Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     RochdaleRochdale
Simon VerlaatSimon Verlaat Computer Player Computer Player
Valerio LottiV. Lotti73
G
1captain
G
72Serafim PungaS. Punga
Giuseppe ComandiniG. Comandini65
D
2
D
71Cesare MilaneseC. Milanese
Yves-A. ZugnaY. Zugna71
D
3
D
71Kevin EderK. Eder
Andy DickovA. Dickov68
D
captain4
D
67Sean ApolloniS. Apolloni
Fausto MutarelliF. Mutarelli71
D
5
M
75George NoicaG. Noica
Wladimiro MartinoW. Martino76
M
6
M
70Francis MontagueF. Montague
Stefan GelsiS. Gelsi68
M
7
M
52Isaiah GascoigneI. Gascoigne
Danilo CarvalhoD. Carvalho69
M
8
M
41Chris GeorgeC. George
Anton KirschnerA. Kirschner66
A
9
A
73Jean-Luc BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro74
A
10
A
69Andrez CircatiA. Circati
Nicol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini69
A
11
A
46Tchiressoua LauretT. Lauret
 
Daniel FerrerD. Ferrer66
A
12
G
57Liam CoppingL. Copping
Alfredo LambertiniA. Lambertini66
D
13
D
55Adrian SturridgeA. Sturridge
Warren NevilleW. Neville64
M
14
G
40Yuri NettoY. Netto

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 13,015 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Lampard.


0.00
Rochdale start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.17
Andrez Circati barges into Yves-A. Zugna. The referee calls over Andrez Circati and shows him a yellow card! Yves-A. Zugna runs off the knock.
3.44
Isaiah Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Wladimiro Martino. The referee warns Isaiah Gascoigne to calm down! Wladimiro Martino stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.28
Yves-A. Zugna catches Andrez Circati on the ankles. Yves-A. Zugna is shown the yellow card! Andrez Circati runs off the knock.
10.33
Andy Dickov threads a neat ball through to Stefan Gelsi. Seeing a gap ahead, Stefan Gelsi plays the ball forward to Anton Kirschner. Anton Kirschner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.55
Isaiah Gascoigne comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Gelsi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Gelsi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.21
Danilo Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Serafim Punga comfortably smothers it!
21.44
George Noica makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tchiressoua Lauret. Tchiressoua Lauret plays a one-two with Jean-Luc Biancalani and rushes in on goal... Tchiressoua Lauret side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.24
Yves-A. Zugna makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wladimiro Martino. Wladimiro Martino hits a low pass to Anton Kirschner. Anton Kirschner plays a one-two with Carlos Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Anton Kirschner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Cesare Milanese. Excellent block.
32.29
Wladimiro Martino kicks a strong pass forward to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini shoots from distance but Serafim Punga is on top of it.
36.15
Isaiah Gascoigne surges forward with the ball. Isaiah Gascoigne plays a quick one-two with Tchiressoua Lauret and rushes in on goal... Isaiah Gascoigne shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.42
Wladimiro Martino flicks a high pass forward. Nicol˜ Battistini controls it well on his chest. Nicol˜ Battistini shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.06
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.27
Isaiah Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Andrez Circati. Andrez Circati controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Valerio Lotti manages to keep it out.
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. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rochdale players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
49.54
Andy Dickov takes it forward alone. Andy Dickov sees Anton Kirschner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Kirschner knocks the ball forward to Nicol˜ Battistini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.47
Isaiah Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Tchiressoua Lauret. Tchiressoua Lauret tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.53
Kevin Eder threads the ball through to Francis Montague. Francis Montague knocks the ball forward to Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valerio Lotti who gathers it comfortably.
60.36
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Daniel Ferrer replacing Anton Kirschner and Warren Neville replacing Wladimiro Martino .
67.57
George Noica comes in with a late challenge on Danilo Carvalho. George Noica is shown the yellow card! Danilo Carvalho stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.08
Kevin Eder flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Gascoigne controls it well on his chest. Isaiah Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Andrez Circati. Andrez Circati knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.29
Kevin Eder clumsily knocks into Nicol˜ Battistini. Kevin Eder is shown the yellow card! Nicol˜ Battistini stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.13
Warren Neville sees space and advances. Warren Neville makes a pass forward but Nicol˜ Battistini makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
83.51
Chris George threads the ball through to Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
85.02
Warren Neville flicks a high pass forward. Nicol˜ Battistini collects the pass. Nicol˜ Battistini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Serafim Punga. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Rochdale
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
24.6%
49.3%
26.1%

Scorers
Jean-Luc Biancalani 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Luc Biancalani of Rochdale

Match Ratings