FMFA Division One, West Ham United vs. Aston Villa (Fri Dec 05) West Ham United | Aston Villa 5-3-2 P | 4-2-0-2-2 C Mike McLeod | Alex Nock | Alex_Meret GK | GK G_Garofani A_Telles DF | DF J_Lopez M_De_Cuyper DF | DF R_Ait-Nouri F_Fonseca DF | DF Ruben_Dias L_Yoro DF | DF B_Kamara M_Gusto DF | DM Gerson E_Robsie MF | DM E_Fernandez M_Mount MF | AM B_Guimaraes N_Vlasic MF | AM C_Leemans L_Mothiba FW | FW M_Cunha M_Kudus FW | FW A_Fati | Joe_Wollacott SUB | SUB G_Wilson+ S_Botman SUB | SUB J_Quansah K_Mavropanos SUB | SUB Z_Butterworth K_McKechnie SUB | SUB T_Jumeau H_Wolf SUB | SUB B_Brobbey Referee: David_Coote (Nottinghamshire) Min. 1 :(whu) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... West Ham United will now play C Min. 7 :(ast) A_Fati wins possession ... He plays the ball across to B_Guimaraes ... M_De_Cuyper wins the ball Min. 9 :(ast) A_Fati runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off M_Gusto back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Telles slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Ait-Nouri floats the ball in! ... B_Guimaraes gets a shot in ... Alex_Meret parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 11 :(whu) M_De_Cuyper runs with pace at the defence ... B_Kamara with the tackle Min. 13 :(whu) The ball goes loose! ... L_Mothiba gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... R_Ait-Nouri robs him of the ball Min. 20 :(whu) M_Gusto with a clever shimmy ... Ruben_Dias with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 25 :(ast) M_Cunha has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Yoro! ... He has some space now! ... A_Telles cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 26 :(whu) L_Mothiba with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... J_Lopez takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 26 :(ast) E_Fernandez sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Fati runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But L_Yoro wins the tackle cleanly Min. 27 :(ast) B_Guimaraes crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Cunha in the box ... M_Cunha pounds a rocket on goal ! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 30 :(ast) B_Guimaraes hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Cunha latches onto it! ... M_Cunha gets his head to the ball ! ... GOAL !! ... Alex_Meret had no chance! ... Lets see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead! ... West Ham United 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 35 :(whu) M_Mount turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Kudus ... R_Ait-Nouri gathers up the loose ball Min. 40 :(ast) E_Fernandez lobs the ball over the defence ... A_Fati latches on to it ... A_Fati runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... Alex_Meret takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 49 :(whu) N_Vlasic unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Mothiba ... The defender fails to control it ... L_Mothiba picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with G_Garofani ... He tries to slide it past G_Garofani ... G_Garofani smothers the ball !! Min. 49 :(ast) B_Kamara 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 M_Cunha ... M_Cunha drives it towards goal ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Alex_Meret arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... West Ham United 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 50 :(whu) West Ham United switch to playing A Min. 50 :(ast) It appears C_Leemans is playing as a MF Min. 50 :(ast) B_Guimaraes seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 52 :(ast) M_Cunha nutmegs the defender ... M_De_Cuyper wins the ball Min. 54 :(ast) Gerson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Telles ... It's a lucky break ... Gerson gets his head to the ball ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Alex_Meret moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 60 :(whu) Up goes the substitution board - K_Mavropanos on for F_Fonseca as a DF Min. 60 :(whu) K_McKechnie replaces an unhappy M_Mount and will play as a MF Min. 60 :(whu) N_Vlasic knocks it forward ... B_Kamara slips ... L_Mothiba gets to it! ... But Ruben_Dias slides in Min. 60 :(ast) Ruben_Dias takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... A glorious effort by Ruben_Dias ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 62 :(ast) Z_Butterworth replaces an unhappy Gerson and will play as a DM Min. 64 :(whu) M_De_Cuyper moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to N_Vlasic ... C_Leemans steals the ball of off him Min. 65 :(whu) There's going to be a change ... S_Botman will come on for M_De_Cuyper and play DF Min. 65 :(whu) H_Wolf is ready to come on to replace M_Kudus ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 65 :(ast) J_Quansah is coming on for R_Ait-Nouri and will play DF Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Leemans ... He'll play as a AM ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 65 :(ast) A_Fati finds himself with plenty of time ... A_Fati must beat Alex_Meret! ... 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. 