FFO Prem, Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa (Fri Apr 04)


                     Newcastle United  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-2-2-1-1 A
                         Nathan Prior  |  -
                                       |
                       T_Strakosha GK  |  GK F_Dahmen
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF L_Geertruida
                          J_Clauss DF  |  DF J_Sutalo
                       J_Tarkowski DF  |  DF Renan_Lodi
                       Nuno_Santos DF  |  DF S_Reguilon
                           T_Kroos MF  |  DM O_Zinchenko
                         M_Kovacic MF  |  DM S_Amrabat
                          D_McNeil MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                       T_Reijnders MF  |  MF Mar_Antonio
                         C_Pulisic FW  |  AM J_Brandt
                           J_David FW  |  FW L_Openda
                                       |
                         S_Herrera SUB |  SUB J_Heekeren
                          R_Taylor SUB |  SUB G_Cahill
                            R_Song SUB |  SUB D_Kwakman
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB S_Opsahl
                           K_Moore SUB |  SUB J_Kuchta




Min. 2  :(new) T_Reijnders takes advantage of a mistake by Mar_Antonio 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  T_Reijnders drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Reijnders gets a shot in 
          ...  It floats over F_Dahmen 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 3  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 5  :(new) C_Pulisic with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Sutalo 
          ...  He crosses to Nuno_Santos 
          ...  Nuno_Santos has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 6  :(ast) Mar_Antonio runs at M_Acuna 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Mar_Antonio has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 16 :(ast) Renan_Lodi with a 40-yard pass to J_Sutalo 
          ...  J_Sutalo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 17 :(ast) Mar_Antonio takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Tarkowski deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 19 :(ast) S_Amrabat finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  S_Amrabat with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Amrabat gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Strakosha with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 20 :(new) D_McNeil brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Kovacic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Kovacic could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  That puts Newcastle United ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 23 :(ast) Renan_Lodi runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Renan_Lodi with a blistering shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 25 :(ast) L_Openda with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  L_Openda with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Strakosha comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Amrabat plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  L_Openda gets to it! 
          ...  T_Strakosha just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 26 :(new) M_Acuna looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Tarkowski 
          ...  L_Openda is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 30 :(new) J_Tarkowski holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos 
          ...  O_Zinchenko hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kovacic lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Clauss swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 34 :(new) M_Kovacic with a measured ball to J_David 
          ...  J_David plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But F_Dahmen makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 38 :(ast) S_Amrabat uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Nuno_Santos knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ast) L_Geertruida beats J_Tarkowski 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But J_Clauss wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 44 :(ast) S_Reguilon with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  S_Reguilon leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  T_Strakosha grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 45 :(ast) Mar_Antonio takes advantage of a mistake by Nuno_Santos 
          ...  Mar_Antonio hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 49 :(ast) P_Pogba heads the ball back to J_Brandt 
          ...  The ball hits Nuno_Santos in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa

Min. 47 :(new) M_Kovacic hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Kroos latches onto it! 
          ...  T_Kroos has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos swings it in! 
          ...  F_Dahmen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Clauss swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 48 :(new) M_Acuna hoists the ball across to M_Kovacic 
          ...  M_Kovacic curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 52 :(new) J_David leaves his marker standing 
          ...  J_David has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 52 :(ast) S_Amrabat sidesteps Nuno_Santos 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Amrabat with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 54 :(ast) Mar_Antonio with the through ball to L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 55 :(ast) J_Brandt knocks the ball past Nuno_Santos 
          ...  M_Kovacic takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  L_Openda drives it under the wall 
          ...  T_Strakosha parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 56 :(ast) S_Amrabat comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 57 :(new) M_Kovacic plays a long ball to C_Pulisic 
          ...  S_Reguilon slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 57 :(ast) L_Openda spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Brandt! 
          ...  J_Brandt sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Pogba drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Sutalo with the header 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 58 :(ast) Renan_Lodi hoists the ball across to L_Openda 
          ...  M_Acuna fouls badly 
Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Song 
          ...  COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos 
Min. 63 :(ast) O_Zinchenko searches out L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Reijnders 
Min. 66 :(ast) J_Brandt smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  Mar_Antonio latches onto the ball 
          ...  Mar_Antonio breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has T_Strakosha to beat! 
          ...  He rounds T_Strakosha 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 69 :(ast) The ball is passed in from P_Pogba, he finds Mar_Antonio 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Tarkowski 
Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kovacic 
Min. 71 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Zinchenko 
Min. 71 :(new) T_Kroos with a probing through ball C_Pulisic 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from C_Pulisic! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 71 :(ast) L_Openda brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  L_Openda hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 72 :(ast) Mar_Antonio with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves R_Song behind 
          ...  Mar_Antonio hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 73 :(new) M_Acuna slows the ball down 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! 
          ...  M_Acuna attempts a chip! 
          ...  F_Dahmen makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 73 :(ast) Mar_Antonio 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! 
          ...  J_Tarkowski wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 75 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kuchta 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Openda 
Min. 75 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Opsahl 
          ...  COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio 
Min. 75 :(ast) P_Pogba can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to L_Geertruida 
          ...  J_Tarkowski fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(new) J_Clauss lobs it over P_Pogba 
          ...  J_Clauss leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Chiquinho curls it into the box! 
          ...  K_Moore makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_David gets on the end of it 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 79 :(new) M_Acuna jinks infield 
          ...  J_Sutalo takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 83 :(new) C_Pulisic with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Acuna in space 
          ...  J_Brandt fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Nathan Prior looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  J_Tarkowski drives it under the wall 
          ...  F_Dahmen parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 85 :(new) T_Kroos hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Clauss latches onto it! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Geertruida 
Min. 87 :(ast) D_Kwakman works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Brandt 
          ...  T_Kroos gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(new) T_Kroos slips past his marker 
          ...  T_Kroos strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  F_Dahmen has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  F_Dahmen reacts well to save!! 
Min. 90 :(ast) J_Brandt drives it forward to J_Kuchta 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Kuchta! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 92 :(ast) L_Geertruida runs at J_Tarkowski 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Tarkowski recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 95 :(ast) J_Kuchta runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Acuna back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Kuchta tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kovacic
Scorers              : M_Kovacic (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Tarkowski (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Mar_Antonio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Openda (55), Mar_Antonio (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Openda (26), J_Brandt (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       22
Off target           :          12        |       16
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 1 - 2 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
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_Strakosha    GK  26   1   1   1  24 | 101   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  13
J_Clauss       DF   1  22  18  15  26 | 101   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  15   0  36
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  22  14  11  30 | 101   0   4   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  56  12  13
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  21  15  12  25 |  64   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  15
T_Kroos        MF   1  16  22  16  22 | 101   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  21  16  23
M_Kovacic      MF   1   5  23  17  22 |  74   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  21  38
D_McNeil       MF   1  10  22  18  28 | 101   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Reijnders    MF   1   3  20  16  27 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
C_Pulisic      FW   1   2  15  23  29 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
J_David        FW   1   6  18  21  29 | 101   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
S_Herrera      GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Taylor       DF   1  18  12   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   1  18  13   4  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  13  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moore        FW   1   4  15  18  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

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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F_Dahmen       GK  20   1   1   1  22 | 101   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
L_Geertruida   DF   1  23  17   8  27 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
J_Sutalo       DF   1  22  18   9  29 | 101   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  36
Renan_Lodi     DF   1  21  16  12  29 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  15
S_Reguilon     DF   1  22  19   2  30 | 101   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  25
O_Zinchenko    DM   1  20  18   7  28 |  75   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  12  20
S_Amrabat      DM   1  17  22  10  29 | 101   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  52
P_Pogba        MF   1  13  23  14  29 | 101   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
Mar_Antonio    MF   1  15  21  14  21 |  79   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  18  74
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  22  20  26 | 101   0   0   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  24   3
L_Openda       FW   1   5  15  23  23 |  79   0   0   1   0   7   1   1   0   0  -4  11  37
J_Heekeren     GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  17  13   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kwakman      MF   1  14  18  11  22 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Opsahl       MF   1  13  14   3  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kuchta       FW   1   8  11  17  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
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