Division Three League Match, Aston Villa vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Mar 23)


                          Aston Villa  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 A
                          Bryan McKay  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK F_Foster
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF Sidnei
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                          T_Graham DF  |  DF R_Roversio
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF T_Paralta
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF Lee_Ho
                       C_Griffiths MF  |  MF T_Kunert
                         D_X_Silva MF  |  MF R_Lopez
                            A_Pele MF  |  MF J_M_Jurado
                         M_Vucinic FW  |  MF C_Keyworth
                         P_Barrett FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                          P_Hankey SUB |  SUB H_Ahlert
                         O_Bolzoni SUB |  SUB B_Hangeland
                      I_McAllister SUB |  SUB G_Driver
                          P_McStay SUB |  SUB G_Hurst
                     Miguel_Torres SUB |  SUB R_Fowler

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs F_de_Boer
          ...  He puts in P_Barrett!
          ...  P_Barrett heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But F_Foster just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 1  :(shk) C_Keyworth gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Collins!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Keyworth could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 5  :(asv) G_Collins is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Vucinic latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Vucinic hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  F_Foster looks relieved there!
Min. 6  :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Graham!
          ...  F_Foster easily claims the ball!
Min. 6  :(shk) R_Lopez is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  L_Massu latches onto the ball
          ...  L_Massu tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  T_Sorensen with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 11 :(asv) M_Vucinic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Vucinic !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 19 :(asv) D_Sinclair plays it forward to D_X_Silva
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_X_Silva !
          ...  F_Foster collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 19 :(shk) L_Massu finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  L_Massu rifles it at the goal !
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(shk) Lee_Ho gets to the by line and finds L_Massu with a beautiful cross
          ...  L_Massu with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Sorensen tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Lopez plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Sorensen easily claims the ball!
Min. 24 :(asv) D_Sinclair looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  D_Sinclair must beat F_Foster!
          ...  F_Foster parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 25 :(shk) R_Roversio finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Collins
          ...  G_Collins knocks the ball back to T_Sorensen
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Sorensen!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Sorensen easily catches it!
Min. 27 :(asv) A_Pele looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Vucinic
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Roversio
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Griffiths chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Barrett loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  F_Foster has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  F_Foster is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 27 :(shk) Lee_Ho runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of L_Massu
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  But T_Graham spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 32 :(shk) J_M_Jurado can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to L_Massu
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Massu !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 33 :(shk) J_M_Jurado gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu attempts the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Schalke 04 fans to celebrate!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flags for offside
Min. 36 :(shk) T_Paralta kicks K_El_Ahmadi off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  N_Alexander has stopped play
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 38 :(shk) C_Keyworth holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 40 :(shk) L_Massu loses D_Sloan
          ...  L_Massu with a thundering drive!
          ...  It floats over T_Sorensen
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(asv) A_Pele runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  But T_Paralta reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 49 :(shk) J_M_Jurado watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  From long range J_M_Jurado bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Massu swings it in!
          ...  T_Sorensen reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Schalke 04

Min. 47 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi with an incisive pass to M_Vucinic
          ...  T_Kunert reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 47 :(shk) T_Kunert looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Massu
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Massu !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 50 :(asv) C_Griffiths finds K_El_Ahmadi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi rifles it to the far post !
          ...  F_Foster falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Aston Villa fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 51 :(shk) Schalke 04 altered their play to a N strategy
Min. 55 :(shk) T_Kunert with the heel pass to J_M_Jurado
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him for a talk
Min. 58 :(asv) A_Pele brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Vucinic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  F_de_Boer brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But N_Alexander waves play on!!!
Min. 58 :(shk) J_M_Jurado has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Sloan
          ...  He puts in L_Massu!
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Sorensen got a touch
Min. 60 :(shk) G_Hurst will replace L_Massu and play FW
Min. 60 :(asv) D_X_Silva pulls it back to M_Vucinic
          ...  T_Kunert reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 61 :(shk) G_Hurst sidesteps D_Sloan
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Graham steals the ball of off him
Min. 62 :(shk) R_Lopez brings it under control
          ...  He takes on G_Collins
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_M_Jurado!
          ...  D_Sloan wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 64 :(shk) R_Lopez with a pinpoint pass to C_Keyworth
          ...  C_Keyworth strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  T_Sorensen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Paralta swings it in!
          ...  T_Sorensen makes the catch!
Min. 65 :(asv) D_X_Silva with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past F_de_Boer
          ...  He knocks it to P_Barrett!
          ...  F_de_Boer moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 66 :(asv) A defence splitting pass from C_Griffiths to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  F_Foster catches the ball
Min. 68 :(asv) M_Vucinic knocks the ball past the lunge of Sidnei
          ...  Sidnei moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 70 :(asv) C_Griffiths finds G_Collins on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Collins with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Griffiths hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 70 :(shk) Lee_Ho looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Sidnei
          ...  Sidnei with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a difficult save
Min. 72 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as G_Driver comes on for C_Keyworth to play MF
Min. 78 :(shk) B_Hangeland is being brought on
          ...  Sidnei is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 78 :(asv) M_Vucinic nutmegs R_Roversio, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Vucinic gets up high for the header !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 81 :(shk) T_Paralta takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 84 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi flicks it over T_Paralta's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi tries to beat F_Foster from outside the area!
          ...  F_Foster watches it sail wide!
Min. 84 :(shk) G_Driver with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Sorensen never had a chance!
Min. 86 :(asv) P_Barrett takes advantage of a mistake by R_Roversio
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Roversio reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 86 :(shk) G_Hurst steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs G_Collins
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But T_Graham puts the ball out of play
Min. 87 :(asv) P_Barrett bursts forward
          ...  Lee_Ho with an ugly foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) T_Kunert takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Roversio
          ...  C_Griffiths with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 89 :(shk) F_de_Boer breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
          ...  D_Sinclair brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Lee_Ho hits it over the wall
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him!
Min. 89 :(shk) Lee_Ho fires over a low cross to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 92 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi heads the ball back to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 53,344
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : K_El_Ahmadi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_El_Ahmadi (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Griffiths (88), D_Sinclair (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : L_Massu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Lee_Ho (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Schalke 04
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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  36   4   4   1  15 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  23   8   7  41 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10   6
G_Collins      DF   2  23   8   6  19 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  55  12   1
T_Graham       DF   2  23   9   6  24 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  23   9   4  19 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1   9  23   6  15 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  68  49
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  22   7  24 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  74  18
D_X_Silva      MF   2   9  21   3  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
A_Pele         MF   1   3  21   6  26 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
P_Barrett      FW   1   6   4  23  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
P_Hankey       GK  24   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  22   7  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_McAllister   DF   1  21  10   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McStay       MF   1   6  21  13  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Miguel_Torres  FW   2  10   4  22  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  30   2   4   4  16 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  24   7   7  22 |  82   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
F_de_Boer      DF   2  24   7   7  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  10 -20 -18
R_Roversio     DF   1  22   2  10  31 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Paralta      DF   2  22   3   2  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  25   5  32 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  46  -1
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  36   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  24   4  20 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   6  23  16  18 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  23   7  22 |  76   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   2
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  23  13 |  64   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  31
H_Ahlert       GK  16   1   1   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  10   8  32 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Driver       MF   1  10  23   5  25 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  25  35 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Fowler       FW   1   1   8  23  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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