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Radii · 10-23-2011, 07:57 PM

May 10th, 2025

Aston Villa (16-6-14, 7th) @ Ipswich (17-11-8, 5th)

We're even money favorites today. We struggle so much against Aston Villa, 2-5-8 lifetime. Our match on the road against them was a complete disaster. We went up 2-0 in the first 7 minutes, let them back in it with an own goal and led 2-1 at the half. We went up 3-1 in the 48th minute before allowing 50th, 64th, and 82nd minute goals to turn a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 loss. We'll try to get that early lead today and hold on to it.

Liverpool play Nottingham Forest at the same time.

GK: Bogdanovs
D: Kirkland/Ballester/Aldrovandi/Jackson
M: Adagsmar/Jean/Mills/Gordon
F: Di Giuseppe/Bryan

Back to a 4-4-2 today with Jackson healthy again. Adagsmar finishes out the year for the injured Crespo, no other changes.

Our coaches point out that Aston Villa frequently give up early goals so we make sure to start out attacking hard. They run a 4-4-2 with a wide diamond formation, DMC/AMC and ML/MR.

8': We have a corner, they clear it but we recover and keep the pressure on. A pass to Di Giuseppe 20 yards out, he puts it into the area and Chris Bryan breaks on it perfectly, has a clear cut chance and finishes! 1-0

15': Jackson a yellow

15': Nottingham Forest just took a 1-0 lead on Liverpool.

23': free kick about 30 yards out, Neil Gordon bends it towards the goal, keeper has to dive to save it. Corner goes nowhere though.

26': Liverpool ties Nottingham Forest.

38': Adagsmar is hurt...

40': Neil Gordon is hurt.....

41': We get another goal but the offside is so obvious its barely worth mentioning.

HALF: We are very clearly in control here, we just need to not screw up and give this one away. We have 61% of the possession, 7 shots and dominate every stat but tackling, where they are doing well and that's keeping us from getting even better chances. They have 2 shots, both off target. Hughes is in for Adagsmar. Gordon can continue, Adagsmar's fitness level took a big hit when he got hurt.

48': Corner by Neil Gordon, crossed into the 6 yard box, Di Giuseppe is there and heads it home!!! 2-0

-- Results as they are now (we lead 2:0 and Liverpool 1:1 tie) nothing really changes. They have a big goal differential advantage so we would still need to beat them in our last match to finish 4th. We'll keep attacking b/c it is serving us well anyway, but right now we're just hoping Nottingham Forest wins their match and that we hold our lead, more goals... unless we get like 6 more goals... won't help.

65': Stuart Kirkland almost scored from 70 yards away. We won a ball in the midfield and sent it down the left side... their keeper came out way wide to his right and about 25 yards out from goal, Di Giuseppe put pressure on him and their keeper just sent it down the sideline. Kirkland controlled the ball and launched it towards the goal, he got it there long before the keeper could get back... and it hit the side netting... so close from well on our half of the field!

74': Liverpool takes the lead over Notttingham Forest 2:1. That also doesn't change anything right now, just means that if we let them come back we'd be screwed.

76': Chrzanowski in for Gordon, Craig Smith in for Di Giuseppe and back to DMC, 4-1-4-1 to make extra sure no disasters happen in the final 10 minutes.

80': Mills with a through ball for Chrzanowski, he doesn't really control it well but the keeper doesn't come out well either, Chrzanowski finishes and gives us some extra room! 3-0

Ipswich 3 : 0 Aston Villa

Man of the Match: Yuri Di Giuseppe (8.8)
Goals: Di Giuseppe, Bryan (7.8), Chrzanowski (7.4)
Assists: Di Giuseppe, Mills (7.9), Gordon (7.1)
Notables: Jackson (7.5), Kirkland (7.6), Aldrovandi (7.7), Ballester (7.1), Mills (7.9)

Injury Update

Adagsmar is out with a turned ankle, 3 weeks, done for the year.

Nottingham Forest get a 95th minute equalizer against Liverpool. Also, Man Ut wins, Chelsea and Arsenal both lose, and Man Utd has won the EPL. That's the first time they've won it since 2018. Arsenal seemed to have it in hand but lost 2 of their last 3 and look likely to finish 3rd.

ONE match left except for Arsenal.

1. Man Utd - 80 pts
3. Chelsea - 74 pts
2. Arsenal - 73 pts (1 less played)
4. Liverpool - 65 pts
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5. Ipswich - 65 pts
6. Newcastle - 60 pts
7. Man City - 55 pts
8. Aston Villa - 54 pts

Man City won 2 straight and jump back over Aston Villa. That 7th spot is irrelevant though since Man City won the league cup, they are going to the Euro Cup next year... except... Man City is in the Champions League Final, so if they get an auto-invite back into the Champions League then maybe they don't need their Euro Cup invite, so MAYBE 7th matters in the end? I have no idea how that works and am glad it doesn't matter for Ipswich.

So we evened up the points with Liverpool, but they had a recent 4 goal win that put the goal differential out of reach for us. They have 63 goals scored, 37 allowed. We have 62 scored, 42 allowed. We travel to Liverpool in 8 days. If we win we make the Champions League again next year. If we tie or if Liverpool wins Liverpool makes it.

Lastly, we have clinched at least 5th so we will make the Euro Cup no matter what happens from here. That seemed likely all along but there was a chance for awhile based on the FA Cup and League Cup that we could fall to 6th and not make Europe at all.

