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| MLS All-Stars v Arsenal – live! | MLS All-Stars v Arsenal – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 2.38am BST | |
| 02:38 | |
| 74 mins: Lovely little improvized flick cross from Giovinco, but there’s no finish on the end of it. And then Trapp skies his follow up shot and grins sheepishly. As he should. He really skied it. Like, California-sky-speckled-with-firework-smoke skied it. | |
| 2.36am BST | |
| 02:36 | |
| 72 mins: Now Akpom earns a free kick, central some 25 yards out, as he too runs directly at the opposition defense. Xhaka over it, but the expensive signing can only drive it straight at Bingham. Suppose he at least made him make a save, sniffed the rather less expensive Guardian writer. | |
| Chris Wondolowski comes on to a big cheer from his local crowd. And Clint Dempsey’s on too, for Kljestan. | |
| 2.33am BST | |
| 02:33 | |
| 70 mins: Arsenal subs were Martinez for Cech, Reine-Adelaid for Oxlaide-Chamberlain, Zelalem for Elneny and Akpom for Walcott. | |
| Bingham just had to make a quick reaction save at a snapshot from distance, and now he’s diving again in pursuit of a shot by Reine-Adelaide, who’s looking lively already. | |
| 2.30am BST | |
| 02:30 | |
| 68 mins: Big swathe of Arsenal substitutions as the tv cameras show Jones, Pirlo and Villa heading to the airport to play in that NYCFC vs Colorado game in New York at 3pm on Saturday. MLS, folks. | |
| American Gedion Zelalem coming in as one of the subs. More in the exact changes in a second. Quick water break going on now. | |
| 2.28am BST | |
| 02:28 | |
| 66 mins: Arsenal trying to move the ball around again and Oxlade-Chamberlain again gets down the right to send a dangerous looking cross to the back post, but it’s just about headed clear. They’re just beginning to up the tempo again as they figure out all those All-Star adjustments. | |
| 2.26am BST | |
| 02:26 | |
| 64 mins: Another lovely ball forward by Kljestan almost gets Giovinco in through the middle, but Chambers steps across to block his route to goal before the little Italian can fashion a clear chance. Kljestan’s having a great season with assist numbers for the New York Red Bulls. | |
| 2.24am BST | |
| 02:24 | |
| 62 mins: Both teams a little ragged at the moment, with some sloppy touches from attacking players when it matters. Dangerous approach play by the All-Stars around the Arsenal box let down by an uncharacteristically poor touch from Mauro Diaz. | |
| 2.22am BST | |
| 02:22 | |
| 60 mins: An hour gone, and Kieran Baker’s been in touch again to let us know he’s reached D.C. and is off to watch the second half with some “proper American commentators”. With a statement like that, truly, football, or soccer as you call it, is growing etc etc. Still 1-1. | |
| 2.20am BST | |
| 02:20 | |
| 58 mins: Acosta hits a wild shot that sat up nicely for him on left edge of box, and Brandon Vincent immediately replaces him. Vincent is a first year professional who’s been making quite a name for himself in Chicago and already on the fringes of the USA national team. | |
| 2.19am BST | |
| 02:19 | |
| 56 mins: Giovonco has been a catalyst in the opening moments of the half, with the All-Stars taking the game to Arsenal much more. | |
| Oxlade-Chamberlain gets down the right but his low cytback is well rea dby Birnbaum stepping in to intercept any danger. | |
| 2.18am BST | |
| 02:18 | |
| 54 mins: Farrell makes a big tackle and can’t help but grinning as he realizes he’s in against the team he supported as a kid, Arsenal. | |
| Collective gasp of appreciation from the crowd, as Giovinco makes an outrageous little flick, as is his wont. | |
| 2.15am BST | |
| 02:15 | |
| 52 mins: Arsenal make their first foray forward, and Walcott wants a penalty as he’s bundled over, but he’s already been called offside. | |
| They’re beginning to settle again — given all the subs everyone could be forgiven for thinking they’d wondered out into the wrong game. | |
| 2.13am BST | |
| 02:13 | |
| 50 mins: Andrew Farrell and Steve Birnbaum on in defense for the All-Stars, who’ve looked the sharper at the start of the second half, with Giovinco instantly causing problems for Arsenal. Sorry, still trying to track these changes on the run here. | |
| 2.11am BST | |
| 02:11 | |
| 48 mins: Arsenal subs: Bellerin for Debuchy. Chambers for Bielik, Monreal for Gibbs, Xhaka for Coquelin, Iwobi for Wilshire. | |
| All-Stars when I figure it out, but Giovinco just had a shot, and I think he’s on for Drogba, and I just saw Darlingto Nagbe have a touch, so clearly he’s replaced someone too. And David Bingham is on for Blake in goal. | |
| 2.08am BST | |
| 02:08 | |
| Start of second half | |
| Five changes for Arsenal. Eight for the MLS All-Stars. Great. | |
| 2.06am BST | |
| 02:06 | |
| Obligatory Graham Parker and the Rumour reference: | |
| “Not THE Graham Parker,” chortles Patrick O’ Brien. “Or is that just a rumour. Ho, ho. | |
