Division Two League Match, Aston Villa vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Nov 25)


                          Aston Villa  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 A
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF C_Mongongu
                      M_Demichelis DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                             Ayala DF  |  DF N_Moisander
                          G_Driver MF  |  MF C_Gemmell
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF M_Canete
                         M_Laudrup MF  |  MF Lucas
                        Ze_Roberto AM  |  AM J_Ledley
                        Ricardinho FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                       Del_Vecchio FW  |  FW D_Berbatov
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB R_Wolf
                          Chellini SUB |  SUB Douglas
                         K_Femenia SUB |  SUB F_Kainz
                        S_Nakajima SUB |  SUB C_Makiadi
                             Sobhi SUB |  SUB E_Bergkamp

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 9  :(asv) C_Ronaldo pulls it back to Del_Vecchio
          ...  A skilful effort from Del_Vecchio !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 11 :(asv) C_Ronaldo with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Ricardinho
          ...  But C_Mongongu will cut out the threat
Min. 13 :(wbn) J_Ledley with a measured pass to D_Berbatov
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Demichelis
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Berbatov floats the ball in!
          ...  Dino_Zoff comes out and claims it!
Min. 20 :(asv) C_Ronaldo cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ze_Roberto
          ...  Ze_Roberto cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 21 :(wbn) J_Ledley finds M_Kruse with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Kruse aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 21 :(wbn) C_Gemmell slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 21 :(wbn) F_Kainz will replace C_Gemmell and play MF
Min. 25 :(asv) Ricardinho runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off L_Augustinson back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Ricardinho strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's put Aston Villa in front!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 25 :(asv) G_Driver holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ricardinho
          ...  L_Augustinson with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  W_Collum just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Del_Vecchio drives it in
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 26 :(asv) M_Laudrup takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ze_Roberto
          ...  A_McLeish knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But W_Collum just turns away!
Min. 26 :(wbn) Lucas leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse tries to beat Dino_Zoff from outside the area!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff tips it over
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 27 :(wbn) C_Mongongu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Ayala a clean set of heals
          ...  C_Mongongu gets up high for the header !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 30 :(asv) Ricardinho sidesteps A_McLeish
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Ricardinho tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris stops that one easily
Min. 30 :(wbn) M_Canete with a measured ball to M_Kruse
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Livingstone
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 32 :(wbn) Lucas with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Ze_Roberto
          ...  He knocks it to M_Kruse!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Kruse !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Aston Villa fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 33 :(wbn) Lucas cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Augustinson
          ...  But C_Ronaldo with the fine tackle
Min. 35 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  But M_Demichelis clears the ball to safety
Min. 38 :(asv) Ze_Roberto with a measured ball to Del_Vecchio
          ...  Del_Vecchio pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 40 :(asv) C_Ronaldo crosses in from the wing, he finds Ricardinho in the box
          ...  But L_Augustinson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(wbn) M_Canete is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse is clean through!
          ...  Dino_Zoff tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to beat Dino_Zoff
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives on the ball !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  J_Ledley with the strike !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 47 :(wbn) N_Moisander with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov drives it low !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Dino_Zoff arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  Werder Bremen have snatched the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Werder Bremen ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 Werder Bremen

