FMFA Division One, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Wed Jun 24) Aston Villa | Manchester City 4-2-0-2-2 P | 5-3-2 C Alex Nock | Todd Fortune | G_Garofani GK | GK G_Grando B_Kamara DF | DF Pedro_Porro Ruben_Dias DF | DF T_Chalobah R_Yilmaz DF | DF L_Mai J_Quansah DF | DF A_Ali_Mohamed E_Fernandez DM | DF O_Zinchenko Gerson DM | MF Joelinton B_Guimaraes AM | MF T_Reijnders S_Illing-Jnr AM | MF Coutinho M_Cunha FW | FW T_Barry A_Fati FW | FW J_Felix | F_Manojlovic SUB | SUB A_Areola R_Ait-Nouri SUB | SUB C_Coady C_Leemans SUB | SUB Pipa T_Jumeau SUB | SUB J_Birch D_Nunez SUB | SUB Patson_Daka Referee: Craig_Pawson (South_Yorkshire) Min. 2 :(mnc) Coutinho retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... T_Barry latches onto the end of it ... But Ruben_Dias puts it in row Z! Min. 3 :(mnc) Coutinho floats the ball in to find T_Barry ... T_Barry with the header ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... Manchester City go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 4 :(ast) S_Illing-Jnr crosses into the box, finding A_Fati ... A_Ali_Mohamed knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But Craig_Pawson just turns away! Min. 5 :(ast) B_Guimaraes with the nod to A_Fati ... A_Fati fires a shot at goal ! ... But G_Grando palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 11 :(mnc) Coutinho hoofs it up field to find J_Felix ... J_Felix hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... GOAL !! ... G_Garofani was caught out there ... Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City ... Min. 12 :(ast) Gerson has changed his position on the pitch to a MF Min. 12 :(mnc) Manchester City switch to playing A Min. 12 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from J_Felix to A_Ali_Mohamed ... A vicious shot by A_Ali_Mohamed ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester City ... Min. 15 :(ast) E_Fernandez retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... R_Yilmaz latches onto the end of it ... L_Mai slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Quansah crosses it in! ... B_Guimaraes makes a firm connection with his head ... The fans get off there seats! ... G_Grando plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 15 :(mnc) T_Reijnders cuts the ball back to J_Felix ... J_Felix carves a shot towards goal ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 16 :(ast) M_Cunha is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes with a little chip! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 19 :(ast) Gerson drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Fati ... A_Fati gets his head to the ball ! ... G_Grando can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... G_Grando makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 21 :(ast) B_Guimaraes passes the ball to M_Cunha ... L_Mai robs him of the ball Min. 22 :(ast) B_Kamara finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... B_Kamara hits the ball first time! ... G_Grando makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 22 :(mnc) L_Mai is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Reijnders ... B_Kamara leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! Min. 24 :(mnc) The defender slips and falls over! ... Joelinton is through! ... B_Guimaraes is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Craig_Pawson ignores the protests for a card ... Alex Nock looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... Joelinton floats it forward ... J_Felix latches onto the end of it ... From long range J_Felix bends the ball towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL !! ... He reveals a T shirt! ... It says 10 goals this season and still counting!! ... Aston Villa 0-4 Manchester City ... Min. 24 :(mnc) T_Barry with a reverse pass to Coutinho ... Coutinho rifles it at the goal ! ... What agility from G_Garofani Min. 26 :(ast) Ruben_Dias pass splits open the defence and finds B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes tries to beat G_Grando! ... G_Grando is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 26 :(mnc) J_Felix breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on G_Garofani! ... Ruben_Dias brings him down! ... Craig_Pawson calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 27 :(ast) A_Fati races into the box ... He sees M_Cunha lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Well executed sliding challenge from Pedro_Porro Min. 35 :(mnc) J_Felix 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! ... R_Yilmaz wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 38 :(mnc) T_Chalobah with an in swinging cross to L_Mai ... L_Mai hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 39 :(ast) A_Fati sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes unleashes a pile driver ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 40 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 40 :(ast) E_Fernandez looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes with a powerful header ! ... G_Grando makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-4 Manchester City Min. 46 :(mnc) L_Mai with a reverse pass to T_Barry ... Gerson wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 47 :(ast) S_Illing-Jnr controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Fati gets onto the end of the pass! ... What a shot from A_Fati ! ... It could go anywhere ... But it goes wide Min. 49 :(ast) Ruben_Dias controls it well ... He nutmegs T_Reijnders ... He puts in R_Yilmaz! ... R_Yilmaz has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with G_Grando ... He dinks it over G_Grando ... It goes over!! Min. 50 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... T_Barry latches onto it! ... T_Barry attempts the shot! