FFO DPT, Napoli vs. Aston Villa (Wed Aug 28) Napoli | Aston Villa 4-1-3-1-1 E | 4-1-2-1-2 P Chris W | Keith Drummond | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK A_Lafont Alex_Sandro DF | DF H_Hateboer J_Okore DF | DF M_Hermoso E_Hysaj DF | DF J_Sutalo D_Dambrosio DF | DF J_Todibo T_Baldanzi AM | DM S_Lobotka M_Ugarte DM | MF W_Ndidi A_Rabiot MF | MF A_Correa C_Aranguiz MF | AM Raphinha M_Caqueret MF | FW G_Jesus S_Mane FW | FW L_Martinez | M_Silvestri SUB | SUB J_Heekeren T_Fontaine SUB | SUB J_Lascelles K_Gjasula SUB | SUB D_Kwakman T_Milanese SUB | SUB N_Hofler O_Diallo SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 3 :(ast) G_Jesus takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from G_Jesus! ... It looks good ... O_Vlachodimos gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 4 :(ast) M_Hermoso with a one-touch layoff to Raphinha ... Alex_Sandro slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 6 :(nap) S_Mane beats H_Hateboer ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Mane hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 9 :(nap) J_Okore over hits his pass ... He finds E_Hysaj though ... That was fortunate ... H_Hateboer tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... T_Baldanzi flights it in! ... M_Caqueret tries to place the shot! ... A_Lafont with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 16 :(nap) T_Baldanzi slides the ball across to D_Dambrosio ... H_Hateboer hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... E_Hysaj swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Lafont jumps well to claim it! Min. 18 :(nap) A_Rabiot finds a hole in the defence ... A_Rabiot with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's given Napoli the lead! ... Napoli 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 19 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C Min. 19 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... G_Jesus will now play as a AM Min. 19 :(nap) M_Ugarte stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... M_Ugarte sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 21 :(ast) W_Ndidi sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Raphinha gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Raphinha fires off a right-footed shot! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a good save Min. 27 :(nap) A_Rabiot holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Dambrosio ... D_Dambrosio goes for goal! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 30 :(ast) J_Sutalo sidesteps M_Ugarte ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Sutalo hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But O_Vlachodimos with the difficult save Min. 38 :(nap) S_Mane turns nicely onto the ball ... L_Martinez with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Chris W looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 39 :(ast) M_Hermoso heads the ball back to Raphinha ... But E_Hysaj wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Correa ... O_Vlachodimos comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... L_Martinez gets to it! ... O_Vlachodimos with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 41 :(nap) S_Mane cuts inside J_Sutalo ... He worked that well ... H_Hateboer reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(nap) Alex_Sandro plays a long ball to S_Mane ... A_Correa with the tackle Min. 45 :(nap) D_Dambrosio sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Lafont can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Lafont makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 46 :(nap) S_Mane crosses to E_Hysaj ... E_Hysaj rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But A_Lafont is equal to it Min. 47 :(nap) M_Ugarte skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Rabiot ... M_Hermoso reads the play well Min. 47 :(ast) G_Jesus finds Raphinha in acres of space ... Raphinha with a little chip! ... O_Vlachodimos gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 1-0 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(nap) A_Rabiot runs at J_Todibo ... He takes it past him ... A_Rabiot fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... A_Lafont won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 48 :(nap) M_Caqueret runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Mane ... S_Mane has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 50 :(ast) H_Hateboer rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_Correa ... A_Correa with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But it puts it well wide Min. 56 :(ast) H_Hateboer hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... G_Jesus latches onto it! ... Good sliding challenge from E_Hysaj Min. 58 :(nap) J_Okore runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Baldanzi ... T_Baldanzi with a thundering drive! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Lafont plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 59 :(nap) T_Baldanzi brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... T_Baldanzi tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Lafont makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 62 :(nap) T_Baldanzi with the first time flick to Alex_Sandro ... S_Lobotka with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Lascelles ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: W_Ndidi Min. 65 :(ast) D_Kwakman eases past J_Okore ... J_Okore does well to get the tackle in Min. 67 :(ast) L_Martinez is unmarked! ... Driven towards goal by L_Martinez! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 68 :(ast) L_Martinez runs towards the goal ... L_Martinez tries to beat O_Vlachodimos from outside the area! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 72 :(nap) D_Dambrosio brings it under control ... He takes on D_Kwakman ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Aranguiz! ... Blocked by J_Lascelles Min. 81 :(nap) D_Dambrosio is through on goal ... But A_Correa wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 86 :(nap) S_Mane runs into space ... S_Mane bears down on goal! ... A_Lafont makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 86 :(ast) The defender slips up! ... L_Martinez is through! ... S_Mane with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 87 :(ast) D_Kwakman kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Raphinha gets on the end of the pass ... Raphinha with a scorcher of a shot! ... O_Vlachodimos with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(nap) T_Baldanzi with a flicked pass to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Lafont tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Rabiot (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Rabiot (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Hateboer Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 13 | 9 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 1 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 Alex_Sandro DF 1 22 16 8 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 J_Okore DF 1 21 14 12 23 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 30 0 E_Hysaj DF 1 20 14 8 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 19 D_Dambrosio DF 1 19 12 10 31 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 17 T_Baldanzi AM 1 8 20 18 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 18 M_Ugarte DM 1 16 20 10 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 20 14 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 69 C_Aranguiz MF 1 13 19 5 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Caqueret MF 1 13 19 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 S_Mane FW 1 2 15 23 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 M_Silvestri GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Fontaine DF 1 11 6 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gjasula DF 1 8 11 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Milanese MF 1 7 15 12 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Diallo FW 1 6 13 17 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 25 1 1 1 14 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 22 18 5 26 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 22 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 21 18 8 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 J_Todibo DF 1 21 17 4 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lobotka DM 1 18 23 5 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi MF 1 16 21 4 24 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 A_Correa MF 1 5 21 20 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 62 0 6 Raphinha AM 1 9 21 21 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 G_Jesus AM 1 5 16 24 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 L_Martinez FW 1 7 18 23 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 J_Heekeren GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Kwakman MF 1 14 17 10 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1724881284 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40