Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Cardiff CityCardiff City
John MillerJohn Miller Ralf Tillie Ralf Tillie
Mihai RaduciouM. Raduciou81
G
1
G
73Andrei SavuA. Savu
Andy DalglishA. Dalglish71
D
2
D
73Darius OakesD. Oakes
Miguel SanzM. Sanz73
D
3
D
75Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Terry McleodT. Mcleod76
D
4
D
74Regillio Van Der LuerR. Van Der Luer
Martin PlattM. Platt77
M
5
M
78Omer BrambleO. Bramble
Neil MikeN. Mike49
M
6
M
73Kader AllouacheK. Allouache
Gonzalo RosasG. Rosas80
M
captain7captain
M
75Yuriy YaremchukY. Yaremchuk
Darren EdworthyD. Edworthy63
M
8
M
75Claudio MarquitosC. Marquitos
Dave Wright-PhillipsD. Wright-Phillips71
A
9
A
84Tyler FucitoT. Fucito
Des BestD. Best74
A
10
A
81Robert WolfR. Wolf
Manuel FonsecaM. Fonseca79
A
11
A
77Bernard IpouaB. Ipoua
 
Martin VickersM. Vickers68
D
12
D
64Jonathan MckayJ. Mckay
Gaetano AlessiG. Alessi71
D
13
M
72Ricardo Del SolR. Del Sol
David Van HimstD. Van Himst72
A
14
A
73Jason ElenioJ. Elenio

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 15,780 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Cardiff City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Gascoigne.


0.00
Arsenal start the match!
2.17
Darius Oakes flicks a high pass forward. Kader Allouache holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kader Allouache makes a probing pass to Tyler Fucito. Tyler Fucito whips in a cross ball towards Bernard Ipoua. Bernard Ipoua flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
3.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Regillio Van Der Luer plays the ball forward to Claudio Marquitos. Claudio Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Robert Wolf controls it well on his chest. Robert Wolf knocks in a cross ball towards Tyler Fucito. Tyler Fucito rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.47
Kader Allouache sees space and advances. Kader Allouache runs straight at the defence! Kader Allouache looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Mihai Raduciou!
8.25
Claudio Marquitos makes a beautiful solo run. Claudio Marquitos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.46
Des Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.31
Gonzalo Rosas flicks a high ball forward to Martin Platt who takes it down. Martin Platt makes a probing pass to Manuel Fonseca but he's offside!
16.11
Kader Allouache flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernard Ipoua. Bernard Ipoua knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.03
Darius Oakes hits a low pass to Claudio Marquitos. Claudio Marquitos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tyler Fucito. Tyler Fucito plays a scrappy one-two with Yuriy Yaremchuk and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tyler Fucito side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
21.08
Ian Milburn sees Darius Oakes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darius Oakes threads a neat ball through to Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Mihai Raduciou manages to gather it.
22.41
Omer Bramble makes a simple pass to Robert Wolf. Robert Wolf shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.00
Andy Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Rosas. Gonzalo Rosas flicks a high pass forward. Darren Edworthy controls it well on his chest. Darren Edworthy shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
26.30
Darius Oakes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk passes the ball forward to Bernard Ipoua. Bernard Ipoua deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kader Allouache but the linesman indicates offside!
27.24
Neil Mike flicks a high ball forward to Darren Edworthy who takes it down. Darren Edworthy shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
30.51
Darren Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Dave Wright-Phillips collects the pass. Dave Wright-Phillips whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
33.47
Ian Milburn makes a simple pass to Claudio Marquitos. Claudio Marquitos decides to run forward with the ball. Claudio Marquitos hits a low pass to Bernard Ipoua. Some good footwork from Bernard Ipoua provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Mihai Raduciou manages to keep it out.
36.02
With vision, Darius Oakes laces a through ball forward to Kader Allouache. Kader Allouache plays a quick one-two with Bernard Ipoua and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Kader Allouache provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
38.28
Gonzalo Rosas comes in with a late challenge on Darius Oakes. Gonzalo Rosas is warned by the referee! Darius Oakes runs off the knock.
40.12
Yuriy Yaremchuk passes the ball forward to Kader Allouache. Kader Allouache knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.54
Darius Oakes flicks a high pass forward. Kader Allouache holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kader Allouache flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Wolf. Robert Wolf rushes past Miguel Sanz! Robert Wolf rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cardiff City!
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. Cardiff City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Arsenal players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Cardiff City kick off!
48.52
Regillio Van Der Luer flicks a high pass forward to Kader Allouache who brings the ball under control. Kader Allouache makes a probing pass to Bernard Ipoua. Bernard Ipoua lofts in a cross ball towards Tyler Fucito. Tyler Fucito makes a deft header. Mihai Raduciou effortlessly picks it out of the air!
49.16
Neil Mike threads a neat ball through to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.52
Neil Mike plays the ball forward to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Andrei Savu smothers it!
54.38
Martin Platt runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Martin Platt runs straight at the defence! Martin Platt looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
57.08
Terry Mcleod makes a probing pass to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
60.14
Arsenal have made a substitution with Gaetano Alessi replacing Neil Mike .Cardiff City have made 3 substitutions with Jonathan Mckay replacing Regillio Van Der Luer, Ricardo Del Sol replacing Claudio Marquitos and Jason Elenio replacing Robert Wolf .
63.22
Yuriy Yaremchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Del Sol. Ricardo Del Sol knocks in a cross ball towards Tyler Fucito. Tyler Fucito is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Mihai Raduciou reads it well. Nice keeping!
66.26
Martin Platt knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca threads the ball through to Martin Platt but he's offside!
69.17
Terry Mcleod runs forward with the ball. Terry Mcleod sees Manuel Fonseca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuel Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Martin Platt. Martin Platt makes a looping header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.37
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with David Van Himst replacing Des Best and Martin Vickers replacing Martin Platt .
85.09
With great vision, Jonathan Mckay plays the ball forward to Omer Bramble. Omer Bramble passes the ball forward to Bernard Ipoua. Bernard Ipoua edges inside the box! Bernard Ipoua muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Mihai Raduciou effortlessly smothers it!
87.35
Darius Oakes threads the ball through to Jason Elenio. Jason Elenio skips past Miguel Sanz! Some world-class footwork from Jason Elenio provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Darren Edworthy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gonzalo Rosas. Gonzalo Rosas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Cardiff City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
12
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.5%
65.5%
Play Area
26.4%
43.7%
29.9%

Scorers
Tyler Fucito 4
Robert Wolf 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mihai Raduciou of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Mihai Raduciou (GK)
9
2.Andy Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Sanz (DEF)
6
4.Terry Mcleod (DEF)
6
5.Martin Platt (MID)
6
6.Neil Mike (MID)
6
7.Gonzalo Rosas (MID)
6
8.Darren Edworthy (MID)
6
9.Dave Wright-Phillips (ATT)
6
10.Des Best (ATT)
6
11.Manuel Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Vickers (DEF)
6
13.Gaetano Alessi (DEF)
6
14.David Van Himst (ATT)
6

1.Andrei Savu (GK)
7
2.Darius Oakes (DEF)
7
3.Ian Milburn (DEF)
6
4.Regillio Van Der Luer (DEF)
6
5.Omer Bramble (MID)
6
6.Kader Allouache (MID)
8
7.Yuriy Yaremchuk (MID)
6
8.Claudio Marquitos (MID)
7
9.Tyler Fucito (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Robert Wolf (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bernard Ipoua (ATT)
7
 
12.Jonathan Mckay (DEF)
6
13.Ricardo Del Sol (MID)
6
14.Jason Elenio (ATT)
6