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Tuesday October 21, 2008 Finished Sükrü Saraçoglu

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Fenerbahce

  • Silvestre 20’ (o.g.)
  • Guiza 77’

Arsenal

  • Adebayor 9’
  • Walcott 11’
  • Diaby 22’
  • Song 49’
  • Ramsey 90’
  1. Five-star Arsenal crush Fener

    Five-star Arsenal crush Fener

    Arsenal cemented top place in Champions League Group G after an emphatic 5-2 victory over Fenerbahce in Istanbul. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fenerbahce
    • Arsenal
    • 90+5' The final whistle goes. Boos ring around the ground but Arsenal were quite superb.
    • 90+4' GOAL!! The icing on the cake for Arsenal. The hosts stand off Ramsey whose 20 yard drive goes in-off the post and in.
    • 90+2' Arsenal toying with Fener and Eboue feeds Denilson but his effort is blocked.
    • 90' A touch of space for Fabregas in the area but his shot is blocked.
    • 89' Semih is booked following a tackle from behind on Djourou.
    • 87' The final change sees Carlos Vela replace Adebayor.
    • 85' Johan Djourou is on for Walcott as Wenger looks to keep things tight.
    • 83' An audacious back heel inside the penalty area doesn't quite come off for Ramsey.
    • 81' Fabregas tees up Ramsey 20 yards out but his sidefooter is over the top.
    • 79' Burak Yılmaz replaces Gokhan Gonul.
    • 77' GOAL!! Fener get one back as a long ball loops off Song's head and Guiza lifts the ball over the advancing Almunia's head.
    • 75' Fabregas is inches away from meeting Nasri's cross at the near post.
    • 74' Guiza gets a toe to Roberto Carlos's cross but the ball merely loops to Almunia.
    • 73' Diaby goes off and 17-year-old Aaron Ramsey is on for a Champions League group stage debut.
    • 71' Again fine footwork from Diaby but Adebayor's shot is laboured and blocked.
    • 69' A long throw into the penalty area ia headed clear by Arsenal.
    • 67' Fener are denied a second somehow. Yet again Almunia rushes off his line to deny Guiza but the ball falls to Edu whose fierce close range shot from the angle strikes Eboue and bounces to safety.
    • 65' Adebayor finds Fabregas on the overlap down the right but no-one is on hand to apply the finishing touch to his cross.
    • 63' A terrific ball from Alex finds Roberto Carlos in the penalty area but his first touch is found wanting.
    • 61' An awkward fall by Emmanuel Eboue on his shoulder and he needs treatment. Another defensive injury is the last thing Arsene Wenger needs.
    • 59' The home fans are becoming increasing restless and with Kiev winning in Porto, Fener's chances of reaching the last 16 look very slim.
    • 57' Alex's free-kick is comfortably held by Almunia.
    • 55' Walcott almost finds Adebayor but he is eased off the ball and it runs through to Volkan.
    • 54' Fabregas and Diaby exchange intricate passes in the Fener half but the move breaks down.
    • 53' More strong running from the superb Diaby but Gokhan cuts out the final ball.
    • 51' Ä°lhan Parlak replaces Claudio Maldonado.
    • 49' GOAL!! 4-1 Arsenal. Fener fail to deal with a free-kick and the ball falls to Song who sends a thumping volley into the corner.
    • 47' The Uruguyan defender Diego Lugano is booked for a foul on Nasri.
    • 46' The second-half is underway.
    • 45+2' Half-time! A quite sensational opening 45 minutes.
    • 45+1' A thunderbolt from Gokhan flies wide of Almunia's far post.
    • 45' Alex finds Gokhan on the right hand side of the penalty area but when he checks back, Gael Clichy comes across to avert the danger.
    • 44' Semih's crack from 25 yards is comfortable for Almunia.
    • 43' Almunia has responded to the captain's armband. Guiza beats the Arsenal offside trap but the Spanish custodian rushes off the line and smothers the shot.
    • 41' Walcott's chip into the penalty area is well claimed by Volkan with Adebayor waiting to pounce.
    • 39' A long ball over the top finds Guiza and his effort from 18 yards is narrowly wide of the far post.
    • 37' Nasri's cross finds Fabregas who tees up Diaby but he over elaborates a little and the chance is lost.
    • 35' Roberto Carlos runs into the back of Song, trying to win a foul and earn the Arsenal man a second yellow but referee Peter Frojdfeldt is having none of it.
    • 33' Diaby goes down in the penalty area but no foul.
    • 31' Gokhan's deflected shot falls into the path of Guiza who slashes home from close range but he has drifted offside and the flag is up.
    • 29' Gokhan Gonul's long diagonal ball falls to Ugur in the area but his final effort is a wild slash and way off target.
    • 27' A clumsy challenge by Selcuk on Denilson around halfway and he goes into the book.
    • 25' Almunia off his line smartly to reach a long ball ahead of Guiza.
    • 23' Diaby is booked for lifting his shirt over his head in celebration.
    • 22' GOAL ARSENAL!! 3-1 to the Premier League side as Diaby powers past Edu before lashing a fierce shot into the bottom corner.
    • 20' GOAL FENER! A long free-kick into the back post is volleyed sweetly by Guiza and the ball hits Mikael Silvestre and flys into the net. Game on!
    • 19' Song booked for a blatant bodycheck on Ugur Boral.
    • 18' Clever feet from Adebayor, he finds Nasri but his cross is a little too deep.
    • 17' A long ball runs under the foot of Alexandre Song but thankfully for the Cameroon defender, Semih is offside.
    • 15' Fener almost get one back. Guiza's deflected shot falls into the path of Semih Senturk but his first touch is a little heavy and Almunia is off his line to smother.
    • 13' Superb footwork from Diaby who leaves Edu Dracena for dead on the right hand side of the penalty area. He picks out Nasri who is denied by a fine point blank save from Volkan.
    • 11' GOAL ARSENAL!! Cesc Fabregas finds Walcott who gets behind the home defence, rounds the keeper and strokes the ball into the empty net. Two in as many minutes for the Gunners and the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium is silent.
    • 9' GOAL ARSENAL!! Adebayor beats the offside trap and calmly slots the ball past Volkan Demirel once he had by-passed his team-mate Walcott who had also sprung a woefully high line.
    • 6' Roberto Carlos with a trademark powerful shot but he fails to test Almunia.
    • 5' A little space for Adebayor on the edge of the penalty area but he fires over the crossbar.
    • 4' Great save by Almunia to block Ugur Boral's effort at the near post after he nipped in at the near post ahead of a slow Samir Nasri.
    • 2' High challenge by Selcuk Sahin on Denilson and a free-kick is awarded.
    • 1' They are underway in Istanbul.
    • 19:35 Emre Belozoglu and Kazım Kazım, the two players most well known to English fans, are not in Luis Aragones's 18-man squad. There are five South Americans in the starting XI plus Spanish striker Daniel Guiza leading the line.
    • 19:30 Arsene Wenger leaves Robin van Persie on the bench for the trip to Istanbul with Abou Diaby coming in. It is unclear whether Theo Walcott will play just off Emmanuel Adebayor or as part of a five-man midfield. Manuel Almunia captains the Gunners in the absence of William Gallas and Kolo Toure.

