Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. Werder Bremen (Sun May 10)


                          Aston Villa  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-3-2-1 N
                         John O Brien  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK L_Bowazski
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF Ronaldo
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF C_Prandelli
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF P_Miranda
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF M_Pavlovic
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF J_Garcia
                           I_Jesus MF  |  MF M_Canete
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  AM C_Gemmell
                         B_Wolford FW  |  AM J_Ledley
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                                       |
                           M_Taibi SUB |  SUB S_Mielitz
                         O_Bolzoni SUB |  SUB N_Burdisso
                     S_Henricksson SUB |  SUB C_Makiadi
                         N_Kalavee SUB |  SUB Liedson
                           DJ_Hart SUB |  SUB M_Kobylanski

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 4  :(wbn) C_Gemmell looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Plasil
          ...  B_Wolford had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  C_Gemmell hits it over the wall
          ...  T_Sorensen with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 5  :(asv) O_Curkovic with a flicked pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat L_Bowazski
          ...  He rounds L_Bowazski
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  L_Bowazski somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 5  :(wbn) J_Ledley brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Plasil gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bornosuzov goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 7  :(asv) O_Curkovic crosses to B_Wolford
          ...  A left-footer by B_Wolford !
          ...  But L_Bowazski with the difficult save
Min. 10 :(wbn) Curled in dangerously from J_Ledley to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Sorensen dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Gemmell curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Sorensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 13 :(asv) I_Jesus gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Laursen
          ...  J_Plasil cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 24 :(asv) B_Wolford with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But M_Pavlovic wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_Tango has none of it.
Min. 26 :(wbn) M_Canete moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Plasil
          ...  From long range J_Plasil bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_Sorensen is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_Sorensen looks very relieved!
Min. 28 :(asv) B_Wolford runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_Gandolfini latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But L_Bowazski dives to his left
          ...  I think L_Bowazski just got a hand on that one
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 29 :(wbn) J_Plasil with a pinpoint pass to J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But T_Sorensen pulls out a save of the game
Min. 35 :(asv) O_Curkovic is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl is clean through, he is one on one with L_Bowazski
          ...  He lobs it over L_Bowazski
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 37 :(wbn) J_Garcia with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Anyukov
          ...  D_Sloan with an ugly foul
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
Min. 38 :(asv) J_Gandolfini looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Westermann
          ...  H_Westermann sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 39 :(asv) J_Gandolfini with a probing pass to I_Jesus
          ...  I_Jesus aims for the top right corner !
          ...  L_Bowazski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by I_Jesus
          ...  The ball comes to J_Crujff
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  L_Bowazski is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Jesus plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Bowazski catches it!
Min. 40 :(asv) J_Gandolfini has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Miranda
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rommedahl!
          ...  Ronaldo takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 42 :(asv) D_Rommedahl gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Wolford
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  B_Wolford picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with L_Bowazski
          ...  He dinks it over L_Bowazski
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Aston Villa ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) Werder Bremen made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 43 :(asv) I_Jesus feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Rommedahl runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_Miranda tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Jesus curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Miranda reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 44 :(asv) O_Curkovic finds B_Wolford in acres of space
          ...  B_Wolford drives it low !
          ...  L_Bowazski blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 46 :(wbn) J_Garcia with a pinpoint pass to A_Anyukov
          ...  Blocked by D_Sloan

