Elite League Match, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Sun Oct 27)


                          Aston Villa  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                         L_Amoruso DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF M_Keown
                       F_McLintock DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                       J_Fitzwater DF  |  DF M_Manz
                       Seong_Gihun DM  |  MF Ronaldinhio
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF R_Parlour
                             I_Spy MF  |  MF F_Valverde
                      Kara_Dembele MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                         J_De_Gier FW  |  FW H_Sanchez
                                       |
                            R_Wolf SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                          A_Mateju SUB |  SUB M_Layun
                           Tininho SUB |  SUB D_OLeary
                         C_Hikarra SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                       W_Contreras SUB |  SUB N_Bendtner

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 3  :(asv) B_MacKay with the cross-field pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  M_Keown wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_McLintock floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Macedo reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 3  :(arn) M_Ozil knocks it past J_Fitzwater and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Fitzwater reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 11 :(arn) M_Ozil gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Amoruso!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Fitzwater hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(arn) F_Valverde plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Anelka keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  N_Anelka curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  N_Winneke beats the ball away
Min. 16 :(arn) Ronaldinhio plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Anelka decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  J_Fitzwater brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 18 :(asv) Kara_Dembele with a first time pass
          ...  J_Willock runs onto it!
          ...  J_Willock keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Macedo
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 18 :(arn) Ronaldinhio with an inch perfect pass to W_Fofana
          ...  J_Willock with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 20 :(arn) H_Sanchez finds his way through
          ...  Kara_Dembele knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  F_Zwayer blows up for a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 20 :(arn) M_Ozil with a precise ball to R_Parlour
          ...  L_Amoruso rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s F_Zwayer going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 21 :(asv) Seong_Gihun sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Fitzwater
          ...  J_Fitzwater with a stunning strike !
          ...  But T_Macedo makes an easy save
Min. 25 :(arn) The ball is passed in from F_Valverde, he finds Ronaldinhio
          ...  But Seong_Gihun wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 27 :(arn) M_Keown threads the through ball to Ronaldinhio
          ...  J_Willock takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 30 :(asv) J_De_Gier leaves his marker standing
          ...  H_Sanchez with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 36 :(asv) Kara_Dembele with a pinpoint pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier attempts a low drive!
          ...  But T_Macedo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 39 :(asv) B_MacKay runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_Willock latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  N_Anelka rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  F_Zwayer lectures him
Min. 41 :(arn) N_Anelka with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Sanchez
          ...  But C_Moreno reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asv) F_McLintock controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_Willock gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Willock has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  T_Macedo acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Spy chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  F_McLintock gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Macedo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Macedo recovers to save!!
Min. 46 :(arn) M_Ozil knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Amoruso
          ...  M_Ozil blasts it at the goal !
          ...  N_Winneke parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 47 :(arn) M_Ozil finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  M_Ozil sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Saved by N_Winneke
Min. 49 :(arn) H_Sanchez sprints past J_Fitzwater
          ...  C_Moreno takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(arn) M_Ozil with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Fitzwater
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Ozil !
          ...  N_Winneke saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 49 :(arn) M_Ozil is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  H_Sanchez latches onto the ball
          ...  H_Sanchez rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But N_Winneke gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Anelka swings it in!
          ...  N_Winneke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 52 :(asv) J_De_Gier skips the challenge from C_Chambers
          ...  R_Parlour with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 53 :(arn) M_Keown takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 55 :(asv) Seong_Gihun lashes out at R_Parlour
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 60 :(asv) W_Contreras is ready to come on to replace J_De_Gier
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 63 :(arn) M_Ozil hits a hard pass to H_Sanchez
          ...  H_Sanchez sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke just watches float over the bar!
Min. 66 :(asv) J_Fitzwater knocks the ball back to N_Winneke
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 67 :(arn) M_Keown plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Parlour decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Parlour with a thundering drive!
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  N_Winneke has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 68 :(arn) N_Bendtner is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Anelka is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 68 :(arn) D_OLeary will come on for H_Sanchez and play DF
Min. 68 :(asv) The ball runs loose!
          ...  W_Contreras seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Manz slices it
          ...  T_Macedo moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Moreno plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Macedo reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 70 :(asv) It looks as though Aston Villa is now playing A
Min. 70 :(asv) interesting tactic change...
          ...  Kara_Dembele will now play as AM
Min. 70 :(arn) Arsenal will now play D
Min. 71 :(asv) J_Willock with a flicked pass to Kara_Dembele
          ...  Kara_Dembele from 20 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 72 :(arn) M_Ozil sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ronaldinhio
          ...  Ronaldinhio controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 75 :(asv) Tininho replaces an unhappy I_Spy and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Mateju comes on for C_Moreno and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(arn) C_Chambers picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Amoruso hits it out for a throw
Min. 79 :(asv) B_MacKay gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Willock
          ...  A great volley from J_Willock !
          ...  T_Macedo saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 80 :(arn) S_Wiltord replaces F_Valverde to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Layun is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Keown is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 84 :(asv) J_Willock finds the space intelligently
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Layun
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 85 :(arn) R_Parlour twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 85 :(arn) R_Zieler replaces an unhappy R_Parlour and will play as a MF
Min. 87 :(asv) Kara_Dembele drives it forward to J_Fitzwater
          ...  M_Manz gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) Tininho backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Kara_Dembele gets on the end of it
          ...  Kara_Dembele fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Macedo with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 93 :(arn) C_Chambers unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Bendtner
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_McLintock takes possession

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 148,075
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Willock
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Seong_Gihun (55)
Booked               : J_Willock (18), Kara_Dembele (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : T_Macedo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Fitzwater (66 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Sanchez (30)
Injured              : R_Parlour (85)
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       9
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       5
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Arsenal
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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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  35   7   4  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  33  11   9  32 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  31  23  22  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  31   4   4  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -20   5
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  20  31   3  28 |  59   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  33   5  17 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
I_Spy          MF   2   9  32   5  12 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kara_Dembele   AM   2   7  29  22  42 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22   8 -17
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  35  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18   8  13
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  32  13 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Wolf         GK  30   2   2   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  30   9   8  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tininho        MF   2  30   6   4  28 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Hikarra      MF   1   3  31   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Contreras    FW   2   3   3  27  44 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Macedo       GK  38   3   3   3  42 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  37   9   9  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Keown        DF   2  35   9   4  11 |  84   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  33   3   8  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Manz         DF   2  32   8   5  32 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  32  13  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Parlour      MF   2   5  32  11  27 |  89   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  32   2  10 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Ozil         MF   1   8  31  19  31 |  98   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  35  21 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  31  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
R_Zieler       MF  30   3   2   5  41 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Layun        DF   1  35  13   7  33 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_OLeary       DF   1   6  34  10  11 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  29   9  41 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Bendtner     FW   1   2   4  27  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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