FFO Prem, Arsenal vs. Cardiff City (Mon Mar 03)


                              Arsenal  |  Cardiff City
                          5-1-0-2-2 D  |  5-1-2-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                        J_Trafford GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                           R_James DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                       Luiz_Felipe DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          A_Hickey DF  |  DF I_Fresneda
                        J_Gvardiol DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                        J_Lepenant DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          K_Thuram DM  |  DM M_Caqueret
                            B_Saka AM  |  MF M_Brozovic
                           M_Olise AM  |  MF T_Lemar
                          T_Werner FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                         S_Gimenez FW  |  FW A_Silva
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                            D_Raum SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                         T_Wiesner SUB |  SUB J_Justin
                          I_Houben SUB |  SUB R_Koren
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB D_Zapata




Min. 1  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(car) T_Lockyer steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Lepenant 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  T_Lockyer blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Trafford punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 8  :(ars) T_Werner takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  T_Lockyer with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 10 :(ars) K_Thuram takes advantage of a mistake by I_Fresneda 
          ...  K_Thuram hits a great shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_James swings it in! 
          ...  A_Hickey gets something on it! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Saka plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_James loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 12 :(car) I_Thiago knocks the ball past Luiz_Felipe 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Lemar! 
          ...  But K_Thuram reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(car) I_Thiago breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Trafford now! 
          ...  A_Hickey trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 15 :(ars) Luiz_Felipe beats N_Osborne 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Luiz_Felipe with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But R_Allsop reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on R_Allsop anyway 
Min. 17 :(car) J_Vestergaard is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Cardiff City take the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 18 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 25 :(car) I_Thiago stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  I_Thiago chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  J_Trafford won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 28 :(ars) M_Olise looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Thuram 
          ...  I_Fresneda goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 28 :(car) M_Caqueret with a penetrating pass to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva drives the shot in! 
          ...  But J_Trafford with the difficult save 
Min. 29 :(ars) S_Gimenez beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  S_Gimenez tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 30 :(ars) T_Werner takes on I_Fresneda 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  N_Osborne bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 33 :(car) T_Lockyer finds I_Thiago in acres of space 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Hickey 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 36 :(ars) T_Werner with a well-controlled run 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Vestergaard 
Min. 40 :(ars) M_Olise takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 41 :(ars) S_Gimenez spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to B_Saka! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thuram hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Lepenant gets something on it! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Luiz_Felipe! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  S_Gimenez with the header 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) T_Lemar picks out I_Thiago with the cross 
          ...  J_Lepenant gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 43 :(ars) J_Lepenant beats M_Caqueret 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Silva takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 48 :(car) T_Lemar is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Cardiff City

Min. 48 :(ars) J_Gvardiol with the dribble 
          ...  T_Lockyer is easily beaten 
          ...  J_Gvardiol hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thuram swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Gvardiol swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Allsop with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 49 :(ars) A_Hickey turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Luiz_Felipe 
          ...  Luiz_Felipe tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Allsop got a touch 
Min. 49 :(car) I_Thiago takes on R_James 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Luiz_Felipe 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Luiz_Felipe clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 50 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a FW 
Min. 50 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Olise will now play as a FW 
Min. 50 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand 
Min. 51 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  J_Lepenant will now play as a AM 
Min. 52 :(ars) J_Lepenant drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Werner 
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Werner! 
          ...  But R_Allsop just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 52 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Gvardiol 
          ...  B_Saka with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Cardiff City players 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Darren Humphris looks relieved 
Min. 53 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  K_Thuram will now play as a MF 
Min. 55 :(ars) K_Thuram breaks free from T_Lockyer 
          ...  K_Thuram smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 56 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Raum 
          ...  COMING OFF: Luiz_Felipe 
Min. 57 :(ars) D_Raum is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to B_Saka 
          ...  M_Caqueret with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Justin 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(car) M_Brozovic comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 62 :(ars) S_Gimenez finds M_Olise with a ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Olise has broken clear! Just R_Allsop to beat! 
          ...  He slips it underneath R_Allsop 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 63 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 64 :(ars) J_Lepenant holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Olise 
          ...  But I_Fresneda wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 64 :(car) D_Caleta_Car knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Gvardiol slips 
          ...  J_Vestergaard gets to it! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard swings in the shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 66 :(car) T_Lemar with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  T_Lemar launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  J_Trafford makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 66 :(ars) B_Saka sprints past T_Lemar 
          ...  J_Justin with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
Min. 69 :(ars) M_Olise runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Osborne 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thuram hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 69 :(car) T_Lemar 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  T_Lemar tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koren 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lemar 
Min. 72 :(car) A_Silva kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Brozovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Raum with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 73 :(car) A_Silva gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside A_Hickey! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Gimenez with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
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. 80 :(car) R_Koren skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  R_Koren with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him! 
Min. 81 :(car) I_Fresneda takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Silva 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Silva! 
          ...  But J_Trafford parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 85 :(ars) B_Saka turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gvardiol 
          ...  M_Brozovic wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 85 :(car) D_Caleta_Car takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Raum 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Trafford's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Thiago hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Trafford comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Koren swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But J_Trafford makes an easy save 
Min. 87 :(ars) R_Allsop with a terrible kick! 
          ...  I_Houben takes control of the ball! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) I_Fresneda can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Koren 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Gvardiol 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 93 :(ars) I_Houben plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_James keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_James shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 93 :(car) R_Koren finds I_Thiago in acres of space 
          ...  I_Thiago tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for J_Trafford 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  J_Trafford looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gimenez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Olise (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Hickey (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Vestergaard
Scorers              : J_Vestergaard (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 1 Cardiff 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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J_Trafford     GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_James        DF   1  22  18   8  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38
Luiz_Felipe    DF   1  22  13  11  22 |  59   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  34
A_Hickey       DF   1  22  16  13  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  11  10  10
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  22  19   9  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  37
J_Lepenant     AM   1  19  20  15  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  20  12
K_Thuram       MF   1  17  23   9  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  38
B_Saka         FW   1   3  22  20  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
M_Olise        FW   1   4  21  21  24 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  20
T_Werner       FW   1   6  15  24  24 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
S_Gimenez      FW   1   4  19  23  28 |  96   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  37  10
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 |  37   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  12   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  18  13  28 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  16   8  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  14  20
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  13  28 |  96   0   3   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  51   0  64
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  24   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  18  15   3  28 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
M_Caqueret     DM   1  14  20   4  25 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  10   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  20  10  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  20  18  22 |  73   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  19
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  22  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  10
A_Silva        FW   1   7  13  23  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  10
J_Alnwick      GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  13  26 |  43   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  16  14
J_Justin       MF   1  19  15   8  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koren        AM   1   8  17  16  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  23
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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