| Anyway, is there something in the fact that Drogba can still score and Walcott still can’t? | |
| Probs not. Arsene knows, after all.” | |
| Yes, Drogba can still squeeze out sparks. | |
| I’m off to change my name by deed poll. Back for the second half in a few. | |
| 2.03am BST | 2.03am BST |
| 02:03 | 02:03 |
| Twitter — last bastion of humanity in a cruel, cruel world: | Twitter — last bastion of humanity in a cruel, cruel world: |
| Stephen Hamilton is back, and this time I’m less certain that he’s not being sarcastic: | Stephen Hamilton is back, and this time I’m less certain that he’s not being sarcastic: |
| 2.01am BST | 2.01am BST |
| 02:01 | 02:01 |
| More email: | More email: |
| Kieran Baker (42 mins) seems to realize we may have got off on the wrong foot and has another go: | Kieran Baker (42 mins) seems to realize we may have got off on the wrong foot and has another go: |
| “Thanks for the shout out, I’m reading the game on the train from New York to Washington. It’s the best thing on the internet right now. Did you do Eng Lit at Uni and then realize there aren’t any jobs and stumbled into journalism? Great use of the word eddying by the way. Train just stopped at Baltimore and an eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage.” | “Thanks for the shout out, I’m reading the game on the train from New York to Washington. It’s the best thing on the internet right now. Did you do Eng Lit at Uni and then realize there aren’t any jobs and stumbled into journalism? Great use of the word eddying by the way. Train just stopped at Baltimore and an eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage.” |
| I didn’t stumble. I eddied. | I didn’t stumble. I eddied. |
| 1.57am BST | 1.57am BST |
| 01:57 | 01:57 |
| 1.53am BST | 1.53am BST |
| 01:53 | 01:53 |
| Half-time: MLS All-Stars 1-1 Arsenal | Half-time: MLS All-Stars 1-1 Arsenal |
| Anyone trying to get an early jump on the Longest bar line in North America (LOBLINA) missed that...the All-stars didn’t have many chances and Arsenal would have been decent value for a 1-0 lead, but they were punished for switching off, and Drogba gets to leave the field cheerfully teasing his former team mate Cech, after scoring past him. | Anyone trying to get an early jump on the Longest bar line in North America (LOBLINA) missed that...the All-stars didn’t have many chances and Arsenal would have been decent value for a 1-0 lead, but they were punished for switching off, and Drogba gets to leave the field cheerfully teasing his former team mate Cech, after scoring past him. |
| OK time to rest and prepare for a raft of substitutions. | OK time to rest and prepare for a raft of substitutions. |
| 1.51am BST | 1.51am BST |
| 01:51 | 01:51 |
| GOAL! MLS All-Stars 1-1 Arsenal (DROGBA!) | GOAL! MLS All-Stars 1-1 Arsenal (DROGBA!) |
| Out of nothing, Kljestan slides a beautiful pass to dos Santos on the edge of the box, who in turn slips the ball to Drogba. He needs a couple of hacks at it, but eventually toe pokes the ball past Cech from close range for an equalizer. Great vision by Kljestan. | Out of nothing, Kljestan slides a beautiful pass to dos Santos on the edge of the box, who in turn slips the ball to Drogba. He needs a couple of hacks at it, but eventually toe pokes the ball past Cech from close range for an equalizer. Great vision by Kljestan. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.54am BST | at 1.54am BST |
| 1.48am BST | 1.48am BST |
| 01:48 | 01:48 |
| 45 mins+1: Arsenal try to work one last attack, but it rather fizzles out, like a small faulty firework, arcing off course in the Northern California sky. | 45 mins+1: Arsenal try to work one last attack, but it rather fizzles out, like a small faulty firework, arcing off course in the Northern California sky. |
| Where are you going? There are two minutes of stoppage time. | Where are you going? There are two minutes of stoppage time. |
| 1.46am BST | 1.46am BST |
| 01:46 | 01:46 |
| 44 mins: Drifting towards half-time now, like a small plume of firework smoke eddying across the Northern California sky. | 44 mins: Drifting towards half-time now, like a small plume of firework smoke eddying across the Northern California sky. |
| 1.45am BST | 1.45am BST |
| 01:45 | 01:45 |
| 42 mins: Slight delay for some treatment to Bielik and time for Kieran Baker to endear himself with this email: | 42 mins: Slight delay for some treatment to Bielik and time for Kieran Baker to endear himself with this email: |
| “Without much to look at I’ve been studying the pre game ‘long’ picture -didn’t realize Cech was that HUGE. Dn’t recognize the little guy looking in the wrong direction either? The guy with the ‘tash looks like something out of Starsky and Hutch too. Are you freelance because no one else will stay up late at the Grauniad?” | “Without much to look at I’ve been studying the pre game ‘long’ picture -didn’t realize Cech was that HUGE. Dn’t recognize the little guy looking in the wrong direction either? The guy with the ‘tash looks like something out of Starsky and Hutch too. Are you freelance because no one else will stay up late at the Grauniad?” |