10-23-2011, 07:57 PM	#1440
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	May 10th, 2025 Aston Villa (16-6-14, 7th) @ Ipswich (17-11-8, 5th) We're even money favorites today. We struggle so much against Aston Villa, 2-5-8 lifetime. Our match on the road against them was a complete disaster. We went up 2-0 in the first 7 minutes, let them back in it with an own goal and led 2-1 at the half. We went up 3-1 in the 48th minute before allowing 50th, 64th, and 82nd minute goals to turn a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 loss. We'll try to get that early lead today and hold on to it. Liverpool play Nottingham Forest at the same time. GK: Bogdanovs D: Kirkland/Ballester/Aldrovandi/Jackson M: Adagsmar/Jean/Mills/Gordon F: Di Giuseppe/Bryan Back to a 4-4-2 today with Jackson healthy again. Adagsmar finishes out the year for the injured Crespo, no other changes. Our coaches point out that Aston Villa frequently give up early goals so we make sure to start out attacking hard. They run a 4-4-2 with a wide diamond formation, DMC/AMC and ML/MR. 8': We have a corner, they clear it but we recover and keep the pressure on. A pass to Di Giuseppe 20 yards out, he puts it into the area and Chris Bryan breaks on it perfectly, has a clear cut chance and finishes! 1-0 15': Jackson a yellow 15': Nottingham Forest just took a 1-0 lead on Liverpool. 23': free kick about 30 yards out, Neil Gordon bends it towards the goal, keeper has to dive to save it. Corner goes nowhere though. 26': Liverpool ties Nottingham Forest. 38': Adagsmar is hurt... 40': Neil Gordon is hurt..... 41': We get another goal but the offside is so obvious its barely worth mentioning. HALF: We are very clearly in control here, we just need to not screw up and give this one away. We have 61% of the possession, 7 shots and dominate every stat but tackling, where they are doing well and that's keeping us from getting even better chances. They have 2 shots, both off target. Hughes is in for Adagsmar. Gordon can continue, Adagsmar's fitness level took a big hit when he got hurt. 48': Corner by Neil Gordon, crossed into the 6 yard box, Di Giuseppe is there and heads it home!!! 2-0 -- Results as they are now (we lead 2:0 and Liverpool 1:1 tie) nothing really changes. They have a big goal differential advantage so we would still need to beat them in our last match to finish 4th. We'll keep attacking b/c it is serving us well anyway, but right now we're just hoping Nottingham Forest wins their match and that we hold our lead, more goals... unless we get like 6 more goals... won't help. 65': Stuart Kirkland almost scored from 70 yards away. We won a ball in the midfield and sent it down the left side... their keeper came out way wide to his right and about 25 yards out from goal, Di Giuseppe put pressure on him and their keeper just sent it down the sideline. Kirkland controlled the ball and launched it towards the goal, he got it there long before the keeper could get back... and it hit the side netting... so close from well on our half of the field! 74': Liverpool takes the lead over Notttingham Forest 2:1. That also doesn't change anything right now, just means that if we let them come back we'd be screwed. 76': Chrzanowski in for Gordon, Craig Smith in for Di Giuseppe and back to DMC, 4-1-4-1 to make extra sure no disasters happen in the final 10 minutes. 80': Mills with a through ball for Chrzanowski, he doesn't really control it well but the keeper doesn't come out well either, Chrzanowski finishes and gives us some extra room! 3-0 Ipswich 3 : 0 Aston Villa Man of the Match: Yuri Di Giuseppe (8.8) Goals: Di Giuseppe, Bryan (7.8), Chrzanowski (7.4) Assists: Di Giuseppe, Mills (7.9), Gordon (7.1) Notables: Jackson (7.5), Kirkland (7.6), Aldrovandi (7.7), Ballester (7.1), Mills (7.9) Injury Update Adagsmar is out with a turned ankle, 3 weeks, done for the year. Nottingham Forest get a 95th minute equalizer against Liverpool. Also, Man Ut wins, Chelsea and Arsenal both lose, and Man Utd has won the EPL. That's the first time they've won it since 2018. Arsenal seemed to have it in hand but lost 2 of their last 3 and look likely to finish 3rd. ONE match left except for Arsenal. 1. Man Utd - 80 pts 3. Chelsea - 74 pts 2. Arsenal - 73 pts (1 less played) 4. Liverpool - 65 pts ----------------------------------- 5. Ipswich - 65 pts 6. Newcastle - 60 pts 7. Man City - 55 pts 8. Aston Villa - 54 pts Man City won 2 straight and jump back over Aston Villa. That 7th spot is irrelevant though since Man City won the league cup, they are going to the Euro Cup next year... except... Man City is in the Champions League Final, so if they get an auto-invite back into the Champions League then maybe they don't need their Euro Cup invite, so MAYBE 7th matters in the end? I have no idea how that works and am glad it doesn't matter for Ipswich. So we evened up the points with Liverpool, but they had a recent 4 goal win that put the goal differential out of reach for us. They have 63 goals scored, 37 allowed. We have 62 scored, 42 allowed. We travel to Liverpool in 8 days. If we win we make the Champions League again next year. If we tie or if Liverpool wins Liverpool makes it. Lastly, we have clinched at least 5th so we will make the Euro Cup no matter what happens from here. That seemed likely all along but there was a chance for awhile based on the FA Cup and League Cup that we could fall to 6th and not make Europe at all. Last edited by Radii : 10-23-2011 at 08:36 PM.