FMFA Division One, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Thu Jan 18)


                          Aston Villa  |  Manchester City
                            3-2-3-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 L
                            Alex Nock  |  VACANT
                                       |
                     O_Christensen GK  |  GK G_Grando
                         E_Militao DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                        K_Guessoum DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                        T_Matthews DM  |  DF R_Yates
                      D_Nascimento DM  |  DF Y_Ribeiro
                       S_Ingelsson MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                      Z_Butt'worth MF  |  MF A_MacAllister
                         C_Leemans MF  |  FW A_Griezmann
                       Sam_Lammers FW  |  FW R_Firmino
                            A_Fati FW  |  MF N_Holland
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez SUB |  SUB A_Areola
                         D_Maresic SUB |  SUB D_Sidibe
                        D_Kinsombi SUB |  SUB S_McTominay
                           J_Nisic SUB |  SUB C_Pulisic
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB L_Stindl




Min. 1  :(mnc) Manchester City altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 1  :(mnc) A_Griezmann knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Chilwell 
          ...  T_Matthews gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 2  :(ast) The ball is passed in from S_Ingelsson, he finds A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Grando moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  G_Grando catches it with style! 
Min. 3  :(ast) A_Fati is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A_Fati with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Grando's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 4  :(mnc) M_Ozil is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to A_MacAllister 
          ...  A_MacAllister with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  O_Christensen manages to turn it behind 
Min. 6  :(mnc) A_Griezmann sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  S_Ingelsson with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 6  :(mnc) Y_Ribeiro chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Firmino 
          ...  B_Chilwell brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) A_Griezmann loses E_Militao 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Griezmann ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 15 :(ast) S_Ingelsson turns well with ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from O_Zinchenko 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Militao floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Grando easily claims the ball! 
Min. 16 :(ast) D_Nascimento knocks it forward 
          ...  O_Zinchenko slips 
          ...  C_Leemans gets to it! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 17 :(mnc) A_Griezmann runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But O_Christensen dives to his left 
          ...  I think O_Christensen just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 19 :(ast) S_Ingelsson with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Fati 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Fati ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  G_Grando was caught out there 
          ...  And Aston Villa are leading in the game now 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 20 :(ast) T_Matthews is changing his role to a DF 
Min. 23 :(ast) Sam_Lammers flicks it over W_Ndidi's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Sam_Lammers ! 
          ...  But G_Grando makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 24 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth plays the early ball across the box to find Sam_Lammers in space 
          ...  Sam_Lammers shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Grando moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Firmino 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  R_Firmino beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has O_Christensen to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs O_Christensen 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s got Manchester City back level! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 29 :(ast) It appears T_Matthews is playing as a DM 
Min. 34 :(ast) T_Matthews runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Fati 
          ...  But N_Semedo puts the ball out of play 
Min. 34 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko beats T_Matthews 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  K_Guessoum pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  VACANT looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 37 :(ast) K_Guessoum jumps over Y_Ribeiro's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  But N_Semedo slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 39 :(mnc) M_Ozil with a simple pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  T_Matthews plays the back pass 
          ...  O_Christensen can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Holland plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It is cleared by K_Guessoum 
Min. 40 :(ast) T_Matthews moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  G_Grando parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And G_Grando recovers to save!! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) A_MacAllister bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to O_Zinchenko 
          ...  O_Zinchenko looks to see where O_Christensen is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  O_Christensen with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(ast) D_Nascimento takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Butt'worth 
          ...  Z_Butt'worth fires the shot in! 
          ...  G_Grando saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 41 :(mnc) A_MacAllister with the header on 
          ...  He finds O_Zinchenko in space 
          ...  O_Zinchenko has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ast) C_Leemans has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Semedo 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Matthews! 
          ...  R_Yates forces him off the ball 
Min. 43 :(mnc) R_Firmino finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Militao hits it out for a throw 
Min. 46 :(mnc) A_Griezmann sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Griezmann belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But O_Christensen pulls out a save of the game 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(mnc) N_Holland with a slick pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A skillful effort from A_Griezmann ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 55 :(ast) T_Matthews makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  T_Matthews fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  G_Grando falls over 
          ...  But G_Grando is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 58 :(ast) D_Maresic is being brought on 
          ...  K_Guessoum is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 58 :(ast) D_Nascimento is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  T_Matthews latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Matthews lobs G_Grando! 
          ...  G_Grando with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 60 :(mnc) A_Griezmann with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  Sam_Lammers takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 62 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko with a simple pass to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  O_Christensen falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 62 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth with a 50-yard pass to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  A_MacAllister had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(mnc) R_Firmino breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on O_Christensen! 
          ...  B_Chilwell brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 66 :(ast) D_Kinsombi is being prepared to come on 
          ...  S_Ingelsson is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 66 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati fires the shot in! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Grando is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Z_Butt'worth! 
          ...  A_MacAllister wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 67 :(ast) D_Nascimento holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Fati in space! 
          ...  Cleared by N_Semedo 
Min. 68 :(ast) L_Suarez is being brought on 
          ...  A_Fati is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 69 :(mnc) N_Holland with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  E_Militao hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Yates hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  O_Christensen catches it! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) C_Pulisic replaces an unhappy W_Ndidi and will play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Holland moves into a AM role on the manager's orders 
Min. 71 :(ast) O_Christensen looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
          ...  They have made all their substitutions already! 
          ...  They will have to play on a man less! 
Min. 72 :(ast) Sam_Lammers runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  Sam_Lammers hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  G_Grando parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 72 :(mnc) M_Ozil with the dribble 
          ...  D_Maresic wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 75 :(ast) D_Nascimento turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Kinsombi 
          ...  O_Zinchenko gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 75 :(mnc) N_Semedo whips the ball across to N_Holland 
          ...  D_Nascimento slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_MacAllister! 
          ...  D_Maresic reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 76 :(ast) D_Nascimento 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 T_Matthews 
          ...  T_Matthews rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But G_Grando stops that one easily 
Min. 78 :(ast) D_Kinsombi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Sam_Lammers latches onto it! 
          ...  Sam_Lammers with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  G_Grando makes a difficult save 
Min. 78 :(mnc) N_Holland finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  But Z_Butt'worth clears the ball to safety 
Min. 79 :(ast) D_Kinsombi with the cross-field pass to L_Suarez 
          ...  But R_Yates reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(mnc) R_Firmino takes advantage of a mistake by D_Nascimento 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Firmino with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It floats over L_Suarez 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 82 :(ast) Sam_Lammers beats R_Yates 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Yates reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 82 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth hits a hard pass to D_Nascimento 
          ...  R_Firmino with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 83 :(mnc) N_Holland sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Kinsombi with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 84 :(mnc) A_MacAllister with an incisive pass to R_Firmino 
          ...  D_Nascimento wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(mnc) N_Holland jumps over E_Militao's challenge 
          ...  T_Matthews clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ast) D_Nascimento with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  But Y_Ribeiro wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 90 :(mnc) A_MacAllister backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Griezmann with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 

