FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Arsenal F.C. vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Sun Jan 31) Arsenal F.C. | Tottenham Hotspur 5-4-1 C | 4-4-2 N Daniel Mason | Mike McLeod | I_Casillas GK | GK M_Neuer Gabriel DF | DF J_Vertonghen P_Wollscheid DF | DF M_Sakho P_Mertesacker DF | DF M_Dawson L_Koscielny DF | DF K_Walker L_Bateman DF | MF E_Lamela B_Schweinste- MF | MF J_McCourt Oscar MF | MF K_Ly A_Ramsey MF | MF M_Reus J_Wilshere MF | FW R_Soldado B_Assombalon- FW | FW J_Rodriguez | W_Szczesny SUB | SUB A_Lindegaard C_Chambers SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul Rafael SUB | SUB A_Townsend J_McEachran SUB | SUB C_Tiote Z_Ibrahimovic SUB | SUB Eduardo Min. 11 :(ths) M_Reus runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Soldado ... L_Bateman is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 15 :(ars) J_Wilshere with a neat pass into B_Assombalon- ... M_Sakho read the danger and stops the pass Min. 18 :(ars) J_Wilshere controls it well ... He nutmegs J_McCourt ... He puts in A_Ramsey! ... M_Dawson brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 18 :(ths) E_Lamela feeds the ball through the middle ... R_Soldado runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... P_Wollscheid with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee lectures him Min. 23 :(ars) B_Schweinste- with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to A_Ramsey ... Superbly timed tackle by J_McCourt ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... B_Schweinste- lofts the ball in! ... It is cleared by J_McCourt Min. 23 :(ths) J_McCourt unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Soldado ... R_Soldado with a blistering shot ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 28 :(ars) P_Mertesacker lays the ball back to B_Assombalon- ... B_Assombalon- with a bomb of a shot ! ... M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 30 :(ars) J_Wilshere takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vertonghen ... He runs towards goal ... M_Dawson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 32 :(ars) B_Schweinste- steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Sakho ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... B_Schweinste- with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... J_Wilshere hits it into the box! ... M_Neuer easily catches it! Min. 33 :(ars) B_Schweinste- runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to L_Bateman ... But M_Dawson slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 33 :(ths) J_Rodriguez beats L_Bateman ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Gabriel seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 36 :(ths) J_McCourt looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Reus ... P_Wollscheid attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 37 :(ars) L_Koscielny gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at E_Lamela ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Daniel Mason looks relieved Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ths) A defence splitting pass from J_McCourt to E_Lamela ... But P_Mertesacker wins the tackle Min. 46 :(ths) J_McCourt retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... R_Soldado latches onto the end of it ... P_Mertesacker knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal F.C. 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 49 :(ars) A_Ramsey controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Oscar gets onto the end of the pass! ... Fine tackle by K_Walker ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 53 :(ths) K_Ly is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 54 :(ars) B_Schweinste- plays in L_Bateman with a beautiful ball ... L_Bateman lobs M_Neuer! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 64 :(ars) Gabriel with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... M_Reus fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 70 :(ars) B_Assombalon- plays it forward to A_Ramsey ... J_McCourt goes in studs first Min. 75 :(ths) Eduardo is coming on and R_Soldado is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 78 :(ars) Oscar heads the ball back to B_Assombalon- ... K_Ly rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 78 :(ths) J_McCourt finds Eduardo with a ball over the defence ... J_Wilshere stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 79 :(ths) J_McCourt with the diagonal pass K_Ly ... J_Wilshere with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(ars) L_Bateman with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Vertonghen ... M_Dawson makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ars) B_Schweinste- pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Oscar is clean through! ... But he loses control of it ... J_McCourt takes possession ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium Attendance : 55,756 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Mertesacker Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Bateman (11), J_Wilshere (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McCourt (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal F.C. | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 3 | 2 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 1 | 0 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal F.C. 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Casillas GK 26 2 3 2 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 21 3 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 21 3 2 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 20 4 3 26 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 10 0 L_Koscielny DF 2 20 3 4 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 19 2 5 17 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 B_Schweinste- MF 2 10 22 10 25 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 Oscar MF 3 2 20 11 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 3 20 11 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Wilshere MF 2 3 19 11 28 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 17 -3 B_Assombalon- FW 2 2 3 21 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 W_Szczesny GK 23 2 3 2 29 | 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 Rafael DF 3 19 12 3 28 | 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 Z_Ibrahimovic FW 2 3 2 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 26 2 3 3 24 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 M_Sakho DF 2 21 4 3 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Dawson DF 2 20 2 3 22 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 K_Walker DF 2 18 11 3 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Lamela MF 2 3 21 11 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_McCourt MF 2 11 18 10 24 | 93 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 60 0 K_Ly MF 2 1 18 10 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Reus MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Soldado FW 2 3 3 21 28 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Rodriguez FW 2 2 10 18 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Lindegaard GK 18 3 3 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Kaboul DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 19 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tiote MF 4 10 19 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eduardo FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1454272031 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35