FMFA Manager, Watford vs. Aston Villa (Sat May 30) Watford | Aston Villa 5-1-2-2 P | 4-3-1-2 A William Doherty | Alex Nock | Pacheco GK | GK A_Lopes J_Mukena DF | DF D_Luiz A_Robertson DF | DF A_Masuaka Joshua_Laws DF | DF K_Zouma M_Ledger+ DF | DF J_Garcia C_Soyuncu DF | MF J_McCourt B_Close+ DM | MF Kenedy D_Quina MF | MF E_McCawl M_Sylla MF | AM R_Firmino A_Morelos FW | FW D_Agyei L_Moron FW | FW N_Pepe | M_Perin SUB | SUB K_Casilla R_Suckling SUB | SUB Pipa Bernado SUB | SUB L_Goretzka J_Sherman SUB | SUB A_Golovin M_Folivi SUB | SUB L_de_Jong Min. 1 :(ast) J_McCourt runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But he loses control of it ... Joshua_Laws belts it clear Min. 6 :(ast) Kenedy hits a hard pass to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with a graceful, looping effort ! ... Pacheco with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 7 :(wat) M_Ledger+ skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Morelos ... K_Zouma cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 9 :(ast) E_McCawl sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... E_McCawl with the goal bound shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Pacheco moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... GOAL !! ... Pacheco looks dejected! ... That’s put Aston Villa ahead! ... Watford 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 10 :(wat) M_Sylla has changed his position on the pitch to a AM Min. 10 :(wat) interesting tactic change... ... D_Quina will now play as AM Min. 14 :(ast) Kenedy volleys it forward. He finds D_Agyei ... D_Agyei controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Pacheco gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 18 :(wat) L_Moron sidesteps A_Masuaka ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A_Masuaka does well to get the tackle in Min. 20 :(wat) J_Mukena with the first time pass to L_Moron ... L_Moron attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! ... A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 21 :(wat) M_Sylla 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! ... J_Mukena receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Mukena drives it low ! ... A_Lopes can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Lopes makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 23 :(ast) D_Agyei volleys it forward. He finds J_McCourt ... M_Ledger+ with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 26 :(wat) M_Sylla retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... L_Moron latches onto the end of it ... L_Moron gets up high for the header ! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Lopes got a touch Min. 26 :(ast) R_Firmino with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... A skillful effort from R_Firmino ! ... Pacheco makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 28 :(ast) R_Firmino looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Agyei ... J_Mukena with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 31 :(ast) A_Masuaka threads the through ball to J_Garcia ... A powerful shot by J_Garcia ! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges !! ... GOAL !! ... Watford 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 32 :(ast) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to C Min. 32 :(ast) R_Firmino seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 33 :(ast) N_Pepe steps over the ball ... He nutmegs C_Soyuncu ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But Joshua_Laws puts it in row Z! Min. 34 :(wat) A_Robertson with a probing through ball A_Morelos ... A_Morelos attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! ... A_Lopes can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Lopes makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 34 :(ast) D_Luiz barges A_Morelos off the ball ... D_Luiz with a powerful downward header! ... Pacheco catches the ball Min. 35 :(wat) A_Morelos breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Lopes! ... J_McCourt brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 37 :(ast) Kenedy has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past B_Close+ ... He knocks it to R_Firmino! ... Superbly timed tackle by Joshua_Laws ... He made it look easy Min. 40 :(wat) The Watford manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C Min. 40 :(ast) D_Luiz flicks the ball through ... Kenedy runs onto it! ... C_Soyuncu reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 46 :(wat) L_Moron lobs it over K_Zouma ... J_Garcia takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 0-2 Aston Villa Min. 50 :(wat) R_Suckling is being brought on ... A_Robertson is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 52 :(ast) D_Luiz kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Masuaka gets on the end of the pass ... But R_Suckling wins the ball Min. 53 :(wat) M_Sylla sidesteps A_Masuaka ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Sylla with the strike ! ... GOAL !! ... A quality strike ... Watford 1-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 54 :(ast) Kenedy fires over a low cross to D_Agyei ... A_Morelos with the high feet ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(wat) a big roar from the crowd as J_Sherman comes on for D_Quina to play MF Min. 60 :(wat) Watford's manager orders his side to play N Min. 60 :(ast) Pipa is going to be brought on ... J_Garcia is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 61 :(ast) K_Zouma with a first time pass ... N_Pepe runs onto it! ... But B_Close+ will cut out the threat Min. 65 :(ast) L_Goretzka comes on for E_McCawl and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 65 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play D Min. 68 :(ast) L_de_Jong is going to be brought on ... N_Pepe is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(wat) Watford are switching their playing style to A Min. 74 :(wat) J_Sherman sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Sylla ... M_Sylla with the drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... J_Sherman drives it into the box! ... L_Goretzka heads it away Min. 87 :(wat) J_Sherman sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Morelos ... D_Luiz slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road Attendance : 41,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Sylla (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Sylla (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Morelos (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Garcia Scorers : E_McCawl (9), J_Garcia (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McCourt (35) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 6 | 6 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 2 | 5 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 1 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacheco GK 31 1 1 1 22 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 J_Mukena DF 1 24 13 2 18 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 A_Robertson DF 2 26 10 2 24 | 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 M_Ledger+ DF 2 24 9 2 20 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 26 8 2 21 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Close+ DM 2 11 25 3 21 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Quina AM 1 2 26 12 21 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sylla AM 1 3 26 11 23 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 24 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 27 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 L_Moron FW 1 6 11 25 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 24 11 3 19 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Bernado DF 1 23 10 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Folivi FW 1 2 4 23 19 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 30 2 2 1 26 | 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 D_Luiz DF 2 24 13 4 26 | 92 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 A_Masuaka DF 2 25 11 3 23 | 92 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 36 8 K_Zouma DF 2 25 9 2 26 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Garcia DF 5 25 14 6 30 | 61 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 J_McCourt MF 2 12 24 11 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 Kenedy MF 2 10 25 11 24 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 E_McCawl MF 2 11 25 13 27 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 R_Firmino MF 3 4 25 12 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 D_Agyei FW 1 3 11 26 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 26 22 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 K_Casilla GK 28 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipa DF 1 26 10 3 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 25 12 24 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Golovin MF 1 8 26 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1590864336 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35