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Season 24 Archive: Division 2, Week 22
Aston Villa 1 - 3 Arsenal
Division Two League Match, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Thu Aug 31)
Aston Villa | Arsenal
3-1-3-1-2 A | 4-3-1-2 E
Jamie Coady | Adrian Dalmedo
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Valdivia GK | GK D_James
J_Lescott DF | DF A_Hansen
D_Sloan DF | DF J_Valera
D_Majstorovic DF | DF G_Collins
G_Driver DM | DF M_Flano
Kaka MF | MF Zico
P_Cocu MF | MF Y_Toure
B_Charlton MF | MF J_Butland
Raul AM | AM G_Cooper
S_Corchia FW | FW Taliyah
P_Di_Canio FW | FW D_Murphy
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P_Hankey SUB | SUB D_de_Gea
A_Arrondel SUB | SUB S_Ramos
N_Kalavee SUB | SUB R_Radinski
Kike SUB | SUB D_Trezeguet
A_Akinbiyi SUB | SUB Freddy_Abu
Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)
Min. 1 :(asv) B_Charlton gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside the defender!
... He has some space now!
... B_Charlton tries to chip the ball over D_James!
... D_James gets up well to catch that one
Min. 7 :(asv) S_Corchia knocks the ball past M_Flano
... S_Corchia leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... D_James was beaten there!
Min. 8 :(asv) B_Charlton can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to S_Corchia
... D_Murphy takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 9 :(asv) P_Cocu squares it to S_Corchia
... J_Valera fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... M_Stadio calls him over
... M_Stadio is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... B_Charlton floats it forward
... P_Di_Canio latches onto the end of it
... A_Hansen takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lescott
... Can he make them pay?
... D_Murphy with the goal bound shot!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 11 :(asv) D_Majstorovic with an incisive pass to Raul
... Raul has a go!
... D_James tips it round the post
... Good save
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Kaka!
... The ball comes to P_Di_Canio
... He knocks it goalward
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 12 :(arn) G_Cooper floats the ball in to find Zico
... D_Sloan is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 14 :(arn) G_Cooper takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
... Kaka with the tackle
... That's got to be a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 16 :(asv) B_Charlton reads the run of S_Corchia
... But G_Collins clears the danger
Min. 18 :(asv) D_Majstorovic feeds the ball through the middle
... B_Charlton runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... B_Charlton tries one from the edge of the box !
... D_James parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 20 :(asv) P_Cocu changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to P_Di_Canio
... P_Di_Canio curls it towards the top corner !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Charlton plays it into the danger area!
... D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 20 :(arn) Taliyah lobs it over D_Majstorovic
... Taliyah with a powerful header !
... Valdivia with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... G_Collins chips the ball into the area!
... Valdivia catches it!
Min. 22 :(arn) J_Butland with a simple pass to Taliyah
... D_Majstorovic pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 23 :(asv) B_Charlton kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Di_Canio gets on the end of the pass
... But he loses control of it
... G_Collins hits it out for a throw
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Murphy with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Sloan
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Butland chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_Sloan wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 25 :(asv) S_Corchia with the dribble
... A_Hansen is easily beaten
... S_Corchia gets up high for the header !
... But D_James punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 29 :(arn) G_Collins moves forward
... G_Collins with the crafty shot!
... Valdivia falls over
... But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 31 :(asv) G_Driver with a measured pass to P_Cocu
... P_Cocu beats the offside trap!
... He looked offside to me
... D_James comes towards him
... He dinks it over D_James
... A_Hansen gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 32 :(asv) P_Cocu retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Raul gets on the end of it
... Raul aims for the top right corner !
... D_James with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 33 :(asv) S_Corchia sidesteps A_Hansen
... He was too quick for his marker
... A_Hansen goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 36 :(arn) G_Cooper is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy drives it towards goal !
... Valdivia with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 37 :(arn) Taliyah turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... Taliyah hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... Arsenal go ahead in this match now!
... Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 38 :(arn) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 40 :(asv) D_Sloan crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Di_Canio in the box
... P_Di_Canio shoots towards goal !
... D_James with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... Kaka chips the ball into the area!
