FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Aston Villa vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Wed Apr 13)


                          Aston Villa  |  Tottenham Hotspur
                              3-5-2 E  |  4-4-2 T
                            Tim Batth  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                           B_Guzan GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                      Thiago_Silva DF  |  DF A_Tameze
                           R_Vlaar DF  |  DF J_Vertonghen
                            Maicon DF  |  DF Y_Kaboul
                        J_Cuadrado MF  |  DF F_Fazio
                          Paulinho MF  |  MF M_Reus
                          P_Piatti MF  |  MF C_Tiote
                           V_Moses MF  |  MF J_McCourt
                         M_Veratti MF  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                           P_Cisse FW  |  FW Eduardo
                           C_Tevez FW  |  FW R_Soldado
                                       |
                           D_Nizic SUB |  SUB A_Lindegaard
                     T_Alderwei'ld SUB |  SUB M_Dawson
                           J_Okore SUB |  SUB K_Walker
                         S_de_Jong SUB |  SUB E_Lamela
                          T_Werner SUB |  SUB S_Eto'o




Min. 1  :(ast) P_Piatti knocks it forward 
          ...  Y_Kaboul slips 
          ...  P_Cisse gets to it! 
          ...  P_Cisse hits a great shot ! 
          ...  M_Neuer goes down well to save 
Min. 2  :(ast) J_Cuadrado with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Tevez 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Tameze 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 3  :(ast) M_Veratti plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Piatti 
          ...  P_Piatti hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Neuer reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Veratti curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to J_Cuadrado 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  M_Neuer gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 4  :(ast) P_Cisse takes advantage of a mistake by F_Fazio 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Cisse ! 
          ...  But M_Neuer stops that one easily 
Min. 4  :(ths) J_McCourt gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Eduardo 
          ...  M_Veratti with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 7  :(ast) V_Moses kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Cuadrado gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Cuadrado smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 9  :(ast) J_Cuadrado steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Vertonghen 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Vertonghen reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 9  :(ths) J_Obi_Mikel takes advantage of a mistake by M_Veratti 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  R_Vlaar fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 14 :(ast) Paulinho with the nod to P_Cisse 
          ...  P_Cisse fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  M_Neuer has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Neuer reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 16 :(ast) P_Cisse with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  P_Cisse hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  M_Neuer won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 18 :(ast) V_Moses knocks it forward 
          ...  F_Fazio slips 
          ...  J_Cuadrado gets to it! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Vertonghen 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  P_Cisse loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Saved by M_Neuer 
Min. 22 :(ths) M_Reus beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds R_Soldado 
          ...  R_Soldado carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The Tottenham Hotspur fans go wild! 
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 23 :(ast) C_Tevez crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Cisse in the box 
          ...  J_McCourt attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 23 :(ths) M_Reus looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Soldado 
          ...  M_Veratti scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 24 :(ths) J_McCourt drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Y_Kaboul 
          ...  R_Vlaar reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 25 :(ast) P_Piatti with a slide rule pass to V_Moses 
          ...  V_Moses rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 27 :(ast) M_Veratti makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  M_Veratti with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  M_Neuer has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Neuer is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 27 :(ths) A_Tameze knocks it past Thiago_Silva and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Tameze ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCourt swings it in! 
          ...  Eduardo tries to place the shot! 
          ...  B_Guzan falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 29 :(ast) P_Piatti with a smart turn 
          ...  A skillful effort from P_Piatti ! 
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away 
Min. 30 :(ast) Thiago_Silva can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  F_Fazio wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 33 :(ast) P_Cisse lobs it over F_Fazio 
          ...  P_Cisse fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  M_Neuer blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 34 :(ast) P_Piatti takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vertonghen 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  From long range P_Piatti bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Neuer pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 34 :(ths) R_Soldado takes on R_Vlaar 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  R_Soldado with the header ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reus swings it in! 
          ...  R_Vlaar reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 38 :(ast) C_Tevez runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Paulinho 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Fazio 
Min. 40 :(ast) M_Veratti with the first time flick to C_Tevez 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Tevez ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 41 :(ast) J_Cuadrado has it now 
          ...  He takes on C_Tiote 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Tevez! 
          ...  C_Tevez with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But M_Neuer just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 41 :(ths) B_Guzan miskicks! 
          ...  J_McCourt is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  J_McCourt attempts to nutmeg B_Guzan! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ast) T_Alderwei'ld is ready to come on to replace Maicon 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 45 :(ast) S_de_Jong will replace the useless M_Veratti and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(ths) a big roar from the crowd as M_Dawson comes on for F_Fazio to play DF 
Min. 45 :(ths) E_Lamela replaces J_Obi_Mikel to play as a MF 
Min. 47 :(ast) P_Piatti beats the defender 
          ...  E_Lamela with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(ths) E_Lamela knocks it forward 
          ...  Thiago_Silva slips 
          ...  R_Soldado gets to it! 
