FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Mar 30)


                          Aston Villa  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          4-1-1-1-3 L  |  5-3-2 P
                        Emlyn Brennan  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                        E_Martinez GK  |  GK A_Onana
                           I_Cisse DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF Gabriel
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                           K_Mbabu DF  |  DF W_Bouma
                             Rodri DM  |  DF S_Beukema
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  MF K_Phillips
                             B_Dia AM  |  MF B_Guimaraes
                          A_Licata FW  |  MF F_Torres
                           M_Kulic FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                          S_Gnabry FW  |  FW K_Uche
                                       |
                         D_Bentley SUB |  SUB B_Bertinato
                          J_Daland SUB |  SUB R_Le_Normand
                          S_Opsahl SUB |  SUB N_Cadden
                           Y_Wissa SUB |  SUB J_Wulff
                           D_Deger SUB |  SUB S_Mane




Min. 7  :(ast) A_Licata finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  C_Lenglet takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 7  :(bla) S_Beukema lays the ball back to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  N_Semedo with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 9  :(bla) W_Bouma is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 11 :(bla) K_Uche takes advantage of a mistake by A_Licata 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Uche must beat E_Martinez! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 13 :(bla) K_Phillips is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to S_Beukema 
          ...  S_Beukema from 20 yards! 
          ...  E_Martinez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 18 :(ast) L_Goretzka with an inswinging cross to B_Dia 
          ...  B_Dia swings in the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 19 :(ast) N_Semedo has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
Min. 20 :(bla) B_Guimaraes runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off K_Mbabu back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  E_Martinez pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee has no hesitation in pointing to the spot! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal places the ball on the spot 
          ...  E_Martinez dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had absolutely no chance there! 
          ...  And Blackburn Rovers are leading in the game now 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers...
Min. 24 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck hits a hard pass to K_Uche 
          ...  A delicate header from K_Uche! 
          ...  But E_Martinez makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 25 :(ast) A_Onana with a terrible kick! 
          ...  L_Goretzka takes control of the ball! 
          ...  L_Goretzka smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 26 :(ast) S_Gnabry stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  S_Gnabry with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Onana comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 27 :(ast) A_Licata runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Licata has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Onana's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 29 :(ast) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  L_Goretzka is through! 
          ...  L_Goretzka with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Onana with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 34 :(ast) S_Gnabry sidesteps B_Guimaraes 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Gnabry with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Onana's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 34 :(ast) B_Dia spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds S_Gnabry with a lovely pass! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Emlyn Brennan looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 37 :(ast) Rodri barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  W_Bouma dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 38 :(bla) B_Guimaraes lobs it over L_Digne 
          ...  I_Cisse wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 39 :(ast) M_Kulic smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Dia latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 42 :(ast) L_Digne with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Lenglet 
          ...  L_Digne has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ast) M_Kulic finds A_Licata with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Licata hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Onana reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Dia swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Onana catches it! 
Min. 44 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wulff 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Torres 
Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 46 :(ast) S_Gnabry finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  S_Gnabry cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 47 :(ast) M_Kulic with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  M_Kulic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Onana is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 48 :(bla) K_Uche takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  L_Digne with a clumsy challenge 

