FMFA, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Sat Dec 14) Aston Villa | Arsenal 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N Alex Nock | Jamal Claxton | O_Christensen GK | GK H_Keto M_Pongracic DF | DF M_Guehi K_Guessoum DF | DF T_Malacia D_Maresic DF | DF Alec_Georgen Y_Bildik DF | DF Y_Bisseck Z_Butterworth DM | MF L_Ugochukwu D_Kinsombi MF | MF R_Bentancur S_Ingelsson MF | MF J_Nisic Guus_Til AM | MF Ferran_Torres A_Gordon FW | FW J_Alvarez A_Fati FW | FW I_Toney | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB T_Courtois Jetro_Willems SUB | SUB T_Matthews N_Abbey SUB | SUB J_Lopez D_Nascimento SUB | SUB J_Lilley L_Suarez SUB | SUB M_Chouiar Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Cheshire) Min. 5 :(ast) A_Fati gets possession in his own half ... J_Alvarez is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... Anthony_Taylor shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 6 :(ars) R_Bentancur kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Ferran_Torres gets on the end of the pass ... A_Fati fouls badly ... Anthony_Taylor calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 7 :(ast) Z_Butterworth takes possession ... Z_Butterworth fires off a left-footed shot ! ... H_Keto makes a difficult save Min. 9 :(ast) A_Gordon runs with pace at the defence ... But M_Guehi wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Maresic ... H_Keto jumps well to claim it! Min. 13 :(ast) K_Guessoum gains possession ... I_Toney with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 15 :(ast) A_Gordon with a precise pass to A_Fati ... J_Nisic gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 16 :(ast) D_Kinsombi with a short pass to find Guus_Til ... Guus_Til fires off a right-footed shot ! ... H_Keto with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 18 :(ast) Z_Butterworth sidesteps R_Bentancur ... Z_Butterworth hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 21 :(ars) R_Bentancur slides the ball across to Y_Bisseck ... A delicate header from Y_Bisseck ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Arsenal ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 22 :(ars) J_Nisic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Ferran_Torres gets onto the end of the pass! ... But Y_Bildik barges him off the ball Min. 28 :(ast) A_Gordon sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Cleaned up by T_Malacia Min. 28 :(ars) I_Toney leaves A_Gordon standing ... I_Toney with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... O_Christensen with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 30 :(ars) J_Nisic has it now ... He takes on D_Maresic ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Alvarez! ... But he loses control of it ... Y_Bildik hits it out for a throw Min. 31 :(ars) Alec_Georgen flicks it past Y_Bildik ... He runs forward ... Guus_Til goes in stud's first ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He deserves punishment for that! ... Anthony_Taylor calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 32 :(ast) S_Ingelsson runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Nisic goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 33 :(ast) Guus_Til plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Kinsombi keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Kinsombi hits a great shot ! ... The shot slips through H_Keto's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 34 :(ast) A_Fati looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Guus_Til ... R_Bentancur cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 35 :(ast) Z_Butterworth has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Guehi ... He puts in S_Ingelsson! ... Y_Bisseck stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 39 :(ast) A_Gordon is unmarked! ... A_Gordon hits the ball first time! ... H_Keto gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL !! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 39 :(ast) A_Fati takes possession ... What can he do here? ... Y_Bisseck with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... Guus_Til floats it forward ... A_Gordon latches onto the end of it ... A_Gordon drives it towards goal ! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 41 :(ast) A_Gordon is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... A_Gordon gets up high for the header ! ... H_Keto takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 42 :(ast) Guus_Til puts in S_Ingelsson ... M_Guehi muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... Anthony_Taylor calls him over ... Anthony_Taylor is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) Guus_Til with a simple pass to D_Kinsombi ... D_Kinsombi pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But H_Keto tips it over ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 45 :(ast) Y_Bildik is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Pongracic ... T_Malacia takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 47 :(ast) A_Gordon sidesteps Alec_Georgen ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Gordon with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... He kisses his shirt!! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... That’s given Aston Villa the lead! ... Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal Min. 46 :(ast) Z_Butterworth with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Guus_Til gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Malacia ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Ingelsson ... Y_Bisseck gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 48 :(ast) D_Maresic with the nod to Guus_Til ... Guus_Til hits the ball first time! ... H_Keto takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 50 :(ars) J_Alvarez with a glorious 60-yard pass to I_Toney ... K_Guessoum goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 51 :(ast) M_Pongracic hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Fati collects the loose ball! ... A_Fati with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa switch to playing D Min. 55 :(ast) Guus_Til seems to have switched to a MF role Min. 60 :(ast) Jetro_Willems is coming on for Y_Bildik and playing DF Min. 61 :(ast) A_Fati loses his marker! ... T_Malacia rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... Anthony_Taylor shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 62 :(ast) D_Nascimento will come on for Z_Butterworth and play DM Min. 62 :(ars) L_Ugochukwu threads the through ball to Alec_Georgen ... D_Kinsombi with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 63 :(ars) H_Keto looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Lets hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 69 :(ast) A_Fati pushes it past M_Guehi ... A_Fati has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... H_Keto with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 70 :(ast) D_Kinsombi beats M_Guehi ... He showed great skill there ... D_Kinsombi gets his head to the ball ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 71 :(ast) S_Ingelsson hoofs it up field to find A_Gordon ... T_Malacia dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 80 :(ars) I_Toney takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... But D_Maresic slides in Min. 85 :(ast) A_Fati knocks it forward ... Y_Bisseck slips ... A_Gordon gets to it! ... The ball comes in high ... A_Gordon beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has H_Keto to beat ... He nutmegs H_Keto ... It hits the upright!! ... H_Keto recovers to save it !! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Gordon (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Gordon (39,47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Fati (6), Guus_Til (31), D_Kinsombi (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Bentancur Scorers : Y_Bisseck (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Alvarez (5), Y_Bisseck (39), M_Guehi (42), T_Malacia (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 14 | 2 Off target : 5 | 0 On target : 9 | 2 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 26 1 1 1 23 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 22 14 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 21 15 2 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Maresic DF 1 21 16 2 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Y_Bildik DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 62 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Z_Butterworth DM 1 15 22 15 23 | 64 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 D_Kinsombi MF 1 14 22 14 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 7 2 S_Ingelsson MF 1 14 23 14 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Guus_Til MF 1 3 22 15 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 35 11 A_Gordon FW 1 10 16 25 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 10 53 A_Fati FW 1 6 14 24 21 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 17 1 R_Sanchez GK 23 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jetro_Willems DF 1 21 14 4 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 N_Abbey DF 1 21 15 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento DM 1 15 21 14 26 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Suarez FW 2 3 14 22 46 | 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Keto GK 24 3 2 2 23 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 M_Guehi DF 1 23 14 7 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 T_Malacia DF 1 21 14 3 26 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 Alec_Georgen DF 1 21 14 5 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 21 16 2 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 23 -3 20 L_Ugochukwu MF 1 15 22 7 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Bentancur MF 1 12 22 13 29 | 94 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 38 0 J_Nisic MF 1 14 22 14 25 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 Ferran_Torres MF 1 13 21 13 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Alvarez FW 1 9 14 23 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 I_Toney FW 1 8 13 22 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Courtois GK 23 3 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 20 15 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lopez DF 2 20 15 4 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lilley MF 1 15 20 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 14 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1734207549 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35