Arsenal 0 - 2 Manchester City Match Highlight Premier League January 13, 2013

Posted by Admin on Sunday, January 13, 2013

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday (13/01/2013). These results are quite encouraging for Manchester Blue. In addition to maintaining competition with Manchester United, City finally able to break the "curse" Emirates. This is a prime City win at Arsenal since 1975.


At that time, the team at practice Tony Book was able to defeat the Gunners with a score of 3-2 at Highbury. Since then, City have not won at Arsenal. Ever since Arsenal moved to the Emirates was the headquarters, City have not won at the stadium.

Game was limping because the Gunners were forced to play with ten players since the ninth minute. Referee Mike Dean reward Laurent Koscielny red card after bringing down Edin Dzeko in the box. The home side was shaded luck as Dzeko missed a penalty. Dzeko shot caught goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny after the ball had hit the post.

Minus Koscielny, Arsene Wenger was forced to make a change. Per Mertesacker signed to replace Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Changes made Wenger has not produced the results that his team had left earlier by James Milner scored in the 21st minute.

Goals stems from dead ball situations. In front of the Arsenal penalty box, giving Silva a short feedback to Carlos Tevez. Milner Tevez who saw movement inside the penalty area the ball forward directly to the England midfielder. With one touch, Milner had netted the left side Arsenal.

City getting crazy. Imagine, City surged back in the home team's goal ten minutes. Goals created Dzeko once redeemed his failure to execute a penalty.

Goals came from bait horizontally Milner who was struck by Tevez. Szczesny who tried to ward off the ball actually make the ball change direction to the foot of Dzeko. Bosnia-Herzegovina striker was a free-standing easily struck the ball. This goal advantage at the same time sealing City 2-0 to Mike Dean blew the halftime whistle.

Wenger is not satisfied with the appearance of the front line back to make changes. The French national coach plays Olivier Giroud in the 56th minute. As Mancini did not want to make changes.

However, the City remains appear adamant. Dzeko and Tevez turns threaten Arsenal.
Tevez has a golden opportunity to score in the 69th minute. Dzeko give feedback breakthrough to Tevez. The Argentine was pushed into the penalty box. Unfortunately, Tevez lost the ball so it was safe while goalkeeper Szczesny.

Ploy had to be balanced since the 74th minute. City had to play ten men after Vincent Kompany's red card. The Belgian defender hard tackle on Jack Wilshere. As a result, Tevez a victim. He pulled out, replaced by Joleon Lescott. The entry Lescott right. Players from the England team managed menyalamat goal by throwing the ball to Walcott kicking the last minute. It was a golden opportunity for Arsenal last and failed to save it from defeat.

Lineup

Arsenal: 1-Wojciech Szczesny; 3-Bacary Sagna, 5-Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny 6-, 28-Kieran Gibbs; 2-Abou Diaby (Ramsey 60), 9-Lukas Podolski (Giroud 57), 10-Jack Wilshere, 15-Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain; 14-Theo Walcott, 19-Santi Cazorla
Coach: Arsene Wenger

City: 1-Joe Hart, 4-Vincent Kompany, 5-Pablo Zabaleta, 22-Gaƫl Clichy, 33-Matija Nastasic; 7-James Milner, 14-Javi Garcia, 18-Gareth Barry, 21-David Silva; 10-Edin Dzeko (Balotelli 88), 32-Carlos Tevez (Lescott 77)
Coach: Roberto Mancini

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