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Season 28 Archive: League Play Off 1st Leg
Aston Villa 2 - 0 Manchester City
Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Thu Oct 03)
Aston Villa | Manchester City
4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 C
Pierre Van Rossum | Tony McCleary
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Carlos_Bravo GK | GK N_Winneke
P_Livingstone DF | DF C_Fuchs
A_Cissokho DF | DF D_Gallagher
K_Femenia DF | DF Z_Camara
G_Fotheringam DF | DF Tommy_Smith
M_Woods DM | MF Caoimhin_Og
J_Litmanen MF | MF I_Falque
J_Butland MF | MF Bebeto
K_Commons MF | MF Thiago_C
O_Bierhoff FW | FW Ivica_Strok
M_Bombarda FW | FW JobLot
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F_Eggington SUB | SUB J_A_Hart
C_Moreno SUB | SUB La_Huntellio
M_James SUB | SUB Jumbalia
Mo_Diame SUB | SUB A_Zabarte
S_Donnelly SUB | SUB M_Skiba
Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)
Min. 1 :(asv) J_Litmanen lays the ball back to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff tries the shot !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
... CORNER!
... J_Litmanen hits it towards the far post!
... C_Fuchs belts it clear
Min. 2 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with a penetrating pass to I_Falque
... P_Livingstone with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... C_Cakir will just give him a speaking to
Min. 4 :(asv) K_Commons beats D_Gallagher
... K_Commons drives it towards goal !
... N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 6 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... A_Cissokho wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 7 :(asv) J_Litmanen holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to M_Bombarda
... But D_Gallagher with the fine tackle
Min. 11 :(asv) A_Cissokho plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... A_Cissokho with a thundering volley!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... N_Winneke tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... M_Woods drives it into the box!
... D_Gallagher wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 11 :(mnc) D_Gallagher runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... M_Bombarda leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... RED CARD!!
... C_Cakir sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 12 :(asv) The defender loses control of the ball!
... O_Bierhoff seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... C_Fuchs with a deliberate foul
... C_Cakir will want to speak to him
Min. 13 :(mnc) Thiago_C with an incisive pass to Caoimhin_Og
... Caoimhin_Og gets up high for the header !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 18 :(asv) M_Woods volleys it forward. He finds G_Fotheringam
... G_Fotheringam with the strike !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... That's put Aston Villa ahead!
... Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 19 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past M_Woods
... J_Litmanen with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... C_Cakir will just give him a speaking to
Min. 22 :(asv) J_Litmanen hoofs it up field to find O_Bierhoff
... What a shot from O_Bierhoff !
... It could go anywhere
... GOAL !!
... Rifled into the top corner!
... Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 25 :(asv) M_Woods fires over a low cross to O_Bierhoff
... Tommy_Smith hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... J_Butland hits it towards the far post!
... I_Falque clears the danger
Min. 25 :(mnc) Bebeto drives the ball across field
... It comes to Thiago_C
... Thiago_C rifles it at the goal !
... But Carlos_Bravo palms it behind
... C_Cakir has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(asv) K_Femenia lobs it over the defender
... Well executed sliding challenge from Z_Camara
Min. 27 :(asv) A_Cissokho moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff flicks the header toward the far post!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Thiago_C takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... P_Livingstone slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 33 :(asv) M_Woods controls it well
... He nutmegs Thiago_C
... He puts in J_Butland!
... J_Butland hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It floats over N_Winneke
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 36 :(asv) J_Butland takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Fuchs
... J_Butland belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 37 :(asv) G_Fotheringam with a pinpoint pass to M_Woods
... D_Gallagher with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 39 :(asv) K_Femenia runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... O_Bierhoff latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... But Thiago_C spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 40 :(asv) K_Commons sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff with a blistering shot !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... N_Winneke grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) I_Falque with an incisive pass to JobLot
... JobLot blasts it at the goal !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 47 :(mnc) Bebeto with a real burst of pace
... K_Commons with a nasty foul
... C_Cakir will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was unlucky to be booked for that
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... I_Falque shapes to shoot
... He plays it to JobLot instead
... JobLot drives the shot in!
