FFO2 Premiership, Norwich City vs. Aston Villa (Fri Mar 17)


                         Norwich City  |  Aston Villa
                              5-3-2 L  |  5-1-4 A
                        Steve Knights  |  Ian Greaves
                                       |
                           A_Meret GK  |  GK O_Baumann
                             J_Tah DF  |  DF Eder_Militao
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF J_Todibo
                         D_Amartey DF  |  DF H_Hateboer
                        E_Palacios DF  |  DF J_Lascelles
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DF W_Ndidi
                       Saul_Niguez MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                     A_Chamberlain MF  |  FW F_Wirtz
                       G_Kondogbia MF  |  FW L_Jovic
                           M_Gomez FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                      D_Calv_Lewin FW  |  FW M_Salah
                                       |
                         C_Trueman SUB |  SUB A_Bachmann
                           L_Gooch SUB |  SUB M_Hermoso
                           L_ONien SUB |  SUB K_Narey
                         J_Dasilva SUB |  SUB N_Hofler
                          F_Borini SUB |  SUB H_Hope




Min. 4  :(ast) H_Hateboer finds L_Martinez on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Martinez with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Meret parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 4  :(ast) J_Todibo is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 5  :(nor) M_Gomez looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Chamberlain 
          ...  But H_Hateboer comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 6  :(nor) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  M_Gomez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Lascelles with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 10 :(nor) O_Baumann with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Gomez is through! 
          ...  M_Gomez lobs O_Baumann! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 10 :(nor) J_Tah is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Gomez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  W_Ndidi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  J_Tah swings it in 
          ...  M_Gomez gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Gomez looks to see where A_Meret is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 13 :(nor) Saul_Niguez gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Lascelles! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Lascelles does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 18 :(ast) L_Martinez runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Furlong with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 18 :(ast) H_Hateboer plays in L_Martinez with a beautiful ball 
          ...  From long range L_Martinez bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Aston Villa have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 19 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 19 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from L_Jovic to F_Wirtz 
          ...  A skilful effort from F_Wirtz! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Meret's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 25 :(ast) J_Todibo with a first time pass 
          ...  F_Wirtz runs onto it! 
          ...  F_Wirtz tries to chip the ball over A_Meret! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 28 :(ast) J_Todibo brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Salah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Amartey wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 31 :(ast) L_Jovic is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 31 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Hope 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Jovic 
Min. 32 :(ast) Eder_Militao brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  F_Wirtz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Amartey with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 33 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  G_Kondogbia latches onto the ball 
          ...  G_Kondogbia with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 33 :(ast) I_Gundogan knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Rugani slips 
          ...  H_Hateboer gets to it! 
          ...  H_Hateboer hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Meret 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Meret looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 35 :(ast) Eder_Militao leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 38 :(nor) A_Chamberlain jumps over Eder_Militao's challenge 
          ...  A_Chamberlain with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  O_Baumann never had a chance! 
Min. 41 :(ast) H_Hope brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Salah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Salah rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ast) F_Wirtz is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  H_Hateboer latches onto the ball 
          ...  H_Hateboer sees A_Meret off his line! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Meret beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Martinez with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Meret reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 46 :(ast) H_Hope knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  H_Hope with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Meret watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 47 :(nor) G_Kondogbia plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But O_Baumann just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Saul_Niguez dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  O_Baumann comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  G_Kondogbia swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Chamberlain 
          ...  J_Tah gets to it! 
          ...  O_Baumann fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 48 :(nor) A_Chamberlain spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Kondogbia! 
          ...  G_Kondogbia smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(ast) H_Hateboer runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  H_Hateboer with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 47 :(nor) D_Amartey runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Amartey with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits O_Baumann and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 49 :(ast) M_Salah dribbles past D_Amartey 
          ...  D_Rugani takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Steve Knights looks relieved 
Min. 49 :(ast) W_Ndidi floats the ball in to find M_Salah 
          ...  But J_Tah will cut out the threat 
Min. 54 :(nor) D_Rugani is too quick for J_Lascelles 
          ...  D_Rugani with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 54 :(ast) L_Martinez plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Furlong with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Aston Villa players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 56 :(nor) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Saul_Niguez is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Eder_Militao 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 56 :(ast) L_Martinez jumps over J_Tah's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Martinez must beat A_Meret! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 57 :(nor) J_Tah with an inch perfect pass to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But O_Baumann reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 57 :(ast) Eder_Militao with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  W_Ndidi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Ndidi blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 59 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Hermoso 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Hateboer 
Min. 60 :(ast) H_Hope runs at E_Palacios 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  H_Hope with the shot on net! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 61 :(ast) W_Ndidi runs towards the goal 
          ...  W_Ndidi with the header! 
