Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Aston Villa vs. Z Petersburg (Sun Feb 02)


                          Aston Villa  |  Z Petersburg
                            3-4-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
                          Bryan McKay  |  Luciano Spalletti
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK Y_Lodygin
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF N_Lombaerts
                          T_Graham DF  |  DF Neto
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF T_Hubocan
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  DF C_Ansaldi
                       C_Griffiths MF  |  MF A_Tymoshchuk
                          P_McStay MF  |  MF R_Shirokov
                         D_X_Silva MF  |  MF O_Shatov
                            A_Ross AM  |  MF K_Zyryanov
                         M_Vucinic FW  |  FW Danny
                         P_Barrett FW  |  FW Hulk
                                       |
                          H_Sproat SUB |  SUB V_Malafeev
                         G_Collins SUB |  SUB D_Criscito
                         O_Bolzoni SUB |  SUB A_Lukovic
                            A_Pele SUB |  SUB A_Witsel
                     Miguel_Torres SUB |  SUB A_Bukharov

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 2  :(asv) M_Vucinic lobs it over A_Tymoshchuk
          ...  N_Lombaerts brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 2  :(zpg) Danny beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a deliberate foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Dali calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Dali signals that it is indirect
          ...  R_Shirokov swings it in
          ...  N_Lombaerts gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Vucinic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Shirokov drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Sorensen catches it!
Min. 8  :(asv) P_McStay with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows N_Lombaerts a clean set of heals
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Ansaldi !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 8  :(zpg) O_Shatov runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Sinclair is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  O_Shatov swings it in
          ...  Hulk gets on the end of it
          ...  Hulk with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Sorensen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Sorensen catches it with style!
Min. 9  :(asv) M_Vucinic has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Hubocan
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross drives it into the box!
          ...  D_X_Silva gets his head on it
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Y_Lodygin dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Y_Lodygin beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to C_Griffiths
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Y_Lodygin gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Y_Lodygin !!
Min. 11 :(zpg) A_Tymoshchuk lays the ball back to Hulk
          ...  Hulk tries to beat T_Sorensen!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Sorensen reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Shatov chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Sorensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 12 :(asv) D_Sinclair hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_X_Silva latches onto it!
          ...  D_X_Silva has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Y_Lodygin is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  That puts Aston Villa ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Z Petersburg ...
Min. 13 :(asv) D_Sinclair looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Graham
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Graham !
          ...  Y_Lodygin beats the ball away
Min. 17 :(asv) P_McStay 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!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Hulk wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Griffiths
          ...  T_Hubocan gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 19 :(zpg) A_Tymoshchuk skips the challenge from K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  T_Graham is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 20 :(asv) D_Sinclair plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Vucinic keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Vucinic goes for the top corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Z Petersburg ...
Min. 21 :(asv) It seems Aston Villa are making a tactical change to D
Min. 22 :(asv) P_McStay drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to P_Barrett
          ...  Neto wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_El_Ahmadi!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Vucinic
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Y_Lodygin with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 27 :(asv) P_Barrett sprints past C_Ansaldi
          ...  A great volley from P_Barrett !
          ...  Y_Lodygin tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Barrett makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Aston Villa 3-0 Z Petersburg ...
Min. 32 :(asv) M_Vucinic flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Zyryanov is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 33 :(asv) D_X_Silva has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Ansaldi
          ...  He puts in C_Griffiths!
          ...  Danny muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 35 :(asv) C_Griffiths brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Ansaldi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Sinclair!
          ...  C_Ansaldi with an over the top challenge
          ...  A_Dali ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Luciano Spalletti looks relieved
Min. 39 :(zpg) O_Shatov turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Graham
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 41 :(asv) C_Griffiths looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Y_Lodygin's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(zpg) O_Shatov takes on T_Graham
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  P_Barrett with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from A_Dali
Min. 44 :(zpg) N_Lombaerts with a slick pass to Danny
          ...  D_Sinclair fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 45 :(zpg) A_Bukharov is going to be brought on
          ...  Hulk is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 45 :(asv) T_Graham moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Barrett
          ...  Neto with a bad challenge
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 46 :(zpg) K_Zyryanov boots it towards Danny
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_McStay

