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In general, Arsenal dominated the game. Rely on ball control, a combination of feed, and high mobility, they are able to dictate the game. Unfortunately, they were unable to overcome the pressing City and often loses the ball before he could create a threat.
City itself did not merely survive. Every successful control of the ball, they then tried to build an attack. Unfortunately, they were unable to compensate for the speed of Arsenal, who quickly retreated and survived, when losing the ball.
Tough bargaining was nearly solved when Samir Nasri mastering ball in the penalty box and fired into the City goal, in minute 41. Unfortunately, the shot Nasri slightly deviated from the target.
Two minutes later City's turn to deliver fast attack, which almost led to goals from Patrick Vieira leg. Receive feedback from Craig Bellamy, enter the penalty box and fired the ball. However, shortly after the ball loose from his leg, defender Sol Campbell managed to block it.
In the remaining time, both camps are still trying to pursue a goal. However, the numbers 0-0 on the scoreboard remained unchanged, when referee Mike Dean blew the halftime whistle.
Entering the second half, the game have not changed much. Arsenal still more control of the ball and dominated the game. However, they never get the opportunity goals, to Abou Diaby Emmanuel Eboue successfully fired right into the goalkeeper Given, which unfortunately, is less powerful so it can be secured properly by Shay Given in the 70th minute.
Furthermore, both camps also continued to struggle with the impasse, until Van Persie free kick is believed to execute a gift at minute 86. Van Persie fairly accurate execution. Unfortunately, the ball managed to headed by Emmanuel Adebayor.
Enter a period of injury time, Arsenal ventured to increase the intensity of attacks and confining City. Unfortunately, despite the movement succeeded in crippling City, Arsenal failed to create an goals until the long whistle sounded.
Throughout the 90th minute, Arsenal controlled the ball as much as 58 percent and the right to release four shots on goal from 14 efforts. Meanwhile, City have created a golden opportunity from three businesses.
Team Line-up:
Arsenal: Lukasz Fabianski, 21, 22-Gael Clichy, Mikael Silvestre, 18, 31-Sol Campbell, 3-Bacary Sagna, 2-Abou Diaby, 17-Alexandre Song Billong; 7-Tomas Rosicky (27 Emmanuel Eboue 69), 8 -Samir Nasri, 14-Theo Walcott (52-Nicklas Bendtner 69), 11-Robin van Persie
Manchester City: 1-Shay Given (37 Gunnar Nielsen-75); three-Wayne Bridge (2-Micah Richards 27), 33-Vincent Kompany, Kolo Toure, 28, 5-Pablo Zabaleta; 39-Craig Bellamy, 18-Gareth Barry , 24-Patrick Vieira (25-Emmanuel Adebayor 53), 11-Adam Johnson, 34-Nigel de Jong, 32-Carlos Tevez