          ...  A_Meret is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Meret looks very relieved! 
Min. 62 :(ast) L_Martinez sidesteps D_Furlong 
          ...  J_Tah hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gundogan drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to L_Martinez 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  A_Meret parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 64 :(nor) Saul_Niguez smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Tah latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Tah hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Norwich City fans celebrate! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Borini 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Calv_Lewin 
Min. 65 :(ast) L_Martinez runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Amartey 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 66 :(ast) W_Ndidi pass splits open the defence and finds L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Meret makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 67 :(ast) Eder_Militao brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  H_Hope makes himself available 
          ...  H_Hope carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-4 Aston Villa ...
Min. 68 :(ast) M_Salah is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to F_Wirtz 
          ...  F_Wirtz looks to see where A_Meret is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Meret won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 69 :(nor) M_Gomez off the woodwork! 
          ...  F_Borini picks up the deflection 
          ...  F_Borini flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  O_Baumann falls over 
          ...  But O_Baumann is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 69 :(ast) M_Salah chests it down 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Salah! 
          ...  A_Meret fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 72 :(ast) W_Ndidi passes the ball to F_Wirtz 
          ...  D_Furlong robs him of the ball 
Min. 75 :(nor) J_Tah runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Tah with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  O_Baumann can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  O_Baumann was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 78 :(nor) Saul_Niguez plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Tah decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Tah fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But O_Baumann punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that O_Baumann got a touch 
Min. 79 :(ast) M_Salah with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  But D_Furlong puts the ball out of play 
Min. 81 :(nor) G_Kondogbia beats J_Lascelles 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Martinez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 83 :(ast) M_Salah comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 87 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Narey 
          ...  COMING OFF: Eder_Militao 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(nor) D_Amartey squares it to Saul_Niguez 
          ...  Saul_Niguez sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 88 :(ast) J_Todibo spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds H_Hope with a lovely pass! 
          ...  H_Hope with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Meret with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 89 :(ast) F_Wirtz sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  F_Borini with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(nor) D_Furlong saunters past J_Todibo 
          ...  D_Furlong with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Saul_Niguez plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to D_Furlong 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  O_Baumann makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 92 :(ast) L_Martinez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Hope gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Tah pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 94 :(nor) F_Borini cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  F_Borini bears down on goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Kondogbia swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  F_Borini gets a shot in 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into O_Baumann's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 94 :(ast) M_Hermoso with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Salah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Salah leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : Saul_Niguez
Scorers              : D_Amartey (47), J_Tah (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Amartey (32), D_Furlong (54), F_Borini (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : L_Martinez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Martinez (18,62), F_Wirtz (19), H_Hope (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : L_Jovic (31)
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       21
Off target           :          12        |       12
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Norwich City 2 - 4 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Meret        GK  20   1   1   1  27 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   1  20  11  10  26 |  98   0   2   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  40  42  94
D_Rugani       DF   1  18  11   9  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Amartey      DF   1  17  10   8  32 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  44  20  46
E_Palacios     DF   1  13  16   2  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  14   9   4  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  50  -2  42
Saul_Niguez    MF   1   6  18  11  24 |  98   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  13
A_Chamberlain  MF   1   7  18  12  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
G_Kondogbia    MF   1   5  17  12  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  36
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  11  18  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  42  12
D_Calv_Lewin   FW   1   2  14  17  25 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  22
C_Trueman      GK  13   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gooch        DF   1   9  13   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_ONien        MF   1   7  16  12  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Dasilva      MF   1   5  13   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Borini       FW   1   3  10  16  25 |  29   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  26

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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O_Baumann      GK  22   1   1   1  27 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  20  15   3  29 |  91   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  93   0
J_Todibo       DF   1  18  15   3  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
H_Hateboer     DF   1  18  15   3  26 |  63   0   1   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  22  59  63
J_Lascelles    DF   1  18  14   3  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
W_Ndidi        DF   1  15  18   3  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  42  46
I_Gundogan     MF   1  11  19   3  25 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
F_Wirtz        FW   1   5  17  17  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  44
L_Jovic        FW   1   5  15  19  24 |  31   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  15  20  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   6   2   0   0   0  33   0  72
M_Salah        FW   1   1  14  20  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  16
A_Bachmann     GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hermoso      DF   1  18  15   3  24 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
K_Narey        DF   1  13   9   1  25 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Hofler       MF   1  10  14   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Hope         FW   1   1   7  10  23 |  67   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  25  90
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