... Over the bar
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City
Min. 51 :(asv) J_Litmanen kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... O_Bierhoff gets on the end of the pass
... O_Bierhoff attempts to nutmeg N_Winneke!
... N_Winneke tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 53 :(mnc) C_Fuchs takes advantage of a mistake by P_Livingstone
... He runs towards goal
... C_Fuchs attempts a chip!
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 54 :(asv) K_Commons controls it well
... He nutmegs Z_Camara
... He puts in K_Femenia!
... K_Femenia bears down on goal!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 54 :(mnc) Bebeto plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... C_Fuchs decides to go for goal instead!
... A scorcher of a shot from C_Fuchs !
... Carlos_Bravo can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... Carlos_Bravo makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 55 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok sidesteps G_Fotheringam
... That was too easy
... Ivica_Strok strikes a wicked curler !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 59 :(asv) M_Woods has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past C_Fuchs
... He knocks it to J_Butland!
... Bebeto with an ugly foul
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... K_Commons passes to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff has a go!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 68 :(asv) K_Femenia is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... K_Femenia drives it towards goal !
... It's way wide
... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 69 :(asv) J_Litmanen looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to P_Livingstone
... D_Gallagher plays the back pass
... N_Winneke can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... M_Woods lofts the ball in!
... O_Bierhoff swings a leg at it!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... K_Femenia hits it towards the far post!
... N_Winneke catches it!
Min. 69 :(mnc) JobLot works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to D_Gallagher
... D_Gallagher could have let it bounce!
... But Carlos_Bravo with the difficult save
Min. 71 :(mnc) Bebeto finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... But M_Woods slides in two footed.
... C_Cakir has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 72 :(mnc) Thiago_C whips the ball across to Caoimhin_Og
... M_Woods wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 75 :(asv) S_Donnelly will come on for O_Bierhoff and play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) C_Moreno replaces P_Livingstone to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) A_Zabarte is ready to come on to replace Caoimhin_Og
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(mnc) A_Zabarte plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... A powerful shot by A_Zabarte !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 78 :(asv) J_Butland plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... D_Gallagher reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Zabarte with a pinpoint pass to Tommy_Smith
... K_Femenia gets to the ball first
Min. 80 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... La_Huntellio will come on for C_Fuchs and play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Gallagher has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Moreno
... He puts in Ivica_Strok!
... G_Fotheringam is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... Carlos_Bravo misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Thiago_C
... K_Femenia wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 82 :(asv) J_Butland can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... La_Huntellio tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Litmanen crosses it in!
... The danger is dealt with by La_Huntellio
Min. 84 :(mnc) A_Zabarte takes on K_Femenia
... He runs past him
... But C_Moreno sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 86 :(asv) K_Commons holds the ball up
... He sees S_Donnelly in space!
... Tommy_Smith with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 87 :(asv) C_Moreno pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... S_Donnelly is clean through!
... S_Donnelly hits a great drive!
... It's way wide
... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) J_Litmanen with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... La_Huntellio goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 89 :(asv) K_Commons pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... Ivica_Strok pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 89 :(mnc) A_Zabarte makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... A_Zabarte with the strike !
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 90 :(mnc) D_Gallagher catches J_Litmanen with an elbow!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... C_Cakir calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 91 :(asv) K_Commons runs at the defence
... He nutmegs D_Gallagher
... He showed his class there
... D_Gallagher does well to get the tackle in
Min. 92 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with a flashy move
... Ivica_Strok with a terrific drive !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Carlos_Bravo tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Thiago_C crosses it in!
... JobLot makes a firm connection with his head
... Carlos_Bravo blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 92 :(mnc) I_Falque punches J_Litmanen off the ball
... He could be off here!
