Showing posts with label robin van persie. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Bravo The Gunners !!! RvP is MOM !!!


Arsenal Hantam Hull 3-1

Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport

Hull - Arsenal berhasil meraih tiga angka penuh dalam lawatan mereka ke kandang Hull City, KC Stadium. The Gunners pulang dengan membawa kemenangan 3-1.

Dalam pertandingan yang digelar hari Minggu (18/1/2009) dinihari WIB ini, Arsenal patut berterima kasih kepada Robin Van Persie. Ia memang tak mencetak gol, namun ketiga gol "Tim Gudang Peluru" dalam laga ini berawal dari assist-nya.

Hull sendiri bukannya tampil jelek. Mereka bahkan sempat membuat pendukung Arsenal deg-degan ketika berhasil menyamakan kedudukan 1-1. Tetapi, mereka gagal mempertahankan hasil itu sampai akhir pertandingan. Inilah kekalahan kelima mereka dalam lima pertandingan terakhir.

Hasil ini tak membuat posisi kedua tim berubah. Arsenal tetap berada di posisi lima klasemen sementara dengan torehan nilai 42. Sementara Hull bertahan di posisi delapan dengan koleksi nilai 27.

Jalannya pertandingan

Arsenal memulai pertandingan dengan baik, mereka tampil relatif lebih dominan daripada tuan rumah. Ketika laga memasuki menit 13, Robin Van Persie nyaris mencetak gol. Sepakan kaki kirinya dari sebuah tendangan bebas mengarah tepat ke gawang, namun bukan ke arah jala, melainkan ke mistar atas gawang Hull yang dikawal Boaz Myhill.

Dua menit berselang, Hull membalas melalui sepakan Daniel Cousin. Namun, alih-alih mengarah ke gawang, bola tendangan Cousin itu sudah terlebih dulu dihalau dengan sundulan oleh Kolo Toure.

Tepat pada menit 28, Van Persie kembali memperoleh kesempatan untuk mendulang gol. Kali ini ia melepaskan tendangan kaki kanan ke arah pojok gawang Hull. Tetapi, Myhill dengan sigap masih bisa menepisnya.

Arsenal baru bisa memperoleh keunggulan dua menit setelah peluang di atas. Van Persie menjadi salah satu aktor dalam gol ini. Sepak pojoknya berhasil disundul oleh Emmanuel Adebayor. Myhill pun hanya bisa melihat gawangnya bobol oleh tandukan Adebayor itu. 1-0 Arsenal memimpin.

Pada menit 36, Adebayor sukses menembus pertahanan Hull dan mengirim umpan crossing kepada Emmanuel Eboue. Sial bagi Arsenal, Eboue gagal menjangkaunya dan bola pun meninggalkan lapangan, hanya menghasilkan tendangan penjuru.

Arsenal terus meningkatkan serangannya pada babak kedua. Kembali Van Persie yang menjadi motornya. Pada menit 50, pemain asal Belanda itu melepaskan tembakan kaki kanan ke arah gawang, namun Myhill masih menjinakkan tendangannya itu.

Bukannya menambah keunggulan, gawang Arsenal akhirnya malah kebobolan pada menit 65. Berawal dari mpan lambung Bernard Mendy, bola sempat membentur kaki Gael Clichy dan meluncur deras ke arah gawang Manuel Almunia. Cousin yang tiba tepat di depan gawang, langsung menyambar bola tersebut dengan sundulan dan robeklah jala Almunia. Skor imbang 1-1.

Sepuluh menit berselang, Van Persie lago-lagi mendapat kesempatan untuk mencetak gol, kali ini melalui tendangan bebas. Namun, sama seperti sebelum-sebelumnya, ia kembali gagal. Sepakan datarnya melenceng di samping gawang Hull.

Fans Arsenal akhirnya kembali bersorak pada menit 82 setelah tendangan kaki kiri Samir Nasri di dalam kotak penalti berhasil mengubah kedudukan menjadi 2-1. Gol kedua The Gunners ini tercipta setelah Nasri menerima umpan terobosan dari van Persie.

