FMFA Division One, Stoke City vs. Aston Villa (Sun Feb 24)


                           Stoke City  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-3-1-2 P
                        Aaron Burrows  |  Alex Nock
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK M_Perin
                     A_Christense* DF  |  DF Cedric
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF A_Masuaka
                     P_van_Aanholt DF  |  DF A_W-Bissaka*
                        N_Otamendi DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                         X_Shaqiri MF  |  MF E_Can
                       Lucas_Moura MF  |  MF E_McCawl*
                         M_Sissoko MF  |  MF Kenedy*
                           J_Allen MF  |  AM S_de_Jong
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                        S_Berahino FW  |  FW D_Mertens
                                       |
                           L_Grant SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                       A_Thurston* SUB |  SUB D_Santon
                       R_Shawcross SUB |  SUB J_McCourt*
                        A_Di_Maria SUB |  SUB C_Roberts*
                       Diego_Costa SUB |  SUB D_Welbeck




Min. 2  :(ast) The ball is passed in from A_W-Bissaka*, he finds W_Rooney 
          ...  Lucas_Moura with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 3  :(ast) E_McCawl* with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Mertens gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Mertens with a thundering drive! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 6  :(sto) X_Shaqiri controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Masuaka 
          ...  He puts in S_Berahino! 
          ...  S_Berahino with a powerful header ! 
          ...  M_Perin saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 7  :(sto) J_Allen shoves D_Mertens in the chest!! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 9  :(ast) A_Florenzi pulls it back to A_W-Bissaka* 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka* tries to chip the ball over T_Courtois! 
          ...  What agility from T_Courtois 
Min. 10 :(ast) Kenedy* sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 11 :(ast) W_Rooney with the mazy run 
          ...  W_Rooney aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 14 :(ast) A_W-Bissaka* looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Rooney 
          ...  A powerful shot by W_Rooney ! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 17 :(ast) Kenedy* bursts forward 
          ...  Kenedy* with the strike ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes an easy save 
Min. 20 :(sto) S_Aguero runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Masuaka back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  E_McCawl* picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 25 :(ast) E_Can finds W_Rooney in acres of space 
          ...  W_Rooney with the chance ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a fine save 
Min. 28 :(ast) E_Can boots it towards D_Mertens 
          ...  A skillful effort from D_Mertens ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fine finish ! 
          ...  That’s put Aston Villa in front! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 29 :(ast) Cedric is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Mertens latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Mertens tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 30 :(ast) S_de_Jong with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Zouma 
          ...  S_de_Jong with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 31 :(ast) A_W-Bissaka* with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  He knocks it to W_Rooney! 
          ...  W_Rooney attempts to nutmeg T_Courtois! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Stoke City fans laugh at him 
Min. 32 :(ast) A_Masuaka is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  W_Rooney latches onto the ball 
          ...  W_Rooney sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 33 :(sto) M_Sissoko heads the ball back to S_Aguero 
          ...  But A_Masuaka comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 36 :(ast) A_W-Bissaka* takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens is clean through! 
          ...  T_Courtois tries to make himself big 
          ...  He dinks it over T_Courtois 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Cedric hits it into the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois fists it away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ast) S_de_Jong with the heel pass to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 45 :(sto) A_Thurston* is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Otamendi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 45 :(ast) D_Mertens is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Rooney 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 47 :(sto) A_Christense* takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Florenzi 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(ast) E_Can passes the ball to S_de_Jong 
          ...  S_de_Jong with the shot on net ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Kenedy* chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to E_McCawl* 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  T_Courtois with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 50 :(ast) A_Masuaka with the first time pass to D_Mertens 
          ...  K_Zouma with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 51 :(ast) Cedric hoofs it up field to find E_Can 
          ...  E_Can tries to beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
Min. 52 :(ast) A_Masuaka races into the box 
          ...  He sees D_Mertens lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  But A_Thurston* slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 53 :(ast) W_Rooney takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  A glorious effort by W_Rooney ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Courtois got a touch 
Min. 56 :(ast) E_McCawl* works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Rooney 
          ...  But A_Thurston* clears the danger 
Min. 58 :(ast) S_de_Jong jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_McCawl* 
          ...  But P_van_Aanholt with the fine tackle 
Min. 60 :(ast) J_McCourt* comes on for Kenedy* and takes up a MF role 
Min. 61 :(ast) E_Can back heels to find D_Mertens in space 
          ...  D_Mertens with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 62 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  D_Welbeck will come on for W_Rooney and play FW 
Min. 62 :(ast) E_Can sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Masuaka runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Masuaka aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 65 :(ast) D_Santon comes on for A_Florenzi and takes up a DF role 
Min. 65 :(ast) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to D 
Min. 65 :(ast) S_de_Jong has changed his position on the pitch to a MF 
Min. 70 :(sto) X_Shaqiri 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! 
          ...  E_Can is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 73 :(ast) S_de_Jong hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Welbeck latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Welbeck carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the Aston Villa fans to celebrate! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 74 :(ast) It seems Aston Villa are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 80 :(ast) D_Mertens sidesteps P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  D_Mertens could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Courtois's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Can floats the ball in! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt clears the corner 
Min. 82 :(ast) D_Santon beats A_Christense* 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A_Christense* does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 83 :(ast) E_McCawl* moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_McCourt* 
          ...  J_McCourt* with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  T_Courtois is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 84 :(sto) M_Sissoko with the first time pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  A_Masuaka gets to the ball first 
Min. 86 :(ast) D_Santon kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Welbeck gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Welbeck rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ast) D_Welbeck looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_McCourt* 
          ...  J_McCourt* rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Masuaka floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Courtois comes out and claims it! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
Attendance           : 33,524
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : T_Courtois
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Allen (7)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Mertens (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Mertens (28), D_Welbeck (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           1        |       24
Off target           :           0        |       6
On target            :           1        |       18
Possession           :          23        |       77
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           3        |       25
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Final Score          : Stoke City 0 - 2 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Stoke 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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T_Courtois     GK  27   2   3   2  23 |  97  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
A_Christense*  DF   2  24  10   2  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   2  24   8   2  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  23  10   4  24 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   2  23   4   4  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  24   8  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Lucas_Moura    MF   1   2  24  13  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  24  10  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Allen        MF   3   2  23   3  24 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  24  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_Grant        GK  23   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Thurston*    DF   2  23  11   2  22 |  52   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  22   6   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   2   3  23  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_Costa    FW   2   3   4  23  24 |   0   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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M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Cedric         DF   2  24  11   2  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
A_Masuaka      DF   2  23  10   3  23 |  97   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  30   3
A_W-Bissaka*   DF   1  22  11   7  28 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
A_Florenzi     DF   2  23   8   4  24 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Can          MF   1  11  24   9  26 |  97   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  68   3
E_McCawl*      MF   2  11  23  13  27 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  30   3
Kenedy*        MF   2  10  23  11  24 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
S_de_Jong      MF   2   4  25  12  25 |  97   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  48   6
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
D_Mertens      FW   1   2   4  25  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  20  39
M_Bunn         GK  26   3   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Santon       DF   3  21  13   4  24 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_McCourt*     MF   2  11  23  11  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   8   8  12
C_Roberts*     MF   2  11  22  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Welbeck      FW   2   3  12  23  23 |  31   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  24
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