FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Cardiff City (Mon Sep 23)


                          Aston Villa  |  Cardiff City
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                       Keith Drummond  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                        H_Hateboer DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          J_Sutalo DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DM J_Lepenant
                         S_Lobotka DM  |  DF J_Justin
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF M_Brozovic
                          A_Correa MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                          Raphinha AM  |  AM T_Lemar
                           G_Jesus FW  |  FW A_Silva
                        L_Martinez FW  |  FW M_Harris
                                       |
                        J_Heekeren SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                       J_Lascelles SUB |  SUB A_Bah
                         D_Kwakman SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                          N_Hofler SUB |  SUB D_Zapata
                            H_Hope SUB |  SUB J_Brekalo




Min. 5  :(ast) A_Correa takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  T_Lemar with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  L_Martinez smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 6  :(car) A_Silva flicks the ball through 
          ...  J_Vestergaard runs onto it! 
          ...  H_Hateboer with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 6  :(car) M_Brozovic gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Lafont's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 8  :(ast) J_Sutalo flicks the ball on to M_Hermoso 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Hermoso! 
          ...  But R_Allsop parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 9  :(ast) The ball is passed in from G_Jesus, he finds L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 9  :(car) M_Harris kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Gotze gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Raphinha with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  M_Gotze floats it forward 
          ...  M_Brozovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  The ball hits H_Hateboer in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 13 :(ast) J_Todibo plays a long ball to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with the strike! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 16 :(ast) L_Martinez beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  What a challenge by N_Osborne 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Correa swings it in! 
          ...  T_Lockyer clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 16 :(car) A_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by J_Todibo 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Silva plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 23 :(ast) M_Hermoso spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Jesus! 
          ...  Blocked by J_Vestergaard 
Min. 26 :(ast) Raphinha flicks it over M_Brozovic's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Raphinha sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Keith Drummond spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 27 :(car) T_Lemar reads the run of M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 28 :(ast) S_Lobotka hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Raphinha latches onto it! 
          ...  Raphinha with the chance! 
          ...  R_Allsop just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 32 :(ast) W_Ndidi picks out Raphinha with the cross 
          ...  A cracking drive from Raphinha! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Matt Rose is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 33 :(ast) J_Sutalo is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus sees R_Allsop off his line! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 34 :(car) T_Lockyer puts in T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar with the chance! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 35 :(car) T_Lockyer finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  T_Lockyer aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Lafont looks very relieved! 
Min. 36 :(ast) L_Martinez sidesteps J_Lepenant 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Martinez with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 36 :(car) M_Brozovic plays in M_Harris with a beautiful ball 
          ...  H_Hateboer brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 37 :(ast) J_Todibo picks out Raphinha with the cross 
          ...  But M_Brozovic clears the danger 
Min. 41 :(ast) L_Martinez runs into space 
          ...  N_Osborne takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(ast) M_Hermoso with a deep cross to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 45 :(ast) Raphinha takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Hateboer 
          ...  A skilful effort from H_Hateboer! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Sutalo gets to it! 
          ...  But R_Allsop tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Raphinha plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Sutalo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Martinez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 45 :(car) M_Harris cuts through the defence 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Harris! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The Cardiff City players are surrounding the referee! 
Min. 46 :(ast) S_Lobotka flicks the ball through 
          ...  L_Martinez runs onto it! 
          ...  L_Martinez hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Hermoso plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Correa with the header 
          ...  R_Allsop parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(ast) W_Ndidi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  G_Jesus gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Lockyer wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 47 :(ast) G_Jesus takes on N_Osborne 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_Silva had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  L_Martinez with the thundering drive 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Jesus curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it! 
Min. 48 :(ast) H_Hateboer 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! 
          ...  H_Hateboer shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop goes down well to save 
Min. 49 :(car) T_Lemar with an inch perfect pass to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 51 :(ast) Raphinha nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  T_Lockyer gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Correa drives it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by J_Vestergaard 
Min. 51 :(car) M_Brozovic with a neat pass into T_Lockyer 
          ...  But J_Todibo comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 53 :(ast) M_Hermoso lobs it over J_Justin 
          ...  M_Gotze with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 54 :(ast) L_Martinez with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past T_Lemar 
          ...  L_Martinez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 58 :(ast) A_Correa hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  L_Martinez latches onto it! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from L_Martinez! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 59 :(ast) J_Todibo spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds G_Jesus with a lovely pass! 
          ...  G_Jesus hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Saved by R_Allsop 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Vestergaard runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Lafont grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 63 :(ast) A_Correa drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Lascelles 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Hermoso 
Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 66 :(ast) D_Kwakman puts in L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez with a thundering volley! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 69 :(car) T_Lemar with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Harris 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Todibo 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Silva 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Harris 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Bah 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Osborne 
Min. 71 :(ast) L_Martinez cuts inside J_Justin 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  L_Martinez lobs R_Allsop! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 72 :(car) T_Lockyer with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Lepenant gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Lepenant! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 80 :(ast) L_Martinez with the mazy run 
          ...  J_Justin fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 84 :(car) J_Vestergaard plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Sutalo fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 84 :(car) J_Lepenant looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Lafont comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the header 
          ...  A_Lafont gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brekalo floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Lafont thumps the ball away! 
Min. 87 :(car) D_Zapata takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past L_Martinez 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Zapata hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ast) G_Jesus has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Bah wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 92 :(ast) H_Hateboer takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He knocks the ball to Raphinha! 
          ...  Raphinha with the drive! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Allsop got a touch 
Min. 94 :(ast) H_Hateboer jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Raphinha 
          ...  A delicate chip from Raphinha! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : H_Hateboer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Raphinha (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Allsop
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Gotze (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       12
Off target           :          13        |       7
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Cardiff City
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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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A_Lafont       GK  25   1   1   1  14 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
H_Hateboer     DF   1  22  18   5  26 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  22  44
M_Hermoso      DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  66   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  24  23
J_Sutalo       DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  37
J_Todibo       DF   1  21  17   4  25 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  36   0
S_Lobotka      DM   1  18  23   5  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
W_Ndidi        MF   1  16  21   4  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Correa       MF   1   5  21  21  26 |  66   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   6
Raphinha       AM   1   9  21  21  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   8  39
G_Jesus        FW   1   5  16  24  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13   7
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  18  23  26 |  96   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0   0   0   0  37
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  21  16   4  25 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kwakman      MF   1  14  17  10  22 |  30   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

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  20  15   7  27 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  28  19
N_Osborne      DF   1  18  15   9  20 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   0  29
J_Lepenant     DM   1  18  19  14  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
J_Justin       DF   1  18  14   7  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  19   9  29 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  30   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  18  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   8
A_Silva        FW   1   6  12  23  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
M_Harris       FW   1   4  13  20  22 |  71   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  19
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  16  15   9  28 |  25   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   MF   1  17  14  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zapata       AM   1   5  13  20  25 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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