FMFA Division One, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Fri Dec 12) Aston Villa | Manchester City 4-2-0-2-2 C | 4-4-2 T Alex Nock | Todd Fortune | G_Garofani GK | GK G_Grando J_Quansah DF | DF Pedro_Porro R_Ait-Nouri DF | DF T_Chalobah Ruben_Dias DF | DF C_Coady B_Kamara DF | DF O_Zinchenko Gerson DM | MF T_Reijnders E_Fernandez DM | MF Coutinho B_Guimaraes AM | MF A_MacAllister C_Leemans AM | MF Jorginho M_Cunha FW | FW J_Felix A_Fati FW | FW T_Barry | G_Wilson+ SUB | SUB A_Areola J_Lopez SUB | SUB A_Ali_Mohamed Z_Butterworth SUB | SUB Pipa T_Jumeau SUB | SUB S_McTominay B_Brobbey SUB | SUB Patson_Daka Referee: Peter_Bankes (Merseyside) Min. 1 :(ast) M_Cunha runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Pedro_Porro ... He showed his class there ... M_Cunha carves a shot towards goal ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 9 :(ast) B_Guimaraes crosses into the box, finding A_Fati ... A cheeky lob from A_Fati ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... He reveals a T shirt! ... It says 10 goals this season and still counting!! ... That’s put Aston Villa ahead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 11 :(ast) M_Cunha knocks it past T_Chalobah and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... T_Chalobah goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 12 :(ast) The ball runs loose! ... C_Leemans seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... C_Leemans with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But G_Grando tips it behind ... Peter_Bankes has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 15 :(mnc) T_Barry turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Coutinho ... Coutinho has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 16 :(ast) A_Fati uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... A cracking drive from A_Fati ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 18 :(ast) E_Fernandez skips the challenge from the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Pedro_Porro Min. 20 :(ast) C_Leemans drives it across the face of the goal B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes flicks the header toward the far post! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City ... Min. 21 :(ast) C_Leemans moves in a MF position Min. 21 :(ast) B_Guimaraes has changed his position on the pitch to a MF Min. 22 :(ast) E_Fernandez reads the run of A_Fati ... A_MacAllister gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Gerson crosses it in! ... O_Zinchenko reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 23 :(ast) A_Fati runs into space ... But O_Zinchenko sweeps up the threat Min. 26 :(ast) B_Guimaraes has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Fati gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Fati tries the shot ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester City ... Min. 26 :(mnc) A_MacAllister sprints past J_Quansah ... A_MacAllister keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... G_Garofani makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 27 :(ast) Gerson back heels to find E_Fernandez in space ... E_Fernandez tries to beat G_Grando! ... G_Grando won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL !! ... Excellent strike!! ... Aston Villa 4-0 Manchester City ... Min. 28 :(ast) C_Leemans with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Fati gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Fati aims for the top right corner ! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 31 :(ast) C_Leemans lobs the ball over the defence ... Ruben_Dias latches on to it ... Ruben_Dias sends it flying towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Leemans chips the ball in towards the back post! ... It comes to A_Fati ... He gets the shot away ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 31 :(mnc) Jorginho knocks it forward ... Ruben_Dias slips ... T_Reijnders gets to it! ... T_Reijnders with the overhead ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 33 :(mnc) T_Chalobah hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Barry latches onto it! ... B_Kamara intercepts the pass Min. 37 :(mnc) T_Reijnders bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to T_Chalobah ... C_Leemans fouls badly ... Peter_Bankes will want to speak to him Min. 38 :(ast) M_Cunha with a smart turn ... M_Cunha with a low drive through the rain! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 42 :(ast) M_Cunha runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Cunha hits the ball first time! ... Looks like it should be G_Grando's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... G_Grando looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) M_Cunha bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Ruben_Dias ... Ruben_Dias looks to see where G_Grando is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Aston Villa fans to celebrate! ... Aston Villa 5-0 Manchester City ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 5-0 Manchester City Min. 54 :(ast) Gerson beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... A thundering drive by Gerson ! ... G_Grando collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 54 :(mnc) Jorginho is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Barry ... R_Ait-Nouri takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 55 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Fati ... T_Chalobah with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 56 :(ast) C_Leemans with a real burst of pace ... He shows C_Coady a clean set of heals ... But Pedro_Porro slides in Min. 58 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri 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! ... A_Fati receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... O_Zinchenko with the foul ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... M_Cunha drives it under