FMFA Division One, Watford vs. Aston Villa (Wed Dec 12)


                              Watford  |  Aston Villa
                          5-1-1-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
           Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen  |  Alex Nock
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK H_Lloris
                         D_Janmaat DF  |  DF A_Masuaka
                         M_Navarro DF  |  DF A_W-Bissaka*
                           S_Prodl DF  |  DF R_Vlaar
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                         K_Femenia DF  |  MF E_Can
                        A_Morelos* FW  |  MF J_McCourt*
                       T_Cleverley MF  |  MF C_Roberts*
                          T_Deeney FW  |  MF S_de_Jong
                          M_Bundu* AM  |  FW D_Welbeck
                          E_Capoue DM  |  FW W_Rooney
                                       |
                           H_Gomes SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                         K_Davies* SUB |  SUB M_Lowton
                        N_Chalobah SUB |  SUB E_McCawl*
                         J_Jolebas SUB |  SUB Kenedy*
                        G_Deulofeu SUB |  SUB D_Mertens




Min. 4  :(ast) E_Can runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 7  :(ast) E_Can holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees C_Roberts* in space! 
          ...  C_Roberts* with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  B_Foster tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 8  :(wat) T_Cleverley looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Morelos* 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Morelos* ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past H_Lloris 
          ...  That’s put Watford in front! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 14 :(wat) E_Capoue brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Morelos* makes himself available 
          ...  C_Roberts* with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 17 :(ast) C_Roberts* has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Kaboul 
          ...  He puts in E_Can! 
          ...  But S_Prodl wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Florenzi swings it in! 
          ...  B_Foster easily catches it! 
Min. 23 :(ast) J_McCourt* with an inch perfect pass to D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Welbeck keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  B_Foster makes a fine save 
Min. 28 :(ast) W_Rooney looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_McCourt* 
          ...  D_Janmaat wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 29 :(ast) S_de_Jong threads the through ball to D_Welbeck 
          ...  K_Femenia with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 30 :(ast) The ball is passed in from C_Roberts*, he finds D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Janmaat is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 30 :(ast) A_Masuaka pass splits open the defence and finds W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney could have let it bounce! 
          ...  B_Foster guesses right 
Min. 32 :(wat) T_Cleverley with a precise pass to A_Morelos* 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Masuaka belts it clear 
Min. 33 :(ast) J_McCourt* with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Navarro 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Femenia 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCourt* chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Welbeck gets his head on it 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_de_Jong floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Janmaat wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 34 :(wat) T_Cleverley finds M_Bundu* in the box 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_W-Bissaka* 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Deeney drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of H_Lloris 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ast) W_Rooney pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  W_Rooney with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  B_Foster falls over 
          ...  But B_Foster is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 49 :(wat) E_Capoue hits a hard pass to A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Morelos* with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  H_Lloris gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cleverley plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka* reads it well and clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-0 Aston Villa

Min. 51 :(ast) R_Vlaar finds E_Can in the box 
          ...  K_Femenia wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 52 :(wat) M_Navarro runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Morelos* rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But H_Lloris gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Capoue hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Florenzi reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 53 :(wat) D_Janmaat floats the ball in to find A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Masuaka tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Cleverley crosses it in! 
          ...  S_Prodl gets a shot in 
          ...  But H_Lloris makes a fine save 
Min. 55 :(wat) G_Deulofeu is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Morelos* is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 55 :(wat) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  N_Chalobah will come on for E_Capoue and play DM 
Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 55 :(ast) S_de_Jong moves to AM 
Min. 58 :(wat) G_Deulofeu flicks it over A_W-Bissaka*'s head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_McCourt* with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 59 :(ast) A_Masuaka sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Rooney 
          ...  A powerful header from W_Rooney ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And B_Foster reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCourt* lofts the ball in! 
          ...  W_Rooney makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 60 :(wat) K_Davies* takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Janmaat 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 60 :(ast) a big roar from the crowd as M_Lowton comes on for A_Florenzi to play DF 
Min. 60 :(ast) E_McCawl* is coming on for C_Roberts* and playing MF 
Min. 61 :(wat) T_Deeney with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  T_Deeney hits a great drive! 
          ...  But H_Lloris punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 61 :(ast) J_McCourt* with a probing pass to W_Rooney 
          ...  G_Deulofeu wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 61 :(ast) W_Rooney leaves M_Navarro standing 
          ...  W_Rooney with the header ! 
          ...  Saved by B_Foster 
Min. 62 :(ast) D_Mertens is ready to come on to replace W_Rooney 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 64 :(ast) J_McCourt* barges K_Femenia off the ball 
          ...  J_McCourt* aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 65 :(ast) S_de_Jong bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Welbeck smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  B_Foster parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 70 :(ast) E_McCawl* feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Mertens runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But K_Femenia wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 72 :(ast) J_McCourt* with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  J_McCourt* hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 73 :(wat) It looks as though Watford is now playing C 
Min. 73 :(ast) It seems Aston Villa are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 73 :(ast) S_de_Jong is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 73 :(wat) T_Cleverley with an incisive pass to G_Deulofeu 
          ...  But J_McCourt* sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 79 :(ast) J_McCourt* has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Kaboul 
          ...  He puts in D_Mertens! 
          ...  D_Mertens looks to see where B_Foster is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  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. 83 :(wat) T_Cleverley with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Deeney runs onto it! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_W-Bissaka* 
Min. 85 :(wat) T_Deeney takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past R_Vlaar 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka* forces him off the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wat) M_Navarro takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Deulofeu 
          ...  M_Lowton gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 89 :(ast) S_de_Jong leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Mertens 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Mertens ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  B_Foster is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCourt* chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Femenia heads it away 
Min. 91 :(ast) J_McCourt* with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Welbeck 
          ...  K_Femenia is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
Attendance           : 34,130
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cleverley
Scorers              : A_Morelos* (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Janmaat (30), G_Deulofeu (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_McCourt* (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_McCourt* (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Roberts* (14), J_McCourt* (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       14
Off target           :           0        |       6
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 1 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Foster       GK  27   3   2   1  24 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  23  10   4  25 |  64   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23   7  -3
M_Navarro      DF   1  22   7   3  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Prodl        DF   2  23   4   2  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   3  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   1  22   7   3  25 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
A_Morelos*     FW   1   3  10  26  23 |  59   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
T_Cleverley    MF   1   5  23   5  25 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
T_Deeney       FW   1   3   5  24  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Bundu*       AM   2   3  23  10  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Capoue       DM   2  10  23   3  28 |  59   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Gomes        GK  26   2   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Davies*      DF   2  24   3   2  16 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     DM   1   8  22   3  24 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jolebas      DF   1  22   9   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Deulofeu     FW   1   3   8  23  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Masuaka      DF   2  23  10   3  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
A_W-Bissaka*   DF   1  22  11   7  28 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
R_Vlaar        DF   2  23   4   3  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Florenzi     DF   2  23   8   4  24 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Can          MF   1  11  24   9  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_McCourt*     MF   2  11  23  11  24 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  10  27  21
C_Roberts*     MF   2  11  22  12  21 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17   0
S_de_Jong      MF   2   4  24  12  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Welbeck      FW   2   3  12  23  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  66   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
M_Bunn         GK  26   3   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lowton       DF   2  23   6   2  24 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_McCawl*      MF   2  11  23  13  27 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kenedy*        MF   2  10  23  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Mertens      FW   1   2   4  25  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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