FMFA Britannia Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Aston Villa vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Sun Aug 23) Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N Nathan Pursey | Will Schoolar | B_Guzan GK | GK M_Neuer Thiago_Silva DF | DF M_Sakho R_Vlaar DF | DF F_Fazio T_Alderwei'ld DF | DF M_Dawson G_Pique DF | DF J_Vertonghen S_de_Jong MF | MF M_Reus R_Cabella MF | MF C_Eriksen V_Moses MF | MF E_Lamela S_Islanker MF | MF C_Tiote P_Cisse FW | FW R_Soldado Z_Ibrahimovic FW | FW S_Eto'o | J_Steer SUB | SUB A_Lindegaard J_Okore SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul A_Luna SUB | SUB D_Rose P_Piatti SUB | SUB A_Townsend C_Tevez SUB | SUB Eduardo Min. 2 :(ast) R_Cabella brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Cisse gets on the end of the pass ... P_Cisse attempts a low drive! ... But M_Neuer makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 6 :(ast) R_Cabella looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to V_Moses ... V_Moses carves a shot towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That’s given Aston Villa the advantage! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 9 :(ast) R_Cabella looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Z_Ibrahimovic ... But M_Sakho barges him off the ball Min. 15 :(ast) Z_Ibrahimovic with a clever shimmy ... But M_Dawson sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 26 :(ths) E_Lamela runs at Thiago_Silva ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Vlaar with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 29 :(ast) Z_Ibrahimovic beats C_Tiote ... He showed great skill there ... A powerful shot by Z_Ibrahimovic ! ... M_Neuer catches the ball Min. 30 :(ths) C_Eriksen runs at goal ... He spots the run of S_Eto'o ... He's played him in ... T_Alderwei'ld rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 32 :(ths) C_Eriksen runs at T_Alderwei'ld ... The defender slips and falls over ... C_Eriksen goes for goal ! ... But B_Guzan comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 34 :(ast) S_de_Jong runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Vertonghen reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 35 :(ast) V_Moses leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Cabella ... The defence has gone to sleep ... R_Cabella is all alone ... M_Neuer comes towards him ... He lobs it over M_Neuer ... It just didn't dip quickly enough!! Min. 36 :(ths) C_Eriksen with a smart pass to M_Dawson ... M_Dawson fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 37 :(ths) C_Eriksen has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Alderwei'ld ... He knocks it to E_Lamela! ... E_Lamela has a go! ... The shot slips through B_Guzan's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ths) C_Tiote has it now ... He takes on R_Cabella ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Lamela! ... R_Cabella takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 46 :(ast) S_Islanker looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Z_Ibrahimovic ... Z_Ibrahimovic with the punt towards goal! ... M_Neuer with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 52 :(ths) S_Eto'o with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... S_Eto'o hits a great drive! ... The shot slips through B_Guzan's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Nathan Pursey looks gutted ... That’s pulled Tottenham Hotspur level! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 55 :(ths) M_Reus controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Vlaar ... He puts in E_Lamela! ... G_Pique brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 58 :(ths) C_Tiote bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Eto'o ... S_Eto'o attempts the shot! ... B_Guzan makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 62 :(ast) Z_Ibrahimovic takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... Z_Ibrahimovic with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 63 :(ths) J_Vertonghen beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_de_Jong takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 65 :(ast) R_Cabella runs at M_Sakho ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Reus goes in studs first ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Will Schoolar looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... Z_Ibrahimovic bends it in ... But M_Neuer just gets his fingers to that one Min. 71 :(ast) V_Moses with a glorious long pass to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse hits a curling shot! ... M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Neuer recovers to save!! Min. 74 :(ths) M_Sakho with the header on ... He finds C_Eriksen in space ... C_Eriksen swings in the shot! ... B_Guzan makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 75 :(ths) E_Lamela lobs the ball over the defence ... S_Eto'o latches on to it ... Thiago_Silva with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 78 :(ths) M_Reus plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Eto'o keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... T_Alderwei'ld goes in studs first Min. 80 :(ast) S_Islanker gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... J_Vertonghen wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 82 :(ths) F_Fazio with an intelligent ball to R_Soldado ... But G_Pique slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 82 :(ths) C_Eriksen punches S_de_Jong off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 85 :(ths) M_Reus looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Soldado ... Thiago_Silva gathers up the loose ball Min. 86 :(ast) S_de_Jong is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Z_Ibrahimovic latches onto the ball ... But M_Dawson clears the danger Min. 87 :(ths) M_Sakho nutmegs R_Vlaar ... M_Sakho with a powerful diving header! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ths) C_Tiote races into the box ... He sees M_Reus lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Thiago_Silva fouls badly Min. 90 :(ast) Z_Ibrahimovic takes possession ... Knocks it past F_Fazio ... He's through on goal ... Z_Ibrahimovic with the side footed shot! ... M_Neuer manages to turn it behind Min. 92 :(ast) S_de_Jong finds P_Cisse with a perfectly weighted pass ... P_Cisse drives it towards goal ! ... M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 92 :(ast) S_de_Jong skips the challenge from the defender ... C_Eriksen with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 70,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Cabella (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Moses (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Vlaar (26), S_de_Jong (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Eto'o Scorers : S_Eto'o (52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Eriksen (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 10 | 7 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 15 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 2 3 3 24 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 20 4 3 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pique DF 2 19 2 3 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 20 11 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 R_Cabella MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 V_Moses MF 2 3 19 11 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 S_Islanker MF 2 11 19 2 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Z_Ibrahimovic FW 2 3 2 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 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 19 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Luna DF 3 18 11 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Piatti MF 2 3 19 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 24 2 3 3 24 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 M_Sakho DF 2 20 4 3 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 F_Fazio DF 3 20 3 2 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Dawson DF 2 19 2 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 J_Vertonghen DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Reus MF 2 3 21 10 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 20 11 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 17 3 E_Lamela MF 2 3 20 11 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 C_Tiote MF 4 10 19 2 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Soldado FW 2 3 3 20 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Eto'o FW 2 2 2 19 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 A_Lindegaard GK 18 3 3 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Kaboul DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rose DF 2 19 11 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 19 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eduardo FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1440358031 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35