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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 4 (setup 5, season 17)
Arsenal
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Petr CECH1Vid BELEC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Héctor BELLERÍN Moruno27Tom HŘGLI
Ignacio Monreal Eraso, NACHO MONREAL37Ivan STRINIC
Mesut ÖZIL84Markus HENRIKSEN
Laurent KOSCIELNY5Kim André MADSEN
Shkodran MUSTAFI86Roberto PUNCEC
Theo WALCOTT87Kamil VACEK
Alexis Alejandro SÁNCHEZ Barbé886Maksim KANUNNIKOV
Olivier GIROUD89Marcus PEDERSEN
Francis COQUELIN710Marco D'ALESSANDRO
LUCAS Pérez Martínez116Kamil GROSICKI
Manager
Gabriel Armando de Abreu, GABRIEL PAULISTA12Sonny KITTEL
David OSPINA Ramírez13Simone COLOMBI
Per MERTESACKER14Sebastian HERTNER
Granit XHAKA15Vasilis KOUTSIANIKOULIS
Mohamed Nassir ELNENY166Rajko REP

Arsenal 3 Hartlepool United 1
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 40,938, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Tony BATES 6½, TV: live)
12 Giroud, 29 Walcott, 34 ÖzilScorers74 Pedersen
Substitutions80 Puncec <=> Rep
Sendings off
Bookings33 Vacek
2Corners3
5Fouls10
10Offsides8
5Shots on5
11Shots off1
16Total shots6
1Shots saved4
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Alexis Alejandro SÁNCHEZ Barbé
4LUCAS beat KANUNNIKOV and placed the ball to GIROUD who toe-poked his effort wide.
6D'ALESSANDRO nutmegged WALCOTT but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
6The Hartlepool United 'keeper saved a curling shot from SÁNCHEZ.
12GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from LUCAS struck the crossbar and in the ensuing scramble the ball was headed into the net by GIROUD. (1-0 Arsenal)
14WALCOTT drove a right foot shot wide from twenty yards out.
16A tame shot from SÁNCHEZ rolled agonisingly wide.
17NACHO MONREAL booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
21The motionless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from HENRIKSEN dropped just over.
26VACEK's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
29GOAL!! An inswinging corner was booted clear only for WALCOTT to volley the ball into the net. (2-0 Arsenal)
33The ref cautions VACEK for an off-the-ball incident against WALCOTT.
34GOAL!! A poor goal-kick was intercepted by WALCOTT who setup ÖZIL with an easy chance. (3-0 Arsenal)
36A fine ball from PUNCEC on the right was collected by PEDERSEN who scuffed his effort wide.
41KANUNNIKOV's shot beat CECH but rebounded off the Arsenal upright.
42SÁNCHEZ flicked a simple chance past the far post.
 
50GIROUD brought the ball away from HŘGLI and rifled a weak shot over the bar.
55SÁNCHEZ shot wide.
64KANUNNIKOV rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Arsenal 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
66A accurate pass bobbled toward SÁNCHEZ and his right foot shot raced narrowly over.
73LUCAS was put clear by WALCOTT and he nutmegged the 'keeper but rammed his shot over the bar.
74GOAL!! KANUNNIKOV made space for PEDERSEN who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, glanced the ball past CECH. (3-1 Arsenal)
76A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
86BELLERÍN rushed a simple chance.