Min. 47 :(asv) G_Driver jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ricardinho
          ...  A_McLeish wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 51 :(asv) Ze_Roberto with a precise pass to Del_Vecchio
          ...  M_Canete takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 52 :(wbn) Lucas runs with pace at the defence
          ...  P_Livingstone takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 53 :(asv) Ricardinho flicks it over N_Moisander's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Mongongu plays the back pass
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Moisander reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 54 :(wbn) Dino_Zoff miss-kicks!
          ...  M_Kruse is through!
          ...  M_Kruse gets up high for the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 55 :(asv) There's going to be a change
          ...  Sobhi will come on for Del_Vecchio and play FW
Min. 57 :(asv) Ricardinho nutmegs L_Augustinson
          ...  Ricardinho with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 60 :(asv) Up goes the substitution board - S_Nakajima on for M_Laudrup as a MF
Min. 62 :(asv) G_Driver controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_McLeish
          ...  He puts in Ze_Roberto!
          ...  Ze_Roberto shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 62 :(wbn) Lucas with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Livingstone reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 65 :(asv) K_Femenia is being brought on
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(asv) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to A
Min. 65 :(asv) G_Driver changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with a powerful header !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Hugo_Lloris !!
Min. 65 :(wbn) F_Kainz unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Kruse
          ...  Ricardinho with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 67 :(asv) C_Ronaldo takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Ronaldo curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it over
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 69 :(asv) S_Nakajima finds G_Driver with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Driver tries to beat Hugo_Lloris from outside the area!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Hugo_Lloris got a touch
Min. 69 :(wbn) D_Berbatov is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_McLeish
          ...  But Ayala wins the tackle
Min. 70 :(asv) G_Driver is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 71 :(asv) G_Driver can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho swings in the shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 71 :(wbn) M_Kruse cuts through the defence
          ...  M_Kruse tries the shot !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a difficult save
Min. 73 :(wbn) J_Ledley plays the early ball across the box to find C_Mongongu in space
          ...  Dino_Zoff goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  W_Collum is a disgrace!!
          ...  M_Kruse Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-3 Werder Bremen...
Min. 73 :(wbn) It looks as though Werder Bremen is now playing D
Min. 73 :(wbn) M_Kruse can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 74 :(asv) C_Ronaldo is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Ricardinho latches onto the ball
          ...  Ricardinho shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 75 :(wbn) Douglas takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Kruse as DF
Min. 79 :(asv) Ze_Roberto takes on 3 men
          ...  L_Augustinson with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  W_Collum calls him over
          ...  W_Collum tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(asv) Ricardinho kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Sobhi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Sobhi with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 82 :(asv) Ze_Roberto with an in swinging cross to K_Femenia
          ...  The ball hits Douglas in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 85 :(wbn) M_Canete runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Demichelis
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Livingstone belts it clear
Min. 86 :(asv) M_Demichelis unselfishly heads the ball back to Sobhi
          ...  L_Augustinson pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(wbn) J_Ledley puts in F_Kainz
          ...  F_Kainz tries the shot !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff pulls out a save of the game
Min. 93 :(wbn) L_Augustinson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Berbatov
          ...  M_Demichelis with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 81,550
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aston Villa Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Ricardinho
Scorers              : Ricardinho (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ricardinho (65), Dino_Zoff (73)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Werder Bremen Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : M_Kruse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kruse (32,73 pen), D_Berbatov (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Augustinson (79)
Injured              : C_Gemmell (21)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Aston Villa    |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       15
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 3 Werder Bremen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dino_Zoff      GK  32   2   2   3  30 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  28  10   8  31 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  28   9   7  18 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ayala          DF   2  26  11   5  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Driver       MF   1  11  29   5  25 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  27   8  21 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   5
M_Laudrup      MF   2  13  23   6  22 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ze_Roberto     AM   1  10  23  15  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -18
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  27  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2   8  41
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  24  20 |  57   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chellini       DF   1  26   9   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  26   8   6  32 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  25   9  21 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sobhi          FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hugo_Lloris    GK  31   3   2   3  13 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  29   9   6  36 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_McLeish      DF   1  28  12   6  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
L_Augustinson  DF   2  26   7   6  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
N_Moisander    DF   2  25   9  10  21 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   9  28  12  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  27   5  19 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
Lucas          MF   2   5  26  14  19 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  26  16  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  29  30 |  77   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  10  77
D_Berbatov     FW   2   9   8  26  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  32
R_Wolf         GK  27   2   2   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  29  10   9  18 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  27  14  33 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
C_Makiadi      MF   2   6  27   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  27  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1543179116 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35