Blake V Valdes C Trasch W Samuel M Radoi A Reveillere J Mascherano T Motta D Stankovic D Villa Fernandinho D Milito BigGuns B Freidrel B Assou-Ekotto J Terry C Samba A Arbeloa L Modric R van der Vaart C Adam A Lennon A Arshavin F Torres
2 min: Fernandinho doing well as Assou-Ekotto forced to give him room as he presses down the field. He brings it towards the centre and beats Terry as well!
Goal! That shot surprised everyone, including Valdes who did well enough to try to get to it, but it was too beautifully struck and the visitors take the early lead. Blake 0 - 1 BigGuns
10 min: A mess here as Terry tries to clear the corner from Stankovic with his head, but he very nearly put it into his own goal! The post saved him there. Milito tries to pounce on it, but Torres got to it first. The whistle blows! The referee has given Blake a penalty. He's saying Torres pushed Milito. The home crowd are loving it, while the away fans are now booing the ref. Villa will take this.
45 min: BigGuns trying forced by the defence to play it slowly as they have eight players back defending. Adam passes it to Arshavin just outside the penalty area. He doesn't even think about it and shoots!
Brilliant goal! Mascherano had already closed down on him, but Arshavin didn't care. Valdes looks frustrated and tells his defence to pick up their game. Blake 1 - 2 BigGuns
52: Adam with the ball in a dangerous position but Fernandinho comes back and slides in to dispossess him. But the ball is now free where Lennon is trying to beat Valdes to it!
Lennon gets to it first and there is nothing more Valdes can do except wonder where these goals are coming from. Blake 1 - 3 BigGuns
80 min: Terry with a free kick that goes all the way up into the penalty area where Lennon is chasing. Samuel trips him up! This is going to be a penalty, but the referee has no choice but to send him off as well. A double blow for Blake, who are already struggling. Adam comes up to take the shot.
Blake 1 - 5 BigGuns HG: David Villa (pen 11) HY: Mirel Radoi (85) HR: Walter Samuel (80) HI: AG: Charlie Adam 2 (6, pen 81), Andrey Arshavin (45), Aaron Lennon (52), Christopher Samba (86) AY: Rafael van der Vaart (23), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (68) AR: AI: PotS: Adam, Modric, Samba CotS: Fernandinho, Valdes, Trasch
