FMFA Division One, Aston Villa vs. Watford (Thu Mar 07)


                          Aston Villa  |  Watford
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                            Alex Nock  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                           M_Perin GK  |  GK B_Foster
                            Cedric DF  |  DF D_Janmaat
                         A_Masuaka DF  |  DF C_Cathcart
                           Emerson DF  |  DF K_Davies*
                        A_Florenzi DF  |  DF Y_Kaboul
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  DF A_Masina
                             E_Can MF  |  AM D_Quina*
                         E_McCawl* MF  |  DM E_Capoue
                         S_de_Jong AM  |  FW T_Deeney
                          W_Rooney FW  |  FW A_Morelos*
                         D_Mertens FW  |  MF Jorginho
                                       |
                            M_Bunn SUB |  SUB H_Gomes
                          D_Santon SUB |  SUB M_Foulds*
                           Kenedy* SUB |  SUB M_Bundu*
                         R_Cabella SUB |  SUB T_Cleverley
                         D_Welbeck SUB |  SUB C_O'Hare*




Min. 6  :(ast) W_Rooney takes advantage of a mistake by D_Janmaat 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  W_Rooney with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  B_Foster can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_Foster makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 10 :(wat) A_Morelos* breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Perin! 
          ...  A_Masuaka brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 11 :(wat) Jorginho holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees T_Deeney in space! 
          ...  E_McCawl* is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 12 :(wat) D_Quina* pushes it past the defender 
          ...  But Cedric wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Jorginho! 
          ...  A_Masuaka heads it away 
Min. 13 :(ast) E_McCawl* feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Mertens runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Mertens fires the shot in! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 14 :(ast) L_Goretzka with an intelligent ball to Cedric 
          ...  Cedric aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 15 :(wat) E_Capoue finds T_Deeney in the box 
          ...  T_Deeney gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  M_Perin can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Perin makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 18 :(wat) A_Morelos* gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Cedric! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Goretzka reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 20 :(ast) E_Can is unmarked! 
          ...  E_Capoue gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 23 :(ast) A_Masuaka looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  B_Foster tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slide it past B_Foster 
          ...  B_Foster dives bravely at his feet !! 
Min. 32 :(wat) K_Davies* looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 42 :(wat) D_Quina* slides the ball across to T_Deeney 
          ...  Cedric reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Quina* crosses it in! 
          ...  Jorginho loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  M_Perin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cathcart drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Perin comes out and claims it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(ast) W_Rooney with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  W_Rooney aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  B_Foster never had a chance! 

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

Min. 46 :(ast) E_Can with a neat pass into D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Janmaat with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 50 :(wat) M_Bundu* comes on for A_Masina and will play AM to the delight of the fans 
Min. 50 :(wat) Watford made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 53 :(wat) M_Bundu* is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to T_Deeney 
          ...  T_Deeney sees M_Perin off his line ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 54 :(wat) M_Foulds* is coming on and Y_Kaboul is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 54 :(ast) E_McCawl* plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Goretzka decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  C_Cathcart dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 56 :(wat) A_Morelos* steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Florenzi 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Morelos* swings in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 57 :(ast) Emerson backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  E_McCawl* gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Foulds* takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 58 :(wat) T_Cleverley is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Jorginho is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 61 :(ast) Cedric hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  E_McCawl* latches onto it! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Davies* 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_de_Jong lofts the ball in! 
          ...  C_Cathcart wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 62 :(ast) E_Can jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Goretzka 
          ...  L_Goretzka must beat B_Foster! 
          ...  But B_Foster with the difficult save 
Min. 63 :(ast) Cedric plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 65 :(ast) D_Santon replaces A_Florenzi to play as a DF 
Min. 65 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a D strategy 
Min. 65 :(ast) S_de_Jong is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 68 :(ast) R_Cabella is coming on for E_McCawl* and will play MF 
Min. 68 :(ast) L_Goretzka holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Cabella 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Cabella ! 
          ...  B_Foster makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 68 :(ast) Emerson breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on B_Foster! 
          ...  D_Janmaat brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  S_de_Jong knocks it forward 
          ...  W_Rooney gets on the end of it 
          ...  W_Rooney shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  B_Foster takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 70 :(ast) D_Welbeck will come on for W_Rooney and play FW 
Min. 74 :(ast) R_Cabella with a 50-yard pass to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 85 :(wat) A_Morelos* plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Emerson with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wat) T_Cleverley lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Morelos* latches on to it 
          ...  A_Morelos* with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Perin 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 91 :(ast) E_Can kills the ball dead 
          ...  E_Can has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  B_Foster has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  B_Foster is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 91 :(ast) A_Masuaka with a probing through ball S_de_Jong 
          ...  D_Quina* fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 92 :(ast) D_Welbeck jumps over C_Cathcart's challenge 
          ...  K_Davies* gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 92 :(wat) E_Capoue brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Morelos* gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Morelos* must beat M_Perin! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the goalkeeper 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 40,971
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Cedric (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Mertens (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Masuaka (10), E_McCawl* (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : E_Capoue
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Janmaat (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       6
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Watford
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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 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0
Cedric         DF   2  24  11   2  24 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   1
A_Masuaka      DF   2  23  10   3  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
Emerson        DF   1  24  13   7  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7  10   0
A_Florenzi     DF   2  23   8   4  24 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Goretzka     MF   1  12  24  12  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
E_Can          MF   1  11  24   9  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
E_McCawl*      MF   2  11  23  13  27 |  71   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   5  43   5
S_de_Jong      MF   2   4  25  12  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Mertens      FW   1   2   4  25  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kenedy*        MF   2  10  23  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Cabella      MF   2   3  23  10  25 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  18  11
D_Welbeck      FW   2   3  12  23  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Foster       GK  27   3   2   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -3   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  23  10   4  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
C_Cathcart     DF   1  23   6   3  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Davies*      DF   2  24   3   2  16 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   3  27 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Masina       DF   1  22   6   3  23 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Quina*       AM   1   2  24  12  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Capoue       DM   2  10  23   3  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
T_Deeney       FW   1   3   5  24  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Morelos*     FW   1   3  10  26  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jorginho       MF   1   5  24   3  24 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
H_Gomes        GK  26   2   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Foulds*      DF   1  22   4   2  22 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Bundu*       AM   2   3  23  10  24 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   5  23   5  25 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_O'Hare*      FW   2   2   3  22  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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