*************  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          : T_Matthews (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Fati (19)
Sent Off             : B_Chilwell (63)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : O_Christensen (71)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : O_Zinchenko
Scorers              : R_Firmino (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_MacAllister (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          13        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Manchester City
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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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O_Christensen  GK  35   1   1   1  23 |  72   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
E_Militao      DF   1  30  14   2  20 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Guessoum     DF   1  31  14   2  31 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  31  14   2  23 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   6  -7  -7
T_Matthews     DM   1  30  14  14  22 |  93   0   3   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  39  20   9
D_Nascimento   DM   1  15  30  14  26 |  93   0   2   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  60   0
S_Ingelsson    MF   1  14  32  14  29 |  67   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
Z_Butt'worth   MF   1  14  31  14  23 |  93   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  40   3
C_Leemans      MF   1  14  32  14  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sam_Lammers    FW   1   1  14  32  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Fati         FW   1   6  14  33  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
R_Sanchez      GK  33   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Maresic      DF   1  30  15   2  24 |  34   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
D_Kinsombi     MF   1  14  31  14  25 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Nisic        MF   1  14  31  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2   3  14  32  46 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Grando       GK  36   1   1   1  23 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  31  14   8  27 |  93   0   3   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  39  38   4
N_Semedo       DF   1  30  13   3  24 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  14  30   3  25 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  29  11   3  22 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
Y_Ribeiro      DF   1  29  14   3  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   3  30  12  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_MacAllister  MF   1  13  32  14  34 |  93   0   1   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  37   0
A_Griezmann    FW   2   2   4  30  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
R_Firmino      FW   1   4   8  30  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
N_Holland      AM   2   3  30  13  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Areola       GK  31   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sidibe       DF   1  29  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  10  31   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Pulisic      AM   1   2  30  13  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Stindl       FW   1   6  17  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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