... C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 94 :(asv) J_Butland brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... S_Donnelly gets on the end of the pass
... Tommy_Smith pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
************* 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 : G_Fotheringam (Man of the Match)
Scorers : G_Fotheringam (18), O_Bierhoff (22)
Sent Off : M_Bombarda (11)
Booked : K_Commons (47)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : D_Gallagher
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Tommy_Smith (86), D_Gallagher (90), I_Falque (92)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aston Villa | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12
Off target : 10 | 8
On target : 5 | 4
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 6 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 3
Subs Used : 2 | 2
Fouls : 11 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 11
Key Passes : 16 | 9
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Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 0 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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Carlos_Bravo GK 29 1 2 3 21 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
P_Livingstone DF 2 30 10 8 31 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
A_Cissokho DF 2 28 11 6 12 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 10 10
K_Femenia DF 3 27 9 7 32 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 2
G_Fotheringam DF 2 26 8 11 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 30 55
M_Woods DM 2 17 27 9 18 | 97 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 45 0
J_Litmanen MF 3 9 30 7 22 | 97 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
J_Butland MF 2 9 28 11 41 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
K_Commons MF 1 8 27 10 32 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 28 8
O_Bierhoff FW 1 8 10 28 32 | 78 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 50
M_Bombarda FW 2 7 5 28 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 10 10
F_Eggington GK 27 3 2 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Moreno DF 2 25 10 9 32 | 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_James MF 2 11 26 15 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mo_Diame MF 2 14 25 7 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Donnelly FW 1 9 10 26 20 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0
C_Fuchs DF 2 29 8 10 32 | 83 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
D_Gallagher DF 1 29 8 9 43 | 97 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 8 8
Z_Camara DF 2 29 4 4 36 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Tommy_Smith DF 1 28 6 8 20 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
Caoimhin_Og MF 2 8 30 8 32 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
I_Falque MF 3 15 28 10 19 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -12 -22
Bebeto MF 1 9 28 7 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Thiago_C MF 1 10 26 9 21 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
Ivica_Strok FW 3 9 8 29 32 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
JobLot FW 3 5 11 26 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
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 | 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 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 25 7 21 | 19 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
M_Skiba FW 1 8 8 25 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Aston Villa | Manchester City
4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 C
Pierre Van Rossum | Tony McCleary
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Carlos_Bravo GK | GK N_Winneke
P_Livingstone DF | DF C_Fuchs
A_Cissokho DF | DF D_Gallagher
K_Femenia DF | DF Z_Camara
G_Fotheringam DF | DF Tommy_Smith
M_Woods DM | MF Caoimhin_Og
J_Litmanen MF | MF I_Falque
J_Butland MF | MF Bebeto
K_Commons MF | MF Thiago_C
O_Bierhoff FW | FW Ivica_Strok
M_Bombarda FW | FW JobLot
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F_Eggington SUB | SUB J_A_Hart
C_Moreno SUB | SUB La_Huntellio
M_James SUB | SUB Jumbalia
Mo_Diame SUB | SUB A_Zabarte
S_Donnelly SUB | SUB M_Skiba
Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)
Min. 1 :(asv) J_Litmanen lays the ball back to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff tries the shot !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
... CORNER!
... J_Litmanen hits it towards the far post!
... C_Fuchs belts it clear
Min. 2 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with a penetrating pass to I_Falque
... P_Livingstone with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... C_Cakir will just give him a speaking to
Min. 4 :(asv) K_Commons beats D_Gallagher
... K_Commons drives it towards goal !
... N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 6 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... A_Cissokho wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 7 :(asv) J_Litmanen holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to M_Bombarda
... But D_Gallagher with the fine tackle
Min. 11 :(asv) A_Cissokho plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... A_Cissokho with a thundering volley!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... N_Winneke tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... M_Woods drives it into the box!
... D_Gallagher wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 11 :(mnc) D_Gallagher runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... M_Bombarda leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... RED CARD!!
... C_Cakir sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 12 :(asv) The defender loses control of the ball!
