Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     ArsenalArsenal
Maya BraunMaya Braun John Miller John Miller
Shaun WeirS. Weir67
G
1
G
70Jonathan StewartJ. Stewart
Warren LinekerW. Lineker62
D
2
D
73Gilles HigginbothamG. Higginbotham
Linus SchäferL. Schäfer59
D
3
D
73Luke SalakoL. Salako
Scott HendersonS. Henderson62
D
4
D
73António PabónA. Pabón
Ahmed BogardeA. Bogarde65
D
5
D
64Thomas WieczorekT. Wieczorek
Chris RufusC. Rufus53
M
6
M
57John CalabuigJ. Calabuig
Rio GascoigneR. Gascoigne66
M
7
M
72Dado DebecD. Debec
Giacomo SavinoG. Savino61
M
8
M
70Anthony NappiA. Nappi
Nigel UnsworthN. Unsworth64
A
9
A
56Ricardo PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Mike FinneyM. Finney62
A
10
A
64Eddie MikeE. Mike
Jo RiverolaJ. Riverola61
A
11
A
69Harvey McManamanH. McManaman

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 19,502 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Arsenal kick off and get the first half underway!
2.25
Rio Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Dado Debec. Rio Gascoigne is given a warning by the referee! Dado Debec gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.56
Chris Rufus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gilles Higginbotham.
10.01
Warren Lineker knocks the ball forward to Rio Gascoigne. Rio Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth goes all the way! Nigel Unsworth takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.16
Giacomo Savino comes in with a late challenge on John Calabuig. Giacomo Savino is given a warning by the referee! John Calabuig runs off the knock.
28.58
Luke Salako comes in with a late challenge on Jo Riverola. The referee calls over Luke Salako and warns him to calm down! Jo Riverola carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.44
Linus Schäfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Gascoigne. Rio Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth flicks the ball with his head but Jonathan Stewart is on top of it.
36.31
Luke Salako makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dado Debec. Dado Debec knocks the ball forward to Eddie Mike. Eddie Mike shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Shaun Weir had no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
40.44
Rio Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Finney. Mike Finney tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
42.13
Luke Salako flicks the ball to his team mate, John Calabuig. John Calabuig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey McManaman. Harvey McManaman plays a perfect one-two with Ricardo Pinheiro and rushes in on goal... Harvey McManaman shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
47.03
Anthony Nappi catches Chris Rufus on the ankles. The referee calls over Anthony Nappi and warns him to calm down! Chris Rufus stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.18
John Calabuig makes a simple pass to Eddie Mike. Eddie Mike passes the ball forward to Ricardo Pinheiro. Ricardo Pinheiro shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.11
António Pabón makes a probing pass to John Calabuig. John Calabuig flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Pinheiro. Ricardo Pinheiro goes all the way! Ricardo Pinheiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Shaun Weir.
65.23
Giacomo Savino threads the ball through to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.10
Luke Salako kicks a strong pass forward to John Calabuig. John Calabuig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Pinheiro. Ricardo Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Mike but he's offside!
79.27
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
83.27
Gilles Higginbotham sees a break and surges forward. Gilles Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Harvey McManaman. Harvey McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Pinheiro but the linesman indicates offside!
84.12
Jo Riverola barges into Gilles Higginbotham. Jo Riverola is given a warning by the referee! Gilles Higginbotham runs off the knock.
85.43
Ahmed Bogarde threads the ball through to Rio Gascoigne. Rio Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
87.10
Ahmed Bogarde chips the ball to his team mate, Giacomo Savino. Giacomo Savino chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth goes all the way! Nigel Unsworth tries a spectacular strike but somehow Jonathan Stewart manages to keep it out.
90.00
Anthony Nappi knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Pinheiro. Ricardo Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey McManaman. Harvey McManaman shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Unsworth of Tottenham Hotspur
Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
23.3%
47.9%
28.8%

Scorers
Nigel Unsworth 10
Eddie Mike 36
Harvey McManaman 42