Intercontinental Cup Final Match, Aston Villa vs. Liverpool (Fri Nov 17)


                          Aston Villa  |  Liverpool
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                             Doria DF  |  DF H_Norvdveit
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF F_Baresi
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF K_Zouma
                       A_Odriozola DF  |  DF J_Vallejo
                            Doriva DM  |  DM R_Hannam
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF M_James
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF Ze_Roberto
                            Rivera MF  |  AM N_Valsic
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW Perez
                        M_Satriano FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB J_Anang
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB Luizao
                             I_Spy SUB |  SUB J_Terry
                            A_Luke SUB |  SUB B_Celina
                         T_Roberts SUB |  SUB M_Skiba

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(lpl) J_Vallejo sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  C_Moreno steals the ball of off him
Min. 5  :(lpl) N_Valsic steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Odriozola gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 6  :(lpl) R_Hannam crosses in from the wing, he finds Perez in the box
          ...  Perez with a thundering drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Liverpool fans to celebrate!
          ...  That s put Liverpool ahead!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 7  :(asv) Doriva is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to L_Griffiths
          ...  But J_Vallejo wins the tackle
Min. 7  :(lpl) N_Valsic can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic goes for goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 14 :(asv) L_Griffiths takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  The ball hits H_Norvdveit in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 15 :(asv) Doriva with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_Moreno
          ...  C_Moreno goes for goal !
          ...  T_Macedo 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. 19 :(lpl) Perez picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Perez with the shot !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 21 :(asv) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Grealish is through!
          ...  But H_Norvdveit barges him off the ball
Min. 24 :(asv) T_Macedo miskicks!
          ...  L_Griffiths is takes control of the ball!
          ...  But J_Vallejo puts the ball out of play
Min. 27 :(lpl) H_Norvdveit holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ze_Roberto
          ...  Ze_Roberto tries to beat P_Gazzaniga from outside the area!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_Cakir talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Liverpool fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 28 :(lpl) Liverpool switch to playing C
Min. 33 :(asv) J_Grealish retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Satriano latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Satriano drives the ball low !
          ...  But T_Macedo tips it over
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 40 :(lpl) J_Vallejo back heels to find H_Norvdveit in space
          ...  M_Satriano with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(lpl) F_Baresi with an intelligent ball to N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic with his head down lets it go !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga never had a chance!
Min. 41 :(asv) C_Moreno jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  C_Moreno throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away
Min. 42 :(asv) Doriva gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Satriano
          ...  J_Vallejo takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) Perez barges the defender off the ball
          ...  C_Moreno knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Cakir just turns away!
Min. 45 :(lpl) N_Valsic nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Grealish with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_Cakir ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks relieved

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(lpl) M_James with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_James with the side footed shot!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga with the difficult save
Min. 47 :(asv) M_Satriano takes on N_Valsic
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  F_Baresi read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 49 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with a probing pass to Perez
          ...  Rivera is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 52 :(lpl) M_James turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_James with the chance !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 53 :(asv) Rivera takes possession
          ...  Rivera with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 60 :(asv) L_Griffiths runs with pace at the defence
          ...  From long range L_Griffiths bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 61 :(lpl) N_Valsic nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Grealish robs him of the ball
Min. 62 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 64 :(asv) L_Palmieri can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to C_Moreno
          ...  M_James with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(asv) T_Roberts replaces an unhappy Doria and will play as a AM
Min. 68 :(asv) Rivera has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Zouma
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Doriva!
          ...  Doriva heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
Min. 69 :(lpl) Perez turns past C_Moreno
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Perez with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 73 :(lpl) N_Valsic runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs A_Odriozola
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  N_Valsic curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Brilliant save from P_Gazzaniga
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 74 :(asv) It looks as though Aston Villa is now playing A
Min. 74 :(asv) interesting tactic change...
          ...  Rivera will now play as AM
Min. 74 :(lpl) N_Valsic slides the ball across to Perez
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Palmieri
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Hannam plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Perez tries to place the shot!
          ...  It floats over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool ...
Min. 75 :(asv) I_Spy is coming on and B_MacKay is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) Camilo replaces A_Odriozola and will play DF
Min. 75 :(lpl) Arnautovic with electric pace
          ...  He eases past L_Palmieri
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Moreno
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 79 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Valsic
          ...  M_Satriano is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 80 :(lpl) M_James takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Perez
          ...  M_Satriano with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 80 :(lpl) M_James takes advantage of a mistake by C_Moreno
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  M_James tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 82 :(asv) J_Grealish gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds T_Roberts
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by H_Norvdveit
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Spy curls it into the box!
          ...  L_Griffiths swings a leg at it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 84 :(lpl) N_Valsic brings it under control
          ...  He takes on I_Spy
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_James!
          ...  M_James with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_James crosses it in!
          ...  Camilo wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 85 :(lpl) Luizao replaces an unhappy F_Baresi and will play as a DF
Min. 85 :(lpl) J_Terry replaces M_James and will play MF
Min. 85 :(asv) Rivera finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Rivera aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Spy crosses it in!
          ...  It is cleared by J_Vallejo
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lpl) M_Skiba is being prepared to come on
          ...  Perez is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 173,811
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Rivera
Scorers              : Rivera (53)
Sent Off             : M_Satriano (80)
Booked               : Rivera (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Perez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Perez (6,74), Ze_Roberto (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_James (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       11
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 3 Liverpool
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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  34   1   2   3  40 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  33   8   5  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
L_Palmieri     DF   1  31   9  10  42 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
C_Moreno       DF   2  31  10   9  32 |  97   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
A_Odriozola    DF   1  29  21   4  26 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Doriva         DM   2  27  27  11  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  32   5  17 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  31  12  31 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Rivera         AM   1   1  29  21  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2   8  23
L_Griffiths    FW   2  11   5  31  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  30  28 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
P_Bonner       GK  28   1   3   1  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DF   2  21  27   1  29 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   9  30   5  12 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Luke         MF   1   1  24  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Roberts      AM   2   2   3  30  25 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
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  37   3   3   3  42 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  29  14  11  11 |  97   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
F_Baresi       DF   3  29  10   8  30 |  88   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  29   7   3  38 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  27  13   7  41 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
R_Hannam       DM   2  19  28   4  22 |  97   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_James        MF   2  12  29  16  21 |  88   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  13
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  27  17  11 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  27  18  29 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Perez          FW   3  10   9  31  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  28  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Anang        GK  29   2   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luizao         DF   2  28   2   5  38 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Terry        MF   1  26  11  10  33 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Celina       AM   2   7  26  18  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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