ECFML, Arsenal vs. Leverkusen (Wed Mar 24)


                              Arsenal  |  Leverkusen
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                        Nihad Kalabic  |  Marc Riley
                                       |
                            S_Frey GK  |  GK J_Butt
                       F_Cannavaro DF  |  DF D_Placente
                            A_Cole DF  |  DF J_Nowotny
                        J_Woodgate DF  |  DF Juan
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF Lauren
                    H_Salihamidzic MF  |  MF K_Gonzalez
                            A_Arzu MF  |  MF C_Ramelow
                         G_Asamoah MF  |  MF Y_Basturk
                           P_Aimar MF  |  MF B_Schneider
                         J_Saviola FW  |  FW O_Neuville
                           T_Henry FW  |  FW M_Vaio
                                       |
                          S_Taylor SUB |  SUB T_Starke
                           J_Hoyte SUB |  SUB T_Lucic
                         D_Albelda SUB |  SUB M_Bozic
                          W_Rooney SUB |  SUB M_Babic
                            L_Saha SUB |  SUB S_Schoof




Min. 2  :(lev) Y_Basturk gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Juan is unmarked 
          ...  A skilful effort from Juan ! 
          ...  S_Frey blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 4  :(ars) J_Saviola moves forward 
          ...  J_Saviola hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But J_Butt punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 5  :(ars) G_Asamoah plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Placente forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Salihamidzic chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Placente gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 5  :(lev) M_Vaio with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Vaio drives it low ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  S_Frey is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Nowotny plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Frey jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 6  :(ars) H_Salihamidzic runs at C_Ramelow 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  H_Salihamidzic has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 8  :(ars) P_Aimar with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Juan 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Henry! 
          ...  C_Ramelow slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 9  :(lev) J_Nowotny with the first time pass to B_Schneider 
          ...  B_Schneider tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  Saved by S_Frey 
Min. 11 :(ars) A_Cole has it now 
          ...  He takes on Juan 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Saviola! 
          ...  D_Placente clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 12 :(ars) H_Salihamidzic with an intelligent ball to J_Saviola 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Placente 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Aimar hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Nowotny wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 13 :(lev) M_Vaio takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Woodgate brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 15 :(lev) M_Vaio with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows F_Cannavaro a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Vaio hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 18 :(ars) F_Cannavaro picks out G_Asamoah with the cross 
          ...  G_Asamoah pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But J_Butt palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 22 :(ars) J_Woodgate beats J_Nowotny 
          ...  J_Woodgate hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Thats put Arsenal ahead! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Leverkusen ...
Min. 23 :(ars) T_Henry bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Asamoah 
          ...  Juan takes the player down!! 
          ...  Thats a poor tackle! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  T_Henry bends it round the wall 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Butt never had a chance! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Leverkusen ...
Min. 24 :(lev) D_Placente cuts inside P_Senderos 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Saviola with a reckless challenge 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee sends him off the pitch !! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
Min. 27 :(ars) A_Arzu hoofs it up field to find F_Cannavaro 
          ...  But Juan wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 33 :(ars) G_Asamoah takes advantage of a bad back pass from Lauren 
          ...  G_Asamoah fires the shot in! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 36 :(lev) J_Nowotny with the diagonal pass Juan 
          ...  A_Cole wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 37 :(ars) T_Henry beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Nowotny 
Min. 38 :(lev) O_Neuville cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  O_Neuville with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 40 :(ars) T_Henry pushes it past Lauren 
          ...  M_Vaio fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  P_Senderos swings it in 
          ...  T_Henry gets on the end of it 
          ...  Lauren reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 42 :(lev) J_Nowotny with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  A_Arzu fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  Its just a warning 
Min. 42 :(lev) J_Nowotny with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  J_Nowotny attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Gonzalez plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Woodgate clears the corner 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ars) H_Salihamidzic has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Nowotny 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Henry! 
          ...  But D_Placente clears the ball to safety 
Min. 47 :(ars) H_Salihamidzic feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Arzu runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Arzu has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-0 Leverkusen

