Unknown Match Type, Newcastle United vs. Arsenal (Sun May 17) Newcastle United | Arsenal 4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 E Jim Leslie | Tyler Smith | P_Kristianson GK | GK B_Foster P_Albert DF | DF G_Pique W_Barton DF | DF W_Liang C_Sito DF | DF D_Bonera G_O'Neil DF | DF D_Mackay N_Kranjar MF | MF P_Denilson D_Guthrie MF | MF A_Diego E_Dag MF | MF Marconi O_Koroman FW | MF A_Zeldax13 L_Ferdinand FW | FW S_Sinclair R_Donaldson13 MF | FW Eric_Cantona | A_Warrington SUB | SUB M_Almunia Reyes SUB | SUB DC_Rubio J_Ledley SUB | SUB B_Sagna R_Albiol SUB | SUB J_Opuka C_N'Zogbia SUB | SUB Y_Xu Referee: W_Higgins (Scotland) Min. 1 :(ars) Eric_Cantona beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Eric_Cantona with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But P_Kristianson just gets his fingers to that one ... W_Higgins has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 2 :(new) P_Albert spits at P_Denilson ... He deserves punishment for that! ... W_Higgins calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 13 :(new) E_Dag hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... O_Koroman collects the loose ball! ... From long range O_Koroman bends the ball towards goal! ... It floats over B_Foster ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 19 :(ars) A_Diego kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Eric_Cantona gets on the end of the pass ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... G_O'Neil hits it out for a throw Min. 19 :(new) P_Albert kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Guthrie gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... W_Liang with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 24 :(ars) Marconi threads the through ball to Eric_Cantona ... The cross hits Eric_Cantona on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 25 :(ars) A_Diego looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to W_Liang ... Intercepted by D_Guthrie Min. 29 :(new) R_Donaldson13 pulls it back to L_Ferdinand ... But he loses control of it ... G_Pique hits it out for a throw Min. 29 :(ars) S_Sinclair steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... S_Sinclair flicks the header toward the far post! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... P_Kristianson grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 31 :(new) O_Koroman with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... But Marconi slides in Min. 32 :(ars) A_Diego with the through ball to D_Mackay ... But W_Barton spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 35 :(new) W_Barton hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Ferdinand latches onto it! ... L_Ferdinand hits a great drive! ... B_Foster can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... B_Foster makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 37 :(ars) Eric_Cantona has space to run with the ball ... C_Sito with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 41 :(ars) A_Diego controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Sinclair gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Sinclair with the crafty shot! ... The shot slips through P_Kristianson's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me ... CORNER! ... A_Diego hits it towards the far post! ... W_Barton belts it clear Min. 41 :(new) O_Koroman beats G_Pique ... He showed great skill there ... D_Bonera with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... C_Sito drives it in ... B_Foster 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. 42 :(new) N_Kranjar looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_O'Neil ... G_O'Neil tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Donaldson13 plays it into the danger area! ... B_Foster catches it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(new) L_Ferdinand with the Cruyff turn ... D_Mackay tackles from behind ... W_Higgins wants a quiet word ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... D_Guthrie shapes to shoot ... He plays it to L_Ferdinand instead ... A_Zeldax13 tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Guthrie! ... G_O'Neil loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... B_Foster won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 44 :(new) W_Barton has the ball ... He knocks the ball past W_Liang ... He puts in N_Kranjar! ... N_Kranjar looks to see where B_Foster is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But B_Foster punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that B_Foster got a touch Min. 45 :(new) E_Dag sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Albert ... D_Bonera wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 46 :(new) W_Barton plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... D_Bonera slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 47 :(ars) P_Denilson has it now ... He takes on D_Guthrie ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Sinclair! ... P_Albert tackles cleanly ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-0 Arsenal Min. 48 :(new) O_Koroman with a 40-yard pass to E_Dag ... An audacious effort from E_Dag ! ... Wide of goal Min. 55 :(new) The ball runs loose! ... D_Guthrie seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Sinclair Min. 57 :(new) N_Kranjar with a simple pass to C_Sito ... Cleaned up by G_Pique Min. 58 :(new) R_Donaldson13 has a go! ... It hits the defender ... E_Dag collects the loose ball! ... A glorious effort by E_Dag ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... B_Foster tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! Min. 