Premier League Match Report – Newcastle United vs Arsenal – Part 2
The second half started in almost the same manner that the first one ended. Arsenal were looking to be on top of things, while Newcastle were looking to attack at every odd opportunity that they created.
In the 54th minute, Arsenal were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box. Van Persie took the kick and curled the ball brilliantly but saw his effort bounce off the top of the net.
In the 58th minute, there was a moment of controversy as Song went on to stop Barton. However, with the referee missing the move altogether, it resulted in Song managing to survive and avoid receiving a red card.
In the 60th minute, Newcastle created their best chance of the game. Obertan played a brilliant heel pass towards Cabaye, who got clean on goal. However his effort failed to test Szczesny and fell right into his hands.
In the 75th minute, there was chaos on the pitch. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gervinho-c14755 went down very easily in the box and with Barton not liking his actions, he picked the player up by the shirt and had a go at him. Gervinho retaliated and swiped the player in the face.
However, Barton being infuriated by a dive earlier on, did the same thing. Gervinho was shown a red, while Barton got shown a yellow for all the chaos he created.
In stoppage time, Newcastle came close to scoring once again. Coloccini got down on the right flank and whipped in a killer cross. Just when it looked like Taylor would attack the ball, Koscielny dove in from nowhere and headed the ball behind.
Soon after, the game came to an end, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Newcastle sharing the points on the night, after a very highly contested game.
The line ups for the game were as follows:
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Rosicky, Ramsey, Arshavin, Gervinho, Van Persie
Subs: Fabianski, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Djourou, Jenkinson, Frimpong, Chamakh
Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, S. Taylor, Coloccini, R. Taylor, Barton, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ameobi, Ba
Subs: Forster, Williamson, Gosling, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Lovenkrands, Best
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