PBEMFF FA Cup Round Two, Watford vs. Aston Villa (Wed Apr 23)


                              Watford  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-1-4-2 P
                     Adrian Boothroyd  |  Andrea Valle
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK B_Lobont
                        C_Carlisle DF  |  DF A_Fortuna
                          M_Mackay DF  |  DF U_DeLaCruz
                        J_Chambers DF  |  DF P_Whitt'ham
                          L_Doyley DF  |  DM M_Dovydenas
                        D_Blizzard MF  |  MF J_Elanga
                          M_Spring MF  |  MF Rydell_Poepon
                       X_Xxxxxxx03 MF  |  MF T_Montana
                       X_Xxxxxxx04 MF  |  FW L_Miller
                       D_Henderson FW  |  MF G_Stuart
                       X_Xxxxxxx05 FW  |  FW L_Beckett
                                       |
                     A_Chamberlain SUB |  SUB A_Mirante
                         J_DeMerit SUB |  SUB P_Ifil
                       X_Xxxxxxx02 SUB |  SUB T_Mendez
                         A_McNamee SUB |  SUB J_Vallex09
                            M_King SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord

Referee: W_Higgins (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(ast) J_Elanga with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Miller 
          ...  L_Miller flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  B_Foster palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
Min. 3  :(wat) J_Chambers beats U_DeLaCruz 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Fortuna with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 4  :(ast) Rydell_Poepon jumps over X_Xxxxxxx04's challenge 
          ...  Rydell_Poepon hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  That’s put Aston Villa in front! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 5  :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx03 with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Henderson 
          ...  D_Henderson has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 8  :(wat) D_Blizzard brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx03 gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Dovydenas knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But W_Higgins just turns away! 
Min. 10 :(ast) M_Dovydenas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  U_DeLaCruz gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  U_DeLaCruz attempts to nutmeg B_Foster! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 13 :(ast) A_Fortuna with an inch perfect pass to L_Beckett 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx03 gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx04 steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Whitt'ham 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx04 with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 15 :(wat) M_Spring boots it towards D_Henderson 
          ...  L_Miller tackles from behind 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Adrian Boothroyd looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 19 :(ast) M_Dovydenas turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  M_Dovydenas has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  B_Foster looks relieved there! 
Min. 19 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx05 is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to X_Xxxxxxx04 
          ...  A_Fortuna leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  W_Higgins reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 21 :(wat) D_Henderson sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  P_Whitt'ham reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 22 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx03 sidesteps P_Whitt'ham 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx03 with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  B_Lobont never had a chance! 
Min. 24 :(ast) P_Whitt'ham with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Dovydenas 
          ...  But C_Carlisle wins the tackle 
Min. 25 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx03 pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  D_Henderson is clean through! 
          ...  D_Henderson throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But B_Lobont gets down well to tip the ball wide 
Min. 30 :(wat) M_Spring moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Carlisle 
          ...  C_Carlisle fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But B_Lobont palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 30 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  J_Elanga is through! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Doyley 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 31 :(ast) M_Dovydenas gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Rydell_Poepon is unmarked 
          ...  Rydell_Poepon sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But B_Foster just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 33 :(ast) T_Montana sidesteps C_Carlisle 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Montana with a little chip! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Watford 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 34 :(ast) T_Montana with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  T_Montana pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  B_Foster makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 41 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx04 has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Fortuna 
          ...  He puts in D_Henderson! 
          ...  D_Henderson curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 42 :(ast) A_Fortuna with the header on 
          ...  He finds U_DeLaCruz in space 
          ...  C_Carlisle takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ast) T_Montana fires over a low cross to L_Miller 
          ...  But L_Doyley comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 48 :(wat) D_Blizzard nutmegs G_Stuart 
          ...  D_Blizzard with the drive! 
          ...  But B_Lobont parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 

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

Min. 47 :(ast) A_Fortuna lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  L_Miller latches on to it 
          ...  L_Doyley robs him of the ball 
Min. 48 :(wat) M_Mackay with an incisive pass to X_Xxxxxxx04 
          ...  L_Miller is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 49 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from Rydell_Poepon to U_DeLaCruz 
          ...  U_DeLaCruz hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It floats over B_Foster 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 50 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx04 plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Henderson decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Henderson pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 56 :(wat) M_Spring turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Henderson 
          ...  P_Whitt'ham brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But W_Higgins waves play on!!! 
Min. 56 :(ast) L_Miller jumps over J_Chambers's challenge 
          ...  J_Chambers scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  W_Higgins ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Adrian Boothroyd looks relieved 
Min. 57 :(ast) J_Elanga pass splits open the defence and finds L_Miller 
          ...  L_Miller sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 59 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx04 with a measured pass to D_Henderson 
          ...  D_Henderson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 63 :(ast) G_Stuart gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past X_Xxxxxxx03! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Mackay reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(ast) P_Ifil is coming on for G_Stuart and playing DF 
Min. 65 :(ast) T_Mendez is being brought on 
          ...  L_Miller is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 65 :(ast) L_Beckett lobs it over M_Mackay 
          ...  L_Doyley with the tackle 
Min. 69 :(wat) X_Xxxxxxx03 with the towering header to X_Xxxxxxx04 
          ...  A cheeky lob from X_Xxxxxxx04 ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 70 :(wat) J_Chambers lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx05 latches on to it 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx05 with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  B_Lobont makes a fine save 
Min. 73 :(ast) M_Dovydenas turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Beckett 
          ...  L_Beckett pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something 
          ...  That looked an awful decision, the fans boo him 
Min. 75 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play D 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ast) J_Elanga with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  J_Elanga unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : X_Xxxxxxx03
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Rydell_Poepon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rydell_Poepon (4), T_Montana (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Fortuna (19), L_Miller (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Watford 0 - 2 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Watford
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_Foster       GK  23   1   1   1  15 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
C_Carlisle     DF   2  18   6   3  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24 -10  -5
M_Mackay       DF   2  17   6   6  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
J_Chambers     DF   1  17  10   9  38 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Doyley       DF   1  17   4   2  22 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0
D_Blizzard     MF   1   5  23   8  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
M_Spring       MF   1   5  17   4  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
X_Xxxxxxx03    MF   2  15  16   9  30 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  35  -8
X_Xxxxxxx04    MF   1   9  16  15  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   4
D_Henderson    FW   2   6   7  18  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
X_Xxxxxxx05    FW   1   7  15  16  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
A_Chamberlain  GK  19   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_DeMerit      DF   1  16  11   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx02    DF   2  16  15   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McNamee      MF   1   8  15   7  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_King         FW   1   6   9  15  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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_Lobont       GK  29   1   1   1  37 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0   0   0
A_Fortuna      DF   1  22   9   6  24 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   9  41  -4
U_DeLaCruz     DF   1  20   8   7  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
P_Whitt'ham    DF   1  20   9   4  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  25  10
M_Dovydenas    DM   1  11  21   9  16 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  45   2
J_Elanga       MF   1   6  25   8  10 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  40  12
Rydell_Poepon  MF   1   5  21   8  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  47
T_Montana      MF   1   8  20   6  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  49
L_Miller       FW   1   6   9  21  35 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   3
G_Stuart       MF   1   9  20   9  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Beckett      FW   1   8   9  20  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Mirante      GK  21   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ifil         DF   1  19  16  10  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mendez       DF   1  18  10   8  41 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallex09     MF   1  11  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      FW   2   7  11  21  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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