FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Cardiff City (Mon Nov 03) Aston Villa | Cardiff City 4-2-2-1-1 E | 4-2-2-2 P Emlyn Brennan | Matt Rose Caretaker | E_Martinez GK | GK A_Kinsky A_Robertson DF | DF J_Vestergaard N_Semedo DF | DF H_Westermann J_Gomez DF | DF N_Osborne K_Mbabu DF | DF A_Traore L_Digne DM | MF R_Gomis Rodri DM | MF T_Lemar L_Goretzka MF | AM S_Ralston Casemiro MF | AM H_Losada L_Pellegrini AM | FW J_Lens K_Mitoma FW | FW S_Floccari | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB M_Freese J_Daland SUB | SUB P_Comuzzo L_Blas SUB | SUB Terrats A_Silva SUB | SUB M_Palermo G_Guedes SUB | SUB P_Owusu Min. 1 :(ast) Casemiro holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to L_Goretzka ... A left-footer by L_Goretzka! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Casemiro swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... The ball comes to J_Gomez ... He gets the shot away ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 1 :(car) H_Losada works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Floccari ... L_Goretzka wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 5 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 7 :(ast) L_Pellegrini moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to K_Mbabu ... K_Mbabu goes for the top corner! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 8 :(car) H_Losada hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Lens latches onto it! ... J_Lens aims for the top right corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Ralston flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... E_Martinez catches it with ease Min. 10 :(car) J_Lens dribbles past Rodri ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... L_Goretzka with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Cardiff City players ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 11 :(ast) A_Robertson is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... A_Robertson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 12 :(ast) L_Digne takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Osborne ... He's through on goal ... L_Digne with a little chip! ... The shot slips through A_Kinsky's hands ... But A_Kinsky recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 14 :(ast) L_Goretzka has the ball ... He knocks the ball past H_Westermann ... He puts in N_Semedo! ... N_Semedo with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Kinsky reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Rodri curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to L_Digne ... He knocks it goalward ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Casemiro with an outswinging corner into the box ... L_Goretzka gets something on it! ... But A_Kinsky parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 16 :(ast) Casemiro plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Casemiro tries the shot! ... A_Kinsky makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Gomez! ... A_Kinsky comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... L_Goretzka with the header ... A_Kinsky fists it away Min. 19 :(car) J_Lens beats N_Semedo ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Good sliding challenge from A_Robertson Min. 20 :(ast) A_Robertson finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... A_Robertson with the shot! ... A_Kinsky makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 27 :(ast) K_Mbabu with a measured pass to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo with the shot! ... A_Kinsky gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... N_Semedo plays it towards the near post! ... A_Kinsky thumps the ball away! Min. 28 :(ast) K_Mbabu jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 30 :(ast) Rodri gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo rifles it at the goal! ... But A_Kinsky makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 31 :(car) N_Osborne with a first time pass ... H_Losada runs onto it! ... N_Semedo wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 32 :(ast) L_Pellegrini chests it down ... L_Pellegrini tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Gomez floats the ball in! ... L_Goretzka makes a firm connection with his head ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... That's put Aston Villa ahead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 32 :(car) H_Westermann flicks it over J_Gomez and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Casemiro is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 34 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Traore behind ... L_Goretzka with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Kinsky fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 36 :(ast) L_Pellegrini passes the ball to K_Mitoma ... A_Traore with the tackle Min. 39 :(ast) K_Mbabu is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... N_Semedo latches onto the ball ... J_Vestergaard with a pull on the shirt Min. 40 :(ast) K_Mitoma hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Pellegrini latches onto it! ... L_Pellegrini fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Kinsky parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 40 :(car) A_Traore holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to H_Losada ... H_Losada with a stunning strike! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) A_Robertson loses N_Osborne ... A_Robertson blasts it at the goal! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Emlyn Brennan spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 44 :(ast) Casemiro storms past his marker ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Osborne looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 45 :(ast) L_Pellegrini is too quick for H_Westermann ... R_Gomis with a poor challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 46 :(ast) L_Pellegrini takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Traore ... H_Westermann cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 47 :(ast) J_Gomez with a glorious long pass to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo carves a shot towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City Min. 46 :(ast) A_Robertson with a probing pass to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It's way wide ... The Cardiff City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 50 :(car) A_Traore plays the early ball across the box to find H_Losada in space ... K_Mbabu forces him off the ball Min. 53 :(ast) Casemiro with the towering header to L_Pellegrini ... N_Osborne reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 53 :(car) S_Floccari gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Floccari hits a great drive! ... But E_Martinez makes a superb stop down low Min. 54 :(ast) Casemiro knocks the ball past A_Traore ... Now he crosses to K_Mitoma! ... K_Mitoma with the cheeky shot! ... A_Kinsky with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Semedo ... J_Gomez gets a shot in ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 54 :(car) S_Floccari with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Rodri ... Casemiro with a terrible tackle Min. 56 :(ast) N_Semedo with a real burst of pace ... He shows N_Osborne a clean set of heals ... N_Semedo with the header! ... A_Kinsky just watches it float over the bar! Min. 57 :(ast) Rodri crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Semedo in the box ... N_Semedo with a thundering shot! ... A_Kinsky is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 60 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Daland ... COMING OFF: J_Gomez Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: Terrats ... COMING OFF: S_Ralston Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(car) T_Lemar breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on goal! ... He rounds E_Martinez! ... E_Martinez brings him down in the area! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ... The ref consults with his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... J_Lens places the ball on the spot! ... E_Martinez dives the right way and has tipped it wide for a corner! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... H_Losada flights it in! ... The ball finds its way to Terrats ... He gets the shot away ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Gomis lofts the ball in! ... It is kicked away by J_Daland Min. 64 :(car) S_Floccari cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to H_Losada ... H_Losada with a bomb of a shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 65 :(ast) K_Mbabu brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Goretzka gets on the end of the pass ... Good sliding challenge from J_Vestergaard Min. 66 :(car) Terrats hoists the ball across to H_Losada ... A_Robertson takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 67 :(car) S_Floccari beats Casemiro ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Floccari cracks a laser towards goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 69 :(car) Terrats rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_Traore ... K_Mbabu fouls ... That was disgusting ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: M_Palermo ... COMING OFF: H_Losada Min. 71 :(ast) L_Pellegrini knocks the ball past R_Gomis ... L_Pellegrini with the strike! ... A_Kinsky is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 72 :(ast) K_Mitoma turns past J_Vestergaard ... He has some space now! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... H_Westermann hits it out for a throw Min. 75 :(ast) Casemiro with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... But N_Osborne puts the ball out of play Min. 75 :(car) M_Palermo sidesteps L_Digne ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Palermo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 77 :(ast) L_Goretzka cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Mitoma ... J_Lens clears with a diving header Min. 79 :(ast) N_Semedo gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... L_Digne is unmarked ... L_Digne looks to see where A_Kinsky is! ... He shoots! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Rodri with an outswinging corner into the box ... Headed away by N_Osborne Min. 81 :(ast) L_Digne searches out K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma with the crafty shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 84 :(ast) Casemiro is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to L_Pellegrini ... L_Pellegrini attempts to drive it home! ... A_Kinsky saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 85 :(ast) K_Mitoma is first to the ball ... What a fantastic interception by A_Traore Min. 87 :(ast) N_Semedo with the first time pass to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma sees A_Kinsky off his line! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 10 goals for this season! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 88 :(car) S_Floccari turns nicely onto the ball ... N_Semedo wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(car) T_Lemar with the diagonal pass to J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard looks to see where E_Martinez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But E_Martinez is equal to it Min. 91 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 91 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 92 :(ast) K_Mitoma pass splits open the defence and finds Casemiro ... Casemiro with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... Brilliant save from A_Kinsky Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 93 :(ast) K_Mbabu flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Mbabu aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Casemiro drives it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to L_Digne ... He gets the shot away ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Semedo (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Goretzka (32), K_Mitoma (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Goretzka (10), Casemiro (32), E_Martinez (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kinsky Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Gomis (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 33 | 8 Off target : 18 | 6 On target : 15 | 2 Possession : 71 | 29 Corners : 9 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 20 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 24 20 11 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 42 13 53 N_Semedo DF 1 24 18 14 25 | 95 0 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 28 50 104 J_Gomez DF 1 24 21 10 29 | 62 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 36 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 95 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 39 42 L_Digne DM 1 25 20 12 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 66 Rodri DM 1 19 24 5 32 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 17 24 19 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 19 16 70 Casemiro MF 1 18 24 16 28 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 34 26 L_Pellegrini AM 1 9 24 22 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 28 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 23 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 26 39 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Daland DF 1 16 8 5 31 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 L_Blas MF 1 3 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Silva AM 1 7 14 24 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Guedes FW 1 7 17 24 27 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Kinsky GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 95 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 H_Westermann DF 1 19 15 10 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 95 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 17 0 A_Traore DF 1 19 17 7 25 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 32 0 R_Gomis MF 1 15 19 6 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 T_Lemar MF 1 4 20 19 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 S_Ralston AM 1 7 19 15 30 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Losada AM 1 7 18 16 24 | 72 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 24 J_Lens FW 1 5 14 18 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 33 0 22 S_Floccari FW 1 5 14 19 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 M_Freese GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 19 15 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terrats MF 1 12 16 9 30 | 33 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 19 M_Palermo AM 1 9 13 18 20 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 P_Owusu FW 1 4 8 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1762192201 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40