FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Liverpool (Mon Apr 14)


                          Aston Villa  |  Liverpool
                          4-2-2-1-1 A  |  5-3-1-1 P
                                    -  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                      L_Geertruida DF  |  DF D_Llorente
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF M_Akanji
                         G_Montiel DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                        S_Reguilon DF  |  DF Jordi_Alba
                         E_Alvarez DM  |  DF R_Araujo
                         S_Amrabat DM  |  MF R_Bentancur
                         N_Rovella MF  |  MF J_Grealish
                       Mar_Antonio MF  |  MF M_Kudus
                          J_Brandt AM  |  AM M_Mudryk
                          L_Openda FW  |  FW R_De_Tomas
                                       |
                          F_Dahmen SUB |  SUB S_Bolat
                          G_Cahill SUB |  SUB Y_Rakitskyi
                        N_Williams SUB |  SUB I_Halifa
                         D_Kwakman SUB |  SUB P_Bertaccini
                           D_Deger SUB |  SUB M_Niang




Min. 1  :(liv) R_De_Tomas retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Bentancur latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Amrabat with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 3  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(ast) N_Mazraoui is unmarked! 
          ...  N_Mazraoui tries to beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 4  :(ast) S_Reguilon feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  L_Geertruida runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  L_Geertruida has a dig at goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a good save 
Min. 6  :(liv) J_Grealish feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Mudryk runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Geertruida 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 9  :(ast) J_Brandt flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Brandt drives the ball low! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! 
Min. 10 :(liv) M_Mudryk gains possession 
          ...  M_Mudryk with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes a difficult save 
Min. 13 :(ast) J_Brandt picks up a loose ball 
          ...  J_Brandt hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Alvarez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  G_Montiel rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Courtois smothers the ball 
Min. 17 :(ast) L_Openda finds himself in a good position 
          ...  L_Openda with a terrific drive! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
Min. 18 :(ast) J_Brandt holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Montiel 
          ...  G_Montiel tries to beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 20 :(ast) N_Rovella plays a long ball to L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 21 :(ast) N_Mazraoui chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has T_Courtois to beat! 
          ...  He lobs it over T_Courtois 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He's scored his 10th goal of the season! 
          ...  Aston Villa take the lead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 22 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  M_Kudus will now play as a AM 
Min. 22 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  M_Mudryk will now play as a FW 
Min. 22 :(liv) J_Grealish with a deep cross to R_Bentancur 
          ...  S_Reguilon is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  Fran_Garcia swings it in 
          ...  J_Grealish gets on the end of it 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Grealish! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bentancur chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Lafont comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Araujo gets to it! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 24 :(ast) The ball is passed in from N_Rovella, he finds L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 28 :(liv) M_Mudryk crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Kudus in the box 
          ...  M_Kudus beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He rounds A_Lafont 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 30 :(liv) Fran_Garcia has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_De_Tomas collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A delicate chip from R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lafont's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 32 :(ast) Mar_Antonio brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  L_Openda makes himself available 
          ...  A left-footer by L_Openda! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(ast) G_Montiel takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  R_Araujo rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 35 :(ast) L_Openda turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Openda with the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
Min. 40 :(liv) M_Kudus gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Mazraoui! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Montiel takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 40 :(ast) N_Mazraoui hoists the ball across to S_Amrabat 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ast) J_Brandt runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Openda 
          ...  M_Akanji reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 47 :(liv) R_Bentancur pushes it past the defender 
          ...  R_Bentancur has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 48 :(liv) R_Bentancur controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Amrabat 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  R_Araujo flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Lafont! 
Min. 49 :(liv) R_Araujo with the dribble 
          ...  S_Reguilon goes in studs first 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(ast) J_Brandt has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Openda collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Openda sees T_Courtois off his line! 
          ...  T_Courtois with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 49 :(ast) N_Rovella with a measured ball to S_Amrabat 
          ...  S_Amrabat sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 52 :(ast) L_Geertruida controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  L_Openda gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Openda launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 54 :(liv) M_Akanji tracks his runner into the box, the cross pings in hard and low 
          ...  the striker dummies and it comes off his shin!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, my, I thought he was a good defender before todays match 
          ...  And then the whistle blew! 
          ...  He's had a terrible game today. 
          ...  Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 55 :(ast) L_Openda takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  R_De_Tomas muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  N_Rovella swings it in 
          ...  J_Brandt takes control of it! 
          ...  Jordi_Alba hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it! 
Min. 56 :(ast) N_Rovella lays the ball back to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt with the shot on net! 
          ...  T_Courtois watches it sail wide! 
Min. 58 :(ast) N_Rovella hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Reguilon latches onto it! 
          ...  But M_Akanji slides in 
Min. 60 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  COMING OFF: Jordi_Alba 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Halifa 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Bentancur 
Min. 60 :(ast) J_Brandt with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Montiel 
          ...  R_De_Tomas wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He knew that was coming and he holds his head in his hands! 
Min. 61 :(ast) L_Openda has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Openda sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But T_Courtois parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 61 :(liv) I_Halifa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Kudus 
          ...  But N_Mazraoui wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Williams 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Alvarez 
Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Montiel 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Niang 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kudus 
Min. 72 :(liv) J_Grealish plays it forward to M_Niang 
          ...  But G_Cahill spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 75 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 76 :(liv) M_Niang with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Niang launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But A_Lafont comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 81 :(ast) J_Brandt has plenty of time and space 
          ...  J_Brandt shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 81 :(ast) L_Openda sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Llorente with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 82 :(ast) D_Kwakman turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Courtois had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! 
          ...  L_Openda takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Burried it right down the middle! 
          ...  And that makes it a hat-trick! 
          ...  Aston Villa 4-1 Liverpool...
Min. 85 :(ast) N_Williams plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  N_Williams flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Courtois's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Geertruida swings it in! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily catches it! 
Min. 86 :(ast) G_Cahill has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Courtois! 
          ...  R_Araujo hacks him down! 
          ...  That's a brutal challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 87 :(ast) L_Openda dribbles past Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  L_Openda drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Courtois parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ast) N_Mazraoui is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 90 :(ast) D_Kwakman whips the ball across to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But T_Courtois with the difficult save 
Min. 91 :(liv) M_Niang takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  M_Niang with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lafont parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 92 :(ast) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  L_Openda is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  L_Openda has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
Min. 93 :(liv) I_Halifa gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Halifa with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Lafont moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 93 :(ast) L_Openda sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Llorente with the foul 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 94 :(ast) L_Openda controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Llorente 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Openda hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to N_Mazraoui 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 97 :(ast) N_Rovella backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Mazraoui latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Mazraoui with the crafty shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a good save 

