FFO DPT, Aston Villa vs. Cardiff City (Wed Mar 12) Aston Villa | Cardiff City 4-2-2-1-1 A | 4-3-1-2 P Keith Drummond | Matt Rose | A_Lafont GK | GK R_Allsop L_Geertruida DF | DF I_Fresneda J_Sutalo DF | DF J_Tomlinson Reinildo DF | DF D_Caleta_Car J_Branthwaite DF | DF R_Ferdinand O_Zinchenko DM | MF S_Kalu S_Reguilon DM | MF M_Brozovic P_Pogba MF | MF R_Koren Mar_Antonio MF | AM T_Lemar Suso AM | FW S_Floccari G_Jesus FW | FW M_Ingvartsen | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB J_Alnwick F_Dabo SUB | SUB T_Lockyer K_Narey SUB | SUB J_Justin D_Kwakman SUB | SUB M_Caqueret L_Openda SUB | SUB D_Zapata Min. 1 :(car) R_Koren takes advantage of a mistake by J_Branthwaite ... He crosses to M_Ingvartsen ... M_Ingvartsen goes for goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Lafont tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... I_Fresneda curls it into the box! ... A_Lafont comes out and claims it! Min. 1 :(ast) Suso is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... O_Zinchenko latches onto the ball ... D_Caleta_Car rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... S_Reguilon floats it forward ... Suso latches onto the end of it ... Suso with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... R_Allsop gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 2 :(ast) The defender slips up! ... P_Pogba is through! ... P_Pogba hits a curling shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... R_Allsop acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... S_Reguilon plays it into the danger area! ... G_Jesus tries to place the shot! ... R_Allsop makes a fine save Min. 2 :(car) T_Lemar saunters past his marker ... J_Branthwaite steals the ball of off him Min. 3 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(ast) J_Sutalo drives it forward to Reinildo ... S_Floccari fouls badly Min. 9 :(car) I_Fresneda with the heel pass to R_Koren ... A delicate chip from R_Koren! ... The shot slips through A_Lafont's hands ... But A_Lafont recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 10 :(ast) G_Jesus knocks it past R_Ferdinand and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Fine tackle by S_Floccari ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 13 :(ast) Reinildo with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Brozovic ... He crosses to G_Jesus ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... T_Lemar picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 13 :(car) R_Koren with a slide rule pass to T_Lemar ... P_Pogba plays it back ... A_Lafont slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Caleta_Car! ... A_Lafont easily catches it! Min. 15 :(ast) Suso gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Tomlinson! ... He has some space now! ... S_Kalu rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... L_Geertruida shapes to shoot ... He plays it to G_Jesus instead ... A delicate chip from G_Jesus! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Allsop is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Sutalo drives it into the box! ... R_Allsop fists it away! Min. 21 :(ast) Mar_Antonio knocks the ball past M_Brozovic ... Now he crosses to Suso! ... Suso with a graceful, looping effort! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 26 :(ast) P_Pogba pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Suso is clean through! ... M_Brozovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 28 :(ast) S_Reguilon finds the run of Reinildo ... Reinildo rifles it at the goal! ... R_Allsop makes a fine save Min. 30 :(ast) R_Allsop with a terrible kick! ... Mar_Antonio takes control of the ball! ... Mar_Antonio has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... R_Allsop gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 31 :(ast) Reinildo latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... I_Fresneda pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 34 :(ast) J_Branthwaite lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Sutalo latches on to it ... J_Sutalo with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Allsop moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Allsop catches it with style! Min. 37 :(ast) Reinildo gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... I_Fresneda wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 40 :(car) T_Lemar gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... L_Geertruida hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... M_Brozovic flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Lafont ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to N ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Cardiff City Min. 46 :(car) R_Ferdinand with a burst of pace ... J_Branthwaite fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 48 :(car) R_Koren with a precise ball to T_Lemar ... A glorious effort by T_Lemar! ... But A_Lafont makes an easy save Min. 50 :(ast) G_Jesus holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... G_Jesus throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... R_Allsop watches it sail safely wide! Min. 51 :(car) T_Lemar turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... T_Lemar with the cheeky shot! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 52 :(ast) S_Reguilon squares up to his marker ... He spits at I_Fresneda ... Right in his face! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 52 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with the cross-field pass to M_Brozovic ... M_Brozovic with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Koren drives it into the box! ... J_Branthwaite gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 54 :(ast) Suso cuts inside R_Ferdinand ... He worked that well ... He puts in G_Jesus! ... G_Jesus attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! ... R_Allsop with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 54 :(car) R_Koren kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Brozovic gets on the end of the pass ... S_Reguilon reads the play well Min. 55 :(ast) Suso slips past his marker ... But he loses control of it ... J_Tomlinson belts it clear Min. 59 :(ast) G_Jesus beats his man ... G_Jesus swings in the shot! ... R_Allsop makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... J_Sutalo plays it into the danger area! ... Headed away by J_Tomlinson Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Justin ... COMING OFF: M_Brozovic Min. 60 :(ast) G_Jesus jumps over D_Caleta_Car's challenge ... Intercepted by R_Ferdinand Min. 61 :(ast) S_Reguilon kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Jesus gets on the end of the pass ... G_Jesus tries to beat R_Allsop! ... But it goes just over Min. 61 :(car) J_Justin bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Kalu ... Mar_Antonio is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 66 :(ast) G_Jesus crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Pogba in the box ... An audacious effort from P_Pogba! ... R_Allsop has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Allsop reacts well to save!! Min. 67 :(ast) L_Geertruida finds G_Jesus with a perfectly weighted pass ... G_Jesus with a screamer of a shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 69 :(ast) Suso knocks it past D_Caleta_Car and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Suso with the header! ... R_Allsop watches it sail wide! Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Suso will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: M_Caqueret ... COMING OFF: T_Lemar Min. 71 :(ast) Suso turns on a sixpence ... R_Ferdinand steals the ball of off him Min. 73 :(ast) J_Sutalo finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... J_Sutalo with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 74 :(ast) G_Jesus with a real burst of pace ... G_Jesus rifles it to the far post! ... But R_Allsop smothers the ball Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Zinchenko will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Zapata ... COMING OFF: S_Floccari Min. 75 :(car) D_Zapata beats L_Geertruida ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Branthwaite with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 78 :(ast) G_Jesus runs at the defence ... He nutmegs D_Caleta_Car ... He showed his class there ... J_Justin tackles cleanly Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 80 :(car) D_Zapata turns nicely onto the ball ... Reinildo tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Caleta_Car curls it into the box! ... A_Lafont reads it well, and claims it! Min. 80 :(ast) O_Zinchenko is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to S_Reguilon ... S_Kalu with an over the top challenge Min. 81 :(car) D_Caleta_Car is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to D_Zapata ... O_Zinchenko tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 82 :(car) M_Caqueret is spitting at J_Sutalo ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 85 :(ast) O_Zinchenko with the dribble ... D_Caleta_Car is easily beaten ... O_Zinchenko drives the ball low! ... R_Allsop makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 87 :(ast) S_Reguilon with a 40-yard pass to L_Geertruida ... L_Geertruida with the strike! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Allsop is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Branthwaite! ... The ball comes to Mar_Antonio ... He gets the shot away ... But R_Allsop hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 87 :(car) R_Ferdinand looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Caqueret ... An audacious effort from M_Caqueret! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(ast) O_Zinchenko plays a first time ball through the defence to Mar_Antonio ... Mar_Antonio with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... R_Allsop makes a difficult save Min. 92 :(car) M_Caqueret with the first time pass to R_Koren ... J_Sutalo is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 92 :(car) S_Kalu squares it to D_Zapata ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from D_Zapata! ... It looks good ... A_Lafont is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Jesus Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Branthwaite (46), Mar_Antonio (61), J_Sutalo (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Allsop (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 21 | 7 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 13 | 4 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 4 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 12 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 0 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 14 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 17 8 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 13 19 J_Sutalo DF 1 22 18 8 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 35 Reinildo DF 1 22 18 11 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 17 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 45 10 -4 O_Zinchenko AM 1 20 18 7 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 S_Reguilon DM 1 21 19 2 30 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 33 0 P_Pogba MF 1 13 23 14 29 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 7 28 Mar_Antonio MF 1 15 21 13 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 5 41 Suso FW 1 3 20 21 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 G_Jesus FW 1 5 16 24 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dabo DF 1 13 11 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman MF 1 14 18 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 23 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 96 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 I_Fresneda DF 1 20 18 3 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 0 J_Tomlinson DF 1 15 13 7 16 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 18 14 13 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 18 15 3 28 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 15 0 S_Kalu MF 1 4 15 8 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Brozovic MF 1 15 20 10 29 | 63 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 17 R_Koren MF 1 8 17 16 21 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 12 T_Lemar AM 1 3 20 18 22 | 73 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 20 S_Floccari FW 1 5 13 18 23 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Ingvartsen FW 1 7 10 13 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 J_Alnwick GK 17 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 21 16 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Justin MF 1 19 15 8 28 | 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 0 M_Caqueret AM 1 14 20 4 25 | 23 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 D_Zapata FW 1 4 13 20 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1741810796 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40