FMFA, Sheffield United vs. Aston Villa (Wed Mar 20)


                     Sheffield United  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                               VACANT  |  Alex Nock
                                       |
                           Jose_Sa GK  |  GK O_Christensen
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF C_Seaman
                        R_Bertrand DF  |  DF T_Matthews
                             N_Ake DF  |  DF K_Guessoum
                         G_Baldock DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                        A_Doucoure MF  |  DM D_Nascimento
                          S_Gnabry MF  |  MF D_Kinsombi
                          T_Jumeau MF  |  MF C_Leemans
                          R_Mahrez MF  |  AM Z_Butt'worth
                            I_Sarr FW  |  FW A_Fati
                        G_Scamacca FW  |  FW Sam_Lammers
                                       |
                           U_Simon SUB |  SUB R_Sanchez
                         J_Boateng SUB |  SUB D_Maresic
                          D_Yedlin SUB |  SUB S_Ingelsson
                           A_Iwobi SUB |  SUB J_Nisic
                           C_Admas SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire)


Min. 5  :(shu) A_Doucoure with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past T_Matthews 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Gnabry! 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Gnabry ! 
          ...  O_Christensen with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 5  :(ast) Sam_Lammers gets possession in his own half 
          ...  Sam_Lammers blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  Jose_Sa tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Leemans lofts the ball in! 
          ...  B_Chilwell swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Jose_Sa collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 9  :(ast) D_Kinsombi hits a hard pass to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  C_Lenglet seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 10 :(ast) A_Fati knocks it past R_Bertrand and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Fati leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Aston Villa have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 12 :(shu) A_Doucoure has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Z_Butt'worth 
          ...  He puts in S_Gnabry! 
          ...  S_Gnabry hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 15 :(ast) Sam_Lammers lobs it over N_Ake 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Lenglet 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Nascimento plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to A_Fati 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 17 :(ast) C_Leemans flicks it over G_Baldock and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Leemans rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 21 :(ast) C_Leemans with the cross-field pass to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  G_Baldock reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 22 :(ast) D_Kinsombi looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Leemans 
          ...  C_Leemans tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 23 :(shu) R_Mahrez plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Scamacca keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  C_Seaman slices it 
          ...  O_Christensen moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Gnabry crosses it in! 
          ...  C_Seaman reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 24 :(shu) I_Sarr makes himself available 
          ...  I_Sarr with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  O_Christensen never had a chance! 
          ...  That’s pulled Sheffield United level! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 26 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth with the nod to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 29 :(shu) S_Gnabry looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Doucoure 
          ...  A_Doucoure bears down on goal! 
          ...  O_Christensen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Doucoure floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Gnabry loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  O_Christensen tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Lenglet hits it into the box! 
          ...  O_Christensen easily catches it! 
Min. 31 :(shu) T_Jumeau puts in G_Scamacca 
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Scamacca ! 
          ...  O_Christensen won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 31 :(ast) A_Fati skips the challenge from R_Bertrand 
          ...  A_Fati throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The shot slips through Jose_Sa's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 31 :(shu) A_Doucoure slides the ball across to I_Sarr 
          ...  Sam_Lammers rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury calls him for a talk 
Min. 32 :(shu) T_Jumeau with a measured ball to I_Sarr 
          ...  K_Guessoum with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 34 :(ast) C_Leemans slides the ball across to D_Nascimento 
          ...  N_Ake hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Z_Butt'worth 
          ...  Sam_Lammers gets on the end of it 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 36 :(ast) K_Guessoum finds Sam_Lammers with a ball over the defence 
          ...  But R_Bertrand slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 38 :(shu) S_Gnabry hits a hard pass to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr with the header ! 
          ...  O_Christensen with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 38 :(ast) T_Matthews is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Nascimento 
          ...  D_Nascimento attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 39 :(ast) Aston Villa will now play C 
Min. 39 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth is now playing as a MF 
Min. 39 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati drives the ball low ! 
          ...  Jose_Sa falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 41 :(ast) Sam_Lammers beats C_Lenglet 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Michael_Salisbury 
          ...  A_Doucoure hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kinsombi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Lenglet reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shu) G_Baldock with a first time pass 
          ...  G_Scamacca runs onto it! 
          ...  G_Scamacca tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  O_Christensen is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And O_Christensen reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Baldock curls it into the box! 
          ...  O_Christensen catches it! 
Min. 44 :(ast) D_Kinsombi with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past I_Sarr 
          ...  He knocks it to Sam_Lammers! 
          ...  Sam_Lammers blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 49 :(shu) R_Mahrez pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Doucoure is clean through! 
