Division Three League Match, Aston Villa vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Apr 28)


                          Aston Villa  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                          Bryan McKay  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                          T_Graham DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF S_Proedl
                         O_Bolzoni DF  |  DF C_Prandelli
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF R_Pletikosa
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                       C_Griffiths MF  |  MF C_Erikinsfa
                            A_Pele MF  |  AM R_O_Donovan
                         M_Vucinic FW  |  FW D_Nelisse
                         P_Barrett FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                                       |
                          P_Hankey SUB |  SUB F_Wiedwald
                           D_Sloan SUB |  SUB Ronaldo
                       K_El_Ahmadi SUB |  SUB C_Gemmell
                          P_McStay SUB |  SUB M_Arnautovic
                     Miguel_Torres SUB |  SUB G_Weasly

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 5  :(asv) O_Bolzoni with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Vucinic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Vucinic with the drive!
          ...  What agility from A_Marshall
Min. 6  :(asv) A_Pele is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Barrett
          ...  P_Barrett carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Prandelli clears the danger
Min. 9  :(wbn) R_O_Donovan leaves D_Sinclair standing
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by R_O_Donovan !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Sorensen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 10 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 14 :(wbn) D_Nelisse has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Pele cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 14 :(asv) T_Graham turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Sinclair
          ...  R_Pletikosa tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_de_Vries has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_de_Vries!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 16 :(asv) A_Ross runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Barrett
          ...  J_Neeskens gathers up the loose ball
Min. 17 :(wbn) J_Plasil lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  H_Sabry latches on to it
          ...  D_Sinclair wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 18 :(wbn) J_Neeskens is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 18 :(wbn) Ronaldo is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Neeskens is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 20 :(wbn) H_Sabry runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  H_Sabry shoots towards goal !
          ...  But T_Sorensen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 22 :(wbn) J_Plasil plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  G_Collins wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 24 :(asv) D_Sinclair comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  D_Sinclair could have let it bounce!
          ...  A_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 28 :(wbn) J_Plasil with a simple pass to Ronaldo
          ...  Ronaldo is clean through, he is one on one with T_Sorensen
          ...  He rounds T_Sorensen
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  T_Sorensen manages to get to it !!
Min. 35 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan squares it to D_Nelisse
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Vucinic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 38 :(wbn) C_Erikinsfa works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Griffiths
          ...  D_Sinclair cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 39 :(wbn) C_Erikinsfa passes the ball to C_Prandelli
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Collins
Min. 40 :(asv) C_Griffiths fires over a low cross to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic blasts it at the goal !
          ...  A_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  J_Plasil latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Plasil hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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

Min. 49 :(asv) M_Vucinic runs into space
          ...  M_Vucinic pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Marshall grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 50 :(wbn) C_Erikinsfa with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Vucinic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 51 :(wbn) H_Sabry sidesteps his marker
          ...  H_Sabry with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  T_Sorensen gets up well to catch that one
Min. 52 :(wbn) D_Nelisse sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Ross with a deliberate foul
          ...  M_de_Vries will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
          ...  Harry Kleinjan is far from happy with that decision
Min. 53 :(wbn) D_Nelisse gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Vucinic!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Nelisse with the chance !
          ...  T_Sorensen falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_Sorensen looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Plasil
          ...  T_Sorensen catches it!
Min. 60 :(asv) Miguel_Torres comes on for M_Vucinic and takes up a FW role
Min. 60 :(asv) C_Griffiths lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Miguel_Torres latches on to it
          ...  Miguel_Torres tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  A_Marshall parries it
Min. 65 :(asv) D_Sloan will replace D_Sinclair and play DF
Min. 65 :(asv) P_Barrett with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  C_Prandelli makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 70 :(asv) B_Spencer flicks it over C_Prandelli's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_O_Donovan with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 72 :(wbn) D_Nelisse has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Griffiths!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Nelisse belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  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!
Min. 75 :(wbn) J_Plasil spots Ronaldo who is in acres of space
          ...  Ronaldo shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_Sorensen is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_Sorensen looks very relieved!
Min. 76 :(asv) P_Barrett flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Plasil with an ugly foul
          ...  M_de_Vries will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 77 :(wbn) G_Weasly comes on for D_Nelisse and takes up a FW role
Min. 79 :(asv) A_Pele takes advantage of a mistake by C_Prandelli
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  G_Weasly clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 82 :(asv) Miguel_Torres takes on R_Pletikosa
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Miguel_Torres drives the shot in!
          ...  But A_Marshall parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(wbn) G_Weasly flicks it over Miguel_Torres and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  G_Weasly with the chance !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 53,125
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : M_Vucinic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Marshall
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Pletikosa (14), R_O_Donovan (70), J_Plasil (76)
Injured              : J_Neeskens (18)
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |   Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       3
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 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  34   4   4   1  15 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
T_Graham       DF   2  22   9   6  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Collins      DF   2  22   8   6  19 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  22   7   7  41 |  69   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  20   6   9  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  25   2  36 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  10  23  10  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  22   7  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Pele         MF   1   3  21   6  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   7   8  23  14 |  64   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  30   0  17
P_Barrett      FW   1   6   4  23  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Hankey       GK  24   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  22   9   4  19 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1   9  23   6  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McStay       MF   1   6  20  13  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Miguel_Torres  FW   2  10   4  21  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

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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A_Marshall     GK  33   4   6   5  11 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  22  10   3  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  22   8   6  29 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  22   5   5  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Prandelli    DF   1  21  10   6  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  25   7  40 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Plasil       MF   1   6  24   9  19 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -1
C_Erikinsfa    MF   2   7  21  10  47 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_O_Donovan    AM   1   4  21  11  39 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -1
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  28  42 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  24  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
F_Wiedwald     GK  18   2   2   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  23  11   9  29 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  23  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arnautovic   FW   1   9   8  21  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weasly       FW   1   6  11  20  25 |  16   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
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