FMFA Division One, Aston Villa vs. Brentford (Wed Jan 14) Aston Villa | Brentford 4-2-0-2-2 P | 4-4-2 C | | G_Garofani GK | GK O_Christensen B_Kamara DF | DF J_Tarkowski R_Ait-Nouri DF | DF D_Dalot J_Quansah DF | DF K_Ajer Ruben_Dias DF | DF N_Phillips Gerson DM | MF A_Wharton E_Fernandez DM | MF D_Kulusevski B_Guimaraes AM | MF D_McNeil C_Leemans AM | MF Jona_Starek M_Cunha FW | FW Torrem_Moffi A_Fati FW | FW B_Johnson | F_Manojlovic SUB | SUB N_Shepperd M_Pongracic SUB | SUB A_Khusanov Z_Butterworth SUB | SUB Albin_Thaqi+ T_Jumeau SUB | SUB G_Lo_Celso N_Rusyn SUB | SUB L_Barry Min. 3 :(ast) M_Cunha is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to E_Fernandez ... But D_Kulusevski wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 3 :(bre) D_Kulusevski gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Torrem_Moffi ... Ruben_Dias seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 5 :(bre) D_McNeil with an inch perfect pass to K_Ajer ... K_Ajer with a terrific drive ! ... G_Garofani with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 8 :(bre) D_Kulusevski makes himself available ... R_Ait-Nouri cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 9 :(ast) Gerson with a reverse pass to A_Fati ... A_Fati tries to beat O_Christensen from outside the area! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... O_Christensen dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had O_Christensen beaten! Min. 10 :(ast) B_Guimaraes has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... B_Guimaraes with a screamer of a shot ! ... But O_Christensen palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 14 :(ast) A_Fati knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Ajer ... D_Kulusevski wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee warns him ... FREE KICK! ... M_Cunha drives it under the wall ... GOAL !! ... He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air ... It’s his 10th for the campaign!! ... Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Brentford ... Min. 15 :(ast) C_Leemans brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Cunha makes himself available ... D_Dalot with the block Min. 17 :(ast) B_Guimaraes fires over a low cross to Gerson ... A thundering drive by Gerson ! ... But it goes wide Min. 18 :(ast) B_Guimaraes pushes it past the defender ... A great volley from B_Guimaraes ! ... GOAL !! ... His players jump on top of him ... Aston Villa 2-0 Brentford ... Min. 18 :(bre) D_Kulusevski finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... D_Kulusevski with the strike ! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 27 :(bre) A_Wharton with a probing through ball B_Johnson ... B_Johnson attempts to drive it home! ... G_Garofani gathers it comfortably Min. 28 :(ast) E_Fernandez beats N_Phillips ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Dalot gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Gerson swings it in! ... M_Cunha gets to it! ... But O_Christensen comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 32 :(ast) Gerson with the towering header to M_Cunha ... B_Johnson with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 33 :(ast) B_Kamara holds the ball up ... He sees B_Guimaraes in space! ... K_Ajer wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 34 :(ast) C_Leemans with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 35 :(bre) Torrem_Moffi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to D_McNeil ... E_Fernandez scythes the player down. ... Psycho! Min. 36 :(ast) A_Fati knocks it past K_Ajer and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Tarkowski hits it out for a throw Min. 37 :(ast) A_Fati with the heel pass to C_Leemans ... N_Phillips seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri feeds the ball through the middle ... A_Fati runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Fati with a terrific drive ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Gerson swings it in! ... R_Ait-Nouri gets his head on it ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Leemans plays it towards the near post! ... D_Dalot clears the danger Min. 45 :(bre) L_Barry comes on for B_Johnson and takes up a FW role Min. 45 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso is going to be brought on ... Jona_Starek is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 48 :(ast) Ruben_Dias reads the run of C_Leemans ... C_Leemans has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But O_Christensen punches it away ... He could have caught that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Brentford Min. 46 :(bre) D_Dalot looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Wharton ... A_Wharton tries to chip the ball over G_Garofani! ... The shot slips through G_Garofani's hands ... But G_Garofani recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 49 :(ast) C_Leemans is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha shapes up for a shot! ... O_Christensen makes a fine save Min. 57 :(ast) B_Guimaraes holds the ball up ... He sees C_Leemans in space! ... C_Leemans with the chance ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 59 :(bre) D_Kulusevski latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... But J_Quansah slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 61 :(ast) C_Leemans brings the ball into the opposing area ... C_Leemans shoots towards goal ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 62 :(ast) Z_Butterworth replaces an unhappy Gerson and will play as a MF Min. 63 :(ast) E_Fernandez watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... E_Fernandez fires off a left-footed shot ! ... GOAL !! