FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (Fri Mar 06)


                      Manchester City  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK K_Tzolakis
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                       R_Ait_Nouri DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                        A_Khusanov DF  |  DF A_Silva
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF I_Fresneda
                          Am_Onana DM  |  DF E_Camavinga
                          A_Gordon AM  |  DM Andre
                           B_Silva MF  |  AM M_Olise
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  AM L_Guilherme
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW K_Konate
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW Samu
                                       |
                              Moya SUB |  SUB A_Boruc
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB A_Carreras
                        A_Farnerud SUB |  SUB I_Houben
                          E_Robson SUB |  SUB J_Ball
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB F_Gebert




Min. 3  :(mnc) J_Bellingham runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Khusanov 
          ...  From long range A_Khusanov bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri flights it in! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis easily claims the ball! 
Min. 4  :(mnc) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  H_Kane is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Guilherme 
Min. 7  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(ars) K_Konate makes the tackle 
          ...  K_Konate with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 8  :(ars) L_Guilherme plays it long to A_Hickey 
          ...  A_Hickey with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Hickey 
          ...  Ederson makes the catch! 
Min. 9  :(ars) M_Olise holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Samu 
          ...  Samu hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 12 :(mnc) J_Bellingham had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  S_De_Vrij wins the ball 
Min. 15 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Silva with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 16 :(ars) A_Silva runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Hickey 
          ...  A_Khusanov goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Kane decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  H_Kane breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has K_Tzolakis to beat! 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Tzolakis 
          ...  GOAL!! I like it. 
          ...  I like it a lot! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  10 goals for this season! 
          ...  That's put Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 19 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Olise will now play as a FW 
Min. 19 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  L_Guilherme will now play as a FW 
Min. 19 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  E_Camavinga will now play as a DM 
Min. 19 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Andre will now play as a MF 
Min. 20 :(mnc) Am_Onana retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Vlahovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Vlahovic looks to see where K_Tzolakis is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 22 :(ars) S_De_Vrij sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_De_Vrij hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 23 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Fresneda! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Blocked by E_Camavinga 
Min. 24 :(ars) Andre turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 29 :(mnc) H_Kane with a measured ball to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 30 :(ars) I_Fresneda looks to send a big defensive header over the bar 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is flat footed and watches the ball loop in the air!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Unbelievable own goal!! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 32 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  H_Kane makes himself available 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis never had a chance! 
Min. 33 :(ars) M_Olise sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Andre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Andre is clean through! 
          ...  Ederson tries to make himself big 
          ...  Ederson charges out of his area 
          ...  Ederson parries it 
Min. 34 :(ars) L_Guilherme has broken clear! Just Ederson to beat! 
          ...  B_Silva brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 35 :(ars) A_Silva spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Guilherme! 
          ...  L_Guilherme strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Bellingham breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  M_Olise brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) Marquinhos brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Vlahovic makes himself available 
          ...  Samu reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 38 :(ars) Andre moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva with the drive! 
          ...  Ederson heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 39 :(ars) I_Fresneda retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Konate latches onto the end of it 
          ...  The defender plays it back to Ederson 
          ...  K_Konate intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy Ederson 
          ...  He dinks it over Ederson 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 41 :(mnc) B_Silva sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Gordon runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  S_De_Vrij bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 42 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Andre 
          ...  H_Kane blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(mnc) J_Bellingham dribbles it into the box 
          ...  J_Bellingham with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 46 :(ars) Andre holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Olise 
          ...  Ruben_Dias tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  M_Olise with the outside of his boot 
          ...  Ederson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Ederson is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

Min. 49 :(ars) L_Guilherme is too quick for A_Khusanov 
          ...  L_Guilherme with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 53 :(ars) M_Olise finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  Marquinhos gets to the ball first 
Min. 54 :(mnc) A_Khusanov drives it forward to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with K_Tzolakis 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  Inches wide!! 
Min. 57 :(ars) A_Silva with a precise ball to I_Fresneda 
          ...  A thundering drive by I_Fresneda! 
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Camavinga 
          ...  Ruben_Dias reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 62 :(ars) K_Konate has it now 
          ...  He takes on Am_Onana 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Samu! 
          ...  Samu tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Hickey swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Andre rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Darren Humphris spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 63 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri with a flicked pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  Well intercepted by S_De_Vrij 
Min. 63 :(ars) M_Olise jinks past the defender 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Olise! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 64 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It floats over K_Tzolakis 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Robson 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Silva 
Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Carreras 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_De_Vrij 
Min. 66 :(ars) Samu knocks the ball past Marquinhos 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Hickey! 
          ...  A_Hickey with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 67 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Guilherme 
Min. 67 :(mnc) Am_Onana is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 68 :(ars) A_Carreras takes advantage of a mistake by A_Khusanov 
          ...  He knocks the ball to I_Houben! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from I_Houben! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Ederson is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Ederson looks very relieved! 
Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ball 
          ...  COMING OFF: Andre 
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Bellingham takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Bellingham with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Manchester City fans! 
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 71 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a DM 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 76 :(ars) K_Konate turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 79 :(ars) K_Konate slips past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  K_Konate sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 83 :(ars) A_Hickey with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Samu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Samu shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 84 :(ars) I_Fresneda looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Konate 
          ...  A great volley from K_Konate! 
          ...  Ederson beats the ball away 
Min. 86 :(ars) A_Hickey holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Olise 
          ...  A_Khusanov pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Ball floats it forward 
          ...  Samu latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Robson clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Ruben_Dias to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Hickey with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 90 :(mnc) H_Kane runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off E_Camavinga back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  H_Kane aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 90 :(ars) K_Konate flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  K_Konate strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 92 :(mnc) A_Gordon slips past his marker 
          ...  I_Fresneda wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bellingham
Scorers              : H_Kane (18), I_Fresneda (30 og), J_Bellingham (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Silva (34), A_Khusanov (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_De_Vrij (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , S_De_Vrij (22)K_Konate (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Olise (37), A_Hickey (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       20
Off target           :           6        |       12
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 2 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Manchester 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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Ederson        GK  29   1   1   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  20  16  27 |  94   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  84   0
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  24  20  16  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  32   0
A_Khusanov     DF   1  23  20  13  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  15  14  15
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  20  17  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
Am_Onana       DM   1  21  24  13  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Gordon       AM   1   5  23  22  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Silva        MF   1   4  25  20  24 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   9  -2
J_Bellingham   DM   1  19  25  24  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  11  44
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   6  19  26  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
H_Kane         FW   1   8  20  25  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  16  39
Moya           GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  17   9   4  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Farnerud     MF   1   3  19  16  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Robson       MF   1  12  18   7  18 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   4  14  19  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  28   1   1   1  22 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  25  21  10  28 |  67   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  45   0  52
A_Hickey       DF   1  24  18  15  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  34  30
A_Silva        DF   1  24  21   6  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  45  26
I_Fresneda     DF   1  23  21   5  27 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   7  39  27
E_Camavinga    DM   1  21  24   7  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
Andre          MF   1  21  22  12  28 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  38
M_Olise        FW   1   4  23  23  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  24  12
L_Guilherme    FW   1   7  22  19  26 |  69   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  33  14  22
K_Konate       FW   1   8  21  25  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  44
Samu           FW   1   6  20  24  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  16  20
A_Boruc        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carreras     DF   1  24  21   5  25 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
I_Houben       AM   1   5  19  15  28 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
J_Ball         MF   1  13  16   6  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Gebert       FW   1   6  12  17  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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