Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| John Miller | John Miller | manager | Will Manyowa | Will Manyowa | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Goldberg | P. Goldberg |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Nwankwo Mendez | N. Mendez | |||||||||
| Rio Croft | R. Croft | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 40 | | Adrian Mortensen | A. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Luis Grun | L. Grun |  | 28 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Sol Cole | S. Cole | |||||||||
| Mervin Laycock | M. Laycock | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Paul Davies | P. Davies | |||||||||
| Benoit Ficini | B. Ficini |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Sylvain Venus | S. Venus | |||||||||
| Francis Vieira | F. Vieira | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 40 | | Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Eddie Walker | E. Walker | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Richard Moss | R. Moss | |||||||||
| Stephen James | S. James |  | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 37 | | Daniele Goldberg | D. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Philippe Ueltschi | P. Ueltschi |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 44 | | Brendan Bould | B. Bould | |||||||||
| Arthur Dryden | A. Dryden | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 44 | | Glynn Lawrence | G. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Chris Coppinger | C. Coppinger | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Robert King | R. King | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play Birmingham City in this friendly game. A crowd of 8,056 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
2.14
0-0Mervin Laycock chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Walker. Eddie Walker knocks the ball forward to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
3.42
Stephen James makes a probing pass to Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.18
0-0Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Arsenal's defence.
9.32
Adrian Mortensen kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Goldberg. Daniele Goldberg makes a simple pass to Robert King. Robert King goes all the way! Robert King takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.46
1-0Luis Grun decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Grun controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden plays a perfect one-two with Chris Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Arthur Dryden rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arthur Dryden!
15.49
Paul Davies controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Goldberg. Daniele Goldberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert King. Robert King knocks in a cross ball towards Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.57
Mervin Laycock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen James. Stephen James passes the ball forward to Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.44
1-0Daniele Goldberg makes a simple pass to Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Lawrence but the linesman indicates offside!
38.58
Mervin Laycock kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen James. Stephen James chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger knocks the ball forward to Philippe Ueltschi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.23
Stephen James threads the ball through to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Arsenal kick off!
47.06
1-0Eddie Walker makes a simple pass to Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Nwankwo Mendez!
48.39
Stephen James chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden plays a perfect one-two with Philippe Ueltschi and rushes in on goal... Arthur Dryden shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nwankwo Mendez easily smothers it!
51.39
Paul Davies makes a probing pass to Richard Moss. Richard Moss makes a simple pass to Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.07
Mervin Laycock passes the ball forward to Francis Vieira. Francis Vieira threads the ball through to Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.10
1-0Brendan Bould catches Benoit Ficini on the ankles. The referee calls over Brendan Bould and warns him to calm down! Benoit Ficini stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.02
Gary Vieira threads the ball through to Robert King. Robert King shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
61.37
Eddie Walker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger plays a perfect one-two with Arthur Dryden and rushes in on goal... Chris Coppinger shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
63.05
Stephen James makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen James knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Nwankwo Mendez easily smothers it.
66.30
Paul Davies makes a simple pass to Gary Vieira. Gary Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence powers a header at goal. Peter Goldberg is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.03
Adrian Mortensen knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Goldberg. Daniele Goldberg advances with the ball. Daniele Goldberg shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.33
Eddie Walker flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
78.32
Francis Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.43
Stephen James makes a probing pass to Chris Coppinger. Chris Coppinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
85.53
Francis Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Dryden. Arthur Dryden shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Nwankwo Mendez manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Eddie Walker makes a simple pass to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi threads the ball through to Chris Coppinger but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Arthur Dryden 12, 78 | Glynn Lawrence 66 |