... M_Flano clears the danger
Min. 40 :(arn) Taliyah skips the challenge from D_Sloan
... Kaka with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 41 :(arn) G_Cooper makes the tackle
... S_Corchia gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 42 :(arn) Y_Toure crosses into the box, finding J_Valera
... D_Majstorovic takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Min. 46 :(arn) D_Murphy knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Sloan
... D_Murphy has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 49 :(asv) B_Charlton holds the ball up
... He sees P_Di_Canio in space!
... Driven towards goal by P_Di_Canio !
... It floats over D_James
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 52 :(asv) Raul hoofs it up field to find J_Lescott
... J_Lescott hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 52 :(arn) G_Collins controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Murphy gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Murphy heads the ball towards goal !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 54 :(arn) G_Cooper passes the ball to D_Murphy
... Valdivia had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... M_Stadio calls him for a talk
... What's M_Stadio going to give?
... PENALTY !! That's another outrageous decision!!
... D_Murphy places the ball on the spot!
... Valdivia dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal...
Min. 55 :(arn) S_Ramos is being brought on
... G_Cooper is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(arn) R_Radinski replaces D_Murphy to play as a MF
Min. 56 :(arn) R_Radinski takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Lescott
... J_Lescott goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 58 :(arn) J_Butland hoofs it up field to find R_Radinski
... Fine tackle by D_Majstorovic
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 59 :(arn) R_Radinski with an inch perfect pass to Zico
... A left-footer by Zico !
... It's beaten Valdivia
... It goes wide !!
Min. 60 :(asv) A_Arrondel is being prepared to come on
... J_Lescott is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 61 :(arn) J_Butland turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... J_Butland with a bomb of a shot !
... But it goes just over
Min. 63 :(arn) J_Butland changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Taliyah
... Taliyah drives the ball low !
... Valdivia with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(asv) S_Corchia beats Taliyah
... He muscled him off the ball
... A_Hansen goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 64 :(arn) G_Collins sidesteps D_Sloan
... That was too easy
... What a shot from G_Collins !
... It could go anywhere
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee replaces B_Charlton to play as a MF
Min. 66 :(arn) Y_Toure takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Taliyah
... Taliyah cracks a laser towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
... That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
... Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 70 :(asv) Kike is being brought on
... P_Di_Canio is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(asv) P_Cocu beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... Cleaned up by G_Collins
Min. 74 :(asv) N_Kalavee with a reverse pass to Kike
... Kike rifles it to the far post !
... D_James makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 74 :(arn) G_Collins chests it down
... D_Majstorovic with the tackle
... That's got to be a yellow
... M_Stadio calls him over
... M_Stadio is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Zico shapes to shoot
... He plays it to J_Butland instead
... J_Butland with the punt towards goal!
... It hits off a defender!
... Valdivia is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Y_Toure plays it towards the near post!
... S_Ramos gets his head on it
... Valdivia just watches float over the bar!
Min. 74 :(arn) Zico with a flashy move
... What a shot from Zico !
... It could go anywhere
... Valdivia falls over
... But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 75 :(arn) Zico with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... D_Majstorovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 78 :(asv) Raul looks up for support 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!
... Raul unleashes a pile driver !
... D_James is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... GOAL !!
... Great strike!
... That puts Aston Villa back in with a shout!
... Aston Villa 1-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 80 :(arn) J_Butland with the kinky dribble
... J_Butland with the overhead !
... Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 84 :(arn) J_Butland brings it under control
... He takes on S_Corchia
... He gets past him!
... He puts in G_Collins!
... G_Collins gets his head to the ball !
... It floats over Valdivia
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 87 :(arn) R_Radinski volleys it forward. He finds Taliyah
... D_Sloan clears with a diving header
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) N_Kalavee crosses in from the wing, he finds Raul in the box
... Raul tries to beat D_James!
... D_James makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 90 :(arn) M_Flano looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... Taliyah receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... A great volley from Taliyah !
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 93 :(asv) Raul sidesteps Zico
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Raul smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 93 :(arn) A_Hansen sidesteps Kike
... A_Hansen with a terrific drive !
