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Season 24 Archive: Division 2, Week 11

Arsenal 2 - 3 Aston Villa

Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. Aston Villa (Mon Jun 26)


                              Arsenal  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 A  |  3-1-3-1-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Jamie Coady
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Valdivia
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF J_Lescott
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF D_Sloan
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF D_Majstorovic
                            D_Burn DF  |  DM G_Driver
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Kaka
                        R_Radinski MF  |  MF P_Cocu
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF B_Charlton
                          R_Savage MF  |  AM Raul
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW S_Corchia
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB P_Hankey
                          A_Hansen SUB |  SUB A_Arrondel
                          G_Cooper SUB |  SUB N_Kalavee
                           C_Baker SUB |  SUB P_Di_Canio
                           Taliyah SUB |  SUB Kike

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(arn) R_Savage puts in D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Valdivia parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 4  :(asv) Raul with a 40-yard pass to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 5  :(asv) G_Driver turns past S_Ramos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  G_Driver flings a shot at goal !
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 6  :(asv) P_Cocu backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  S_Corchia latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Ramos takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 8  :(arn) J_Butland kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Trezeguet sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 8  :(asv) B_Charlton looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Cavani
          ...  Marco_Rojo takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 9  :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by D_Majstorovic
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Lescott reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Murphy runs at J_Lescott
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Corchia
Min. 10 :(asv) Raul is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 11 :(arn) J_Butland beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Bebeto
          ...  D_Sloan slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 14 :(arn) S_Ramos skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Murphy
          ...  The cross hits D_Murphy on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But Valdivia parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 15 :(arn) D_Murphy beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Murphy sees Valdivia off his line !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Valdivia makes the catch!
Min. 15 :(asv) J_Lescott knocks the ball past D_Trezeguet
          ...  R_Radinski slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 16 :(asv) G_Driver is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Sloan
          ...  C_Blewitt wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 17 :(asv) B_Charlton chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Cocu
          ...  P_Cocu with the shot !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 18 :(arn) J_Butland is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet attempts a low drive!
          ...  But Valdivia punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 20 :(asv) P_Cocu with the Cruyff turn
          ...  R_Radinski with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 21 :(arn) D_Murphy with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  D_Murphy tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But Valdivia tips it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 23 :(arn) Bebeto retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a thundering volley!
          ...  But Valdivia just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(asv) S_Corchia beats his marker
          ...  D_Trezeguet is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 25 :(asv) P_Cocu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Burn
          ...  But S_Ramos puts it in row Z!
Min. 26 :(arn) D_Trezeguet flicks it over D_Sloan's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Trezeguet rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 26 :(asv) Kaka sidesteps S_Ramos
          ...  C_Blewitt slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 26 :(arn) R_Savage beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Bebeto
          ...  Raul with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  A_Barken refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 27 :(arn) D_Trezeguet finds J_Butland with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Driver hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski curls it into the box!
          ...  Valdivia reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 28 :(arn) J_Butland finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  J_Butland with a terrific drive !
          ...  Valdivia falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 29 :(asv) G_Driver cuts the ball back to S_Corchia
          ...  S_Corchia rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Arsenal fans laugh at him
Min. 32 :(arn) D_Trezeguet finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  D_Trezeguet cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Valdivia catches the ball
Min. 32 :(asv) P_Cocu runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Raul
          ...  Raul goes for goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Cocu chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Majstorovic gets to it!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 33 :(arn) Bebeto races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Burn lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Burn keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Aston Villa fans laugh at him
Min. 35 :(arn) Bebeto knocks it forward
          ...  D_Sloan slips
          ...  R_Radinski gets to it!
          ...  R_Radinski with the chance !
          ...  But Valdivia palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 37 :(arn) S_Ramos with the kinky dribble
          ...  S_Ramos with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Valdivia is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 37 :(arn) D_Murphy kicks D_Majstorovic off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  A_Barken has stopped play
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 40 :(asv) Kaka falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 40 :(asv) a big roar from the crowd as N_Kalavee comes on for Kaka to play MF
Min. 41 :(asv) S_Corchia knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But D_Burn slides in
Min. 42 :(asv) B_Charlton flicks it over S_Ramos's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  B_Charlton with the cheeky shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asv) The ball goes loose!
          ...  N_Kalavee gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Burn and it had to be

