Thursday 2 February 2012

1 point in 2012‏

Win, draw, or loose, I'm forever an Arsenal fan. Arsenal went to the Reebok as favourites, in my mind anyway, we had a over flow of chances which we couldn't convert into goals. I waited and waited but no one could break the dead lock even Van Persie failed to score. Bolton had the same story as they failed to convert chance after chance, they did however leave me more worried about our defence than ever. If a bottom half team can create that many chances, what will a top team do to us ?
Here is the match breakdown;

:The referee gets the game started

2' Theo Walcott is penalised for handball. Free kick taken by Adam Bogdan

5' In swinging corner taken by V. Persie, nothing happens and its same old same old for Arsenal at corners as the ball gets cleared by David Ngog.

8' Robin Van Persie shot. Clearance by Gretar Rafn Steinsson.

10' Aaron Ramsey takes shot, Adam Bodgan saves. Arsenal are dominating with 67% possession.

11' Ngog challenges Arteta unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tomas Vermaelen takes direct free kick. Arsenal doing all the playing but still no goals.

11' Still in the eleventh minute, Van Persie takes shot ! Blocked by David Wheater, I'm getting frustrated.

12' Oxlade-Chamberlain takes a shot deep inside the area but misses to the right of the goal. Good effort by the youngster.

15' Ngog is trapped offside. Szczesny clears with a free kick.

15' More free kicks this time against Bolton. Arteta takes.

16' Van Persie ! Shot goes harmlessly over the top.

17' Petrov offside. Free kick taken by Szczesny.

18' Corner from the right by-line taken by v. Persie, headed effort from inside the area by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain misses to the left of the goal.

19' Free kick for Arsenal, Vermaelen restarts play.

20' Ngog takes shot, which is saved by Szczesny.

21' Effort by Chamberlain goes frustratingly over the target.

22' Free kick awarded for a foul by Tomas Verlmaelen on Chris Eagles. Free kick taken by Nigel Reo-Coker

23' David Ngog produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post. Bolton improving.

26' Walcott takes a shot. Bogdan makes a save. In swinging corner taken right-footed by Chamberlain, Vermaelen takes a shot. Blocked by David Wheater.

27' Szczesny makes save from Samuel Ricketts effort.

29' Bacary Sagna gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Davies. Free kick crossed by Chris Eagles, clearance made by Laurent Koscielny.

34' The assistant referee flags for offside against David Ngog. Mikel Arteta takes the indirect free kick.

37' Vermaelen is cautioned, for a supposed foul on Davies who flu through the air like a Ballerina. Replays clearly show that there was no foul. Yet Vermaelen receives a yellow. Petrov takes free kick which is saved by Szczesny.

39' Gretar Rafn Steinsson is cautioned for fouling Chamberlain. Arteta crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance made by Zat Knight.

42' Free kick for Bolton. Petrov takes free kick.

44' Arsenal get free kick. Szczesny clear the ball from free kick.

45' 1 minute added on. Half time. second half. 1' the match restarts.

46' Corner taken by Van Persie from the right by-line, clearance made by David Wheater. 49' Unfair challenge on Mikel Arteta by Mark Davies results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Per Mertesacker.

52' Van Persie caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Adam Bogdan.

52' David Ngog takes a shot. Save by Wojceich Szczesny.

54' Theo Walcott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ngog. Direct free kick taken by Adam Bogdan.

56' Corner taken by Chris Eagles, headed effort on goal by David Wheater from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.

57' Ngog offside. Vermaelen takes free kick.

61' Theo Walcott takes a shot. blocked by Samuel Ricketts followed by close range shot from Van Persie who hits the post.

62'shot from 25 yards from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Adam Bogdan makes a save. In swinging corner taken by Robin van Persie, Laurent Koscielny produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

64' Free kick awarded for a foul by Bacary Sagna on Samuel Ricketts. Direct free kick taken by Adam Bogdan.

65' Fabrice Muamba challenges Alex Song unfairly and gives away a free kick. Bacary Sagna restarts play with the free kick.

66' In swinging corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie from the right by-line, clearance by Zat Knight.

66' Corner taken left-footed by Martin Petrov, Thomas Vermaelen manages to make a clearance. Out swinging corner taken from the left by-line by Martin Petrov, clearance by Thomas Vermaelen.

69' Effort from deep inside the area by Aaron Ramsey misses to the right of the target. Thierry Henry is brought on as a substitute for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

70' Mikel Arteta challenges Nigel Reo-Coker unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Petrov has a direct shot on goal from the free kick. Out swinging corner taken left-footed by Martin Petrov from the left by-line, Zat Knight takes a shot. Robin van Persie gets a block in. Out swinging corner taken left-footed by Martin Petrov from the left by-line. David Ngog takes a shot. Blocked by Thomas Vermaelen. Gretar Rafn Steinsson takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.

74' (Bolton) makes a substitution, with Kevin Davies coming on for David Ngog. Martin Petrov takes a in swinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Thomas Vermaelen.

76' Kevin Davies gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Bacary Sagna. Free kick taken by Bacary Sagna.

80' Robin van Persie takes a shot. Effort from deep inside the area by Theo Walcott misses to the right of the goal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Aaron Ramsey. Tuncay Sanli comes on in place of Martin Petrov.

83' Samuel Ricketts takes a shot. Per Mertesacker gets a block in.

88' Shot from just outside the penalty area by Nigel Reo-Coker misses to the left of the target 89' The offside flag is raised against Thierry Henry. Nigel Reo-Coker goes off and Darren Pratley comes on. Indirect free kick taken by Adam Bogdan.

90' Tuncay Sanli takes a shot. Laurent Koscielny gets a block in.

91' Mark Davies produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post

92' Foul by Tomas Rosicky on Zat Knight, free kick awarded. Adam Bogdan takes the free kick.

93' Header by Mark Davies from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

93' Thierry Henry concedes a free kick for a foul on Tuncay Sanli. Gretar Rafn Steinsson restarts play with the free kick. The final whistle goes and the game is over. Arsenal 0 - 0 Bolton

Well from a rather disappointed Ghost laters.

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