Elite League Match, Aston Villa vs. Aberdeen (Mon Feb 26)


                          Aston Villa  |  Aberdeen
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  5-4-1 E
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                             Doria DF  |  DF Balde
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF G_McQueen
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF Daley_Blind
                       F_McLintock DF  |  DF L_DeDoorn
                       Seong_Gihun DM  |  DF M_Perin
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF E_Petit
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                             I_Spy MF  |  MF S_Haksabanovi
                         J_Willock FW  |  MF Valverde
                         J_De_Gier FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                         S_Proctor SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                       J_Fitzwater SUB |  SUB K_Sansom
                           M_James SUB |  SUB Paul_Little
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB J_Pennant
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB T_Roberts

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(abn) Aberdeen made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 2  :(abn) R_Bentley takes advantage of a mistake by C_Moreno
          ...  F_McLintock reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 4  :(asv) C_Moreno is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Aston Villa physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 4  :(asv) J_Fitzwater is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Moreno is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 6  :(asv) J_Grealish runs at M_Perin
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Grealish !
          ...  M_Neuer is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Neuer looks very relieved!
Min. 8  :(abn) M_Overmars kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Perin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Grealish with a deliberate foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
Min. 8  :(abn) E_Petit backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Bentley controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 11 :(asv) B_MacKay knocks it forward
          ...  L_DeDoorn slips
          ...  J_Fitzwater gets to it!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Daley_Blind !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 17 :(asv) J_Grealish skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to I_Spy
          ...  G_McQueen knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere just turns away!
Min. 19 :(abn) M_Overmars wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley fires the shot in!
          ...  N_Winneke is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The linesman is flagging
Min. 20 :(asv) J_De_Gier beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_DeDoorn
Min. 24 :(asv) D_Irwin sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Irwin hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 24 :(abn) Daley_Blind with the nod to G_McQueen
          ...  F_McLintock gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 30 :(abn) M_Overmars heads the ball back to R_Bentley
          ...  F_McLintock clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 34 :(abn) M_Overmars heads the ball back to R_Bentley
          ...  F_McLintock takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abn) E_Petit controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  S_Haksabanovi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But Seong_Gihun comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 46 :(asv) F_McLintock with a precise pass to J_Willock
          ...  M_Perin slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 47 :(abn) Balde brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Seong_Gihun cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 48 :(asv) I_Spy with the heel pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Spy crosses it in!
          ...  R_Bentley wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(abn) M_Overmars floats the ball in to find R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with a little chip!
          ...  But N_Winneke with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Petit!
          ...  L_DeDoorn gets a shot in
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 50 :(asv) J_Grealish with the cross-field pass to J_Willock
          ...  G_McQueen with the block
Min. 52 :(asv) Seong_Gihun with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Balde with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 52 :(abn) E_Petit is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Perin latches onto the end of it
          ...  Seong_Gihun reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It comes to Valverde
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
Min. 53 :(asv) Seong_Gihun plays a long ball to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Grealish chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to J_De_Gier
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But M_Neuer comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 55 :(asv) J_Grealish takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_DeDoorn
          ...  L_DeDoorn fouls badly
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 62 :(abn) S_Haksabanovi with an intelligent ball to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 68 :(asv) B_MacKay picks out J_Grealish with the cross
          ...  G_McQueen brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere waves play on!!!
Min. 69 :(asv) B_MacKay with a flashy move
          ...  B_MacKay with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Neuer gets up well to catch that one
Min. 71 :(asv) Doria sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Willock runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Willock !
          ...  M_Neuer watches it sail wide!
Min. 75 :(asv) M_James is being brought on
          ...  I_Spy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) Ian_Wright is being brought on
          ...  J_Willock is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(abn) K_Sansom replaces an unhappy G_McQueen and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Paul_Little replaces Daley_Blind to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Pennant replaces E_Petit to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(abn) T_Roberts comes on for R_Bentley and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(asv) J_Grealish with a pinpoint pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier with the shot on net !
          ...  M_Neuer manages to turn it behind
Min. 84 :(asv) Seong_Gihun looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier with a powerful downward header!
          ...  M_Neuer catches the ball
Min. 87 :(asv) Ian_Wright slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  J_Pennant body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That s a careless challenge!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) J_Fitzwater turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  L_DeDoorn with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 89 :(abn) Paul_Little with the first time pass to Balde
          ...  F_McLintock clears with a diving header

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 140,437
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : F_McLintock (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Moreno (4)
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_DeDoorn (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  34   8   5  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  33   8   8  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  31  10   9  32 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  29  22  21  23 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  19  30   3  28 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  32  12  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  32   5  17 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
I_Spy          MF   2   9  31   5  12 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  34  23 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  31  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
S_Proctor      GK  28   1   5   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  30   4   4  28 |  91   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_James        MF   2  12  29  16  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         MF   2  22  27   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_Wright     FW   2   5   1  30  29 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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  33   2   5   5  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Balde          DF   3  35   8   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  33   1   9  30 |  78   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  31  11   7  12 |  78   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  31   1   3  43 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Perin        DF   3  27   8   9  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Petit        MF   1   3  32   2  26 |  78   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  31   2  47 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Haksabanovi  MF   1   3  30   3  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Valverde       MF   3   9  27   8  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  31  21 |  78   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  27   5   3  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paul_Little    DF   1  25  12   4  41 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  26   3  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  30  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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