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(asv) N_Kalavee has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Raul collects the loose ball!
          ...  Raul chases it through, he must score !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 49 :(asv) D_Majstorovic controls the ball with ease
          ...  D_Majstorovic fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 50 :(asv) E_Cavani takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  E_Cavani with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 51 :(arn) D_Burn retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Savage gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Savage gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 54 :(arn) Bebeto with a pinpoint pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  But Valdivia palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 55 :(asv) S_Corchia breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  C_Blewitt brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  N_Kalavee plays it short to P_Cocu
          ...  P_Cocu tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 60 :(arn) C_Baker comes on for Marco_Rojo and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(asv) A_Arrondel is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Lescott is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 62 :(arn) D_Trezeguet knocks the ball past D_Sloan
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 62 :(arn) C_Blewitt swings at P_Cocu
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 62 :(arn) A_Hansen takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Trezeguet
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  N_Kalavee shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to E_Cavani instead
          ...  E_Cavani attempts a chip!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 63 :(arn) C_Baker finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  C_Baker with the shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 63 :(asv) G_Driver with the heel pass to B_Charlton
          ...  B_Charlton flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 64 :(arn) D_Murphy with a perfectly timed run
          ...  P_Cocu pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 64 :(asv) G_Driver is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 66 :(arn) R_Savage holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Bebeto in space!
          ...  A wicked drive by Bebeto !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Valdivia is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Savage chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Majstorovic wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 67 :(arn) J_Butland moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bebeto
          ...  A left-footer by Bebeto !
          ...  Valdivia dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Savage plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Valdivia fists it away!
Min. 70 :(asv) P_Di_Canio comes on for S_Corchia and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(asv) D_Majstorovic takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hansen
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Majstorovic heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 73 :(asv) P_Cocu with a neat pass into Raul
          ...  Raul with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 74 :(asv) G_Driver with the first time pass to Raul
          ...  Raul bears down on goal!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 77 :(arn) D_Murphy with a simple pass to S_Ramos
          ...  A delicate header from S_Ramos !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  And Arsenal have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 78 :(asv) D_Sloan plays it forward to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 80 :(arn) R_Savage finds a hole in the defence
          ...  D_Majstorovic gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 81 :(arn) A_Hansen has it now
          ...  He takes on N_Kalavee
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Butland!
          ...  The ball hits P_Cocu in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 84 :(asv) B_Charlton can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  J_Butland with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 85 :(arn) Taliyah is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Murphy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 86 :(asv) Raul jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Radinski rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(asv) D_Majstorovic finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  D_Majstorovic with the goal bound shot!
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Aston Villa fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That surely hands Aston Villa victory!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 87 :(arn) R_Savage holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Burn
          ...  A_Arrondel forces him off the ball
Min. 87 :(asv) N_Kalavee finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Ramos
          ...  N_Kalavee tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_James beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Cocu loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  D_James was beaten there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(asv) P_Cocu gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  G_Driver is unmarked
          ...  G_Driver has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 121,878
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ramos
Scorers              : S_Ramos (37,77)
Sent Off             : C_Blewitt (62)
Booked               : J_Butland (84), R_Radinski (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : P_Cocu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Charlton (42), Raul (46), D_Majstorovic (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Kaka (40)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       22
Off target           :          10        |       14
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 3 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  31   2   2   3  26 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  26   7   7  40 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   2   0   0   0  40  10  40
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  25  10   7  30 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
C_Blewitt      DF   3  25   7   6  22 |  64   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
D_Burn         DF   2  23   9  11  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   2
J_Butland      MF   2   9  26  11  41 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -1
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  26   6  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
Bebeto         MF   1   9  26   7  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
R_Savage       MF   2   7  26   6  15 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  87   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  25  11
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  26  21 |  64   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  23
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   8  27  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Baker        MF   2   5  26   6  13 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Valdivia       GK  34   2   2   1  42 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
J_Lescott      DF   1  28   6   3  20 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
D_Sloan        DF   2  27  10   4  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  26   5   5  47 |  95   0   2   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  40   0  23
G_Driver       DM   1  11  27   5  25 |  95   0   1   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  70  26
Kaka           MF   2   7  26  17  32 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         MF   3  11  26  11  25 |  95   0   2   5   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  50   7
B_Charlton     MF   1   7  24   8  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  21
Raul           AM   1   8  23  20  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  27
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  27  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
P_Hankey       GK  27   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  24   3   7  12 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  55   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kike           FW   2   7  10  23  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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