FMFA Premier Division, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Wed Oct 23)


                          Aston Villa  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                            Alex Nock  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                           M_Perin GK  |  GK W_Szczesny
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF D_Lovren
                     M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF  |  DF L_Bateman
                            O_Borg DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                           Emerson DF  |  DF Rafael
                         J_McCourt DM  |  MF S_El-Shaarawy
                            Kenedy MF  |  MF A_Herrera
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  MF K_Nwakali
                         R_Firmino AM  |  MF A_Schurrle
                           D_Agyei FW  |  FW A_Correa
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW G_Higuain
                                       |
                            M_Bunn SUB |  SUB E_Bailly
                          J_Garcia SUB |  SUB Y_Bisseck
                             E_Can SUB |  SUB F_Geraldes
                          E_McCawl SUB |  SUB M_Ozil
                          W_Rooney SUB |  SUB Diego_Costa




Min. 2  :(ast) D_Agyei with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Bateman 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 3  :(ars) D_Lovren takes on 3 men 
          ...  Blocked by M_Yanga-Mbiwa 
Min. 5  :(ast) D_Agyei with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  A_Schurrle rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 6  :(ast) Emerson knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Gibbs slips 
          ...  R_Firmino gets to it! 
          ...  R_Firmino looks to see where W_Szczesny is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny with the difficult save 
Min. 9  :(ast) R_Firmino times his run well 
          ...  Rafael muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 10 :(ast) D_Agyei looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Emerson 
          ...  Emerson with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 13 :(ars) K_Nwakali finds A_Schurrle in acres of space 
          ...  A_Schurrle hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 14 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy drives it forward to A_Correa 
          ...  D_Agyei goes in stud's first 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 14 :(ast) Emerson knocks the ball back to M_Perin 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 15 :(ars) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Arsenal will now play E 
Min. 20 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy knocks it forward 
          ...  O_Borg slips 
          ...  G_Higuain gets to it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_McCourt 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Herrera drives it into the box! 
          ...  It is kicked away by Emerson 
Min. 21 :(ars) A_Schurrle is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Gibbs 
          ...  But Emerson wins the tackle 
Min. 24 :(ast) N_Pepe finds J_McCourt in the box 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_McCourt ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Yanga-Mbiwa hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  W_Szczesny catches it! 
Min. 25 :(ast) N_Pepe finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Lovren 
          ...  N_Pepe hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 25 :(ars) K_Nwakali is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  A_Schurrle latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Schurrle has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Perin fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 30 :(ast) Kenedy gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at A_Herrera 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 32 :(ast) Emerson picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Emerson has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 32 :(ast) L_Goretzka with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  K_Nwakali with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Aston Villa players 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 36 :(ast) Kenedy is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Emerson 
          ...  W_Szczesny takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  Kenedy shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to L_Goretzka instead 
          ...  L_Bateman wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Kenedy floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Firmino tries to place the shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny beats the ball away 
Min. 37 :(ars) A_Schurrle with a 40-yard pass to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 38 :(ast) N_Pepe breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on W_Szczesny! 
          ...  K_Nwakali brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD! 
Min. 39 :(ast) N_Pepe barges D_Lovren off the ball 
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Pepe ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 42 :(ars) A_Herrera is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ast) N_Pepe finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  N_Pepe controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  W_Szczesny moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  W_Szczesny tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCourt curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Firmino swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot slips through W_Szczesny's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 46 :(ars) a big roar from the crowd as Diego_Costa comes on for G_Higuain to play FW 
Min. 46 :(ast) R_Firmino looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  A great volley from R_Firmino ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  W_Szczesny dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had W_Szczesny beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McCourt drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Lovren heads it away 
Min. 46 :(ars) Curled in dangerously from A_Schurrle to A_Correa 
          ...  D_Rose with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 