... But Valdivia punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Villa Park
Attendance : 61,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : Raul
Scorers : Raul (78)
Sent Off : Kaka (40)
Booked : D_Majstorovic (74)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Taliyah (37,66), D_Murphy (54 pen)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Valera (9)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aston Villa | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 20
Off target : 6 | 11
On target : 10 | 9
Possession : 36 | 64
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 2
Fouls : 11 | 5
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 14 | 13
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Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 3 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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Valdivia GK 35 2 2 1 42 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
J_Lescott DF 1 28 6 3 20 | 61 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
D_Sloan DF 2 27 10 4 19 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
D_Majstorovic DF 2 27 6 5 47 | 94 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 18 -2
G_Driver DM 1 11 27 5 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaka MF 2 7 26 17 32 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -30 -30 -30
P_Cocu MF 3 11 26 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
B_Charlton MF 1 7 24 8 30 | 66 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
Raul AM 1 8 23 20 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 36
S_Corchia FW 1 5 5 26 45 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 6
P_Di_Canio FW 1 9 5 24 32 | 71 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
P_Hankey GK 27 3 3 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Arrondel DF 2 25 3 7 12 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 24 8 22 | 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 -20
Kike FW 2 7 10 23 31 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
A_Akinbiyi FW 3 6 9 23 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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D_James GK 31 2 2 3 26 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
A_Hansen DF 3 28 6 10 19 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
J_Valera DF 2 27 8 9 39 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
G_Collins DF 2 27 9 7 19 | 94 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 10 7
M_Flano DF 1 27 6 1 33 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Zico MF 1 10 28 12 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Y_Toure MF 1 9 28 4 32 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
J_Butland MF 2 9 26 11 41 | 94 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 3
G_Cooper AM 4 8 27 14 27 | 56 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Taliyah FW 2 6 6 27 44 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 20 20 71
D_Murphy FW 2 10 8 26 37 | 56 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 0 28
D_de_Gea GK 27 2 3 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Ramos DF 2 27 7 7 40 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
R_Radinski MF 1 11 26 6 29 | 38 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Trezeguet FW 3 6 10 26 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddy_Abu FW 3 8 10 24 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Aston Villa | Arsenal
3-1-3-1-2 A | 4-3-1-2 E
Jamie Coady | Adrian Dalmedo
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Valdivia GK | GK D_James
J_Lescott DF | DF A_Hansen
D_Sloan DF | DF J_Valera
D_Majstorovic DF | DF G_Collins
G_Driver DM | DF M_Flano
Kaka MF | MF Zico
P_Cocu MF | MF Y_Toure
B_Charlton MF | MF J_Butland
Raul AM | AM G_Cooper
S_Corchia FW | FW Taliyah
P_Di_Canio FW | FW D_Murphy
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P_Hankey SUB | SUB D_de_Gea
A_Arrondel SUB | SUB S_Ramos
N_Kalavee SUB | SUB R_Radinski
Kike SUB | SUB D_Trezeguet
A_Akinbiyi SUB | SUB Freddy_Abu
Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)
Min. 1 :(asv) B_Charlton gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside the defender!
... He has some space now!
... B_Charlton tries to chip the ball over D_James!
... D_James gets up well to catch that one
Min. 7 :(asv) S_Corchia knocks the ball past M_Flano
... S_Corchia leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... D_James was beaten there!
Min. 8 :(asv) B_Charlton can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to S_Corchia
... D_Murphy takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 9 :(asv) P_Cocu squares it to S_Corchia
... J_Valera fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... M_Stadio calls him over
... M_Stadio is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... B_Charlton floats it forward
... P_Di_Canio latches onto the end of it
... A_Hansen takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lescott
... Can he make them pay?
... D_Murphy with the goal bound shot!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 11 :(asv) D_Majstorovic with an incisive pass to Raul
... Raul has a go!
... D_James tips it round the post
... Good save
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Kaka!
... The ball comes to P_Di_Canio
... He knocks it goalward
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 12 :(arn) G_Cooper floats the ball in to find Zico
... D_Sloan is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 14 :(arn) G_Cooper takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
... Kaka with the tackle
... That's got to be a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 16 :(asv) B_Charlton reads the run of S_Corchia
... But G_Collins clears the danger
Min. 18 :(asv) D_Majstorovic feeds the ball through the middle
... B_Charlton runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... B_Charlton tries one from the edge of the box !
