Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Aston VillaAston Villa
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Max KingM. King68
G
1
G
36Franceco GuanaF. Guana
Julian ReyesJ. Reyes71
D
2
D
68Frederico JardimF. Jardim
Graham VassellG. Vassell73
D
3
D
63Morgan SussiM. Sussi
Gavin MacleanG. Maclean73
D
4
D
62Youl ZeitounY. Zeitoun
Patricio FerrerP. Ferrer73
M
5
M
76Marvin BrittonM. Britton
Eben GargoE. Gargo84
M
captain6
M
74Martin MoralesM. Morales
Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne75
M
7
M
68Christian FranchiC. Franchi
Mateus PeladoM. Pelado72
M
8
M
65Federico PastineF. Pastine
Cedric LurlingC. Lurling71
A
9
A
76Dean DaviesD. Davies
Daniel PrietoD. Prieto72
A
10captain
A
72Markus KistnerM. Kistner
Neil MccallN. Mccall72
A
11
A
71Cristiano BentoC. Bento
 
Loic LachuerL. Lachuer69
D
12
A
70Carl BallC. Ball
Ricardo SotoR. Soto72
M
13
M
64Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie71
A
14
A
42Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 16,126 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
Arsenal get the match underway!
4.49
Youl Zeitoun deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Morales. Martin Morales hits a low pass to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
6.11
Federico Pastine comes in with a late challenge on Eben Gargo. Federico Pastine is warned by the referee! Eben Gargo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.36
Julian Reyes threads the ball through to Eben Gargo. With vision, Eben Gargo laces a through ball forward to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling whips in a cross ball towards Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
14.25
Cristiano Bento flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Maclean.
15.16
Sylvain Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Prieto but the linesman indicates offside!
16.57
Patricio Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Mateus Pelado. Mateus Pelado lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.32
Eben Gargo sees space and advances. Eben Gargo whips in a cross ball towards Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Neil Mccall!
27.11
Marvin Britton threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Max King. Excellent save.
28.01
Christian Franchi makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Franchi knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Max King picks it out of the air!
33.28
Graham Vassell threads a neat ball through to Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Eben Gargo. Eben Gargo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.55
Christian Franchi flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Bento collects the pass. Cristiano Bento whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
38.10
Christian Franchi threads the ball through to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies makes a convincing header. It's there!! Max King has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.18
Dean Davies comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Maclean. Dean Davies is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Maclean carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Aston Villa players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
47.10
Morgan Sussi threads a neat ball through to Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi flicks a high pass forward. Dean Davies controls it well on his chest. Dean Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Bento but he's offside!
48.52
Patricio Ferrer makes a simple pass to Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto whips in a cross ball towards Eben Gargo. Eben Gargo makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Franceco Guana with no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
51.53
Marvin Britton sees space and advances. Marvin Britton shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.51
Gavin Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Graham Vassell collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Graham Vassell plays the ball forward to Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Franceco Guana reads it well. Nice keeping!
60.15
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Soto replacing Mateus Pelado and Neil Ritchie replacing Daniel Prieto .Aston Villa have made a substitution with Carl Ball replacing Morgan Sussi .
67.41
Carl Ball makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Davies. Dean Davies shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
69.31
Carl Ball knocks the ball forward to Martin Morales. Martin Morales passes the ball forward to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento connects with a diving header. Max King didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
71.21
With a delightful solo run, Carl Ball stretches the opposition's defence. Carl Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Max King. Excellent save.
73.17
Marvin Britton threads the ball through to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Some silky footwork from Cristiano Bento provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Max King is on top of it.
75.20
Marvin Britton makes a probing pass to Martin Morales. Martin Morales whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
77.08
Arsenal have made a substitution with Loic Lachuer replacing Julian Reyes .Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Markus Kistner .
79.09
Martin Morales passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento whips in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Cinetto. Fabian N. Cinetto whips the ball goalwards with his head but Graham Vassell is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
83.23
Carl Ball passes the ball forward to Martin Morales. Martin Morales flicks a high pass forward to Fabian N. Cinetto who brings the ball under control. Fabian N. Cinetto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.37
Federico Pastine flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Bento who takes it down. Cristiano Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dean Davies!
89.44
Gavin Maclean threads the ball through to Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie makes a convincing header. Franceco Guana gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Aston Villa
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
11
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
26.9%
47.4%
25.6%

Scorers
Neil Mccall 24
Eben Gargo 33, 49
Dean Davies 38, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eben Gargo of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Max King (GK)
8
2.Julian Reyes (DEF)
6
3.Graham Vassell (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Maclean (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Ferrer (MID)
6
6.Eben Gargo (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)
6
8.Mateus Pelado (MID)
6
9.Cedric Lurling (ATT)
6
10.Daniel Prieto (ATT)
6
11.Neil Mccall (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Loic Lachuer (DEF)
6
13.Ricardo Soto (MID)
6
14.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6

1.Franceco Guana (GK)
6
2.Frederico Jardim (DEF)
6
3.Morgan Sussi (DEF)
6
4.Youl Zeitoun (DEF)
6
5.Marvin Britton (MID)
6
6.Martin Morales (MID)
6
7.Christian Franchi (MID)
6
8.Federico Pastine (MID)
6
9.Dean Davies (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Markus Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Cristiano Bento (ATT)
7
 
12.Carl Ball (ATT)
7
13.Kevin Hollmer (MID)
0
14.Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT)
6