FMFA Cubs League, Aston Villa vs. Norwich City (Wed Mar 18) Aston Villa | Norwich City 5-2-1-2 P | 4-4-2 P Terry Westley | Sammy Lee | D_Nizic GK | GK C_Kettings A_Whitmore DF | DF F_Romagna C_Elder DF | DF J-P_Gbamin D_Conroy DF | DF H_Maguire G_Brady DF | DF T_Thorpe H_Pepe-Ngoma DF | MF L_Daly R_Macek MF | MF A_O'Hanlon K_Coman MF | MF E_Gabsi T_Werner FW | MF N_Lowe R_Parry FW | FW N_Maupay C_Roberts AM | FW O_Jones | A_Gunn SUB | SUB C_Hill F_Dabo SUB | SUB M_Bossaerts K_Scott SUB | SUB P_Antonello G_Tutino SUB | SUB J_Rothwell T_Shepherd SUB | SUB N_Oduwa Min. 1 :(no2) T_Thorpe with the nod to O_Jones ... H_Pepe-Ngoma with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 8 :(no2) L_Daly with a first time pass ... N_Maupay runs onto it! ... N_Maupay with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_Nizic tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... H_Maguire hits it into the box! ... D_Nizic reads it well, and claims it! Min. 24 :(as2) C_Roberts plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... C_Roberts with the side footed shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(no2) N_Lowe with a 40-yard pass to N_Maupay ... Superbly timed tackle by C_Elder ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Swung in by E_Gabsi ... The ball comes to O_Jones ... He gets the shot away ... D_Nizic is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL !! ... Great strike! ... And Norwich City are leading in the game now ... Aston Villa 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 29 :(as2) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 39 :(as2) R_Macek looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to R_Parry ... Blocked by T_Thorpe Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(as2) C_Roberts beats J-P_Gbamin ... But F_Romagna comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 46 :(as2) R_Parry with a 40-yard pass to K_Coman ... A_O'Hanlon with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 47 :(as2) R_Macek cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Coman ... K_Coman fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But C_Kettings palms it behind ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by C_Roberts! ... T_Werner with the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... C_Roberts crosses it in! ... T_Werner tries to place the shot! ... C_Kettings takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 48 :(no2) A_O'Hanlon beats his man ... C_Elder forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... E_Gabsi swings it in! ... The danger is dealt with by C_Roberts ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Norwich City Min. 49 :(as2) C_Roberts turns past J-P_Gbamin ... He has created space for himself now ... The ball hits F_Romagna in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 49 :(no2) O_Jones breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Nizic! ... G_Brady brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 52 :(as2) A_Whitmore with the nod to K_Coman ... K_Coman gets up high for the header ! ... Looks like it should be C_Kettings's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... C_Kettings looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Parry swings it in! ... C_Kettings catches it! Min. 55 :(as2) R_Parry with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past N_Lowe ... R_Parry hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But C_Kettings punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 55 :(as2) C_Roberts knocks the ball past H_Maguire ... T_Thorpe fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 58 :(as2) F_Dabo is coming on for A_Whitmore and playing DF Min. 60 :(as2) R_Macek sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Parry ... T_Thorpe cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 60 :(no2) N_Maupay finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Fine tackle by F_Dabo ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 61 :(as2) T_Shepherd is coming on for H_Pepe-Ngoma and playing FW Min. 61 :(as2) Aston Villa will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 66 :(as2) R_Macek puts in R_Parry ... What a shot from R_Parry ! ... It could go anywhere ... The fans get off there seats! ... C_Kettings plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 66 :(no2) H_Maguire with a measured ball to O_Jones ... F_Dabo wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 67 :(as2) K_Coman with the diagonal pass C_Roberts ... C_Roberts with his head down lets it go ! ... C_Kettings makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 69 :(no2) N_Lowe has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past G_Brady ... He puts in J-P_Gbamin! ... J-P_Gbamin curls it towards the top corner ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 70 :(no2) N_Maupay has it now ... He takes on F_Dabo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Jones! ... G_Brady with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... FREE KICK! ... L_Daly swings it in ... N_Maupay gets on the end of it ... N_Maupay hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 71 :(no2) J-P_Gbamin is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 72 :(as2) T_Shepherd beats H_Maguire ... T_Shepherd leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... C_Kettings has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... C_Kettings is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 73 :(as2) The ball goes loose! ... R_Parry seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... T_Thorpe