Min. 46 :(ars) T_Henry runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  T_Henry tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  J_Butt never had a chance! 
Min. 47 :(ars) H_Salihamidzic pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Arzu is clean through! 
          ...  A_Arzu heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 48 :(ars) T_Henry gets possession in his own half 
          ...  T_Henry looks to see where J_Butt is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But J_Butt makes an easy save 
Min. 49 :(ars) A_Arzu sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Henry 
          ...  T_Henry fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  J_Butt can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Butt makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 51 :(lev) M_Vaio beats his man 
          ...  M_Vaio hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Its going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  S_Frey looks relieved there! 
Min. 52 :(ars) T_Henry sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  T_Henry hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 52 :(lev) Lauren with a first time pass 
          ...  K_Gonzalez runs onto it! 
          ...  K_Gonzalez with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  S_Frey is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 55 :(lev) B_Schneider with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Cannavaro 
          ...  B_Schneider with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Leverkusen ...
Min. 62 :(ars) P_Aimar hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Henry latches onto it! 
          ...  The cross hits T_Henry on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 65 :(ars) F_Cannavaro brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Lauren 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Arzu! 
          ...  A_Arzu shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  J_Butt catches the ball 
Min. 70 :(ars) D_Albelda replaces G_Asamoah to play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(ars) Up goes the substitution board - L_Saha on for T_Henry as a FW 
Min. 70 :(ars) P_Aimar sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  Lauren tackles cleanly 
Min. 72 :(ars) F_Cannavaro has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Nowotny 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Saha! 
          ...  Juan steals the ball of off him 
Min. 73 :(lev) Juan reads the run of J_Nowotny 
          ...  J_Nowotny uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 75 :(ars) D_Albelda with the cross-field pass to J_Woodgate 
          ...  J_Woodgate curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 75 :(lev) M_Vaio runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  F_Cannavaro slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 76 :(ars) D_Albelda leaves his marker standing 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Albelda ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Butt moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Its beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 76 :(lev) M_Vaio runs into space 
          ...  M_Vaio with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  S_Frey with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 77 :(ars) J_Woodgate can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  Y_Basturk with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Its in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  P_Aimar knocks it forward 
          ...  H_Salihamidzic gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Placente plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Butt can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Aimar hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Woodgate gets something on it! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 80 :(ars) F_Cannavaro drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to H_Salihamidzic 
          ...  Cleared by J_Nowotny 
Min. 80 :(lev) Juan backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  K_Gonzalez gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Cannavaro wins the ball 
Min. 81 :(ars) P_Senderos sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  P_Senderos hits a curling shot! 
          ...  J_Butt heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 82 :(ars) H_Salihamidzic can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  H_Salihamidzic looks to see where J_Butt is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  J_Butt 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. 84 :(ars) H_Salihamidzic turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  H_Salihamidzic with the crafty shot! 
          ...  J_Butt makes a difficult save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Highbury
Attendance           : 5,808
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : T_Henry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Woodgate (22), T_Henry (23)
Sent Off             : J_Saviola (24)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : B_Schneider
Scorers              : B_Schneider (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Juan (23), M_Vaio (40), Y_Basturk (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       11
Off target           :          12        |       7
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          15        |       6
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Leverkusen
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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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S_Frey         GK  14   7   2   5  30 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   1  14   6   3  12 |  93   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  12   0
A_Cole         DF   1  14   6   3  12 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   0
J_Woodgate     DF   1  13   7   8  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  10   0  12
P_Senderos     DF   1  12   6   3  12 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
H_Salihamidzic  MF   1   5  14   7  30 |  93   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12   2
A_Arzu         MF   1   4  14   7  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   6   2
G_Asamoah      MF   1   5  14   7  30 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
P_Aimar        MF   1   4  14   5  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
J_Saviola      FW   1   6   9  14  10 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -8
T_Henry        FW   1   6   9  14  22 |  72   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   3  14
S_Taylor       GK  10   6   5   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hoyte        DF   1  12   6   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Albelda      MF   1   7  14   7  21 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
W_Rooney       FW   1   6   9  13  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Saha         FW   1   6   9  13  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Leverkusen
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_Butt         GK  13   6   5   5  30 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Placente     DF   1  14   6   5  30 |  93   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Nowotny      DF   1  13   6   5  30 |  93   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   6   0
Juan           DF   1  12   6   5  30 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0   8   4   0
Lauren         DF   1  13   4   2  19 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   3   0
K_Gonzalez     MF   1   4  13   7  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ramelow      MF   1   7  12   5  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0
Y_Basturk      MF   1   4  14   7  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   1  -2
B_Schneider    MF   1   4  13   7  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  14
O_Neuville     FW   1   6   6  14  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vaio         FW   1   6   8  13  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   0
T_Starke       GK  10   6   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lucic        DF   1  11   6   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bozic        DF   1  11   6   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babic        MF   1   4  12   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Schoof       FW   1   6   6  12  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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