FMFA Premier Division, Manchester United vs. Arsenal (Wed Jul 17) Manchester United | Arsenal 4-4-2 A | 5-3-2 C Tom Wright | Ryan Field | D_de_Gea GK | GK J_Pickford B_Kamara DF | DF Y_Bisseck R_Varane DF | DF L_Bateman A_Tameze DF | DF J_Gomez M_Rojo DF | DF K_Gibbs P_Pogba MF | DF Rafael S_Kagawa MF | MF M_Ozil E_Lamela MF | MF C_Eriksen A_Januzaj MF | MF A_Schurrle P_Pellegri FW | FW A_Correa A_Yarmolenko FW | FW G_Barbosa | D_Henderson SUB | SUB W_Szczesny Sokratis SUB | SUB E_Bailly S_Heathcote SUB | SUB D_Lovren D_Poyet SUB | SUB F_Geraldes R_v_Persie SUB | SUB G_Higuain Min. 6 :(ars) M_Ozil with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... M_Ozil hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It floats over D_de_Gea ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 10 :(mnu) S_Kagawa watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... S_Kagawa with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL !! ... J_Pickford got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... That’s put Manchester United ahead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 11 :(ars) Arsenal restructured their strategy to A Min. 11 :(mnu) A_Januzaj looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... P_Pellegri receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A vicious shot by P_Pellegri ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 12 :(ars) M_Ozil kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Correa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Correa attempts to drive it home! ... D_de_Gea takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 18 :(ars) C_Eriksen takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Barbosa ... G_Barbosa gets up high for the header ! ... D_de_Gea gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 21 :(mnu) A_Januzaj takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_Kagawa ... A skillful effort from S_Kagawa ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 21 :(ars) Rafael holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Barbosa ... G_Barbosa fires the shot in! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 27 :(ars) A_Correa turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... A_Correa with the chance ! ... D_de_Gea is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 28 :(ars) M_Ozil takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... M_Rojo with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 30 :(ars) M_Ozil puts in L_Bateman ... P_Pogba is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 30 :(ars) M_Ozil hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Schurrle latches onto it! ... A_Schurrle with a thundering volley! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnu) P_Pogba can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to A_Januzaj ... A_Januzaj swings in the shot! ... But J_Pickford palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 45 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... Sokratis will come on for M_Rojo and play DF Min. 45 :(mnu) D_Poyet is going to be brought on ... A_Januzaj is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 46 :(ars) M_Ozil with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Sokratis ... D_Poyet with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal Min. 48 :(mnu) The ball goes loose! ... P_Pellegri seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Rafael wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 48 :(ars) A_Correa takes advantage of a mistake by Sokratis ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Tameze rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 49 :(ars) E_Bailly takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Y_Bisseck as DF Min. 51 :(mnu) P_Pogba with an inch perfect pass to A_Yarmolenko ... A thundering drive by A_Yarmolenko ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... J_Pickford never had a chance! ... Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal ... Min. 53 :(ars) F_Geraldes takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Schurrle as MF Min. 53 :(mnu) P_Pogba takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Yarmolenko ... Fine tackle by Rafael ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 55 :(ars) The defender under hits the back pass! ... C_Eriksen is through! ... C_Eriksen bears down on goal! ... But D_de_Gea comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 56 :(ars) Rafael watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Rafael with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 58 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko runs at the defence ... He nutmegs E_Bailly ... He showed his class there ... A_Yarmolenko with the 40 yard drive ! ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 58 :(ars) A_Correa with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... A_Correa hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 58 :(mnu) E_Lamela breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Pickford! ... K_Gibbs brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 61 :(ars) C_Eriksen has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... G_Barbosa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Varane plays the back pass ... D_de_Gea can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... M_Ozil crosses it in! ... It comes to F_Geraldes ... He fires it towards to goal ... But D_de_Gea reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_de_Gea anyway Min. 66 :(ars) G_Barbosa breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_de_Gea! ... R_Varane brings him down! ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 70 :(mnu) E_Lamela with the deft touch ... He takes it past Rafael ... He knocks it to A_Yarmolenko! ... A_Yarmolenko attempts the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Varane crosses it in! ... J_Pickford jumps well to claim it! Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But L_Bateman slides in Min. 74 :(ars) L_Bateman beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... L_Bateman with the punt towards goal! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 76 :(ars) A_Correa gains possession ... A_Correa hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits off a defender! ... D_de_Gea is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ozil curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to K_Gibbs ... He knocks it goalward ... But D_de_Gea tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 80 :(ars) M_Ozil races into the box ... He sees F_Geraldes lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A delicate header from F_Geraldes ! ... D_de_Gea with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(mnu) B_Kamara takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Gomez moves quickly to get the tackle in this time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 71,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_de_Gea (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Kagawa (10), A_Yarmolenko (51) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Rojo (28), P_Pogba (30), D_Poyet (46), A_Tameze (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ozil Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Gibbs (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 7 | 14 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 4 | 10 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 3 Key Tackles : 1 | 4 Key Passes : 6 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 2 - 0 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 31 2 2 2 24 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 27 13 2 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 27 10 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 25 6 2 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -3 -3 M_Rojo DF 3 24 5 3 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 P_Pogba MF 2 2 28 5 21 | 93 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 53 5 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 26 12 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 E_Lamela MF 2 3 26 12 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 27 13 27 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 13 27 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Yarmolenko FW 1 4 14 26 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 D_Henderson GK 20 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sokratis DF 1 24 4 2 27 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Heathcote DF 2 24 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Poyet MF 2 5 25 11 21 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 R_v_Persie FW 3 2 10 23 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 2 1 24 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 25 13 2 23 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 23 2 6 17 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 J_Gomez DF 2 23 10 2 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 23 13 4 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 Rafael DF 3 22 12 3 28 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 3 M_Ozil MF 2 4 26 12 25 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 25 12 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 A_Schurrle MF 2 3 23 11 25 | 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 26 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 G_Barbosa FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 26 3 2 25 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 26 2 25 | 39 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1563400507 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35