FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Mar 09) Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion 4-1-2-1-2 N | 4-3-1-2 P Tim Batth | Craig Pritchard | B_Guzan GK | GK B_Foster Maicon DF | DF J_Evans Thiago_Silva DF | DF P_Jones R_Vlaar DF | DF A_Luna T_Alderwei'ld DF | DF T_Anderson S_de_Jong AM | MF A_Song M_Veratti DM | MF A_McGeady Paulinho MF | MF J_de_Guzman J_Cuadrado MF | AM Y_Gouffran P_Cisse FW | FW M_Sulejmani C_Tevez FW | FW G_Pelle | D_Nizic SUB | SUB B_Myhill J_Okore SUB | SUB D_Roberts P_Piatti SUB | SUB O_Aino R_Cabella SUB | SUB L_Pellegrini T_Werner SUB | SUB J_Stanislas Min. 2 :(ast) P_Cisse picks up the pass ... A_Luna wins the ball Min. 3 :(wba) A_Song with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Y_Gouffran gets on the end of the pass ... Thiago_Silva knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 4 :(wba) G_Pelle runs at the defence ... Paulinho with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Tim Batth looks relieved Min. 5 :(wba) A_McGeady with an incisive pass to M_Sulejmani ... M_Sulejmani with a powerful diving header! ... 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. 6 :(ast) Paulinho is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to S_de_Jong ... S_de_Jong flings a shot at goal ! ... The shot slips through B_Foster's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 6 :(wba) G_Pelle with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... G_Pelle with a thundering volley! ... B_Guzan gathers it easily Min. 10 :(ast) S_de_Jong with an incisive pass to Thiago_Silva ... Thiago_Silva with the shot ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 13 :(wba) M_Sulejmani retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... J_de_Guzman gets on the end of it ... Cleaned up by R_Vlaar Min. 15 :(ast) P_Cisse sprints past A_Song ... P_Cisse has a dig at goal! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 18 :(ast) J_Cuadrado finds P_Cisse in acres of space ... P_Cisse could have let it bounce! ... B_Foster with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 20 :(ast) Thiago_Silva turns past P_Jones ... He has created space for himself now ... But J_Evans barges him off the ball Min. 20 :(wba) J_de_Guzman looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Song ... A_Song flings a shot at goal ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 23 :(ast) Paulinho runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... Paulinho goes for goal ! ... GOAL !! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Aston Villa have snatched the lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 28 :(ast) S_de_Jong with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past P_Jones ... S_de_Jong curls it towards the top corner ! ... It hits off a defender! ... B_Foster is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Veratti chips the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to R_Vlaar ... He knocks it goalward ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 36 :(wba) A_Song looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Sulejmani ... M_Sulejmani tries to lob the keeper ! ... B_Guzan parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... It's all square now! ... Aston Villa 1-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ast) J_Okore is being prepared to come on ... Maicon is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 46 :(ast) P_Cisse could get a shot on goal here ... A_Luna knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He got away with just a warning Min. 47 :(wba) A_Song hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Sulejmani latches onto it! ... The cross hits M_Sulejmani on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... B_Guzan with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 West Bromwich Albion Min. 52 :(ast) M_Veratti looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to C_Tevez ... C_Tevez attempts a lob! ... B_Foster heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 54 :(wba) M_Sulejmani nutmegs R_Vlaar, he continues to run forward ... P_Cisse clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 60 :(wba) L_Pellegrini is being brought on ... A_Song is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 61 :(wba) O_Aino will replace T_Anderson and play DF Min. 61 :(wba) J_Evans flicks the ball through ... M_Sulejmani runs onto it! ... J_Okore reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 63 :(ast) P_Cisse unselfishly heads the ball back to S_de_Jong ... Driven towards goal by S_de_Jong ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... B_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had B_Foster beaten! Min. 63 :(wba) A_McGeady finds Y_Gouffran with a perfectly weighted pass ... Thiago_Silva dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 65 :(ast) C_Tevez with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... A_Luna slices it ... B_Foster moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Paulinho ... T_Alderwei'ld gets a shot in ... B_Foster tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 69 :(ast) P_Cisse finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... But J_Evans wins the ball Min. 69 :(wba) P_Jones backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Pelle latches onto the end of it ... G_Pelle aims for the top right corner ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 80 :(ast) S_de_Jong runs at the defence ... He nutmegs A_Luna ... He showed his class there ... P_Jones goes in studs first Min. 81 :(wba) A_Luna beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Y_Gouffran ... Y_Gouffran belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 82 :(wba) L_Pellegrini kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Sulejmani gets on the end of the pass ... M_Sulejmani has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... The shot slips through B_Guzan's hands ... But B_Guzan recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 83 :(ast) R_Vlaar pushes it past O_Aino ... R_Vlaar hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... B_Foster manages to turn it behind Min. 85 :(ast) C_Tevez nutmegs the defender ... C_Tevez has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... B_Foster saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 87 :(ast) S_de_Jong takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... A delicate header from S_de_Jong ! ... B_Foster won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) J_Cuadrado flicks it past J_Evans ... He runs forward ... J_Cuadrado leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But B_Foster punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 91 :(ast) S_de_Jong is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 91 :(ast) P_Piatti is coming on for S_de_Jong and playing AM Min. 91 :(wba) A_McGeady has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Veratti ... He knocks it to G_Pelle! ... A delicate chip from G_Pelle ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 37,274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Paulinho Scorers : Paulinho (23) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : S_de_Jong (91) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Sulejmani (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Sulejmani (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 14 | 9 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 5 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 21 2 3 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 23 2 3 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 R_Vlaar DF 2 21 4 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 21 3 2 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 S_de_Jong AM 2 3 21 11 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Veratti DM 2 10 20 4 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 22 2 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 4 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 19 3 2 25 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Piatti AM 2 3 20 12 25 | 1 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 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Foster GK 21 2 1 1 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 2 20 3 3 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 P_Jones DF 2 19 12 3 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Luna DF 3 19 11 2 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 T_Anderson DF 2 19 4 3 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Song MF 2 10 21 2 24 | 63 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 A_McGeady MF 2 3 20 10 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_de_Guzman MF 2 3 19 11 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Gouffran AM 3 2 19 11 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Sulejmani FW 2 3 11 20 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 30 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 B_Myhill GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Roberts DF 3 20 4 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Aino DF 2 18 3 2 17 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Pellegrini MF 2 9 18 2 26 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Stanislas FW 2 3 4 19 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1457554662 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35