... D_James parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 20 :(asv) P_Cocu changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to P_Di_Canio
... P_Di_Canio curls it towards the top corner !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Charlton plays it into the danger area!
... D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 20 :(arn) Taliyah lobs it over D_Majstorovic
... Taliyah with a powerful header !
... Valdivia with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... G_Collins chips the ball into the area!
... Valdivia catches it!
Min. 22 :(arn) J_Butland with a simple pass to Taliyah
... D_Majstorovic pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 23 :(asv) B_Charlton kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Di_Canio gets on the end of the pass
... But he loses control of it
... G_Collins hits it out for a throw
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Murphy with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Sloan
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Butland chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_Sloan wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 25 :(asv) S_Corchia with the dribble
... A_Hansen is easily beaten
... S_Corchia gets up high for the header !
... But D_James punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 29 :(arn) G_Collins moves forward
... G_Collins with the crafty shot!
... Valdivia falls over
... But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 31 :(asv) G_Driver with a measured pass to P_Cocu
... P_Cocu beats the offside trap!
... He looked offside to me
... D_James comes towards him
... He dinks it over D_James
... A_Hansen gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 32 :(asv) P_Cocu retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Raul gets on the end of it
... Raul aims for the top right corner !
... D_James with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 33 :(asv) S_Corchia sidesteps A_Hansen
... He was too quick for his marker
... A_Hansen goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 36 :(arn) G_Cooper is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy drives it towards goal !
... Valdivia with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 37 :(arn) Taliyah turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... Taliyah hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... Arsenal go ahead in this match now!
... Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 38 :(arn) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 40 :(asv) D_Sloan crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Di_Canio in the box
... P_Di_Canio shoots towards goal !
... D_James with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... Kaka chips the ball into the area!
... M_Flano clears the danger
Min. 40 :(arn) Taliyah skips the challenge from D_Sloan
... Kaka with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 41 :(arn) G_Cooper makes the tackle
... S_Corchia gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 42 :(arn) Y_Toure crosses into the box, finding J_Valera
... D_Majstorovic takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Min. 46 :(arn) D_Murphy knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Sloan
... D_Murphy has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 49 :(asv) B_Charlton holds the ball up
... He sees P_Di_Canio in space!
... Driven towards goal by P_Di_Canio !
... It floats over D_James
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 52 :(asv) Raul hoofs it up field to find J_Lescott
... J_Lescott hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 52 :(arn) G_Collins controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Murphy gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Murphy heads the ball towards goal !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 54 :(arn) G_Cooper passes the ball to D_Murphy
... Valdivia had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... M_Stadio calls him for a talk
... What's M_Stadio going to give?
... PENALTY !! That's another outrageous decision!!
... D_Murphy places the ball on the spot!
... Valdivia dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal...
Min. 55 :(arn) S_Ramos is being brought on
... G_Cooper is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(arn) R_Radinski replaces D_Murphy to play as a MF
Min. 56 :(arn) R_Radinski takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Lescott
... J_Lescott goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 58 :(arn) J_Butland hoofs it up field to find R_Radinski
... Fine tackle by D_Majstorovic
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 59 :(arn) R_Radinski with an inch perfect pass to Zico
... A left-footer by Zico !
... It's beaten Valdivia
... It goes wide !!
Min. 60 :(asv) A_Arrondel is being prepared to come on
... J_Lescott is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 61 :(arn) J_Butland turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... J_Butland with a bomb of a shot !
... But it goes just over
Min. 63 :(arn) J_Butland changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Taliyah
... Taliyah drives the ball low !
... Valdivia with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(asv) S_Corchia beats Taliyah
... He muscled him off the ball
... A_Hansen goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 64 :(arn) G_Collins sidesteps D_Sloan
... That was too easy
... What a shot from G_Collins !
