Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Luke KerrLuke Kerr Dan Thomas Dan Thomas
Ivan HoweyI. Howey79
G
1
G
81Lucien TchoutangL. Tchoutang
Nicholas CraddockN. Craddock70
D
2
D
79Jose Javier CarcedoJ. Carcedo
Andy MckayA. Mckay79
D
3
D
76Johan OliveiraJ. Oliveira
Sveinn KjartanssonS. Kjartansson74
D
4
D
77Aristide BehiA. Behi
Hermann HaraldurH. Haraldur76
D
5
D
80Colin BairdC. Baird
Ben GreeningB. Greening78
M
6
M
87Seth WhiteS. White
Edgar QuaresmaE. Quaresma84
M
7captain
M
95Alessio OttofaroA. Ottofaro
Farid SalhiF. Salhi79
A
captain8
A
79Artur FernandesA. Fernandes
Gilles CotteeG. Cottee76
A
9
A
82Martijn DijkstraM. Dijkstra
Rainer JahnR. Jahn75
A
10
A
78Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano
Steve SalakoS. Salako75
A
11
A
80Andriy FeskovA. Feskov
 
Steven UpsonS. Upson44
A
12
A
77Dave VassellD. Vassell
Glynn BrambleG. Bramble65
A
13
M
87Hauke BartschH. Bartsch
Tony JobsonT. Jobson90
M
14
D
72Sylvain LoweS. Lowe

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 17,786 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off the first half!
2.41
Jose Javier Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Andriy Feskov collects the pass. Andriy Feskov shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
6.16
Colin Baird threads a neat ball through to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra sees a break and surges forward. Martijn Dijkstra shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
8.57
Andy Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Ben Greening collects the pass. Ben Greening flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Jahn. Rainer Jahn chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Salako. Steve Salako muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Lucien Tchoutang easily gets down and covers it.
10.37
Johan Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano lofts in a cross ball towards Andriy Feskov. Andriy Feskov powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
15.10
Andy Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Quaresma collects the pass. Edgar Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee shoots from 20 yards but Lucien Tchoutang is on top of it.
16.40
Seth White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Ivan Howey.
17.42
Alessio Ottofaro takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Aristide Behi rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.42
Aristide Behi hits a low pass to Alessio Ottofaro. Alessio Ottofaro chips the ball to his team mate, Seth White. Seth White lofts in a cross ball towards Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano flicks the ball with his head. Ivan Howey manages to gather it effortlessly.
20.50
Nicholas Craddock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Salako. Steve Salako makes a simple pass, allowing Ben Greening to run into the box. Ben Greening side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Lucien Tchoutang.
22.31
Farid Salhi takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Johan Oliveira reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
30.52
Edgar Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Jahn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rainer Jahn shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
33.33
Colin Baird takes it forward alone. Colin Baird controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.23
Seth White plays the ball forward to Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
36.58
Alessio Ottofaro laces a through ball forward to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano beats his man to it with a header but it is shockingly off target!
38.52
Seth White surges forward with the ball. Seth White whips in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
39.48
Ben Greening clumsily knocks into Jose Javier Carcedo. The referee calls over Ben Greening and warns him to calm down! Jose Javier Carcedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.54
Edgar Quaresma laces a weighted ball forward to Ben Greening. Ben Greening shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
42.38
Rainer Jahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Farid Salhi. Farid Salhi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lucien Tchoutang who gathers it comfortably.
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. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
51.28
Alessio Ottofaro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seth White. Seth White plays a scrappy one-two with Alessio Ottofaro and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Seth White provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Ivan Howey is on top of it.
55.01
Nicholas Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma plays the ball forward to Ben Greening. Ben Greening runs straight at the defence! Ben Greening shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Colin Baird happens to be in the right place to block it.
57.10
Ben Greening knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Salako. Colin Baird comes in with a late challenge on Steve Salako. Steve Salako appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
59.28
Edgar Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Salako. Steve Salako plays a scrappy one-two with Gilles Cottee and advances towards the goal... Steve Salako looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.49
Alessio Ottofaro kicks a strong pass forward to Seth White. Seth White shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Ivan Howey manages to gather it effortlessly.
65.04
Colin Baird knocks the ball forward to Seth White. Seth White threads a neat ball through to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra plays a scrappy one-two with Franceco Mezzano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martijn Dijkstra rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
67.51
Gilles Cottee comes in with a late challenge on Johan Oliveira. The referee calls over Gilles Cottee and shows him a yellow card! Johan Oliveira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.45
Alessio Ottofaro sees Franceco Mezzano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Franceco Mezzano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Craddock.
75.48
Sveinn Kjartansson sees space and advances. Sveinn Kjartansson flicks a high ball forward to Ben Greening who takes it down. Ben Greening passes the ball forward to Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Edgar Quaresma!
79.56
Edgar Quaresma plays the ball forward to Rainer Jahn. Rainer Jahn kicks a strong pass forward to Gilles Cottee but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.19
Aristide Behi makes a probing pass to Alessio Ottofaro. Alessio Ottofaro finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
89.09
Alessio Ottofaro sees a break and surges forward. Alessio Ottofaro knocks in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Hermann Haraldur and the loose ball is cleared up field.
90.00
Edgar Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Gilles Cottee. Gilles Cottee whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Arsenal!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Rotherham United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
31.6%
42.1%
26.3%

Scorers
Steve Salako 59
Edgar Quaresma 75, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Quaresma of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Ivan Howey (GK)
8
2.Nicholas Craddock (DEF)
6
3.Andy Mckay (DEF)
6
4.Sveinn Kjartansson (DEF)
6
5.Hermann Haraldur (DEF)
6
6.Ben Greening (MID)
7
7.Edgar Quaresma (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Farid Salhi (ATT)
6
9.Gilles Cottee (ATT)yellow card
7
10.Rainer Jahn (ATT)
6
11.Steve Salako (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Steven Upson (ATT)
0
13.Glynn Bramble (ATT)
0
14.Tony Jobson (MID)
0

1.Lucien Tchoutang (GK)
6
2.Jose Javier Carcedo (DEF)
6
3.Johan Oliveira (DEF)
6
4.Aristide Behi (DEF)
6
5.Colin Baird (DEF)
7
6.Seth White (MID)
7
7.Alessio Ottofaro (MID)
7
8.Artur Fernandes (ATT)
6
9.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)
7
10.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)
6
11.Andriy Feskov (ATT)
6
 
12.Dave Vassell (ATT)
0
13.Hauke Bartsch (MID)
0
14.Sylvain Lowe (DEF)
0