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... G_Garofani looks relieved there! Min. 50 :(mnc) J_Felix is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 52 :(ast) J_Quansah runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Ali_Mohamed back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Mai ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Guimaraes curls it into the box! ... M_Cunha makes a firm connection with his head ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 54 :(ast) R_Yilmaz brings it under control ... He takes on A_Ali_Mohamed ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Cunha! ... M_Cunha has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through G_Grando's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 58 :(mnc) T_Reijnders with a short pass to find T_Barry ... T_Barry goes for the top corner ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him! Min. 62 :(ast) C_Leemans is being prepared to come on ... E_Fernandez is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DM Min. 64 :(ast) B_Guimaraes finds A_Fati with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Fati tries to beat G_Grando from outside the area! ... G_Grando just watches it drift out of play! Min. 64 :(mnc) Coutinho is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to J_Felix ... S_Illing-Jnr takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 65 :(ast) R_Ait-Nouri is going to be brought on ... B_Kamara is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 65 :(mnc) C_Coady is being prepared to come on ... T_Chalobah is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 66 :(ast) M_Cunha with an incisive pass to S_Illing-Jnr ... C_Coady clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 68 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... T_Jumeau will come on for B_Guimaraes and play AM Min. 69 :(ast) Curled in dangerously from C_Leemans to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha chases it through, he must score ! ... But G_Grando parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 70 :(ast) D_Nunez takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Cunha ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Birch is ready to come on to replace Coutinho ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 72 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as Patson_Daka comes on for T_Barry to play FW Min. 73 :(ast) D_Nunez knocks it past O_Zinchenko and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Nunez pounds a rocket on goal ! ... GOAL !! ... It flew past G_Grando ... Aston Villa 1-4 Manchester City ... Min. 75 :(ast) C_Leemans runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Ruben_Dias ... Ruben_Dias has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 78 :(ast) D_Nunez sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But A_Ali_Mohamed wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 83 :(ast) A_Fati looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... A_Fati with a screamer of a shot ! ... G_Grando tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 87 :(mnc) T_Reijnders hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Ali_Mohamed collects the loose ball! ... A_Ali_Mohamed with the crafty shot! ... G_Garofani has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Garofani reacts well to save!!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnc) T_Reijnders finds Patson_Daka in the box ... Intercepted by R_Yilmaz Min. 89 :(mnc) J_Felix with electric pace ... He eases past Ruben_Dias ... J_Quansah plays the back pass ... G_Garofani can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Joelinton chips the ball into the area! ... J_Quansah reads it well and clears the danger Min. 90 :(ast) Gerson controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Felix ... He puts in A_Fati! ... A_Fati goes for goal ! ... The shot slips through G_Grando's hands ... But G_Grando recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 92 :(ast) A_Fati with a neat pass into S_Illing-Jnr ... S_Illing-Jnr with a thundering shot! ... G_Grando takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 93 :(ast) C_Leemans barges O_Zinchenko off the ball ... C_Leemans with the shot ! ... G_Grando beats the ball away Min. 93 :(mnc) C_Coady kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Felix gets on the end of the pass ... Good sliding challenge from Ruben_Dias ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Birch crosses it in! ... Patson_Daka gets a shot in ... G_Garofani gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Fati Scorers : D_Nunez (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Ruben_Dias (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Felix (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Barry (3), J_Felix (11,24), A_Ali_Mohamed (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 20 | 11 Off target : 10 | 5 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 19 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 4 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 28 1 1 1 20 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -40 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 26 17 2 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 16 7 28 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 17 -2 R_Yilmaz DF 1 24 18 2 23 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 1 J_Quansah DF 1 24 19 4 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Fernandez DM 1 15 24 14 26 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Gerson MF 1 15 24 14 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 B_Guimaraes AM 1 15 25 15 31 | 69 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 9 S_Illing-Jnr AM 1 15 24 15 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 M_Cunha FW 1 7 17 27 23 | 71 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 A_Fati FW 1 6 15 26 21 | 94 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 F_Manojlovic GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ait-Nouri DF 1 25 17 10 20 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Leemans DM 1 14 25 15 32 | 31 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 T_Jumeau AM 2 12 23 16 20 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nunez FW 1 7 14 24 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 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 27 1 1 1 23 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 Pedro_Porro DF 1 24 16 9 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Chalobah DF 1 24 14 8 29 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Mai DF 1 24 16 2 23 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 10 1 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 23 15 4 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 26 0 26 O_Zinchenko DF 1 23 15 8 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 Joelinton MF 1 12 26 12 27 | 94 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 T_Reijnders MF 1 13 26 13 25 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Coutinho MF 2 4 25 15 25 | 71 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 84 11 T_Barry FW 1 8 15 26 28 | 73 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 25 J_Felix FW 1 10 14 27 20 | 94 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 28 47 A_Areola GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Coady DF 1 22 6 4 26 | 28 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Pipa DF 1 21 11 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Birch MF 1 15 24 3 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patson_Daka FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1782327980 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35