| I am freelance as a lifestyle option, Kieran (he said with as much dignity as he could muster). And ‘tash man is Kljestan. | I am freelance as a lifestyle option, Kieran (he said with as much dignity as he could muster). And ‘tash man is Kljestan. |
| Drogba’s free kick is deflected over off the wall, then Van Damme heads powerfully over from the resulting corner. | Drogba’s free kick is deflected over off the wall, then Van Damme heads powerfully over from the resulting corner. |
| 1.42am BST | 1.42am BST |
| 01:42 | 01:42 |
| 40 mins: Oxlade-Chamberlain makes a little burst down the left but runs into traffic in the corner. Now Aresnal go down the right with no more joy, and the All-Stars can break. Piatti drifts into a dangerous spot but his touch to Kljestan is poor. But now Drogba wins a dangerous free kick on the edge of the box after he’s dragged down by Bielik. | 40 mins: Oxlade-Chamberlain makes a little burst down the left but runs into traffic in the corner. Now Aresnal go down the right with no more joy, and the All-Stars can break. Piatti drifts into a dangerous spot but his touch to Kljestan is poor. But now Drogba wins a dangerous free kick on the edge of the box after he’s dragged down by Bielik. |
| 1.40am BST | 1.40am BST |
| 01:40 | 01:40 |
| 38 mins: The All-Stars making the odd chance without getting many clear shots on goal other than dos Santos’s early chance on Pirlo’s ball over the top. A little spell of possession for them in the Arsenal half at the moment. The intelligent movement of Kljestan and Piatti will give the Arsenal midfield a couple of adjustments to make. | 38 mins: The All-Stars making the odd chance without getting many clear shots on goal other than dos Santos’s early chance on Pirlo’s ball over the top. A little spell of possession for them in the Arsenal half at the moment. The intelligent movement of Kljestan and Piatti will give the Arsenal midfield a couple of adjustments to make. |
| 1.38am BST | 1.38am BST |
| 01:38 | 01:38 |
| 36 mins: Arsenal building up again in the All-Star half, with neat one-twos/give-and-go’s (delete where culturally appropriate). They slowly up the tempo in search of a shooting angle, but eventually Campbell fouls Piatti as he tries to retrieve a loose ball. | 36 mins: Arsenal building up again in the All-Star half, with neat one-twos/give-and-go’s (delete where culturally appropriate). They slowly up the tempo in search of a shooting angle, but eventually Campbell fouls Piatti as he tries to retrieve a loose ball. |
| Pirlo and Villa are already shaking hands and leaving for the airport by the way., so they just missed Kljestan almost getting on the end of a fiercely driven ball across the box. | Pirlo and Villa are already shaking hands and leaving for the airport by the way., so they just missed Kljestan almost getting on the end of a fiercely driven ball across the box. |
| 1.36am BST | 1.36am BST |
| 01:36 | 01:36 |
| 34 mins: Piatti immediately tries to find Drgoba, but doesn’t. Such is life. | 34 mins: Piatti immediately tries to find Drgoba, but doesn’t. Such is life. |
| 1.35am BST | 1.35am BST |
| 01:35 | 01:35 |
| 32 mins: Villa greets a long ball out wide with a first time low ball across the six yard box. It evades Cech, but there’s nobody there to turn it in. And that will be the last contribution of Villa and Pirlo as the two NYCFC players are withdrawn. Their Eastern Conference leading team is facing the Western leaders Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon in New York. | 32 mins: Villa greets a long ball out wide with a first time low ball across the six yard box. It evades Cech, but there’s nobody there to turn it in. And that will be the last contribution of Villa and Pirlo as the two NYCFC players are withdrawn. Their Eastern Conference leading team is facing the Western leaders Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon in New York. |
| Sacha Kljestan and Ignacio Piatti on for them by the way. | Sacha Kljestan and Ignacio Piatti on for them by the way. |
| 1.32am BST | 1.32am BST |
| 01:32 | 01:32 |
| 30 mins: Coquelin makes another hard tackle that looked a little naughty, but no card. | 30 mins: Coquelin makes another hard tackle that looked a little naughty, but no card. |
| Meanwhile the All-Stars are scrambling a little in defense until Van Damme boots it inelegantly clear. | Meanwhile the All-Stars are scrambling a little in defense until Van Damme boots it inelegantly clear. |
| Kaka and Drogba again try to combine but Kaka’s deft flick behind the defense wasn’t read by the Montreal striker and the ball drifts out for a goal kick. Still 1-0 to Arsenal. | Kaka and Drogba again try to combine but Kaka’s deft flick behind the defense wasn’t read by the Montreal striker and the ball drifts out for a goal kick. Still 1-0 to Arsenal. |