Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Luton TownLuton Town
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Shota HumanS. Human68
G
1
G
60Ledley CutlerL. Cutler
Stan GoodwinS. Goodwin52
D
2
D
49Ashley WeirA. Weir
Marcel RielM. Riel67
D
3captain
D
48Warren ScowcroftW. Scowcroft
Manuel AbbiatiM. Abbiati51
D
4
D
47Sylvain BastinS. Bastin
Dino BrambillaD. Brambilla52
M
5
M
65Alan CadamarteriA. Cadamarteri
Emanuele MalafronteE. Malafronte55
M
6
M
63Anthony GilchristA. Gilchrist
Jody EadieJ. Eadie67
M
7
M
51Ronnie StuartR. Stuart
Kelvin BaileyK. Bailey52
M
captain8
M
48Graeme EhioguG. Ehiogu
Guerino RussoG. Russo51
A
9
A
59Simon SeibertS. Seibert
Pablo RuizP. Ruiz49
A
10
A
52Francis NevilleF. Neville
Ivan MoraI. Mora51
A
11
A
51Dean DrydenD. Dryden
 
Cristian Di FabioC. Di Fabio50
D
12
D
47Richard MasonR. Mason
Gavin MortonG. Morton52
M
13
G
47Dion Wright-PhillipsD. Wright-Phillips
Giordano MantelliG. Mantelli50
A
14
M
44Chris BeckhamC. Beckham

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Luton Town. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Arsenal and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Carragher.


0.00
The first half starts with Luton Town kicking off!
3.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Anthony Gilchrist laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.57
Sylvain Bastin comes in with a late challenge on Emanuele Malafronte. The referee calls over Sylvain Bastin and shows him a yellow card! Emanuele Malafronte carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.35
Emanuele Malafronte knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Arsenal are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
10.04
Emanuele Malafronte deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.56
Emanuele Malafronte flicks a high ball forward to Guerino Russo who takes it down. Guerino Russo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ashley Weir.
20.54
With imagination, Ronnie Stuart plays the ball forward to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Shota Human who gathers it comfortably.
30.17
Graeme Ehiogu threads a neat ball through to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert deftly passes the ball to Dean Dryden, releasing him through on goal. Dean Dryden rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.53
Jody Eadie sees Ivan Mora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Mora skips past Sylvain Bastin! Some awkward footwork from Ivan Mora provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Ledley Cutler manages to keep it out.
45.00
Jody Eadie flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Mora who brings the ball under control. Ivan Mora shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal get the second half underway!
48.13
Ronnie Stuart runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ronnie Stuart shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.24
Luton Town have made 3 substitutions with Richard Mason replacing Ashley Weir, Dion Wright-Phillips replacing Ronnie Stuart and Chris Beckham replacing Francis Neville .
61.28
Jody Eadie threads the ball through to Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.09
Manuel Abbiati flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Eadie. Jody Eadie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ledley Cutler who gathers it comfortably.
66.27
Kelvin Bailey comes in with a late challenge on Alan Cadamarteri. Kelvin Bailey is given a warning by the referee! Alan Cadamarteri runs off the knock.
67.28
Kelvin Bailey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora skips past Sylvain Bastin! Ivan Mora tries a spectacular strike but it's a lousy effort!
69.35
Jody Eadie knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora runs straight at the defence! Ivan Mora rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.12
Richard Mason comes in with a high challenge, catching Pablo Ruiz with his studs. The referee motions to Richard Mason to come over. It's a red card!! Pablo Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.58
Graeme Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward to Simon Seibert who brings the ball under control. Simon Seibert whips in a cross ball towards Chris Beckham. Chris Beckham flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.20
Jody Eadie flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Mora holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Mora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guerino Russo but the linesman indicates offside!
78.49
Marcel Riel flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Bailey who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Bailey advances with the ball. Kelvin Bailey deftly passes the ball to Ivan Mora, releasing him through on goal. Ivan Mora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball strikes Warren Scowcroft's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
79.25
It's a corner kick. Dino Brambilla kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some silky footwork from Ivan Mora provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
81.39
Marcel Riel hits a low pass to Emanuele Malafronte. Emanuele Malafronte threads a neat ball through to Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora knocks the ball forward to Pablo Ruiz but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.40
Stan Goodwin makes a simple pass to Emanuele Malafronte. Emanuele Malafronte brings the ball forward. Emanuele Malafronte controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ivan Mora through on goal. Some silky footwork from Ivan Mora provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Marcel Riel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dino Brambilla. Dino Brambilla makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Luton Town
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
65.2%
34.8%
Play Area
20.3%
43.5%
36.2%

Scorers
Guerino Russo 10
Ivan Mora 61, 69
Dean Dryden 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Mora of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Shota Human (GK)
6
2.Stan Goodwin (DEF)
6
3.Marcel Riel (DEF)
6
4.Manuel Abbiati (DEF)
6
5.Dino Brambilla (MID)
6
6.Emanuele Malafronte (MID)
7
7.Jody Eadie (MID)
7
8.Kelvin Bailey (MID)
6
9.Guerino Russo (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Pablo Ruiz (ATT)
6
11.Ivan Mora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Cristian Di Fabio (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Morton (MID)
0
14.Giordano Mantelli (ATT)
0

1.Ledley Cutler (GK)
6
2.Richard Mason (DEF)red card
3
3.Warren Scowcroft (DEF)
6
4.Sylvain Bastin (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alan Cadamarteri (MID)
6
6.Anthony Gilchrist (MID)
6
7.Ronnie Stuart (MID)
6
8.Graeme Ehiogu (MID)
6
9.Simon Seibert (ATT)
6
10.Francis Neville (ATT)
6
11.Ashley Weir (DEF)
6
 
12.Dean Dryden (ATT)goal scored
7
13.Dion Wright-Phillips (GK)
6
14.Chris Beckham (MID)
6