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Brentford ... Min. 64 :(ast) B_Guimaraes takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Dalot ... He timed it well Min. 65 :(ast) M_Pongracic replaces an unhappy R_Ait-Nouri and will play as a DF Min. 67 :(ast) M_Cunha is first to the loose ball ... A thundering drive by M_Cunha ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 68 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... T_Jumeau will come on for C_Leemans and play AM Min. 68 :(ast) M_Cunha lobs it over J_Tarkowski ... M_Cunha lobs O_Christensen! ... It hits off a defender! ... O_Christensen is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Fernandez crosses it in! ... J_Quansah with the header ... But O_Christensen palms it behind ... CORNER! ... B_Kamara crosses it in! ... T_Jumeau tries to place the shot! ... O_Christensen parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 69 :(ast) T_Jumeau 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... D_Dalot slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 70 :(ast) N_Rusyn replaces A_Fati to play as a FW Min. 70 :(bre) A_Wharton lobs the ball over the defence ... Torrem_Moffi latches on to it ... A great volley from Torrem_Moffi ! ... G_Garofani with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 71 :(ast) T_Jumeau knocks the ball past J_Tarkowski ... D_Dalot makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 72 :(bre) L_Barry turns past M_Pongracic ... He has created space for himself now ... L_Barry with the shot on net ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Garofani dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And G_Garofani tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... L_Barry plays it towards the near post! ... G_Garofani makes the catch! Min. 74 :(ast) Z_Butterworth with a flicked pass to E_Fernandez ... E_Fernandez cracks a laser towards goal ! ... O_Christensen gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by O_Christensen !! Min. 76 :(ast) N_Rusyn nutmegs K_Ajer ... D_Kulusevski with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 79 :(bre) Torrem_Moffi is first to the ball ... Torrem_Moffi has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He hits the side netting Min. 82 :(ast) B_Guimaraes barges the defender off the ball ... A_Wharton gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 83 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from T_Jumeau to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha with the shot on net ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_Cunha chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Quansah gets a shot in ... O_Christensen heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 83 :(ast) Ruben_Dias changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Cunha ... G_Lo_Celso wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... E_Fernandez plays it short to N_Rusyn ... N_Rusyn tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... O_Christensen never had a chance! ... But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something ... That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! Min. 86 :(ast) B_Guimaraes with a 50-yard pass to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with O_Christensen ... He rounds O_Christensen ... He taps it towards the goal! ... O_Christensen manages to get to it !! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ast) Z_Butterworth finds the run of N_Rusyn ... N_Rusyn with a powerful downward header! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 90 :(bre) D_McNeil chips the ball over the defence and finds Torrem_Moffi ... But he loses control of it ... Ruben_Dias hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cunha (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Cunha (14), B_Guimaraes (18), E_Fernandez (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Wharton Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Johnson (32), G_Lo_Celso (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Brentford Attempts on Goal : 24 | 7 Off target : 11 | 2 On target : 13 | 5 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 6 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 4 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 17 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Brentford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 26 16 2 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Ait-Nouri DF 1 24 17 10 20 | 69 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 15 2 J_Quansah DF 1 23 19 4 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 10 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 0 Gerson DM 1 15 24 14 25 | 66 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 E_Fernandez DM 1 15 24 14 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 B_Guimaraes AM 1 15 24 15 31 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 12 57 52 C_Leemans AM 1 14 24 15 32 | 72 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 9 M_Cunha FW 1 7 16 26 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 15 58 A_Fati FW 1 6 15 25 21 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 F_Manojlovic GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 23 14 3 25 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Butterworth MF 1 15 23 15 23 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 T_Jumeau AM 2 12 22 16 20 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 27 17 N_Rusyn FW 1 2 4 22 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 26 1 1 1 23 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 21 6 3 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Dalot DF 1 21 10 2 22 | 98 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 15 0 K_Ajer DF 1 21 14 8 21 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 N_Phillips DF 1 21 7 3 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Wharton MF 1 12 22 12 29 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 30 5 D_Kulusevski MF 1 7 23 14 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 15 2 D_McNeil MF 1 3 21 10 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Jona_Starek MF 1 14 23 14 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torrem_Moffi FW 1 3 14 21 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 B_Johnson FW 1 10 16 25 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 0 N_Shepperd GK 24 2 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Khusanov DF 1 24 14 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Albin_Thaqi+ DF 1 22 15 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 8 23 5 23 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 L_Barry FW 1 4 12 20 23 | 53 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1768432700 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35