... It could go anywhere
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee replaces B_Charlton to play as a MF
Min. 66 :(arn) Y_Toure takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Taliyah
... Taliyah cracks a laser towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
... That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
... Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 70 :(asv) Kike is being brought on
... P_Di_Canio is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(asv) P_Cocu beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... Cleaned up by G_Collins
Min. 74 :(asv) N_Kalavee with a reverse pass to Kike
... Kike rifles it to the far post !
... D_James makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 74 :(arn) G_Collins chests it down
... D_Majstorovic with the tackle
... That's got to be a yellow
... M_Stadio calls him over
... M_Stadio is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Zico shapes to shoot
... He plays it to J_Butland instead
... J_Butland with the punt towards goal!
... It hits off a defender!
... Valdivia is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Y_Toure plays it towards the near post!
... S_Ramos gets his head on it
... Valdivia just watches float over the bar!
Min. 74 :(arn) Zico with a flashy move
... What a shot from Zico !
... It could go anywhere
... Valdivia falls over
... But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 75 :(arn) Zico with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... D_Majstorovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 78 :(asv) Raul looks up for support 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!
... Raul unleashes a pile driver !
... D_James is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... GOAL !!
... Great strike!
... That puts Aston Villa back in with a shout!
... Aston Villa 1-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 80 :(arn) J_Butland with the kinky dribble
... J_Butland with the overhead !
... Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 84 :(arn) J_Butland brings it under control
... He takes on S_Corchia
... He gets past him!
... He puts in G_Collins!
... G_Collins gets his head to the ball !
... It floats over Valdivia
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 87 :(arn) R_Radinski volleys it forward. He finds Taliyah
... D_Sloan clears with a diving header
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) N_Kalavee crosses in from the wing, he finds Raul in the box
... Raul tries to beat D_James!
... D_James makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 90 :(arn) M_Flano looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... Taliyah receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... A great volley from Taliyah !
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 93 :(asv) Raul sidesteps Zico
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Raul smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 93 :(arn) A_Hansen sidesteps Kike
... A_Hansen with a terrific drive !
... But Valdivia punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
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Match Details
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Venue : Villa Park
Attendance : 61,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : Raul
Scorers : Raul (78)
Sent Off : Kaka (40)
Booked : D_Majstorovic (74)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Taliyah (37,66), D_Murphy (54 pen)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Valera (9)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aston Villa | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 20
Off target : 6 | 11
On target : 10 | 9
Possession : 36 | 64
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 2
Fouls : 11 | 5
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 14 | 13
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Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 3 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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Valdivia GK 35 2 2 1 42 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
J_Lescott DF 1 28 6 3 20 | 61 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
D_Sloan DF 2 27 10 4 19 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
D_Majstorovic DF 2 27 6 5 47 | 94 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 18 -2
G_Driver DM 1 11 27 5 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaka MF 2 7 26 17 32 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -30 -30 -30
P_Cocu MF 3 11 26 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
B_Charlton MF 1 7 24 8 30 | 66 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
Raul AM 1 8 23 20 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 36
S_Corchia FW 1 5 5 26 45 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 6
P_Di_Canio FW 1 9 5 24 32 | 71 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
P_Hankey GK 27 3 3 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Arrondel DF 2 25 3 7 12 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 24 8 22 | 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 -20
Kike FW 2 7 10 23 31 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
A_Akinbiyi FW 3 6 9 23 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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D_James GK 31 2 2 3 26 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
A_Hansen DF 3 28 6 10 19 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
J_Valera DF 2 27 8 9 39 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
G_Collins DF 2 27 9 7 19 | 94 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 10 7
M_Flano DF 1 27 6 1 33 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Zico MF 1 10 28 12 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Y_Toure MF 1 9 28 4 32 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
J_Butland MF 2 9 26 11 41 | 94 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 3
G_Cooper AM 4 8 27 14 27 | 56 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Taliyah FW 2 6 6 27 44 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 20 20 71
D_Murphy FW 2 10 8 26 37 | 56 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 0 28
D_de_Gea GK 27 2 3 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Ramos DF 2 27 7 7 40 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
R_Radinski MF 1 11 26 6 29 | 38 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Trezeguet FW 3 6 10 26 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freddy_Abu FW 3 8 10 24 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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