Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     BuryBury
John MillerJohn Miller Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Darius GriffinD. Griffin54
G
1
G
73Shaun Lua-LuaS. Lua-Lua
Andy DalglishA. Dalglish71
D
2
D
57Jason OwenJ. Owen
Miguel SanzM. Sanz73
D
3
D
57Marcos ReyM. Rey
Martin VickersM. Vickers68
D
4
D
64Matias DavisM. Davis
Gaetano AlessiG. Alessi71
D
5
D
60Adolfo LozanoA. Lozano
Martin PlattM. Platt77
M
6
M
68Guido ApaG. Apa
Darren EdworthyD. Edworthy63
M
captain7captain
M
72Jason FletcherJ. Fletcher
Sol HackworthS. Hackworth49
M
8
M
62Neil MorrisonN. Morrison
David Van HimstD. Van Himst71
A
9
A
73Pius NdoP. Ndo
Des BestD. Best74
A
10
A
66Norman JobsonN. Jobson
Manuel FonsecaM. Fonseca79
A
11
A
64Marc BoatengM. Boateng
 
Mark JackM. Jack48
D
12
D
48Nigel OwenN. Owen
Shane TiattoS. Tiatto31
M
13
M
61Drazen CvitanovicD. Cvitanovic
Dave Wright-PhillipsD. Wright-Phillips71
A
14
A
48David JessD. Jess

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Bury. A crowd of 15,802 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Arsenal and Bury are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Naylor.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bury kick off!
2.32
Darren Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Fonseca controls it well on his chest. Manuel Fonseca shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.41
Without breaking stride, Martin Vickers plays the ball forward to Darren Edworthy. Darren Edworthy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Platt. Martin Platt makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
12.23
Guido Apa hits a low pass to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.44
Miguel Sanz makes a simple pass to Darren Edworthy. Darren Edworthy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Van Himst. David Van Himst edges inside the box! David Van Himst tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
18.43
Martin Vickers passes the ball forward to David Van Himst. David Van Himst controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Shaun Lua-Lua. Excellent save.
20.15
Guido Apa takes it forward alone. Guido Apa plays a one-two with Marc Boateng and rushes in on goal... Guido Apa comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's there!! Darius Griffin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.51
Pius Ndo flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Jobson. Norman Jobson skips past Martin Vickers! Norman Jobson tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
26.10
Gaetano Alessi flicks a high pass forward. Darren Edworthy controls it well on his chest. Darren Edworthy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.17
Jason Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Guido Apa. Guido Apa plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Morrison and advances towards the goal... Guido Apa rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.08
Darren Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Martin Platt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Platt knocks the ball forward to Sol Hackworth. Sol Hackworth shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Shaun Lua-Lua. Excellent save.
36.40
Matias Davis flicks a high pass forward to Guido Apa who brings the ball under control. Guido Apa flicks a high pass forward. Jason Fletcher collects the pass. Jason Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Jobson. Norman Jobson beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Darius Griffin.
42.53
Andy Dalglish makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Dalglish threads a neat ball through to David Van Himst. David Van Himst controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Shaun Lua-Lua is on top of it.
45.00
Miguel Sanz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Platt. Martin Platt knocks the ball forward to Des Best. Des Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Bury also appear unchanged since the first half. The Arsenal players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
47.23
Miguel Sanz makes a strong solo run forward. Miguel Sanz advances with the ball. Miguel Sanz finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.45
Matias Davis clumsily knocks into Des Best. The referee warns Matias Davis to calm down! Des Best stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.37
David Van Himst threads a neat ball through to Darren Edworthy. Darren Edworthy makes a probing pass between the defence to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca tries a spectacular strike. Shaun Lua-Lua comfortably gets down and covers it.
59.51
Miguel Sanz makes a simple pass to Martin Platt. Martin Platt flicks a high ball forward to Sol Hackworth who takes it down. Sol Hackworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.03
Arsenal have made a substitution with Shane Tiatto replacing Martin Platt .
69.05
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.51
Marcos Rey knocks the ball to his team mate, Guido Apa. Guido Apa kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Boateng. Marc Boateng knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.40
Darren Edworthy hacks Jason Fletcher from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jason Fletcher gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.03
Darren Edworthy flicks a high pass forward to Shane Tiatto who brings the ball under control. Shane Tiatto shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
77.25
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Dave Wright-Phillips replacing Des Best and Mark Jack replacing Gaetano Alessi .
85.29
Jason Fletcher passes the ball forward to Marc Boateng. Marc Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Ndo. Pius Ndo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Darren Edworthy sees David Van Himst in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Van Himst finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Bury
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
28.4%
45.9%
25.7%

Scorers
Guido Apa 20, 27
Pius Ndo 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guido Apa of Bury

Match Ratings
1.Darius Griffin (GK)
6
2.Andy Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Sanz (DEF)
7
4.Martin Vickers (DEF)
6
5.Gaetano Alessi (DEF)
6
6.Martin Platt (MID)
6
7.Darren Edworthy (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sol Hackworth (MID)
6
9.David Van Himst (ATT)
6
10.Des Best (ATT)
6
11.Manuel Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Mark Jack (DEF)
6
13.Shane Tiatto (MID)
6
14.Dave Wright-Phillips (ATT)
6

1.Shaun Lua-Lua (GK)
7
2.Jason Owen (DEF)
6
3.Marcos Rey (DEF)
6
4.Matias Davis (DEF)
6
5.Adolfo Lozano (DEF)
6
6.Guido Apa (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Jason Fletcher (MID)
6
8.Neil Morrison (MID)
6
9.Pius Ndo (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Norman Jobson (ATT)
6
11.Marc Boateng (ATT)
7
 
12.Nigel Owen (DEF)
0
13.Drazen Cvitanovic (MID)
0
14.David Jess (ATT)
0