FFO Prem, Arsenal vs. Southampton (Fri Jan 09)


                              Arsenal  |  Southampton
                          5-1-0-2-2 C  |  5-3-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                        K_Tzolakis GK  |  GK M_Hermansen
                         S_De_Vrij DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                           A_Silva DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                        A_Carreras DF  |  DF A_Cresswell
                          A_Hickey DF  |  DF N_Molina
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  DF S_Vos
                       E_Camavinga DM  |  MF M_Kudus
                       L_Guilherme AM  |  MF P_Foden
                           M_Olise AM  |  MF G_Martinelli
                          K_Konate FW  |  FW M_Thuram
                              Samu FW  |  FW A_Isak
                                       |
                           A_Boruc SUB |  SUB Jose_Sa
                      S_Hutchinson SUB |  SUB P_Mexes
                             Andre SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                          I_Houben SUB |  SUB P_Pardo
                          F_Gebert SUB |  SUB S_Maloney




Min. 2  :(ars) M_Olise fires over a low cross to L_Guilherme 
          ...  S_Vos rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 3  :(ars) A_Carreras moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Guilherme 
          ...  L_Guilherme with a thundering drive! 
          ...  M_Hermansen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Hermansen makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 4  :(ars) The ball is passed in from S_De_Vrij, he finds Samu 
          ...  S_Vos bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 6  :(sou) P_Foden plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  P_Foden carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 7  :(ars) M_Olise rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Samu 
          ...  A great volley from Samu! 
          ...  M_Hermansen beats the ball away 
Min. 8  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 9  :(sou) A_Isak slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  But A_Silva slides in 
Min. 10 :(sou) W_Fofana runs at I_Fresneda 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  W_Fofana has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 15 :(sou) M_Thuram with the through ball to J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 21 :(sou) M_Kudus has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  A_Carreras hacks him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 22 :(sou) P_Foden runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  I_Fresneda bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 24 :(sou) M_Thuram beats A_Carreras 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Thuram! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Fofana crosses it in! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 25 :(ars) S_De_Vrij squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at N_Molina 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 25 :(sou) G_Martinelli gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside S_De_Vrij! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Martinelli plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 26 :(ars) K_Konate knocks the ball past J_Kounde 
          ...  K_Konate with the overhead! 
          ...  M_Hermansen falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Arsenal fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  That puts Arsenal ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 26 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 26 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  G_Martinelli will now play as a FW 
Min. 26 :(sou) A_Isak runs at A_Silva 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Isak lobs K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis manages to turn it behind 
Min. 27 :(ars) Samu with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  What a challenge by W_Fofana 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Guilherme flights it in! 
          ...  M_Hermansen comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 29 :(ars) M_Olise takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  M_Olise pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Southampton ...
Min. 30 :(ars) K_Konate knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  K_Konate must beat M_Hermansen! 
          ...  M_Hermansen takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 30 :(sou) N_Molina 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! 
          ...  A_Isak receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Isak with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  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. 32 :(ars) A_Silva has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Vos 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Konate! 
          ...  S_Vos does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 36 :(sou) A_Cresswell brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_De_Vrij 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Vos! 
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Vos! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Southampton ...
Min. 39 :(ars) M_Olise steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Olise cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Samu with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Molina belts it clear 
Min. 39 :(sou) A_Isak barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  A_Silva knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Mexes 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Cresswell 
Min. 45 :(sou) G_Martinelli back heels to find M_Thuram in space 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Thuram! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kudus hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Hickey heads it away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-1 Southampton

