Elite FA Cup Group Match, Aston Villa vs. Borussia Dortmund (Wed Aug 30)


                          Aston Villa  |  Borussia Dortmund
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK S_Maier
                             Doria DF  |  DF R_Song
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF Lazo
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF M_Reiziger
                       F_McLintock DF  |  DF N_Santos
                            Camilo DM  |  MF J_Height
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF Shaqiri
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF Steven_Davis
                            Rivera MF  |  MF A_Vidal
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                        M_Satriano FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB I_Banks
                       A_Odriozola SUB |  SUB N_Vidic
                             I_Spy SUB |  SUB L_Rongifo
                            A_Luke SUB |  SUB B_Gillmore
                         T_Roberts SUB |  SUB C_Luigi

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(bor) C_Bellamy has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Doria!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_Bellamy !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 2  :(asv) M_Satriano flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  R_Song wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 6  :(asv) M_Satriano takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  M_Satriano with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  S_Maier gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Grealish plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to C_Moreno
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 6  :(bor) R_M_Perry is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Height
          ...  Rivera with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  A_Dali ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Shaqiri swings it in
          ...  R_M_Perry gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Griffiths with the block
Min. 6  :(bor) Shaqiri runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Cleared by L_Palmieri
Min. 7  :(asv) Doria spits at R_Song
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 8  :(asv) C_Moreno controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Satriano gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But N_Santos wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Dali has none of it.
Min. 11 :(bor) Shaqiri has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Steven_Davis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Steven_Davis is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He rounds P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 12 :(asv) L_Griffiths sidesteps Lazo
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Lazo moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 12 :(bor) A_Vidal puts in R_M_Perry
          ...  Doria makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Song plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga jumps well to claim it!
Min. 17 :(bor) C_Bellamy had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  F_McLintock dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 18 :(asv) L_Griffiths nutmegs Steven_Davis, he continues to run forward
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Griffiths !
          ...  But S_Maier tips it behind
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 18 :(bor) Shaqiri looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Bellamy
          ...  Rivera with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Dali shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 18 :(bor) Lazo comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 18 :(bor) N_Vidic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Lazo
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 20 :(bor) A_Vidal with the nod to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was well beaten there!
          ...  That s given Borussia Dortmund the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 23 :(asv) Rivera sprints past M_Reiziger
          ...  N_Santos goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 23 :(bor) Shaqiri plays the early ball across the box to find Steven_Davis in space
          ...  Steven_Davis with a thundering drive!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 24 :(asv) C_Moreno loses his marker
          ...  C_Moreno with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rivera swings it in!
          ...  S_Maier fists it away!
Min. 25 :(asv) B_MacKay with the header on
          ...  He finds Rivera in space
          ...  N_Santos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 26 :(asv) Rivera looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_McLintock
          ...  N_Santos reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 26 :(bor) R_Song backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Vidal latches onto the end of it
          ...  Fine tackle by F_McLintock
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 30 :(asv) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  L_Griffiths is through!
          ...  L_Griffiths with a blistering shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  That s the equaliser!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 34 :(asv) S_Maier miss-kicks!
          ...  Rivera is through!
          ...  Rivera attempts a lob!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 34 :(bor) Shaqiri beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Shaqiri with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 35 :(asv) B_MacKay runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  S_Maier with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 36 :(asv) F_McLintock with an inch perfect pass to L_Palmieri
          ...  L_Palmieri shoots towards goal !
          ...  But S_Maier makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 38 :(asv) J_Grealish has space to run with the ball
          ...  A left-footer by J_Grealish !
          ...  S_Maier with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 42 :(asv) Rivera with a perfectly timed run
          ...  A glorious effort by Rivera !
          ...  S_Maier saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) M_Satriano with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  N_Santos with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 44 :(asv) J_Grealish knocks it forward
          ...  N_Santos slips
          ...  F_McLintock gets to it!
          ...  F_McLintock rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  S_Maier won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 45 :(asv) Camilo has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Satriano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Satriano with the side footed shot!
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Aston Villa the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 46 :(bor) Shaqiri finds C_Bellamy with a ball over the defence
          ...  C_Bellamy gets his head to the ball !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 49 :(asv) J_Grealish plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_Moreno decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Song slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 47 :(bor) A_Vidal finds Shaqiri with a ball over the defence
          ...  But L_Palmieri clears the ball to safety
Min. 52 :(asv) J_Grealish passes the ball to Rivera
          ...  Rivera with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans taunt him!
Min. 53 :(asv) Rivera takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Rivera with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 56 :(bor) Shaqiri with a neat pass into A_Vidal
          ...  C_Moreno reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Song tries to place the shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 60 :(bor) J_Height has it on the edge of the box
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Camilo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 63 :(asv) Rivera with an intelligent ball to C_Moreno
          ...  C_Moreno pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 66 :(bor) A_Vidal gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds C_Bellamy
          ...  F_McLintock reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height drives it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Doria
Min. 70 :(bor) a big roar from the crowd as L_Rongifo comes on for M_Reiziger to play DF
Min. 70 :(bor) B_Gillmore is being prepared to come on
          ...  Shaqiri is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) C_Luigi is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_M_Perry is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(asv) The ball is passed in from Camilo, he finds L_Griffiths
          ...  N_Santos cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 75 :(asv) I_Spy replaces Rivera and will play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Odriozola replaces an unhappy Doria and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(asv) T_Roberts is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Satriano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(asv) B_MacKay beats N_Santos
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_MacKay tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 79 :(asv) I_Spy gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Roberts
          ...  T_Roberts pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  S_Maier makes a good save
Min. 80 :(asv) Aston Villa will now play D
Min. 85 :(asv) I_Spy unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Rongifo hits it out for a throw
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bor) J_Height is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 141,433
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : L_Griffiths (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Griffiths (30), M_Satriano (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Doria (7), Rivera (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : A_Vidal
Scorers              : C_Bellamy (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Lazo (18)
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Match Statistics
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                           Aston Villa    | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  33   1   2   3  40 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  33   8   5  32 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Moreno       DF   2  30  10   9  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  30   8  10  42 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
F_McLintock    DF   2  28  22  21  23 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Camilo         DM   2  21  27   1  29 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  31  12  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  31   5  17 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Rivera         MF   1   1  29  21  26 |  79   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  31  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  35
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  30  28 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
P_Bonner       GK  28   1   3   1  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Odriozola    DF   1  28  20   4  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   9  30   5  12 |  17   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Luke         MF   1   1  24  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  30  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  39   1   1   3  11 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  31   9   7  33 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Lazo           DF   3  30   9   6  31 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  30   7   7  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Santos       DF   2  28  11   1  12 |  96   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
J_Height       MF   3  16  31   8  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shaqiri        MF   2  10  29  21  31 |  74   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  30 -20
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  29  19  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  14  29   7  21 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  12  29  30 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   9  29  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  10
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  30   5   4  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  29  11   6  32 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Gillmore     MF   1   8  23   9  20 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Luigi        FW   1   6   6  23  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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