Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. Inter Milan (Sun Mar 07)


                          Aston Villa  |  Inter Milan
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                          B_Roorda GK  |  GK S_Rossi
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF Eirik_Silva
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF G_Angella
                             Ayala DF  |  DF J_Tavernier
                            Aldair DF  |  DF R_Carlos_Jr
                           M_Woods DM  |  DM G_Zolla
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF G_Zola
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF D_Savicevic
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF P_Naldini
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW J_Cummings
                           R_Sharp FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                       D_Gentenaar SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                         G_Johnson SUB |  SUB C_Panucci
                       N_Moisander SUB |  SUB D_DeRossi
                        C_Coventry SUB |  SUB B_Costacurta
                        S_Donnelly SUB |  SUB L_Riva

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 2  :(asv) E_Barreto holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp has a dig at goal!
          ...  But S_Rossi punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 3  :(asv) P_Livingstone with the cross-field pass to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane chases it through, he must score !
          ...  S_Rossi just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 5  :(irm) Eirik_Silva sidesteps R_Sharp
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Cissokho cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 7  :(asv) M_Woods picks out R_Sharp with the cross
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Zolla
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 8  :(irm) G_Angella falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 8  :(irm) C_Panucci replaces G_Angella to play as a DF
Min. 14 :(asv) M_Woods with a short pass to find R_Sharp
          ...  J_Tavernier leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  P_Graham gave him a strong warning
Min. 16 :(asv) Bebeto flicks it over J_Tavernier and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Bebeto with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  S_Rossi makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(asv) J_Butland with a glorious long pass to R_Sharp
          ...  J_Tavernier with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(irm) G_Zola is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  B_Roorda parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 23 :(asv) A_Cissokho squares it to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 24 :(irm) J_Tavernier with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  The ball hits P_Livingstone in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 27 :(asv) P_Livingstone with a smart turn
          ...  P_Livingstone with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  Aston Villa have snatched the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 28 :(asv) Aldair moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Sharp
          ...  C_Panucci cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 29 :(irm) D_Savicevic runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Butland stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 37 :(asv) Aldair crosses into the box, finding R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp swings in the shot!
          ...  But S_Rossi just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(irm) J_Tavernier sidesteps A_Cissokho
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Aldair read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 40 :(asv) M_Woods controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Zolla
          ...  He puts in Bebeto!
          ...  Bebeto attempts a low drive!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 41 :(asv) E_Barreto slides the ball across to Aldair
          ...  J_Tavernier takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Inter Milan

Min. 47 :(asv) Ayala looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  H_Kane receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  H_Kane tries to beat S_Rossi!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_Rossi palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Sharp plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Rossi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 48 :(asv) J_Butland turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Barreto
          ...  J_Cummings gets to the ball first
Min. 50 :(irm) G_Zola turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  But J_Butland slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 53 :(asv) J_Butland heads the ball back to R_Sharp
          ...  Intercepted by C_Panucci
Min. 54 :(asv) E_Barreto hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Cissokho latches onto it!
          ...  A_Cissokho attempts the shot!
          ...  S_Rossi gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 55 :(asv) M_Woods controls the ball with ease
          ...  M_Woods with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_Rossi plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 63 :(irm) Juanfran takes advantage of a bad back pass from Aldair
          ...  Juanfran tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 64 :(irm) C_Panucci with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Tavernier in space
          ...  J_Tavernier attempts a low drive!
          ...  B_Roorda parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 74 :(asv) H_Kane kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  H_Kane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(asv) G_Johnson is coming on and P_Livingstone is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) N_Moisander is coming on and Ayala is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) S_Donnelly is coming on and R_Sharp is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) J_Butland finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Eirik_Silva takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 76 :(irm) R_Carlos_Jr is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 78 :(asv) J_Butland has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Tavernier
          ...  He puts in S_Donnelly!
          ...  G_Zolla with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 79 :(asv) H_Kane takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr plays it back
          ...  S_Rossi slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto swings it in!
          ...  G_Zolla wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 79 :(irm) G_Zolla with an inch perfect pass to Juanfran
          ...  A well-placed shot from Juanfran !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 80 :(asv) E_Barreto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  S_Donnelly gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But Eirik_Silva comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 80 :(irm) Juanfran runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  N_Moisander knocks the ball back to B_Roorda
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past B_Roorda!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Naldini chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Cummings with the header
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 83 :(asv) M_Woods plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  M_Woods with the shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Rossi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 84 :(asv) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Aston Villa will now be playing D
Min. 84 :(irm) a big roar from the crowd as D_DeRossi comes on for G_Zolla to play MF
Min. 84 :(irm) L_Riva is coming on for J_Cummings and playing FW
Min. 85 :(asv) S_Donnelly with a real burst of pace
          ...  D_Savicevic cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 86 :(irm) L_Riva lobs it over N_Moisander
          ...  E_Barreto plays the back pass
          ...  B_Roorda can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Juanfran swings it in!
          ...  B_Roorda jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) H_Kane looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Cissokho
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 90 :(irm) D_DeRossi plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  N_Moisander with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He got away with just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 125,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : M_Woods (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Livingstone (27), M_Woods (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Juanfran
Scorers              : Juanfran (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Tavernier (16)
Injured              : G_Angella (8)
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          17        |       5
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Inter Milan
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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_Roorda       GK  35   4   5   2  29 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  33  11   9  31 |  79   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
A_Cissokho     DF   2  32  12   7  12 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Ayala          DF   2  31  12   5  11 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Aldair         DF   2  31   9   4  11 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Woods        DM   2  18  29   9  18 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
J_Butland      MF   2   9  30  11  41 |  97   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Bebeto         MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  29   9  33 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  33  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
D_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  27   9   7  18 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Moisander    DF   2  26  10  10  21 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Coventry     DM   1  17  25   7  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  26  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Rossi        GK  35   5   4   1  10 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  31   7   9  13 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  30  13  11  21 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  30  12   7  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  29   6   5  41 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  25   0
G_Zolla        DM   2  23  29   1  14 |  88   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
G_Zola         MF   2  11  30   4  13 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
D_Savicevic    MF   1   9  30   9  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  29   9  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   9  30  32 |  88   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   7   7  28  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   3  29  11   5  31 |  89   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_DeRossi      MF   3  11  28   4  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Costacurta   MF   2   6  28   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  27  42 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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