Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     LiverpoolLiverpool
James HayesJames Hayes Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Nicolas HerreraN. Herrera70
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Luis FariaL. Faria71
D
2
D
82Samir HollmerS. Hollmer
Julian ReyesJ. Reyes72
D
3
D
85Duncan GlassD. Glass
Graham VassellG. Vassell73
D
4
D
83Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg
Arturo GilA. Gil66
M
5captain
M
89Scott InglisS. Inglis
Eben GargoE. Gargo85
M
captain6
M
82Peter BarrettP. Barrett
Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne75
M
7
M
83Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Mateus PeladoM. Pelado72
M
8
M
83Paul MikeP. Mike
Daniel PrietoD. Prieto72
A
9
A
83Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie73
A
10
A
85Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García
Neil MccallN. Mccall72
A
11
A
92Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro
 
Loic LachuerL. Lachuer70
D
12
D
79Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre
Tim SummerbellT. Summerbell70
M
13
M
81David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Kelvin InceK. Ince72
A
14
A
78Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 16,822 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
Arsenal kick off and get the match underway!
3.23
Eben Gargo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne advances inside the box! Sylvain Gascoigne rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.07
Patricio Caballero flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Lisbie who brings the ball under control. Paolo Lisbie passes the ball forward but Miguel Ribeiro is offside!
8.18
Miguel Ribeiro sees Carlos Dario García in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Dario García makes a simple pass, allowing Paolo Lisbie to run into the box. Paolo Lisbie rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
12.05
Eben Gargo knocks the ball forward to Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
15.55
Samir Hollmer sees space and advances. Samir Hollmer flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Lisbie who brings the ball under control. Paolo Lisbie plays a scrappy one-two with Carlos Dario García and advances towards the goal... Paolo Lisbie tries a spectacular strike but somehow Nicolas Herrera manages to keep it out.
16.18
Samir Hollmer flicks a high pass forward to Peter Barrett who brings the ball under control. Peter Barrett threads the ball through to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Faria.
18.04
Paul Mike passes the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Faria.
20.48
Miguel Ribeiro hacks Julian Reyes from behind! The referee brings Miguel Ribeiro to one side and gives him a warning! Julian Reyes stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.39
Graham Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sylvain Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Mateus Pelado. Mateus Pelado lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Fabricio Pereyra. Excellent save.
26.49
Julian Reyes catches Paolo Lisbie on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paolo Lisbie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.48
Luis Faria laces a weighted ball forward to Eben Gargo. Eben Gargo sees Neil Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Malmberg.
38.17
Patricio Caballero plays the ball forward to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carlos Dario García!
42.04
Sylvain Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Luis Faria who takes it down. Luis Faria sees space and advances. Luis Faria whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.02
Paul Mike comes in with a late challenge on Eben Gargo. Paul Mike is shown the yellow card! Eben Gargo runs off the knock.
45.00
Peter Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero darts forward. Patricio Caballero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Faria.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool switch their midfield play to Push Forward and their attack play to Cross Balls and their overall play to Attacking.

45.00
Liverpool start the second half!
47.48
Eben Gargo makes a simple pass to Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fabricio Pereyra gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
53.47
Patricio Caballero threads a neat ball through to Paul Mike. Paul Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nicolas Herrera with no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
60.30
Arsenal have made 3 substitutions with Loic Lachuer replacing Graham Vassell, Tim Summerbell replacing Mateus Pelado and Kelvin Ince replacing Neil Ritchie .Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Abraham Delatorre replacing Samir Hollmer and David Quaresma replacing Paul Mike .
63.19
Duncan Glass knocks the ball forward to Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
66.46
Patricio Caballero knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis heads the ball goalwards. Nicolas Herrera didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
69.40
With great vision, Stefan Malmberg plays the ball forward to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis makes a probing pass to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nicolas Herrera!
71.46
Stefan Malmberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett makes a simple pass to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
73.31
Loic Lachuer chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
75.55
Abraham Delatorre chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass makes a simple pass to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro powers a header at goal. Nicolas Herrera easily punches it away to safety.
77.29
Liverpool have made a substitution with Meziane Zerara replacing Miguel Ribeiro .
78.31
Sylvain Gascoigne makes a simple pass to Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
79.30
Duncan Glass flicks a high pass forward. Peter Barrett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Barrett threads a neat ball through to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Nicolas Herrera is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.04
Loic Lachuer chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Mccall. Neil Mccall sees space and advances. Neil Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.16
Eben Gargo makes a simple pass to Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne makes a simple pass, allowing Eben Gargo to run into the box. Eben Gargo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Eben Gargo scores for Arsenal!!
90.00
Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Peter Barrett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Barrett shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Liverpool
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
30.5%
46.3%
23.2%

Scorers
Sylvain Gascoigne 3
Eben Gargo 87
Carlos Dario García 38, 79
Miguel Ribeiro 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Dario García of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Nicolas Herrera (GK)
7
2.Luis Faria (DEF)
6
3.Julian Reyes (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Graham Vassell (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Gil (MID)
6
6.Eben Gargo (MID)goal scored
8
7.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)goal scored
8
8.Mateus Pelado (MID)
6
9.Daniel Prieto (ATT)
6
10.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6
11.Neil Mccall (ATT)
6
 
12.Loic Lachuer (DEF)
6
13.Tim Summerbell (MID)
6
14.Kelvin Ince (ATT)
6

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
7
2.Samir Hollmer (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Glass (DEF)
6
4.Stefan Malmberg (DEF)
6
5.Scott Inglis (MID)
7
6.Peter Barrett (MID)
7
7.Patricio Caballero (MID)
7
8.Paul Mike (MID)yellow card
6
9.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)
7
10.Carlos Dario García (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Abraham Delatorre (DEF)
6
13.David Quaresma (MID)
6
14.Meziane Zerara (ATT)
6