FMFA Cup, Arsenal vs. Aston Villa (Sun Jul 5)

                           Arsenal  |  Aston Villa
                         4-2-2-2 A  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                     Jamal Claxton  |  Alex Nock
                                    |
                   J_D_Dalmasso GK  |  GK G_Garofani
                     A_Tuanzebe DF  |  DF B_Kamara
                         L_Hall DF  |  DF R_Ait-Nouri
                      T_Lamptey DF  |  DF G_Gudmundsson
                     F_Uduokhai DF  |  DF M_Brau+
                       K_Taylor MF  |  DF J_Quansah
                        J_Nisic MF  |  DM E_Fernandez
                     M_Cuisance AM  |  MF S_Illing-Jnr
                         L_Diaz AM  |  AM C_Leemans
                       A_Gordon FW  |  AM M_Cunha
                         A_Isak FW  |  FW A_Fati
                                    |
                       M_Bizot SUB  |  SUB F_Manojlovic
                     M_Simakan SUB  |  SUB R_Yilmaz
                       M_Thiaw SUB  |  SUB B_Guimaraes
                  O_Hutchinson SUB  |  SUB T_Jumeau
                     J_Alvarez SUB  |  SUB D_Nunez

Referee: C_Visser (Netherlands)


Min. 3'      (ars) L_Diaz has the ball on the wing
              ...  He takes it past G_Gudmundsson
              ...  He knocks it to A_Gordon!
Min. 3'      (ast) S_Illing-Jnr gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at L_Diaz
              ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
              ...  It's just a warning
Min. 4'      (ast) G_Gudmundsson retreats under pressure
              ...  He hits the ball up field
              ...  M_Cunha latches onto the end of it
              ...  An audacious effort from M_Cunha !
              ...  It hits the post
              ...  But it hits off J_D_Dalmasso's back!!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  Very unlucky for Arsenal!
              ...  Aston Villa go in front now with that goal!
              ...  Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 7'      (ars) L_Diaz has it on the edge of the box
     ....can he create an opening
              ...  L_Diaz hits the ball first time!
              ...  He could have let that bounce
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  What a cheeky finish!
              ...  The Arsenal fans sing his praises!
              ...  That's pulled Arsenal level!
              ...  Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 7'      (ast) C_Leemans flicks it past A_Tuanzebe
              ...  He runs forward
              ...  But L_Hall wins the tackle
Min. 12'     (ars) K_Taylor plays the early ball across the box to find A_Isak in space
              ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Ait-Nouri !!
              ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 13'     (ars) A_Tuanzebe volleys it forward.  He finds L_Diaz
              ...  But G_Gudmundsson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 15'     (ars) J_Nisic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Quansah
              ...  J_Nisic with the diving header !
              ...  He had to be brave there
              ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 18'     (ast) C_Leemans with the kinky dribble
              ...  But K_Taylor will cut out the threat
Min. 19'     (ast) C_Leemans pushes it past the defender
              ...  A_Tuanzebe read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 23'     (ars) L_Diaz runs down the flank
              ...  He threads the ball in to M_Cuisance
              ...  M_Cunha is late with that one
              ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
              ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from C_Visser
Min. 24'     (ars) A_Isak off the woodwork.
              ...  M_Cuisance picks up the deflection
              ...  B_Kamara wins control of the ball with his hand!!
              ...  Play On!!
Min. 28'     (ast) M_Cunha is clutching his leg!
              ...  He gets to his feet
              ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 34'     (ars) L_Hall slides the ball across to A_Isak
              ...  J_Quansah with the tackle
        ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 34'     (ars) A_Isak chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Gordon
              ...  B_Kamara rushes in with a poor tackle!!
              ...  That's a foul!!
              ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 36'     (ast) J_Quansah with a probing pass to C_Leemans
              ...  C_Leemans is clean through, he is one on one with J_D_Dalmasso
              ...  He nutmegs J_D_Dalmasso
              ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 38'     (ars) M_Cuisance with the first time flick to J_Nisic
              ...  C_Leemans pulls the player to the ground!!
              ...  That's a poor tackle!
              ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 40'     (ars) F_Uduokhai jinks infield
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run
              ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gordon
              ...  A powerful header from A_Gordon !
              ...  It looks good
              ...  G_Garofani is beaten!
              ...  It hits the bar!!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  Superb finish!
              ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
              ...  Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 40'     (ast) S_Illing-Jnr kills the ball dead
              ...  He sees a team mate in space!
              ...  He plays the ball in to him!
              ...  R_Ait-Nouri gets on the end of the pass
              ...  A vicious shot by R_Ait-Nouri !
              ...  But J_D_Dalmasso punches it away
              ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 42'     (ast) M_Cunha jumps over K_Taylor's challenge
              ...  K_Taylor goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 43'     (REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45'     (ast) The ball goes loose!
              ...  S_Illing-Jnr gains possesion and thinks about the shot
              ...  K_Taylor wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
              ...  It goes out of play
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  E_Fernandez chips the ball in towards the far post!
              ...  B_Kamara wins the ball
              ...  And he heads it away
Min. 45+2'   (ars) A_Isak beats his marker
              ...  He showed great skill there
              ...  From long range A_Isak bends the ball towards goal!
              ...  But G_Garofani parries the shot
              ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 45+2'   (ast) R_Ait-Nouri with a real burst of pace
              ...  He leaves A_Isak behind
              ...  T_Lamptey gets the foot in to win the ball
              ...  It rolls out of play
              ...  CORNER!
              ...  E_Fernandez lofts the ball in!
              ...  G_Gudmundsson clears the corner