  • Team Stats

    Fenerbahce Stats Arsenal
    48% Possession 51%
    21 Shots 12
    7 Shots on target 6
    1 Saves 5
    1 Corners 1
    8 Fouls 16
    8 Offsides 7
    3 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    32 Tackles 19
    359 Accurate passes 376
    24 Bad passes 113

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Fenerbahce
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Volkan Demirel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      4 Edu Dracena 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 41 1 4
      3 Roberto Carlos 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 31 6 1
      77 Gökhan Gönül 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 6
      2 Diego Lugano 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 39 0 4
      33 Claudio Maldonado 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 24 2 4
      10 Alexsandro de Sousa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 6 0
      25 Ugur Boral 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 29 6 2
      21 Selçuk Sahin 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 60 3 6
      23 Semih Sentürk 0 5 1 6 3 3 0 26 0 0
      14 Daniel Güiza 1 7 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 1
      18 Ali Bilgin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 3
      88 Volkan Babacan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 José Joaquin Moreno Verdú 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      53 Yasin Cakmak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Burak Yilmaz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1
      38 Ilhan Parlak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Gürhan Gürsoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 0
      17 Alexandre Song 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 1 0
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 49 23 4
      18 Mikael Silvestre 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 2 1
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 24 8 2
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 57 11 0
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 54 16 4
      14 Theo Walcott 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 14 0 0
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 40 0 1
      8 Samir Nasri 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 44 29 3
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 1 3 1 0 1 5 0 21 12 0
      16 Aaron Ramsey 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 7 2
      40 Kieran Gibbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Robin Van Persie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 2

