Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Manchester CityManchester City
Simon VerlaatSimon Verlaat Rick Barlow Rick Barlow
Valerio LottiV. Lotti73
G
1
G
83Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots
Yves-A. ZugnaY. Zugna71
D
2
D
77André MolinaA. Molina
Fausto MutarelliF. Mutarelli71
D
3
D
76Nelson BlatsisN. Blatsis
Andy DickovA. Dickov68
D
captain4
D
73Saidu A. WestS. West
Alfredo LambertiniA. Lambertini66
D
5
M
77Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu
Danilo CarvalhoD. Carvalho69
M
6
M
79Joseph-Desire WomeJ. Wome
Stefan GelsiS. Gelsi68
M
7captain
M
76Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso
Warren NevilleW. Neville64
M
8
M
83Peter GranadosP. Granados
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro74
A
9
A
88Frans JohanssonF. Johansson
Nicol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini69
A
10
A
75Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko
Daniel FerrerD. Ferrer66
A
11
A
76Yuri YanovskiY. Yanovski
 
Anton KirschnerA. Kirschner66
A
12
D
72Youri NettoY. Netto
Giuseppe ComandiniG. Comandini65
D
13
M
80Martin PartinM. Partin
Gudjón JakobssonG. Jakobsson52
M
14
A
86Arturo SierraA. Sierra

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 15,170 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Monk.


0.00
Manchester City kick off and get the first half underway!
8.42
Stefan Gelsi sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Gelsi sees Daniel Ferrer just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Ferrer tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
15.29
Peter Granados threads the ball through to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson lofts in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.08
Saidu A. West flicks a high pass forward. Petre Ovidiu collects the pass. Petre Ovidiu threads the ball through to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson lofts in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
21.23
Alfredo Lambertini advances with the ball. Alfredo Lambertini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alfredo Lambertini advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alfredo Lambertini provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
24.11
Saidu A. West flicks a high ball forward to Luis Alberto Amoroso who takes it down. Luis Alberto Amoroso makes a probing pass to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Valerio Lotti.
26.35
Joseph-Desire Wome surges forward with the ball. Joseph-Desire Wome plays a one-two with Yuri Yanovski and advances towards the goal... Joseph-Desire Wome tries a spectacular strike. Valerio Lotti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.19
With some swift thinking, Luis Alberto Amoroso plays the ball forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.40
Luis Alberto Amoroso sees Siaka Bakayoko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fausto Mutarelli.
34.47
Nelson Blatsis clumsily knocks into Nicol˜ Battistini. The referee calls over Nelson Blatsis and shows him a yellow card! Nicol˜ Battistini runs off the knock.
42.54
Yuri Yanovski clumsily knocks into Fausto Mutarelli. The referee warns Yuri Yanovski to calm down! Fausto Mutarelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Nelson Blatsis knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Granados. Peter Granados passes the ball forward to Frans Johansson. Frans Johansson knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski makes a looping header on goal but somehow Alfredo Lambertini happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal have changed their lineup with Anton Kirschner replacing Carlos Loureiro. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal get the second half underway!
48.57
With vision, Joseph-Desire Wome laces a through ball forward to Yuri Yanovski. Yuri Yanovski lofts in a cross ball towards Frans Johansson. Alfredo Lambertini hacks Frans Johansson from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
51.35
Stefan Gelsi threads a neat ball through to Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.49
Danilo Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Ferrer controls it well on his chest. Daniel Ferrer skips past André Molina! Daniel Ferrer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Arsenal!
61.49
Arsenal have made a substitution with Giuseppe Comandini replacing Fausto Mutarelli .
69.10
Warren Neville comes in with a late challenge on Petre Ovidiu. The referee brings Warren Neville to one side and gives him a warning! Petre Ovidiu gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.23
Andy Dickov barges into Siaka Bakayoko. Andy Dickov is shown the yellow card! Siaka Bakayoko stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.20
Andy Dickov breaks forward. Andy Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini whips in a cross ball towards Anton Kirschner. Anton Kirschner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
81.13
Stefan Gelsi surges forward with the ball. Stefan Gelsi finds some space and shoots from distance but Sebastien Wilmots is on top of it.
83.48
Giuseppe Comandini makes a simple pass to Danilo Carvalho. Danilo Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.48
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Manchester City
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
32.3%
43.5%
24.2%

Scorers
Daniel Ferrer 59
Nicol˜ Battistini 83
Siaka Bakayoko 15
Joseph-Desire Wome 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Ferrer of Arsenal

Match Ratings