English FA Cup

FT Saturday, April 18, 2015
Arsenal WWWWW 2
–
Reading LDDDL 1
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ARS10102
REA01001
Wembley Stadium · 84,081 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal reach FA Cup final after error from Reading keeper Adam Federici

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
8
0
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
7
70
Possession
30
23
SHOTS
12
9
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
17
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
4
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
55
Clearances
32

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

REA

  1. 1Adam FedericiG
  2. 2Chris GunterD
  3. 15Michael HectorD
  4. 5Alex PearceD
  5. 11Jordan ObitaD
  6. 12Garath McClearyM
  7. 23Daniel WilliamsM
  8. 14Nathaniel ChalobahM
  9. 9Hal Robson-KanuM
  10. 19Jamie MackieF
  11. 7Pavel PogrebnyakF

Substitutes

  1. 31Mikkel AndersenG
  2. 3Stephen KellyD
  3. 35Jake CooperD
  4. 6Oliver NorwoodM
  5. 21Jem KaracanM
  6. 10Simon CoxF
  7. 20Yakubu AyegbeniF

ARS

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 2Mathieu DebuchyD
  3. 4Per MertesackerD
  4. 6Laurent KoscielnyD
  5. 3Kieran GibbsD
  6. 34Francis CoquelinM
  7. 19Santi CazorlaM
  8. 16Aaron RamseyM
  9. 11Mesut ÖzilM
  10. 17Alexis SánchezM
  11. 23Danny WelbeckF

Substitutes

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 5Gabriel PaulistaD
  3. 18Nacho MonrealD
  4. 10Jack WilshereM
  5. 20Mathieu FlaminiM
  6. 12Olivier GiroudF
  7. 14Theo WalcottF

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal!! Alexis Sánchez hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Arsenal now leads 1 - 0
  2. 45'+2' Nathaniel Chalobah is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 54' Goal!! Garath McCleary hits a right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  4. 63' Arsenal makes a sub: Gabriel Paulista enters for Per Mertesacker. Reason: Injury
  5. 72' Arsenal makes a sub: Olivier Giroud enters for Danny Welbeck. Reason: Tactical
  6. 90' Reading makes a sub: Jem Karacan enters for Hal Robson-Kanu. Reason: Tactical
  7. 90' The extra time is under way
  8. 101' Arsenal makes a sub: Theo Walcott enters for Francis Coquelin. Reason: Tactical
  9. 105' The referee has signaled the end of the first half of extra time
  10. 105'+1' Goal!! Alexis Sánchez hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left penalty area and scores!! Arsenal now leads 2 - 1
  11. 105' The second half of extra time is under way
  12. 106' Reading makes a sub: Simon Cox enters for Nathaniel Chalobah. Reason: Tactical
  13. 108' Gabriel Paulista is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  14. 111' Reading makes a sub: Yakubu Aiyegbeni enters for Pavel Pogrebnyak. Reason: Tactical
  15. 120' The referee has signaled the end of the second half of extra time
  16. 120' End of the game

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