AZ Alkmaar 0 Arsenal 1 Champions League 20/10/2009
Arsenal threw away a one goal lead 3 minutes into stoppage time against Dutch team AZ Alkmaar with a great hit from Mendes Da Silva.
The Gunners had a great early start to their away Champions League fixture with a well worked team goal finished by Cesc Fabregas in the 36th minute.. AZ Alkmaar were caught in possession by Arshavin but then the Gunners punished the home team superbly with a well timed Van Persie cross to captain Fabregas who made no mistake.
In the second half AZ Alkmaar gradually came into the match with a couple of subsitutions adding a bit more pace to their game. They still lacked the potency needed to penetrate Arsenal but gave the Gooners a few problems on the edge of the 18 yard box with one great chance to bring it back to 1-1 which came to nothing.
Arshavin and Van Persie both looked great but this was a professional performance from Wenger's men. AZ Alkmaar played the match quite physically, probably due to being frustrated by Arsenal's ability to smoothly retain possession.
Just when the game looked wrapped up AZ Alkmaar applied some late pressure, the ball fell nicely for a volley just inside the box for Da Silva who hit the back of Almunia's net with some venom, the home team grinding out a great Champions League result
A bitter pill for Wenger's boys after bossing most of this Champions League tie.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Fulham 2 Hull City 0 Premier League result 19th October 2009
Fulham 2 Hull 0 Premiership result 19/10/09Phil Brown's Hull are lingering near the bottom in 18th position after losing 2-0 away at Craven Cottage.
The home team Fulham looked easily the strongest team last night but were light upfront with no Andy Johnson who is injured. Bobby Zamora managed to convert the pressure into a 1-0 lead just before half time when Damien Duff was given enough space to hit a strong volley which was saved but bounced up quickly to Zamora for an opportunistic header into the Hull goal.
In the second half the chances for Fulham kept coming and Kamara got on to the score sheet with an assist from Barclays Man of the match Bobby Zamora.
Roy Hodgson will be content with their season so far but will be looking now to push on from 12th as they had a great time in the Prem in 2008/2009.
Phil Brown is struggling to get players to the KC stadium, Hull City have a great ground and support but need to dig in Stoke City style in order to ensure Premier League survival. Hard work at the moment for the Tigers but they displayed towards the end of last season that they will fight and scrap in that section of the Premiership.
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