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

Min. 52 :(wbn) J_Garcia with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Anyukov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Anyukov !
          ...  T_Sorensen falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 55 :(wbn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Liedson will come on for M_Pavlovic and play FW
Min. 55 :(asv) J_Crujff with a 50-yard pass to O_Curkovic
          ...  O_Curkovic drives the ball low !
          ...  It floats over L_Bowazski
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 56 :(asv) The Aston Villa manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 59 :(asv) B_Wolford with the dribble
          ...  C_Prandelli is easily beaten
          ...  B_Wolford gets his head to the ball !
          ...  L_Bowazski gathers it easily
Min. 60 :(wbn) J_Garcia plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Anyukov keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Anyukov has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 62 :(asv) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  B_Wolford seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  B_Wolford attempts a low drive!
          ...  L_Bowazski makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 62 :(wbn) C_Gemmell looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ronaldo
          ...  Ronaldo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 63 :(asv) J_Gandolfini gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  B_Wolford is unmarked
          ...  B_Wolford rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
Min. 63 :(wbn) J_Plasil with a short pass to find A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov with the overhead !
          ...  It floats over T_Sorensen
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 65 :(asv) DJ_Hart takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Rommedahl as FW
Min. 65 :(wbn) J_Plasil knocks it forward
          ...  B_Wolford slips
          ...  Liedson gets to it!
          ...  An audacious effort from Liedson !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 67 :(asv) J_Crujff moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to DJ_Hart
          ...  An audacious effort from DJ_Hart !
          ...  But L_Bowazski tips it over
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 69 :(asv) O_Curkovic with a measured ball to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford with the chance !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 70 :(asv) S_Henricksson will replace I_Jesus and play AM
Min. 70 :(asv) N_Kalavee will replace the useless B_Wolford and will play AM
Min. 70 :(asv) H_Westermann leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to DJ_Hart
          ...  A thundering drive by DJ_Hart !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 70 :(wbn) J_Plasil sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Anyukov
          ...  H_Westermann wins the ball with ease
          ...  C_Tango saw something no-one else did
          ...  C_Tango wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 71 :(asv) J_Crujff is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to N_Kalavee
          ...  But P_Miranda wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 72 :(asv) O_Curkovic leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to N_Kalavee
          ...  N_Kalavee fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But L_Bowazski hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 75 :(asv) D_Sloan plays in J_Gandolfini with a beautiful ball
          ...  J_Gandolfini belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  L_Bowazski with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 77 :(wbn) N_Burdisso replaces Ronaldo to play as a DF
Min. 77 :(wbn) M_Kobylanski takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Anyukov
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(asv) N_Kalavee plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  O_Curkovic decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  N_Burdisso plays it back
          ...  L_Bowazski slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Henricksson curls it into the box!
          ...  L_Bowazski reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 82 :(wbn) J_Garcia is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Kobylanski
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Crujff
Min. 84 :(asv) J_Gandolfini finds the run of DJ_Hart
          ...  DJ_Hart with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But L_Bowazski stops that one easily
Min. 85 :(asv) N_Kalavee knocks the ball past N_Burdisso
          ...  N_Kalavee with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But L_Bowazski comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 85 :(wbn) J_Garcia with an intelligent ball to C_Gemmell
          ...  C_Gemmell bears down on 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. 86 :(asv) O_Curkovic finds a hole in the defence
          ...  O_Curkovic attempts the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) J_Crujff lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  O_Curkovic latches on to it
          ...  O_Curkovic rifles it at the goal !
          ...  L_Bowazski makes a fine save
Min. 90 :(asv) O_Curkovic knocks it past C_Prandelli and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  O_Curkovic fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 92 :(wbn) M_Canete off the woodwork.
          ...  Liedson picks up the deflection
          ...  D_Bornosuzov cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well

*************  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          : O_Curkovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Wolford (42), O_Curkovic (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Wolford (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Plasil
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |    Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          16        |       6
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          22        |       15
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  29   5   3  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Laursen      DF   2  27   9   6  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  26   4   8  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  26  10  28 |  95   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  55   1
O_Curkovic     MF   1   5  24   9  30 |  95   0   0   6   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  60  27
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   8  23  18  12 |  95   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  50  15
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  72   0   0   1   0   7   1   1   0   0  -2   8  44
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  25  27 |  67   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   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
S_Henricksson  AM   2   6  23   8  28 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Kalavee      AM   2   5  23   8  22 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  30
DJ_Hart        FW   1   6   7  23  11 |  28   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  36   5   4   6  15 |  95  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  26  12   9  29 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
C_Prandelli    DF   1  24  11   7  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Miranda      DF   2  23   9   7  36 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  23   5   7  22 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  26   9  19 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   1
J_Garcia       MF   2   9  23   9  28 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  23   5  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Gemmell      AM   3   8  25  12  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -10
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  23  15  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  25  35 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -8
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  25   8   7  31 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   6  24   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liedson        FW   2   9   5  23  38 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Kobylanski   FW   2   6   8  23  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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