with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(no2) O_Jones beats F_Dabo ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... F_Dabo recovers to win the ball back Min. 78 :(as2) D_Conroy with a slick pass to C_Roberts ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Roberts ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 78 :(as2) G_Brady comes up lame after the wicked challenge. ... He's unable to continue Min. 78 :(as2) K_Scott is coming on for G_Brady and will play DF Min. 79 :(as2) A defence splitting pass from K_Scott to T_Shepherd ... T_Shepherd carves a shot towards goal ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 81 :(no2) T_Thorpe holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Jones ... O_Jones sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... D_Nizic falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... D_Nizic looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... N_Lowe hits it into the box! ... It comes to H_Maguire ... He gets the shot away ... But D_Nizic dives to his left ... I think D_Nizic just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 84 :(no2) L_Daly with an in swinging cross to F_Romagna ... A scorcher of a shot from F_Romagna ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 85 :(no2) N_Lowe brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Maupay gets on the end of the pass ... C_Elder takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 87 :(as2) T_Shepherd sidesteps N_Lowe ... He showed great skill there ... T_Shepherd hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But C_Kettings reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on C_Kettings anyway Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(as2) R_Parry runs at the defence ... He nutmegs T_Thorpe ... He showed his class there ... R_Parry curls it towards the top corner ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... C_Kettings never had a chance! Min. 88 :(no2) A_O'Hanlon latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... A_O'Hanlon with the header ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... D_Nizic plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 94 :(no2) L_Daly takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into O_Jones ... O_Jones with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bodymoor Heath Attendance : 5,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Macek Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Brady (49) Injured : G_Brady (78) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Thorpe (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Jones (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_O'Hanlon (46), T_Thorpe (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 9 Off target : 7 | 4 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 12 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Nizic GK 15 2 1 1 20 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 0 0 0 A_Whitmore DF 2 15 4 2 19 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 C_Elder DF 2 15 2 3 18 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 D_Conroy DF 2 15 4 2 19 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 G_Brady DF 2 15 3 1 17 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 H_Pepe-Ngoma DF 2 14 3 2 16 | 65 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 R_Macek MF 2 3 15 2 27 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 K_Coman MF 2 3 16 8 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 12 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 17 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 R_Parry FW 2 5 4 16 19 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 39 21 C_Roberts AM 2 10 17 10 21 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 52 0 14 A_Gunn GK 14 2 1 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dabo DF 2 15 3 4 18 | 36 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 K_Scott DF 2 4 15 4 26 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 G_Tutino AM 2 3 15 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Shepherd FW 1 2 4 14 15 | 33 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 13 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Kettings GK 16 2 1 1 18 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 352 0 0 0 F_Romagna DF 2 17 2 3 27 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 182 34 36 J-P_Gbamin DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 H_Maguire DF 2 15 4 3 17 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 T_Thorpe DF 2 15 4 2 19 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 101 77 -3 L_Daly MF 2 3 17 3 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 A_O'Hanlon MF 2 4 17 10 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 31 31 41 E_Gabsi MF 2 3 16 10 26 | 98 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 N_Lowe MF 2 10 16 3 23 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 N_Maupay FW 2 3 3 16 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 12 O_Jones FW 2 4 2 15 17 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 92 C_Hill GK 14 1 1 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bossaerts DF 2 15 3 2 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Antonello DF 2 15 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rothwell MF 2 10 15 4 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Oduwa FW 3 2 2 15 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1426708957 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35