FFO FA CUP, Sheffield United vs. Arsenal (Wed Feb 04) Sheffield United | Arsenal 5-1-1-1-2 E | 5-1-0-2-2 C Dave Thacker Caretaker | Darren Humphris | J_Urbig GK | GK K_Tzolakis C_Cresswell DF | DF S_De_Vrij J_Bagan DF | DF A_Silva T_Cora DF | DF A_Carreras J_Foyth DF | DF E_Camavinga J_Boateng DF | DF I_Fresneda A_Diawara DM | DM Andre J_Mascherano MF | AM L_Guilherme M_Ozil AM | AM M_Olise D_Drogba FW | FW K_Konate E_Osong FW | FW Samu | T_Ernst SUB | SUB A_Boruc P_Okon SUB | SUB A_Hickey M_Sykes SUB | SUB S_Hutchinson D_Saric SUB | SUB V_Sierro C_Jerome SUB | SUB F_Gebert Min. 4 :(ars) M_Olise with a long pass to E_Camavinga ... J_Foyth takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 4 :(shu) T_Cora feeds the ball through the middle ... C_Cresswell runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Samu is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 5 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 13 :(ars) L_Guilherme moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Silva ... A_Diawara cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 19 :(ars) M_Olise gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Samu ... Samu with a screamer of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall ... Dave Thacker Caretaker is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Sheffield United 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 33 :(ars) E_Camavinga brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_De_Vrij gets on the end of the pass ... S_De_Vrij rises above the defence to head the ball! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Darren Humphris ... Sheffield United 0-2 Arsenal ... Min. 35 :(ars) K_Konate turns past J_Foyth ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Cresswell Min. 37 :(ars) M_Olise turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_De_Vrij ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Mascherano hits it out for a throw Min. 42 :(ars) K_Konate brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Olise gets on the end of the pass ... M_Olise shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Urbig was beaten there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(shu) J_Foyth retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Drogba latches onto the end of it ... I_Fresneda pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-2 Arsenal Min. 47 :(shu) J_Mascherano runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Diawara ... A_Silva clears with a diving header Min. 52 :(ars) A_Silva pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Samu is clean through! ... C_Cresswell pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... K_Konate hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... But J_Urbig hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 53 :(ars) E_Camavinga finds himself with plenty of time ... Fine tackle by A_Diawara ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 55 :(ars) M_Olise holds the ball up ... He sees K_Konate in space! ... J_Bagan stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 58 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to L Min. 60 :(ars) M_Olise takes advantage of a bad back pass ... C_Cresswell cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 64 :(ars) K_Konate with the diagonal pass to M_Olise ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from M_Olise! ... It looks good ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: C_Jerome ... COMING OFF: E_Osong Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: P_Okon ... COMING OFF: J_Mascherano Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: M_Sykes ... COMING OFF: J_Boateng Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: A_Hickey ... COMING OFF: S_De_Vrij Min. 66 :(ars) K_Konate takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Sykes ... C_Jerome with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Darren Humphris looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 66 :(shu) A_Diawara volleys it forward. He finds D_Drogba ... A_Hickey with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 67 :(ars) Samu with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... M_Sykes cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 68 :(ars) Andre pushes it past J_Bagan ... J_Foyth robs him of the ball Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: S_Hutchinson ... COMING OFF: E_Camavinga Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: V_Sierro ... COMING OFF: Andre Min. 71 :(ars) A_Carreras takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Konate ... K_Konate with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 72 :(ars) K_Konate sidesteps A_Diawara ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A well-placed shot from K_Konate! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Urbig dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Urbig beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Carreras drives it into the box! ... J_Urbig comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Hickey gets to it! ... But it goes just over Min. 74 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 76 :(ars) I_Fresneda fires over a low cross to M_Olise ... T_Cora cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 78 :(shu) A_Diawara plays the early ball across the box to find D_Drogba in space ... K_Konate with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 84 :(ars) A_Hickey nutmegs the defender ... D_Drogba tackles from behind ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Dave Thacker Caretaker looks relieved Min. 85 :(ars) A_Silva with a pinpoint pass to A_Hickey ... J_Foyth reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 86 :(shu) A_Diawara turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Ozil ... But A_Hickey wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Diawara crosses it in! ... That's a poor one ... S_Hutchinson clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Diawara Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Cresswell (52), C_Jerome (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Olise (Man of the Match) Scorers : Samu (19), S_De_Vrij (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Konate (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 0 | 8 Off target : 0 | 5 On target : 0 | 3 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 11 | 4 Key Passes : 5 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 0 - 2 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Urbig GK 26 1 1 1 26 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 22 17 14 20 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 -2 -2 J_Bagan DF 1 21 15 3 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 T_Cora DF 1 20 14 12 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 20 13 11 23 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 23 0 J_Boateng DF 1 19 14 3 27 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diawara DM 1 16 22 7 27 | 93 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 42 0 J_Mascherano MF 1 15 20 11 23 | 66 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 16 0 M_Ozil AM 1 8 20 18 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drogba FW 1 3 14 20 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Osong FW 1 8 16 20 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Okon MF 1 16 19 5 26 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sykes DF 1 20 15 7 28 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 D_Saric AM 1 13 16 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jerome FW 1 10 15 18 31 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Tzolakis GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 24 21 10 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 52 A_Silva DF 1 23 20 6 22 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 A_Carreras DF 1 23 20 5 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 E_Camavinga DF 1 21 24 7 24 | 71 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 I_Fresneda DF 1 23 20 5 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 Andre DM 1 20 22 12 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Guilherme AM 1 7 22 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Olise AM 1 4 23 22 24 | 93 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 69 16 K_Konate FW 1 8 21 25 29 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 28 15 Samu FW 1 6 20 24 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 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 | 27 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 15 S_Hutchinson DF 1 16 11 0 22 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 V_Sierro MF 1 6 15 12 25 | 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 1770240516 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40