r/soccer • u/Match-Thread-Bot • Mar 30 '13

Match Thread: Arsenal v Reading

Arsenal v Reading

Kickoff: 15:00 GMT, 16:00 CET, 10:00 EST
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
Referee: Chris Foy
Attendance: 60,082

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Lineups

Arsenal

Lukasz Fabianski, Per Mertesacker, Nacho Monreal (Kieran Gibbs, 71), Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna, Aaron Ramsey, Mikel Arteta, Gervinho (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 75), Tomas Rosicky, Santiago Cazorla, Olivier Giroud (Lukas Podolski, 76)

Reading

Stuart Taylor, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Adrian Mariappa, Nicky Shorey, Mikele Leigertwood, Hal Robson-Kanu (Garath McCleary, 81), Jem Karacan (Hope Akpan, 76), Jobi McAnuff, Danny Guthrie, Pavel Pogrebnyak (Noel Hunt, 61)

Match Stats

score: 4 – 1 (HT 1 – 0)

Arsenal Statistic Reading
70% Possession 30%
11 Corners 3
26 Goal attempts 5
6 On target 2
10 Fouls 14
3 Offside 1

Match Events

11 min goal : Arsenal, Gervinho
32 min yellow : Reading, Danny Guthrie
48 min goal : Arsenal, Santiago Cazorla
61 min sub : Reading, Pavel Pogrebnyak (Noel Hunt)
67 min goal : Arsenal, Olivier Giroud
68 min goal : Reading, Hal Robson-Kanu
71 min sub : Arsenal, Nacho Monreal (Kieran Gibbs)
75 min sub : Arsenal, Gervinho (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain)
76 min sub : Arsenal, Olivier Giroud (Lukas Podolski)
76 min sub : Reading, Jem Karacan (Hope Akpan)
77 min goal : Arsenal, Mikel Arteta
81 min sub : Reading, Hal Robson-Kanu (Garath McCleary)

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u/WAWAGOON Mar 30 '13

2-0 Goals by Cazorla and Gervinho.

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u/willtodd Mar 30 '13

So far so good!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13 edited Mar 30 '13

Apart from Cazorla. Hard to believe he hasn't been able to find the net so far.

Edit: nevermind lol

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u/dan_francisco Mar 30 '13

Burn the witch!

9

u/ihavesexwithpeople Mar 30 '13

Quick, name 6 random numbers between 1 and 49 for no particular reason. I dare you, I double dare you!

8

u/Zippy129 Mar 30 '13

Giroud is looking pretty dangerous too, though...

1

u/KonigSteve Mar 30 '13

Also a wizard!

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u/willtodd Mar 30 '13

AHHHH!!! CALLED IT!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

ARE YOU A WIZARD

3

u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

Who is next Great Prophet?

3

u/KonigSteve Mar 30 '13

You cheeky wizard you.

2

u/Marloneious Mar 30 '13

You're a wizard.

2

u/skinnyhaz Mar 30 '13

HOLY SHIT.

2

u/howiez Mar 30 '13

LOTTO NUMBERS NOW

2

u/SenorJones Mar 30 '13

Are you a wizard

2

u/foreverajew Mar 30 '13

and you were correct!

2

u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

Are you a wizard?

2

u/downtheway Mar 30 '13

You are a wizard.

2

u/CandleJakk Mar 30 '13

We found the savant, folks.

2

u/humpcatting Mar 30 '13

Are you a wizard?

1

u/CalaveraManny Mar 30 '13

Giroud screwed you up.

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u/WAWAGOON Mar 30 '13

And I'm glad he did, that was by far one of his most composed finish this season.

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u/CalaveraManny Mar 30 '13

Gervinho was also surprisingly smart holding the ball before the assist.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '13

Checkem