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They've
Kicked-Off on a freezing Moscow evening where temperatures
may reach -10 degrees, Arsenal are wearing their all-blue
kit
There is
still snow lying on the pitch, Parlour wins the ball
in midfield, Arsenal break down the left, Henry shoots
but his aim is well off and the ball goes for a throw-in
on the far side
Henry gets
into the box and Silvinho scores for Arsenal after
only 75-seconds
Goal !!!
Silvinho !!! Spartak Moscow 0-1 Arsenal
A great
goal from Silvinho, who ran the full length of the
pitch before tucking it home from an acute angle
Marcao
gets a shot on target but it's an easy save for Manninger
Henry plays
the ball to the edge of the box, Ljungberg almost
gets onto the end of it but the Spartak keeper comes
out and makes the interception
Robson
comes forward, Bezrodny shoots just wide, Manninger
goes down injured and he needs attention
Ananko
plays the ball through midfield for Spartak, Barabnov
picks it up and plays it to the edge of the box, Bezrodny
runs across the face of the goal but he can't make
room for a shot
Henry breaks
very quickly and finds Kanu with jsut the keeper to
beat, he goes one on one but shoots over the bar,
though Arsenal get a corner
Vivas'
cross is headed clear but falls to Parlour, he shoots
and Arsenal get another corner
Silvinho's
cross is headed clear by Bezrodny
Parlour
gives away a free-kick in midfield
Spartak
come forward, Pires manages to head back to Manninger
Henry breaks
very quickly to get onto the end of Manninger's kick,
Henry makes room for a shot but shoots just beyond
the far post
Kanu gives
the ball away in midfield
Bulatov
breaks down the left, he's tackled by Luzhny and Spartak
win their first corner of the game. The cross comes
over and Parlour volleys the ball clear
Keown clear
sthe ball from defence, Kanu goes on a run, Luzhny
overlaps but the momentus breaks down
Adams brings
the ball into the Spartak half but Arsenal are forced
back into defence. Spartak are caught offside
15-minutes
played - Belatov plays the ball to Robson, he tries
to find Marcao but he's caught offside as Luzhny steps
out
Spartak
beat the offside trap, Manninger rushes out, Titov
goes down under Manninger's challenge but Arsenal
are given the goal-kick as the whole crowd scream
for a penalty
Baranov
crosses from the right, Keown attempts a clearance,
the ball drops back to the Spartak forwards but the
impetus breaks down
Ljungberg
carries the ball through midfield, though he looses
possession, Spartak play a long bal lforward, Adams
intercepts, finds Keown and Keown passes back to Manninger
Spartak
come down the left, the bal is crossed over to the
right flank, Silvinho comes in with a good tackle
but Spartak get a throw-in
Spartak
win a free-kick just inside the Arsenal half, the
ball is lofted into the Arsenal box but Manninger
is there to collect it, though his throw puts his
own defence under some pressure
Robson
gets the ball in midifeld but he plays a stray ball
straight to Vivas
Luzhny
breaks down the right, he crosses into the box but
it's easily dealt with by the Spartak defence
Spartak
are caught offside
Kanu finds
Pires, he plays it forward but Marcao intercepts,
Spartak play the bal back into their own defence
Ljungberg
is fouled deep inside his own area
23-minutes
played
Ljungberg
breaks down the flank and he's fouled, Arsenal get
the free-kick, it's played short, Arsenal look for
the opening but it doesn't come
Spartak
get a free-kick 35-yards out to the left hand side
The ball
is played into the Arsenal box, it's knocked to the
edge of the box, Parlour eventually gets the ball
into touch and Spartak get a throw-in
Silvinho
manages a long clearance that gets the ball to the
half-way line but Spartak come back at Arsenal
Arsenal
try to counter but Vivas' plays a stray pass as he
tries to find Thierry Henry
Spartak
get forward, Marcao just fails to reach the ball,
the ball eventually drops to him in the box as Silvinho's
header falls straight to him, and he slips the equaliser
past Manninger in the 29th minute
Goal !!!
