Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
James HayesJames Hayes John Miller John Miller
Albert PirriA. Pirri69
G
1
G
68Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger
Duncan GoughD. Gough77
D
2
D
66Marcos RodriquezM. Rodriquez
Antonio CabreraA. Cabrera75
D
3
D
59Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Gavin MacleanG. Maclean71
D
4
D
61Eddie DaviesE. Davies
Franco FranzoneF. Franzone72
M
5
M
66Matt FormonM. Formon
Eben GargoE. Gargo83
M
6
M
63Stanley LaycockS. Laycock
Wayne StewartW. Stewart79
M
7captain
M
66Ralph JobsonR. Jobson
Abdelkrim AmzineA. Amzine80
M
captain8
M
66Tommy MonkT. Monk
Tommy HuntT. Hunt71
A
9
A
62Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla
Des SherwoodD. Sherwood67
A
10
A
63Chris CookeC. Cooke
Sol HuntS. Hunt71
A
11
A
68Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes
 
Cliff DijkstraC. Dijkstra70
D
12
D
44James IzzetJ. Izzet
Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne75
M
13
M
37Lee KerrL. Kerr
Sandro CarnascialiS. Carnasciali53
A
14
A
57Michael WindassM. Windass

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 15,340 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
Arsenal kick off!
2.32
Franco Franzone makes a simple pass to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt shoots from outside the area. Steffen Schnellinger gets down and covers it.
3.35
Gavin Maclean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Cabrera. Antonio Cabrera decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Cabrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
6.36
Franco Franzone makes a run forward as Eben Gargo takes the throw-in. Franco Franzone skillfully chests the ball down. Franco Franzone makes a probing pass to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt knocks in a cross ball towards Eben Gargo. Eben Gargo flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
10.34
Franco Franzone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood runs straight at the defence! Des Sherwood makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Steffen Schnellinger gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
15.30
Ralph Jobson kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Maclean.
21.15
Franco Franzone threads a neat ball through to Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.40
Gavin Maclean threads the ball through to Abdelkrim Amzine. Abdelkrim Amzine flicks a high pass forward. Eben Gargo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eben Gargo lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Hunt. Sol Hunt makes a deft header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.16
Antonio Cabrera sees space and advances. Antonio Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to Sol Hunt who brings the ball under control. Sol Hunt knocks in a cross ball towards Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Steffen Schnellinger with no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
32.14
Matt Formon threads a neat ball through to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.09
Duncan Gough knocks the ball forward to Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Hunt. Sol Hunt powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sol Hunt!
36.23
Tommy Monk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Laycock. Stanley Laycock whips the ball goalwards with his head but Albert Pirri is on top of it.
39.37
Eben Gargo flicks a high ball forward to Franco Franzone who takes it down. Franco Franzone whips in a cross ball towards Sol Hunt. Sol Hunt jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Steffen Schnellinger gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
42.18
Cesare Brambilla catches Gavin Maclean on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Maclean carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.39
Franco Franzone makes a beautiful solo run. Franco Franzone shoots from distance. Steffen Schnellinger is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
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. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
48.30
Marcos Rodriquez advances with the ball. Marcos Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla makes a convincing header but slams it into the crowd!
51.14
Franco Franzone flicks a high ball forward to Des Sherwood who gracefully takes it down. Des Sherwood shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Steffen Schnellinger easily smothers it!
60.31
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Cliff Dijkstra replacing Gavin Maclean and Sylvain Gascoigne replacing Eben Gargo .
61.39
Sylvain Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Hunt. Sol Hunt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Steffen Schnellinger is on top of it.
63.38
Paul Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Laycock. Stanley Laycock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Cooke. Chris Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.50
Marcos Rodriquez advances with the ball. Marcos Rodriquez lofts in a cross ball towards Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla flicks the ball with his head. Albert Pirri didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
72.11
Marcos Rodriquez makes a simple pass to Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
77.25
Arsenal have made a substitution with Sandro Carnasciali replacing Des Sherwood .Ipswich Town have made 3 substitutions with Lee Kerr replacing Tommy Monk, James Izzet replacing Paul Ritchie and Michael Windass replacing Tiago Fernandes .
79.26
Duncan Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sandro Carnasciali. Sandro Carnasciali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.32
Ralph Jobson plays the ball forward to Michael Windass. Michael Windass shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.12
Sylvain Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Hunt. Sol Hunt lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
89.50
Sylvain Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Sandro Carnasciali. Sandro Carnasciali whips in a cross ball towards Sol Hunt. Sol Hunt makes a deft header. Steffen Schnellinger manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Ipswich Town
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
23%
51.4%
25.7%

Scorers
Tommy Hunt 21
Des Sherwood 26
Sol Hunt 33
Franco Franzone 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Des Sherwood of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Albert Pirri (GK)
6
2.Duncan Gough (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Cabrera (DEF)
7
4.Gavin Maclean (DEF)
6
5.Franco Franzone (MID)goal scored
8
6.Eben Gargo (MID)
6
7.Wayne Stewart (MID)
6
8.Abdelkrim Amzine (MID)
6
9.Tommy Hunt (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Des Sherwood (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Sol Hunt (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Cliff Dijkstra (DEF)
6
13.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)
6
14.Sandro Carnasciali (ATT)
6

1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
7
2.Marcos Rodriquez (DEF)
7
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Davies (DEF)
6
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Stanley Laycock (MID)
6
7.Ralph Jobson (MID)
6
8.Tommy Monk (MID)
6
9.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Chris Cooke (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.James Izzet (DEF)
6
13.Lee Kerr (MID)
6
14.Michael Windass (ATT)
6