FMFA Manager, Aston Villa vs. River Plate (Wed May 13)


                          Aston Villa  |  River Plate
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 C
                            Alex Nock  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK F_Armani
                          J_Garcia DF  |  DF S_Perez
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF H_Salaberry
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF N_Rodriguez
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF F_Silvera
                             E_Can MF  |  MF L_Urruti
                         J_McCourt MF  |  MF B_Zuculini
                            Kenedy MF  |  MF J_Quintero
                          L_Vietto FW  |  MF M_Calzada
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW S_Borre
                           D_Agyei FW  |  FW M_Suarez
                                       |
                         K_Casilla SUB |  SUB G_Olveira
                         M_Hermoso SUB |  SUB G_Viera
                          E_McCawl SUB |  SUB R_Motta
                         A_Golovin SUB |  SUB I_Fernandez
                         L_de_Jong SUB |  SUB L_Pratto




Min. 1  :(riv) River Plate's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 1  :(ast) Kenedy holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees L_Vietto in space! 
          ...  H_Salaberry gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 4  :(ast) E_Can plays in L_Vietto with a beautiful ball 
          ...  L_Vietto looks to see where F_Armani is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But F_Armani makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 4  :(riv) L_Urruti plays in M_Suarez with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Suarez throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Zuculini lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Rose belts it clear 
Min. 5  :(riv) S_Perez with an inch perfect pass to L_Urruti 
          ...  L_Urruti goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Lopes got a touch 
Min. 6  :(ast) Kenedy with the nod to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe with the header ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  F_Armani moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 River Plate ...
Min. 7  :(riv) River Plate altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 9  :(riv) S_Perez off the woodwork. 
          ...  N_Rodriguez picks up the deflection 
          ...  N_Rodriguez goes for goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 10 :(ast) N_Pepe with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  H_Salaberry bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 13 :(riv) L_Urruti is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Suarez 
          ...  M_Suarez looks to see where A_Lopes is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lopes is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Calzada hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Borre swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 15 :(riv) S_Borre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows K_Zouma a clean set of heals 
          ...  A delicate header from S_Borre ! 
          ...  But A_Lopes palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 16 :(ast) J_Garcia sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Garcia has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  F_Armani beats the ball away 
Min. 17 :(ast) D_Agyei slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  D_Agyei with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 17 :(riv) H_Salaberry gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But K_Zouma puts the ball out of play 
Min. 18 :(ast) Kenedy threads the through ball to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe with a powerful header ! 
          ...  F_Armani with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 18 :(ast) L_Vietto takes advantage of a mistake by N_Rodriguez 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  B_Zuculini with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Aston Villa players 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  L_Vietto hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Agyei gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Agyei attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  F_Armani can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  F_Armani has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 20 :(riv) S_Perez takes advantage of a mistake by K_Zouma 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Perez ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 River Plate ...
Min. 21 :(riv) River Plate switch to playing A 
Min. 26 :(ast) E_Can turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  E_Can with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  F_Armani falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 28 :(ast) J_Garcia jumps over N_Rodriguez's challenge 
          ...  But S_Borre slides in 
Min. 28 :(riv) J_Quintero with a probing through ball M_Suarez 
          ...  D_Rose tackles cleanly 
Min. 29 :(ast) D_Agyei with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Zuculini cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 31 :(ast) E_Can with a one-touch layoff to L_Vietto 
          ...  F_Silvera is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 32 :(riv) M_Calzada finds the run of S_Borre 
          ...  Cleared by Kenedy 
Min. 33 :(riv) M_Suarez takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Suarez fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes goes down well to save 
Min. 34 :(riv) M_Suarez flicks it over D_Rose's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Suarez shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes goes down well to save 
Min. 37 :(ast) E_Can with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Agyei gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Agyei tries the shot ! 
          ...  F_Armani blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 38 :(riv) S_Perez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Garcia 
          ...  He puts in J_Quintero! 
          ...  J_Quintero sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lopes tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 39 :(ast) N_Pepe sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  N_Pepe sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  F_Armani fists it away 
Min. 40 :(ast) Kenedy with a measured pass to N_Pepe 
          ...  F_Silvera clears with a diving header 
Min. 42 :(riv) F_Silvera has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Borre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Borre heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(riv) J_Quintero plays a long ball to S_Borre 
          ...  S_Borre with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The River Plate fans chant his name! 
          ...  And River Plate are leading in the game now 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 River Plate ...
Min. 45 :(ast) N_Pepe sidesteps his marker 
          ...  S_Perez with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 River Plate

