FMFA Tiger League, Stoke City vs. Aston Villa (Sun Mar 15) Stoke City | Aston Villa 4-3-3 A | 5-2-1-2 P Duncan Masaldo | David Gooch (C) | A_Begovic GK | GK B_Guzan R_Huth DF | DF C_Clark R_Shawcross DF | DF R_Vlaar E_Pieters DF | DF G_Pique M_Muniesa DF | DF A_Luna Willian MF | DF M_Lowton N_Dyer MF | MF D_Blind G_Ramirez MF | MF C_N'Zogbia M_Diouf FW | FW A_Negredo E_Cavani FW | FW S_El_Shawaary K_Jones FW | AM R_Cabella | C_Pantilimon SUB | SUB J_Steer G_Cameron SUB | SUB J_Okore A_Wilkinson SUB | SUB S_Islanker S_Ireland SUB | SUB V_Moses P_Crouch SUB | SUB G_Agbonlahor Referee: Kevin_Friend (Leicestershire) Min. 3 :(sto) Willian plays in M_Diouf with a beautiful ball ... R_Vlaar rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... Kevin_Friend calls him over ... Kevin_Friend is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(ast) R_Cabella off the woodwork. ... D_Blind picks up the deflection ... D_Blind sends it flying towards goal! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Begovic reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... D_Blind lofts the ball in! ... S_El_Shawaary loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 8 :(sto) Willian is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... E_Cavani latches onto the ball ... R_Cabella with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... Kevin_Friend will just give him a speaking to Min. 9 :(ast) A_Negredo nutmegs R_Huth ... R_Huth recovers to win the ball back Min. 10 :(sto) Willian looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to E_Cavani ... A_Luna with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... Kevin_Friend reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(ast) D_Blind puts in G_Pique ... E_Pieters fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Kevin_Friend just wants to lecture him Min. 16 :(ast) R_Cabella is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to G_Pique ... But M_Muniesa clears the ball to safety Min. 20 :(ast) A_Negredo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... A_Negredo tries to beat A_Begovic! ... A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... D_Blind drives it into the box! ... R_Shawcross gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 23 :(ast) S_El_Shawaary takes advantage of a mistake by R_Shawcross ... He runs towards goal ... N_Dyer fouls badly ... Kevin_Friend will want to speak to him ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 25 :(ast) S_El_Shawaary barges the defender off the ball ... A powerful shot by S_El_Shawaary ! ... A_Begovic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 26 :(sto) G_Ramirez with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... G_Ramirez with a blistering shot ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 27 :(sto) G_Ramirez is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Cavani ... G_Pique with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 28 :(sto) N_Dyer holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to K_Jones ... K_Jones attempts a chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... B_Guzan is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Dyer lofts the ball in! ... M_Diouf loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But B_Guzan just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... M_Diouf curls it into the box! ... B_Guzan jumps well to claim it! Min. 29 :(sto) G_Ramirez with the kinky dribble ... A_Negredo with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... Kevin_Friend called him over for a strong verbal warning ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... K_Jones hits it over the wall ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... B_Guzan palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... Willian curls it into the box! ... R_Vlaar wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 31 :(ast) A_Negredo with a real burst of pace ... He shows E_Pieters a clean set of heals ... A_Negredo has a go! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 39 :(ast) C_N'Zogbia nutmegs E_Pieters ... C_N'Zogbia uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Begovic is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 41 :(ast) M_Lowton finds A_Negredo on the edge of the box ... A_Negredo is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has A_Begovic to beat ... He dinks it over A_Begovic ... A_Begovic reacts well to save !! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) M_Lowton hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_Cabella collects the loose ball! ... R_Cabella sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Begovic dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... R_Cabella hits it towards the far post! ... G_Pique gets a shot in ... A_Begovic parries it ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(sto) E_Pieters finds E_Cavani with a perfectly weighted pass ... C_Clark slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 47 :(sto) Willian has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Vlaar! ... He has some space now! ... Willian looks to see where B_Guzan is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... B_Guzan fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 48 :(ast) S_El_Shawaary runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... M_Muniesa attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 51 :(sto) M_Diouf breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through! ... He rounds B_Guzan! ... B_Guzan brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK! ... Kevin_Friend signals that it is indirect ... Willian floats it forward ... G_Ramirez latches onto the end of it ... R_Vlaar gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 55 :(ast) R_Cabella with the dribble ... E_Pieters is easily beaten ... M_Muniesa with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 58 :(ast) J_Okore is being prepared to come on ... C_Clark is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 58 :(ast) J_Okore gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Negredo is unmarked ... R_Shawcross slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 66 :(sto) Willian holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Dyer ... N_Dyer hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 67 :(ast) A_Negredo knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... The cross hits A_Negredo on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It hits the post ... GOAL !! ... What a great effort! ... Aston Villa go in front now with that goal! ... Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 71 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Willian Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Dyer (23) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Negredo (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Negredo (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Vlaar (3), A_Luna (10), B_Guzan (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 6 | 10 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 29 | 71 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 7 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 20 2 3 2 23 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 18 3 2 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 18 2 3 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 18 3 3 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 18 3 2 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Willian MF 3 2 20 10 27 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 N_Dyer MF 2 3 19 10 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -2 -2 G_Ramirez MF 2 3 19 11 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 19 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 4 E_Cavani FW 2 3 3 19 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Jones FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 5 C_Pantilimon GK 17 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Wilkinson DF 2 17 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 19 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Crouch FW 2 2 2 18 22 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Guzan GK 19 2 3 3 24 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 0 0 0 C_Clark DF 2 17 3 3 24 | 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 20 4 3 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 -3 -3 G_Pique DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 A_Luna DF 3 18 11 2 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 14 14 M_Lowton DF 3 18 12 2 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 0 D_Blind MF 2 10 18 2 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 C_N'Zogbia MF 2 2 18 10 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 S_El_Shawaary FW 2 3 3 18 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Cabella AM 2 3 19 10 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 J_Steer GK 16 3 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 18 2 2 25 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 35 17 S_Islanker MF 2 10 19 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Moses AM 2 3 18 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Agbonlahor FW 2 3 10 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1426450030 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35