Ramsey Wing Division Two, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Sun Aug 01)


                          Aston Villa  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 E
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Thomas Fransman
                                       |
                         T_Stemmer GK  |  GK A_McGregor
                         P_Griffin DF  |  DF T_Silva
                     P_McGrath_x05 DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF J_Vertonghen
                            D_Diaz DF  |  DF E_Hovland
                         O_Ahumada DM  |  MF W_v_Hanegem
                          E_Banega MF  |  DM Y_Hanchao
                       T_Daley_x14 MF  |  MF Gordon_Hill
                          S_Aguero AM  |  MF Stig
                        M_Ferreria FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                       D_Yorke_x18 FW  |  FW M_Van_Basten
                                       |
                           M_Baker SUB |  SUB Z_Wei
                          A_Butler SUB |  SUB N_Kilkenny
                          S_Aborah SUB |  SUB G_Neville
                          J_Patino SUB |  SUB A_Alcaraz
                       Y_Chikhaoui SUB |  SUB R_Blake

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(ast) T_Daley_x14 turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ferreria 
          ...  M_Ferreria carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  A_McGregor saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 3  :(ars) R_Acquafresca beats D_Diaz 
          ...  S_Aguero makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Hovland 
          ...  T_Stemmer fists it away! 
Min. 7  :(ars) J_Vertonghen loses O_Ahumada 
          ...  P_McGrath_x05 pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  M_de_Vries has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by M_de_Vries! 
          ...  M_de_Vries pauses 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  M_Van_Basten will take it 
          ...  T_Stemmer dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal...
Min. 9  :(ast) M_Ferreria runs forward 
          ...  M_Ferreria hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 11 :(ars) Y_Hanchao with a smart pass to M_Van_Basten 
          ...  M_Van_Basten belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 13 :(ast) P_Griffin takes advantage of a mistake by D_Maicon 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  R_Acquafresca with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_de_Vries signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Ferreria passes to D_Yorke_x18 
          ...  T_Silva goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 15 :(ast) Aston Villa made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 16 :(ars) W_v_Hanegem feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_Acquafresca runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  O_Ahumada makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_v_Hanegem swings it in! 
          ...  Y_Hanchao gets on the end of it 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 17 :(ast) P_McGrath_x05 crosses into the box, finding S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 17 :(ars) E_Hovland sidesteps D_Irwin 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  E_Hovland hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  T_Stemmer blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 18 :(ars) Stig holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees D_Maicon in space! 
          ...  D_Maicon hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 19 :(ast) D_Yorke_x18 barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  But T_Silva wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 19 :(ars) Y_Hanchao has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Hovland collects the loose ball! 
          ...  O_Ahumada with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  M_de_Vries called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  R_Acquafresca fires it towards the goal 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gordon_Hill crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Banega reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 21 :(ast) S_Aguero takes on 3 men 
          ...  What a shot from S_Aguero ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_McGregor 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 22 :(ars) J_Vertonghen takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ferreria 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  T_Daley_x14 is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(ars) Gordon_Hill sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Vertonghen 
          ...  J_Vertonghen hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 25 :(ast) D_Yorke_x18 spits at J_Vertonghen 
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him for a talk 
Min. 26 :(ars) D_Maicon spots T_Silva who is in acres of space 
          ...  Blocked by S_Aguero 
Min. 27 :(ast) D_Irwin holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Ferreria 
          ...  M_Ferreria with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_McGregor with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 27 :(ars) J_Vertonghen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Vertonghen ! 
          ...  T_Stemmer gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 30 :(ast) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Aston Villa will now play P 
Min. 30 :(ars) R_Acquafresca sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a little chip! 
          ...  T_Stemmer with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits it into the box! 
          ...  T_Stemmer catches it! 
Min. 34 :(ars) Arsenal made the switch to a C strategy 
Min. 35 :(ast) T_Daley_x14 lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Ferreria latches on to it 
          ...  M_Ferreria with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It floats over A_McGregor 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 35 :(ars) Gordon_Hill with a penetrating pass to J_Vertonghen 
          ...  J_Vertonghen with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  But T_Stemmer makes an easy save 
Min. 36 :(ast) T_Daley_x14 races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Ferreria lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Ferreria with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  A_McGregor manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Banega swings it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by Y_Hanchao 
Min. 37 :(ars) R_Acquafresca with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves D_Irwin behind 
          ...  D_Irwin recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 38 :(ars) W_v_Hanegem looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Hovland 
          ...  But D_Irwin clears the ball to safety 
Min. 39 :(ast) P_McGrath_x05 holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Yorke_x18 
          ...  D_Yorke_x18 hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Griffin crosses it in! 
          ...  A_McGregor reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 40 :(ast) It seems Aston Villa are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(ars) Gordon_Hill is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Stig latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Yorke_x18 with an over the top challenge 
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over 
          ...  M_de_Vries tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(ars) Y_Hanchao with a 40-yard pass to Stig 
          ...  P_Griffin gets in the way and wins the ball 

