Intercontinental Trophy, Aston Villa vs. River Plate (Sun Dec 10)


                          Aston Villa  |  River Plate
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-1-1-3-1 E
                            Alex Nock  |  -
                                       |
                     O_Christensen GK  |  GK F_Armani
                          C_Seaman DF  |  DF E_Diaz
                         E_Militao DF  |  DF S_Boselli
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DM E_Perez
                         D_Maresic DF  |  DF E_Mammana
                      D_Nascimento MF  |  DF P_Diaz
                         C_Leemans MF  |  AM F_Colidio
                       S_Ingelsson MF  |  AM N_de_la_Cruz
                           J_Nisic AM  |  FW M_Borja
                       Sam_Lammers FW  |  AM M_Lanzini
                            A_Fati FW  |  MF M_Kranevitter
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez SUB |  SUB E_Centurion
                        K_Guessoum SUB |  SUB A_Herrera
                        D_Kinsombi SUB |  SUB E_Barco
                      Z_Butt'worth SUB |  SUB R_Funes_Mori
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB S_Rondon

Referee: Simon_Hooper (Wiltshire)


Min. 1  :(ast) J_Nisic leaves E_Diaz standing 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Nisic ! 
          ...  But F_Armani punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 1  :(riv) M_Kranevitter with a simple pass to F_Colidio 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  F_Colidio takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just O_Christensen is between him and the goal 
          ...  He tries to slide it past O_Christensen 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given River Plate the lead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 River Plate ...
Min. 2  :(riv) N_de_la_Cruz jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_de_la_Cruz must beat O_Christensen! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 3  :(riv) N_de_la_Cruz beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Militao 
Min. 6  :(riv) M_Lanzini kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  F_Colidio gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Colidio ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen makes a fine save 
Min. 8  :(riv) N_de_la_Cruz is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Diaz 
          ...  P_Diaz with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  O_Christensen was lucky there 
Min. 12 :(ast) J_Nisic controls it with ease 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Boselli 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Nisic chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Diaz clears the corner 
Min. 14 :(ast) D_Nascimento volleys it forward. He finds Sam_Lammers 
          ...  A powerful header from Sam_Lammers ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 14 :(ast) Sam_Lammers breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on F_Armani! 
          ...  E_Diaz brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  Simon_Hooper calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 17 :(riv) F_Colidio looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  F_Colidio with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But O_Christensen tips it over 
          ...  Simon_Hooper has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 19 :(ast) C_Leemans has it now 
          ...  He takes on E_Diaz 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Sam_Lammers! 
          ...  M_Kranevitter with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 20 :(ast) J_Nisic cuts inside N_de_la_Cruz 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  The ball hits E_Mammana in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 21 :(riv) E_Perez has it now 
          ...  He takes on E_Militao 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Boselli! 
          ...  S_Boselli tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Simon_Hooper has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 23 :(ast) J_Nisic backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  A_Fati latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Fati has a go! 
          ...  F_Armani gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 26 :(ast) J_Nisic with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Fati 
          ...  E_Perez slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(ast) C_Leemans lays the ball back to J_Nisic 
          ...  J_Nisic goes for goal ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 30 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with an inch perfect pass to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  F_Armani manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Nascimento 
          ...  J_Nisic gets his head on it 
          ...  F_Armani makes a difficult save 
Min. 30 :(ast) C_Leemans gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at F_Colidio 
          ...  Simon_Hooper calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 34 :(ast) C_Leemans with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Ingelsson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Diaz read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 37 :(ast) J_Nisic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Boselli 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_Diaz bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 41 :(riv) N_de_la_Cruz beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Colidio 
          ...  A glorious effort by F_Colidio ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen punches it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ast) C_Leemans cuts inside E_Diaz 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  C_Leemans looks to see where F_Armani is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 44 :(riv) S_Boselli takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Boselli hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 45 :(riv) E_Perez changes position to fill a DF slot 
Min. 45 :(ast) C_Leemans takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  C_Leemans gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  F_Armani never had a chance! 

