FMFA Tiger League, Norwich City vs. Aston Villa (Sun May 24)


                         Norwich City  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                        Alice Derkacz  |  Nathan Pursey
                                       |
                           J_Ruddy GK  |  GK B_Guzan
                            Maicon DF  |  DF J_Okore
                       S_Whittaker DF  |  DF R_Vlaar
                          A_Hutton DF  |  DF C_Clark
                          M_Turner DF  |  DF M_Lowton
                          Paulinho MF  |  DM D_Blind
                             W_Nem MF  |  MF V_Moses
                             Jonas MF  |  MF R_Cabella
                             L_Fer MF  |  AM P_Piatti
                            E_Elia FW  |  FW A_Negredo
                          G_Hooper FW  |  FW C_Tevez
                                       |
                            M_Bunn SUB |  SUB J_Steer
                         J_Pereira SUB |  SUB G_Pique
                         S_Bassong SUB |  SUB M_Albrighton
                        W_Hoolahan SUB |  SUB S_El_Shawaary
                        N_Bendtner SUB |  SUB M_Icardi

Referee: Chris_Foy (Merseyside)


Min. 4  :(ast) V_Moses gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Turner! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  V_Moses with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Ruddy is equal to it 
Min. 9  :(ast) D_Blind with the towering header to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Hutton fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 11 :(nor) G_Hooper runs at J_Okore 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  G_Hooper with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 12 :(nor) E_Elia runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Hooper 
          ...  G_Hooper with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  B_Guzan manages to turn it behind 
Min. 19 :(nor) W_Nem feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  E_Elia runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Clark 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 19 :(nor) L_Fer slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 23 :(nor) Paulinho finds E_Elia with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  E_Elia from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But B_Guzan punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 23 :(ast) P_Piatti breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Ruddy! 
          ...  Maicon brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 26 :(nor) W_Nem sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Elia 
          ...  P_Piatti is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 31 :(ast) V_Moses with a penetrating pass to P_Piatti 
          ...  P_Piatti aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 34 :(nor) G_Hooper controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Hooper ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  That’s given Norwich City the advantage! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 35 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 35 :(ast) R_Cabella runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of A_Negredo 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A_Negredo bears down on goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Ruddy is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Blind drives it into the box! 
          ...  S_Whittaker wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 38 :(ast) P_Piatti with an intelligent ball to J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Ruddy 
          ...  He lobs it over J_Ruddy 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 39 :(ast) V_Moses with a short pass to find C_Tevez 
          ...  S_Whittaker with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nor) W_Nem finds E_Elia on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Vlaar rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  L_Fer shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to E_Elia instead 
          ...  D_Blind plays the back pass 
          ...  B_Guzan can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Nem drives it into the box! 
          ...  C_Clark gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 45 :(nor) N_Bendtner replaces an unhappy G_Hooper and will play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(nor) W_Hoolahan is coming on for L_Fer and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(ast) C_Tevez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But M_Turner wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(nor) N_Bendtner pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Elia is clean through! 
          ...  E_Elia goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  B_Guzan watches it sail wide! 
Min. 47 :(ast) J_Okore looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to V_Moses 
          ...  A thundering drive by V_Moses ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy catches the ball 

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

Min. 48 :(ast) P_Piatti takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But E_Elia with the fine tackle 
Min. 50 :(nor) E_Elia finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  E_Elia rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But B_Guzan just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Chris_Foy has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 52 :(nor) Paulinho with an in swinging cross to N_Bendtner 
          ...  But M_Lowton will cut out the threat 
Min. 52 :(nor) M_Turner knocks the ball back to J_Ruddy 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 57 :(ast) D_Blind hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Cabella latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Cabella tries to chip the ball over J_Ruddy! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 59 :(nor) A_Hutton looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Elia 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Clark picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 59 :(ast) R_Cabella with an incisive pass to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo tries the shot ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Ruddy reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 61 :(nor) W_Hoolahan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Elia 
          ...  E_Elia hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Bendtner hits it into the box! 
          ...  B_Guzan jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 62 :(nor) W_Nem off the woodwork. 
          ...  E_Elia picks up the deflection 
          ...  E_Elia has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 64 :(ast) V_Moses hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Piatti latches onto it! 
          ...  But S_Whittaker spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 69 :(nor) Jonas plays the early ball across the box to find N_Bendtner in space 
          ...  C_Clark gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 72 :(nor) Jonas brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Elia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But C_Clark wins the ball 
Min. 72 :(ast) Curled in dangerously from V_Moses to A_Negredo 
          ...  A_Negredo tries to chip the ball over J_Ruddy! 
          ...  J_Ruddy with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 74 :(ast) C_Tevez 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! 
          ...  A_Negredo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Negredo blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 80 :(ast) R_Vlaar runs into space 
          ...  R_Vlaar fires the shot in! 
          ...  J_Ruddy gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 85 :(nor) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  N_Bendtner seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  N_Bendtner has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ast) V_Moses brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Turner 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Negredo! 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Negredo ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  J_Ruddy plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 89 :(nor) W_Nem unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Hutton 
          ...  A_Hutton with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  B_Guzan never had a chance! 
Min. 89 :(nor) Jonas shoves M_Lowton in the chest!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 94 :(ast) C_Tevez beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Chris_Foy 
          ...  C_Tevez fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  What agility from J_Ruddy 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
Attendance           : 38,000
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hooper
Scorers              : G_Hooper (34)
Sent Off             : Maicon (23), Jonas (89)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : V_Moses (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Turner (52 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Piatti (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 1 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Ruddy        GK  21   2   3   2  21 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 141   0   0   0
Maicon         DF   2  19   2   3  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
S_Whittaker    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0
A_Hutton       DF   2  18   3   3  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Turner       DF   2  18   2   2  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16 -10   0
Paulinho       MF   2   3  20   2  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Nem          MF   2   3  19  10  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Jonas          MF   2   3  19  10  26 |  91   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  30 -10
L_Fer          MF   2   3  19   2  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Elia         FW   3   3   3  19  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  26  20  13
G_Hooper       FW   2   3   3  19  27 |  45   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  51
M_Bunn         GK  17   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pereira      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Hoolahan     MF   2   3  18  10  28 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Bendtner     FW   2   2   3  18  24 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1

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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B_Guzan        GK  20   2   3   3  24 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  18   2   2  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
R_Vlaar        DF   2  20   4   3  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Clark        DF   2  18   3   3  24 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 130   0   0
M_Lowton       DF   3  18  12   2  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
D_Blind        DM   2  10  18   2  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
V_Moses        MF   2   3  19  11  22 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 100  10
R_Cabella      MF   2   3  19  10  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
P_Piatti       AM   2   3  19  12  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -2
A_Negredo      FW   3   2   3  20  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
C_Tevez        FW   2   3  11  19  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Steer        GK  16   3   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pique        DF   2  19   2   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Albrighton   MF   3   3  18  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_El_Shawaary  FW   2   3   3  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Icardi       FW   2   3   3  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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