FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa (Sun Jan 24) Tottenham Hotspur | Aston Villa 4-4-2 N | 5-3-1-1 A Mike McLeod | Tim Batth | M_Neuer GK | GK B_Guzan A_Tameze DF | DF Thiago_Silva M_Sakho DF | DF R_Vlaar F_Fazio DF | DF Maicon K_Walker DF | DF T_Alderwei'ld E_Lamela MF | DF J_Okore C_Eriksen MF | MF Paulinho K_Ly MF | MF S_de_Jong M_Reus MF | MF J_Cuadrado R_Soldado FW | AM P_Piatti L_Traore FW | FW C_Tevez | A_Lindegaard SUB | SUB D_Nizic Y_Kaboul SUB | SUB A_Luna A_Townsend SUB | SUB R_Cabella C_Tiote SUB | SUB V_Moses Eduardo SUB | SUB T_Werner Min. 3 :(ths) K_Ly hoofs it up field to find E_Lamela ... E_Lamela with the attempt at goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 8 :(ths) K_Walker hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Traore collects the loose ball! ... T_Alderwei'ld with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Tim Batth looks relieved ... Mike McLeod is far from happy with that decision Min. 14 :(ths) R_Soldado takes advantage of a mistake by J_Okore ... Maicon tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 16 :(ths) K_Ly hoists the ball across to L_Traore ... L_Traore pounds a rocket on goal ! ... B_Guzan gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 17 :(ast) S_de_Jong takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Tevez ... E_Lamela anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 19 :(ast) P_Piatti knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Tameze ... P_Piatti drives it low ! ... M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 19 :(ths) C_Eriksen is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to E_Lamela ... J_Cuadrado with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 22 :(ast) J_Cuadrado makes the tackle ... J_Cuadrado has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Neuer guesses right Min. 23 :(ast) C_Tevez runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... But he loses control of it ... A_Tameze belts it clear Min. 24 :(ast) T_Alderwei'ld has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Tameze ... He puts in C_Tevez! ... C_Tevez looks to see where M_Neuer is! ... He shoots! ... M_Neuer fists it away Min. 33 :(ths) L_Traore with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... L_Traore aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... B_Guzan parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 34 :(ast) J_Cuadrado beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Cuadrado flicks the header toward the far post! ... M_Neuer makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 36 :(ths) K_Ly has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past R_Vlaar ... He knocks it to R_Soldado! ... R_Vlaar recovers to win the ball back Min. 37 :(ths) K_Ly with an incisive pass to R_Soldado ... R_Soldado with a bomb of a shot ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Tottenham Hotspur the lead! ... Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 38 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play N Min. 38 :(ths) F_Fazio with a slide rule pass to E_Lamela ... E_Lamela with the drive! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the Tottenham Hotspur crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 39 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a P strategy Min. 39 :(ths) E_Lamela finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... J_Okore with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Tim Batth looks relieved Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) P_Piatti holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Tevez ... But M_Sakho wins the tackle Min. 46 :(ast) R_Cabella comes on for J_Okore and takes up a MF role Min. 46 :(ths) E_Lamela with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... S_de_Jong with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 47 :(ast) C_Tevez looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Cabella ... But F_Fazio wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa Min. 48 :(ths) K_Ly with a 50-yard pass to R_Soldado ... P_Piatti with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 52 :(ths) R_Soldado with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Excellent sliding challenge from Thiago_Silva ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... K_Ly chips the ball in towards the back post! ... Thiago_Silva reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 53 :(ast) S_de_Jong holds the ball up ... He sees C_Tevez in space! ... C_Tevez with a low drive through the rain! ... M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it Min. 55 :(ths) C_Eriksen back heels to find M_Reus in space ... M_Reus with a bomb of a shot ! ... But B_Guzan with the difficult save Min. 58 :(ast) C_Tevez looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Piatti ... But M_Sakho spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 59 :(ast) C_Tevez runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off E_Lamela back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... C_Tevez gets up high for the header ! ... M_Neuer gathers it easily Min. 61 :(ast) J_Cuadrado pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... C_Tevez is clean through! ... C_Tevez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Neuer dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Neuer beaten! Min. 62 :(ast) J_Cuadrado sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_de_Jong runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A wicked drive by S_de_Jong ! ... But M_Neuer makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 67 :(ast) The ball rolls free! ... C_Tevez takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... C_Tevez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But M_Neuer punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 72 :(ths) E_Lamela with a 40-yard pass to M_Reus ... M_Reus tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But B_Guzan makes a superb stop down low. Min. 73 :(ast) C_Tevez knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Fazio ... A_Tameze with a pull on the shirt ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 74 :(ths) R_Soldado gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_Soldado attempts the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Guzan's arms ... Unlucky Min. 75 :(ths) Eduardo is ready to come on to replace R_Soldado ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 75 :(ast) T_Werner will replace the useless P_Piatti and will play FW Min. 76 :(ast) J_Cuadrado controls it well ... He nutmegs K_Walker ... He puts in R_Cabella! ... R_Cabella with a thundering drive! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 81 :(ths) L_Traore takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... L_Traore tries the shot ! ... But B_Guzan punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 82 :(ths) K_Walker backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... Eduardo latches onto the end of it ... But T_Alderwei'ld will cut out the threat Min. 84 :(ths) M_Reus passes the ball to C_Eriksen ... What a shot from C_Eriksen ! ... It could go anywhere ... B_Guzan makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 84 :(ast) T_Werner finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... T_Werner with the side footed shot! ... M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 87 :(ast) S_de_Jong runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Sakho reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Thiago_Silva plays it towards the near post! ... M_Neuer jumps well to claim it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ths) C_Eriksen finds Eduardo with a perfectly weighted pass ... A glorious effort by Eduardo ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 90 :(ths) C_Eriksen hits a hard pass to L_Traore ... But R_Vlaar clears the ball to safety ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : White Hart Lane Attendance : 36,284 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Fazio (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Soldado (37), E_Lamela (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Tevez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Maicon (14), J_Cuadrado (19), S_de_Jong (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 13 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 2 3 3 24 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 21 5 2 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Sakho DF 2 21 4 3 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 F_Fazio DF 3 20 3 2 29 | 94 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 K_Walker DF 2 18 11 3 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 E_Lamela MF 2 3 21 11 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 18 32 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 21 11 28 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 K_Ly MF 2 1 18 10 22 | 94 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 M_Reus MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 R_Soldado FW 2 3 3 20 28 | 77 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 L_Traore FW 2 3 3 20 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 A_Townsend MF 2 3 19 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tiote MF 4 10 19 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eduardo FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Guzan GK 23 2 3 3 24 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 21 4 3 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Maicon DF 2 21 2 3 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Okore DF 3 19 2 2 25 | 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 22 2 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 27 3 P_Piatti AM 2 3 20 12 25 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 13 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 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 R_Cabella MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 V_Moses MF 2 3 20 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 19 28 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1453666097 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35