  • Summary

    • 90+4' GOAL!! The icing on the cake for Arsenal. The hosts stand off Ramsey whose 20 yard drive goes in-off the post and in.
    • 77' GOAL!! Fener get one back as a long ball loops off Song's head and Guiza lifts the ball over the advancing Almunia's head.
    • 67' Fener are denied a second somehow. Yet again Almunia rushes off his line to deny Guiza but the ball falls to Edu whose fierce close range shot from the angle strikes Eboue and bounces to safety.
    • 49' GOAL!! 4-1 Arsenal. Fener fail to deal with a free-kick and the ball falls to Song who sends a thumping volley into the corner.
    • 43' Almunia has responded to the captain's armband. Guiza beats the Arsenal offside trap but the Spanish custodian rushes off the line and smothers the shot.
    • 39' A long ball over the top finds Guiza and his effort from 18 yards is narrowly wide of the far post.
    • 31' Gokhan's deflected shot falls into the path of Guiza who slashes home from close range but he has drifted offside and the flag is up.
    • 22' GOAL ARSENAL!! 3-1 to the Premier League side as Diaby powers past Edu before lashing a fierce shot into the bottom corner.
    • 20' GOAL FENER! A long free-kick into the back post is volleyed sweetly by Guiza and the ball hits Mikael Silvestre and flys into the net. Game on!
    • 15' Fener almost get one back. Guiza's deflected shot falls into the path of Semih Senturk but his first touch is a little heavy and Almunia is off his line to smother.
    • 13' Superb footwork from Diaby who leaves Edu Dracena for dead on the right hand side of the penalty area. He picks out Nasri who is denied by a fine point blank save from Volkan.
    • 11' GOAL ARSENAL!! Cesc Fabregas finds Walcott who gets behind the home defence, rounds the keeper and strokes the ball into the empty net. Two in as many minutes for the Gunners and the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium is silent.
    • 9' GOAL ARSENAL!! Adebayor beats the offside trap and calmly slots the ball past Volkan Demirel once he had by-passed his team-mate Walcott who had also sprung a woefully high line.
    • 4' Great save by Almunia to block Ugur Boral's effort at the near post after he nipped in at the near post ahead of a slow Samir Nasri.
    • 19:35 Emre Belozoglu and Kazım Kazım, the two players most well known to English fans, are not in Luis Aragones's 18-man squad. There are five South Americans in the starting XI plus Spanish striker Daniel Guiza leading the line.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt

  • Fenerbahce

    Manager: Luis Aragonés

    Captain: D. Alex

    Starting line-up

    • D. Volkan
    • G. Gokhan Substitution Out (79′)
    • .. Lugano Yellow Card
    • E. Edu
    • D. Roberto Carlos
    • C. Maldonado Substitution Out (51′)
    • S. Sahin Yellow Card
    • U. Boral
    • D. Alex
    • D. Guiza Goal
    • S. Senturk Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 6. J. Moreno "Josico"
    • A. Bilgin Substitution In51′
    • G. Gursoy
    • B. Volkan
    • C. Yasin
    • B. Yilmaz Substitution In79′
    • I. Parlak

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Manuel Almunia

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • E. Eboue
    • A. Song Goal Yellow Card
    • M. Silvestre Own Goal
    • G. Clichy
    • A. Diaby Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (73′)
    • C. Fabregas
    • .. Denilson
    • S. Nasri
    • T. Walcott Goal Substitution Out (85′)
    • E. Adebayor Goal Substitution Out (87′)

    Subs

    • R. van Persie
    • J. Djourou Substitution In85′
    • N. Bendtner
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela Substitution In87′
    • K. Gibbs
    • A. Ramsey Substitution In73′ Goal

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • W. Gallas
    • K. Toure
    • B. Sagna
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    None