Arsenal vs AS Roma, 1st Leg
Match pulse
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Who won: Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal beat AS Roma 1-0 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Robin van Persie (37' pen).
Play by play
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Arsenal certainly deserved their victory but their play deserved more than one goal. Will it be something they rue in Italy in two weeks' time?
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And that's it - full time
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It's taken from the right and Song gets up above everyone to head it away
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Vela brings down Motta on the right flank, a chance to create a goal for Roma with 30 seconds left
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Clichy shoots straight into the stomach of Doni, no power
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Totti tries to feed in Vucinic, the flag goes up for offside - but it shouldn't have
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Four minutes to be added on (from somewhere)
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Song tries a reverse ball into the box for Van Persie but it's poor and Motta intercepts with ease
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Not long now, this last 15 minutes has largely been a non-event
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Van Persie lays the ball back for Song, his shot is shanked well wide from 25 yards
- 87'
Nasri takes from the left but Sagna fails to get purchase on the header
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Shot from Nasri takes a deflection and it's a corner
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Ramsey breaks forward, space opens up for him and he opts to shoot - it deflects and loops harmlessly up into Doni's arms
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Vela tugs back Taddei, free-kick
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Vucinic's first job is to be offside from Totti's pass
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And a change for Roma too as Vucinic is on for the disappointing Baptista
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Eboue is off and on comes Ramsey
- 80'
Arsenal just doi not have the fluency to trouble Roma any more. But they should have extended their lead long ago
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Motta is down with cramp, he'll need a bit of a stretch
- 78'
Arsenal just keep giving the ball away, in total contrast to the first period
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Riise should have been in on the left but his control lets him down. Goal-kick
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If anything now you fancy Roma for a goal
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Cross from the right by Sagna, Nasri can't direct it goalwards and it's a goal-kick
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Arsenal have looked a bit slack since Diaby went off, the drive has gone
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