60 :(new) J_Ledley is being brought on ... E_Dag is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 60 :(new) O_Koroman gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds N_Kranjar ... N_Kranjar with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But he somehow misses ... The Arsenal fans laugh at him Min. 62 :(ars) D_Mackay is clutching his leg! ... The Arsenal physio rushes on ... He isn't able to carry on! Min. 62 :(ars) DC_Rubio is coming on for D_Mackay and will play DF Min. 63 :(ars) A_Zeldax13 gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Eric_Cantona ... D_Guthrie with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(new) L_Ferdinand takes advantage of a mistake by W_Liang ... It's a lucky break ... But DC_Rubio slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 70 :(new) R_Albiol is coming on and L_Ferdinand is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 72 :(ars) A_Diego makes the tackle ... Superbly timed tackle by W_Barton ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... A_Diego swings it in! ... P_Kristianson makes the catch! Min. 74 :(new) N_Kranjar with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to R_Albiol ... G_Pique tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... W_Higgins has stopped play ... Well spotted by W_Higgins! Min. 76 :(ars) S_Sinclair with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from P_Albert ... S_Sinclair tries to chip the ball over P_Kristianson! ... P_Kristianson is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... P_Kristianson looks very relieved! Min. 77 :(ars) D_Bonera turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Diego ... D_Guthrie takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... He looks dejected with himself now Min. 78 :(ars) A_Diego with a penetrating pass to G_Pique ... G_Pique has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... P_Kristianson falls over ... But P_Kristianson is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 86 :(new) O_Koroman rushes through the defence ... O_Koroman hits the ball first time! ... But B_Foster makes an easy save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(new) N_Kranjar is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to O_Koroman ... O_Koroman is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But W_Higgins waves play on ... He just has to beat B_Foster ... He tries to slide it past B_Foster ... B_Foster pulls off a save !! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park Attendance : 52,167 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Barton (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : D_Guthrie (77) Booked : P_Albert (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Pique Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : D_Mackay (62) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 7 | 4 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 14 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 0 - 0 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Kristianson GK 28 1 1 1 13 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 P_Albert DF 1 21 11 7 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -4 -4 W_Barton DF 1 21 10 7 21 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 66 0 C_Sito DF 1 20 9 7 38 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 55 0 2 G_O'Neil DF 1 19 10 8 36 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 4 N_Kranjar MF 1 10 20 10 38 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 69 14 D_Guthrie MF 1 10 20 9 38 | 79 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 -10 -10 E_Dag MF 1 8 19 14 11 | 62 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 14 O_Koroman FW 1 6 10 19 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 66 26 L_Ferdinand FW 1 10 10 19 30 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 R_Donaldson13 MF 1 8 12 9 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 A_Warrington GK 12 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reyes FW 1 7 8 15 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ledley MF 1 12 17 11 31 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Albiol FW 1 18 9 6 48 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_N'Zogbia FW 1 6 11 16 20 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Foster GK 25 1 1 1 33 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0 G_Pique DF 1 23 11 6 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 0 12 W_Liang DF 1 21 8 6 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bonera DF 1 21 12 6 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 31 0 D_Mackay DF 1 18 12 4 37 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Denilson MF 1 10 19 6 38 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_Diego MF 1 11 22 9 28 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 Marconi MF 1 9 20 13 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 23 0 A_Zeldax13 MF 1 9 13 10 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 30 0 S_Sinclair FW 1 10 9 21 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 25 0 6 Eric_Cantona FW 1 9 9 20 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Almunia GK 13 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DC_Rubio DF 1 19 9 4 31 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 B_Sagna DF 1 18 8 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Opuka DF 1 14 12 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Xu FW 1 4 4 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1242587983 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35