Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | SC Heerenveen | SC Heerenveen | ||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Clark | Trevor Clark | manager | Fedde De Jong | Fedde De Jong | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Redondo | B. Redondo |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Mike Schomaker | M. Schomaker | |||||||||
| Hugo Okpara | H. Okpara |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Martin Seifert | M. Seifert | |||||||||
| Dean Newton | D. Newton |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Philipp Arndt | P. Arndt | |||||||||
| Jyri Barck | J. Barck |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Mohammed Hupkes | M. Hupkes | |||||||||
| Ezio Serao | E. Serao |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 70 | | Tjalle Veldman | T. Veldman | |||||||||
| Oleg Jackson | O. Jackson | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Gavin Taylor | G. Taylor | |||||||||
| Stephen Adams | S. Adams | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Hugo Soares | H. Soares | |||||||||
| Niccolo Salmon | N. Salmon | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 |  | Guillermo Garrido | G. Garrido | |||||||||
| Ivan Batty | I. Batty | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Barry Averdijk | B. Averdijk | |||||||||
| Morris Bridge | M. Bridge | | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Eric Gullit | E. Gullit | |||||||||
| Jon Newby | J. Newby | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Elías Álvarez | E. Álvarez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play SC Heerenveen in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 18,467 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SC Heerenveen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SC Heerenveen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0SC Heerenveen kick off and get the first half underway!
9.26
0-0Oleg Jackson knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Mike Schomaker!
10.10
1-0Dean Newton kicks a strong pass forward to Ezio Serao. Ezio Serao knocks the ball forward to Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.50
1-0Niccolo Salmon threads the ball through to Jon Newby. Jon Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.51
Dean Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Jackson. Oleg Jackson decides to run forward with the ball. Oleg Jackson lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Ivan Batty scores for Arsenal!!
21.25
2-0Guillermo Garrido makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Barry Averdijk. Barry Averdijk shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.02
Niccolo Salmon threads the ball through to Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.12
Niccolo Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Newby. Jon Newby shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
27.58
Hugo Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Barry Averdijk. Barry Averdijk shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
30.49
Jyri Barck brings the ball forward. Jyri Barck knocks the ball forward to Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty knocks the ball forward to Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.58
Oleg Jackson makes a simple pass to Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge takes a shot at goal but Mike Schomaker is on top of it.
36.55
Hugo Okpara controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ezio Serao. Ezio Serao kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
38.07
Oleg Jackson flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Mike Schomaker had no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
42.40
Hugo Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Gullit. Eric Gullit makes a simple pass to Elías Álvarez. Elías Álvarez shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Arsenal start the second half!
47.37
Niccolo Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
48.57
Niccolo Salmon knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.05
Tjalle Veldman passes the ball forward to Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Barry Averdijk. Barry Averdijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Gullit. Eric Gullit cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.51
Ezio Serao makes a probing pass to Morris Bridge. Morris Bridge shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
77.21
Ezio Serao controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty whips in a cross ball towards Jon Newby. Jon Newby powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.06
Stephen Adams flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Batty. Ivan Batty knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.58
Guillermo Garrido knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Gullit. Eric Gullit controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
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Yellow Cards
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Possession
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Scorers
| Ivan Batty 10, 19 Morris Bridge 30, 38 Jon Newby 77 | Elías Álvarez 42 Eric Gullit 67 |