Van Persie benar-benar menjadi bintang kemenangan Arsenal dalam pertandingan ini. Ia kembali berperan dalam gol ketiga yang diciptakan oleh Nicklas Bendtner di menit 85. Operan matangnya di dalam kotak penalti berhasil disambar dengan satu sontekan oleh Bendtner, dan tim tamu pun unggul 3-1.

Skor tersebut bertahan hingga peluit panjang dibunyikan.

Susunan pemain

Hull City: Boaz Myhill, Samuel Ricketts, Michael Turner, Kevin Kilbane, Nathan Doyle, Ian Ashbee, Ryan France (Craig Fagan 84), Peter Halmosi (Manucho 54), Bernard Mendy, Daniel Cousin, Geovanni (Richard Garcia 87).

Arsenal: Manuel Almunia, Johan Djourou, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna, Abou Diaby, Denilson, Samir Nasri, Emmanuel Eboue (Nicklas Bendtner 69), Robin Van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor (Alexandre Song 87).

( roz / roz )

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Bendtner Breaks Bolton's Resistance For Arsenal


Arsenal stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to seven games with an 84th miniute from Nicklas Bendtner after Bolton - who've now lost four on the trot in League and Cup - had provided stubborn resistance and looked on course to frustrate the Gunners.

Arsenal centre-back Kolo Toure was back from injury and named as captain in the absence of Cesc Fabregas, while Johan Djourou and Denilson were also back in the side. Bolton were missing suspended captain Kevin Nolan, and Chris Basham made his full debut, but with so many injuries, manager Gary Megson could name only four substitutes. However, the Arsenal bench boasted only Nicklas Bendtner as the only recognised first-team player.

Bolton set their stall out in very defensive fashion, but their plans were nearly undone earl;y on when Samir Nasri picked out Robin van Persie and the Dutchman showed superb control, flicking the ball up before volleying just over the bar as Arsenal took control.

A ball from Abou Diaby thumped straight into the face of Ricardo Gardner, who needed some treatment, before Johan Elmander limped off and had to be replaced by Mustapha Riga, leaving Bolton's bench even more threadbare.

Arsenal were dominating possession but failing to penetrate Bolton's dogged defence, abnd it wasshaping up to be another frustrating afternoon for the home fans at the Emirates. Wanderers' first attempt on goal didn't arrive until after the break, when Matty Taylor's header was comfortably saved by Manuel Almunia.

But Bolton's game-plan was working well, with Arsenal huffing and puffing but failing to find a way through the visitors' massed defence.

Carlos Vela came on for Diaby, before Nasri played a ball that put Emmanuel Adebayor clean through, but the Togo striker dwelt too long before shooting and saw his effort blocked by Andy O'Brien when heshould have done better.

The outstanding Van Persie hit the post with a low, close-range shot as Arsenal went close to breaking the deadlock, and as the pressure on Bolton mounted, Kolo Toure forced Jussi Jaaskelainen into an excellent save with an effort from outside the box.

Bendtner came on for Emmanuel Eboue and immediately sent a header straight at Jaaskelainen from close range, but it was the Dane who finally made the breakthrough, Van Persie crossing from the left and Bendtner showing real determination to slide in ahead of his defender at the far post to poke the ball into the net.

Bolton had parked the proverbial bus in front of the goal in a 4-5-1 formation and made life difficult for the Gunners, who without the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott were struggling for a creative spark. But the Trotters were guilty of a lack of concentration on the goal, though they appeared to be tiring and of course were themselves handicapped by suspensions and injuries.

Danny Shittu and O'Brien had worked stoically at the back supported by an industrious midfiel;d, and they might have equalised almost immediately - Kevin Davies having a golden opportunity but shooting straight at Almunia from eight yards.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Eboue, Diaby, Denilson, Nasri, Adebayor, Van Persie.
Subs: Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Bendtner, Bischoff, Gibbs.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Basham, Shittu, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Davies.
Subs: Bogdan, Riga, Fojut, Obadeyi.

Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Captain Van Persie Leads By Example As Arsenal Beat Plymouth

Three goals in six minutes early in the second half broke the deadlock with a vengeance at the Emirates, where Championship side Plymouth had kept their illustrious Premier League opponents at bay for the first 45 minutes.

Robin Van Persie scored Arsenal's first and third, and set up their second - an own goal by David Gray - while Karl Diguid briefly gave the Pilgrims hope.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is the second most successful manager in FA Cup history - and he paid due respect to the famous old tournament today by selecting a strong side to take on Devon's mid-table Championship side Plymouth Argyle.

Lukasz Fabianski was named as Wenger's goalkeeper for the FA Cup campaign this season, and Aaron Ramsey, a finalist last May for Cardiff, was given a start as Dutchman Robin van Persie was handed the captain's armband. Argyle manager Paul Sturrock gave a debut to David Gray, newly signed on loan from Manchester United, in defence.

The first serious effort on goal saw Van Persie take a shot which Pilgrims' keeper Romain Larrieu saved.

At the other end, with the Arsenal defence looking strangely hesitant, Jamie Mackie had an effort on goal from 12 yards blocked by Mikael Silvestre, before a Plymouth corner by Luke Summerfield was cleared by Nicklas Bendtner.

An Emmanuel Eboue shot was saved by Larrieu and a close-range header by Van Persie was wide of the target, before Samir Nasri's shot was blocked by Gray.

Barker blocked a William Gallas effort and Ramsey forced a save from Larrieu, but Arsenal had a problem when Silvestre suffered an injury on half-an-hour and had to be replaced by Kieran Gibbs.

But Plymouth were holding their own, Mackie's shot being blocked by Gallas and Fabianski making a save from a Paul Gallagher shot.

The enterprising Ramsey tried his luck from outside the penalty area with a shot that fizzed wide, and Eboue quickly followed suit in identical fashion.

A headed effort from inside the area by Bendtner went wide of the goal, and when Van Persie was fouled by Marcel Seip, Nasri produced a shot on goal direct from the free-kick, but Plymouth were decent value for their clean-sheet at the break.

However, Arsenal began the second period more purposefully and from a corner taken by Nasri on the left, Van Persie headed the Gunners in front on 47 minutes from inside the six-yard box.

Three minutes later, Arsenal were two-up. This time captain Van Persie was the provider, delivering the ball into the danger zone where Bendtner was just beaten to the ball by debutant Gray, who could only put the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of his own net.

However, Karl Duguid pulled one back for Plymouth almost immediately. The Pilgrims were awarded a free-kick for a foul by Diaby on Rory Fallon, Summerfield took the kick and there was skipper Duguid firing home from close-range with the aid of Gray's assist.

Eboue was replaced by Carlos Vela, and Gallagher by Steven MacLean, before Van Persie forced another save from Larrieu. Fallon shot over the bar at one end and Ramsey at the other, before Van Persie got Arsenal's third. His initial shot was saved by Larrieu, but he reacted quickly to despatch the loose ball.

Jack Wilshere replaced Bendtner late on, but the game finished with Nasri (twice) and Ramsey having shots saved by Larrieu - a pattern reflected in the match statistics, which showed that Arsenal enjoyed 69 percent of the possession, though Plymouth can hold their heads high after a spirited performance.

Arsenal: Fabianski; Sagna, Gallas, Djourou, Silvestre, Eboue, Diaby, Nasri, Ramsey, Van Persie, Bendtner.
Substitutes: Almunia, Vela, Wilshere, Adebayor, Bischoff, Gibbs, Randall.

Plymouth: Larrieu; Cathcart, Seip, Gray, Barker, Clark, Summerfield, Duguid, Mackie, Gallagher, Fallon.
Substitutes: Saxton, Timar, Folly, MacLean, Doumbe, Noone, Mpenza.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Arsenal 3-1 Everton !!! Bravo The Young Gunners !!!

