FMFA Manager, Aston Villa vs. Preston North End (Wed Dec 09) Aston Villa | Preston North End 4-1-1-2-2 E | 5-3-2 C Alex Nock | Caretaker Lee Clark | H_Lloris GK | GK R_Burki N_Semedo DF | DF K_Walker M_Hermoso DF | DF Cedric_Kipre Y_Ribeiro DF | DF G_Cahill Emerson DF | DF M_Keane J_Mahon DM | DF J_Young C_Leemans MF | MF S_Berge A_Golovin AM | MF S_Bergwijn E_McCawl AM | MF D_van_de_Beek N_Pepe FW | FW M_Icardi L_de_Jong FW | FW E_Ponce | K_Casilla SUB | SUB M_Neuer J_Garcia SUB | SUB O_Gamble D_Sidibe SUB | SUB A_Isufaj L_Goretzka SUB | SUB J_Rodriguez R_Lukaku SUB | SUB A_Nelson Min. 2 :(pne) S_Berge with a simple pass to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce with the shot ! ... Saved by H_Lloris Min. 6 :(ast) E_McCawl lobs it over S_Bergwijn ... E_McCawl rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 6 :(pne) E_Ponce unselfishly heads the ball back to Cedric_Kipre ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... Y_Ribeiro picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 6 :(ast) Curled in dangerously from C_Leemans to N_Pepe ... S_Berge wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee warns him Min. 7 :(pne) S_Berge with a measured ball to E_Ponce ... M_Hermoso with the tackle Min. 7 :(ast) E_McCawl controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... N_Pepe gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Young with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 16 :(ast) N_Pepe is through on goal ... J_Young fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 19 :(pne) S_Berge changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Cahill ... G_Cahill chases it through, he must score ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Preston North End go in front now with that goal! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Preston North End ... Min. 20 :(ast) J_Mahon is changing his role to a MF Min. 23 :(ast) N_Pepe takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_McCawl ... A cheeky lob from E_McCawl ! ... R_Burki won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 34 :(pne) Cedric_Kipre hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... E_Ponce latches onto it! ... But Emerson with the fine tackle Min. 36 :(pne) E_Ponce is unmarked! ... Fine tackle by M_Hermoso ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 37 :(ast) E_McCawl has it now ... He takes on K_Walker ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Leemans! ... J_Young with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 40 :(ast) N_Pepe sidesteps J_Young ... He showed great skill there ... N_Pepe tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And R_Burki reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... C_Leemans hits it into the box! ... Cedric_Kipre heads it away Min. 40 :(pne) S_Berge with a precise ball to M_Icardi ... But he loses control of it ... Emerson takes possession Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(pne) M_Icardi takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Ribeiro ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Icardi drives it low ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 45 :(pne) K_Walker breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Lloris! ... Y_Ribeiro brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 45 :(ast) J_Garcia will replace N_Pepe and play DF Min. 46 :(pne) D_van_de_Beek holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi with the drive! ... But H_Lloris with the difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Preston North End Min. 46 :(ast) L_de_Jong with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past K_Walker ... K_Walker goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 48 :(ast) M_Hermoso finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... M_Hermoso fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 48 :(pne) D_van_de_Beek brings the ball into the opposing area ... S_Bergwijn makes himself available ... S_Bergwijn runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play A Min. 56 :(ast) C_Leemans gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But K_Walker wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... J_Mahon chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Cedric_Kipre gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 60 :(ast) N_Semedo plays it forward to L_de_Jong ... J_Young with a bad challenge ... That's his second ! Sent off ! ... He is furious with the referee! ... But his players drag him off! Min. 60 :(pne) Up goes the substitution board - O_Gamble on for M_Icardi as a DF Min. 63 :(pne) K_Walker swings at C_Leemans ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 67 :(pne) J_Rodriguez is going to be brought on ... S_Bergwijn is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 68 :(pne) S_Berge can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to E_Ponce ... E_Ponce drives it low ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 69 :(pne) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... A_Nelson will come on for E_Ponce and play FW Min. 69 :(ast) J_Garcia with a first time pass ... C_Leemans runs onto it! ... C_Leemans drives it towards goal ! ... R_Burki blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 70 :(ast) L_Goretzka will replace the useless C_Leemans and will play MF Min. 70 :(ast) R_Lukaku takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_de_Jong ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(pne) A_Nelson takes on J_Garcia ... He runs past him ... Emerson fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 72 :(pne) K_Walker with a slick pass to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson shapes up for a shot! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 78 :(pne) G_Cahill drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson hits a great drive! ... H_Lloris saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 85 :(ast) R_Lukaku takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... R_Lukaku hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 86 :(pne) J_Rodriguez with an in swinging cross to A_Nelson ... Good sliding challenge from N_Semedo and it had to be Min. 87 :(pne) S_Berge miskicks! ... He finds J_Rodriguez though ... That was fortunate ... J_Rodriguez fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But H_Lloris parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) R_Lukaku finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... K_Walker is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking! Min. 90 :(ast) E_McCawl with a precise pass to J_Mahon ... J_Mahon attempts a chip! ... R_Burki takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 90 :(pne) A_Nelson knocks it past J_Garcia and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... But N_Semedo wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 47,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_McCawl Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Y_Ribeiro (45) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Berge (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Cahill (19) Sent Off : J_Young (60), K_Walker (88) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Preston North End Attempts on Goal : 7 | 9 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 3 | 5 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 2 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 3 Key Passes : 7 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Preston North End ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lloris GK 31 3 3 1 26 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 26 12 3 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 27 10 6 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 27 13 3 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 Emerson DF 1 25 14 7 24 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Mahon MF 2 12 26 11 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 C_Leemans MF 1 13 28 13 32 | 73 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Golovin AM 1 8 27 12 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_McCawl AM 2 11 26 13 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 28 23 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Casilla GK 27 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 26 14 6 30 | 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Sidibe DF 1 25 12 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 26 12 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lukaku FW 3 4 5 26 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Preston North End Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Burki GK 30 2 4 1 28 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 26 15 8 26 | 91 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 3 -7 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 27 12 2 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 G_Cahill DF 3 27 6 2 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 M_Keane DF 2 27 11 2 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 J_Young DF 2 26 10 1 17 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 S_Berge MF 1 6 28 3 25 | 97 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 27 13 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 7 26 10 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Ponce FW 1 3 10 28 28 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Neuer GK 28 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gamble DF 2 11 25 2 23 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 A_Isufaj FW 1 3 6 21 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 28 12 25 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 25 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1607545225 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35