Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Fian Florenko | Fian Florenko | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vicente Escobar | V. Escobar |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Danny George | D. George | |||||||||
| Paolo Thatcher | P. Thatcher | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Max Corradi | M. Corradi | |||||||||
| Laurent Sagbo | L. Sagbo |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Nico Freund | N. Freund | |||||||||
| Heikki Litmanen | H. Litmanen |  | 80 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Peter Gray | P. Gray | |||||||||
| Gary Summerbee | G. Summerbee | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Nicholas Mcgreal | N. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Robert Mann | R. Mann | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Damien Kasper | D. Kasper | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Stephen James | S. James | |||||||||
| Malcolm Finney | M. Finney | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Gavin Marr | G. Marr | |||||||||
| Paulo Lima | P. Lima |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Chris Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Maurizio Monetta | M. Monetta | | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Jon Hendrie | J. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Don Dalglish | D. Dalglish | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Danny Bailey | D. Bailey | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 9,253 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
4.25
0-0Damien Kasper flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Lima. Paulo Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.21
0-0Heikki Litmanen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Mann. Robert Mann makes a probing pass to Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
15.58
0-0Heikki Litmanen threads the ball through to Damien Kasper. Damien Kasper flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Lima. Paulo Lima tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Danny George manages to keep it out.
22.17
Nico Freund deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen James. Stephen James makes a simple pass to Danny Bailey. Danny Bailey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Thatcher.
24.11
Malcolm Finney knocks the ball forward to Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.57
Robert Mann makes a probing pass to Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Danny George easily smothers it!
28.33
Damien Kasper knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nico Freund.
30.24
Heikki Litmanen passes the ball forward to Robert Mann. Robert Mann brings the ball forward. Robert Mann makes a probing pass to Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
33.27
Heikki Litmanen knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Finney. Malcolm Finney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta knocks in a cross ball towards Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.44
Malcolm Finney threads the ball through to Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
42.29
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
44.08
Damien Kasper passes the ball forward to Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Gray.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Arsenal kick off!
48.43
Nico Freund surges forward with the ball. Nico Freund knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Hendrie. Jon Hendrie knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Bailey. Danny Bailey heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.42
Nico Freund makes a simple pass to Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison makes a probing pass to Danny Bailey. Danny Bailey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.57
Paolo Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Finney. Malcolm Finney knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.02
Gary Summerbee advances with the ball. Gary Summerbee makes a probing pass to Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Lima. Paulo Lima heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.48
Gary Summerbee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm Finney. Malcolm Finney flicks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicholas Mcgreal.
67.09
Gavin Marr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Bailey. Danny Bailey shoots from distance but it is miles over!
72.43
Robert Mann kicks a strong pass forward to Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta knocks in a cross ball towards Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Danny George is on top of it.
73.40
Damien Kasper flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Lima. Paulo Lima powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Danny George.
78.42
Damien Kasper threads the ball through to Paulo Lima. Paulo Lima controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.01
Laurent Sagbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Mann. Robert Mann threads the ball through to Maurizio Monetta. Maurizio Monetta shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Danny George.
87.04
0-0Peter Gray barges into Paulo Lima. Peter Gray is given a warning by the referee! Paulo Lima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Laurent Sagbo knocks the ball forward to Damien Kasper. Damien Kasper knocks the ball forward to Don Dalglish. Don Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Mcgreal.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.2%
29.8%
Play Area
23.8%
46.4%
29.8%