Matchday 16 ~ Middlesbrough vs Arsenal - Page 3

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:23 PM

The visitors appeared to be suffering the toll of two tough away games at Aston Villa and Newcastle, whose best spells came when they hunted and harried the Gunners.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:23 PM

Boro adopted the same strategy as Arsenal struggled for rhythm, fluency and potency with the home side the more threatening.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:23 PM

Arsenal were being forced into mistakes by Boro's work ethic and being denied sights on goal by some resolute defending.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:23 PM

Adebayor shows the distress of a bad day at the office for Arsenal

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:24 PM

Adebayor's towering header went wide for a poor Arsenal but that only sparked a burst of attacking play from Boro.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

They created two promising openings but Tuncay lacked the clinical final pass and the precise shot as the chances went begging.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger struggled to keep a lid on his frustration in the dug-out and he hauled Eduardo da Silva off for fellow striker Niklas Bendtner at half-time.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

But the move did not make any impact and, instead, Boro should have extended their lead.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Tuncay was clean though but slid an angled shot agonisingly wide of the far post as Almunia closed him down.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

George Boateng fizzed a shot wide for the home side before Tuncay reacted quickest to a loose ball in the box - after Gary O'Neil's shot was parried - and side-footed in Boro's second.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

The comfort with which Boro held on for a first win in 11 games will worry Wenger, who will also be hoping Cesc Fabregas, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini and Robin van Persie return quickly.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Rosicky netted an injury-time goal for the visitors who have picked up four points from the last nine.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Young, Wheater, Woodgate (Huth 73), Pogatetz, O'Neil, Boateng, Rochemback, Downing, Sanli (Johnson 90), Aliadiere (Arca 81).
Subs Not Used: Steele, Lee.
Booked: O'Neil, Rochemback.
Goals: Downing 4 pen, Sanli 74.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:27 PM

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Walcott 61), Diarra (Denilson 60), Silva, Rosicky, Eduardo (Bendtner 46), Adebayor.
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Senderos.
Booked: Toure, Clichy.
Goals: Rosicky 90.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:27 PM

Att: 26,428

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 06:27 PM

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Arsenal fell to their first Barclays Premier League defeat of the season after losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

The Gunners, who went into the match boasting their best ever start to the competition, remain just a point clear of champions Manchester United as Boro ended their 11-match winless run. It also lifted them out of the bottom three.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

The home side were rewarded for their incredible work rate with an early Stewart Downing penalty and a second-half strike from Tuncay Sanli, who may finally be the solution to the club's goalscoring problems.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Tomas Rosicky maintained Arsenal's record of scoring in every Barclays Premier League match this season with a stoppage-time consolation but it was more than they deserved.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Gareth Southgate's men began determined to emulate the high-intensity game that saw North East neighbours Newcastle United snatch a draw against the same opponents in midweek.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

It paid off as early as the third minute when the recalled Gary O'Neil's ball sent Jeremie Aliadiere into the area and Kolo Toure brought down his former team-mate, who was going away from goal.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Referee Howard Webb pointed to the spot and Downing applied just enough pace on his penalty to beat Manuel Almunia low to his left.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Arsenal were rattled but could have levelled when top scorer Emmanuel Adebayor was just beaten to Bacary Sagna's cross by the fist of rookie goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, who continued to deputise for the injured Mark Schwarzer.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Boro were pressing from front to back and it was hard to see how they could maintain such a frenetic pace.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

They could have had a freakish second when William Gallas' attempted clearance cannoned off Aliadiere but straight to Almunia, while Fabio Rochemback fired over from long range.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Arsenal took until the 22nd minute to have a serious shot at goal, Rosicky scuffing wide from 18 yards.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

The Gunners were being knocked off stride, demonstrated when Emmanuel Eboue looked set to free Adebayor in behind but the through ball hit the striker's heels.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:27 PM

Toure saw a free-kick blocked as he tried to make amends for the penalty, before the lively Rochemback volleyed over at the other end.

Freddy Adu · 12-09-2007, 07:28 PM

Adebayor then headed a flighted Eboue free-kick inches wide, which Turnbull seemed to have covered.

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12-09-2007, 06:23 PM	#62 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Boro adopted the same strategy as Arsenal struggled for rhythm, fluency and potency with the home side the more threatening.