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-0 Z Petersburg

Min. 48 :(zpg) K_Zyryanov brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A_Bukharov makes himself available
          ...  A_Bukharov rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Sorensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Sorensen !!
Min. 50 :(asv) A_Ross looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic drives the ball low !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 50 :(zpg) O_Shatov dribbles it into the box
          ...  O_Shatov with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  T_Sorensen has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Sorensen reacts well to save!!!
Min. 52 :(zpg) R_Shirokov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Ansaldi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But D_X_Silva slides in
Min. 55 :(zpg) A_Witsel takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Zyryanov
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(asv) A_Ross chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Barrett
          ...  P_Barrett smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Y_Lodygin with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(asv) P_Barrett kills the ball dead
          ...  N_Lombaerts cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 57 :(zpg) Danny cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Danny drives the shot in!
          ...  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. 59 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi pushes it past the defender
          ...  R_Shirokov takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 60 :(zpg) Neto nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  T_Graham intercepts the pass
Min. 68 :(asv) G_Collins is being brought on
          ...  D_Sinclair is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(asv) Miguel_Torres replaces M_Vucinic to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(asv) O_Bolzoni is going to be brought on
          ...  P_McStay is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(zpg) A_Tymoshchuk looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neto
          ...  Neto unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_Sorensen looks relieved there!
Min. 73 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi flicks the ball through
          ...  Miguel_Torres runs onto it!
          ...  A_Tymoshchuk rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  A_Dali just wants to lecture him
Min. 79 :(asv) P_Barrett slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
          ...  Always a risky tactic
          ...  now they'll have to play a man short
Min. 80 :(asv) A_Ross with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Sloan
          ...  C_Ansaldi gets to the ball first
Min. 84 :(zpg) A_Witsel hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Bukharov latches onto it!
          ...  A_Ross fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(zpg) R_Shirokov plays a first time ball through the defence to O_Shatov
          ...  O_Bolzoni plays it back
          ...  T_Sorensen slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Tymoshchuk crosses it in!
          ...  T_Sorensen fists it away!
Min. 84 :(asv) T_Graham curls the ball out wide to Miguel_Torres
          ...  Neto bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 86 :(zpg) A_Tymoshchuk moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Danny
          ...  O_Bolzoni knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But A_Dali just turns away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 54,066
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Sinclair (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_X_Silva (12), M_Vucinic (20), P_Barrett (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Sinclair (8), T_Graham (19), A_Ross (84)
Injured              : P_Barrett (79)
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Z Petersburg Match Info
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Best player          : Hulk
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Zyryanov (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |   Z Petersburg
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          16        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Z Petersburg
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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 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  23   8   7  41 |  69   0   0   3   2   0   0   1   0   0  -2  74  -2
T_Graham       DF   2  22   9   6  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  10   6
D_Sloan        DF   2  22   9   4  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1   9  23   6  15 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  22   7  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
P_McStay       MF   1   6  21  13  35 |  71   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  44  20
D_X_Silva      MF   2   9  21   3  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  15   0  29
A_Ross         AM   1   3  25   2  36 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  74  18
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  71   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  15   0  38
P_Barrett      FW   1   6   4  23  27 |  80   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
H_Sproat       GK  21   5   5   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  23   8   6  19 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bolzoni      MF   2  21   6  10  31 |  24   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Pele         MF   1   3  21   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Miguel_Torres  FW   2  10   4  22  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Z Petersburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Y_Lodygin      GK  27   6   8   9  12 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
N_Lombaerts    DF   2  22   8   7  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Neto           DF   2  21   6   7  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
T_Hubocan      DF   1  20   9   7  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Ansaldi      DF   2  20  11   7  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Tymoshchuk   MF   1   6  21   9  34 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_Shirokov     MF   1   3  20   5  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
O_Shatov       MF   1   6  20   8  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
K_Zyryanov     MF   1   5  19   7  30 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
Danny          FW   1   8  10  22  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Hulk           FW   1   5   5  21  22 |  45   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  -5 -20  -4
V_Malafeev     GK  22   9   8   5  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscito     DF   2  19   8   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lukovic      DF   2  19   9   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Witsel       MF   1   3  18   4  23 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
A_Bukharov     FW   1   5   8  21  27 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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