Min. 47 :(ast) D_Rose picks out N_Pepe with the cross 
          ...  N_Pepe with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-2 River Plate ...
Min. 51 :(ast) J_McCourt gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe drives it low ! 
          ...  But F_Armani makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 52 :(ast) D_Agyei takes on F_Silvera 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Borre 
Min. 54 :(ast) E_Can with a smart pass to J_Garcia 
          ...  J_Garcia hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  F_Armani with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 57 :(riv) M_Calzada with a slick pass to M_Suarez 
          ...  M_Suarez drives the ball low ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Lopes tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Quintero 
          ...  L_Urruti gets his head on it 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 58 :(riv) M_Suarez flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Suarez rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 60 :(ast) There's going to be a change 
          ...  M_Hermoso will come on for J_Garcia and play DF 
Min. 64 :(riv) A defence splitting pass from S_Perez to J_Quintero 
          ...  A_Lopes fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Lee Clark looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  PENALTY !! That was never a penalty!! 
          ...  M_Suarez will take it 
          ...  A_Lopes tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Borre lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Lopes jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 64 :(riv) J_Quintero cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Borre 
          ...  S_Borre with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 65 :(ast) A_Golovin is being prepared to come on 
          ...  E_Can is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 65 :(riv) G_Viera is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Rodriguez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 67 :(riv) R_Motta replaces an unhappy B_Zuculini and will play as a MF 
Min. 68 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  L_de_Jong will come on for N_Pepe and play FW 
Min. 69 :(riv) L_Pratto is going to be brought on 
          ...  M_Suarez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 79 :(ast) L_Vietto threads the through ball to D_Agyei 
          ...  J_Quintero brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 81 :(ast) A_Golovin is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Agyei 
          ...  G_Viera anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 82 :(ast) D_Agyei is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Kenedy latches onto the ball 
          ...  Kenedy has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  F_Armani fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 83 :(riv) R_Motta works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Pratto 
          ...  L_Pratto with a thundering shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(riv) S_Borre takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hermoso 
          ...  S_Borre with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Quintero hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Borre with the header 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 89 :(riv) M_Calzada punches D_Rose off the ball 
          ...  He's Butted him ! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(ast) L_Vietto plays in L_de_Jong with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_de_Jong ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 93 :(ast) J_McCourt curls the ball out wide to L_de_Jong 
          ...  L_de_Jong rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 93 :(riv) J_Quintero beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_Rose reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 47,500
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : N_Pepe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Pepe (6,47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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River Plate Match Info
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Best player          : S_Borre
Scorers              : S_Perez (20), S_Borre (44)
Sent Off             : M_Calzada (89)
Booked               : B_Zuculini (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    River Plate
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       19
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          10        |       14
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 2 River Plate
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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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A_Lopes        GK  30   2   2   1  26 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  25  14   6  30 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Rose         DF   2  25  12   3  22 |  94   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  38   0
K_Zouma        DF   2  25   9   2  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Luiz         DF   2  24  13   4  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Can          MF   1  11  26   9  26 |  66   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_McCourt      MF   2  12  24  11  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Kenedy         MF   2  10  25  11  24 |  94   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  58   3
L_Vietto       FW   1   4  13  24  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  12  26  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
D_Agyei        FW   1   3  11  26  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
K_Casilla      GK  28   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hermoso      DF   1  26  10   6  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_McCawl       MF   2  11  25  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   8  26  12  25 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_de_Jong      FW   1   2   5  27  23 |  25   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - River Plate
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Armani       GK  29   4   1   1  23 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
S_Perez        DF   1  23  12   2  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  23
H_Salaberry    DF   1  25   7   4  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Rodriguez    DF   1  25  11   3  25 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
F_Silvera      DF   1  24   9   2  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
L_Urruti       MF   1   3  25  11  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
B_Zuculini     MF   1  11  26   2  26 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
J_Quintero     MF   1   3  24  10  25 |  94   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  48   3
M_Calzada      MF   1  11  24   2  25 |  90   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  13  -7
S_Borre        FW   1   2   9  25  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  26   0  37
M_Suarez       FW   1   2   6  26  25 |  70   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Olveira      GK  26   3   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Viera        DF   1  25   6   3  27 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Motta        MF   1  10  24   4  27 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Fernandez    MF   1   4  25   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pratto       FW   1   3   8  25  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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