Ramsey Wing Division Two, Arsenal vs. Roma (Sun Aug 22)


                              Arsenal  |  Roma
                            4-1-2-3 A  |  4-4-2 N
                      Thomas Fransman  |  Assistant Manager
                                       |
                        A_McGregor GK  |  GK J_Pullin
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF S_Walsh
                         E_Hovland DF  |  DF M_Salo
                      J_Vertonghen DF  |  DF A_Clarke
                        N_Kilkenny DF  |  DF F_Tavano
                         Y_Hanchao DM  |  MF E_Carter
                              Stig MF  |  MF M_Ballack
                       Gordon_Hill MF  |  MF D_DeRossie
                           R_Blake FW  |  MF A_Aquilani
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW A_Wisse
                      M_Van_Basten FW  |  FW J_Lester
                                       |
                             Z_Wei SUB |  SUB H_Gomes
                         G_Neville SUB |  SUB M_Frost
                       W_v_Hanegem SUB |  SUB A_Mancini
                         A_Alcaraz SUB |  SUB M_Vucinic
                          D_Ashton SUB |  SUB K_Zarineh

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(ars) T_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  T_Silva launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 1  :(ars) R_Acquafresca shoves S_Walsh in the chest!! 
          ...  O_Bundy has seen it! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  J_Lester passes to A_Wisse 
          ...  A_Wisse gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But A_McGregor makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 2  :(rom) A_Clarke is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 6  :(ars) E_Hovland has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Blake collects the loose ball! 
          ...  E_Carter rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 7  :(ars) Stig finds the run of R_Blake 
          ...  A_Clarke is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  J_Pullin misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Blake chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Pullin comes out and claims it! 
Min. 7  :(rom) S_Walsh retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  E_Carter gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Kilkenny plays the back pass 
          ...  A_McGregor can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Walsh hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_McGregor catches it! 
Min. 8  :(ars) Stig holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to R_Blake 
          ...  R_Blake attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 9  :(ars) Y_Hanchao with the diagonal pass R_Blake 
          ...  A cheeky lob from R_Blake ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 9  :(rom) D_DeRossie off the woodwork. 
          ...  A_Wisse picks up the deflection 
          ...  Y_Hanchao rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 9  :(rom) M_Ballack takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Lester 
          ...  J_Lester aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But A_McGregor just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 14 :(ars) Gordon_Hill with the first time pass to M_Van_Basten 
          ...  M_Van_Basten with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 16 :(rom) A_Aquilani with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Clarke 
          ...  M_Van_Basten with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down 
Min. 17 :(ars) J_Vertonghen drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Blake 
          ...  A_Clarke plays it back 
          ...  J_Pullin slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Blake drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Pullin comes out and claims it! 
Min. 18 :(ars) J_Vertonghen pulls it back to R_Blake 
          ...  A_Wisse cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 21 :(ars) Gordon_Hill swings an elbow 
          ...  He caught M_Ballack full in the face 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(rom) J_Lester takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Lester with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 23 :(ars) Y_Hanchao jumps over A_Clarke's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_DeRossie reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Hanchao lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Pullin catches it! 
Min. 23 :(rom) A_Wisse plays it forward to J_Lester 
          ...  J_Lester is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round A_McGregor 
          ...  He rounds A_McGregor 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Roma go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Roma ...
Min. 24 :(ars) M_Van_Basten knocks it past M_Salo and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Van_Basten with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Roma fans laugh at him 
Min. 25 :(ars) Stig with an in swinging cross to R_Blake 
          ...  R_Blake with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But J_Pullin parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 25 :(rom) E_Carter controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  D_DeRossie gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Vertonghen gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 26 :(rom) D_DeRossie fires over a low cross to M_Salo 
          ...  But E_Hovland wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 27 :(ars) R_Blake takes advantage of a mistake by A_Clarke 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Blake swings in the shot! 
          ...  J_Pullin gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Roma ...
Min. 27 :(rom) S_Walsh wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Ballack 
          ...  M_Ballack is clean through, he is one on one with A_McGregor 
          ...  He lobs it over A_McGregor 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 30 :(rom) M_Ballack puts in A_Wisse 
          ...  A_Wisse carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 35 :(rom) A_Aquilani controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  A_Wisse gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Wisse rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But A_McGregor reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 37 :(rom) J_Lester beats J_Vertonghen 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Hovland 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Aquilani lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Wisse 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_McGregor won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 40 :(ars) Gordon_Hill works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stig 
          ...  Stig curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  J_Pullin gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 41 :(ars) Y_Hanchao takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  M_Salo with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  Gordon_Hill fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ars) R_Blake gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside A_Aquilani! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Salo robs him of the ball 
Min. 43 :(rom) J_Lester jumps over N_Kilkenny's challenge 
          ...  Stig with an ugly foul 
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over 
          ...  O_Bundy is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(rom) A_Wisse finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Kilkenny 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Wisse ! 
          ...  A_McGregor was lucky there 
Min. 44 :(ars) E_Hovland kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Kilkenny gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Kilkenny with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  J_Pullin with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 45 :(ars) R_Blake beats A_Clarke 
          ...  R_Blake hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But J_Pullin punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 46 :(ars) M_Van_Basten flicks it over A_Clarke's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Van_Basten with a little chip! 
          ...  J_Pullin makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 49 :(ars) The ball is passed in from N_Kilkenny, he finds R_Blake 
          ...  Cleared by D_DeRossie 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Roma