Sabtu, 18/10/2008 23:06 WIB

Menang, Arsenal ke Posisi Tiga

Kris Fathoni W
- detiksport

London - Arsenal memastikan kemenangan di 45 menit babak kedua saat menjamu Everton. Tiga gol yang dicetak di babak tersebut membawa Arsenal berbalik menang 3-1 atas Everton yang unggul duluan.

Dalam pertandingan di Stadion Emirates, Sabtu (18/10/2008), Arsenal ketinggalan lebih dulu di menit sembilan lewat gol Leon Osman. Tapi gol Samir Nasri, Robin Van Persie dan Theo Walcott di babak kedua membuat tuan rumah akhirnya keluar jadi pemenang.

Hasil ini membuat Arsenal terus merangsek ke papan atas klasemen Premiership. Dengan raihan 16 angka hasil dari 8 partai, tim Arsene Wenger tersebut untuk sementara menduduki posisi tiga klasemen, di bawah Chelsea dan Liverpool. Namun, posisi Arsenal bisa kembali digeser Hull yang baru bermain, Minggu (18/10/2008).

Jalannya Pertandingan

Everton mencoba langsung mengancam di awal pertandingan melalui Steven Pienaar. Tapi bola umpan silangnya ke arah kotak penalti masih belum matang benar.

Di menit sembilan, Manuel Almunia bahkan sudah harus memungut bola dari dalam gawangnya. Dari sisi kiri, Pienaar melepaskan umpan silang ke muka gawang dan diteruskan dengan Leon Osman.

Van Persie memiliki peluang menyamakan kedudukan di menit 16. Setelah lolos dari kawalan Joleon Lescott, penyerang asal Belanda itu melepaskan tembakan hanya untuk dimentahkan reaksi sigap kiper Tim Howard.

Tiga menit berselang, Osman nyaris bikin gol kedua. Dari serangan balik, dia memiliki kesempatan untuk membidik bola sebelum melepaskan tendangan dari jarak 18 meter ke arah gawang, kendati arahnya masih melebar di sisi gawang.

Arsenal coba membalas di menit 29. Dari serangan balik cepat, Emmanuel Eboue mampu mengarahkan bola kepada van Persie tapi dia masih belum bisa menuntaskan peluang dengan baik.

Tujuh menit sebelum jeda, umpan silang Leighton Baines disambut dengan tandukan oleh Lescott. Tapi Gael Clichy masih bisa menghalau bola sebelum si kulit bundar melaju ke dalam gawang timnya.

Tiga menit memasuki babak kedua, Arsenal menyamakan kedudukan. Dari sepakpojok, Mikael Silvestre mampu meneruskan bola ke arah Nasri yang langsung melepaskan tendangan keras. Bola mengenai Lescott sebelum melesak masuk ke dalam gawang.

Van Persie yang tak terkawal buang-buang peluang di menit 55 setelah sepakannya jauh dari sasaran. Dua menit berselang dia dijatuhkan Baines di kotak penalti tapi wasit tak menilainya sebagai pelanggaran.

Barulah pada menit 70 van Persie mampu menuntaskan peluang. Berawal dari sepakan Cesc Fabregas yang tak sempurna dimentahkan Tim Howard, bola bisa ditanduk van Persie untuk bikin Arsenal berbalik unggul 2-1.

Theo Walcott mengunci tiga angka buat Arsenal setelah sukses menceploskan bola hasil umpan dari Vassiriki Diaby di menit-menit akhir waktu normal.

Susunan Pemain:

Arsenal: Almunia; Song Billong, Toure (Walcott '46), Silvestre, Clichy, Eboue, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri (Diaby '83), Van Persie, Adebayor.

Everton: Howard; Hibbert (Vaughan '80), Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Arteta, Osman, Rodwell, Fellaini (Saha '74), Pienaar, Yakubu (Neville '80). ( krs / roz )