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

Min. 46 :(bla) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  K_Uche takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  K_Mbabu with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 46 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck drives it across the face of the goal C_Lenglet 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Semedo 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 46 :(ast) L_Goretzka beats W_Bouma with absolute ease! 
          ...  C_Lenglet stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(bla) K_Phillips spots W_Bouma who is in acres of space 
          ...  W_Bouma with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Tony Ayre spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 51 :(bla) Gabriel knocks it past L_Goretzka and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  S_Gnabry with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 55 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Le_Normand 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Lenglet 
Min. 55 :(ast) L_Digne knocks it forward 
          ...  W_Bouma slips 
          ...  L_Goretzka gets to it! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  I_Cisse plays it short to S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Onana never had a chance! 
Min. 57 :(bla) K_Uche plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  S_Gnabry with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 59 :(ast) L_Goretzka backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Licata gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 59 :(bla) W_Bouma sidesteps Rodri 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But L_Goretzka slides in 
Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Rodri will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(ast) L_Goretzka crosses into the box, finding B_Dia 
          ...  A wicked drive by B_Dia! 
          ...  But A_Onana comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 60 :(bla) K_Phillips squares it to K_Uche 
          ...  But B_Dia clears the ball to safety 
Min. 61 :(bla) Gabriel with the first time pass to S_Beukema 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Rodri 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 62 :(bla) B_Guimaraes sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  K_Phillips runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Phillips is clean through! 
          ...  He just has E_Martinez to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past E_Martinez 
          ...  E_Martinez dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 65 :(ast) K_Mbabu brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  S_Gnabry makes himself available 
          ...  W_Bouma beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 69 :(bla) K_Phillips sprints past the defender 
          ...  K_Phillips tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 72 :(ast) A_Licata pass splits open the defence and finds L_Digne 
          ...  K_Phillips is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(bla) K_Uche finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Semedo 
          ...  K_Uche tries to chip the ball over E_Martinez! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Goretzka will now play as a AM 
Min. 79 :(bla) W_Bouma looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But E_Martinez stops that one easily 
Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Deger 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Gnabry 
Min. 80 :(bla) B_Guimaraes kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Semedo dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 81 :(bla) S_Beukema eases past Rodri 
          ...  S_Beukema smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 84 :(bla) K_Uche sidesteps L_Digne 
          ...  But I_Cisse puts it in row Z! 
Min. 85 :(ast) I_Cisse eases past W_Bouma 
          ...  I_Cisse with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 85 :(bla) R_Le_Normand slides it through the middle to K_Uche 
          ...  K_Uche with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  E_Martinez with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(ast) M_Kulic with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Semedo 
          ...  N_Semedo with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Onana with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 89 :(bla) S_Beukema is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to K_Uche 
          ...  K_Uche cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 90 :(bla) K_Phillips is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Wulff 
          ...  J_Wulff tries to chip the ball over E_Martinez! 
          ...  The shot slips through E_Martinez's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 91 :(ast) D_Deger flicks it past W_Bouma 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Gabriel 

*************  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_Goretzka
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gnabry (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : W_Bouma (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Oyarzabal (20 pen)
Sent Off             : M_Oyarzabal (55)
Booked               : C_Lenglet (46), K_Phillips (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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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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E_Martinez     GK  28   1   1   1  24 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
I_Cisse        DF   1  15  12  10  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0  22
N_Semedo       DF   1  25  18  14  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0  18
L_Digne        DF   1  25  20  12  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  18
K_Mbabu        DF   1  24  20   7  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
Rodri          MF   1  19  25   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
L_Goretzka     AM   1  17  24  19  25 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  36  24
B_Dia          AM   1   7  17  24  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  33  19  14
A_Licata       FW   1   5  14  21  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  20
M_Kulic        FW   1   9  14  20  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  66  10
S_Gnabry       FW   1   2  21  26  24 |  84   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  16
D_Bentley      GK  22   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Daland       DF   1  16   8   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Opsahl       MF   1  13  14   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Wissa        AM   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 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
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_Onana        GK  29   1   1   1  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  26  19  14  25 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  -2  -2
Gabriel        DF   1  24  21   6  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  34   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  20  14  10  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  44  20
S_Beukema      DF   1  23  18  11  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  40
K_Phillips     MF   1  20  24  15  26 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  46  47
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  18  24  20  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
F_Torres       MF   1   5  23  19  26 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  18  24  27 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0 -12 -12  12
K_Uche         FW   1   4  16  20  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  54
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  24  18   8  20 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  18   0
N_Cadden       DF   1  16  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
S_Mane         FW   1   1  14  22  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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