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

Min. 48 :(ars) A_Correa lobs it over J_McCourt 
          ...  Emerson reads the play well 
Min. 50 :(ast) Emerson with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A delicate header from Emerson ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 51 :(ast) L_Goretzka turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Kenedy 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Kenedy ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 53 :(ast) N_Pepe bursts forward 
          ...  Rafael goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 54 :(ast) N_Pepe leaves his marker standing 
          ...  N_Pepe hits a curling shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Firmino floats the ball in! 
          ...  O_Borg loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 55 :(ast) J_McCourt is now playing as a MF 
Min. 58 :(ast) Kenedy finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A vicious shot by Kenedy ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 62 :(ast) J_Garcia will come on for M_Yanga-Mbiwa and play DF 
Min. 63 :(ars) M_Ozil is ready to come on to replace A_Schurrle 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF 
Min. 66 :(ast) E_Can is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_McCourt is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 66 :(ars) M_Ozil skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  D_Rose with the tackle 
Min. 67 :(ast) E_Can takes advantage of a mistake by A_Herrera 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Ozil with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 68 :(ast) W_Rooney replaces an unhappy N_Pepe and will play as a FW 
Min. 68 :(ast) Kenedy brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Firmino gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Firmino with the side footed shot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 70 :(ast) L_Goretzka gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 73 :(ast) D_Rose gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  That’s got Aston Villa back level! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 74 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a E strategy 
Min. 74 :(ast) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  E_Can will now play as DM 
Min. 74 :(ars) Rafael looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 75 :(ars) Diego_Costa kills the ball dead 
          ...  with a bad challenge 
Min. 76 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Can is through! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Herrera picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 77 :(ast) E_Can cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_Goretzka 
          ...  From long range L_Goretzka bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 77 :(ars) K_Gibbs with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Rose 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Correa! 
          ...  A_Correa with the chance ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 81 :(ars) A_Herrera 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! 
          ...  K_Gibbs receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  K_Gibbs controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 86 :(ast) E_Can loses his marker 
          ...  But Rafael barges him off the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ast) W_Rooney with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past K_Gibbs 
          ...  Rafael dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 89 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy picks out A_Correa with the cross 
          ...  A_Correa sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(ast) W_Rooney turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Rafael goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD! 
Min. 92 :(ast) E_Can plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Emerson decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Emerson with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny watches it sail safely wide! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 38,550
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : W_Rooney (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Rooney (73)
Sent Off             : D_Agyei (14)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : W_Szczesny
Scorers              : Emerson (14 og)
Sent Off             : K_Nwakali (38), Rafael (91)
Booked               : A_Schurrle (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          12        |       1
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Arsenal
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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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M_Perin        GK  28   1   1   1  20 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   2  24  12   3  22 |  97   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
M_Yanga-Mbiwa  DF   3  23  13   4  22 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
O_Borg         DF   2  23  10   3  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Emerson        DF   1  24  14   7  24 |  97   0   3   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  37   8   8
J_McCourt      MF   2  12  24  11  24 |  70   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
Kenedy         MF   2  10  24  11  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
L_Goretzka     MF   1  12  25  12  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
R_Firmino      AM   3   4  24  12  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
D_Agyei        FW   1   3  11  24  25 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -7
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  12  25  22 |  72   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   8
M_Bunn         GK  25   3   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  25  14   6  30 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Can          DM   1  11  25   9  26 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_McCawl       MF   2  11  24  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Szczesny     GK  25   2   3   2  29 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
D_Lovren       DF   2  24   3   2  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Bateman      DF   2  24   2   6  17 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   2  23  13   4  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Rafael         DF   3  22  12   3  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  32  -7  -7
S_El-Shaarawy  MF   2   4  26   8  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Herrera      MF   2   4  24  11  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
K_Nwakali      MF   1   2  24   3  23 |  38   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  13  -7
A_Schurrle     MF   2   3  23  11  25 |  67   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  27   1
A_Correa       FW   2   2   4  26  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
G_Higuain      FW   2   2   5  24  25 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Bailly       DF   2  26   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  25  13   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Geraldes     MF   1  13  26   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   4  27  12  25 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_Costa    FW   1   5   5  26  25 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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