Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Southend United | Southend United | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Igor Boksic | I. Boksic |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Hamada Hassli | H. Hassli | |||||||||
| Stan Goodwin | S. Goodwin |  | 53 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Carl Gordon | C. Gordon | ||||||||
| Marcel Riel | M. Riel |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Ruel Finney | R. Finney | |||||||||
| Manuel Abbiati | M. Abbiati |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Datti Mohamed Giampieretti | D. Giampieretti | |||||||||
| Dino Brambilla | D. Brambilla | | 53 | M | | 5 | | | D | 50 | | Eddie Moncur | E. Moncur | ||||||||
| Emanuele Malafronte | E. Malafronte | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Dean Wilcox | D. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Leon Godber | L. Godber | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Rio Bellamy | R. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Edward Galli | E. Galli | | 63 | M | | 8 | | A | 63 | | Ashley Keane | A. Keane | |||||||||
| Pablo Ruiz | P. Ruiz |  | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Chris Clarke | C. Clarke | |||||||||
| Guerino Russo | G. Russo | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Gavin Brighton | G. Brighton | |||||||||
| Ivan Mora | I. Mora | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Darius Izzet | D. Izzet | |||||||||
| Cristian Di Fabio | C. Di Fabio | | 50 | D | | 12 | | G | 60 | | Matt Ward | M. Ward | |||||||||
| Ashley Hunt | A. Hunt | | 44 | M | | 13 | | M | 60 | | Shaun Walsh | S. Walsh | |||||||||
| Alec Young | A. Young |  | 62 | A | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Nwankwo Goldberg | N. Goldberg | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Southend United. A crowd of 8,346 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Naylor.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Naylor.
0.00
0-0Arsenal start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.34
0-0Manuel Abbiati hacks Gavin Brighton from behind! The referee warns Manuel Abbiati to calm down! Gavin Brighton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.55
1-0Dino Brambilla flicks a high ball forward to Guerino Russo who takes it down. Guerino Russo knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.04
1-0Emanuele Malafronte makes a simple pass to Guerino Russo. Guerino Russo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
14.18
Leon Godber makes a probing pass to Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
16.47
1-0Dean Wilcox kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Clarke. Chris Clarke whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Brighton. Gavin Brighton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
18.04
1-0Datti Mohamed Giampieretti barges into Guerino Russo. The referee brings Datti Mohamed Giampieretti to one side and gives him a warning! Guerino Russo stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.28
Rio Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Ashley Keane. Ashley Keane plays a quick one-two with Gavin Brighton and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Ashley Keane provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
42.34
Rio Bellamy makes a simple pass to Chris Clarke. Chris Clarke threads the ball through into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gavin Brighton provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Igor Boksic.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southend United players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Southend United kick off!
48.20
1-0Leon Godber flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Mora holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Mora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.21
1-0Ruel Finney kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Wilcox. Dean Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Ashley Keane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ashley Keane makes a probing pass to Gavin Brighton but he's offside!
60.52
1-0Arsenal have made a substitution with Alec Young replacing Guerino Russo .Southend United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.52
Emanuele Malafronte controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Young. Alec Young shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.22
Ruel Finney advances with the ball. Ruel Finney sees Chris Clarke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Clarke makes a defence splitting pass to Darius Izzet. Darius Izzet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
78.15
Manuel Abbiati flicks a high pass forward. Leon Godber collects the pass. Leon Godber threads the ball through to Pablo Ruiz. Pablo Ruiz shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.43
Emanuele Malafronte threads a neat ball through to Alec Young. Alec Young plays a one-two with Ivan Mora and rushes in on goal... Alec Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Hamada Hassli gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
83.01
2-1Dean Wilcox chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Brighton. Gavin Brighton whips in a cross ball towards Ashley Keane. Ashley Keane jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Manuel Abbiati. Excellent block.
87.38
Leon Godber knocks the ball to his team mate, 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 couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.50
Rio Bellamy threads the ball through to Darius Izzet. Darius Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Rio Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Darius Izzet controls it well on his chest. Darius Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Brighton. Gavin Brighton directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Igor Boksic. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
24.3%
44.6%
31.1%
Scorers
| Pablo Ruiz 10, 78 | Darius Izzet 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Pablo Ruiz of Arsenal |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Igor Boksic (GK) | 7 | |
| 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. | Leon Godber (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Edward Galli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Pablo Ruiz (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Guerino Russo (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ivan Mora (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Cristian Di Fabio (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ashley Hunt (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alec Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Hamada Hassli (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Carl Gordon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruel Finney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Datti Mohamed Giampieretti (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Eddie Moncur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dean Wilcox (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Rio Bellamy (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ashley Keane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Chris Clarke (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Gavin Brighton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Darius Izzet (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Matt Ward (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Shaun Walsh (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nwankwo Goldberg (MID) | 0 | |