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa

Min. 51'     (ars) K_Taylor with a one-touch layoff to T_Lamptey
              ...  Cleaned up by M_Brau+
Min. 54'     (ast) B_Kamara has it now
              ...  He takes on F_Uduokhai
              ...  He gets past him!
              ...  He puts in M_Cunha!
              ...  M_Cunha belts the ball towards goal!
              ...  It swerves a lot in the air
              ...  Looks like it should be J_D_Dalmasso's
              ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
              ...  But drifts inches wide !!
              ...  J_D_Dalmasso looks embarrassed!
              ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
              ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 55'     (ars) M_Thiaw will replace the useless K_Taylor and will play MF
Min. 55'     (ast) T_Jumeau is being prepared to come on
              ...  R_Ait-Nouri is leaving the pitch
              ...  He applauds the crowd
              ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 55'     (ast) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to A
Min. 55'     (ast) M_Cunha shifts into the FW position in a tactical change
Min. 55'     (ast) S_Illing-Jnr gets possession in his own half
              ...  S_Illing-Jnr hits the ball on the bounce !
              ...  But J_D_Dalmasso makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 57'     (ars) M_Cuisance plays a clever one-two with his team mate
              ...  He heads towards the goal
              ...  He slides it past the defender!
              ...  G_Gudmundsson with a late tackle
              ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
              ...  He's in trouble here!!
              ...  YELLOW CARD!
              ...  FREE KICK!
              ...  I don't know what game C_Visser's watching!
              ...  A_Isak drives it in
              ...  G_Garofani gets a hand to it!!
              ...  But he picks up the rebound
              ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
              ...  He's put it over
Min. 58'     (ars) A_Tuanzebe has the ball on the wing
              ...  He takes it past B_Kamara
              ...  He knocks it to L_Diaz!
              ...  L_Diaz looks to see where G_Garofani is!
              ...  He rifles in the shot!
              ...  GOAL !!
              ...  G_Garofani has to pick the ball out of the net
              ...  Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 58'     (ars) Arsenal made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 58'     (ast) B_Kamara with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Leemans
              ...  C_Leemans has a go!
              ...  But he somehow misses
              ...  The Arsenal fans laugh at him
Min. 60'     (ast) a big roar from the crowd as B_Guimaraes comes on for S_Illing-Jnr to play MF
Min. 62'     (ars) M_Cuisance finds a hole in the defence
              ...  The defence was sleeping
              ...  He made a fantastic run though
              ...  M_Cuisance tries the shot !
              ...  But G_Garofani palms it away
              ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 65'     (ast) R_Yilmaz will come on for J_Quansah and play DF
Min. 66'     (ars) M_Thiaw with a superb first touch
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
              ...  He plays the ball across to him!
              ...  A_Isak gets on the end of the pass
              ...  A well-placed shot from A_Isak !
              ...  It hits the bar!!
              ...  But he picks up the rebound
              ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
              ...  He's put it wide
Min. 68'     (ast) D_Nunez is being brought on
              ...  A_Fati is leaving the pitch
              ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 69'     (ast) E_Fernandez has the ball
              ...  He knocks the ball past M_Cuisance
              ...  He puts in C_Leemans!
              ...  C_Leemans with the shot !
              ...  But J_D_Dalmasso makes a fine save
Min. 70'     (ast) T_Jumeau chests it down
              ...  A wicked drive by T_Jumeau !
              ...  J_D_Dalmasso has it covered
              ...  It takes a bobble!
              ...  J_D_Dalmasso reacts well to save!!!
Min. 74'     (ast) D_Nunez jumps over the defender's challenge
              ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
              ...  He's clean through
              ...  D_Nunez rifles it at the goal !
              ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
              ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 75'     (ast) C_Leemans moves out wide
              ...  He plays the ball through to D_Nunez
              ...  D_Nunez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
              ...  It's going over!
              ...  It dips dramatically!!
              ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
              ...  J_D_Dalmasso looks relieved there!
Min. 78'     (ast) A defence splitting pass from E_Fernandez to M_Cunha
              ...  A_Tuanzebe wins it well
              ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 83'     (ars) F_Uduokhai controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
              ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
              ...  L_Diaz gets onto the end of the pass!
              ...  L_Diaz drifts clear!
              ...  He is clean through!
              ...  He is one on one with G_Garofani
              ...  He rounds G_Garofani
              ...  He has been pushed wide!
              ...  He shoots from a tight angle
              ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 83'     (ast) B_Guimaraes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Nunez
              ...  The ball comes in high
              ...  D_Nunez beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
              ...  He just has J_D_Dalmasso to beat
              ...  He nutmegs J_D_Dalmasso
              ...  It hits the upright!!
              ...  J_D_Dalmasso recovers to save it !!
Min. 86'     (ars) L_Diaz jumps over the defender's challenge
              ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
              ...  He's clean through
              ...  L_Diaz gets up high for the header !
              ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
              ...  But it sails past the post !!
              ...  G_Garofani never had a chance!
Min. 88'     (REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89'     (ast) D_Nunez takes on the defender
              ...  He gets past him!
              ...  He sees a team mate making a run
              ...  He plays the ball through to C_Leemans
              ...  A_Gordon with a superb challenge
              ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
              ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 89'     (ars) L_Diaz with electric pace
              ...  He eases past the defender
              ...  M_Brau+ with a deliberate foul
              ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 90+1'   (ast) D_Nunez finds his way through
              ...  He bent his run well
              ...  D_Nunez with a bomb of a shot !
              ...  He has put it wide!
              ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
              ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 90+4'   (ars) M_Cuisance beats his marker
              ...  He muscled him off the ball
              ...  M_Cuisance bears down on goal!
              ...  G_Garofani gets his body behind the ball and saves
              ...  Text book goalkeeping!