67 :(ast) E_Fernandez takes advantage of a mistake by M_Gusto ... It's a lucky break ... E_Fernandez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Alex_Meret falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... Alex_Meret looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... T_Jumeau hits it towards the far post! ... It comes to Z_Butterworth ... He gets the shot away ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 70 :(ast) Up goes the substitution board - B_Brobbey on for M_Cunha as a FW Min. 71 :(whu) H_Wolf can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... B_Guimaraes is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 73 :(ast) A_Fati beats K_Mavropanos ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves David_Coote ... A_Fati fires off a right-footed shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 76 :(ast) J_Quansah races into the box ... He sees T_Jumeau lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... T_Jumeau tries to beat Alex_Meret from outside the area! ... Alex_Meret with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... B_Brobbey plays it towards the near post! ... Alex_Meret jumps well to claim it! Min. 81 :(ast) J_Lopez crosses to A_Fati ... A_Fati hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 83 :(whu) L_Mothiba with a 40-yard pass to H_Wolf ... H_Wolf rifles it to the far post ! ... G_Garofani fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 84 :(ast) A_Fati with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... K_Mavropanos dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 85 :(whu) M_Gusto looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to N_Vlasic ... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Kamara ... He timed it well Min. 85 :(ast) A_Fati unselfishly lays the ball back to Z_Butterworth ... A_Telles is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... David_Coote reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(whu) L_Mothiba breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on G_Garofani! ... A_Fati brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... David_Coote calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 86 :(ast) E_Fernandez with a slick pass to Z_Butterworth ... But S_Botman clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) E_Fernandez with the cross-field pass to B_Brobbey ... B_Brobbey aims for the top right corner ! ... Alex_Meret has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Alex_Meret is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 89 :(ast) A_Fati is unmarked! ... A cracking drive from A_Fati ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 91 :(whu) H_Wolf takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... H_Wolf with a powerful header ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Robsie! ... It comes to S_Botman ... He gets the shot away ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... E_Robsie chips the ball into the area! ... K_McKechnie tries to place the shot! ... G_Garofani saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 92 :(whu) H_Wolf flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... H_Wolf tries one from the edge of the box ! ... G_Garofani gathers it easily ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_De_Cuyper Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Telles (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cunha (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Cunha (30,49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Guimaraes (71), A_Fati (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 6 | 15 Off target : 2 | 10 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 4 | 4 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 6 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 0 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex_Meret GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 22 15 6 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 M_De_Cuyper DF 1 24 16 7 28 | 66 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 F_Fonseca DF 1 22 15 2 23 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Yoro DF 1 23 13 12 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Gusto DF 1 22 15 9 19 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Robsie MF 1 2 24 16 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mount MF 1 3 24 14 24 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Vlasic MF 2 14 21 3 18 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Mothiba FW 2 3 10 21 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 M_Kudus FW 1 9 16 25 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe_Wollacott GK 24 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Botman DF 1 21 12 7 28 | 27 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 K_Mavropanos DF 1 20 10 4 24 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_McKechnie MF 2 13 21 6 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 H_Wolf FW 1 3 13 20 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 22 16 5 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 R_Ait-Nouri DF 1 24 16 10 20 | 66 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1 B_Kamara DF 1 26 16 2 24 | 93 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 28 0 Gerson DM 1 15 24 14 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E_Fernandez DM 1 15 24 14 26 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 B_Guimaraes MF 1 14 24 15 31 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 35 -2 C_Leemans MF 1 14 24 15 32 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Cunha FW 1 7 16 26 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 8 8 55 A_Fati FW 1 6 15 25 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 17 4 G_Wilson+ GK 21 2 3 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Quansah DF 1 23 19 4 25 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Z_Butterworth DM 1 15 23 15 23 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 T_Jumeau MF 2 11 22 16 20 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 B_Brobbey FW 1 5 14 22 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1764964756 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35