Elite FA Cup Group Match, Aberdeen vs. Aston Villa (Wed Dec 14)


                             Aberdeen  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                          Dan Haldane  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK P_Bonner
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF Doria
                             Balde DF  |  DF B_Bolingoli
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF F_McLintock
                       J_Fitzwater DF  |  DF A_Odriozola
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF J_Grealish
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF B_MacKay
                          T_Watson MF  |  MF I_Spy
                          Valverde MF  |  AM Steve_Brown
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                      Hakim_Ziyech FW  |  FW T_Roberts
                                       |
                         R_Shaaban SUB |  SUB M_Cabrera
                         G_McQueen SUB |  SUB P_Navarra
                          T_Hunter SUB |  SUB P_Bilotta
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB Camilo
                        Ryan_Field SUB |  SUB O_Ighalo

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(abn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  E_Petit is through!
          ...  E_Petit tries to chip the ball over P_Bonner!
          ...  P_Bonner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  P_Bonner is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 6  :(abn) A defence splitting pass from J_Shaddix to Hakim_Ziyech
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Bonner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And P_Bonner tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Valverde curls it into the box!
          ...  B_Bolingoli clears the corner
Min. 10 :(abn) J_Matip flicks it past B_Bolingoli
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Matip fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That's given Aberdeen the lead!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 10 :(abn) Aberdeen made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 10 :(asv) I_Spy holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to B_MacKay
          ...  Balde cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 11 :(abn) T_Watson skips the challenge from Doria
          ...  Doria reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 11 :(asv) A_Hunter nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Shaddix is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 11 :(asv) A_Hunter squares it to T_Roberts
          ...  Balde gathers up the loose ball
Min. 18 :(abn) J_Shaddix knocks it past A_Odriozola and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Doria clears with a diving header
Min. 21 :(asv) A_Hunter has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Doria gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But K_Femenia wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Ippi has none of it.
Min. 24 :(abn) J_Shaddix plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Shaddix with a little chip!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 26 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech runs towards the goal
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech with a blistering shot !
          ...  P_Bonner collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 26 :(asv) A_Hunter finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Balde goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(asv) J_Grealish is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Hunter
          ...  But J_Fitzwater with the fine tackle
Min. 32 :(asv) Steve_Brown with the Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Shaddix had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 35 :(asv) A_Odriozola controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Roberts gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Roberts cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer makes an easy save
Min. 39 :(asv) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Steve_Brown seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  K_Femenia is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 49 :(asv) I_Spy beats his marker
          ...  I_Spy carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 50 :(asv) F_McLintock rushes through the defence
          ...  R_Bentley forces him off the ball
Min. 51 :(abn) K_Femenia with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past F_McLintock
          ...  He knocks it to J_Shaddix!
          ...  F_McLintock reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 51 :(asv) A_Hunter spits at Valverde
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 58 :(abn) J_Shaddix drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hakim_Ziyech
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Odriozola and it had to be
Min. 64 :(asv) The Aston Villa manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 64 :(abn) Valverde gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hakim_Ziyech
          ...  But B_Bolingoli wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Ippi has none of it.
Min. 64 :(abn) Balde runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Doria
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A_Hunter with an awful challenge
          ...  K_Ippi gave him a strong warning
Min. 66 :(asv) T_Roberts with a well-controlled run
          ...  K_Femenia anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 67 :(asv) Steve_Brown knocks it past T_Watson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Fitzwater fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Ippi tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 68 :(asv) O_Ighalo comes on for F_McLintock and takes up a FW role
Min. 69 :(abn) Balde is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Shaddix
          ...  A powerful header from J_Shaddix !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 71 :(asv) I_Spy with a burst of pace
          ...  K_Femenia with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 75 :(abn) G_McQueen is coming on for J_Matip and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - T_Hunter on for J_Fitzwater as a DF
Min. 75 :(abn) D_Rocastle replaces an unhappy E_Petit and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(abn) a big roar from the crowd as Ryan_Field comes on for R_Bentley to play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) Camilo comes on for Steve_Brown and takes up a DM role
Min. 75 :(asv) P_Navarra takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Odriozola as DF
Min. 81 :(abn) K_Femenia takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  K_Femenia looks to see where P_Bonner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged P_Bonner
          ...  Aberdeen 2-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 82 :(abn) K_Femenia turns on a sixpence
          ...  K_Femenia attempts a chip!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 83 :(asv) B_MacKay sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Valverde takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  A_Hunter drives it under the wall
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Aberdeen fans laugh at him
Min. 85 :(asv) A_Hunter runs at G_McQueen
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Shaddix with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) J_Shaddix backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Ryan_Field latches onto the end of it
          ...  Ryan_Field tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  P_Bonner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 128,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : K_Femenia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Matip (10), K_Femenia (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Shaddix (11), Balde (26), K_Femenia (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : A_Hunter
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Hunter (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |  Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       3
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       5
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 2 - 0 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  31   2   5   5  31 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  34   9   8  10 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Balde          DF   3  33   7   8  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
K_Femenia      DF   3  32   9   7  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  38   8  23
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  29   4   4  28 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
E_Petit        MF   1   3  31   2  26 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
T_Watson       MF   2  13  30   9  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   9  27   7  43 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Shaaban      GK  29   5   4   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  31   1   8  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hunter       DF   2  29   6   1  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  29   4  34 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ryan_Field     FW   1   9   9  25  43 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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P_Bonner       GK  28   1   3   1  43 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  32   7   5  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Bolingoli    DF   3  29   6   8  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  27  21  21  23 |  70   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Odriozola    DF   1  27  20   4  26 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  30  12  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  30   5  17 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  29   5  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Steve_Brown    AM   1  16  23  28  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  29  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  29  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Cabrera      GK  26   2   3   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  28   5   9  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bilotta      MF   3   7  28   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  21  26   1  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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