*************  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          : L_Openda (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Openda (21,24,82 pen), M_Akanji (54 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Reguilon (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mudryk
Scorers              : M_Kudus (28)
Sent Off             : R_De_Tomas (60), R_Araujo (86)
Booked               : D_Llorente (81), T_Courtois (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       9
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :          16        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          17        |       7
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 4 - 1 Liverpool
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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 | 101   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Geertruida   DF   1  23  17   8  27 | 101   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  13  20
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  22  17   9  27 | 101   0   1   3   1   3   0   0   0   0  15  56  56
G_Montiel      DF   1  21  15  13  27 |  69   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  29
S_Reguilon     DF   1  22  19   2  30 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   7  -4
E_Alvarez      DM   1  19  21  12  33 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Amrabat      DM   1  17  22  10  29 | 101   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  17
N_Rovella      MF   1  18  22   8  25 | 101   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Mar_Antonio    MF   1  15  21  14  21 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  22  20  26 | 101   0   0   4   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  32  36
L_Openda       FW   1   5  15  23  23 | 101   0   0   0   0  13   3   0   0   0   0   0  96
F_Dahmen       GK  20   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  17  13   6  21 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Williams     DM   1  19  14  10  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
D_Kwakman      MF   1  14  18  11  22 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Deger        FW   1   8  12  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  26   1   1   1  15 | 101  15   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  16   0   0   0
D_Llorente     DF   1  22  19   7  26 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  -4  -4
M_Akanji       DF   1  22  20  11  26 | 101   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  21  18   5  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Jordi_Alba     DF   1  21  17  12  24 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
R_Araujo       DF   1  22  17  13  27 |  90   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -15 -15  -1
R_Bentancur    MF   1  21  22   9  32 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  18
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  23  20  27 | 101   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   7
M_Kudus        AM   1   5  21  20  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
M_Mudryk       FW   1  10  19  23  21 | 101   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   5
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  25  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -15 -15 -13
S_Bolat        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  19  13  12  29 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Halifa       MF   1  17  18  14  30 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
P_Bertaccini   MF   1   4  12  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Niang        FW   1   7  12  18  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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