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

Match Details
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Venue                 : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player           :  L_Diaz (Man of the Match)
Scorers               :  L_Diaz (7',58'), A_Gordon (40')
Sent Off              :  N/A
Booked                :  N/A
Injured               :  N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player           :  M_Cunha
Scorers               :  M_Cunha (4')
Sent Off              :  N/A
Booked                :  B_Kamara (34'), C_Leemans (38'), G_Gudmundsson (57')
Injured               :  N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Arsenal  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal      :          11        |       12
Off target            :           5        |       6
On target             :           6        |       6
Possession            :          33        |       67
Corners               :           0        |       2
Red Cards             :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards          :           0        |       3
Subs Used             :           1        |       4
Fouls                 :          10        |       9
Key Tackles           :           9        |       5
Key Passes            :          12        |       10
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Final Score           :  Arsenal 3 - 1 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_D_Dalmasso   GK  27   1   1   1  21 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   1  24  12   2  23 |  96   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  38   0
L_Hall         DF   1  25  16   6  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
T_Lamptey      DF   1  24  14   7  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   8   8
F_Uduokhai     DF   1  23  16   3  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
K_Taylor       MF   1  15  24  15  23 |  57   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  20   0
J_Nisic        MF   1  14  24  14  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Cuisance     AM   1  16  23  16  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
L_Diaz         AM   1  10  24  16  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  10  48
A_Gordon       FW   1  10  16  26  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
A_Isak         FW   1   7  14  28  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Bizot        GK  26   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Simakan      DF   1  23  14   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        MF   1  25  14   2  27 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Hutchinson   MF   1  16  23  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  15  24  21 |   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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G_Garofani     GK  28   1   1   1  20 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
B_Kamara       DF   1  26  17   2  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  17  -3
R_Ait-Nouri    DF   1  25  17  10  20 |  57   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
G_Gudmundsson  DF   1  25  12   4  25 |  96   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  10  25  -3
M_Brau+        DF   1  21  11   4  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Quansah      DF   1  24  20   4  25 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
E_Fernandez    DM   1  15  24  14  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Illing-Jnr   MF   1  15  24  15  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
C_Leemans      AM   1  14  25  15  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -3   7   2
M_Cunha        FW   1   7  17  27  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
A_Fati         FW   1   6  15  26  21 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Manojlovic   GK  22   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yilmaz       DF   1  24  18   2  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  15  25  15  31 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Jumeau       AM   2  12  23  16  20 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
D_Nunez        FW   1   7  14  24  26 |  26   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
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