12-09-2007, 06:23 PM	#63 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arsenal were being forced into mistakes by Boro's work ethic and being denied sights on goal by some resolute defending.

12-09-2007, 06:23 PM	#64 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Adebayor shows the distress of a bad day at the office for Arsenal

12-09-2007, 06:24 PM	#65 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Adebayor's towering header went wide for a poor Arsenal but that only sparked a burst of attacking play from Boro.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#66 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	They created two promising openings but Tuncay lacked the clinical final pass and the precise shot as the chances went begging.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#67 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger struggled to keep a lid on his frustration in the dug-out and he hauled Eduardo da Silva off for fellow striker Niklas Bendtner at half-time.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#68 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	But the move did not make any impact and, instead, Boro should have extended their lead.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#69 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Tuncay was clean though but slid an angled shot agonisingly wide of the far post as Almunia closed him down.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#70 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	George Boateng fizzed a shot wide for the home side before Tuncay reacted quickest to a loose ball in the box - after Gary O'Neil's shot was parried - and side-footed in Boro's second.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#71 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	The comfort with which Boro held on for a first win in 11 games will worry Wenger, who will also be hoping Cesc Fabregas, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini and Robin van Persie return quickly.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#72 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Rosicky netted an injury-time goal for the visitors who have picked up four points from the last nine.

12-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#73 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Young, Wheater, Woodgate (Huth 73), Pogatetz, O'Neil, Boateng, Rochemback, Downing, Sanli (Johnson 90), Aliadiere (Arca 81). Subs Not Used: Steele, Lee. Booked: O'Neil, Rochemback. Goals: Downing 4 pen, Sanli 74.

12-09-2007, 06:27 PM	#74 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Eboue (Walcott 61), Diarra (Denilson 60), Silva, Rosicky, Eduardo (Bendtner 46), Adebayor. Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Senderos. Booked: Toure, Clichy. Goals: Rosicky 90.

12-09-2007, 06:27 PM	#75 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Att: 26,428

12-09-2007, 06:27 PM	#76 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#77 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arsenal fell to their first Barclays Premier League defeat of the season after losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#78 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	The Gunners, who went into the match boasting their best ever start to the competition, remain just a point clear of champions Manchester United as Boro ended their 11-match winless run. It also lifted them out of the bottom three.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#79 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	The home side were rewarded for their incredible work rate with an early Stewart Downing penalty and a second-half strike from Tuncay Sanli, who may finally be the solution to the club's goalscoring problems.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#80 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Tomas Rosicky maintained Arsenal's record of scoring in every Barclays Premier League match this season with a stoppage-time consolation but it was more than they deserved.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#81 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Gareth Southgate's men began determined to emulate the high-intensity game that saw North East neighbours Newcastle United snatch a draw against the same opponents in midweek.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#82 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	It paid off as early as the third minute when the recalled Gary O'Neil's ball sent Jeremie Aliadiere into the area and Kolo Toure brought down his former team-mate, who was going away from goal.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#83 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Referee Howard Webb pointed to the spot and Downing applied just enough pace on his penalty to beat Manuel Almunia low to his left.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#84 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arsenal were rattled but could have levelled when top scorer Emmanuel Adebayor was just beaten to Bacary Sagna's cross by the fist of rookie goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, who continued to deputise for the injured Mark Schwarzer.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#85 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Boro were pressing from front to back and it was hard to see how they could maintain such a frenetic pace.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#86 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	They could have had a freakish second when William Gallas' attempted clearance cannoned off Aliadiere but straight to Almunia, while Fabio Rochemback fired over from long range.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#87 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arsenal took until the 22nd minute to have a serious shot at goal, Rosicky scuffing wide from 18 yards.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#88 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	The Gunners were being knocked off stride, demonstrated when Emmanuel Eboue looked set to free Adebayor in behind but the through ball hit the striker's heels.

12-09-2007, 07:27 PM	#89 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Toure saw a free-kick blocked as he tried to make amends for the penalty, before the lively Rochemback volleyed over at the other end.

12-09-2007, 07:28 PM	#90 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Adebayor then headed a flighted Eboue free-kick inches wide, which Turnbull seemed to have covered.