Arsenal 1-0 Udinese

Walcott opened the scoring early on at the Emirates Stadium

Theo Walcott's first-half goal was enough to give Arsenal the advantage over Udinese going into the second leg of their Champions League play-off tie.

The winger volleyed in Aaron Ramsey's right-wing cross from close range to give the Gunners a fourth-minute lead.

Udinese went close on several occasions with the influential Antonio Di Natale striking the bar with a free-kick and scraping the post with a low shot.

Pablo Armero and Mauricio Isla had goalbound efforts blocked.

Full report to follow.

 

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Champions Lge qualifying

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Arsenal	1-0	Udinese	FT
(HT 1-0)

• Final Result
• 93:27 The referee signals the end of the game.
• Full Time
• 90:00+2:18 Free kick awarded for a foul by Laurent Koscielny on Pablo Armero. Antonio Di Natale has an effort direct from the free kick.
• 90:00+1:12 Effort from outside the penalty box by Pablo Armero goes wide right of the goal.
• 90:00+0:05 Theo Walcott takes a shot. Save by Samir Handanovic. Corner taken by Yao Gervinho.
• 86:56 Direct free kick taken by Danilo Larangeira.
• 86:56 Substitution Almen Abdi is brought on as a substitute for Giampiero Pinzi.
• 86:56 Carl Jenkinson concedes a free kick for a foul on Danilo Larangeira.
• 85:42 Marouane Chamakh concedes a free kick for a foul on Joel Ekstrand. Direct free kick taken by Mehdi Benatia.
• 85:07 Danilo Larangeira gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Yao Gervinho. Alex Song takes the direct free kick.
• 81:14 Giampiero Pinzi has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
• 78:17 The free kick is swung in right-footed by Theo Walcott.
• 78:17 Booking Pablo Armero receives a caution for persistent infringement.
• 77:42 Foul by Pablo Armero on Bacary Sagna, free kick awarded.
• 76:01 Yao Gervinho takes a shot. Giovanni Pasquale gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Theo Walcott to the near post, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu makes a clearance.
• 73:04 Emmanuel Frimpong concedes a free kick for a foul on Antonio Di Natale. Shot on goal comes in from Antonio Di Natale from the free kick, save by Wojciech Szczesny. Antonio Di Natale decides to take a short corner.
• 72:50 Emmanuel Frimpong gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu. Mauricio Isla takes the free kick.
• 71:26 Substitution (Arsenal) makes a substitution, with Emmanuel Frimpong coming on for Tomas Rosicky.
• 71:26 Tomas Rosicky takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.
• 70:20 Bacary Sagna takes the free kick.
• 70:20 Booking Giampiero Pinzi receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
• 70:04 Yao Gervinho fouled by Giampiero Pinzi, the ref awards a free kick.
• 68:56 Theo Walcott takes a shot. Save by Samir Handanovic.
• 67:40 The assistant referee signals for offside against Marouane Chamakh. Samir Handanovic takes the free kick.
• 66:43 Alex Song gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Antonio Di Natale. Mauricio Isla takes the free kick.
• 65:35 The ball is sent over by Antonio Di Natale. Shot from just outside the area by Pablo Armero goes over the bar.
• 65:14 Antonio Di Natale decides to take a short corner.
• 59:31 Mauricio Isla produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 58:29 Pablo Armero takes the direct free kick.
• 58:29 Substitution Giovanni Pasquale is brought on as a substitute for Piccoli Neuton.
• 58:29 Foul by Aaron Ramsey on Giampiero Pinzi, free kick awarded.
• 56:33 Carl Jenkinson fouled by Mehdi Benatia, the ref awards a free kick. Bacary Sagna takes the free kick.
• 54:50 Substitution Carl Jenkinson comes on in place of Johan Djourou.
• 52:49 Corner taken left-footed by Pablo Armero, clearance made by Johan Djourou.
• 51:11 The official flags Antonio Di Natale offside. Alex Song takes the direct free kick.
• 48:57 Antonio Di Natale takes a shot. Clearance made by Johan Djourou. Antonio Di Natale decides to take the corner short. Giampiero Pinzi is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.
• 48:20 Giampiero Pinzi challenges Aaron Ramsey unfairly and gives away a free kick. Thomas Vermaelen takes the free kick.
• 47:11 Mauricio Isla challenges Johan Djourou unfairly and gives away a free kick. Johan Djourou takes the direct free kick.
• 46:20 Substitution Johan Djourou joins the action as a substitute, replacing Kieran Gibbs.
• 45:01 The second half begins.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:01 The ref blows to end the first period.
