FMFA Premier, Manchester United vs. Aston Villa (Sat May 08) Manchester United | Aston Villa 4-1-2-2-1 E | 5-3-2 C Tom Wright | Alex Nock | D_de_Gea GK | GK R_Sanchez B_Kamara DF | DF Y_Ribeiro R_Varane DF | DF Ruben_Dias Simone_Pinna DF | DF Zinchenko S_Heathcote DF | DF C_Seaman P_Pogba MF | DF Emerson Allan DM | MF C_Leemans D_Praet MF | MF C_Fabregas S_Kagawa AM | MF E_McCawl T_Alcantara AM | FW Sam_Lammers P_Pellegri FW | FW M_Batshuayi | A_Gunn SUB | SUB K_Casilla A_Tameze SUB | SUB K_Trippier J_Lyden SUB | SUB N_Matic E_Lamela SUB | SUB S_Bergwijn Rogerio SUB | SUB N_Pepe Min. 2 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with the dribble ... S_Heathcote is easily beaten ... B_Kamara with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 3 :(mnu) Allan pass splits open the defence and finds P_Pellegri ... Y_Ribeiro slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 4 :(ast) M_Batshuayi has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_Varane with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Sam_Lammers bends it round the wall ... D_de_Gea with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 6 :(mnu) S_Kagawa cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... S_Kagawa drives the ball low ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 8 :(mnu) P_Pogba with the towering header to P_Pellegri ... But Zinchenko clears the ball to safety Min. 9 :(mnu) B_Kamara is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to S_Kagawa ... Zinchenko reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 21 :(ast) C_Leemans takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into Sam_Lammers ... R_Varane goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 27 :(mnu) B_Kamara with a slide rule pass to T_Alcantara ... M_Batshuayi pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 29 :(mnu) S_Kagawa finds himself in acres of space ... Emerson with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 30 :(ast) C_Leemans plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Batshuayi keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Varane goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 32 :(mnu) Allan runs at goal ... He spots the run of P_Pellegri ... He's played him in ... P_Pellegri with a bicycle kick ! ... GOAL !! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... That puts Manchester United ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 33 :(ast) Emerson with a measured pass to C_Leemans ... But B_Kamara sweeps up the threat Min. 35 :(mnu) Allan works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Alcantara ... But Ruben_Dias slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 37 :(ast) C_Leemans with a 40-yard pass to M_Batshuayi ... M_Batshuayi fires off a left-footed shot ! ... D_de_Gea makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 41 :(mnu) P_Pellegri sidesteps Zinchenko ... That was too easy ... P_Pellegri sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 41 :(mnu) S_Kagawa breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Sanchez! ... C_Leemans brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 41 :(ast) N_Matic takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Sam_Lammers as MF Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnu) Manchester United made the switch to a C strategy ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa Min. 49 :(ast) C_Seaman is injured. He's been stretchered off Min. 49 :(ast) K_Trippier takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Seaman ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 54 :(mnu) P_Pogba changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Varane ... Brilliantly taken away by Ruben_Dias !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 55 :(mnu) Rogerio will come on for P_Pellegri and play FW Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Tameze replaces Simone_Pinna and will play DF Min. 55 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - J_Lyden on for T_Alcantara as a DM Min. 55 :(ast) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Aston Villa will now be playing A Min. 55 :(ast) E_McCawl is now playing as a AM Min. 57 :(ast) K_Trippier plays the early ball across the box to find N_Matic in space ... N_Matic aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 64 :(ast) M_Batshuayi picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... M_Batshuayi from 20 yards ! ... D_de_Gea has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_de_Gea is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 66 :(mnu) R_Varane takes possession ... Knocks it past Ruben_Dias ... He's through on goal ... Emerson brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 68 :(mnu) R_Varane with the first time flick to Rogerio ... A delicate header from Rogerio ! ... But R_Sanchez hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 70 :(mnu) B_Kamara with a measured pass to Rogerio ... Excellent sliding challenge by Emerson ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Allan! ... K_Trippier clears the corner Min. 73 :(mnu) S_Kagawa 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 Rogerio ... Rogerio is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... R_Sanchez tries to close down the angle ... He dinks it over R_Sanchez ... It goes over!! Min. 73 :(ast) C_Fabregas with a flashy move ... J_Lyden rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 74 :(mnu) S_Kagawa beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... Blocked by Y_Ribeiro Min. 75 :(mnu) P_Pogba hoists the ball across to D_Praet ... C_Fabregas fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 84 :(mnu) S_Heathcote slides the ball across to R_Varane ... R_Varane with his head down lets it go ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him! Min. 85 :(ast) C_Fabregas crosses to Ruben_Dias ... S_Heathcote wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(ast) N_Matic runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... N_Matic attempts the shot! ... D_de_Gea with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) C_Fabregas has it now ... He takes on A_Tameze ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Batshuayi! ... M_Batshuayi drives it low ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 92 :(mnu) S_Kagawa beats C_Fabregas ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... What a shot from S_Kagawa ! ... It could go anywhere ... It's beaten R_Sanchez ... It goes wide !! Min. 92 :(ast) N_Matic loses B_Kamara ... J_Lyden wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 93 :(mnu) Rogerio holds the ball up ... He sees R_Varane in space! ... R_Varane swings in the shot! ... R_Sanchez heads it away ... He was showing off there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 74,994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Varane (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Pellegri (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Varane (4) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Emerson Scorers : N/A Sent Off : C_Leemans (41) Booked : N/A Injured : C_Seaman (49) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 8 | 6 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 1 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 33 2 2 2 24 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 30 14 2 24 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 R_Varane DF 2 28 10 3 25 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 30 7 1 Simone_Pinna DF 1 28 13 3 20 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Heathcote DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 30 5 21 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Allan DM 1 13 29 6 34 | 98 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 D_Praet MF 1 8 29 6 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kagawa AM 3 4 28 13 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 T_Alcantara AM 1 2 28 13 25 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 13 31 23 | 59 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 26 6 2 30 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lyden DM 1 10 27 3 29 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 E_Lamela MF 2 4 27 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rogerio FW 1 3 13 29 23 | 39 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 30 11 7 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Zinchenko DF 1 27 13 5 30 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 27 14 2 23 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 26 14 7 24 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 C_Leemans MF 1 13 29 13 32 | 41 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 23 -7 C_Fabregas MF 2 11 28 10 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 E_McCawl AM 2 11 27 13 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 29 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Batshuayi FW 1 2 11 28 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 K_Casilla GK 27 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 45 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 N_Matic MF 1 13 27 12 27 | 57 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 28 13 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1620500223 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35