the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Fernandez curls it into the box! ... M_Cunha loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 59 :(ast) E_Fernandez looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... G_Grando guesses right Min. 62 :(ast) Z_Butterworth is going to be brought on ... E_Fernandez is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DM Min. 62 :(ast) C_Leemans takes possession on the edge of the box ... T_Chalobah slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Leemans plays it towards the near post! ... Pedro_Porro belts it clear Min. 65 :(ast) J_Lopez replaces an unhappy Ruben_Dias and will play as a DF Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau comes on for B_Guimaraes and takes up a AM role Min. 65 :(ast) Gerson unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Cunha ... Jorginho gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 67 :(ast) Z_Butterworth cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Fati ... A_Fati is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But Peter_Bankes waves play on ... He just has to beat G_Grando ... He tries to slide it past G_Grando ... G_Grando smothers the ball !! Min. 70 :(ast) B_Brobbey is being brought on ... A_Fati is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 73 :(mnc) Jorginho with a probing pass to T_Barry ... But R_Ait-Nouri puts it in row Z! Min. 74 :(ast) M_Cunha kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Leemans gets on the end of the pass ... C_Leemans with the shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Lopez floats the ball in! ... G_Grando reads it well, and claims it! Min. 74 :(mnc) A_MacAllister hoists the ball across to C_Coady ... C_Leemans fouls badly ... Peter_Bankes will want to speak to him Min. 76 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri curls the ball out wide to B_Brobbey ... B_Brobbey flicks the header toward the far post! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 80 :(ast) C_Leemans 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! ... R_Ait-Nouri receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_MacAllister gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 81 :(ast) The ball runs loose! ... T_Jumeau seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... T_Jumeau could have let it bounce! ... G_Grando with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 82 :(ast) Gerson can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... G_Grando comes towards him ... He tries to slide it past G_Grando ... G_Grando pulls off a save !! Min. 83 :(mnc) Coutinho kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Jorginho gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Leemans wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ast) T_Jumeau controls the ball with ease ... Coutinho with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Peter_Bankes ignores the protests for a card ... Todd Fortune looks relieved ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Guimaraes (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Fati (9,26), B_Guimaraes (20), E_Fernandez (27), Ruben_Dias (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jorginho Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 22 | 3 Off target : 11 | 2 On target : 11 | 1 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 4 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 17 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 5 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 J_Quansah DF 1 23 19 4 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 R_Ait-Nouri DF 1 24 16 10 20 | 96 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 30 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 B_Kamara DF 1 26 16 2 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Gerson DM 1 15 24 14 25 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 3 E_Fernandez DM 1 15 24 14 26 | 64 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 28 31 B_Guimaraes MF 1 14 24 15 31 | 67 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 56 26 C_Leemans MF 1 14 24 15 32 | 96 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 58 4 M_Cunha FW 1 7 16 26 23 | 96 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 38 8 A_Fati FW 1 6 15 25 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 G_Wilson+ GK 21 2 3 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 22 16 5 21 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Butterworth DM 1 15 23 15 23 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Jumeau AM 2 11 22 16 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 B_Brobbey FW 1 5 14 22 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 28 1 1 1 23 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -32 0 0 0 Pedro_Porro DF 1 24 16 9 24 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 T_Chalobah DF 1 23 14 8 29 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 C_Coady DF 1 22 6 4 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 22 15 8 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 T_Reijnders MF 1 13 25 13 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Coutinho MF 2 4 25 15 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 A_MacAllister MF 1 13 24 14 34 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 Jorginho MF 1 12 23 5 23 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 J_Felix FW 1 10 14 26 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Barry FW 1 8 14 25 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Areola GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 22 15 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipa DF 1 21 11 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 22 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patson_Daka FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1765570143 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35