FMFA Division One, Aston Villa vs. Fulham (Fri May 01) Aston Villa | Fulham 4-4-1-1 E | 4-1-2-1-2 P Alex Nock | Caretaker Mike McLeod | G_Garofani GK | GK D_Raya B_Kamara DF | DF T_Castagne Ruben_Dias DF | DF A_Robinson R_Ait-Nouri DF | DF Niall_Huggins R_Yilmaz DF | DF C_Bassey S_Illing-Jnr MF | MF A_Iwobi E_Fernandez MF | AM A_Traore B_Guimaraes MF | DM H_Reed C_Leemans MF | MF C_Talbi M_Cunha AM | FW C_Dressers A_Fati FW | FW E_Kroupi | F_Manojlovic SUB | SUB S_Benda G_Gudmundsson SUB | SUB Douglas_Luiz Gerson SUB | SUB A_Pereira T_Jumeau SUB | SUB L_Harris D_Nunez SUB | SUB L_Nmecha Referee: Stuart_Attwell (Warwicksire) Min. 1 :(ast) M_Cunha knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... M_Cunha with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... D_Raya with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 1 :(ful) A_Iwobi takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... But R_Ait-Nouri sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 2 :(ful) C_Talbi falls badly. He's unable to continue Min. 2 :(ful) A_Pereira replaces C_Talbi and will play MF Min. 7 :(ful) E_Kroupi knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Ait-Nouri ... E_Kroupi aims for the top right corner ! ... But G_Garofani with the difficult save Min. 8 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past C_Bassey ... R_Ait-Nouri with a stunning strike ! ... The shot slips through D_Raya's hands ... But D_Raya recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 9 :(ast) E_Fernandez threads the through ball to C_Leemans ... C_Leemans blasts it at the goal ! ... D_Raya makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 15 :(ast) A_Fati sidesteps Niall_Huggins ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_Bassey with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He received a good talking to from Stuart_Attwell Min. 16 :(ast) Ruben_Dias beats C_Dressers ... He muscled him off the ball ... E_Kroupi tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Stuart_Attwell has stopped play ... Well spotted by Stuart_Attwell! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... M_Cunha bends it round the wall ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That puts Aston Villa ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham ... Min. 17 :(ful) Fulham altered their play to a C strategy Min. 18 :(ful) A_Iwobi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Pereira ... Ruben_Dias reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 20 :(ful) A_Traore takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... A_Traore drives the ball low ! ... G_Garofani with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 24 :(ful) E_Kroupi takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... S_Illing-Jnr with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 25 :(ast) E_Fernandez beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... E_Fernandez tries to place it in the corner ! ... D_Raya can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_Raya makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 29 :(ful) A_Pereira with a simple pass to E_Kroupi ... C_Leemans fouls ... That was disgusting ... Stuart_Attwell calls him for a talk Min. 31 :(ful) A_Iwobi unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Dressers ... C_Dressers with a blistering shot ! ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Garofani is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Pereira ... E_Kroupi gets to it! ... G_Garofani parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Niall_Huggins curls it into the box! ... G_Garofani easily catches it! Min. 32 :(ast) B_Guimaraes unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Cunha ... Blocked by H_Reed Min. 33 :(ast) S_Illing-Jnr nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... An audacious effort from S_Illing-Jnr ! ... But D_Raya makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 38 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri is injured. He's been stretchered off Min. 38 :(ast) G_Gudmundsson is coming on and R_Ait-Nouri is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 40 :(ful) C_Dressers had to stretch to reach the pass ... But M_Cunha clears the danger Min. 42 :(ful) C_Dressers with electric pace ... He eases past C_Leemans ... B_Guimaraes with the block Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) G_Gudmundsson controls it well ... He nutmegs H_Reed ... He puts in E_Fernandez! ... The ball comes in high ... E_Fernandez beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has D_Raya to beat ... He dinks it over D_Raya ... GOAL !! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham ... Min. 44 :(ast) Aston Villa will now play C after the order comes from the dugout Min. 44 :(ast) E_Fernandez beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... E_Fernandez blasts it at the goal ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham Min. 49 :(ful) C_Dressers takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... But G_Gudmundsson sweeps up the threat Min. 53 :(ast) C_Leemans can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to A_Fati ... A_Fati with the drive! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 54 :(ful) C_Dressers with a real burst of pace ... He leaves G_Gudmundsson behind ... C_Dressers rifles it at the goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him! Min. 60 :(ful) C_Dressers is too quick for the defence ... G_Gudmundsson tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He had to endure a strong lecture from Stuart_Attwell Min. 62 :(ast) Gerson comes on for E_Fernandez and takes up a MF role Min. 63 :(ast) R_Yilmaz with a penetrating pass to S_Illing-Jnr ... Brilliantly taken away by Niall_Huggins !