FMFA Premier Division, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Wed Jun 12) Aston Villa | Arsenal 4-4-2 C | 4-4-1-1 P William McGregor | Ryan Field | M_Perin GK | GK J_Pickford Emerson DF | DF D_Lovren D_Luiz DF | DF Y_Bisseck D_Rose DF | DF L_Bateman J_Garcia DF | DF Rafael E_Can MF | MF M_Ozil L_Goretzka MF | MF F_Geraldes E_McCawl MF | MF S_El-Shaarawy R_Firmino MF | MF Oscar D_Agyei FW | AM A_Schurrle W_Rooney FW | FW G_Higuain | M_Bunn SUB | SUB W_Szczesny A_Masuaka SUB | SUB P_Jones M_Yanga-Mbiwa SUB | SUB A_Herrera Kenedy SUB | SUB C_Eriksen L_Vietto SUB | SUB G_Barbosa Min. 2 :(ast) E_McCawl flicks the ball through ... W_Rooney runs onto it! ... W_Rooney with a terrific drive ! ... J_Pickford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 6 :(ast) E_Can spots D_Agyei who is in acres of space ... D_Agyei cracks a laser towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 12 :(ars) Y_Bisseck tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Arsenal ... Min. 18 :(ast) J_Garcia beats Y_Bisseck ... He showed great skill there ... J_Garcia with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 18 :(ars) Oscar takes on L_Goretzka ... He runs past him ... Oscar with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Perin with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 23 :(ast) E_McCawl pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_Firmino is clean through! ... R_Firmino with a powerful diving header! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... J_Pickford acrobatically tips it over !! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... E_Can hits it towards the far post! ... D_Lovren gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 23 :(ars) M_Ozil brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Ozil drives it towards goal ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 24 :(ast) W_Rooney finds a hole in the defence ... D_Lovren takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 26 :(ast) Emerson looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to W_Rooney ... L_Bateman reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 27 :(ars) Y_Bisseck plays it back ... J_Pickford slips!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Arsenal ... Min. 31 :(ast) D_Agyei sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka looks to see where J_Pickford is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... J_Pickford can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Pickford has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) D_Agyei with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Rafael clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 44 :(ast) W_Rooney runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off Y_Bisseck back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Rafael brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 44 :(ast) E_McCawl finds W_Rooney in acres of space ... A_Schurrle with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... E_Can hoists it forward ... W_Rooney gets on the end of it ... L_Bateman forces him off the ball Min. 48 :(ast) E_Can flicks it over L_Bateman and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Can must beat J_Pickford! ... J_Pickford makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-0 Arsenal Min. 46 :(ars) A_Schurrle backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... G_Higuain gets on the end of it ... A wicked drive by G_Higuain ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 47 :(ars) Y_Bisseck cuts the ball back to L_Bateman ... L_Bateman hits a great shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Perin dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Perin beaten! ... CORNER! ... Oscar crosses it in! ... D_Lovren with the shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort Min. 50 :(ast) A_Masuaka is coming on for D_Luiz and will play DF Min. 50 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... Kenedy will come on for E_McCawl and play MF Min. 52 :(ast) Kenedy plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Can decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Schurrle with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(ars) G_Higuain finds his way through ... G_Higuain flings a shot at goal ! ... M_Perin gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by M_Perin to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Ozil ... E_Can gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 54 :(ast) R_Firmino runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Rose ... D_Rose with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 55 :(ast) L_Vietto comes on for W_Rooney and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 57 :(ast) E_Can is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino tries to beat J_Pickford! ... J_Pickford heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 59 :(ast) L_Vietto with a real burst of pace ... He shows D_Lovren a clean set of heals ... L_Vietto has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 59 :(ast) D_Agyei is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 59 :(ast) Kenedy beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... Rafael with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... William McGregor looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 65 :(ars) A_Herrera is being prepared to come on ... Y_Bisseck is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 67 :(ast) L_Goretzka with the diagonal pass L_Vietto ... F_Geraldes slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 67 :(ars) G_Higuain with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from D_Rose ... G_Higuain unleashes a pile driver ! ... M_Perin makes a fine save Min. 70 :(ars) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... P_Jones will come on for F_Geraldes and play MF Min. 70 :(ars) G_Barbosa is being brought on ... Oscar is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 71 :(ast) D_Agyei plays a long ball to J_Garcia ... From long range J_Garcia bends the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 75 :(ars) M_Ozil with a neat pass into G_Higuain ... But Emerson wins the tackle Min. 76 :(ast) L_Goretzka is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino drives it towards goal ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 76 :(ars) A_Herrera chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Schurrle ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Rose ... He timed it well Min. 83 :(ast) L_Goretzka is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Agyei ... D_Agyei hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Brilliant save from J_Pickford ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 87 :(ast) L_Goretzka with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... But D_Lovren wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... R_Firmino curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to A_Masuaka ... He gets the shot away ... J_Pickford won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to G_Barbosa ... G_Barbosa unleashes a pile driver ! ... But it goes wide Min. 90 :(ars) A_Schurrle gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Masuaka! ... He has some space now! ... A_Schurrle tries to catch the keeper out! ... M_Perin with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 91 :(ars) G_Higuain beats E_Can ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... E_Can reacts well to win the ball back ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 38,812 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Can (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Agyei (6), Y_Bisseck (12 og,27 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Higuain Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Schurrle (52), Rafael (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 13 | 9 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 24 13 7 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Luiz DF 2 24 13 4 26 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 D_Rose DF 2 24 12 3 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 9 J_Garcia DF 5 24 13 6 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Can MF 1 11 24 9 26 | 94 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 38 3 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 24 12 24 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 38 9 E_McCawl MF 2 11 24 13 27 | 53 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Firmino MF 3 4 24 12 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 D_Agyei FW 1 3 11 24 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 26 W_Rooney FW 2 2 12 24 22 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Bunn GK 25 3 2 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 24 10 3 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF 3 23 13 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kenedy MF 2 10 24 11 24 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Vietto FW 1 4 13 23 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 2 1 24 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 1 Y_Bisseck DF 1 24 13 2 23 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 6 0 L_Bateman DF 2 23 2 6 17 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 Rafael DF 3 22 12 3 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 M_Ozil MF 2 4 26 12 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 F_Geraldes MF 1 13 26 2 25 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_El-Shaarawy MF 2 4 25 8 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Oscar MF 3 2 22 11 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Schurrle AM 2 3 23 11 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 0 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 24 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 W_Szczesny GK 25 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Jones MF 2 21 13 3 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera DF 2 4 24 11 27 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 25 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Barbosa FW 2 3 3 23 21 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1560367206 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35