Min. 47 :(rom) A_Aquilani with a slide rule pass to A_Wisse 
          ...  E_Hovland with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 50 :(ars) Stig knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Clarke 
          ...  Stig drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Pullin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(ars) M_Van_Basten has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Salo takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 51 :(ars) Stig controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Aquilani 
          ...  He puts in J_Vertonghen! 
          ...  J_Vertonghen with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Pullin with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 52 :(rom) M_Salo puts in A_Clarke 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Clarke ! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_McGregor's hands 
          ...  But A_McGregor recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 56 :(rom) M_Salo off the woodwork. 
          ...  A_Aquilani picks up the deflection 
          ...  N_Kilkenny stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 57 :(rom) E_Carter is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Lester 
          ...  J_Lester with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_McGregor is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ballack curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Silva gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 59 :(rom) E_Carter hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_DeRossie latches onto it! 
          ...  D_DeRossie with the shot ! 
          ...  A_McGregor saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 59 :(ars) E_Hovland runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Van_Basten 
          ...  A_Aquilani wins the ball well 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a free kick 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 60 :(ars) M_Van_Basten gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Salo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But A_Clarke comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 63 :(ars) The ball is passed in from Stig, he finds R_Blake 
          ...  But S_Walsh spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 63 :(rom) S_Walsh crosses into the box, finding A_Wisse 
          ...  A_Wisse tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  A_McGregor tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lester plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_McGregor 
Min. 66 :(rom) F_Tavano hoists the ball across to J_Lester 
          ...  J_Lester hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_McGregor never had a chance! 
Min. 73 :(ars) Y_Hanchao off the woodwork. 
          ...  J_Vertonghen picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Vertonghen could have let it bounce! 
          ...  J_Pullin can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Pullin makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 74 :(ars) R_Blake runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Y_Hanchao 
          ...  M_Salo wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 74 :(rom) M_Ballack bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Wisse 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Vertonghen 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 75 :(ars) Stig with a probing pass to Gordon_Hill 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Walsh 
Min. 81 :(ars) M_Van_Basten gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Blake 
          ...  R_Blake carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  J_Pullin palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Hanchao hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Clarke reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates
Attendance           : 33,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : R_Blake
Scorers              : R_Blake (27)
Sent Off             : R_Acquafresca (1)
Booked               : Gordon_Hill (21), Stig (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : A_Wisse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Lester (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       18
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 1 Roma
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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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A_McGregor     GK  27   1   1   1  37 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  24  12   7  19 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   2
E_Hovland      DF   1  24   9   7  19 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  78   0
J_Vertonghen   DF   1  23  13   9  25 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  44  10
N_Kilkenny     DF   1  24  11   4  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  24   8
Y_Hanchao      DM   1  14  25   9  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Stig           MF   2  10  28   9  36 |  95   0   0   6   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  38  12
Gordon_Hill    MF   1   8  25   9  18 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  16  -2
R_Blake        FW   1   7  11  24  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  24  52
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   8  13  22  30 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Van_Basten   FW   1  11  12  25  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  23  12
Z_Wei          GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   1  20   7   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_v_Hanegem    MF   1  10  24   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alcaraz      MF   1   8  22  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ashton       FW   1   6  11  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pullin       GK  31   1   1   1   7 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0
S_Walsh        DF   1  24  15   7  28 |  95   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  80   0
M_Salo         DF   1  23  11  12  39 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  48   0
A_Clarke       DF   1  21  11   7  16 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  76   0   8
F_Tavano       DF   1  21   9   8  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
E_Carter       MF   1  10  24   8  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
M_Ballack      MF   1   4  24   7  37 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33   2
D_DeRossie     MF   1   9  22  10  16 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  62  13   8
A_Aquilani     MF   1  10  17   9  34 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0
A_Wisse        FW   1  13  13  24  10 |  95   0   1   1   1   6   0   0   0   0  27  49  36
J_Lester       FW   1  10   9  21  18 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
H_Gomes        GK  29   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Frost        DF   1  17   8   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mancini      DF   1  16  11   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vucinic      MF   1   4  16  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zarineh      FW   1   9   9  20  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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