... O_Bierhoff seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... C_Fuchs with a deliberate foul
... C_Cakir will want to speak to him
Min. 13 :(mnc) Thiago_C with an incisive pass to Caoimhin_Og
... Caoimhin_Og gets up high for the header !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 18 :(asv) M_Woods volleys it forward. He finds G_Fotheringam
... G_Fotheringam with the strike !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... That's put Aston Villa ahead!
... Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 19 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past M_Woods
... J_Litmanen with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... C_Cakir will just give him a speaking to
Min. 22 :(asv) J_Litmanen hoofs it up field to find O_Bierhoff
... What a shot from O_Bierhoff !
... It could go anywhere
... GOAL !!
... Rifled into the top corner!
... Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 25 :(asv) M_Woods fires over a low cross to O_Bierhoff
... Tommy_Smith hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... J_Butland hits it towards the far post!
... I_Falque clears the danger
Min. 25 :(mnc) Bebeto drives the ball across field
... It comes to Thiago_C
... Thiago_C rifles it at the goal !
... But Carlos_Bravo palms it behind
... C_Cakir has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(asv) K_Femenia lobs it over the defender
... Well executed sliding challenge from Z_Camara
Min. 27 :(asv) A_Cissokho moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff flicks the header toward the far post!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Thiago_C takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... P_Livingstone slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 33 :(asv) M_Woods controls it well
... He nutmegs Thiago_C
... He puts in J_Butland!
... J_Butland hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It floats over N_Winneke
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 36 :(asv) J_Butland takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Fuchs
... J_Butland belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 37 :(asv) G_Fotheringam with a pinpoint pass to M_Woods
... D_Gallagher with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 39 :(asv) K_Femenia runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... O_Bierhoff latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... But Thiago_C spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 40 :(asv) K_Commons sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff with a blistering shot !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... N_Winneke grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) I_Falque with an incisive pass to JobLot
... JobLot blasts it at the goal !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 47 :(mnc) Bebeto with a real burst of pace
... K_Commons with a nasty foul
... C_Cakir will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was unlucky to be booked for that
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... I_Falque shapes to shoot
... He plays it to JobLot instead
... JobLot drives the shot in!
... Over the bar
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City
Min. 51 :(asv) J_Litmanen kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... O_Bierhoff gets on the end of the pass
... O_Bierhoff attempts to nutmeg N_Winneke!
... N_Winneke tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 53 :(mnc) C_Fuchs takes advantage of a mistake by P_Livingstone
... He runs towards goal
... C_Fuchs attempts a chip!
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 54 :(asv) K_Commons controls it well
... He nutmegs Z_Camara
... He puts in K_Femenia!
... K_Femenia bears down on goal!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 54 :(mnc) Bebeto plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... C_Fuchs decides to go for goal instead!
... A scorcher of a shot from C_Fuchs !
... Carlos_Bravo can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... Carlos_Bravo makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 55 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok sidesteps G_Fotheringam
... That was too easy
... Ivica_Strok strikes a wicked curler !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 59 :(asv) M_Woods has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past C_Fuchs
... He knocks it to J_Butland!
... Bebeto with an ugly foul
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... K_Commons passes to O_Bierhoff
... O_Bierhoff has a go!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 68 :(asv) K_Femenia is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... K_Femenia drives it towards goal !
... It's way wide
... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 69 :(asv) J_Litmanen looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to P_Livingstone
... D_Gallagher plays the back pass
... N_Winneke can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... M_Woods lofts the ball in!
... O_Bierhoff swings a leg at it!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... K_Femenia hits it towards the far post!
... N_Winneke catches it!
Min. 69 :(mnc) JobLot works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to D_Gallagher
... D_Gallagher could have let it bounce!
... But Carlos_Bravo with the difficult save
Min. 71 :(mnc) Bebeto finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... But M_Woods slides in two footed.