          ...  R_Vlaar takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Min. 46 :(ast) J_Cuadrado holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to P_Piatti 
          ...  P_Piatti runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 47 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with the first time pass to P_Cisse 
          ...  But Y_Kaboul sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 48 :(ths) Eduardo finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Thiago_Silva clears with a diving header 
Min. 52 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a neat pass into C_Tevez 
          ...  C_Tevez runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 54 :(ast) P_Piatti sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Tameze 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 55 :(ast) V_Moses hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Cisse collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Dawson 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 56 :(ast) Paulinho controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  J_Cuadrado gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Cuadrado with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Neuer dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And M_Neuer tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_de_Jong drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to Thiago_Silva 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Piatti! 
          ...  M_Neuer easily claims the ball! 
Min. 57 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with a smart pass to S_de_Jong 
          ...  S_de_Jong shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Neuer just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 57 :(ths) J_McCourt knocks the ball past the lunge of Thiago_Silva 
          ...  R_Vlaar stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 62 :(ast) C_Tevez steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  C_Tevez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 65 :(ast) S_de_Jong has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Kaboul 
          ...  He puts in R_Vlaar! 
          ...  R_Vlaar curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  M_Neuer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 66 :(ast) S_de_Jong lobs it over M_Dawson 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Tameze 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 69 :(ths) Eduardo pushes it past R_Vlaar 
          ...  B_Guzan with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  There can only be one outcome! 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant !! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  Eduardo is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur...
Min. 73 :(ast) V_Moses beats Y_Kaboul 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Y_Kaboul recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 74 :(ths) Y_Kaboul slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Y_Kaboul drives the ball low ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 75 :(ths) E_Lamela hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Vertonghen latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Vertonghen with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But B_Guzan punches it away 
Min. 76 :(ast) P_Piatti has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  V_Moses gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  V_Moses sees M_Neuer off his line ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 76 :(ths) Eduardo finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  T_Alderwei'ld goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 77 :(ast) Paulinho pulls it back to Thiago_Silva 
          ...  Thiago_Silva with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Cuadrado 
          ...  R_Vlaar loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 77 :(ths) C_Tiote moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Soldado 
          ...  From long range R_Soldado bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 78 :(ths) E_Lamela gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at V_Moses 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 79 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a flicked pass to C_Tevez 
          ...  C_Tevez with the drive! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 82 :(ast) P_Cisse breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer! 
          ...  J_McCourt brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 84 :(ast) S_de_Jong pass splits open the defence and finds C_Tevez 
          ...  C_Tevez curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  M_Neuer never had a chance! 
Min. 85 :(ths) J_McCourt retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  R_Soldado gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Soldado belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 87 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  J_Cuadrado rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But M_Neuer palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 87 :(ths) Eduardo beats C_Tevez 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A powerful header from Eduardo ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ast) S_de_Jong finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  E_Lamela wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(ths) M_Reus races into the box 
          ...  He sees Eduardo lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  But Thiago_Silva slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 92 :(ths) Eduardo takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  But T_Alderwei'ld will cut out the threat 
Min. 94 :(ast) P_Cisse takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Tameze 
          ...  A powerful shot by P_Cisse ! 
          ...  M_Neuer makes a good save 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 37,502
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cuadrado
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Veratti (23), B_Guzan (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : M_Neuer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Soldado (22), J_McCourt (41), Eduardo (69 pen)
Sent Off             : E_Lamela (89)
Booked               : J_McCourt (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Tottenham Hotspur
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       11
Off target           :          16        |       7
On target            :          13        |       4
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          22        |       8
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Guzan        GK  23   2   3   3  24 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -13   0   0   0
Thiago_Silva   DF   2  23   2   3  23 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0   2
R_Vlaar        DF   2  21   4   3  23 |  97   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  39   0   4
Maicon         DF   2  21   2   3  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   3  21  12  18 |  97   0   0   5   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  50   8
Paulinho       MF   2   3  22   2  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Piatti       MF   2   3  20  12  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
V_Moses        MF   2   3  20  11  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
M_Veratti      MF   2  10  20   4  24 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -2
P_Cisse        FW   2   2   2  21  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
C_Tevez        FW   2   4  11  20  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
D_Nizic        GK  18   2   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderwei'ld  DF   3  21   3   2  27 |  52   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  19   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_de_Jong      MF   2   3  21  11  25 |  52   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
T_Werner       FW   2   3   3  19  28 |   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
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M_Neuer        GK  27   2   3   3  24 |  97  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 165   0   0   0
A_Tameze       DF   1  22   5   2  30 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   1
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
Y_Kaboul       DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
F_Fazio        DF   3  20   3   2  29 |  45   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   8   8
M_Reus         MF   2   3  22  11  25 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  56   8
C_Tiote        MF   4  10  20   2  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_McCourt      MF   2  11  19  10  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  10  17  20
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   3  11  19   3  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        FW   2   3   3  19  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Soldado      FW   2   3   3  21  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   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
M_Dawson       DF   2  20   2   3  22 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
K_Walker       DF   2  18  11   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Lamela       MF   2   3  21  11  26 |  47   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  13  -7
S_Eto'o        FW   2   2   2  20  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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