Division Three League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Aston Villa (Sun Jul 14)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Aston Villa
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                           Ronaldo DF  |  DF T_Graham
                       C_Prandelli DF  |  DF D_Sloan
                        J_Neeskens DF  |  DF G_Collins
                        M_Pavlovic DF  |  DF D_Sinclair
                       R_Pletikosa MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                       C_Erikinsfa MF  |  MF C_Griffiths
                       R_O_Donovan AM  |  MF A_Pele
                         D_Nelisse FW  |  FW M_Vucinic
                      M_Arnautovic FW  |  FW Miguel_Torres
                                       |
                           T_Wiese SUB |  SUB P_Hankey
                       G_Griffiths SUB |  SUB Ciaran_Clark
                          J_Plasil SUB |  SUB A_Ross
                      M_G_Pedersen SUB |  SUB P_McStay
                           H_Sabry SUB |  SUB D_Griffiths

Referee: D_Foster (England)


Min. 2  :(asv) M_Vucinic has space to run with the ball
          ...  Fernandinho knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  D_Foster blows up for a foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(wbn) D_Nelisse takes advantage of a mistake by D_Sloan
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Nelisse with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But T_Sorensen tips it behind
          ...  D_Foster has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi beats Fernandinho
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ronaldo is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 5  :(wbn) M_Arnautovic jumps over T_Graham's challenge
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Arnautovic !
          ...  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. 5  :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi finds M_Vucinic in acres of space
          ...  M_Vucinic aims for the top right corner !
          ...  A_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 9  :(wbn) D_Nelisse brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Nelisse shoots towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 14 :(wbn) R_Pletikosa is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_O_Donovan
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Sinclair
Min. 15 :(wbn) C_Prandelli jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  D_Sloan is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  D_Foster reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(wbn) Fernandinho is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_O_Donovan
          ...  R_O_Donovan flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Pletikosa hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Pavlovic with the header
          ...  T_Sorensen tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Erikinsfa plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Sorensen makes the catch!
Min. 21 :(asv) B_Spencer is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Vucinic
          ...  R_Pletikosa steals the ball of off him
Min. 23 :(wbn) Fernandinho finds M_Pavlovic in the box
          ...  The cross hits M_Pavlovic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 25 :(asv) G_Collins runs at Ronaldo
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Nelisse with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 25 :(asv) Miguel_Torres leaves M_Pavlovic standing
          ...  M_Pavlovic goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 33 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi with an inch perfect pass to Miguel_Torres
          ...  R_Pletikosa beats him to the ball
Min. 37 :(asv) M_Vucinic slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Vucinic hits a curling shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 38 :(asv) C_Griffiths moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Miguel_Torres
          ...  Miguel_Torres hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Marshall beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer crosses it in!
          ...  A_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 39 :(wbn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Nelisse is through!
          ...  What a shot from D_Nelisse !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_Sorensen takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 41 :(asv) A_Pele 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!
          ...  Miguel_Torres receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Miguel_Torres strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(wbn) R_Pletikosa sidesteps D_Sinclair
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Graham with the tackle
          ...  D_Foster will want to speak to him
          ...  D_Foster lectures him

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

Min. 49 :(wbn) R_Pletikosa is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  D_Nelisse latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Graham forces him off the ball
Min. 50 :(wbn) R_Pletikosa runs at T_Graham
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Sinclair makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 52 :(wbn) R_Pletikosa gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Pavlovic
          ...  M_Pavlovic carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 53 :(wbn) C_Erikinsfa cuts the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  T_Graham cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 54 :(wbn) Fernandinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Sinclair
          ...  He puts in M_Arnautovic!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Collins
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Prandelli hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Sorensen easily claims the ball!
Min. 56 :(wbn) D_Nelisse loses his marker
          ...  D_Nelisse hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But T_Sorensen just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Foster has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 60 :(asv) D_Griffiths is ready to come on to replace M_Vucinic
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 63 :(asv) D_Sloan takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  D_Sloan swings in the shot!
          ...  But A_Marshall comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 64 :(asv) B_Spencer cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Griffiths
          ...  D_Griffiths attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 65 :(asv) Ciaran_Clark is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Collins is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Erikinsfa
          ...  C_Erikinsfa with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 73 :(wbn) Fernandinho looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Sloan pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 77 :(wbn) M_G_Pedersen takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Pletikosa as MF
Min. 77 :(wbn) H_Sabry will come on for D_Nelisse and play FW
Min. 79 :(asv) T_Graham is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  C_Griffiths latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Prandelli goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 83 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Arnautovic latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Arnautovic rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 86 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic knocks it past T_Graham and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Sloan takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Sabry
          ...  A powerful shot by H_Sabry !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 89 :(wbn) Ronaldo with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  D_Sinclair with the high feet
Min. 90 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi crosses to D_Griffiths
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Neeskens
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Marshall
Min. 93 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi finds Miguel_Torres with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Pavlovic with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 48,849
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pavlovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fernandinho (2), D_Nelisse (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : T_Sorensen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Sloan (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          16        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 0 - 0 Aston Villa
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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  34   4   6   5  11 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Prandelli    DF   1  22  10   6  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  22   8   6  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  21   4   6  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  15   0  17
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  25   7  40 |  80   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  36   0
Fernandinho    MF   2  11  22   9  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  46  -2
C_Erikinsfa    MF   2   7  22  10  47 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
R_O_Donovan    AM   1   4  21  11  39 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  28  42 |  80   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
M_Arnautovic   FW   1   9   8  22  39 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
T_Wiese        GK  20   4   4   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  22  10   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   6  24   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_G_Pedersen   MF   2   2  22   7  35 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  24  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  35   4   4   1  15 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
T_Graham       DF   2  22   9   6  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  12   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  22   9   4  19 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  -2   6
G_Collins      DF   2  22   8   6  19 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  22   7   7  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  10  23  10  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1   9  23   6  15 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  22   7  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Pele         MF   1   3  21   6  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Miguel_Torres  FW   2  10   4  21  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
P_Hankey       GK  24   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  25   2  36 |   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
D_Griffiths    FW   1   3   5  20  35 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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