FMFA, Manchester City vs. Aston Villa (Sun Nov 12) Manchester City | Aston Villa 4-4-2 N | 4-2-1-1-2 P Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen | Alex Nock | G_Grando GK | GK O_Christensen O_Zinchenko DF | DF E_Militao N_Semedo DF | DF B_Chilwell Pipa DF | DF D_Maresic R_Yates DF | DF C_Seaman A_MacAllister MF | DM D_Nascimento S_McTominay MF | DM C_Leemans W_Ndidi MF | MF S_Ingelsson M_Ozil MF | AM J_Nisic R_Firmino FW | FW Sam_Lammers A_Griezmann FW | FW A_Fati | A_Areola SUB | SUB R_Sanchez D_Sidibe SUB | SUB K_Guessoum Y_Ribeiro SUB | SUB D_Kinsombi N_Holland SUB | SUB Z_Butt'worth L_Stindl SUB | SUB L_Suarez Referee: John_Brooks (Leicestershire) Min. 2 :(ast) D_Nascimento plays it forward to Sam_Lammers ... N_Semedo reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 5 :(ast) C_Leemans hoists the ball across to A_Fati ... A_Fati hits a curling shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Grando moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... G_Grando looks dejected! ... That’s given Aston Villa the advantage! ... Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 6 :(mnc) Pipa backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... A_Griezmann latches onto the end of it ... E_Militao robs him of the ball Min. 12 :(ast) A_Fati moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers drives the shot in! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 16 :(mnc) A_Griezmann leaves D_Maresic standing ... But C_Seaman slides in two footed. ... John_Brooks has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 17 :(mnc) Pipa moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Firmino ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Nascimento ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Semedo chips the ball into the area! ... O_Christensen reads it well, and claims it! Min. 20 :(ast) D_Maresic with an inch perfect pass to J_Nisic ... R_Yates with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 20 :(ast) J_Nisic steps over the ball ... He nutmegs W_Ndidi ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Nisic hits a great drive! ... G_Grando won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 27 :(ast) E_Militao with the cross-field pass to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 28 :(ast) B_Chilwell with a pinpoint pass to C_Leemans ... C_Leemans with the header ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 31 :(ast) C_Leemans is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Fati ... Cleared by Pipa Min. 33 :(mnc) A_MacAllister with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Seaman behind ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Maresic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 33 :(ast) Sam_Lammers plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... O_Zinchenko with a nasty foul ... John_Brooks will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... D_Nascimento swings it in ... J_Nisic gets on the end of it ... J_Nisic cracks a laser towards goal ! ... G_Grando catches the ball Min. 33 :(ast) S_Ingelsson flicks it over S_McTominay's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... N_Semedo wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 34 :(ast) D_Nascimento pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Sam_Lammers is clean through! ... What a shot from Sam_Lammers ! ... It could go anywhere ... G_Grando parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 37 :(ast) D_Maresic with a precise ball to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 39 :(mnc) A_MacAllister leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to O_Zinchenko ... O_Zinchenko attempts to drive it home! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 40 :(mnc) W_Ndidi brings it under control ... He takes on C_Leemans ... He gets past him! ... He puts in R_Firmino! ... D_Maresic dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) C_Leemans finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... R_Yates attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 45 :(mnc) The ball runs loose! ... R_Firmino seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... R_Firmino fires the shot in! ... The fans get off there seats! ... O_Christensen plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(mnc) A_MacAllister looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_Zinchenko ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Chilwell ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by W_Ndidi! ... It comes to R_Yates ... He fires it towards to goal ... O_Christensen tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... Pipa chips the ball in towards the back post! ... O_Christensen easily claims the ball! Min. 51 :(ast) Sam_Lammers nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... S_McTominay with an awful challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 53 :(mnc) S_McTominay looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to O_Zinchenko ... O_Zinchenko is clean through! ... He tries to take it round O_Christensen ... He nutmegs O_Christensen ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 54 :(mnc) R_Yates is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... But he loses control of it ... D_Maresic belts it clear Min. 54 :(ast) S_Ingelsson takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Sam_Lammers ... A_MacAllister takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 58 :(ast) K_Guessoum is being brought on ... D_Maresic 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 has it now ... He takes on O_Zinchenko ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Sam_Lammers! ... But R_Yates slides in two footed. ... John_Brooks has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 62 :(ast) D_Kinsombi is being prepared to come on ... S_Ingelsson is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(ast) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Aston Villa will now be playing D Min. 65 :(ast) J_Nisic has changed his position on the pitch to a MF Min. 67 :(ast) D_Kinsombi brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Fati gets on the end of the pass ... A_Fati with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... The shot slips through G_Grando's hands ... But G_Grando recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 68 :(ast) L_Suarez replaces an unhappy A_Fati and will play as a FW Min. 70 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth is coming on and C_Leemans is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DM Min. 71 :(ast) Sam_Lammers had to stretch to reach the pass ... S_McTominay rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... John_Brooks calls him over ... John_Brooks tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(ast) J_Nisic boots it towards L_Suarez ... O_Zinchenko with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnc) R_Firmino takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... R_Firmino has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... O_Christensen dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had O_Christensen beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_MacAllister chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Ozil gets a shot in ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 93 :(mnc) W_Ndidi knocks it forward ... D_Kinsombi slips ... R_Firmino gets to it! ... E_Militao wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 94 :(mnc) A_Griezmann with the kinky dribble ... D_Nascimento fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_MacAllister Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Yates (20), S_McTominay (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Fati (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Fati (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Nascimento (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 6 | 9 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 4 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 7 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 35 1 1 1 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 30 14 8 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 N_Semedo DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Pipa DF 1 30 11 3 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 R_Yates DF 1 29 11 3 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 -3 0 A_MacAllister MF 1 12 32 14 34 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 30 6 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 W_Ndidi MF 1 14 30 3 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 30 12 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 30 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Areola GK 30 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 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Holland MF 2 3 30 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 28 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 E_Militao DF 1 29 14 2 20 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 31 13 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Maresic DF 1 30 15 2 24 | 59 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0 C_Seaman DF 1 29 15 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Nascimento DM 1 15 29 14 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 27 -3 C_Leemans DM 1 14 32 13 32 | 71 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 1 S_Ingelsson MF 1 14 31 14 29 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Nisic MF 1 13 31 14 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 14 32 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 A_Fati FW 1 6 14 33 21 | 69 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 18 34 R_Sanchez GK 32 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 30 14 2 31 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 D_Kinsombi MF 1 14 31 14 25 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Z_Butt'worth DM 1 14 29 14 23 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Suarez FW 2 3 14 32 46 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1699800246 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35