FMFA League Cup, Aston Villa vs. Southampton (Sun Dec 16)


                          Aston Villa  |  Southampton
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 T
                            Alex Nock  |  Caretaker Tom Wright
                                       |
                          H_Lloris GK  |  GK K_Vermeer
                            Cedric DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                      A_W-Bissaka* DF  |  DF L_Shaw*
                          M_Lowton DF  |  DF B_Davies
                        A_Florenzi DF  |  DF C_Jenkinson
                         E_McCawl* MF  |  MF G_Sigurdsson
                           Kenedy* MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                        C_Roberts* MF  |  MF M_Besic
                         R_Cabella AM  |  MF K_Asamoah
                         D_Mertens FW  |  FW O_Giroud
                          W_Rooney FW  |  FW C_Ronaldo
                                       |
                            M_Bunn SUB |  SUB P_Nardi
                         A_Masuaka SUB |  SUB K_Trippier
                             E_Can SUB |  SUB B_Rowthorn*
                        J_McCourt* SUB |  SUB W_Nem
                       M_Balotelli SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: Mark_Clattenburg (Level_1)


Min. 3  :(ast) W_Rooney times his run well 
          ...  W_Rooney blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 8  :(ast) E_McCawl* jumps over G_Sigurdsson's challenge 
          ...  S_Ramos seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 11 :(ast) A_W-Bissaka* runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kenedy* 
          ...  L_Shaw* with the block 
Min. 12 :(ast) W_Rooney with the dribble 
          ...  B_Davies is easily beaten 
          ...  A delicate chip from W_Rooney ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 13 :(ast) C_Roberts* runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  C_Roberts* attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  K_Vermeer parries it 
Min. 18 :(ast) E_McCawl* barges B_Davies off the ball 
          ...  E_McCawl* belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 18 :(ast) Cedric tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton ...
Min. 21 :(ast) R_Cabella has it now 
          ...  He takes on B_Davies 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in E_McCawl*! 
          ...  E_McCawl* drives it low ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Cabella hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Lowton loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Southampton fans laugh at him 
Min. 22 :(ast) E_McCawl* hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Cabella latches onto it! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Cabella ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 24 :(ast) W_Rooney sidesteps M_Besic 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  W_Rooney hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 25 :(sou) M_Besic backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  S_Ramos latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Cleared by M_Lowton 
Min. 26 :(ast) W_Rooney is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to D_Mertens 
          ...  S_Ramos bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 29 :(ast) R_Cabella gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside B_Davies! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Shaw* reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 31 :(ast) C_Roberts* gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  W_Rooney is unmarked 
          ...  W_Rooney smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer is equal to it 
Min. 40 :(ast) C_Roberts* drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_McCawl* 
          ...  But B_Davies with the fine tackle 
Min. 42 :(ast) A_W-Bissaka* floats the ball in to find R_Cabella 
          ...  R_Cabella flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  K_Vermeer looks very relieved! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sou) H_Kane is ready to come on to replace C_Ronaldo 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 46 :(ast) Kenedy* squares it to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 

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

Min. 46 :(ast) D_Mertens skips the challenge from C_Jenkinson 
          ...  D_Mertens aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 47 :(sou) O_Giroud jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  O_Giroud with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But H_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 47 :(ast) Kenedy* with a penetrating pass to D_Mertens 
          ...  A_Lallana fouls badly 
Min. 50 :(sou) K_Trippier is ready to come on to replace C_Jenkinson 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 54 :(ast) W_Rooney sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  S_Ramos anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to A 
Min. 56 :(ast) C_Roberts* sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Vermeer moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  K_Vermeer looks dejected! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 57 :(ast) Aston Villa altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 57 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_McCawl* with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  H_Kane with the thundering drive 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Lloris moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  H_Lloris looks dejected! 
          ...  Southampton have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Southampton ...
Min. 57 :(ast) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to A 
Min. 57 :(sou) K_Asamoah with a precise pass to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 59 :(sou) S_Ramos drives it forward to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  H_Lloris makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 60 :(ast) A_Masuaka will replace A_W-Bissaka* and play DF 
Min. 60 :(ast) E_Can is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Kenedy* is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 62 :(ast) M_Balotelli comes on for W_Rooney and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 66 :(sou) A_Lallana takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  M_Lowton plays the back pass 
          ...  H_Lloris can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Masuaka belts it clear 
Min. 68 :(ast) C_Roberts* gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside S_Ramos! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Besic with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 70 :(ast) R_Cabella is through on goal 
          ...  R_Cabella tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 75 :(ast) C_Roberts* with a pinpoint pass to Cedric 
          ...  L_Shaw* with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 81 :(ast) E_McCawl* controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Shaw* 
          ...  He puts in D_Mertens! 
          ...  D_Mertens goes for goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 82 :(ast) E_McCawl* dribbles it into the box 
          ...  E_McCawl* tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 82 :(sou) O_Giroud gets to the by line and finds H_Kane with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Cedric with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Mark_Clattenburg signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Besic passes to O_Giroud 
          ...  Driven towards goal by O_Giroud ! 
          ...  H_Lloris with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 84 :(sou) H_Kane cuts inside Cedric 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Mertens with a nasty foul 
Min. 86 :(ast) E_Can takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into E_McCawl* 
          ...  E_McCawl* attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 87 :(ast) E_Can with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Roberts* 
          ...  B_Davies robs him of the ball 
Min. 87 :(sou) H_Kane skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Florenzi 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ast) D_Mertens jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli lobs K_Vermeer! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 89 :(sou) A_Lallana knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Lowton 
          ...  A_Lallana attempts a low drive! 
          ...  H_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 90 :(ast) M_Balotelli gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside L_Shaw*! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Intercepted by K_Trippier 
Min. 90 :(sou) A_Lallana 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! 
          ...  H_Kane receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  E_Can is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 91 :(ast) E_Can uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  E_Can pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  K_Vermeer reacts well to tip it wide!!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Cabella lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 37,306
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Mertens (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Mertens (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Cedric (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kane
Scorers              : Cedric (18 og), H_Kane (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Besic (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       6
Off target           :          10        |       1
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       6
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 2 Southampton
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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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H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -18   0   0   0
Cedric         DF   2  24  11   2  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -3
A_W-Bissaka*   DF   1  22  11   7  28 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Lowton       DF   2  23   6   2  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
A_Florenzi     DF   2  23   8   4  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_McCawl*      MF   2  11  23  13  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
Kenedy*        MF   2  10  23  11  24 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Roberts*     MF   2  11  22  12  21 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   3
R_Cabella      AM   2   3  23  10  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Mertens      FW   1   2   4  25  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  64   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   8
M_Bunn         GK  26   3   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Masuaka      DF   2  23  10   3  23 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Can          MF   1  11  24   9  26 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
J_McCourt*     MF   2  11  23  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  24  26 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Vermeer      GK  28   2   3   2  26 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  23   2   3  23 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
L_Shaw*        DF   2  26  13   4  28 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_Davies       DF   2  24   3   2  25 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   8   8
C_Jenkinson    DF   2  23  12   3  25 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   4  24  12  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   2   4  24  12  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
M_Besic        MF   2  12  23   2  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  23   2  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  12  22  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
C_Ronaldo      FW   2   2  11  22  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nardi        GK  21   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Trippier     DF   2  22   4   2  24 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
B_Rowthorn*    DF   1  22   3   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Nem          MF   2   3  22  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         FW   2   3   3  22  27 |  48   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
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