FMFA Cup, Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Nov 14) Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest 3-2-3-1-1 E | 4-4-2 E | | G_Garofani GK | GK M_Sels B_Kamara DF | DF N_Williams R_Ait-Nouri DF | DF N_Milenkovic M_Pongracic DF | DF Morato J_Quansah DM | DF W_Boly Gerson DM | MF C_Hudson-Odoi E_Fernandez MF | MF R_Yates C_Leemans MF | MF E_Anderson B_Guimaraes MF | MF N_Dominguez M_Cunha AM | FW C_Wood A_Fati FW | FW T_Awoniyi | G_Wilson+ SUB | SUB M_Turner Ruben_Dias SUB | SUB O_Aina Z_Butterworth SUB | SUB D_Carmo T_Jumeau SUB | SUB I_Sangare B_Brobbey SUB | SUB J_Silva Min. 3 :(ast) A_Fati pushes it past N_Williams ... N_Williams reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 4 :(ast) M_Cunha with the mazy run ... M_Cunha gets up high for the header ! ... But M_Sels makes a superb stop down low. Min. 4 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi with the dribble ... T_Awoniyi with a thundering shot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 5 :(ast) B_Guimaraes passes the ball to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Sels manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... J_Quansah hits it into the box! ... M_Sels easily claims the ball! Min. 5 :(ntf) R_Yates hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Awoniyi latches onto it! ... T_Awoniyi goes for goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Anderson! ... J_Quansah wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 7 :(ntf) R_Yates could get a shot on goal here ... R_Yates flicks the header toward the far post! ... G_Garofani with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 8 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Fati is through! ... A_Fati hits the ball first time! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... That’s given Aston Villa the advantage! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 10 :(ast) J_Quansah runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Quansah unleashes a pile driver ! ... M_Sels fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 12 :(ast) M_Cunha takes possession ... N_Williams with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 13 :(ast) E_Fernandez finds R_Ait-Nouri with a ball over the defence ... R_Ait-Nouri chases it through, he must score ! ... But M_Sels makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 14 :(ntf) N_Dominguez sidesteps C_Leemans ... J_Quansah gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 18 :(ast) C_Leemans is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to A_Fati ... A_Fati beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... M_Sels comes towards him ... He nutmegs M_Sels ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 18 :(ntf) E_Anderson drives the ball across field ... It comes to C_Wood ... But J_Quansah sweeps up the threat Min. 20 :(ntf) R_Yates gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 24 :(ast) A_Fati with the towering header to C_Leemans ... But Morato sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 26 :(ntf) E_Anderson is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to T_Awoniyi ... J_Quansah goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 28 :(ast) A_Fati comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... Driven towards goal by A_Fati ! ... But M_Sels pulls out a save of the game Min. 30 :(ast) A_Fati is unmarked! ... A_Fati smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... M_Sels makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 31 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... E_Fernandez runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... E_Fernandez attempts a chip! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 32 :(ast) E_Fernandez turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha aims for the top right corner ! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 33 :(ast) Gerson takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into E_Fernandez ... E_Fernandez looks to see where M_Sels is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL !! ... It flew past M_Sels ... Aston Villa 4-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 33 :(ntf) C_Wood sidesteps A_Fati ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_Wood with the drive! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Aston Villa 4-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 34 :(ast) Gerson cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to B_Guimaraes ... The cross hits B_Guimaraes on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But M_Sels makes a fine save Min. 35 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to M_Cunha ... A cheeky lob from M_Cunha ! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Aston Villa 5-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 35 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi sidesteps J_Quansah ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... E_Fernandez goes in studs first ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... The manager of Aston Villa looks relieved ... The manager of Nottingham Forest is far from happy with that decision Min. 36 :(ast) E_Fernandez 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 A_Fati ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Williams ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 38 :(ntf) C_Hudson-Odoi beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... E_Fernandez with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 40 :(ntf) N_Williams bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi with a powerful diving header! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri beats W_Boly ... He muscled him off the ball ... R_Ait-Nouri shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 44 :(ast) M_Cunha runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... N_Williams clears with a diving header Min. 45 :(ntf) I_Sangare replaces N_Dominguez and will play MF Min. 45 :(ntf) O_Aina takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Boly ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 45 :(ast) A_Fati barges N_Williams off the ball ... A_Fati with his head down lets it go ! ... Saved by M_Sels Min. 45 :(ntf) R_Yates sidesteps M_Pongracic ... That was too easy ... R_Yates has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... G_Garofani makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 46 :(ast) B_Kamara with a measured ball to B_Guimaraes ... N_Williams reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 46 :(ntf) C_Wood jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_Wood with a blistering shot ! ... G_Garofani won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 5-1 Nottingham Forest Min. 46 :(ast) B_Guimaraes looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Leemans ... C_Leemans attempts a low drive! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 46 :(ntf) R_Yates kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... T_Awoniyi gets on the end of the pass ... T_Awoniyi has a dig at goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 48 :(ntf) R_Yates pushes it past B_Guimaraes ... B_Kamara pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 52 :(ast) A_Fati controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... E_Fernandez gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Fernandez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... M_Sels guesses right Min. 54 :(ast) Gerson is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha looks to see where M_Sels is! ... He shoots! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 54 :(ntf) C_Wood nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Wood with a bomb of a shot ! ... G_Garofani won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 56 :(ast) M_Cunha off the woodwork. ... A_Fati picks up the deflection ... But O_Aina wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Gerson drives it into the box! ... M_Cunha makes a firm connection with his head ... M_Sels with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 57 :(ast) M_Pongracic has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Cunha gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Morato cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 58 :(ntf) E_Anderson hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Awoniyi latches onto it! ... B_Guimaraes with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 60 :(ast) Z_Butterworth will replace J_Quansah and play DM Min. 60 :(ast) B_Guimaraes controls it well ... He nutmegs N_Milenkovic ... He puts in Gerson! ... Gerson hits a great drive! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... Aston Villa 6-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 61 :(ast) Gerson reads the run of E_Fernandez ... E_Fernandez with the shot on net ! ... But M_Sels palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 62 :(ast) Gerson hits a hard pass to C_Leemans ... C_Leemans with a thundering volley! ... GOAL !! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... But it's been ruled out! ... He was fouling the defender Min. 63 :(ast) M_Cunha has the ball ... He knocks the ball past O_Aina ... He puts in E_Fernandez! ... The ball hits N_Williams in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 64 :(ntf) I_Sangare with electric pace ... He eases past Z_Butterworth ... I_Sangare chases it through, he must score ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 66 :(ntf) N_Milenkovic is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 67 :(ast) E_Fernandez with the heel pass to Gerson ... N_Milenkovic with the block Min. 67 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi takes possession ... Knocks it past B_Guimaraes ... He's through on goal ... T_Awoniyi tries to place it in the corner ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 68 :(ast) Up goes the substitution board - Ruben_Dias on for R_Ait-Nouri as a DF Min. 70 :(ast) B_Brobbey comes on for M_Cunha and will play AM to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(ast) T_Jumeau is coming on for B_Guimaraes and playing MF Min. 72 :(ast) T_Jumeau jumps over N_Milenkovic's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... T_Jumeau tries to chip the ball over M_Sels! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 72 :(ast) A_Fati takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Milenkovic ... N_Milenkovic stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... T_Jumeau passes to Z_Butterworth ... Z_Butterworth strikes a wicked curler ! ... M_Sels falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... M_Sels looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... E_Fernandez floats the ball in! ... M_Pongracic with the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Sels dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Sels beaten! ... CORNER! ... Z_Butterworth chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The ball finds its way to A_Fati ... He gets the shot away ... It's beaten M_Sels ... It goes wide !! Min. 75 :(ast) E_Fernandez reads the run of B_Brobbey ... B_Brobbey blasts it at the goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Nottingham Forest fans taunt him! Min. 79 :(ast) M_Sels miskicks! ... A_Fati is takes control of the ball! ... A_Fati with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Sels just watches it drift out of play! Min. 80 :(ast) M_Pongracic controls it well ... He nutmegs O_Aina ... He puts in A_Fati! ... A_Fati has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Sels just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 81 :(ast) T_Jumeau finds Z_Butterworth with a perfectly weighted pass ... Z_Butterworth with the side footed shot! ... M_Sels falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 83 :(ast) E_Fernandez finds himself in a good position ... E_Fernandez flicks the header toward the far post! ... M_Sels manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... T_Jumeau drives it into the box! ... Ruben_Dias gets his head on it ... The shot slips through M_Sels's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 84 :(ast) C_Leemans runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Leemans tries the shot ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 86 :(ast) C_Leemans lobs it over the defender ... C_Leemans with a bomb of a shot ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 86 :(ntf) C_Hudson-Odoi off the woodwork. ... C_Wood picks up the deflection ... C_Wood tries to beat G_Garofani from outside the area! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Yates floats the ball in! ... N_Williams gets something on it! ... G_Garofani with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... I_Sangare crosses it in! ... N_Williams with the shot! ... G_Garofani just watches float over the bar! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ast) C_Leemans barges N_Milenkovic off the ball ... N_Milenkovic goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 91 :(ast) T_Jumeau slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 91 :(ast) G_Wilson+ is being brought on ... T_Jumeau is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Fernandez (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Fati (8,18), M_Cunha (32,35), E_Fernandez (33), Gerson (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : T_Jumeau (91) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Wood Scorers : C_Wood (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 34 | 15 Off target : 14 | 11 On target : 20 | 4 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 5 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 5 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 11 Key Passes : 24 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 6 - 1 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Garofani GK 27 1 1 1 20 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 25 16 2 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 R_Ait-Nouri DF 1 24 16 10 20 | 71 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 69 19 M_Pongracic DF 1 23 14 3 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 J_Quansah DM 1 23 19 4 25 | 63 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 5 Gerson DM 1 15 24 14 25 | 97 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 114 47 E_Fernandez MF 1 15 24 14 26 | 97 0 1 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 16 102 52 C_Leemans MF 1 14 24 15 32 | 97 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 42 11 B_Guimaraes MF 1 14 24 15 31 | 73 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 72 5 M_Cunha AM 1 7 16 26 23 | 73 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 30 87 A_Fati FW 1 6 15 25 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 30 91 G_Wilson+ MF 21 2 3 1 25 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Z_Butterworth DM 1 15 23 15 23 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 T_Jumeau MF 2 11 22 16 20 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 B_Brobbey AM 1 5 14 22 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sels GK 26 3 2 1 25 | 97 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 23 12 3 23 | 97 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 96 15 7 N_Milenkovic DF 1 23 6 4 28 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Morato DF 1 22 10 2 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 W_Boly DF 1 22 6 4 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hudson-Odoi MF 1 3 23 11 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Yates MF 1 6 23 4 26 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 E_Anderson MF 1 2 23 6 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 N_Dominguez MF 1 5 22 6 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wood FW 1 2 4 25 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 T_Awoniyi FW 1 2 3 24 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Turner GK 24 2 2 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Aina DF 1 22 10 3 24 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Carmo DF 1 22 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sangare MF 1 6 22 3 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J_Silva FW 1 2 4 23 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1763155729 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35