FMFA Cup, Aston Villa vs. Leicester City (Sat Mar 25) Aston Villa | Leicester City 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-2-3-1 P Alex Nock | Tony McCleary | O_Christensen GK | GK G_Donnarumma K_Guessoum DF | DF Jetro_Willems E_Militao DF | DF R_Pereira Y_Ribeiro DF | DF J_Alba T_Matthews DF | DF J_Vestergaard J_Buckle DM | DM B_Soumare C_Leemans MF | DM Lucas D_Kinsombi MF | MF M_Kovacic Z_Butt'worth AM | MF Pedro_Neto Sam_Lammers FW | MF A_Di_Maria J_Felix FW | FW D_Ings | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB E_Green B_Chilwell SUB | SUB C_Soyuncu D_Nascimento SUB | SUB C_Aucellia J_Nisic SUB | SUB L_Sherriff C_Ronaldo SUB | SUB P_Micin Min. 1 :(ast) J_Felix with the header on ... He finds Sam_Lammers in space ... R_Pereira wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 4 :(lei) B_Soumare is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to D_Ings ... K_Guessoum with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro punches Jetro_Willems off the ball ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! Min. 7 :(ast) B_Chilwell is being prepared to come on ... Sam_Lammers is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 8 :(ast) J_Felix with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... J_Felix attempts a lob! ... G_Donnarumma saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 9 :(ast) T_Matthews finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Alba ... T_Matthews uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... G_Donnarumma just watches it drift out of play! Min. 12 :(lei) M_Kovacic plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Matthews ... He timed it well Min. 15 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with a glorious long pass to Pedro_Neto ... Pedro_Neto tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But O_Christensen just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 17 :(ast) The ball is passed in from T_Matthews, he finds J_Felix ... J_Alba brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 18 :(lei) B_Soumare jumps over K_Guessoum's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... T_Matthews tackles cleanly Min. 18 :(ast) B_Chilwell knocks it forward ... R_Pereira slips ... J_Buckle gets to it! ... A_Di_Maria wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 19 :(lei) D_Ings runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off K_Guessoum back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Ings with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 23 :(lei) Lucas spots D_Ings who is in acres of space ... E_Militao seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 24 :(ast) E_Militao threads the through ball to T_Matthews ... T_Matthews with the side footed shot! ... But G_Donnarumma punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 28 :(lei) D_Ings breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on O_Christensen! ... J_Buckle brings him down! ... The Referee warns him Min. 33 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth 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! ... A wicked drive by Z_Butt'worth ! ... G_Donnarumma makes a fine save Min. 34 :(ast) J_Buckle curls the ball out wide to Z_Butt'worth ... Z_Butt'worth with the crafty shot! ... G_Donnarumma makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 35 :(ast) J_Buckle with a precise ball to J_Felix ... J_Alba slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 36 :(ast) T_Matthews has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_Felix collects the loose ball! ... J_Felix carves a shot towards goal ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 38 :(ast) C_Leemans threads the through ball to J_Felix ... J_Felix flings a shot at goal ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 38 :(lei) Pedro_Neto leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to J_Alba ... J_Alba pounds a rocket on goal ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Jetro_Willems chips the ball in towards the far post! ... O_Christensen catches it! Min. 41 :(ast) J_Felix loses J_Alba ... J_Felix tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... G_Donnarumma gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 41 :(lei) Pedro_Neto is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... J_Alba latches onto the ball ... J_Alba tries to lob the keeper ! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 42 :(lei) Lucas finds A_Di_Maria in acres of space ... A_Di_Maria fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City Min. 52 :(ast) E_Militao runs at goal ... He spots the run of J_Felix ... He's played him in ... J_Felix sends it flying towards goal! ... But G_Donnarumma punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 53 :(lei) Pedro_Neto plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Pedro_Neto hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 57 :(ast) C_Leemans plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Felix decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Felix swings in the shot! ... G_Donnarumma saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 58 :(ast) J_Felix turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Z_Butt'worth ... A vicious shot by Z_Butt'worth ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into G_Donnarumma's arms ... Unlucky Min. 58 :(lei) Pedro_Neto runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria aiming for the bottom corner ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 60 :(lei) Lucas with electric pace ... He eases past E_Militao ... C_Leemans with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee