Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     BurnleyBurnley
Simon VerlaatSimon Verlaat Computer Player Computer Player
Valerio LottiV. Lotti73
G
1
G
60Max WilliamsonM. Williamson
Giuseppe ComandiniG. Comandini65
D
2
D
60Greg BowyerG. Bowyer
Alfredo LambertiniA. Lambertini66
D
3captain
D
59Brian CroftB. Croft
Yves-A. ZugnaY. Zugna71
D
captain4
D
58Marvin BellamyM. Bellamy
Fausto MutarelliF. Mutarelli72
D
5
M
71Fredrik BallF. Ball
Warren NevilleW. Neville64
M
6
M
65Francis SmitheF. Smithe
Stefan GelsiS. Gelsi68
M
7
M
59David MendoncaD. Mendonca
Danilo CarvalhoD. Carvalho69
M
8
M
49Graham InceG. Ince
Daniel FerrerD. Ferrer66
A
9
A
63Gavin RichardsG. Richards
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro74
A
10
A
62Sol GalliS. Galli
Nicol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini70
A
11
A
56Bill HaynesB. Haynes
 
Anton KirschnerA. Kirschner67
A
12
D
58Claudio ReyC. Rey
Anton ThielemannA. Thielemann61
A
13
G
58Darren CoppingD. Copping
Wladimiro MartinoW. Martino76
M
14
D
57Nicholas LuzhnyN. Luzhny

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Burnley. A crowd of 8,948 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicky Laycock.


0.00
Burnley kick off and get the match underway!
2.09
Yves-A. Zugna flicks a high ball forward to Warren Neville who takes it down. What teamwork. Warren Neville flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Ferrer comfortably collects the pass. Daniel Ferrer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
3.33
Marvin Bellamy makes a probing pass to Francis Smithe. Francis Smithe knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes passes the ball forward but Gavin Richards is offside!
4.14
Francis Smithe advances with the ball. Francis Smithe tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
12.51
Yves-A. Zugna controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Neville. Warren Neville chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Loureiro. Carlos Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
15.43
David Mendonca comes in with a late challenge on Warren Neville. The referee calls over David Mendonca and shows him a yellow card! Warren Neville stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.02
Danilo Carvalho hacks Francis Smithe from behind! The referee warns Danilo Carvalho to calm down! Francis Smithe runs off the knock.
20.55
Sol Galli hacks Fausto Mutarelli from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fausto Mutarelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.44
Warren Neville passes the ball forward to Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini skips past Brian Croft! Some good footwork from Nicol˜ Battistini provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Arsenal!
26.47
Graham Ince flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Richards collects the pass. Gavin Richards shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.43
Giuseppe Comandini chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Gelsi. Stefan Gelsi threads a neat ball through to Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer passes the ball forward but Carlos Loureiro is offside!
28.24
Greg Bowyer flicks a high ball forward to Francis Smithe who takes it down. Francis Smithe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Galli. Sol Galli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Valerio Lotti.
29.17
It's a corner kick. Fredrik Ball loops the ball over to the far post. Carlos Loureiro gets to the ball and clears it up field.
32.29
Danilo Carvalho flicks a high ball forward to Nicol˜ Battistini who takes it down. Nicol˜ Battistini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.36
Francis Smithe receives the ball from a throw-in from Fredrik Ball. Francis Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Galli. Sol Galli shoots from long range. Solid save from Valerio Lotti.
39.20
Warren Neville flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicol˜ Battistini. Nicol˜ Battistini makes a defence splitting pass to Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.56
Danilo Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer makes a great pass forward. Nicol˜ Battistini runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half. The Burnley players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal kick off!
47.40
Bill Haynes comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Lambertini. The referee calls over Bill Haynes and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Lambertini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.24
David Mendonca kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.01
Stefan Gelsi makes a simple pass to Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
60.22
Arsenal have made a substitution with Anton Thielemann replacing Nicol˜ Battistini .
63.10
Yves-A. Zugna catches Sol Galli on the ankles. The referee brings Yves-A. Zugna to one side and gives him a warning! Sol Galli runs off the knock.
65.40
Greg Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Francis Smithe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francis Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Galli. Sol Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Richards but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.55
Gavin Richards comes in with a late challenge on Yves-A. Zugna. Gavin Richards is shown the yellow card! Yves-A. Zugna stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.02
Fredrik Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Galli. Sol Galli shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.03
Warren Neville plays the ball forward to Daniel Ferrer. Daniel Ferrer plays a scrappy one-two with Anton Thielemann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniel Ferrer tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Daniel Ferrer!
90.00
Graham Ince surges forward with the ball. Graham Ince puts a great ball through. Sol Galli runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

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

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%

Scorers
Nicol˜ Battistini 21
Daniel Ferrer 85
Sol Galli 77

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

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

1.Max Williamson (GK)
6
2.Greg Bowyer (DEF)
6
3.Brian Croft (DEF)
7
4.Marvin Bellamy (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Ball (MID)
7
6.Francis Smithe (MID)
7
7.David Mendonca (MID)yellow card
6
8.Graham Ince (MID)
6
9.Gavin Richards (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Sol Galli (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Bill Haynes (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Claudio Rey (DEF)
0
13.Darren Copping (GK)
0
14.Nicholas Luzhny (DEF)
0