Min. 47 :(ars) E_Camavinga with an inch perfect pass to K_Konate 
          ...  But W_Fofana wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 49 :(ars) E_Camavinga brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  K_Konate makes himself available 
          ...  S_Vos hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Vos wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 54 :(ars) M_Olise barges into P_Mexes!! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 54 :(sou) M_Thuram sprints past L_Guilherme 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  But K_Konate slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 55 :(sou) M_Thuram takes advantage of a mistake by A_Silva 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Thuram tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  G_Martinelli plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for K_Tzolakis, who catches the ball 
Min. 56 :(ars) S_De_Vrij with a precise ball to Samu 
          ...  Samu flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 58 :(ars) I_Fresneda with a probing through ball Samu 
          ...  Samu tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  M_Hermansen watches it sail wide! 
Min. 59 :(ars) A_Carreras crosses into the box, finding K_Konate 
          ...  K_Konate with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  M_Hermansen parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Hermansen recovers to save!! 
Min. 60 :(ars) A_Silva spots A_Hickey who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Hickey shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(ars) K_Konate latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  J_Kounde fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 62 :(sou) A_Isak kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Martinelli gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Martinelli sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 66 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: Andre 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Camavinga 
Min. 66 :(ars) A_Carreras finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  A_Carreras leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 68 :(ars) S_De_Vrij heads the ball back to M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen stops that one easily 
Min. 70 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Pardo 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Martinelli 
Min. 73 :(sou) M_Thuram runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A_Hickey clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 74 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 74 :(sou) P_Mexes brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on I_Fresneda 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Kudus! 
          ...  M_Kudus sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Arsenal fans laugh at him 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Gebert 
          ...  COMING OFF: Samu 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Guilherme 
Min. 77 :(ars) S_De_Vrij works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Konate 
          ...  But P_Pardo clears the ball to safety 
Min. 79 :(ars) F_Gebert knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  F_Gebert curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  M_Hermansen gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 80 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Maloney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Isak 
Min. 81 :(sou) W_Fofana looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  W_Fofana cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into K_Tzolakis's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 83 :(ars) I_Houben turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Konate 
          ...  K_Konate with the strike! 
          ...  M_Hermansen is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 85 :(ars) A_Carreras with a pinpoint pass to K_Konate 
          ...  N_Molina slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 85 :(sou) M_Thuram beats A_Carreras 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  M_Thuram controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It's beaten K_Tzolakis 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Just WOW! 
          ...  Southampton have equalised! 
          ...  So late in the game! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Southampton ...
Min. 86 :(ars) I_Houben jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Hickey 
          ...  A_Hickey has a dig at goal! 
          ...  M_Hermansen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ars) I_Houben looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Olise 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Pardo 
Min. 90 :(sou) M_Kudus cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 91 :(sou) P_Foden finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  S_De_Vrij knocks the ball back to K_Tzolakis 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Foden plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Kudus rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 92 :(ars) K_Konate with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past S_Vos 
          ...  K_Konate hits the ball first time! 
          ...  M_Hermansen gathers it easily 
Min. 92 :(sou) P_Pardo cuts inside I_Fresneda 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Silva intercepts the pass 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : K_Konate (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Konate (26), M_Olise (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Carreras (21), S_De_Vrij (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Vos
Scorers              : S_Vos (36), M_Thuram (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Kounde (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          17        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 2 Southampton
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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  27   1   1   1  22 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  24  21  10  28 |  93   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  58  -2
A_Silva        DF   1  23  20   6  22 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  32   0
A_Carreras     DF   1  23  20   5  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  46  23
A_Hickey       DF   1  23  18  15  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   0  30
I_Fresneda     DF   1  22  20   5  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  16   0
E_Camavinga    DM   1  21  24   7  24 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
L_Guilherme    AM   1   7  22  19  26 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Olise        AM   1   4  23  22  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  26  46
K_Konate       FW   1   8  21  25  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  32   0  48
Samu           FW   1   6  20  24  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
A_Boruc        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hutchinson   DF   1  16  11   0  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Andre          MF   1  20  22  12  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Houben       AM   1   5  19  14  28 |  17   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
F_Gebert       FW   1   6  12  17  10 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hermansen    GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   1  24  18  11  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  32   0  38
J_Kounde       DF   1  24  17  13  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  17
A_Cresswell    DF   1  21  13   9  22 |  45   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
N_Molina       DF   1  23  18   7  28 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   0
S_Vos          DF   1  21  22   6  25 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  95   0  60
M_Kudus        MF   1   6  22  22  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
P_Foden        MF   1   6  23  22  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
G_Martinelli   FW   1   4  22  22  27 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  20
M_Thuram       FW   1   8  18  25  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  18  37
A_Isak         FW   1   3  18  25  24 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  14
Jose_Sa        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Mexes        DF   1  19  16  12  27 |  48   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
V_Kompany      DF   1  19  13  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pardo        MF   1  15  20  13  21 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
S_Maloney      FW   1  10  17  19  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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