lectures him Min. 62 :(lei) Lucas finds D_Ings in the box ... T_Matthews gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Pedro_Neto drives it into the box! ... It is cleared by E_Militao Min. 65 :(ast) C_Ronaldo is going to be brought on ... J_Felix is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 65 :(lei) C_Soyuncu is being brought on ... Jetro_Willems is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 66 :(lei) M_Kovacic jumps over B_Chilwell's challenge ... T_Matthews takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 68 :(ast) D_Nascimento takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace C_Leemans as MF Min. 70 :(ast) J_Nisic is coming on for Z_Butt'worth and playing AM Min. 70 :(lei) C_Aucellia is being prepared to come on ... M_Kovacic is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 74 :(lei) C_Aucellia jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_Nascimento with a nasty foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(ast) J_Nisic with the towering header to J_Buckle ... J_Buckle with the shot ! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges !! ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Aston Villa ahead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 76 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D Min. 76 :(ast) J_Nisic shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 76 :(ast) T_Matthews with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Alba a clean set of heals ... T_Matthews with a powerful header ! ... But G_Donnarumma tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 76 :(lei) Pedro_Neto with a perfectly timed run ... Pedro_Neto with a thundering drive! ... O_Christensen gets up well to catch that one Min. 77 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from D_Nascimento to B_Chilwell ... The ball comes in high ... B_Chilwell beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has G_Donnarumma to beat ... He tries to slide it past G_Donnarumma ... G_Donnarumma smothers the ball !! Min. 80 :(lei) P_Micin is coming on for A_Di_Maria and playing FW Min. 82 :(ast) D_Nascimento beats his man ... C_Aucellia takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 82 :(lei) J_Alba looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Ings ... A great volley from D_Ings ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... O_Christensen palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... B_Soumare hits it into the box! ... K_Guessoum clears the danger Min. 85 :(ast) D_Nascimento 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! ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Vestergaard Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(lei) R_Pereira finds J_Alba on the edge of the box ... B_Chilwell slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Matthews (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Buckle (75) Sent Off : Y_Ribeiro (7) Booked : K_Guessoum (4), D_Nascimento (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pedro_Neto Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 9 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 4 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 3 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 35 1 1 1 23 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 30 14 2 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -3 -3 E_Militao DF 1 29 14 2 20 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 T_Matthews DF 1 29 14 13 22 | 94 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 28 15 J_Buckle DM 2 13 30 12 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 C_Leemans MF 1 14 31 13 32 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 13 30 13 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Butt'worth AM 1 14 29 14 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 14 31 23 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Felix FW 1 10 13 32 20 | 66 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 R_Sanchez GK 32 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 30 13 2 23 | 87 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 D_Nascimento MF 1 15 29 14 26 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Nisic MF 1 13 30 14 25 | 23 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 C_Ronaldo FW 1 2 10 32 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Donnarumma GK 33 1 1 1 21 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Jetro_Willems DF 1 30 13 4 25 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Pereira DF 2 27 12 2 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Alba DF 1 27 11 3 24 | 94 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 10 2 J_Vestergaard DF 1 30 6 3 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Soumare DM 1 13 29 13 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Lucas DM 2 12 28 2 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Kovacic MF 1 2 30 14 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pedro_Neto MF 1 4 30 14 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 A_Di_Maria MF 1 2 28 11 24 | 81 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 D_Ings FW 2 3 10 29 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Green GK 30 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 29 9 2 21 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Aucellia MF 1 15 29 14 29 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Sherriff MF 1 15 30 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Micin FW 1 5 13 29 31 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1679775020 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35