Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. Rangers FC (Sun Apr 05)


                          Aston Villa  |  Rangers FC
                            5-3-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK Belushi
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF M_Smith
                         J_Lescott DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                         O_Bolzoni DF  |  MF Diego
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF L_Copland
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF Y_Toure
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                         B_Wolford FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                           M_Taibi SUB |  SUB K_Schmeichel
                           D_Sloan SUB |  SUB A_Van_Buuren
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB J_Wilshere
                         N_Kalavee SUB |  SUB B_Hemoth
                           DJ_Hart SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: I_Williamson (England)


Min. 5  :(rfc) Y_Toure looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Acquafresca
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Acquafresca !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 13 :(asv) B_Wolford with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_de_Boer
          ...  B_Wolford sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Belushi makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 17 :(asv) J_Crujff threads the through ball to B_Wolford
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Yaga
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Laursen with the shot!
          ...  But Belushi makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 19 :(asv) B_Wolford finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  B_Wolford rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Belushi hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 23 :(asv) The ball goes loose!
          ...  B_Wolford seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Smith steals the ball of off him
Min. 26 :(asv) J_Gandolfini lays the ball back to J_Lescott
          ...  J_Lescott tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 27 :(asv) B_Wolford finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Wolford !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Belushi reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Gandolfini!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 29 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj pulls it back to O_Curkovic
          ...  O_Curkovic goes for the top corner !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 32 :(asv) J_Lescott unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But Belushi makes an easy save
Min. 33 :(asv) J_Gandolfini takes advantage of a mistake by M_Smith
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits a great drive!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 34 :(asv) J_Gandolfini beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves I_Williamson
          ...  Y_Toure with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  I_Williamson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  B_Wolford bends it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Lets see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 35 :(asv) Aston Villa altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 36 :(asv) H_Westermann with a slick pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  F_de_Boer reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 36 :(rfc) Diego turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 37 :(asv) J_Lescott 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!
          ...  J_Gandolfini receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Gandolfini with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Belushi fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) J_Crujff beats F_de_Boer
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves I_Williamson
          ...  The cross hits J_Crujff on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Belushi gets up well to catch that one
Min. 46 :(rfc) M_Smith with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Bornosuzov
          ...  He knocks it to R_Acquafresca!
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Acquafresca !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Sorensen dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Sorensen beaten!

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

Min. 46 :(asv) J_Crujff takes advantage of a mistake by F_Cannavaro
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_de_Boer
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 49 :(rfc) Diego hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Acquafresca latches onto it!
          ...  D_Bornosuzov takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  I_Williamson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is coming on for B_Yaga and will play MF
Min. 50 :(rfc) Y_Toure takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  H_Westermann clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 51 :(asv) J_Crujff cuts the ball back to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford hits a great shot !
          ...  But Belushi stops that one easily
Min. 52 :(asv) O_Curkovic slides the ball across to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  B_Hemoth with a bad challenge
Min. 53 :(asv) O_Bolzoni controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Laursen gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Laursen attempts a lob!
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 54 :(asv) O_Curkovic runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Belushi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Gandolfini
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 56 :(asv) O_Curkovic gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside F_de_Boer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  F_Cannavaro goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 56 :(rfc) L_Copland has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Laursen
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Acquafresca!
          ...  M_Laursen recovers to win the ball back
Min. 58 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a measured pass to H_Rodellega
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 60 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet is being brought on
          ...  R_Acquafresca is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 63 :(asv) B_Wolford takes on H_Rodellega
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Wolford !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 63 :(rfc) F_Cannavaro spots H_Rodellega who is in acres of space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by O_Bolzoni
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 65 :(asv) DJ_Hart replaces an unhappy B_Wolford and will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(rfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Van_Buuren will come on for K_Uddin and play DF
Min. 65 :(rfc) H_Rodellega picks up the pass
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Rodellega !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 68 :(asv) DJ_Hart beats F_Cannavaro
          ...  DJ_Hart drives it towards goal !
          ...  Belushi is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Belushi reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj drives it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Smith
Min. 70 :(asv) D_Obua will replace J_Crujff and play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) N_Kalavee replaces Adnan_Januzaj to play as a MF
Min. 71 :(rfc) H_Rodellega finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  H_Rodellega sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 74 :(asv) D_Bornosuzov kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  A_Van_Buuren read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 75 :(rfc) Diego takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Rodellega
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 81 :(asv) N_Kalavee with a glorious 60-yard pass to O_Curkovic
          ...  O_Curkovic with the crafty shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Rangers FC fans laugh at him
Min. 81 :(asv) J_Gandolfini with a clever shimmy
          ...  F_Cannavaro with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 83 :(asv) N_Kalavee runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Laursen
          ...  D_Trezeguet with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 84 :(asv) N_Kalavee with the first time pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets up high for the header !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Kalavee
          ...  The ball comes to H_Westermann
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Belushi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Obua plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Belushi fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) N_Kalavee looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Gandolfini
          ...  The ball hits M_Smith in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 92 :(rfc) Y_Toure brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Trezeguet aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  T_Sorensen saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 93 :(asv) O_Bolzoni controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Gandolfini !
          ...  Belushi makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 93 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov will cut out the threat

*************  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          : B_Wolford (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Wolford (34,63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Bornosuzov (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Belushi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Toure (34), D_Trezeguet (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          13        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 0 Rangers FC
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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 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  29   5   3  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  21
M_Laursen      DF   2  27   9   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  25   4   8  39 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Lescott      DF   1  25   6   3  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  22   7  10  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  26  10  28 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  24   9  23 |  71   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  24   9  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   8  23  18  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  24   8  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  23   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
DJ_Hart        FW   1   6   7  23  11 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  36   8   8   5  11 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  27   6   2  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  26  12   7  40 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  26  11   6  34 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  25   7   7  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Diego          MF   1   6  28   6  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  27   6  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Toure        MF   1   8  26   4  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  25   8  35 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  27  36 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  25  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
K_Schmeichel   GK  23   2   3   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  25  11   7  25 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  17  26  11  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  26   6  22 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  23  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -17
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