ECFML English FA Cup, Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers (Sat Nov 04)


                          Aston Villa  |  Blackburn Rovers
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 A
                       Jake woodfield  |  Park
                                       |
                          S_Taylor GK  |  GK B_Friedel
                        O_Mellberg DF  |  DF L_Amoruso
                           G_Barry DF  |  DF Z_Khizanis
                           W_Bouma DF  |  DF A_Ooijer
                          A_Hughes DF  |  DF A_Mokoena
                          S_Petrov MF  |  MF A_Aquilani
                           S_Davis MF  |  MF R_Savage
                          E_Djemba MF  |  MF J_Jarosik
                         L_Hendrie MF  |  MF S_Reid
                           J_Angel FW  |  FW H_Crespo
                           M_Baros FW  |  FW B_McCarthy
                                       |
                         M_Delaney SUB |  SUB J_Brown
                          J_Samuel SUB |  SUB J_McEveley
                         M_Laursen SUB |  SUB B_Emerton
                          G_McCann SUB |  SUB P_Gallagher
                           L_Moore SUB |  SUB J_Roberts

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(ast) S_Davis chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Baros 
          ...  M_Baros attempts to nutmeg B_Friedel! 
          ...  B_Friedel with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 1  :(bla) L_Amoruso is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to A_Aquilani 
          ...  A_Aquilani uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans chant his name! 
          ...  Thats given Blackburn Rovers the advantage! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 7  :(bla) J_Jarosik with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Hughes 
          ...  J_Jarosik bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Savage plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Reid gets on the end of it 
          ...  Saved by S_Taylor 
Min. 9  :(ast) J_Angel barges A_Mokoena off the ball 
          ...  J_Angel with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But B_Friedel tips it behind 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 11 :(ast) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  G_Barry seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  G_Barry with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Angel floats the ball in! 
          ...  B_Friedel makes the catch! 
Min. 11 :(ast) J_Angel takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Khizanis 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Reid with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 18 :(ast) S_Petrov has it now 
          ...  He takes on L_Amoruso 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in E_Djemba! 
          ...  L_Amoruso reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 20 :(bla) J_Jarosik takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Barry 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Jarosik ! 
          ...  S_Taylor blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 24 :(ast) L_Hendrie looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Angel 
          ...  Fine tackle by B_McCarthy 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 25 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Baros is through! 
          ...  A_Mokoena gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 27 :(ast) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  L_Hendrie seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  L_Hendrie attempts a low drive! 
          ...  B_Friedel can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_Friedel makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 28 :(ast) L_Hendrie with a smart turn 
          ...  L_Hendrie could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 28 :(bla) H_Crespo 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! 
          ...  H_Crespo drives the shot in! 
          ...  S_Taylor won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 29 :(bla) J_Jarosik runs at M_Baros 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Jarosik with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  S_Taylor tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Amoruso plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  G_Barry heads it away 
Min. 31 :(bla) J_Jarosik with a precise ball to B_McCarthy 
          ...  L_Hendrie with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  B_McCarthy bends it in 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 31 :(bla) R_Savage with the first time pass to H_Crespo 
          ...  H_Crespo with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  S_Taylor was caught out there 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 33 :(bla) H_Crespo beats O_Mellberg 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  O_Mellberg reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 35 :(ast) J_Angel with a glorious long pass to M_Baros 
          ...  M_Baros attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 35 :(bla) S_Reid controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  J_Jarosik gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Jarosik with the strike ! 
          ...  S_Taylor with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 36 :(ast) J_Angel is unmarked! 
          ...  J_Angel gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 40 :(bla) J_Jarosik with the diagonal pass B_McCarthy 
          ...  B_McCarthy hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Taylor with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(ast) E_Djemba heads the ball back to J_Angel 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Mokoena 
Min. 41 :(bla) A_Aquilani reads the run of S_Reid 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Bouma 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mokoena plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Taylor easily claims the ball! 
Min. 42 :(ast) S_Davis pushes it past A_Mokoena 
          ...  S_Davis has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bla) J_Roberts is coming on and H_Crespo is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 

