FFO Prem, Portsmouth vs. Aston Villa (Fri Aug 29)


                           Portsmouth  |  Aston Villa
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-1-2-1-1 L
                           Neil Kirby  |  Emlyn Brennan
                                       |
                      Agirrezabala GK  |  GK E_Martinez
                      G_Di_Lorenzo DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                          R_Gosens DF  |  DF B_Pavard
                             E_Can DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                           L_Kelly DF  |  DF L_Digne
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                            A_Gray MF  |  DM D_Munoz
                           O_Kokcu MF  |  MF L_Goretzka
                           M_Olise AM  |  MF N_Fekir
                          A_Correa FW  |  AM L_Pellegrini
                             B_Dia FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB F_Dahmen
                        C_Richards SUB |  SUB L_Binks
                         G_Alvarez SUB |  SUB L_Blas
                         Dani_Olmo SUB |  SUB Y_Wissa
                          W_Rooney SUB |  SUB D_Deger




Min. 3  :(por) B_Dia loses his marker 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Dia! 
          ...  But E_Martinez stops that one easily 
Min. 4  :(por) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Correa seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Correa! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But E_Martinez smothers the ball 
Min. 5  :(ast) D_Munoz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  L_Martinez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Martinez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 10 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 10 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  A_Robertson will now play as a DM 
Min. 11 :(por) B_Dia plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Cleared by A_Marusic 
Min. 11 :(ast) D_Munoz sidesteps E_Can 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Munoz throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But Agirrezabala is equal to it 
Min. 15 :(por) E_Can with a byline cross to G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo has a dig at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  That's given Portsmouth the advantage! 
          ...  Portsmouth 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 15 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Gray will now play as a DM 
Min. 15 :(ast) N_Fekir holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  A_Gray with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  D_Munoz floats it forward 
          ...  L_Martinez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Martinez could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 26 :(por) R_Gosens finds A_Correa with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Digne intercepts the pass 
Min. 27 :(por) M_Olise crosses into the box, finding G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  N_Fekir with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Emlyn Brennan looks relieved 
Min. 28 :(por) O_Kokcu with a neat pass into A_Gray 
          ...  A_Gray attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But E_Martinez comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 30 :(por) A_Correa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  But L_Pellegrini clears the ball to safety 
Min. 34 :(por) A_Grimaldo takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Goretzka 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 over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Emlyn Brennan looks relieved 
Min. 35 :(ast) L_Goretzka is injured. He's unable to continue 
Min. 35 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Blas 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Goretzka 
Min. 36 :(por) R_Gosens knocks it past A_Robertson and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Robertson with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 39 :(por) O_Kokcu fires over a low cross to L_Kelly 
          ...  L_Digne plays it back 
          ...  E_Martinez slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gray floats the ball in! 
          ...  L_Kelly makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  E_Martinez makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Kokcu lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Correa tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  E_Martinez dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had E_Martinez beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gosens crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Martinez comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 39 :(ast) L_Digne is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  N_Fekir latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Fekir tries to beat Agirrezabala! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 40 :(por) L_Kelly with a reverse pass to M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has E_Martinez to beat 
          ...  E_Martinez charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It's hit the bar and gone over!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(por) L_Kelly cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  E_Martinez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 47 :(por) B_Dia beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  B_Dia attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But E_Martinez punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 48 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with a precise ball to B_Dia 
          ...  N_Semedo takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 48 :(ast) A_Robertson leaves A_Gray standing 
          ...  O_Kokcu with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 

