Elite Football League Match, Aston Villa vs. Marseille (Sun Dec 20)


                          Aston Villa  |  Marseille
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                         M_Hummels DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                          Denilson MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                              Kaka AM  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                         B_Wolford FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                           M_Taibi SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         P_Sweeper SUB |  SUB S_Gronkjaer
                        B_Charlton SUB |  SUB A_Marcos
                         N_Kalavee SUB |  SUB M_James
                        P_Di_Canio SUB |  SUB N_Nalise

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(asv) J_Gandolfini takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  But L_Shawry slides in
Min. 3  :(msl) J_Digweed knocks the ball past the lunge of Beckenbauer
          ...  J_Digweed tries to chip the ball over T_Sorensen!
          ...  But T_Sorensen tips it over
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(msl) R_Higuita is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 6  :(asv) D_Bornosuzov fires over a low cross to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round R_Higuita
          ...  He dinks it over R_Higuita
          ...  R_Higuita reacts well to save !!
Min. 6  :(msl) J_Fleck with a slick pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the overhead !
          ...  T_Sorensen with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 7  :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  M_Hummels takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 8  :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf takes on D_Sloan
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Hummels read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 15 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf with a penetrating pass to M_Dickinson
          ...  M_Dickinson has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Sorensen narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 20 :(asv) D_Bornosuzov hoists the ball across to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the overhead !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 21 :(asv) B_Wolford looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 21 :(asv) P_Di_Canio will replace B_Wolford and play FW
Min. 21 :(msl) Douglas_Costa looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But T_Sorensen makes an easy save
Min. 23 :(msl) J_Digweed with the header on
          ...  He finds Z_Zidane in space
          ...  D_Sloan brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Graham waves play on!!!
Min. 28 :(asv) O_Curkovic volleys it forward. He finds Kaka
          ...  Kaka tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 32 :(asv) D_Rommedahl is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to P_Di_Canio
          ...  P_Di_Canio hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  R_Higuita is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 32 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Denilson
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Sorensen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 34 :(asv) Kaka with the first time pass to P_Di_Canio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf hits it out for a throw
Min. 36 :(asv) Beckenbauer breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Higuita!
          ...  J_Fleck brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(asv) Denilson beats the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Taiwo
Min. 40 :(asv) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Di_Canio is through!
          ...  P_Di_Canio carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 42 :(asv) D_Rommedahl bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Kaka
          ...  L_Koscielny reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) O_Curkovic hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Sloan collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Sloan hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Higuita looks dejected!
          ...  That's given Aston Villa the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 44 :(msl) Marseille switch to playing A
Min. 47 :(asv) D_Sloan plays in Beckenbauer with a beautiful ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Taiwo
Min. 47 :(msl) M_Dickinson moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  A left-footer by J_Digweed !
          ...  T_Sorensen won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) J_Digweed beats J_Gandolfini
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Digweed !
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 51 :(asv) Denilson with a penetrating pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 52 :(msl) J_Digweed controls it with ease
          ...  D_Sloan with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 53 :(asv) D_Rommedahl brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  L_Koscielny wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 54 :(asv) Kaka takes advantage of a mistake by L_Shawry
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Kaka with a powerful downward header!
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 60 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Digweed has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 64 :(asv) Beckenbauer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Shawry!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Beckenbauer fires the shot in!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(asv) B_Charlton is coming on and O_Curkovic is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee is coming on for J_Gandolfini and playing MF
Min. 65 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - S_Gronkjaer on for L_Shawry as a DF
Min. 70 :(msl) M_James will replace the useless Y_Sankhare and will play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) B_Charlton with the first time flick to D_Bornosuzov
          ...  D_Bornosuzov goes for the top corner !
          ...  R_Higuita guesses right
Min. 72 :(msl) J_Fleck has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Beckenbauer
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  Z_Zidane flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  T_Sorensen just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 73 :(asv) Denilson finds the run of P_Di_Canio
          ...  L_Koscielny slices it
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Charlton drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  T_Sorensen parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 79 :(asv) N_Kalavee with a first time pass
          ...  D_Bornosuzov runs onto it!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer intercepts the pass
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as N_Nalise comes on for J_Digweed to play FW
Min. 80 :(asv) Kaka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  An audacious effort from Kaka !
          ...  R_Higuita parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 81 :(asv) Denilson hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Di_Canio collects the loose ball!
          ...  T_Taiwo anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 81 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer with a probing through ball Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to beat T_Sorensen!
          ...  But T_Sorensen parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 84 :(msl) S_Gronkjaer sidesteps D_Sloan
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Gronkjaer with a thundering shot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 85 :(asv) Kaka skips the challenge from Douglas_Costa
          ...  Kaka with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  R_Higuita was beaten there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) D_Rommedahl hits a hard pass to D_Bornosuzov
          ...  D_Bornosuzov hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(msl) T_Taiwo gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  N_Nalise is unmarked
          ...  But M_Hummels slides in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 65,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Sloan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Sloan (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : B_Wolford (21)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Fleck (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Marseille
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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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T_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  26   4   8  39 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
M_Hummels      DF   1  25   6   3  20 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  20  20
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  20
Beckenbauer    DF   2  24   8   7  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Denilson       MF   1  14  26   2  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   5  25   9  30 |  68   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   8  24  18  12 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           AM   2   7  25  17  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  27   5  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Charlton     MF   1   7  23   8  30 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  30   4   4  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  29   8   7  15 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  28  10   7  36 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  26  10   7  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  29  11  36 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  29   9  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  27   7  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  27  10  42 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  28  19 |  83   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  28  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  27   8   7  12 |  28   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -19
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  27  15  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_James        MF   2  10  23  13  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  24  20 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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