FFO Prem, Arsenal vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Apr 17)


                              Arsenal  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          5-1-1-1-2 N  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                        K_Tzolakis GK  |  GK A_Onana
                           A_Silva DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                             Andre DF  |  DF Gabriel
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                         S_De_Vrij DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                        A_Carreras DF  |  DM K_Phillips
                       E_Camavinga DM  |  AM F_Torres
                        L_Bergvall MF  |  DF S_Beukema
                           M_Olise AM  |  AM B_Guimaraes
                          K_Konate FW  |  FW S_Mane
                              Samu FW  |  FW K_Uche
                                       |
                           A_Boruc SUB |  SUB B_Bertinato
                          A_Hickey SUB |  SUB W_Bouma
                          I_Houben SUB |  SUB A_Candreva
                       L_Guilherme SUB |  SUB Guti
                          F_Gebert SUB |  SUB M_Gomez




Min. 2  :(bla) Gabriel is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Uche 
          ...  S_De_Vrij with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 3  :(ars) K_Konate is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Bergvall 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 5  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(ars) I_Fresneda with an inch perfect pass to M_Olise 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Beukema 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 9  :(bla) K_Uche holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 10 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 10 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Olise will now play as a FW 
Min. 10 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  L_Bergvall will now play as a AM 
Min. 22 :(ars) A_Onana with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Olise is through! 
          ...  M_Olise sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_De_Vrij drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to Samu 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  S_Beukema gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 22 :(bla) F_Torres with a measured ball to K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that K_Tzolakis got a touch 
Min. 24 :(ars) M_Olise crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Konate in the box 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Lenglet 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 25 :(bla) F_Torres has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Silva 
          ...  He puts in K_Phillips! 
          ...  K_Phillips has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis looks very relieved! 
Min. 27 :(ars) K_Konate feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Carreras runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Carreras hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 27 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the header on 
          ...  He finds K_Uche in space 
          ...  K_Uche hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 31 :(ars) L_Bergvall rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_Carreras 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Carreras! 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 32 :(bla) F_Torres plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  F_Torres has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  They're tinkering with the filters 
          ...  The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 35 :(bla) K_Phillips with the through ball to F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes a good save 
Min. 39 :(ars) M_Olise is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Arsenal fans! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ars) Samu knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 47 :(bla) S_Mane runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Uche 
          ...  K_Uche with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 48 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  K_Uche is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by I_Fresneda! 
          ...  K_Uche with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Tzolakis dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Tzolakis beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Lenglet! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 48 :(bla) K_Uche knocks it past I_Fresneda and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Carreras wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Lenglet dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Mane rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 51 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Guilherme 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Bergvall 
Min. 51 :(ars) I_Fresneda picks out L_Guilherme with the cross 
          ...  L_Guilherme attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! 
          ...  A_Onana gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 54 :(ars) K_Konate finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  S_Beukema wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 56 :(ars) K_Konate with the majestic dribble 
          ...  S_Mane with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 57 :(bla) K_Phillips with a short pass to find S_Mane 
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Mane! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Tzolakis dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Tzolakis beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Lenglet dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 62 :(bla) S_Mane with an intelligent ball to F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  His twitter account will be trending after that one! 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers players congratulate the hat trick hero! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-3 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 64 :(bla) F_Torres runs at the defence 
          ...  F_Torres curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: Andre 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Bouma 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Beukema 
Min. 66 :(bla) K_Phillips with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Lenglet 
          ...  C_Lenglet sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 67 :(ars) A_Silva plays a long ball to Samu 
          ...  But K_Phillips sweeps up the threat 
Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Gebert 
          ...  COMING OFF: Samu 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Guti 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Torres 
Min. 70 :(ars) K_Konate plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  I_Houben decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  I_Houben with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 70 :(bla) R_Le_Normand leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to Guti 
          ...  A_Silva reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 71 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck with the nod to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 75 :(ars) S_De_Vrij moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Camavinga 
          ...  K_Phillips tackles cleanly 
Min. 75 :(bla) K_Uche with a slick pass to Guti 
          ...  I_Fresneda anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 76 :(ars) K_Konate takes possession 
          ...  K_Phillips knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 82 :(ars) I_Houben takes advantage of a mistake by Guti 
          ...  He knocks the ball to K_Konate! 
          ...  K_Konate with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Onana saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 82 :(bla) C_Lenglet flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Silva 
Min. 83 :(bla) B_Guimaraes sprints past the defender 
          ...  B_Guimaraes leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It floats over K_Tzolakis 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 84 :(ars) I_Houben flicks the ball on to F_Gebert 
          ...  B_Guimaraes bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 86 :(ars) A_Carreras chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But A_Onana recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 87 :(bla) K_Uche takes advantage of a mistake by I_Fresneda 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Uche with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Olise
Scorers              : A_Silva (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_De_Vrij (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : F_Torres (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Torres (9,32,62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       16
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       3
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
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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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K_Tzolakis     GK  29   1   1   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
A_Silva        DF   1  24  21   6  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  32  15  60
Andre          DF   1  21  23  12  28 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  23  21   5  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  30   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  25  21  11  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
A_Carreras     DF   1  24  21   6  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  15  50
E_Camavinga    DM   1  21  24   7  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bergvall     AM   1   3  22  19  21 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Olise        FW   1   4  23  23  24 |  94   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  43  16
K_Konate       FW   1   8  22  25  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   7
Samu           FW   1   6  21  25  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Boruc        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hickey       DF   1  24  18  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Houben       AM   1   5  19  15  28 |  26   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  15
L_Guilherme    MF   1   7  22  19  26 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
F_Gebert       FW   1   6  12  18  10 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Onana        GK  29   1   1   1  22 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  26  19  14  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  18
Gabriel        DF   1  24  21   6  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  24  18   8  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  20  24  15  26 |  94   0   3   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  36  32
F_Torres       AM   1   5  23  19  26 |  73   0   0   2   0   5   3   0   0   0   0  26 126
S_Beukema      DF   1  23  18  11  21 |  68   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
B_Guimaraes    AM   1  18  24  20  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  12  20
S_Mane         FW   1   1  14  22  24 |  94   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  70  18
K_Uche         FW   1   4  16  20  31 |  94   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  64  42
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  20  14  10  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1  10  19  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Guti           AM   1  10  20  18  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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