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

Min. 46 :(ars) J_Vertonghen beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  J_Vertonghen drives the shot in! 
          ...  T_Stemmer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 48 :(ast) E_Banega controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  D_Yorke_x18 gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Acquafresca !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 49 :(ars) N_Kilkenny will replace the useless D_Maicon and will play DF 
Min. 53 :(ars) Y_Hanchao works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Van_Basten 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Van_Basten ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 54 :(ast) E_Banega looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Yorke_x18 
          ...  But N_Kilkenny slides in two footed. 
          ...  M_de_Vries has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 54 :(ast) D_Diaz holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to P_Griffin 
          ...  Gordon_Hill with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 56 :(ars) Gordon_Hill kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 58 :(ast) D_Irwin runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Aguero 
          ...  N_Kilkenny slices it 
          ...  A_McGregor moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Diaz hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  P_McGrath_x05 gets his head on it 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 59 :(ast) P_McGrath_x05 knocks it forward 
          ...  E_Hovland slips 
          ...  D_Yorke_x18 gets to it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Van_Basten 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_McGrath_x05! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_McGregor 
Min. 62 :(ars) T_Silva flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Van_Basten runs onto it! 
          ...  D_Diaz cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 63 :(ast) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 64 :(ars) Gordon_Hill is unmarked! 
          ...  E_Banega pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  M_de_Vries has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by M_de_Vries! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  Y_Hanchao passes to W_v_Hanegem 
          ...  W_v_Hanegem hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gordon_Hill plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  E_Hovland loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  T_Stemmer parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 66 :(ars) E_Hovland steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs P_McGrath_x05 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Irwin gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 67 :(ars) Arsenal will now play A after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 67 :(ars) Y_Hanchao with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Banega with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 69 :(ast) E_Banega bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to P_McGrath_x05 
          ...  P_McGrath_x05 hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_McGregor was left standing 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 72 :(ars) J_Vertonghen is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Van_Basten 
          ...  M_Van_Basten has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 75 :(ars) Stig plays a long ball to J_Vertonghen 
          ...  T_Daley_x14 had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 78 :(ast) P_Griffin has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Kilkenny 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Ferreria! 
          ...  M_Ferreria must beat A_McGregor! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air 
          ...  Aston Villa have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 80 :(ars) J_Vertonghen finds M_Van_Basten with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Van_Basten with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  T_Stemmer blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 81 :(ars) Gordon_Hill sidesteps S_Aguero 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But D_Diaz slides in two footed. 
          ...  M_de_Vries has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 82 :(ars) W_v_Hanegem volleys it forward. He finds M_Van_Basten 
          ...  M_Van_Basten hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 83 :(ars) R_Acquafresca moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Hanchao 
          ...  Y_Hanchao throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But T_Stemmer reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 85 :(ast) S_Aguero finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  But Y_Hanchao wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 86 :(ars) M_Van_Basten jumps over P_Griffin's challenge 
          ...  M_Van_Basten with a thundering volley! 
          ...  T_Stemmer gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Stemmer !! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ars) Stig brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Van_Basten gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  O_Ahumada clears with a diving header 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 30,174
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : M_Ferreria
Scorers              : P_McGrath_x05 (69), M_Ferreria (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Daley_x14 (22), D_Yorke_x18 (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Van_Basten (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Van_Basten (7 pen,11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       20
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       18
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 2 Arsenal
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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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T_Stemmer      GK  30   1   1   1   7 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Griffin      DF   1  24  13   5  21 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  49   0
P_McGrath_x05  DF   1  14   9   6  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  78  44
D_Irwin        DF   1  22  10   3  29 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  50   0
D_Diaz         DF   1  23  16   4  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  19   0
O_Ahumada      DM   1  17  25   8  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
E_Banega       MF   1  16  24   8  42 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  49   0
T_Daley_x14    MF   1   6  15   9  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  56  -4
S_Aguero       AM   1   8  25  14  19 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  64   0  10
M_Ferreria     FW   1   8   9  26  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
D_Yorke_x18    FW   1   5  11  13  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -2
M_Baker        GK  23   1   1   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Butler       DF   1  21  11   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aborah       MF   1   8  22   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Patino       MF   1   4  19   8  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Chikhaoui    FW   1  12   6  20  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_McGregor     GK  27   1   1   1  37 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  24  11   7  19 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  24   0
D_Maicon       DF   1  24  11  10  30 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   2
J_Vertonghen   DF   1  23  13   9  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  44  26
E_Hovland      DF   1  24   9   7  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
W_v_Hanegem    MF   1  10  24   9  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33   2
Y_Hanchao      DM   1  14  25   9  31 |  94   0   2   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  52  55  10
Gordon_Hill    MF   1   8  25   8  18 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Stig           MF   2  10  28   9  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   8  13  22  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  22  12
M_Van_Basten   FW   1  11  12  25  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   6   2   0   0   0  29   0  68
Z_Wei          GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kilkenny     DF   1  24  11   4  23 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
G_Neville      DF   1  20   7   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alcaraz      MF   1   8  22  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Blake        FW   1   7  11  24  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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