... C_Cakir has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 72 :(mnc) Thiago_C whips the ball across to Caoimhin_Og
... M_Woods wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 75 :(asv) S_Donnelly will come on for O_Bierhoff and play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) C_Moreno replaces P_Livingstone to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) A_Zabarte is ready to come on to replace Caoimhin_Og
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(mnc) A_Zabarte plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... A powerful shot by A_Zabarte !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 78 :(asv) J_Butland plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... D_Gallagher reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Zabarte with a pinpoint pass to Tommy_Smith
... K_Femenia gets to the ball first
Min. 80 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... La_Huntellio will come on for C_Fuchs and play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Gallagher has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Moreno
... He puts in Ivica_Strok!
... G_Fotheringam is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... Carlos_Bravo misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Thiago_C
... K_Femenia wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 82 :(asv) J_Butland can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... La_Huntellio tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Litmanen crosses it in!
... The danger is dealt with by La_Huntellio
Min. 84 :(mnc) A_Zabarte takes on K_Femenia
... He runs past him
... But C_Moreno sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 86 :(asv) K_Commons holds the ball up
... He sees S_Donnelly in space!
... Tommy_Smith with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 87 :(asv) C_Moreno pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... S_Donnelly is clean through!
... S_Donnelly hits a great drive!
... It's way wide
... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) J_Litmanen with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... La_Huntellio goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 89 :(asv) K_Commons pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... Ivica_Strok pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 89 :(mnc) A_Zabarte makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... A_Zabarte with the strike !
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 90 :(mnc) D_Gallagher catches J_Litmanen with an elbow!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... C_Cakir calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 91 :(asv) K_Commons runs at the defence
... He nutmegs D_Gallagher
... He showed his class there
... D_Gallagher does well to get the tackle in
Min. 92 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok with a flashy move
... Ivica_Strok with a terrific drive !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Carlos_Bravo tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Thiago_C crosses it in!
... JobLot makes a firm connection with his head
... Carlos_Bravo blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 92 :(mnc) I_Falque punches J_Litmanen off the ball
... He could be off here!
... C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 94 :(asv) J_Butland brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... S_Donnelly gets on the end of the pass
... Tommy_Smith pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
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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 : G_Fotheringam (Man of the Match)
Scorers : G_Fotheringam (18), O_Bierhoff (22)
Sent Off : M_Bombarda (11)
Booked : K_Commons (47)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : D_Gallagher
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Tommy_Smith (86), D_Gallagher (90), I_Falque (92)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aston Villa | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12
Off target : 10 | 8
On target : 5 | 4
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 6 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 3
Subs Used : 2 | 2
Fouls : 11 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 11
Key Passes : 16 | 9
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Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 0 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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Carlos_Bravo GK 29 1 2 3 21 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
P_Livingstone DF 2 30 10 8 31 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
A_Cissokho DF 2 28 11 6 12 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 10 10
K_Femenia DF 3 27 9 7 32 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 2
G_Fotheringam DF 2 26 8 11 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 30 55
M_Woods DM 2 17 27 9 18 | 97 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 45 0
J_Litmanen MF 3 9 30 7 22 | 97 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
J_Butland MF 2 9 28 11 41 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
K_Commons MF 1 8 27 10 32 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 28 8
O_Bierhoff FW 1 8 10 28 32 | 78 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 50
M_Bombarda FW 2 7 5 28 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 10 10
F_Eggington GK 27 3 2 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Moreno DF 2 25 10 9 32 | 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_James MF 2 11 26 15 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mo_Diame MF 2 14 25 7 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Donnelly FW 1 9 10 26 20 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0
C_Fuchs DF 2 29 8 10 32 | 83 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
D_Gallagher DF 1 29 8 9 43 | 97 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 8 8
Z_Camara DF 2 29 4 4 36 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Tommy_Smith DF 1 28 6 8 20 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
Caoimhin_Og MF 2 8 30 8 32 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
I_Falque MF 3 15 28 10 19 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -12 -22
Bebeto MF 1 9 28 7 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Thiago_C MF 1 10 26 9 21 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
Ivica_Strok FW 3 9 8 29 32 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
JobLot FW 3 5 11 26 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
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 | 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 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 25 7 21 | 19 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
M_Skiba FW 1 8 8 25 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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