Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     BurnleyBurnley
Max JennerMax Jenner Nick Day Nick Day
Cyrille BedrossianC. Bedrossian72
G
1
G
79Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard
Ian YáñezI. Yáñez73
D
2
D
79Andrei BelodediciA. Belodedici
Francois MaquaF. Maqua70
D
3
D
77Samuel IpouaS. Ipoua
Aldo BotticellaA. Botticella69
D
4
D
75Dominic CollinsD. Collins
Marin StoichitaM. Stoichita76
M
5
M
85Nordin StruparN. Strupar
Leon HarleyL. Harley71
M
captain6
M
83Nicholas KeeganN. Keegan
Jose Javier MartinezJ. Martinez68
M
7
M
82Emmanuel AkinbiyiE. Akinbiyi
Greg LawtonG. Lawton65
M
8captain
M
78Dominic LawD. Law
Manuele MarrocoloM. Marrocolo71
A
9
A
85Frederico RomanF. Roman
Rafael MartinsR. Martins70
A
10
A
82Noah HerzogN. Herzog
Jon EtheringtonJ. Etherington66
A
11
A
80Rafael MoyaR. Moya
 
Adolfo DelgadoA. Delgado68
D
12
M
75Marc InceM. Ince
Danijel PiquionneD. Piquionne65
D
13
M
75Roberto RamosR. Ramos
Danny ButtD. Butt65
A
14
D
74Denys DemyanchukD. Demyanchuk

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Burnley. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Powell.


0.00
Burnley kick off and get the first half underway!
2.36
Andrei Belodedici plays the ball forward to Nicholas Keegan. Nicholas Keegan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicholas Keegan tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Cyrille Bedrossian. Excellent save.
3.09
Dominic Law plays the ball forward to Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Rafael Moya. Rafael Moya rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Cyrille Bedrossian.
8.37
Marin Stoichita chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claus Fredgaard who gathers it comfortably.
14.21
Emmanuel Akinbiyi kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Moya. Rafael Moya rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.52
Greg Lawton threads the ball through to Rafael Martins. Rafael Martins shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
21.24
Dominic Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.34
Nicholas Keegan darts forward. Nicholas Keegan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
34.06
Jose Javier Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Jon Etherington controls it well on his chest. Jon Etherington shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.40
Leon Harley threads the ball through to Manuele Marrocolo. Manuele Marrocolo tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.19
Samuel Ipoua threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Keegan. Nicholas Keegan flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Moya controls it well on his chest. Rafael Moya shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Cyrille Bedrossian.
41.55
Dominic Law takes a quick corner, playing it short to Nordin Strupar. Nordin Strupar tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Aldo Botticella!
45.00
Leon Harley knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Martins. Rafael Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claus Fredgaard who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half. The Arsenal players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal kick off!
47.31
Leon Harley threads a neat ball through to Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.58
Dominic Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Moya. Rafael Moya shoots from 20 yards but somehow Cyrille Bedrossian manages to keep it out.
49.50
Francois Maqua knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Harley. Leon Harley flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Martins collects the pass. Rafael Martins finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.22
Leon Harley kicks a strong pass forward to Manuele Marrocolo. Manuele Marrocolo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
55.15
Jose Javier Martinez flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Marrocolo. Manuele Marrocolo lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Claus Fredgaard. Excellent save.
57.16
Ian Yáñez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Martinez. Jose Javier Martinez flicks a high ball forward to Manuele Marrocolo who takes it down. Manuele Marrocolo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
60.09
Arsenal have made 3 substitutions with Adolfo Delgado replacing Marin Stoichita, Danijel Piquionne replacing Jose Javier Martinez and Danny Butt replacing Rafael Martins .
61.12
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
63.45
Dominic Collins flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Keegan controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Keegan brings the ball forward. Nicholas Keegan whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman connects with a diving header. Cyrille Bedrossian effortlessly punches it away to safety.
66.47
Samuel Ipoua hacks Danny Butt from behind! Samuel Ipoua is shown the yellow card! Danny Butt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.10
Emmanuel Akinbiyi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Emmanuel Akinbiyi deftly passes the ball to Rafael Moya, releasing him through on goal. Rafael Moya rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Cyrille Bedrossian comfortably smothers it!
77.27
Arsenal appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
77.27
Samuel Ipoua chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Keegan. Nicholas Keegan flicks a high pass forward. Noah Herzog holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noah Herzog tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.53
Aldo Botticella flicks a high pass forward. Danijel Piquionne controls it well on his chest. Danijel Piquionne chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Butt. Danny Butt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claus Fredgaard who gathers it comfortably.
85.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.06
Danijel Piquionne threads the ball through to Danny Butt. Danny Butt lofts in a cross ball towards Manuele Marrocolo. Manuele Marrocolo makes a deft header. Solid save from Claus Fredgaard.
90.00
Frederico Roman clumsily knocks into Adolfo Delgado. Frederico Roman is warned by the referee! Adolfo Delgado runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Burnley
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
28.4%
43.3%
28.4%

Scorers
Rafael Moya 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Moya of Burnley

Match Ratings
1.Cyrille Bedrossian (GK)
9
2.Ian Yáñez (DEF)
6
3.Francois Maqua (DEF)
6
4.Aldo Botticella (DEF)
6
5.Marin Stoichita (MID)
6
6.Leon Harley (MID)
7
7.Jose Javier Martinez (MID)
6
8.Greg Lawton (MID)
6
9.Manuele Marrocolo (ATT)
6
10.Rafael Martins (ATT)
6
11.Jon Etherington (ATT)
6
 
12.Adolfo Delgado (DEF)
6
13.Danijel Piquionne (DEF)
6
14.Danny Butt (ATT)
6

1.Claus Fredgaard (GK)
8
2.Andrei Belodedici (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Ipoua (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Dominic Collins (DEF)
6
5.Nordin Strupar (MID)
6
6.Nicholas Keegan (MID)
8
7.Emmanuel Akinbiyi (MID)
7
8.Dominic Law (MID)
7
9.Frederico Roman (ATT)
7
10.Noah Herzog (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Moya (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Marc Ince (MID)
0
13.Roberto Ramos (MID)
0
14.Denys Demyanchuk (DEF)
0