AJ Auxerre vs Arsenal
Who won: Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal beat AJ Auxerre 1-0 on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at Abbe-Deschamps. Goals for Arsenal: Gilberto Silva (47').
Play by play
- 90'
The final whistle goes - Arsenal, with a disciplined if uninspiring performance, have collected three more Champions League points in a 1-0 victory
- 90'
Three minutes of injury time to play as Fadiga comes forward... Gilberto gets that threat away
- 90'
Late Auxerre change - Tainio, injured in a challenge with Cygan, is replaced by Pantxi Sirieix
- 90'
Into the last minute: Arsenal have been controlled in (what looks like) victory here
- 89'
...but the attempted pass forward is overhit and goes for a goal-kick
- 89'
Not long to go now - late throw to the home side, inside the Arsenal half
- 88'
The England defender is off the pitch as an Arsenal corner comes in: the referee sees an infringement from it and it's an Auxerre free-kick
- 88'
Cole goes down the left - he crosses but is then caught by Gonzalez. The Arsenal man looks to be in some pain here
- 87'
...it is crossed in - and it whizzes straight through the area and out for a goal-kick
- 86'
Fadiga tumbles under challenge from Vieira - this set piece is on the right and can be crossed in...
- 85'
Fadiga hoofs the ball forward - up goes the offside flag
- 84'
And Sylvain Wiltord is the player to make way. Heading into the final five minutes now
- 84'
Radet and Gonzalez link... that comes to nothing. Arsenal will bring on Oleg Luzhny...
- 83'
So close to an Auxerre equaliser - that really would have been a shock given the pattern of the game
- 82'
Out of the blue, a stunning long-range shot from Mwaruwaru - it crashes off the bar with Seaman beaten
- 81'
Kanu is fouled in midfield after Vieira had done superbly to win the ball - free-kick
- 80'
And he does it again, plucking a fast Fadiga cross out of the air
- 79'
And Seaman collects comfortably. He's done what little he has had to do very well
- 78'
Cygan concedes a free-kick inside his own half - Radet will hang up the cross from the right...
- 77'
Boosted by that, Auxerre get a corner - Lauren gets it away. Jaures fouls Pennant, and becomes the game's first booking
- 76'
...but wait a moment - Mwaruwaru gets a bouncing shot in, and Seaman makes a good low stop
- 75'
They haven't operated at full power - but then they haven't needed to
- 74'
With a shade over 15 minutes remaining, it's very easy for Arsenal at the moment
- 73'
Arnaud Gonzales comes on, Yann Lachuer goes off as Auxerre throw an extra striker into the mix
- 73'
The whistle goes as the flag-kick comes in - the ref blows for a free-kick in Arsenal's favour
