Elite Football League Cup Group Match, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Wed Sep 23)


                          Aston Villa  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-5-1 C
                         John O Brien  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK D_James
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF J_Stam
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF D_Caicedo
                         J_Lescott DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF Stelvio
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                           I_Jesus MF  |  MF M_Dembele
                         N_Kalavee MF  |  MF B_Harley
                              Kaka AM  |  MF S_Davies
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  MF D_Duff
                        P_Di_Canio FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                                       |
                           M_Taibi SUB |  SUB I_Lawlor
                       Beckenbauer SUB |  SUB N_Vidic
                          Denilson SUB |  SUB N_Scally
                      J_Gandolfini SUB |  SUB B_McBride
                         B_Wolford SUB |  SUB A_Little

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(asv) I_Jesus with a glorious long pass to N_Kalavee
          ...  N_Kalavee hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But D_James tips it behind
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 2  :(arn) J_Stam turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 3  :(arn) H_Sabry takes advantage of a mistake by P_Sweeper
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A wicked drive by H_Sabry !
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Sorensen's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Sorensen looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio heads it away
Min. 4  :(arn) J_Stam with the kinky dribble
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio wins the ball well
          ...  C_Tango has given a free kick
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 5  :(asv) Kaka is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Lets see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 5  :(arn) H_Sabry finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Sweeper
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 6  :(arn) J_Stam with a smart turn
          ...  J_Stam has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But T_Sorensen parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 11 :(asv) D_Rommedahl finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  C_Makelele wins the ball
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Davies is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to B_Hangeland
          ...  B_Hangeland has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 18 :(asv) O_Curkovic with a burst of pace
          ...  Cleared by B_Harley
Min. 19 :(asv) N_Kalavee chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Di_Canio
          ...  P_Di_Canio tries to chip the ball over D_James!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(asv) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to N
Min. 19 :(arn) M_Dembele with the first time pass to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(arn) C_Makelele beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Tango
          ...  C_Makelele keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 32 :(asv) D_Rommedahl holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Kaka
          ...  Kaka with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 33 :(arn) M_Dembele takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lescott
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Dembele !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 35 :(arn) B_Harley with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Sabry gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Sabry goes for goal !
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
Min. 37 :(asv) Kaka cuts inside B_Hangeland
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Makelele takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 38 :(asv) D_Rommedahl runs at C_Makelele
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Rommedahl with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 38 :(asv) P_Di_Canio beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Tango
          ...  B_Harley goes in stud's first
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 40 :(arn) S_Davies unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Sabry
          ...  P_Di_Canio with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asv) P_Di_Canio takes advantage of a mistake by D_Caicedo
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  P_Di_Canio hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 44 :(arn) B_Harley is unmarked!
          ...  P_Di_Canio with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 45 :(arn) It looks as though Arsenal is now playing A
Min. 47 :(arn) D_Duff knocks the ball past Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  D_Duff with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dembele floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Sorensen reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-1 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(asv) Alvaro_Rubio plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  D_Caicedo with a nasty foul
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 48 :(arn) S_Davies pulls it back to C_Makelele
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  C_Makelele picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with T_Sorensen
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Sorensen
          ...  T_Sorensen dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 55 :(arn) B_McBride comes on for B_Hangeland and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 57 :(arn) B_McBride takes advantage of a mistake by Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  B_McBride sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Davies plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Sorensen fists it away!
Min. 58 :(asv) D_Rommedahl with the kinky dribble
          ...  D_Rommedahl curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(arn) Stelvio hits a hard pass to H_Sabry
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  H_Sabry is all alone
          ...  T_Sorensen comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over T_Sorensen
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  P_Sweeper somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 60 :(arn) D_Duff finds B_Harley in the box
          ...  B_Harley is clean through, he is one on one with T_Sorensen
          ...  He nutmegs T_Sorensen
          ...  T_Sorensen does well to save it !!
Min. 61 :(arn) D_Duff knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio tackles cleanly
Min. 62 :(asv) P_Sweeper kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Kaka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A delicate header from Kaka !
          ...  D_James is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Aston Villa 4-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 62 :(arn) D_Duff with a glorious long pass to H_Sabry
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 63 :(arn) M_Dembele finds H_Sabry on the edge of the box
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_Tango waves play on!!!
Min. 65 :(asv) Beckenbauer is being brought on
          ...  P_Sweeper is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(asv) J_Gandolfini replaces Kaka and will play AM
Min. 66 :(arn) H_Sabry with a burst of pace
          ...  A powerful shot by H_Sabry !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  T_Sorensen grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 67 :(asv) D_Rommedahl is first to the ball
          ...  D_Rommedahl tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 69 :(asv) N_Kalavee hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Rommedahl latches onto it!
          ...  D_Rommedahl has a go!
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Curkovic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets a shot in
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 70 :(asv) B_Wolford will replace D_Rommedahl and play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) O_Curkovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Sloan
          ...  D_Sloan with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  D_James makes a fine save
Min. 75 :(arn) C_Makelele controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  B_McBride gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_McBride with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Sorensen saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 75 :(asv) Beckenbauer with an in swinging cross to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Harley tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  C_Tango had no choice there!!
          ...  John O Brien appluads the decision
Min. 76 :(asv) I_Jesus brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio makes himself available
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with the attempt at goal!
          ...  D_James parries it
Min. 76 :(arn) C_Makelele hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Sabry latches onto it!
          ...  J_Lescott read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 78 :(asv) I_Jesus brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Wolford has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 79 :(arn) C_Makelele with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam gets up high for the header !
          ...  But T_Sorensen parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 80 :(arn) B_McBride takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  B_McBride smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Sorensen got a touch
Min. 82 :(arn) M_Dembele with an inch perfect pass to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry goes for goal !
          ...  T_Sorensen saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 86 :(asv) J_Lescott runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Gandolfini
          ...  D_Caicedo pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 87 :(asv) B_Wolford jumps over Stelvio's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  B_Wolford hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But D_James makes a fine save
Min. 87 :(arn) M_Dembele skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Sabry
          ...  D_Sloan takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 65,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Kaka
Scorers              : D_Rommedahl (5), P_Di_Canio (19,44), Kaka (62)
Sent Off             : P_Di_Canio (44)
Booked               : Alvaro_Rubio (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Makelele (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Makelele (23)
Sent Off             : B_Harley (75)
Booked               :
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       18
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :          11        |       13
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 4 - 1 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_Sorensen     GK  38   4   4   1  15 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  26   5  11  22 |  69   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  25   8  10  36 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  98  -2   3
J_Lescott      DF   1  25   6   3  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  25   9  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
Kaka           AM   2   7  24  17  32 |  69   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  25  25
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  33
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  44   0   1   0   0   2   2   0   1   0  30  10  50
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  24   8   7  21 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Denilson       MF   1  14  25   2  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   8  24  18  12 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

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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D_James        GK  27   2   2   3  26 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  24   8   6  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Caicedo      DF   1  24   8   6  47 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  11   5  40 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
Stelvio        DF   2  23  10   6  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  25   9  30 |  97   0   2   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  30  25
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  24   6  42 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  79   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  10   0  -5
S_Davies       MF   2  10  23   8  13 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Duff         MF   1   8  23   7  39 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  26   6   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  27   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  24  17 |  38   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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