Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shota Human | S. Human |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 53 |  | Ben Todd | B. Todd | ||||||||
| Stan Goodwin | S. Goodwin | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Brian Huckerby | B. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Marcel Riel | M. Riel |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Robert Smith | R. Smith | |||||||||
| Manuel Abbiati | M. Abbiati |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 38 | | Bill Holloway | B. Holloway | |||||||||
| Dino Brambilla | D. Brambilla | | 52 | M | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Alexander Laver | A. Laver | |||||||||
| Emanuele Malafronte | E. Malafronte | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Alan Mcleod | A. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Jody Eadie | J. Eadie | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Tom van Dam | T. van Dam | |||||||||
| Kelvin Bailey | K. Bailey | | 52 | M | | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Fredrik Redknapp | F. Redknapp | ||||||||
| Guerino Russo | G. Russo | | 51 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Harry Potts | H. Potts | |||||||||
| Pablo Ruiz | P. Ruiz |  | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Alberto Rodriguez | A. Rodriguez | |||||||||
| Ivan Mora | I. Mora | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Sebastian Alonso | S. Alonso | |||||||||
| Cristian Di Fabio | C. Di Fabio | | 50 | D | | 12 | | G | 52 | | Del George | D. George | |||||||||
| Gavin Morton | G. Morton |  | 52 | M | | 13 | | G | 47 | | Mervin Mccann | M. Mccann | |||||||||
| Giordano Mantelli | G. Mantelli | | 50 | A | | 14 | | M | 42 | | Emile Wilcox | E. Wilcox | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Mansfield Town. A crowd of 4,904 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Mansfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Griffin.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Mansfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Griffin.
0.00
0-0Arsenal kick off!
4.28
0-0Alexander Laver flicks a high pass forward to Fredrik Redknapp who brings the ball under control. Fredrik Redknapp threads the ball through to Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Rodriguez. Alberto Rodriguez outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
6.38
0-1Alan Mcleod knocks the ball forward to Harry Potts. Harry Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Shota Human has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.19
0-1Dino Brambilla passes the ball forward to Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Ben Todd manages to gather it effortlessly.
10.23
Fredrik Redknapp flicks a high pass forward to Harry Potts who brings the ball neatly under control. Harry Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Rodriguez. Alberto Rodriguez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Shota Human gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
12.18
0-1Jody Eadie flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Ruiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Ruiz threads the ball through to Guerino Russo but he's offside!
14.56
Jody Eadie sees Ivan Mora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Mora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.08
Marcel Riel flicks a high pass forward. Emanuele Malafronte collects the pass. Emanuele Malafronte flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Mora collects the pass. Ivan Mora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ben Todd easily smothers it!
20.53
Stan Goodwin flicks the ball to his team mate, Emanuele Malafronte. Emanuele Malafronte decides to run forward with the ball. Emanuele Malafronte whips in a cross ball towards Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
21.32
0-1Emanuele Malafronte knocks the ball to his team mate, Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.42
0-1Robert Smith comes in with a late challenge on Jody Eadie. Robert Smith is given a warning by the referee! Jody Eadie runs off the knock.
26.23
Emanuele Malafronte plays the ball forward to Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
27.03
Tom van Dam flicks a high pass forward to Harry Potts who brings the ball under control. Harry Potts plays a one-two with Sebastian Alonso and advances towards the goal... Harry Potts cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Shota Human. What a save!
33.42
Dino Brambilla runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dino Brambilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.46
With a delightful solo run, Emanuele Malafronte stretches the opposition's defence. Emanuele Malafronte knocks in a cross ball towards Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
40.59
Tom van Dam flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso rushes past Marcel Riel! Sebastian Alonso takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.47
From the throw-in, Manuel Abbiati picks out Marcel Riel. Marcel Riel knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Eadie. Jody Eadie makes a probing pass to Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora advances inside the box! Ivan Mora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Mansfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Mansfield Town kick off!
63.40
Manuel Abbiati threads a neat ball through to Dino Brambilla. Dino Brambilla passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bill Holloway.
71.40
Dino Brambilla flicks the ball to his team mate, Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
72.09
Bill Holloway brings the ball forward. Bill Holloway deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Potts. Harry Potts shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
78.28
Kelvin Bailey threads a neat ball through to Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Dino Brambilla makes a probing pass to Ivan Mora. Ivan Mora knocks the ball forward to Guerino Russo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
19.5%
42.9%
37.7%
Scorers
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) | 7 | |
| 6. | Emanuele Malafronte (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Jody Eadie (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Kelvin Bailey (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Guerino Russo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Pablo Ruiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ivan Mora (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Cristian Di Fabio (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Morton (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Giordano Mantelli (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ben Todd (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Brian Huckerby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Robert Smith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Bill Holloway (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alexander Laver (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alan Mcleod (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tom van Dam (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Fredrik Redknapp (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Harry Potts (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alberto Rodriguez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Sebastian Alonso (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Del George (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mervin Mccann (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Emile Wilcox (MID) | 0 | |