• 44:54 Antonio Di Natale takes a shot. Blocked by Laurent Koscielny. Short corner taken by Antonio Di Natale from the right by-line.
• 44:17 Free kick taken by Mauricio Isla.
• 44:17 Booking Kieran Gibbs is booked.
• 44:01 Kieran Gibbs challenges Mauricio Isla unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 42:02 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marouane Chamakh by Danilo Larangeira. Theo Walcott takes the free kick. Thomas Vermaelen takes a shot. Blocked by Mehdi Benatia.
• Correction - 40:12 Short corner worked by Antonio Di Natale.
• 40:12 Corner taken short by Antonio Di Natale,
• 38:06 Thomas Vermaelen gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Antonio Di Natale. Free kick taken by Mauricio Isla.
• 36:54 Antonio Di Natale produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
• 36:01 Antonio Di Natale takes the outswinging corner, Marouane Chamakh manages to make a clearance.
• 35:37 The referee gives a free kick against Marouane Chamakh for handball. Danilo Larangeira takes the direct free kick.
• 34:57 Giampiero Pinzi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Song. Direct free kick taken by Bacary Sagna.
• 33:48 Outswinging corner taken by Theo Walcott, Marouane Chamakh challenges Mehdi Benatia unfairly and gives away a free kick. Samir Handanovic restarts play with the free kick.
• 33:39 Bacary Sagna crosses the ball, clearance made by Danilo Larangeira.
• 32:53 Yao Gervinho takes a shot. Pablo Armero gets a block in. Tomas Rosicky takes a shot. Mehdi Benatia gets a block in.
• 32:23 Alex Song concedes a free kick for a foul on Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu. Free kick taken by Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu.
• 31:37 Unfair challenge on Marouane Chamakh by Mehdi Benatia results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Kieran Gibbs.
• 30:55 The referee penalises Yao Gervinho for handball. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu takes the free kick.
• 29:56 Marouane Chamakh challenges Danilo Larangeira unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Samir Handanovic.
• 28:45 The assistant referee signals for offside against Yao Gervinho. Free kick taken by Samir Handanovic.
• 26:29 Marouane Chamakh takes a shot. Mehdi Benatia gets a block in.
• 25:34 Pablo Armero takes a shot. Wojciech Szczesny makes a save. Mauricio Isla takes a shot. Alex Song gets a block in.
• 24:55 Corner from right by-line taken by Theo Walcott.
• 21:21 Theo Walcott takes a shot. Save by Samir Handanovic.
• 16:57 Theo Walcott is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Danilo Larangeira restarts play with the free kick.
• 14:28 Long distance shot from Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu misses to the left of the target.
• 11:03 Strike comes in from Antonio Di Natale from the free kick,
• 11:03 Booking Theo Walcott shown a yellow card.
• 10:58 Booking Piccoli Neuton goes into the book for dissent.
• 10:46 Theo Walcott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Piccoli Neuton.
• 10:00 Giampiero Pinzi fouled by Kieran Gibbs, the ref awards a free kick. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu restarts play with the free kick.
• 8:25 Corner taken right-footed by Theo Walcott from the right by-line, clearance made by Mehdi Benatia.
• 8:01 Mehdi Benatia fouled by Marouane Chamakh, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Samir Handanovic.
• 6:58 Foul by Bacary Sagna on Pablo Armero, free kick awarded. Kwadwo Asamoah takes the direct free kick.
• 6:02 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Theo Walcott played to the near post, Giampiero Pinzi makes a clearance. Aaron Ramsey gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Pablo Armero. Danilo Larangeira restarts play with the free kick.
• 4:23 Unfair challenge on Tomas Rosicky by Kwadwo Asamoah results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Tomas Rosicky.
• 3:19 Assist on the goal came from Aaron Ramsey.
• 3:19 GOAL - Theo Walcott:Arsenal 1 - 0 Udinese Theo Walcott fires in a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arsenal 1-0 Udinese.
• 2:45 Marouane Chamakh challenges Giampiero Pinzi unfairly and gives away a free kick. Joel Ekstrand restarts play with the free kick.
• 2:23 Giampiero Pinzi fouled by Laurent Koscielny, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu.
• 1:16 Kieran Gibbs takes the direct free kick.
• 1:16 Booking Mehdi Benatia booked for unsporting behaviour.
• 0:45 Joel Ekstrand gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marouane Chamakh.
• 0:00 The referee gets the game started.

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