FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Aston Villa vs. Stoke City (Sun Feb 07) Aston Villa | Stoke City 4-4-2 D | 4-4-2 T Tim Batth | Duncan Masaldo | B_Guzan GK | GK A_Begovic R_Vlaar DF | DF E_Pieters J_Okore DF | DF Fabio T_Alderwei'ld DF | DF R_Huth Thiago_Silva DF | DF G_Cameron J_Cuadrado MF | MF G_Ramirez Paulinho MF | MF R_Alvarez S_de_Jong MF | MF Willian R_Cabella MF | MF S_Ireland P_Cisse FW | FW M_Diouf T_Werner FW | FW E_Cavani | D_Nizic SUB | SUB J_Butland Maicon SUB | SUB M_Troiani P_Piatti SUB | SUB N_Sule V_Moses SUB | SUB C_Adam G_Agbonlahor SUB | SUB P_Crouch Min. 1 :(sto) S_Ireland has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Ireland drives the ball low ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Guzan arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... Lets see if Stoke City can hang onto that lead! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 2 :(ast) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Aston Villa will now play A Min. 3 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with a smart pass to T_Werner ... T_Werner has a dig at goal! ... A_Begovic parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 4 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a flicked pass to P_Cisse ... A cracking drive from P_Cisse ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 6 :(ast) S_de_Jong is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to T_Alderwei'ld ... T_Alderwei'ld attempts a chip! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 9 :(ast) P_Cisse with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Fabio tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Cabella chips the ball in towards the back post! ... A_Begovic makes the catch! Min. 11 :(ast) S_de_Jong looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Vlaar ... R_Vlaar with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 12 :(sto) G_Ramirez cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf from 20 yards ! ... But it goes wide Min. 13 :(sto) R_Alvarez with a measured pass to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf with the overhead ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 14 :(ast) R_Cabella crosses to T_Werner ... E_Pieters clears with a diving header Min. 19 :(sto) Willian takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Pieters ... E_Pieters curls the ball in on goal ! ... B_Guzan can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... B_Guzan makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 26 :(ast) P_Cisse has time and space on the edge of the box ... P_Cisse has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Begovic just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 28 :(ast) S_de_Jong brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... T_Werner gets on the end of the pass ... T_Werner with the goal bound shot! ... A_Begovic manages to turn it behind Min. 28 :(sto) E_Cavani loses his marker! ... E_Cavani with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... B_Guzan with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 35 :(ast) J_Cuadrado sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... R_Cabella runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... G_Cameron plays it back ... A_Begovic slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... S_de_Jong crosses it in! ... R_Cabella with the shot! ... Looks like it should be A_Begovic's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... A_Begovic looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... Paulinho swings it in! ... The danger is dealt with by R_Huth Min. 38 :(ast) J_Cuadrado beats Willian ... But G_Cameron sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 40 :(ast) R_Vlaar picks out T_Werner with the cross ... T_Werner aims for the top right corner ! ... A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sto) M_Troiani is coming on and G_Cameron is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 45 :(sto) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... P_Crouch will come on for E_Cavani and play FW Min. 46 :(ast) R_Cabella kills the ball dead ... 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 with a blistering shot ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Begovic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City Min. 47 :(ast) Paulinho floats the ball in to find S_de_Jong ... R_Huth wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Paulinho plays it into the danger area! ... It is cleared by E_Pieters Min. 50 :(ast) S_de_Jong with the header on ... He finds P_Cisse in space ... P_Cisse with a stunning strike ! ... A_Begovic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Begovic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 51 :(ast) J_Cuadrado is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Thiago_Silva latches onto the ball ... R_Huth with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 51 :(sto) G_Ramirez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Crouch keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Paulinho steals the ball of off him Min. 52 :(ast) R_Cabella cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Cuadrado ... G_Ramirez with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 56 :(ast) T_Werner slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... T_Werner belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Begovic tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... S_de_Jong plays it into the danger area! ... J_Okore with the header ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 57 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a real burst of pace ... He shows M_Troiani a clean set of heals ... M_Troiani with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... Paulinho plays it short to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Begovic is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish!! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke City ... Min. 58 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a 50-yard pass to P_Cisse ... A glorious effort by P_Cisse ! ... It's beaten A_Begovic ... It goes wide !! Min. 60 :(ast) P_Cisse takes advantage of a mistake by S_Ireland ... Can he make them pay? ... P_Cisse hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Begovic saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 64 :(ast) T_Werner finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... T_Werner attempts a low drive! ... He hits the side netting Min. 67 :(ast) Paulinho finds T_Werner with a perfectly weighted pass ... Fabio takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 68 :(ast) J_Cuadrado beats E_Pieters ... J_Cuadrado launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But A_Begovic makes a fine save Min. 69 :(ast) Paulinho runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Cabella ... M_Troiani clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 72 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with the Cruyff turn ... J_Cuadrado looks to see where A_Begovic is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 73 :(ast) R_Cabella lays the ball back to T_Werner ... T_Werner carves a shot towards goal ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Begovic was beaten there! Min. 75 :(ast) R_Vlaar with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... P_Crouch with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK ... Thiago_Silva floats it forward ... T_Werner latches onto the end of it ... T_Werner with the crafty shot! ... A_Begovic saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 77 :(ast) S_de_Jong with the through ball to T_Werner ... T_Werner hits a crisp volley! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 83 :(ast) R_Cabella finds P_Cisse in the box ... G_Ramirez with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... T_Werner drives it under the wall ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ast) Paulinho runs at goal ... He spots the run of T_Werner ... He's played him in ... T_Werner with the 40 yard drive ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 37,373 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Paulinho (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Cisse (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Ireland Scorers : S_Ireland (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Ramirez (52), M_Troiani (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 23 | 5 Off target : 15 | 3 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 1 | 8 Key Passes : 20 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 21 4 3 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 J_Okore DF 3 19 2 2 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Thiago_Silva DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 Paulinho MF 2 3 22 2 24 | 94 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 58 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 94 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 94 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 19 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 21 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Piatti AM 2 3 20 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Moses MF 2 3 20 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Agbonlahor FW 2 3 11 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 26 2 3 2 23 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 Fabio DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Willian MF 3 2 22 11 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Troiani DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 N_Sule DF 2 18 3 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Adam MF 3 2 19 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Crouch FW 2 2 2 18 22 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1454875627 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35