FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Stoke City vs. Arsenal (Wed Oct 07)


                           Stoke City  |  Arsenal
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-5-1 P
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK I_Casillas
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF Gabriel
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF P_Mertesacker
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF P_Wollscheid
                           Willian MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                         G_Ramirez MF  |  MF Lucas
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                           M_Diouf FW  |  MF Oscar
                          E_Cavani FW  |  MF J_Wilshere
                      M_Derbyshire FW  |  FW O_Giroud
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB R_Elliot
                         G_Cameron SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                           A_Grant SUB |  SUB N_Monreal
                         S_Ireland SUB |  SUB J_McEachran
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB K_Benzema




Min. 1  :(ars) Lucas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Ozil gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Huth rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 2  :(sto) N_Dyer holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to E_Cavani 
          ...  P_Mertesacker wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(ars) A_Di_Maria with an inch perfect pass to O_Giroud 
          ...  But E_Pieters wins the tackle 
Min. 11 :(sto) N_Dyer has it now 
          ...  He takes on Gabriel 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Derbyshire! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  I_Casillas watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 12 :(sto) R_Huth looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Dyer 
          ...  But P_Mertesacker barges him off the ball 
Min. 13 :(sto) Willian backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of it 
          ...  But P_Wollscheid with the fine tackle 
Min. 13 :(ars) A_Di_Maria breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  M_Derbyshire brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! 
Min. 13 :(ars) Oscar crosses to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Lucas hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Pieters reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 14 :(sto) G_Ramirez knocks it past L_Koscielny and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Di_Maria takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 15 :(sto) N_Dyer with the first time pass to G_Ramirez 
          ...  Gabriel slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 17 :(ars) O_Giroud breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  G_Ramirez brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 24 :(sto) Willian with a flicked pass to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani lobs I_Casillas! 
          ...  But I_Casillas tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 25 :(ars) O_Giroud knocks the ball past E_Pieters 
          ...  O_Giroud attempts to nutmeg A_Begovic! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 28 :(ars) O_Giroud with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Muniesa had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Lucas passes to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud tries to chip the ball over I_Casillas! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 30 :(ars) Lucas hits a hard pass to O_Giroud 
          ...  R_Shawcross gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 31 :(sto) R_Shawcross leaves Gabriel standing 
          ...  J_Wilshere goes in with two feet!! 
          ...  That’s a terrible challenge! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 32 :(sto) E_Cavani with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  E_Cavani fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through I_Casillas's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 33 :(ars) O_Giroud knocks it past E_Pieters and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Muniesa takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 36 :(sto) E_Pieters catches Oscar with an elbow! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 38 :(ars) L_Koscielny with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past R_Huth 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Giroud! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Shawcross !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 41 :(ars) A_Di_Maria lobs it over R_Huth 
          ...  A_Di_Maria shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ars) Oscar flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Oscar ! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a difficult save 
Min. 46 :(ars) Lucas with a short pass to find O_Giroud 
          ...  A powerful shot by O_Giroud ! 
          ...  A_Begovic guesses right 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(ars) M_Ozil crosses in from the wing, he finds O_Giroud in the box 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Shawcross 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Oscar chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  P_Wollscheid swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 48 :(ars) M_Ozil puts in O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 51 :(ars) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Ozil gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Ozil drives the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Begovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 52 :(ars) Lucas looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Ozil 
          ...  R_Huth clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 53 :(ars) Curled in dangerously from Lucas to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 54 :(sto) N_Dyer gets to the by line and finds G_Ramirez with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Cleared by P_Mertesacker 
Min. 55 :(ars) O_Giroud with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past E_Cavani 
          ...  R_Huth reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 58 :(ars) J_Wilshere with a pinpoint pass to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud bears down on goal! 
          ...  But A_Begovic pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 59 :(sto) G_Ramirez takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Diouf 
          ...  But Gabriel wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 59 :(ars) O_Giroud steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  O_Giroud leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 60 :(ars) Oscar breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  E_Cavani brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 60 :(ars) A_Di_Maria looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Giroud 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  O_Giroud picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with A_Begovic 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Begovic 
          ...  A_Begovic does well to save it !! 
Min. 61 :(ars) J_Wilshere looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Lucas 
          ...  But R_Huth spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 62 :(sto) M_Muniesa gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Ramirez 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_Mertesacker hits it out for a throw 
Min. 63 :(ars) Oscar takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Oscar fires the shot in! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 67 :(ars) M_Ozil latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  M_Diouf with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 67 :(ars) P_Mertesacker crosses into the box, finding O_Giroud 
          ...  Driven towards goal by O_Giroud ! 
          ...  A_Begovic parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 69 :(sto) M_Diouf gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside P_Wollscheid! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Koscielny with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 71 :(ars) O_Giroud heads the ball back to Lucas 
          ...  Lucas tries to beat A_Begovic from outside the area! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 71 :(sto) M_Diouf is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  P_Mertesacker with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 72 :(ars) M_Ozil pushes it past M_Muniesa 
          ...  M_Ozil has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Begovic reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 73 :(ars) Lucas jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 74 :(ars) O_Giroud hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Ozil latches onto it! 
          ...  But R_Shawcross comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 80 :(sto) G_Ramirez runs towards the goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Koscielny 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 84 :(ars) J_Wilshere with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Muniesa 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Giroud! 
          ...  R_Shawcross robs him of the ball 
Min. 85 :(ars) O_Giroud breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  G_Ramirez brings him down in the area! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
          ...  That looked like a dive! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  The Referee was tricked there! 
          ...  O_Giroud is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends A_Begovic the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a time to score!! 
          ...  That must be the winner 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Arsenal...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(sto) Willian has it now 
          ...  He takes on L_Koscielny 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Shawcross! 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Shawcross ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 91 :(ars) J_Wilshere runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Huth back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Wilshere with a little chip! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Begovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 92 :(ars) Oscar has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  O_Giroud gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  O_Giroud heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Begovic's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 94 :(sto) Willian looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Shawcross 
          ...  R_Shawcross with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  I_Casillas watches it sail safely wide! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Britannia Stadium
Attendance           : 51,000
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Shawcross
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Derbyshire (13), E_Pieters (36), G_Ramirez (85)
Booked               : E_Cavani (60), M_Diouf (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : O_Giroud (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Giroud (85 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       21
Off target           :           4        |       14
On target            :           1        |       7
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           3        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       4
Key Tackles          :          11        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       20
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Final Score          : Stoke City 0 - 1 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Begovic      GK  24   2   3   2  23 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  20   4   2  22 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  95   0   5   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  65   0   2
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  19   3   3  22 |  36   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  19  -7  -7
Willian        MF   3   2  21  11  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_Ramirez      MF   2   3  20  11  27 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -7
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  20  10  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   1
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -6
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Grant        DF   2  17   2   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  20   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  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
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I_Casillas     GK  25   2   3   2  22 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   3  20   3   2  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  20   3   3  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  37  10   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   2  20   4   3  26 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
P_Wollscheid   DF   3  20   3   2  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  22  11  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
Lucas          MF   2  11  22   3  22 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  20  10  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   1
Oscar          MF   3   2  19  11  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   8  38  12
J_Wilshere     MF   2   3  19  11  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  11  20  26 |  95   0   0   2   0  12   1   0   0   0   0  20  41
R_Elliot       GK  17   3   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  19   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Monreal      DF   2  18  11   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McEachran    MF   2   3  19   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   2  19  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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