Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Felgueiras | Felgueiras | ||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Clark | Trevor Clark | manager | Matthew Vaughan | Matthew Vaughan | |||||||||||||||||
| Stan Pearce | S. Pearce |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Nuno Almeida | N. Almeida | |||||||||
| Dean Newton | D. Newton | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Sergio Almeida | S. Almeida | |||||||||
| Billy Oliver | B. Oliver | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo | |||||||||
| Seth Royce | S. Royce | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 80 |  | Paul Rae | P. Rae | |||||||||
| Ross Neville | R. Neville | | 59 | M | | 5 | | M | 79 |  | Cauê Amauri | C. Amauri | |||||||||
| Danny Collymore | D. Collymore | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Shane Viduka | S. Viduka | |||||||||
| Steve Wilson | S. Wilson | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | Olivier Nilis | O. Nilis | |||||||||
| Oleg Jackson | O. Jackson | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 85 |  | Alioune Trezeguet | A. Trezeguet | |||||||||
| Morris Bridge | M. Bridge | | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | David Moreira | D. Moreira | |||||||||
| Damien Gray | D. Gray | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 79 | | Alberto Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Jon Newby | J. Newby | | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 82 | | Fabien Desailly | F. Desailly | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play Felgueiras in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Arsenal lead by 2-1 from the first leg. A crowd of 18,214 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Felgueiras are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Felgueiras are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Felgueiras start the match!
2.21
0-0Felgueiras are easily keeping Arsenal at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
3.25
0-0Olivier Nilis knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly goes all the way! Fabien Desailly takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.49
0-0Paul Rae controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cauê Amauri. Cauê Amauri decides to run forward with the ball. Cauê Amauri whips in a cross ball towards Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Stan Pearce.
9.43
Cauê Amauri makes a probing pass to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Stan Pearce!
14.07
Cauê Amauri makes a probing pass to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly makes a probing pass to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Stan Pearce easily smothers it!
16.12
Olivier Nilis makes a simple pass to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.09
Cauê Amauri sees a break and surges forward. Cauê Amauri shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Stan Pearce manages to gather it comfortably.
20.27
0-0Alioune Trezeguet passes the ball forward to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Newton.
22.18
Oleg Jackson flicks the ball to his team mate, Damien Gray. Damien Gray shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.17
Shane Viduka passes the ball forward to David Moreira. David Moreira shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
28.35
Cauê Amauri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Stan Pearce.
32.43
Olivier Nilis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves heads the ball goalwards. Stan Pearce easily picks it out of the air!
33.45
Olivier Nilis flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves goes all the way! Alberto Alves shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
39.03
Lucien Ndo makes a probing pass to Alioune Trezeguet. Alioune Trezeguet makes a probing pass to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.48
Olivier Nilis makes a probing pass to David Moreira. David Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
51.58
Alioune Trezeguet takes it forward alone. Alioune Trezeguet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Newton.
53.06
Olivier Nilis knocks the ball forward to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dean Newton.
55.34
Shane Viduka makes a simple pass to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Stan Pearce manages to keep it out.
57.08
1-0Seth Royce knocks the ball forward to Danny Collymore. Danny Collymore flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Nuno Almeida had no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
61.38
Lucien Ndo flicks the ball to his team mate, Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka makes a simple pass to David Moreira. David Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stan Pearce!
63.44
Olivier Nilis kicks a strong pass forward to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly shoots from 20 yards. Stan Pearce easily smothers it.
66.36
Danny Collymore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Newby. Jon Newby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nuno Almeida easily smothers it.
67.59
Alioune Trezeguet takes it forward alone. Alioune Trezeguet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Newton.
71.25
Shane Viduka controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Moreira. David Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Stan Pearce had no chance!! Goal for Felgueiras!
75.33
Danny Collymore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Newby. Jon Newby knocks in a cross ball towards Damien Gray. Damien Gray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Nuno Almeida!
77.37
Dean Newton decides to run forward with the ball. Dean Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Newby. Jon Newby shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
84.34
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.18
1-1Ross Neville makes a simple pass to Damien Gray. Damien Gray kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Newby but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.55
Danny Collymore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Gray. Damien Gray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Olivier Nilis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Stan Pearce.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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