Marcao !!! Spartak Moscow 1-1 Arsenal
Robson
is fouled by Parlour, Parlour receives a Yellow Card,
he'll miss the next game against Bayern Munich
Spartak
put a free-kick into the Arsenal area, somehow it
manages to miss everybody and Arsenal are lucky to
escape by giving away just a corner, as Manninger
just gets a hand to Robson's header
The cross
comes over and Baranov shoots just over the bar with
his left, Arsenal are definately on the back-foot
now
Baranov
moves down the wide right he gets to the edge of the
box but the move breaks down as Arsenal win a throw-in
deep inside their own half
Spartak
come down the right again, Baranbov squares it but
it roll outs of play on the far side
Baranov
puts the ball low into the Arsenal box, Marcao just
fails to get onto the end of it and Arsenal get a
goal-kick
Pires crosses
from the left flank, Ljungberg fails to reach the
ball and Spartak clear it away
Luzhny
gives the ball away on the edge of the Spartak box,
Kanu picks it up but Arsenal can't find a way through
and Arsenal are caught offside
Silvinho
finds Pires on the edge of the box but he's tackled
by Kovtun just as he's about to shoot
Arsenal
have a corner, Silvinho crosses and Bezrodny heads
clear
Ljungberg
is down injured following an off the ball incident
but play continues
41-minutes
played and Arsenal have a throw-in in midfield
Silvinho
finds Henry, he finds Pires, he's tackled just outside
the box, Ananko goes down injured as he makes the
tackle but he survives
Ljungberg
plays the ball into the Spartak box but Henry is caught
offside
Marcao
falls over and Vivas set up a quick counter-attack,
Ljungberg plays a low ball into the box, Kanu gets
the touch to the ball but puts it just inches wide
of the post, with the keeper stranded, tangled in
the back of the net
Spartak
get forward, Arsenal get a goal-kick
2-minutes
of first-half injury time to play
Spartak
gt down the left, Marcao shoots from the edge of the
box, the ball eventually falls to Robson, inside the
box, he shoots just wide, a good chance missed for
Spartak
HALF-TIME
: Spartak Moscow 1-1 Arsenal
Second-Half
Starts
Bezrodni
gives the ball away in midfield and Arsenal are content
to playthe ball around inside their own half
Kanu eventually
plays it forward for Luzhny, he's tackled and Arsenal
get a throw
Ljungberg
is fouled by Bezrodny in midfield - Arsenal get a
free-kick just inside the Spartak half
Robson
plays the ball wide to the left but Luzhny intercepts
Henry finds
Ljungberg, Pires heads goal-bound, the ball deflects
off Parfionov and hits his own post - almost an own
goal and the ball goes straight to Filiminov
Ljungberg
is tackled by Parfinov, then Henry is caught offside
Adams clears,
the ball falls to Robson, he finds Marcao with a header
and he gives Spartak the lead
Goal !!!
Marcao !!! Spartak Moscow 2-1 Arsenal
Henry plays
a great back-heel for Silvinho, he tries a shot but
just fails to connect properly with the ball
Parlour
tries a shot but it's a weak effort and gores straight
to the Spartak keeper
Ljungberg
is fouled in midfield, Kovtun receives a Yellow Card
Pires tries
a shot but it's another easy save for Filimonov
Spartak
break quickly, Manninger does well to make an interception
Titov threads
the ball into the Arsenal box but Marcao is caught
offside
Bezrodny
gives the ball away in midfield but Parlour is tackled
back and Spartak re-gain possession
Kanu gets
into the Spartak box but he's brushed off the ball
by two defenders though Arsenal do get a throw-in
Silvinho
puts the ball to the near post, Ananko heads it clear
Kanu looses
the bal and his appeals for a free-kick land on deaf
ears
Kovtun
finds Marcao, Spartak get a free-kick 35-yards out
The free-kick
is played into the box, Parlour gets it clear, Henry
tries to get down the flank but only wins a throw-in
Titov plays
the ball forward, Silvinho manages to cut it out,
Henry gives a free-kick away in midfield
Robson
finds Marcao on the edge of the Arsenal box but Tony
Adams makes a good interception
Titov does
well, setting Baranov down the right, he crosses into
the box, a shot comes in and Manninger manages to
make a save
Wiltord
replaces Kanu for Arsenal in the 66th minute
Titov gets
past Parlour but Robson is caught offside
Baranov
shoots from just outside the box, Manninger saves,
another shot comes in and again Manninger saves
68-minutes
played and Arsenal get to the edge of the Spartak
box before the move breaks down
Spartak
get forward but Vivas does well in defence and Arsenal
get forward with Wiltord down the left, there's an
offside given
Lauren
replaces Pires for Arsenal
Spartak
get a free-kick deep inside their own half
Marcao
forces a good save from Manninger as a through ball
caught Keown out
75-minutes
played and Arsenal get a free-kick 30-yards out as
Henry is fouled by Robson, Robson receives a Yellow
Card
The referee
has trouble getting the wall the full 10-yards back.
Silvinho strikes the free-kick, he falls over in the
process, the ball goes to Henry and he shoots way
way over the bar
Henry is
caught offside as he shoots over the bar from the
edge of the box
Wiltord
gets down the left but the move breaks down, Ananko
makes a long clearance upfield
Adams gives
the ball away on the half-way line, Bezrodniy finds
Robson, a back heel finds Titov aand Titov scores
GOAL !!!
Titov !!! Spartak Moscow 3-1 Arsenal
Spartak
get a free-kick 30-yards out
Marcao
tries to run through the Arsenal defence but an offside
is given
Spartak
bat the offside trap, Robson gets into the box, he
goes around Manninger and scores for a fourth Spartak
goal. Some indecision from Manninger
GOAL !!!
Robson !!! Spartak Moscow 4-1 Arsenal
Luzhny
breaks through the centre, he just fails to find Henry,
who's pulled back by Ananko, Ananko receives a Yellow
Card
Arsenal
have a free-kick 30-yards out as a Spartak player
is injured and needs treatment. Ananko is carried
off on a stretcher
Henry takes
the free-kick but hits it well wide
Henry finds
Wiltord in the box, he's tackled just as he's about
to shoot and the ball ends up safely oin the arms
of the Spartak keeper
Spartak
break quickly, Manninger makes a save from a header
90-minutes
played, 3-minutes of injury time to play
Bouschmanov
replaces the injured Ananko
Manninger
makes a save at the second attempt
FULL-TIME
: Spartak Moscow 4-1 Arsenal
