Intercontinental Trophy, Aston Villa vs. Al Nassr (Sat Apr 29) Aston Villa | Al Nassr 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N Alex Nock | - | O_Christensen GK | GK A_Rossi K_Guessoum DF | DF G_Konan Y_Ribeiro DF | DF A_Gonzalez B_Chilwell DF | DF S_Al-Ghannam C_Seaman DF | DF A_Al-Amri D_Nascimento DM | MF Luiz_Gustavo D_Kinsombi MF | MF Talisca C_Leemans MF | MF Pity_Martinez Z_Butt'worth AM | MF J_Masharipov Sam_Lammers FW | FW K_Al-Ghannam J_Felix FW | FW A_Yahya | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB D_Ospina T_Matthews SUB | SUB A_Madu J_Buckle SUB | SUB N_Al-Boushail J_Nisic SUB | SUB A_Ghareeb C_Ronaldo SUB | SUB M_Maran Min. 4 :(ast) D_Nascimento with the cross-field pass to J_Felix ... J_Felix hits a great shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Rossi is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by K_Guessoum ... A_Rossi jumps well to claim it! Min. 4 :(aln) A_Yahya knocks the ball past C_Seaman ... B_Chilwell read the danger and stops the pass Min. 8 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth beats K_Al-Ghannam ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Z_Butt'worth tries the shot ! ... A_Rossi with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 9 :(ast) D_Nascimento squares it to Z_Butt'worth ... G_Konan gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Z_Butt'worth hits it into the box! ... It comes to D_Nascimento ... He gets the shot away ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 11 :(aln) Talisca controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... K_Al-Ghannam gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Al-Ghannam attempts a lob! ... But O_Christensen tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 18 :(ast) C_Leemans kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Felix gets on the end of the pass ... J_Felix tries to place it in the corner ! ... But A_Rossi punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... D_Nascimento drives it into the box! ... It comes to Sam_Lammers ... He gets the shot away ... A_Rossi makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 19 :(ast) D_Kinsombi with a simple pass to J_Felix ... J_Felix hits the ball first time! ... A_Rossi fists it away Min. 25 :(ast) Sam_Lammers plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Talisca stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 26 :(ast) D_Kinsombi sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Sam_Lammers ... K_Al-Ghannam plays the back pass ... A_Rossi can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... K_Guessoum drives it into the box! ... A_Rossi easily claims the ball! Min. 31 :(aln) Luiz_Gustavo holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Al-Ghannam ... K_Al-Ghannam with a terrific drive ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... G_Konan floats the ball in! ... O_Christensen easily claims the ball! Min. 33 :(ast) D_Kinsombi makes the tackle ... Fine tackle by A_Gonzalez ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 35 :(aln) Luiz_Gustavo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to A_Yahya ... Y_Ribeiro with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 41 :(ast) Sam_Lammers lobs it over the defender ... Pity_Martinez fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 42 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from C_Seaman to D_Kinsombi ... Pity_Martinez with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... What a stupid booking that was ... That’s his second of the game ! ... He heads of towards the changing rooms Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ast) B_Chilwell runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Z_Butt'worth latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Z_Butt'worth goes for the top corner ! ... A_Rossi blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 46 :(aln) Luiz_Gustavo finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled K_Guessoum ... C_Leemans with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 48 :(ast) Sam_Lammers knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... J_Masharipov with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Al Nassr Min. 46 :(ast) C_Leemans beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... C_Leemans from 20 yards ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Z_Butt'worth plays it into the danger area! ... K_Al-Ghannam belts it clear Min. 52 :(ast) D_Kinsombi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to J_Felix ... J_Felix sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 52 :(aln) A_Yahya pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... K_Guessoum robs him of the ball Min. 53 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth flicks it over A_Gonzalez and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Luiz_Gustavo attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 54 :(ast) D_Kinsombi looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_Felix ... J_Felix tries to lob the keeper ! ... A_Rossi tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... C_Leemans crosses it in! ... Y_Ribeiro gets his head on it ... But A_Rossi is equal to it Min. 58 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro with a flicked pass to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with A_Rossi ... He rounds A_Rossi ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Al Nassr ... Min. 60 :(ast) T_Matthews comes on for B_Chilwell and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 62 :(ast) J_Felix takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... A_Gonzalez picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 65 :(ast) J_Buckle is going to be brought on ... C_Leemans is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(ast) Aston Villa will now play D after the order comes from the dugout Min. 65 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth has changed his position on the pitch to a MF Min. 70 :(ast) C_Ronaldo is being brought on ... J_Felix is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(ast) J_Nisic is coming on for Z_Butt'worth and will play AM Min. 70 :(ast) J_Nisic will now play as MF Min. 72 :(ast) K_Guessoum has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past G_Konan ... He knocks it to D_Nascimento! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... S_Al-Ghannam picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 74 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Sam_Lammers with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Rossi with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Ribeiro (Man of the Match) Scorers : Sam_Lammers (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Leemans (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Al Nassr Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Al-Ghannam Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Pity_Martinez (42) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Al Nassr Attempts on Goal : 13 | 2 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 9 | 1 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 6 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Al Nassr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 35 1 1 1 23 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 30 14 2 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 95 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 28 3 B_Chilwell DF 1 30 13 2 23 | 64 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Seaman DF 1 29 15 2 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Nascimento DM 1 15 29 14 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 28 9 D_Kinsombi MF 1 13 30 13 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 C_Leemans MF 1 14 31 13 32 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -2 Z_Butt'worth MF 1 14 29 14 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 14 31 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 J_Felix FW 1 10 13 32 20 | 74 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 R_Sanchez GK 32 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 29 14 13 22 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Buckle MF 2 13 30 12 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 J_Nisic MF 1 13 30 14 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ronaldo FW 1 2 10 32 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Al Nassr Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Rossi GK 30 1 1 1 28 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 G_Konan DF 1 29 12 8 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Gonzalez DF 1 29 10 9 21 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Al-Ghannam DF 1 28 13 7 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Al-Amri DF 1 28 9 9 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luiz_Gustavo MF 1 13 29 8 37 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Talisca MF 1 4 29 12 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Pity_Martinez MF 1 7 28 11 29 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 J_Masharipov MF 1 3 28 12 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Al-Ghannam FW 1 8 11 30 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 A_Yahya FW 1 10 10 29 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ospina GK 30 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Madu DF 1 28 8 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Al-Boushail DF 1 28 11 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ghareeb MF 1 10 28 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Maran FW 1 7 11 29 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1682796966 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35