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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 39 (setup 3, season 9)
Arsenal
v.
Espanyol
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Marek STECH1YOEL Rodríguez Oterino
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Philipp LAHM2Jorge Andújar Moreno, COKE
Bruno MARTINS-INDI3Fausto Manuel PINTO Rosas
Luka MODRIC748Juan Miguel Jiménez López, JUANMI
Javier Alejandro MASCHERANO758Nicolas Martín PAREJA
Branislav IVANOVIC6Facundo Sebastián RONCAGLIA
AURO Alvaro da Cruz Junior77Ferrán COROMINAS Telechea
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma8Joan VERDÚ Fernández
Lucas BOYÉ69Raúl TAMUDO Montero
Wayne ROONEY10Milos NINKOVIC
Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Díaz117Ivica OLIC
Manager
Marco REUS12Morten Gamst PEDERSEN
Jorge Resurrección Merodio, KOKE13Cristian Darío ÁLVAREZ
Jason DENAYER14Marco MOTTA
Francesc FABREGAS Soler15Javier Márquez Moreno, JAVI MÁRQUEZ
Claudio MARCHISIO616Ben SAHAR

Arsenal 1 Espanyol 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 43,525, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Baldomero TOLEDO 5½)
71 ModricScorers8 Verdú, 21 Juanmi
83 Lahm <=> MarchisioSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners0
18Fouls9
0Offsides2
5Shots on3
7Shots off10
12Total shots13
4Shots saved1
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Nicolas Martín PAREJA
2A cross from COROMINAS left NINKOVIC in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
4A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Espanyol 'keeper.
5A header by VERDÚ at the near post was comfortably collected by STECH.
8GOAL!! A long goal-kick from PAREJA caught the Arsenal defence square and VERDÚ rushed through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Espanyol)
11PEDRO rushed an easy chance.
18A drive from SUÁREZ seemed a certain goal but the Espanyol 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
21GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with JUANMI firing the ball into the top corner. (2-0 Espanyol)
22The 'keeper saved a beautiful effort from BOYÉ.
24PINTO beat two Arsenal players and blasted a golden opportunity wide.
26A free-kick from ROONEY went inches wide.
29A corner bobbled toward TAMUDO who fired the ball just beyond the far post.
32A accurate pass bobbled toward COROMINAS and his right foot effort floated narrowly over.
35BOYÉ brought the ball past NINKOVIC and rattled a poor shot well wide.
37OLIC headed just beyond the near post.
40PINTO poked an easy chance past the righthand post.
40A great effort from VERDÚ scraped the outside of the post.
 
51TAMUDO beat PEDRO and drove the ball to OLIC who pulled his effort wide.
54A tame shot from MARTINS-INDI bounced agonisingly wide.
56VERDÚ was put clear by OLIC and he pulled away from the 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
60BOYÉ made space on the left and dragged the ball to PEDRO who touched the ball wide.
63PEDRO beat COROMINAS but blasted the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
71GOAL!! A deep cross from AURO on the right was nodded home by MODRIC at the near post. (2-1 Espanyol)
74SUÁREZ played the ball to PEDRO who turned it just beyond the far post.
88A penalty box meleé resulted in PEDRO knocking a low shot over.
90+3VERDÚ ran onto a wonderful ball from NINKOVIC but fired his shot wide.