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 64 :(ast) B_Guimaraes gets to the by line and finds M_Cunha with a beautiful cross ... C_Bassey fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Stuart_Attwell calls him over ... Stuart_Attwell tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(ful) Douglas_Luiz is coming on for A_Robinson and playing DF Min. 67 :(ful) L_Harris is going to be brought on ... A_Iwobi is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 67 :(ful) C_Bassey plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Pereira decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Pereira tries to catch the keeper out! ... G_Garofani with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 68 :(ast) T_Jumeau is being brought on ... C_Leemans is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(ast) D_Nunez is going to be brought on ... A_Fati is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(ful) L_Nmecha is being brought on ... C_Dressers is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(ful) E_Kroupi breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on G_Garofani! ... Gerson brings him down! ... Stuart_Attwell calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 72 :(ast) D_Nunez beats T_Castagne ... He showed great skill there ... D_Nunez hits a great drive! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 72 :(ast) T_Jumeau holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Gerson ... A_Traore knobbles the attacking player. ... Stuart_Attwell blows up for a foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 74 :(ast) B_Guimaraes races into the box ... He sees M_Cunha lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... L_Harris with the tackle ... Stuart_Attwell will want to speak to him ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(ful) L_Nmecha is too quick for the defence ... R_Yilmaz forces him off the ball Min. 84 :(ast) G_Gudmundsson with a slide rule pass to D_Nunez ... D_Nunez attempts to nutmeg D_Raya! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Fulham ... Min. 85 :(ast) D_Nunez turns past T_Castagne ... He has created space for himself now ... D_Nunez tries to beat D_Raya from outside the area! ... But D_Raya with the difficult save Min. 86 :(ast) D_Nunez knocks it past Douglas_Luiz and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Niall_Huggins takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 87 :(ast) B_Guimaraes knocks it past T_Castagne and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... But L_Nmecha sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(ast) M_Cunha finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Douglas_Luiz ... A great volley from M_Cunha ! ... D_Raya saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Gudmundsson (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Cunha (16), E_Fernandez (43), D_Nunez (84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Gerson (70) Injured : R_Ait-Nouri (38) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Pereira Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Kroupi (16), C_Bassey (64), L_Harris (74) Injured : C_Talbi (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Fulham Attempts on Goal : 13 | 6 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 4 | 4 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Fulham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 26 16 2 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Ait-Nouri DF 1 25 17 10 20 | 38 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 R_Yilmaz DF 1 24 18 2 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Illing-Jnr MF 1 15 24 15 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 E_Fernandez MF 1 15 24 14 26 | 63 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 25 B_Guimaraes MF 1 15 24 15 31 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 C_Leemans MF 1 14 24 15 32 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 11 M_Cunha AM 1 7 17 27 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 0 29 A_Fati FW 1 6 15 26 21 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 F_Manojlovic GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Gudmundsson DF 1 25 12 4 25 | 56 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 64 8 Gerson MF 1 15 24 14 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 T_Jumeau MF 2 12 23 16 20 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Nunez FW 1 7 14 24 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 23 12 5 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robinson DF 1 23 14 2 23 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niall_Huggins DF 1 23 12 3 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_Bassey DF 1 21 10 2 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 A_Iwobi MF 1 5 23 13 23 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Traore AM 1 7 23 12 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 H_Reed DM 1 10 22 4 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Talbi MF 1 3 22 11 21 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dressers FW 1 9 13 25 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 E_Kroupi FW 1 2 11 25 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 3 S_Benda GK 24 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Douglas_Luiz DF 1 21 14 5 30 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 21 12 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Harris MF 1 3 21 11 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 L_Nmecha FW 1 10 15 25 28 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1777664672 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35