Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Simon VerlaatSimon Verlaat Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Valerio LottiV. Lotti73
G
1
G
72Louis TourselL. Toursel
Giuseppe ComandiniG. Comandini65
D
2
D
71Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff
Yves-A. ZugnaY. Zugna71
D
3captain
D
74Benedetto GalliB. Galli
Andy DickovA. Dickov68
D
captain4
D
69Colin BaileyC. Bailey
Fausto MutarelliF. Mutarelli71
D
5
M
73Eddie ImpeyE. Impey
Wladimiro MartinoW. Martino76
M
6
M
62Darius ThompsonD. Thompson
Stefan GelsiS. Gelsi68
M
7
M
79Emile ShearerE. Shearer
Danilo CarvalhoD. Carvalho69
M
8
M
67Michael GowerM. Gower
Daniel FerrerD. Ferrer66
A
9
A
65Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro74
A
10
A
72Craig DaviesC. Davies
Nicol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini69
A
11
A
70Sieme GentileS. Gentile
 
Anton KirschnerA. Kirschner66
A
12
G
39David NewtonD. Newton
Alfredo LambertiniA. Lambertini66
D
13
D
34Isaiah BastinI. Bastin
Warren NevilleW. Neville64
M
14
A
61Brendan OwenB. Owen

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 14,623 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Colchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Mills.


0.00
Colchester United kick off!
3.56
Darius Thompson threads a neat ball through to Craig Davies. Craig Davies knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yves-A. Zugna.
4.35
Marcel Bischoff controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emile Shearer. With vision, Emile Shearer plays the ball forward to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Valerio Lotti.
5.29
Emile Shearer takes a quick corner, playing it short to Eddie Impey. Eddie Impey flicks the ball across the goal. Valerio Lotti jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
9.32
Andy Dickov sees a break and surges forward. Andy Dickov threads the ball through to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Bailey.
14.53
Wladimiro Martino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer makes a deft header but Louis Toursel is on top of it.
16.16
Carlos Loureiro catches Marcel Bischoff on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcel Bischoff carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.14
Danilo Carvalho catches Darius Thompson on the ankles. The referee brings Danilo Carvalho to one side and gives him a warning! Darius Thompson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.34
Emile Shearer flicks a high pass forward to Sieme Gentile who brings the ball under control. Sieme Gentile knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.31
Colin Bailey flicks a high ball forward to Emile Shearer who takes it down. Emile Shearer passes the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies whips in a cross ball towards Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sieme Gentile!
36.08
Andy Dickov runs forward with the ball. Andy Dickov hits a low pass to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Louis Toursel reads it well. He makes it look easy!
40.51
Benedetto Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emile Shearer. Emile Shearer makes a probing pass to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
42.09
Danilo Carvalho threads the ball through to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini rushes past Marcel Bischoff! Some good footwork from Nicol˜ Battistini provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal have changed their lineup with Anton Kirschner replacing Daniel Ferrer. Colchester United appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal kick off!
47.35
Emile Shearer flicks a high pass forward. Sieme Gentile holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sieme Gentile knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Dickov.
51.17
Darius Thompson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
60.32
Arsenal have made a substitution with Warren Neville replacing Wladimiro Martino .
61.40
Stefan Gelsi knocks the ball forward to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini shoots from 20 yards but Louis Toursel reads it well. Great keeping!
63.37
Seeing Danilo Carvalho's run, Stefan Gelsi quickly throws the ball into his path. Danilo Carvalho sees Carlos Loureiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Loureiro rushes past Colin Bailey! Carlos Loureiro takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.27
Yves-A. Zugna flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Gelsi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Gelsi knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini makes a great pass forward. Carlos Loureiro runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
73.03
Warren Neville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Kirschner. Anton Kirschner shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
83.50
Warren Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini plays a one-two with Carlos Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Nicol˜ Battistini comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.30
Warren Neville chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Darius Thompson flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Valerio Lotti. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Colchester United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
25.4%
47.9%
26.8%

Scorers
Carlos Loureiro 63
Nicol˜ Battistini 83
Sieme Gentile 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicol˜ Battistini of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Valerio Lotti (GK)
7
2.Giuseppe Comandini (DEF)
6
3.Yves-A. Zugna (DEF)
6
4.Andy Dickov (DEF)
8
5.Fausto Mutarelli (DEF)
6
6.Wladimiro Martino (MID)
6
7.Stefan Gelsi (MID)
6
8.Danilo Carvalho (MID)
7
9.Daniel Ferrer (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Loureiro (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
11.Nicol˜ Battistini (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Anton Kirschner (ATT)
6
13.Alfredo Lambertini (DEF)
0
14.Warren Neville (MID)
6

1.Louis Toursel (GK)
7
2.Marcel Bischoff (DEF)
6
3.Benedetto Galli (DEF)
6
4.Colin Bailey (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Impey (MID)
6
6.Darius Thompson (MID)
7
7.Emile Shearer (MID)
7
8.Michael Gower (MID)
6
9.Michael Blatsis (ATT)
6
10.Craig Davies (ATT)
7
11.Sieme Gentile (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.David Newton (GK)
0
13.Isaiah Bastin (DEF)
0
14.Brendan Owen (ATT)
0