Match Report


Exeter CityExeter City     ArsenalArsenal
Matthew DomineyMatthew Dominey Simon Verlaat Simon Verlaat
Steffen HansenS. Hansen75
G
captain1
G
73Valerio LottiV. Lotti
Philipp KurthP. Kurth75
D
2
D
65Giuseppe ComandiniG. Comandini
Ruben MendesR. Mendes76
D
3
D
71Yves-A. ZugnaY. Zugna
Pieter DammanP. Damman78
D
4captain
D
68Andy DickovA. Dickov
Ebi RadomskiE. Radomski79
D
5
D
71Fausto MutarelliF. Mutarelli
Marek MalkowskiM. Malkowski75
M
6
M
76Wladimiro MartinoW. Martino
Arno WitteA. Witte75
M
7
M
64Warren NevilleW. Neville
Rodolfo TresoldiR. Tresoldi81
M
8
M
69Danilo CarvalhoD. Carvalho
Aimo CarreraA. Carrera77
A
9
A
66Daniel FerrerD. Ferrer
Numo RobertN. Robert77
A
10
A
74Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro
Ferdinando PecorariF. Pecorari74
A
11
A
69Nicol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini
 
Tomasz DudekT. Dudek75
D
12
A
66Anton KirschnerA. Kirschner
Alejandro LocatelliA. Locatelli74
M
13
D
66Alfredo LambertiniA. Lambertini
Nicola C. GobbiN. Gobbi73
A
14
M
52Gudjón JakobssonG. Jakobsson

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St James Park where Exeter City play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 17,086 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Exeter City and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Milligan.


0.00
The first half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
10.39
Yves-A. Zugna makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wladimiro Martino. Wladimiro Martino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
21.36
With imagination, Philipp Kurth picks a pass forward to Arno Witte. Arno Witte sees Aimo Carrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aimo Carrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
26.56
Philipp Kurth pushes up the pitch. Philipp Kurth decides to run forward with the ball. Philipp Kurth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Valerio Lotti gets down and covers it.
30.45
Danilo Carvalho sees Nicol˜ Battistini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicol˜ Battistini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.33
Pieter Damman advances with the ball. Pieter Damman plays the ball forward to Numo Robert. Numo Robert knocks in a cross ball towards Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Valerio Lotti effortlessly punches it away to safety.
34.17
Arno Witte clumsily knocks into Warren Neville. Arno Witte is shown the yellow card! Warren Neville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.42
Philipp Kurth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski makes a beautiful solo run. Marek Malkowski knocks in a cross ball towards Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Aimo Carrera scores for Exeter City!!
45.00
Marek Malkowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Numo Robert. Numo Robert plays a scrappy one-two with Aimo Carrera and advances towards the goal... Numo Robert looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Valerio Lotti!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half. Arsenal also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Exeter City kicking off!
49.45
Arno Witte kicks a strong pass forward to Numo Robert. Numo Robert finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
51.28
Arno Witte runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arno Witte plays a one-two with Numo Robert and advances towards the goal... Arno Witte side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Valerio Lotti. What a great pair of hands!
54.25
Danilo Carvalho sees Daniel Ferrer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Ferrer plays a one-two with Carlos Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Daniel Ferrer comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.21
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Anton Kirschner replacing Daniel Ferrer and Gudjón Jakobsson replacing Danilo Carvalho .
61.26
Gudjón Jakobsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Anton Kirschner. Anton Kirschner knocks in a cross ball towards Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Steffen Hansen.
62.20
Corner kick to Arsenal. Nicol˜ Battistini plays it short to Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro knocks the ball into the box. Pieter Damman reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
69.12
Rodolfo Tresoldi flicks a high pass forward. Numo Robert collects the pass. Numo Robert knocks in a cross ball towards Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.12
Wladimiro Martino flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini makes a simple pass, allowing Anton Kirschner to run into the box. Some good footwork from Anton Kirschner provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Ebi Radomski.
83.57
Arsenal are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
85.00
Ruben Mendes kicks a strong pass forward to Marek Malkowski. Marek Malkowski flicks a high ball forward to Numo Robert who takes it down. Numo Robert edges inside the box! Numo Robert strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Valerio Lotti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Exeter City

Arsenal
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
22.4%
47.1%
30.6%

Scorers
Aimo Carrera 42, 69
Numo Robert 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aimo Carrera of Exeter City

Match Ratings