Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Aston Villa (Sun Jul 26)


                      Manchester City  |  Aston Villa
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF Ayala
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF A_Hanson
                          M_Scholl MF  |  DM M_Woods
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF A_Ben_Hatira
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF R_Nainggolan
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF J_Butland
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  FW R_Sharp
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB G_Babos
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB R_Varane
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB E_Barreto
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB M_Isco
                         D_Thaguif SUB |  SUB S_Donnelly

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 10 :(asv) J_Butland with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Bebeto
          ...  He knocks it to S_Bergwijn!
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries the shot !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 13 :(asv) R_Nainggolan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Sharp with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Scholl sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A_Hanson with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 16 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  R_Ceni tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto swings it in!
          ...  Thanatos gets his head on it
          ...  But R_Ceni makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 17 :(asv) R_Nainggolan hoofs it up field to find S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a stunning strike !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks very relieved!
Min. 18 :(asv) P_Livingstone kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Sharp with a terrific drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) Thanatos turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  The cross hits Thanatos on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  R_Ceni makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 21 :(mnc) D_Gallagher with the towering header to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart shoots towards goal !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 27 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart off the woodwork.
          ...  Thanatos picks up the deflection
          ...  Thanatos with the strike !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 28 :(asv) Ayala has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Gallagher
          ...  He puts in S_Bergwijn!
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 31 :(asv) A_Ben_Hatira plays a long ball to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Hugo_Lloris watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 34 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Leda_Cygnus latches onto the end of it
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the crafty shot!
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
Min. 34 :(asv) A_Ben_Hatira picks out M_Woods with the cross
          ...  D_Gallagher fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  R_Nainggolan hoists it forward
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Sharp carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 37 :(asv) S_Bergwijn runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_Bergwijn from 20 yards !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by Mikio_Fujioka
Min. 39 :(asv) Ayala races into the box
          ...  He sees R_Sharp lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 40 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka sidesteps R_Sharp
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka drives it low !
          ...  R_Ceni makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with a bicycle kick !
          ...  R_Ceni is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  R_Ceni looks very relieved!
Min. 47 :(asv) S_Bergwijn takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa

Min. 52 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart races into the box
          ...  He sees Thanatos lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Thanatos aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  R_Ceni plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 55 :(mnc) Thanatos finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Hanson
Min. 56 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart off the woodwork.
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka picks up the deflection
          ...  A cracking drive from Mikio_Fujioka !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 56 :(asv) S_Bergwijn feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_Sharp runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Sharp looks to see where Hugo_Lloris is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Butland!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets a shot in
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 58 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Bebeto gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Woods with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 58 :(asv) R_Sharp gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Aoyama_Hideki!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Gallagher with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Rizzoli warned him
Min. 58 :(asv) M_Woods hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Cissokho latches onto it!
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki wins the tackle
Min. 59 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og 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!
          ...  Thanatos receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Thanatos with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 65 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Cissokho
          ...  He knocks it to Thanatos!
          ...  J_Butland makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Scholl
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  R_Ceni gets up well to catch that one
Min. 65 :(asv) R_Sharp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus brings him down!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  R_Sharp with the thundering drive
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Nainggolan!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus belts it clear
Min. 70 :(asv) J_Butland whips the ball across to R_Sharp
          ...  D_Gallagher tackles cleanly
Min. 73 :(mnc) D_Gallagher jumps over A_Hanson's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Gallagher with the strike !
          ...  R_Ceni with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  La_Huntellio will come on for Aoyama_Hideki and play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) R_Varane is coming on for A_Hanson and playing DF
Min. 75 :(asv) There's going to be a change
          ...  E_Barreto will come on for J_Butland and play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) a big roar from the crowd as M_Isco comes on for R_Nainggolan to play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Thaguif is going to be brought on
          ...  Thanatos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(asv) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to D
Min. 83 :(asv) E_Barreto finds himself in acres of space
          ...  La_Huntellio wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Thaguif
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  P_Livingstone picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 85 :(asv) A_Ben_Hatira controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs La_Huntellio
          ...  He puts in R_Varane!
          ...  R_Varane with the shot on net !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 86 :(asv) R_Sharp is through on goal
          ...  La_Huntellio clears with a diving header
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke slides it through the middle to D_Thaguif
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Cissokho takes possession

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Thanatos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Leda_Cygnus (65)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : S_Bergwijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (10), R_Sharp (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Hanson (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 2 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Hugo_Lloris    GK  35   3   2   3  13 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8   9  43 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  30   7  10  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   8  20 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  26   9   5  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  32  11  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  31   9  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   8  27  18  22 |  67   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  27  22 |  82   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |  18   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Thaguif      FW   1   5   7  26  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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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R_Ceni         GK  37   2   2   7  30 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  31  10   8  31 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
Ayala          DF   2  30  12   5  11 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  30  11   7  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  30   9  10  22 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Woods        DM   2  18  28   9  18 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  32   9  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  31   6  23 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  29  11  41 |  77   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  20  20  65
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  25  10 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  30  75
G_Babos        GK  29   1   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  29   9   4  11 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  28   9  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Isco         MF   2   9  24  21  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  26  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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