Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Aberdeen vs. Aston Villa (Sun Mar 23)


                             Aberdeen  |  Aston Villa
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Dan Haldane  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF McKenna
                        M_Desailly DF  |  DF C_Moreno
                         L_DeDoorn DF  |  DF Vikram
                       K_Raikonnen DF  |  DF F_McLintock
                         C_Jullien DF  |  DM Seong_Gihun
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF J_McGinn
                        J_Cuadrado MF  |  MF B_MacKay
                        Dani_Alves MF  |  MF Kara_Dembele
                      Gio_Staricco MF  |  FW J_Willock
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW J_De_Gier
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB M_Branderhors
                          K_Sansom SUB |  SUB A_Mateju
                           M_Ghost SUB |  SUB Tininho
                         Ridoutski SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                           E__Unal SUB |  SUB O_Watkins

Referee: C_Vergetis (Greece)


Min. 8  :(abn) J_Cuadrado gets to the by line and finds R_Bentley with a beautiful cross
          ...  C_Moreno with a terrible tackle
          ...  C_Vergetis called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 15 :(asv) J_Willock finds the space intelligently
          ...  L_DeDoorn muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 19 :(abn) Dani_Alves runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But F_McLintock spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 19 :(asv) J_McGinn with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_De_Gier
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Bentley
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by McKenna
          ...  M_Neuer easily catches it!
Min. 21 :(asv) F_McLintock with a slick pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  G_McQueen wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 22 :(asv) J_Willock with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_De_Gier gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_De_Gier with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 23 :(asv) J_McGinn with a 50-yard pass to J_Willock
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Willock !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Neuer moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Neuer looks dejected!
          ...  That s given Aston Villa the advantage!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 24 :(abn) R_Bentley takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past McKenna
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  R_Bentley hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 26 :(asv) Kara_Dembele knocks it past R_Bentley and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Kara_Dembele smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  M_Neuer is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kara_Dembele plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by G_McQueen
Min. 27 :(abn) Gio_Staricco threads the through ball to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
          ...  But N_Winneke recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 32 :(asv) M_Neuer miss-kicks!
          ...  J_De_Gier is through!
          ...  M_Overmars wins the ball
Min. 35 :(asv) C_Moreno hits a hard pass to Kara_Dembele
          ...  Kara_Dembele attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  M_Neuer saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_McGinn hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Desailly reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 40 :(abn) Dani_Alves drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to G_McQueen
          ...  F_McLintock gets to the ball first
Min. 40 :(asv) F_McLintock sidesteps his marker
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Desailly hits it out for a throw
Min. 40 :(abn) J_Cuadrado 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_Raikonnen receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_MacKay is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Dan Haldane looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 42 :(abn) R_Bentley cuts inside J_McGinn
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Bentley with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 42 :(asv) J_Willock runs at the defence
          ...  J_Willock looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_MacKay drives it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by L_DeDoorn
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asv) J_Willock with the dribble
          ...  C_Jullien is easily beaten
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Willock !
          ...  M_Neuer makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Vikram swings it in!
          ...  M_Neuer makes the catch!

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

Min. 57 :(asv) J_De_Gier with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  J_De_Gier with a little chip!
          ...  But M_Neuer makes an easy save
Min. 64 :(abn) R_Bentley with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Moreno
          ...  R_Bentley strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  N_Winneke just watches float over the bar!
Min. 67 :(asv) J_De_Gier runs at the defence
          ...  J_De_Gier tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 74 :(asv) J_McGinn skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier with the chance !
          ...  M_Neuer fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 75 :(abn) K_Sansom comes on for M_Desailly and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Ghost replaces L_DeDoorn and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - Ridoutski on for J_Cuadrado as a MF
Min. 75 :(abn) E__Unal is coming on and R_Bentley is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) Tininho is going to be brought on
          ...  Vikram is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Mateju comes on for C_Moreno and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(asv) L_Bittencourt replaces B_MacKay and will play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) O_Watkins comes on for J_De_Gier and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 76 :(abn) M_Overmars can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to E__Unal
          ...  Tininho cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 77 :(asv) Kara_Dembele with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past G_McQueen
          ...  He knocks it to O_Watkins!
          ...  O_Watkins is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has M_Neuer to beat
          ...  He rounds M_Neuer
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 79 :(abn) E__Unal with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  A_Mateju clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 80 :(abn) M_Ghost moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to E__Unal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by McKenna
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 81 :(abn) M_Overmars gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  E__Unal is unmarked
          ...  Tininho wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 82 :(abn) Dani_Alves runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E__Unal
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A_Mateju reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to Ridoutski
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 82 :(asv) Seong_Gihun miskicks!
          ...  He finds O_Watkins though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_McQueen
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 83 :(asv) O_Watkins has it on the edge of the box
          ...  O_Watkins with the header !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That surely hands Aston Villa victory!!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 84 :(abn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Aberdeen will now play A
Min. 84 :(asv) Aston Villa altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asv) L_Bittencourt drives it across the face of the goal J_Willock
          ...  But C_Jullien clears the danger
Min. 92 :(asv) Seong_Gihun hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  O_Watkins collects the loose ball!
          ...  O_Watkins chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Neuer never had a chance!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 129,851
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bentley (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Willock
Scorers              : J_Willock (23), O_Watkins (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_MacKay (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           2        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       10
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 2 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  35   2   5   5  31 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  35   1   9  30 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
M_Desailly     DF   1  35   8   4  47 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  33   1   3  43 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  31   1   3  43 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Jullien      DF   1  30   7   5  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  33   2  47 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  33   2  30 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  31  12  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  31   3  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -20
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  33  21 |  76   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  25   0  30
V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  28   5   3  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ghost        DF   1  27  11   7  22 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Ridoutski      MF   2   1  27   5  17 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E__Unal        FW   1   6   6  31  38 |  17   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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  33  17   1  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  33  11   9  32 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Vikram         DF   2  33   3   1  27 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  31  23  22  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  20  31   3  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_McGinn       MF   2   6  35  16  28 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  34   6  17 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
Kara_Dembele   MF   2   7  29  22  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
J_Willock      FW   2  11   8  35  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  30
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  32  13 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
M_Branderhors  GK  32   4   2   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  31   9   8  30 |  17   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Tininho        DF   2  30   6   4  28 |  17   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  30  20  28 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
O_Watkins      FW   1   3   3  35  37 |  17   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
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