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03/12/2033, Ashburton Grove, London, England
FA Cup, Round 3

Arsenal Vs Tranmere Rovers

Arsenal play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: Y Witkin (GK) , P Meaney (CB) , V Astudillo (CB) , R McCammon (CB) , S Owens (CM) , S McFarland (CM) , R Dewart (CDM) , R Britto (RM) , Z Cousar (LM) , J Bigg (ST) , N Rayburn (ST) And the subs are: M McCowan (CB) , S Carver (CB) , C Watts (CM) , Q Hernandes (CM) , F Amari (ST)

Tranmere Rovers play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Burton (GK) , P Mellas (CB) , J Hastie (CB) , J Lindsay (CB) , L Reese (RB) , G Glover (LB) , D McGuinness (CDM) , J Connolly (CAM) , H Rinne (RM) , N Tracey (LM) , G MacCormack (ST) And the subs are: M Byrnes (CB) , R MacKnight (CB) , B Ross (CM) , R Ormond (CM) , R Muir (ST)

Welcome to Ashburton Grove in London, England where Arsenal will face Tranmere Rovers.  This is round 3 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 60999.

1' - Arsenal kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Paul Meaney passes to Robert Dewart.  Robert Dewart passes to Zach Cousar.  Davie McGuinness successfully tackles Zach Cousar and takes possession.  Tranmere Rovers attempt a quick counter attack.  Davie McGuinness hits the ball from long range...but the shot is offtarget!

11' - Davie McGuinness sees Hugh Rinne making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

23' - Patrick Mellas passes the ball to Davie McGuinness.  Davie McGuinness sees Joseph Connolly making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Joseph Connolly is able to control the ball.  Joseph Connolly tries to cutback, the ball falling to Gordon MacCormack.  Gordon MacCormack hits a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Tranmere Rovers.  Hugh Rinne gets ready to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, finding Gordon MacCormack.  Gordon MacCormack jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

25' - Hugh Rinne tries to use ball skills to beat Robert Dewart, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Tranmere Rovers.  

26' - Davie McGuinness stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player Robert Dewart takes possession.  

27' - Robert Dewart spots a run from Noel Rayburn.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Noel Rayburn is able to take the ball.  Noel Rayburn looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

33' - Martin Burton finds John Hastie with a long ball.  John Hastie passes to Joseph Connolly.  Joseph Connolly sees a run from Gordon MacCormack.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Gordon MacCormack is able to control the ball.  Gordon MacCormack takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball hits the post!  Sam McFarland is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

39' - Davie McGuinness tackles Vicente Astudillo and gains possession for his team.  Ron McCammon successfully tackles Davie McGuinness and takes the ball.  Ron McCammon plays a short pass to Paul Meaney.  Geoff Glover tackles Paul Meaney and takes the ball.  Geoff Glover sees a run from Gordon MacCormack.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

42' - Paul Meaney spots a run from Sam Owens.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Sam Owens is able to take the ball.  Sam Owens hits a shot...and Sam Owens scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Arsenal player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

43' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Vicente Astudillo finds Sam McFarland with a long ball.  Sam McFarland runs with the ball, beating Davie McGuinness.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Noel Rayburn is going to be taken off.  Faisal Amari joins the game from the bench.  

56' - Sam McFarland slides the ball to Zach Cousar.  Zach Cousar plays a short pass to Sam McFarland.  Sam McFarland spots a run from Rico Britto.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Rico Britto runs on to the ball.  Rico Britto takes a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to tip the shot over the crossbar!  The linesman signals its a corner for Arsenal.  Sam McFarland will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Rico Britto.  Rico Britto jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards goal...but the shot hits the upright!  Zach Cousar is first to the ball...Zach Cousar hits the ball...and its in! It's a fine goal from Zach Cousar for Arsenal!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

57' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hugh Rinne will come off.  Rory Ormond joins the game from the bench.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Dewart is going to be taken off.  Stuart Carver joins the game from the bench.  

64' - Patrick Mellas finds Joseph Connolly with a short pass.  Joseph Connolly attempts a shot from distance...but Yvan Witkin gets down to stop the shot!  

66' - Yvan Witkin sees Rico Britto making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

68' - Davie McGuinness hits the ball long to Geoff Glover.  Geoff Glover looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ron McCammon is going to be taken off.  Marcus McCowan joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Patrick Mellas is going to be taken off.  Michael Byrnes is brought on from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Hastie is going to be taken off.  Rob MacKnight is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Jim Lindsay plays a long pass to Joseph Connolly.  Joseph Connolly plays a long pass to Rob MacKnight.  Rob MacKnight slides the ball to Gordon MacCormack.  Gordon MacCormack crosses the ball, but Marcus McCowan intercepts and takes possession.  

87' - Rob MacKnight dispossesses Marcus McCowan and the ball goes loose.  Geoff Glover successfully tackles Faisal Amari and takes possession.  Geoff Glover plays a long pass to Michael Byrnes.  Michael Byrnes passes to Gordon MacCormack.  Gordon MacCormack sees Joseph Connolly making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

92' - Rico Britto slides the ball to Vicente Astudillo.  Vicente Astudillo hits the ball long to Sam Owens.  Sam Owens crosses the ball into the box, finding Rico Britto.  Rico Britto directs a header down towards the bottom corner...but Martin Burton stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Sam Owens gets to the ball first...Sam Owens looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Martin Burton!  Lee Reese is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Arsenal 2 - 0 Tranmere Rovers.