ARSENAL 2 - 1 Hellas-Kareas (390154677)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 12000 to EMIRATES AREA. Dimitri Tomasoni was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Krzesisław Myczkowski and Hijmen Hamers. ARSENAL started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: 旭洪 (Xuhong) - Schulz, Longson, Bergen, Cousins - Powell, Stronach, Dyjas, Irving - Stewart, Crane.

Hellas-Kareas decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Anderson - Murphy, Dobbyn, Bashford, Gunn - Canter, Meyer, Reo-Coker, Topham - Lauret, Coulthard.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 11 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from L. Schulz, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. H. Anderson was caught napping as L. Schulz lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. 31 minutes in, ARSENAL's G. Powell received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. ARSENAL enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

L. Cousins got left behind when Hellas-Kareas's S. Canter made a sudden run forward after 50 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 1 - 1! ARSENAL made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left T. Crane completely alone with keeper H. Anderson, who made a spectacular block. One of many good crosses from G. Powell on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by J. Irving, who scored for ARSENAL. 2 - 1 Hellas-Kareas had a chance to level the score as S. Meyer suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. ARSENAL had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

ARSENAL's best player was J. Irving. However, T. Stewart made a disastrous appearance. Most important Hellas-Kareas player was C. Murphy. On the other hand, H. Anderson's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.