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

Min. 51 :(ast) S_Ingelsson takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  Sam_Lammers must beat F_Armani! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  F_Armani never had a chance! 
Min. 51 :(riv) F_Colidio runs at the defence 
          ...  J_Nisic goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 52 :(ast) S_Ingelsson whips the ball across to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  A left-footer by Sam_Lammers ! 
          ...  F_Armani takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 52 :(riv) N_de_la_Cruz knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Militao 
          ...  D_Nascimento reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 53 :(ast) C_Leemans gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  S_Ingelsson is unmarked 
          ...  S_Ingelsson with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  F_Armani dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had F_Armani beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Nascimento! 
          ...  It comes to D_Maresic 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  F_Armani with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to A 
Min. 55 :(ast) S_Ingelsson is now playing as a AM 
Min. 55 :(riv) It looks as though River Plate is now playing C 
Min. 56 :(riv) M_Kranevitter gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  E_Diaz is unmarked 
          ...  D_Nascimento bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Simon_Hooper calls him for a talk 
Min. 58 :(ast) K_Guessoum is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Maresic is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 59 :(ast) S_Ingelsson with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows E_Diaz a clean set of heals 
          ...  E_Perez forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Nisic 
          ...  S_Boselli reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 60 :(riv) A_Herrera will replace the useless E_Mammana and will play DF 
Min. 60 :(riv) R_Funes_Mori takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Boselli 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 60 :(riv) M_Kranevitter changes position to fill a DM slot 
Min. 61 :(riv) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  N_de_la_Cruz will now play as DM 
Min. 61 :(riv) M_Lanzini hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Colidio latches onto it! 
          ...  A skillful effort from F_Colidio ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  O_Christensen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  O_Christensen catches it with style! 
Min. 65 :(ast) D_Kinsombi is going to be brought on 
          ...  C_Leemans is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 68 :(ast) L_Suarez is being brought on 
          ...  A_Fati is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 68 :(ast) E_Militao with the diagonal pass D_Kinsombi 
          ...  N_de_la_Cruz slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 70 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Nisic is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 70 :(riv) E_Barco will come on for M_Lanzini and play AM 
Min. 70 :(riv) There's going to be a change 
          ...  S_Rondon will come on for F_Colidio and play AM 
Min. 70 :(riv) River Plate's manager orders his side to play D 
Min. 70 :(ast) D_Kinsombi sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Suarez 
          ...  L_Suarez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  What agility from F_Armani 
Min. 71 :(riv) It appears E_Barco is playing as a MF 
Min. 71 :(ast) Sam_Lammers gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But E_Perez wins the ball 
Min. 74 :(ast) D_Kinsombi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Diaz 
          ...  He puts in Sam_Lammers! 
          ...  Sam_Lammers keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Butt'worth chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Nascimento 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  F_Armani can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  F_Armani has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 74 :(riv) E_Barco runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Kranevitter latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  But Z_Butt'worth will cut out the threat 
Min. 75 :(riv) M_Kranevitter flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Borja runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Borja with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  O_Christensen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 77 :(riv) M_Borja will now play as AM 
Min. 77 :(riv) S_Rondon sprints past K_Guessoum 
          ...  K_Guessoum does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 81 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  Sam_Lammers is through! 
          ...  Sam_Lammers tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 83 :(ast) D_Nascimento is unmarked! 
          ...  P_Diaz cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Herrera 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Z_Butt'worth ! 
          ...  F_Armani gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Nisic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Leemans (30), J_Nisic (51)
Injured              : N/A
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River Plate Match Info
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Best player          : F_Colidio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Colidio (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Diaz (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    River Plate
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       10
Off target           :          10        |       2
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 1 River Plate
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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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O_Christensen  GK  35   1   1   1  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
C_Seaman       DF   1  30  15   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Militao      DF   1  30  14   2  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  31  13   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Maresic      DF   1  30  15   2  24 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
D_Nascimento   MF   1  15  30  14  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
C_Leemans      MF   1  14  32  13  32 |  67   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  37  -1
S_Ingelsson    AM   1  14  31  14  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Nisic        AM   1  13  31  14  25 |  72   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -3  17   4
Sam_Lammers    FW   1   1  14  32  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
A_Fati         FW   1   6  14  33  21 |  70   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Sanchez      GK  32   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Guessoum     DF   1  30  14   2  31 |  35   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Kinsombi     MF   1  14  31  14  25 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Z_Butt'worth   AM   1  14  30  14  23 |  23   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
L_Suarez       FW   2   3  14  32  46 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - River Plate
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Armani       GK  33   1   1   1  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
E_Diaz         DF   1  31  13   8  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
S_Boselli      DF   1  30  10  10  29 |  62   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  34   8  12
E_Perez        DF   1  14  30   7  35 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  10   0
E_Mammana      DF   1  30  10   9  39 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
P_Diaz         DF   1  30   9  12  21 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   8  11
F_Colidio      AM   1   9  13  31  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
N_de_la_Cruz   DM   1  12  31  13  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   1
M_Borja        AM   1   5  13  32  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Lanzini      AM   1   3  31  14  21 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Kranevitter  DM   1  13  30   9  30 |  95   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  48   0
E_Centurion    GK  31   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Herrera      DF   1  29  14   6  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Barco        MF   1   8  30  13  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Funes_Mori   DF   1  29  12  12  25 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rondon       AM   1   8  11  31  39 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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