FMFA Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Wed Mar 02) Aston Villa | Arsenal 4-3-1-2 E | 4-1-3-2 C Alex Nock | Lee Clark | R_Sanchez GK | GK T_Courtois K_Trippier DF | DF F_Musonda Y_Ribeiro DF | DF E_Konsa Zinchenko DF | DF M_Pongracic Ruben_Dias DF | DF Alec_Georgen D_Kinsombi MF | DM J_Willock+ C_Leemans MF | MF I_Gundogan S_Bergwijn MF | MF M_Ozil P-E_Hojbjerg AM | MF Guus_Til C_Ronaldo FW | FW M_Chouiar Sam_Lammers FW | FW A_Perez | K_Casilla SUB | SUB J_Pickford C_Seaman SUB | SUB Albin_Thaqi T_Matthews SUB | SUB F_Geraldes D_Nascimento SUB | SUB C_Eriksen M_Batshuayi SUB | SUB Galeno Min. 2 :(ast) C_Ronaldo sidesteps E_Konsa ... C_Ronaldo with a powerful downward header! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the defender Min. 5 :(ars) M_Ozil skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Perez ... A_Perez hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 10 :(ars) M_Ozil looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Perez ... Ruben_Dias intercepts the pass Min. 15 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro gets to the by line and finds Sam_Lammers with a beautiful cross ... Sam_Lammers hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... T_Courtois parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... But it's been ruled out! ... What on earth for? ... That looks like an appalling decision! Min. 16 :(ast) D_Kinsombi back heels to find C_Ronaldo in space ... C_Ronaldo with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But T_Courtois palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 16 :(ars) Guus_Til knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Guus_Til fires off a right-footed shot ! ... R_Sanchez won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 17 :(ars) M_Chouiar squares it to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... R_Sanchez will be disappointed he did not save that! ... That’s put Arsenal in front! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 19 :(ast) C_Leemans cuts inside E_Konsa ... He worked that well ... C_Leemans with a graceful, looping effort ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... It's all square now! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 21 :(ast) Sam_Lammers finds his way through ... Sam_Lammers rifles it at the goal ! ... T_Courtois fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 22 :(ast) Sam_Lammers looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to D_Kinsombi ... A cheeky lob from D_Kinsombi ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... That’s put Aston Villa in front! ... Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal ... Min. 23 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to E Min. 23 :(ars) J_Willock+ is changing his role to a MF Min. 25 :(ars) Guus_Til hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Chouiar latches onto it! ... M_Chouiar with the shot on net ! ... But R_Sanchez makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 27 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro hits a hard pass to C_Leemans ... C_Leemans rifles it at the goal ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 29 :(ars) A_Perez races into the box ... He sees E_Konsa lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Zinchenko with the block Min. 32 :(ars) M_Chouiar with a well-controlled run ... Sam_Lammers pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 33 :(ars) M_Ozil runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Perez ... A_Perez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 34 :(ars) J_Willock+ looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Sanchez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Ozil ... The ball comes to M_Chouiar ... He gets the shot away ... R_Sanchez tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 35 :(ast) Sam_Lammers takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... Sam_Lammers looks to see where T_Courtois is! ... He shoots! ... T_Courtois gets up well to catch that one Min. 37 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_Pongracic ... He knocks it to Sam_Lammers! ... M_Pongracic gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Bergwijn swings it in! ... The ball comes to K_Trippier ... He gets the shot away ... T_Courtois saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 39 :(ast) D_Kinsombi plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Ronaldo keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... C_Ronaldo hits a great drive! ... T_Courtois saves, but he fumbles ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Bergwijn plays it into the danger area! ... M_Ozil clears the corner Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) Sam_Lammers chests it down ... Sam_Lammers with the goal bound shot! ... T_Courtois makes a difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal Min. 49 :(ast) Ruben_Dias with a short pass to find D_Kinsombi ... E_Konsa dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 49 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... F_Musonda with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 51 :(ars) M_Ozil brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Perez makes himself available ... K_Trippier reads the play well Min. 54 :(ast) S_Bergwijn pulls it back to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo with the shot ! ... T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 55 :(ars) Guus_Til moves into a AM role on the manager's orders Min. 55 :(ast) K_Trippier flicks the ball through ... C_Ronaldo runs onto it! ... M_Pongracic cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 55 :(ars) J_Willock+ runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Ozil ... A cheeky lob from M_Ozil ! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 59 :(ars) M_Ozil plays the early ball across the box to find Alec_Georgen in space ... Alec_Georgen throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 59 :(ars) A_Perez slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 60 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a D strategy Min. 64 :(ast) Ruben_Dias takes advantage of a mistake by J_Willock+ ... F_Musonda with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Alex Nock looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 65 :(ast) C_Seaman takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Trippier ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 65 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 65 :(ars) Up goes the substitution board - Albin_Thaqi on for F_Musonda as a DF Min. 67 :(ars) F_Geraldes is going to be brought on ... I_Gundogan is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 68 :(ast) a big roar from the crowd as M_Batshuayi comes on for Sam_Lammers to play FW Min. 69 :(ars) Galeno comes on for A_Perez and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(ars) M_Ozil holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to E_Konsa ... C_Leemans with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 71 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 73 :(ars) M_Chouiar knocks it forward ... C_Leemans slips ... Galeno gets to it! ... Galeno bears down on goal! ... But R_Sanchez parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 74 :(ars) J_Willock+ drives it across the face of the goal Guus_Til ... But Ruben_Dias barges him off the ball Min. 75 :(ars) Galeno runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... C_Seaman with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 76 :(ast) M_Batshuayi knocks it past E_Konsa and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Albin_Thaqi with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ast) S_Bergwijn with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Zinchenko gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Ozil had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 91 :(ars) Alec_Georgen with the dribble ... Zinchenko is easily beaten ... Alec_Georgen has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But R_Sanchez hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 94 :(ars) Guus_Til watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Guus_Til with a powerful header ! ... R_Sanchez with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 47,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Sam_Lammers Scorers : C_Leemans (19), D_Kinsombi (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Sam_Lammers (32), C_Seaman (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ozil (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Ozil (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Musonda (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12 Off target : 1 | 5 On target : 11 | 7 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 13 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 3 2 1 25 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 66 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 Zinchenko DF 1 28 13 5 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 31 11 7 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 13 29 13 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 C_Leemans MF 1 13 30 13 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 29 13 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 P-E_Hojbjerg MF 2 11 26 14 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Ronaldo FW 1 3 11 32 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 30 23 | 69 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 -3 25 9 K_Casilla GK 27 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 27 15 2 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 T_Matthews DF 1 27 14 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento MF 1 13 26 13 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Batshuayi FW 1 2 11 28 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 33 3 3 2 23 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 F_Musonda DF 1 28 10 3 30 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 E_Konsa DF 1 30 10 9 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 M_Pongracic DF 1 30 12 3 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 29 13 5 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Willock+ MF 1 17 28 3 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 30 8 24 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 29 12 25 | 95 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 50 24 Guus_Til AM 1 3 29 13 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 29 20 | 95 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 6 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 30 25 | 70 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 27 14 3 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Geraldes MF 1 14 29 2 25 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 4 28 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 28 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1646255481 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35