FMFA Premier Division, Sunderland vs. Aston Villa (Sun May 26) Sunderland | Aston Villa 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 C Tony Ayre | William McGregor | M_Neuer GK | GK M_Perin N_Sule DF | DF Emerson J_Tah DF | DF A_Masuaka A_Grimaldo DF | DF M_Yanga-Mbiwa Maicon DF | DF J_Garcia S_Berge MF | MF Kenedy L_Gooch MF | MF J_McCourt J_Sherman MF | MF E_McCawl Paulinho MF | MF R_Firmino M_Icardi FW | FW D_Agyei A_Nelson FW | FW L_Vietto | M_Vorm SUB | SUB M_Bunn Gabriel SUB | SUB R_Vlaar Silvio SUB | SUB E_Can Nolito SUB | SUB L_Goretzka A_Lacazette SUB | SUB W_Rooney Min. 1 :(ast) R_Firmino gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at Paulinho ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 2 :(sun) M_Icardi knocks it past M_Yanga-Mbiwa and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Emerson with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 8 :(ast) E_McCawl takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Agyei ... D_Agyei tries one from the edge of the box ! ... What agility from M_Neuer Min. 13 :(sun) Maicon is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 20 :(ast) R_Firmino with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... R_Firmino shoots towards goal ! ... M_Neuer with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 21 :(sun) S_Berge brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Icardi makes himself available ... R_Firmino with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 22 :(ast) D_Agyei takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... D_Agyei hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... M_Neuer makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 28 :(ast) Kenedy kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_McCourt gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_McCourt tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 30 :(ast) R_Firmino runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Vietto ... L_Vietto belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... M_Neuer beats the ball away Min. 32 :(sun) A_Nelson runs at M_Yanga-Mbiwa ... He takes it past him ... A_Nelson attempts a low drive! ... M_Perin parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... That’s given Sunderland the advantage! ... Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 32 :(ast) D_Agyei sprints past N_Sule ... D_Agyei flicks the header toward the far post! ... But he somehow misses ... The Sunderland fans laugh at him Min. 34 :(ast) E_McCawl works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Agyei ... The cross hits D_Agyei on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Neuer is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Firmino curls it into the box! ... E_McCawl gets a shot in ... M_Neuer is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 35 :(ast) E_McCawl lays the ball back to D_Agyei ... A_Nelson fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 35 :(ast) Kenedy backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... E_McCawl latches onto the end of it ... E_McCawl with a terrific drive ! ... M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it Min. 41 :(ast) D_Agyei breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Neuer! ... L_Gooch brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... Emerson drives it in ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 42 :(ast) D_Agyei sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Agyei ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_McCourt ... Kenedy gets to it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Neuer never had a chance! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sun) S_Berge with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Nelson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A vicious shot by A_Nelson ! ... M_Perin just watches it drift out of play! Min. 46 :(ast) Kenedy with a flicked pass to L_Vietto ... L_Vietto with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But M_Neuer with the difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(sun) L_Gooch controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... A_Nelson gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Nelson has a go! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Berge plays it into the danger area! ... E_McCawl clears the danger Min. 48 :(ast) J_McCourt dribbles it into the box ... L_Gooch with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... The fans jeer him off! Min. 50 :(sun) Nolito replaces an unhappy Paulinho and will play as a MF Min. 50 :(sun) Gabriel is being brought on ... Maicon is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 55 :(ast) R_Vlaar replaces Emerson to play as a DF Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa switch to playing A Min. 55 :(ast) R_Firmino will now play as AM Min. 56 :(ast) M_Yanga-Mbiwa is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 58 :(ast) Kenedy with a simple pass to A_Masuaka ... Intercepted by J_Tah Min. 59 :(sun) S_Berge takes advantage of a mistake by M_Yanga-Mbiwa ... A_Masuaka with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 60 :(ast) A_Masuaka with a 40-yard pass to L_Vietto ... L_Vietto with a powerful downward header! ... M_Neuer makes a fine save Min. 63 :(ast) Kenedy squares it to D_Agyei ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Grimaldo ... He timed it well Min. 65 :(ast) Up goes the substitution board - L_Goretzka on for E_McCawl as a MF Min. 66 :(sun) J_Sherman with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Masuaka ... He knocks it to A_Nelson! ... A_Nelson hits a great shot ! ... But M_Perin makes an easy save Min. 68 :(ast) W_Rooney replaces an unhappy D_Agyei and will play as a FW Min. 71 :(sun) J_Sherman with a smart pass to A_Nelson ... J_Garcia brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 71 :(ast) R_Firmino jumps over J_Tah's challenge ... A_Grimaldo makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 71 :(sun) Nolito fires over a low cross to A_Nelson ... J_McCourt with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 72 :(sun) Nolito with the towering header to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 75 :(ast) J_Garcia with a slide rule pass to W_Rooney ... W_Rooney has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_McCourt hits it into the box! ... Gabriel gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 76 :(sun) Nolito with an in swinging cross to M_Icardi ... A vicious shot by M_Icardi ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Perin never had a chance! Min. 78 :(ast) L_Vietto breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Neuer! ... Gabriel brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 82 :(sun) N_Sule hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Icardi latches onto it! ... R_Vlaar robs him of the ball Min. 84 :(sun) M_Icardi takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Vlaar ... He's through on goal ... M_Icardi blasts it at the goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ast) R_Firmino runs at S_Berge ... He takes it past him ... R_Firmino hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... M_Neuer makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light Attendance : 56,109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Neuer (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Nelson (32) Sent Off : L_Gooch (48) Booked : A_Nelson (35), Gabriel (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_McCawl Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Firmino (1), A_Masuaka (59), J_McCourt (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 7 | 16 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 2 | 8 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 2 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 N_Sule DF 1 25 9 3 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 J_Tah DF 2 25 3 3 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 24 2 3 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 Maicon DF 2 24 2 3 22 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 26 3 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 J_Sherman MF 2 1 24 5 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 26 2 24 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 26 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 24 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 25 M_Vorm GK 24 2 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 23 4 2 25 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 5 Silvio DF 2 23 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nolito MF 2 4 23 7 24 | 41 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Lacazette FW 2 3 3 23 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 24 13 7 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Masuaka DF 2 24 10 3 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF 3 23 13 4 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 24 13 6 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Kenedy MF 2 10 24 11 24 | 93 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1 J_McCourt MF 2 11 23 11 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 E_McCawl MF 2 11 24 13 27 | 67 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 30 4 R_Firmino AM 3 4 24 12 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 7 3 D_Agyei FW 1 3 11 24 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 L_Vietto FW 1 4 13 23 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M_Bunn GK 25 3 2 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 23 3 3 23 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Can MF 1 11 24 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 24 12 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Rooney FW 2 2 12 24 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1558899336 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35