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

Min. 46 :(ast) A_Hughes crosses to J_Angel 
          ...  J_Angel leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But B_Friedel punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that B_Friedel got a touch 
Min. 48 :(ast) L_Hendrie looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Baros 
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  M_Baros is all alone 
          ...  B_Friedel comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slide it past B_Friedel 
          ...  B_Friedel gets a foot to it !! 
Min. 49 :(ast) W_Bouma drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Baros 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  M_Baros picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with B_Friedel 
          ...  He rounds B_Friedel 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  B_Friedel manages to get to it !! 
Min. 49 :(bla) A_Aquilani has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past O_Mellberg 
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Khizanis! 
          ...  O_Mellberg reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 50 :(bla) a big roar from the crowd as B_Emerton comes on for J_Jarosik to play MF 
Min. 50 :(ast) J_Angel steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Mokoena 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Angel aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  B_Friedel saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 50 :(bla) J_Roberts takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  J_Roberts attempts to nutmeg S_Taylor! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  S_Taylor tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Reid curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Ooijer gets a shot in 
          ...  But S_Taylor hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 51 :(ast) J_Angel takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  J_Angel sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 52 :(ast) S_Davis with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  A_Mokoena wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 53 :(bla) A_Aquilani hits a hard pass to B_McCarthy 
          ...  W_Bouma wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 54 :(ast) S_Petrov sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Baros 
          ...  M_Baros with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But B_Friedel stops that one easily 
Min. 55 :(bla) R_Savage skips the challenge from M_Baros 
          ...  R_Savage attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-3 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 58 :(ast) L_Hendrie controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  E_Djemba gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Aquilani with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 60 :(bla) J_McEveley replaces an unhappy A_Mokoena and will play as a DF 
Min. 60 :(ast) J_Angel kicks B_Emerton off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 62 :(bla) J_Roberts with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  J_Roberts with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  S_Taylor falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 63 :(ast) S_Davis volleys it forward. He finds E_Djemba 
          ...  E_Djemba with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-3 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 65 :(ast) S_Davis slides the ball across to E_Djemba 
          ...  E_Djemba is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has B_Friedel to beat 
          ...  He slips it underneath B_Friedel 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-3 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 67 :(bla) L_Amoruso slides the ball across to B_McCarthy 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Bouma and it had to be 
Min. 70 :(ast) J_Angel with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Hendrie gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Amoruso anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 71 :(bla) A_Aquilani is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Roberts 
          ...  J_Roberts lobs S_Taylor! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  S_Taylor tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Amoruso chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Reid 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But S_Taylor gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Aquilani drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Amoruso tries to place the 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. 72 :(ast) M_Baros beats A_Ooijer 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Z_Khizanis 
Min. 74 :(ast) S_Petrov feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Angel runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Angel with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  B_Friedel makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 75 :(bla) J_Roberts takes advantage of a mistake by O_Mellberg 
          ...  J_Roberts shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 77 :(ast) J_Angel uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Roberts !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 77 :(bla) B_McCarthy with a flashy move 
          ...  B_McCarthy with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  Its going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-4 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 78 :(ast) S_Petrov with the first time pass to M_Baros 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Baros ! 
          ...  B_Friedel narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 81 :(bla) B_Emerton gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Ooijer is unmarked 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Ooijer ! 
          ...  But S_Taylor punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 82 :(ast) S_Davis skips the challenge from J_McEveley 
          ...  A_Aquilani knocks the ball back to B_Friedel 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  Its gone past B_Friedel! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hendrie hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Petrov gets something on it! 
          ...  B_Friedel is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 83 :(ast) S_Petrov with a neat pass into J_Angel 
          ...  J_Angel rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  B_Friedel parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 83 :(bla) J_Roberts runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off W_Bouma back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Roberts belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 87 :(ast) S_Petrov with a probing pass to J_Angel 
          ...  J_Angel with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ast) S_Petrov finds the run of M_Baros 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_McEveley hits it out for a throw 
Min. 88 :(bla) Z_Khizanis puts in A_Ooijer 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Ooijer ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 91 :(ast) E_Djemba loses his marker! 
          ...  S_Reid clears with a diving header 
Min. 91 :(bla) A_Aquilani controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  J_Roberts gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Angel 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 43,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : E_Djemba
Scorers              : E_Djemba (63,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Hendrie (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : A_Aquilani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Aquilani (1), H_Crespo (31), R_Savage (55), B_McCarthy (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Aquilani (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       22
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :          12        |       14
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 4 Blackburn Rovers
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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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S_Taylor       GK  12   3   1   2  13 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
O_Mellberg     DF   1  14   4   4  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0
G_Barry        DF   2  14   6   6  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   5   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  13   6   3  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   3   0
A_Hughes       DF   2  13   5   3  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
S_Petrov       MF   1   2  14   6  22 |  94   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
S_Davis        MF   1   5  13   4  30 |  94   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
E_Djemba       MF   1   3  13   8  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   3  24
L_Hendrie      MF   1   1  13   5  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   7  -2
J_Angel        FW   1   3   6  14  35 |  94   0   1   2   0   8   0   0   0   0   5   6  10
M_Baros        FW   2   3   5  14  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Delaney      GK   2  12   2   3  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Samuel       DF   1  12   5   2  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  12   6   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_McCann       MF   1   4  12   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Moore        FW   1   4   6  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
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_Friedel      GK  14   7   6   5  15 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  13   8   7  11 |  94   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  12   0
Z_Khizanis     DF   1  14   5   3  13 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5   2
A_Ooijer       DF   1  13   2   5  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Mokoena      DF   1  13   4   5  15 |  63   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Aquilani     MF   2   4  14   3  38 |  94   0   1   5   0   1   1   1   0   0   5  15  12
R_Savage       MF   1   2  13   2  33 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   9  12
J_Jarosik      MF   1   3  13   8  22 |  53   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   6   6
S_Reid         MF   1   3  13   5  39 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   5   3   4
H_Crespo       FW   1   3   4  15  31 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  12
B_McCarthy     FW   1   5   7  14  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   5   0  14
J_Brown        GK  12   6   5   5  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McEveley     DF   1  12   7   8  21 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0
B_Emerton      MF   2   3  13   3  28 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
P_Gallagher    FW   1   6   7  13  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roberts      FW   1   9   6  13  13 |  49   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   5   0   4
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