          ...  A_Doucoure is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has O_Christensen to beat 
          ...  He rounds O_Christensen 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 1-3 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(shu) R_Mahrez with the heel pass to G_Scamacca 
          ...  G_Scamacca has a go! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  O_Christensen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Sheffield United 2-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 46 :(ast) D_Kinsombi with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Fati 
          ...  A_Fati fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 50 :(shu) S_Gnabry moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Ake 
          ...  A_Fati with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from Michael_Salisbury 
Min. 51 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  S_Gnabry knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But Michael_Salisbury just turns away! 
Min. 53 :(shu) A_Doucoure is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to G_Scamacca 
          ...  C_Seaman slices it 
          ...  O_Christensen moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Jumeau hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Matthews heads it away 
Min. 53 :(ast) A_Fati runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Ake robs him of the ball 
Min. 54 :(ast) Z_Butt'worth holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  T_Jumeau wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 55 :(ast) S_Ingelsson is being brought on 
          ...  D_Nascimento is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM 
Min. 55 :(ast) A_Fati with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  C_Lenglet reads the play well 
Min. 56 :(ast) C_Leemans beats G_Baldock 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  C_Lenglet makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kinsombi plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  C_Leemans swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 57 :(ast) C_Leemans finds A_Fati in the box 
          ...  A_Fati sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Jose_Sa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Jose_Sa beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ingelsson hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to B_Chilwell 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  Jose_Sa gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 59 :(shu) S_Gnabry has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Leemans! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  K_Guessoum clears with a diving header 
Min. 59 :(ast) A_Fati bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Sam_Lammers 
          ...  But C_Lenglet slides in 
Min. 60 :(ast) L_Suarez comes on for Sam_Lammers and takes up a FW role 
Min. 62 :(ast) D_Maresic is being brought on 
          ...  K_Guessoum is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 62 :(shu) A_Doucoure hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto it! 
          ...  But D_Maresic puts it in row Z! 
Min. 63 :(ast) S_Ingelsson beats C_Lenglet 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  G_Baldock picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 64 :(ast) L_Suarez sidesteps G_Baldock 
          ...  N_Ake dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(ast) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to D 
Min. 66 :(ast) A_Fati beats G_Baldock 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Fati ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 66 :(shu) G_Scamacca sprints past S_Ingelsson 
          ...  T_Matthews goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He is warned by Michael_Salisbury 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 70 :(ast) J_Nisic takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace Z_Butt'worth as AM 
Min. 77 :(shu) T_Jumeau moves forward 
          ...  T_Jumeau with a little chip! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Aston Villa fans laugh at him 
Min. 79 :(shu) I_Sarr sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  But C_Seaman spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 79 :(ast) C_Seaman could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from N_Ake 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Nisic chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Fati 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Jose_Sa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 79 :(shu) I_Sarr takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  D_Maresic with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 81 :(shu) A_Doucoure holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees I_Sarr in space! 
          ...  I_Sarr with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  O_Christensen never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shu) S_Gnabry runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_Chilwell back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But J_Nisic clears the ball to safety 
Min. 92 :(shu) T_Jumeau beats B_Chilwell 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Matthews takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury calls him over 
          ...  Michael_Salisbury tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Doucoure
Scorers              : I_Sarr (24), G_Scamacca (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : A_Fati (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Fati (10,31), D_Nascimento (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Maresic (79), T_Matthews (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       9
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           5        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       4
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :          15        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 2 - 3 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Jose_Sa        GK  34   1   1   1  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  32  14   3  25 |  96   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0
R_Bertrand     DF   1  31  12   2  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Ake          DF   2  30   6   3  25 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
G_Baldock      DF   1  29  11   3  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_Doucoure     MF   1   6  32   9  27 |  96   0   1   6   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  60   4
S_Gnabry       MF   1   4  32  14  23 |  96   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  30   7
T_Jumeau       MF   2  11  31  16  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   1
R_Mahrez       MF   2   3  30  13  21 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   4  14  32  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
G_Scamacca     FW   1   8  12  31  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
U_Simon        GK  33   7   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  27   5   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   2  27  10   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Iwobi        MF   1   9  30  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Admas        FW   1   3  13  30  25 |   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
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O_Christensen  GK  35   1   1   1  23 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
C_Seaman       DF   1  30  15   2  23 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
T_Matthews     DF   1  30  14  14  22 |  96   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  10  25  -3
K_Guessoum     DF   1  31  14   2  31 |  66   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
B_Chilwell     DF   1  31  14   2  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Nascimento   DM   1  15  30  14  26 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
D_Kinsombi     MF   1  14  31  14  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  48   8
C_Leemans      MF   1  14  33  15  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
Z_Butt'worth   MF   1  14  31  14  23 |  74   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Fati         FW   1   6  14  33  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   9   2   0   0   0   0  10  55
Sam_Lammers    FW   1   1  14  32  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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  31  15   2  24 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
S_Ingelsson    DM   1  14  32  14  29 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nisic        AM   1  14  31  14  25 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2   3  14  32  46 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8   8
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