FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Stoke City vs. Aston Villa (Sun Nov 15) Stoke City | Aston Villa 4-3-3 A | 4-3-3 A Duncan Masaldo | Nathan Pursey | A_Begovic GK | GK B_Guzan R_Huth DF | DF R_Vlaar R_Shawcross DF | DF Maicon M_Muniesa DF | DF Thiago_Silva E_Pieters DF | DF T_Alderwei'ld Willian MF | MF J_Cuadrado G_Ramirez MF | MF S_de_Jong N_Dyer MF | MF P_Piatti M_Diouf FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic E_Cavani FW | FW P_Cisse M_Derbyshire FW | FW C_Tevez | J_Butland SUB | SUB D_Nizic G_Cameron SUB | SUB G_Pique M_Troiani SUB | SUB T_Hibbert S_Ireland SUB | SUB R_Cabella P_Crouch SUB | SUB T_Werner Min. 2 :(ast) P_Piatti hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... S_de_Jong latches onto it! ... A scorcher of a shot from S_de_Jong ! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! ... Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 3 :(sto) N_Dyer curls the ball out wide to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf curls it towards the top corner ! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... Stoke City are back level! ... Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 3 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with the heel pass to S_de_Jong ... What a shot from S_de_Jong ! ... It could go anywhere ... A_Begovic with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 7 :(ast) Maicon gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at R_Huth ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 10 :(sto) Willian holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Ramirez ... T_Alderwei'ld gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 13 :(sto) N_Dyer chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Derbyshire ... R_Vlaar is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... B_Guzan misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Willian swings it in! ... M_Muniesa gets on the end of it ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 14 :(sto) Willian has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Thiago_Silva ... He puts in M_Diouf! ... But P_Piatti comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 14 :(ast) J_Cuadrado flicks it over M_Muniesa's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... R_Shawcross body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! Min. 16 :(ast) J_Cuadrado finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... J_Cuadrado hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Begovic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 20 :(sto) N_Dyer drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Derbyshire ... But T_Alderwei'ld puts it in row Z! Min. 21 :(sto) G_Ramirez hits a hard pass to M_Derbyshire ... M_Derbyshire with a thundering volley! ... B_Guzan gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez floats the ball in! ... N_Dyer swings a leg at it! ... B_Guzan makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 21 :(ast) C_Tevez pushes it past R_Huth ... C_Tevez with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Begovic parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 25 :(sto) Willian moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani tries to catch the keeper out! ... The shot slips through B_Guzan's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Stoke City have snatched the lead! ... Stoke City 2-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 26 :(ast) It seems Aston Villa are making a tactical change to P Min. 27 :(sto) G_Ramirez looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Dyer ... Maicon with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 34 :(sto) G_Ramirez works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf with a scorcher of a shot ! ... B_Guzan won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 34 :(ast) P_Cisse flicks it over E_Pieters and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Cisse hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 41 :(ast) J_Cuadrado takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Huth ... He's through on goal ... E_Pieters pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 41 :(ast) Maicon skips the challenge from the defender ... Maicon has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) P_Piatti looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to S_de_Jong ... S_de_Jong with a bomb of a shot ! ... A_Begovic with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 44 :(sto) E_Cavani runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... E_Cavani has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The shot slips through B_Guzan's hands ... But B_Guzan recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 47 :(sto) E_Cavani swings at P_Piatti ... The Referee has seen it! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-1 Aston Villa Min. 51 :(ast) P_Piatti is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to S_de_Jong ... S_de_Jong hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But A_Begovic tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 52 :(sto) N_Dyer has it on the edge of the box ... N_Dyer with a powerful header ! ... But it goes just over Min. 56 :(sto) G_Ramirez controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Vlaar ... He puts in M_Derbyshire! ... R_Vlaar goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 59 :(ast) P_Piatti reads the run of Z_Ibrahimovic ... Z_Ibrahimovic hits a great shot ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 66 :(ast) J_Cuadrado flicks it over M_Muniesa and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A cracking drive from J_Cuadrado ! ... A_Begovic is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL !! ... Great strike! ... But it's been disallowed. ... A foul on the keeper ... You have to say that was harsh Min. 68 :(sto) N_Dyer leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to M_Derbyshire ... R_Vlaar gathers up the loose ball Min. 69 :(sto) M_Derbyshire with a real burst of pace ... He leaves T_Alderwei'ld behind ... The cross hits M_Derbyshire on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez swings it in! ... Thiago_Silva wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 70 :(sto) N_Dyer hits a hard pass to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf attempts a chip! ... B_Guzan saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 72 :(sto) M_Derbyshire sidesteps T_Alderwei'ld ... He showed great skill there ... M_Derbyshire drives it towards goal ! ... But B_Guzan parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 75 :(ast) P_Cisse controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... C_Tevez gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Tevez with a blistering shot ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(sto) E_Cavani has space to run with the ball ... Z_Ibrahimovic with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 76 :(sto) N_Dyer looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 82 :(sto) Willian with the diagonal pass E_Cavani ... E_Cavani with the 40 yard drive ! ... B_Guzan just watches it drift out of play! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a neat pass into Z_Ibrahimovic ... Z_Ibrahimovic fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 91 :(ast) C_Tevez runs at the heart of the defence ... G_Ramirez with a clumsy challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Nathan Pursey looks annoyed that there was no card there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 25,256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Dyer (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Diouf (3), E_Cavani (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Cavani (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_de_Jong Scorers : S_de_Jong (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Maicon (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 13 | 12 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 0 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 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 25 2 3 2 23 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 M_Muniesa DF 3 19 4 2 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willian MF 3 2 21 11 27 | 96 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 N_Dyer MF 2 3 20 10 21 | 96 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 78 4 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 24 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 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 M_Troiani DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 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 22 2 3 3 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 21 4 3 23 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 Maicon DF 2 20 2 3 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 Thiago_Silva DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 32 P_Piatti MF 2 3 20 12 25 | 96 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 58 0 Z_Ibrahimovic FW 2 3 2 20 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pique DF 2 20 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hibbert DF 3 18 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 19 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1447625485 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35