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

Min. 51 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo slides it through the middle to L_Kelly 
          ...  D_Munoz gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly hits it into the box! 
          ...  E_Martinez easily catches it! 
Min. 52 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Correa 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by B_Pavard 
Min. 53 :(por) B_Dia runs at B_Pavard 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  But L_Digne wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo swings it in! 
          ...  A_Marusic cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 53 :(ast) L_Martinez is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  L_Martinez has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  It's a level game! 
          ...  Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 57 :(por) A_Gray spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds B_Dia with a lovely pass! 
          ...  B_Dia tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But E_Martinez palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 58 :(por) B_Dia with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Di_Lorenzo! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 59 :(por) M_Olise smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Dia latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_Dia has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 59 :(por) A_Gray thrusts his chest into L_Blas 
          ...  That was disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 60 :(ast) B_Pavard with the header on 
          ...  He finds L_Martinez in space 
          ...  O_Kokcu intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Semedo hits it into the box! 
          ...  L_Martinez gets to it! 
          ...  Agirrezabala has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Agirrezabala reacts well to save!! 
Min. 61 :(ast) L_Blas finds L_Pellegrini with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Pellegrini! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 61 :(por) A_Correa breaks free from L_Digne 
          ...  L_Martinez rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 67 :(por) B_Dia runs at N_Semedo 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Blas hits it out for a throw 
Min. 68 :(por) A_Correa finds A_Grimaldo with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Grimaldo curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  E_Martinez makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 71 :(por) A_Correa plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Robertson is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  That's his second yellow! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He should have been sent off first time of asking! 
Min. 72 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Dani_Olmo 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Kokcu 
Min. 74 :(ast) L_Martinez turns past A_Gray 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Olise with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 74 :(por) M_Olise with a neat pass into A_Correa 
          ...  B_Pavard with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  N_Fekir will now play as a AM 
Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  D_Munoz will now play as a MF 
Min. 75 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Olise runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Olise with a thundering drive! 
          ...  E_Martinez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dani_Olmo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Semedo cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 76 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Kelly 
Min. 78 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 78 :(por) B_Dia is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  E_Martinez can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Have Portsmouth stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  Portsmouth 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 79 :(por) E_Can floats the ball in to find A_Grimaldo 
          ...  L_Martinez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  R_Gosens hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Grimaldo gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Grimaldo with the strike! 
          ...  E_Martinez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  E_Martinez was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Pellegrini will now play as a FW 
Min. 83 :(por) Dani_Olmo knocks it past L_Pellegrini and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Dani_Olmo blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  E_Martinez saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 86 :(por) W_Rooney has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Dani_Olmo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Dani_Olmo with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  E_Martinez collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 87 :(por) R_Gosens is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Dani_Olmo 
          ...  A thundering drive by Dani_Olmo! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  WHAT??? It's been disallowed! There was a foul on the defender 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ast) L_Martinez 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! 
          ...  B_Dia with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 90 :(ast) N_Fekir looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Pellegrini! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 95 :(por) B_Dia looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Olise 
          ...  M_Olise hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  The flags up! It's been disallowed!! 
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside 
          ...  That one was close let me tell you. 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Fratton Park
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Di_Lorenzo (15), M_Olise (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Kokcu (48), M_Olise (74), B_Dia (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : L_Martinez
Scorers              : L_Martinez (53)
Sent Off             : A_Robertson (71)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : L_Goretzka (35)
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Match Statistics
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                              Portsmouth  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           1        |       11
Key Passes           :          22        |       5
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Final Score          : Portsmouth 2 - 1 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  99   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  23  20  15  25 |  99   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  52  51
R_Gosens       DF   1  24  16  11  25 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 |  99   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  18
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  22  17  12  31 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Gray         DM   1  18  20   3  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  27
O_Kokcu        MF   1  16  24  10  25 |  75   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  16  -2
M_Olise        AM   1   4  22  21  24 |  99   0   0   3   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  31  49
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  81   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  19
B_Dia          FW   1   7  17  23  25 |  99   0   0   3   1   4   0   1   0   0  -2  67  24
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  19  12   4  31 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dani_Olmo      MF   1   6  22  21  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0

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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E_Martinez     GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  99  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  24  17  14  25 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
B_Pavard       DF   1  23  18   8  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  15   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  22  13  12  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
L_Digne        DF   1  24  19  12  23 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  14   0
A_Robertson    DM   1  24  20  11  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12 -12 -12
D_Munoz        MF   1  23  20  11  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  13  19
L_Goretzka     MF   1  17  24  18  25 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  24  20  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   8
L_Pellegrini   FW   1   9  23  21  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  29   0  16
L_Martinez     FW   1   8  19  25  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
F_Dahmen       GK  20   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Binks        DF   1  16   9   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blas         MF   1   3  16  12  24 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  17   0
Y_Wissa        FW   1   3  14  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Deger        FW   1   8  12  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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