Division Two League Match, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Sun Jun 02)


                          Aston Villa  |  Manchester City
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 P
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF Z_Camara
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                             Ayala DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF Tommy_Smith
                           M_Woods DM  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                        J_Litmanen MF  |  MF S_Pittman
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Bebeto
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF S_Winzor
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW Ivica_Strok
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW JobLot
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB J_A_Hart
                          D_Abdoun SUB |  SUB La_Huntellio
                          C_Moreno SUB |  SUB Jumbalia
                        B_Charlton SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                        S_Donnelly SUB |  SUB M_Skiba

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Pittman
          ...  K_Femenia knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  G_Reddy blows up for a foul
          ...  G_Reddy wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 3  :(mnc) Ivica_Strok gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Cissokho slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8  :(asv) A_Cissokho is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Bombarda
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Z_Camara
Min. 9  :(asv) M_Woods with the first time pass to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff attempts to nutmeg N_Winneke!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  And Aston Villa are leading in the game now
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 12 :(mnc) S_Winzor knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Commons
          ...  M_Woods with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 12 :(mnc) JobLot is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Ivica_Strok
          ...  O_Bierhoff wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 15 :(mnc) C_Fuchs runs at A_Cissokho
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_Fuchs with a blistering shot !
          ...  P_Lattuada gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by P_Lattuada !!
Min. 16 :(asv) O_Bierhoff beats D_Gallagher
          ...  O_Bierhoff goes for the top corner !
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 16 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok sidesteps A_Cissokho
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Bombarda body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 16 :(mnc) JobLot runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Livingstone back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Butland cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 17 :(asv) M_Woods looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Livingstone
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Livingstone !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 18 :(mnc) Bebeto finds S_Winzor in the box
          ...  S_Winzor has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 25 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og boots it towards Ivica_Strok
          ...  A_Cissokho dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 28 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok loses his marker!
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 29 :(mnc) S_Pittman finds Ivica_Strok on the edge of the box
          ...  Ivica_Strok has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 35 :(asv) J_Litmanen has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Bombarda gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Tommy_Smith brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 36 :(asv) A_Cissokho with a short pass to find J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland attempts the shot!
          ...  It's beaten N_Winneke
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 37 :(asv) K_Commons with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Gallagher
          ...  He knocks it to O_Bierhoff!
          ...  Z_Camara steals the ball of off him
Min. 39 :(asv) Ayala with a neat pass into J_Litmanen
          ...  J_Litmanen tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 40 :(asv) M_Bombarda takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Gallagher
          ...  M_Bombarda drives the ball low !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 41 :(asv) O_Bierhoff hits a hard pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ivica_Strok
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 42 :(asv) J_Litmanen lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_Bombarda latches on to it
          ...  Ivica_Strok rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok gains control of the loose ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Cissokho hits it out for a throw
Min. 44 :(mnc) Bebeto chests it down
          ...  A well-placed shot from Bebeto !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Tommy_Smith slices it
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(asv) M_Bombarda knocks the ball past D_Gallagher
          ...  C_Fuchs cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 50 :(mnc) Bebeto with a first time pass
          ...  S_Pittman runs onto it!
          ...  S_Pittman smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  P_Lattuada with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 51 :(asv) O_Bierhoff gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Caoimhin_Og!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But Tommy_Smith slides in
Min. 51 :(mnc) D_Gallagher has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Ivica_Strok collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Bombarda stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(asv) M_Bombarda with a simple pass to J_Litmanen
          ...  Ivica_Strok is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 52 :(mnc) S_Pittman heads the ball back to Ivica_Strok
          ...  M_Bombarda robs him of the ball
Min. 55 :(asv) M_Woods with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  O_Bierhoff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  O_Bierhoff drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aston Villa 4-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 57 :(mnc) S_Pittman fires over a low cross to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok with the goal bound shot!
          ...  P_Lattuada is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Lattuada reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Femenia gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 59 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to S_Winzor
          ...  K_Commons with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 60 :(asv) B_Charlton is being brought on
          ...  J_Butland is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 62 :(asv) J_Litmanen 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!
          ...  O_Bierhoff receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But N_Winneke gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 63 :(asv) J_Litmanen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Bombarda gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Z_Camara goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 67 :(asv) M_Bombarda is unmarked!
          ...  M_Bombarda hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 70 :(asv) D_Abdoun is being brought on
          ...  P_Livingstone is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(asv) a big roar from the crowd as S_Donnelly comes on for O_Bierhoff to play FW
Min. 73 :(asv) K_Commons looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 75 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok barges M_Woods off the ball
          ...  Ivica_Strok gets up high for the header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 76 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays the early ball across the box to find JobLot in space
          ...  JobLot fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 76 :(asv) J_Litmanen with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Abdoun
          ...  D_Gallagher with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 77 :(asv) K_Commons brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  B_Charlton makes himself available
          ...  But Z_Camara will cut out the threat
Min. 77 :(mnc) JobLot plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  JobLot heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Pittman floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Winzor
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ivica_Strok chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Lattuada fists it away!
Min. 78 :(mnc) JobLot with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Abdoun
          ...  Ayala with the block
Min. 81 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Abdoun
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Pittman plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Winzor
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But P_Lattuada dives to his left
          ...  I think P_Lattuada just got a hand on that one
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 82 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is being prepared to come on
          ...  Tommy_Smith is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Zabarte will come on for S_Pittman and play MF
Min. 82 :(mnc) M_Skiba will come on for Ivica_Strok and play FW
Min. 83 :(mnc) S_Winzor finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  But D_Abdoun puts the ball out of play
Min. 85 :(asv) Ayala beats D_Gallagher
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Reddy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Z_Camara
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to JobLot
          ...  Intercepted by M_Woods
Min. 89 :(asv) M_Woods unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Bombarda
          ...  C_Fuchs brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Reddy waves play on!!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 83,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : O_Bierhoff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Bierhoff (9,55), J_Litmanen (39), Tommy_Smith (49 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bombarda (16), O_Bierhoff (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Winzor
Scorers              : S_Winzor (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Aston Villa    | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :          12        |       11
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 4 - 1 Manchester City
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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_Lattuada     GK  30   3   2   1  42 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  29  10   8  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Cissokho     DF   2  28  11   6  12 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
Ayala          DF   2  27  11   5  11 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  45  20
K_Femenia      DF   3  27   9   7  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  17  26   9  18 |  95   0   1   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  29   7  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  60  50
J_Butland      MF   2   9  28  11  41 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
K_Commons      MF   1   8  26  10  32 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  28  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  38  -2   1
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  27  32 |  74   0   1   1   0   4   2   1   0   0  18   8  64
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  26   9   7  30 |  21   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  25   9   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Charlton     MF   1   8  26   9  30 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  25  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
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  33   2   2   3  20 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  29   4   4  36 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8  10  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -15
D_Gallagher    DF   1  28   8   9  43 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tommy_Smith    DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  86   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  30   8  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Pittman      MF   3   9  29  11  40 |  86   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
S_Winzor       MF   3  21  25  11  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   9   8  28  32 |  86   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0   7
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  24   7  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  25  32 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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