :(mnu) Gavi spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Y_Asprilla with a lovely pass! ... Y_Asprilla flings a shot at goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 80 :(ars) J_Gvardiol looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to I_Houben ... I_Houben tries to beat J_Oblak! ... The shot slips through J_Oblak's hands ... But J_Oblak recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 81 :(mnu) P_Porro moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Slory ... J_Slory fires off a right-footed shot! ... J_Trafford blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 81 :(ars) I_Houben spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Hickey with a lovely pass! ... A_Hickey shapes up for a shot! ... J_Oblak makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 83 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez with the nod to R_Sterling ... R_Sterling with a low drive through the rain! ... But J_Trafford parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 83 :(ars) B_Saka changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to I_Houben ... I_Houben has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 84 :(ars) B_Saka with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... R_Calafiori reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 85 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a short pass to find R_Sterling ... R_Sterling attempts to nutmeg J_Trafford! ... But J_Trafford parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 85 :(ars) I_Houben looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to B_Saka ... B_Saka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... J_Oblak was lucky there Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(mnu) C_Smith knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Gvardiol ... C_Smith looks to see where J_Trafford is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... J_Trafford is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 90 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hickey ... That mistake could prove costly ... Y_Asprilla blasts it at the goal! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... An equaliser late in the game!! ... Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 91 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to N Min. 91 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Y_Asprilla will now play as a MF Min. 91 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... B_Saka will now play as a FW Min. 91 :(mnu) C_Smith gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi lobs J_Trafford! ... J_Trafford makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Asprilla (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Asprilla (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Lis_Martinez (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Gimenez Scorers : S_Gimenez (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 20 | 10 Off target : 10 | 4 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 12 Key Passes : 17 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 1 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 27 1 1 1 19 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 R_Calafiori DF 1 23 19 11 23 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 13 18 P_Porro DF 1 23 19 16 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 M_De_Ligt DF 1 24 18 7 28 | 81 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 22 19 12 29 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 22 -4 G_Moscardo DM 1 19 20 12 27 | 81 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 17 Gavi MF 1 19 22 18 27 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 23 Y_Asprilla MF 1 10 22 21 25 | 92 0 2 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 58 30 57 R_Sterling AM 1 4 22 22 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 17 24 25 | 92 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 18 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 24 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 K_Keller GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Nacho DF 1 21 20 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Croasdale MF 1 13 15 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Slory AM 1 6 18 17 26 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 C_Smith FW 1 7 14 15 16 | 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 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 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 R_James DF 1 22 18 8 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 21 18 6 26 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 A_Hickey DF 1 22 16 13 30 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 17 J_Gvardiol DF 1 22 19 9 25 | 92 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 13 0 J_Lepenant DF 1 19 20 15 25 | 92 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 28 K_Thuram DM 1 17 23 8 27 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9 0 B_Saka FW 1 3 22 20 22 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 10 10 M_Olise AM 1 4 21 20 24 | 76 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 11 10 T_Werner FW 1 6 15 24 24 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 19 23 28 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 33 E_Audero GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 T_Wiesner DF 1 15 11 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Houben AM 1 4 17 13 28 | 16 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 30 33 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 16 25 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1739991890 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40