FMFA Cup Group Stage, Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa (Sun Dec 20) Newcastle United | Aston Villa 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 N Harry Klenjan | Nathan Pursey | T_Krul GK | GK B_Guzan M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF | DF Thiago_Silva Jose_Gimenez DF | DF R_Vlaar J_Hobbs DF | DF G_Pique D_Santon DF | DF Maicon M_Hamsik MF | MF Paulinho G_Bale MF | MF S_de_Jong S_W-Phillips MF | MF J_Cuadrado L_Ward MF | MF R_Cabella L_de_Jong FW | FW P_Cisse M_Depay FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic | R_Blanco SUB | SUB D_Nizic K_Davies SUB | SUB J_Okore G_Honeyman SUB | SUB A_Luna A_Young SUB | SUB P_Piatti A_Schurrle SUB | SUB C_Tevez Min. 4 :(new) G_Bale plays it forward to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... What agility from B_Guzan Min. 6 :(new) A defence splitting pass from M_Hamsik to M_Depay ... M_Depay is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round B_Guzan ... He nutmegs B_Guzan ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Newcastle United ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 14 :(new) M_Hamsik runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_de_Jong ... But Thiago_Silva clears the ball to safety Min. 14 :(ast) P_Cisse runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off M_Yanga-Mbiwa back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... P_Cisse tries to place it in the corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 15 :(new) S_W-Phillips looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Depay ... M_Depay tries to chip the ball over B_Guzan! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 17 :(new) G_Bale lobs the ball over the defence ... L_de_Jong latches on to it ... L_de_Jong aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... B_Guzan goes down well to save Min. 19 :(new) M_Depay runs at the defence ... A cheeky lob from M_Depay ! ... B_Guzan saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 24 :(new) L_Ward with a simple pass to G_Bale ... G_Pique with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 26 :(new) L_de_Jong with a real burst of pace ... Thiago_Silva wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 26 :(ast) P_Cisse beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... P_Cisse hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... T_Krul just watches float over the bar! Min. 31 :(ast) Z_Ibrahimovic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Hobbs ... Can he make them pay? ... But D_Santon slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 36 :(new) M_Depay beats Maicon ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Depay sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Guzan's arms ... Unlucky Min. 36 :(ast) J_Cuadrado runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic ... A delicate chip from Z_Ibrahimovic ! ... The shot slips through T_Krul's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 37 :(new) S_W-Phillips with electric pace ... He eases past R_Vlaar ... R_Vlaar is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... B_Guzan misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_W-Phillips curls it into the box! ... R_Vlaar gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 37 :(ast) Z_Ibrahimovic runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off M_Yanga-Mbiwa back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Yanga-Mbiwa recovers to win the ball back Min. 40 :(new) G_Bale beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds L_de_Jong ... Thiago_Silva with a bad challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 48 :(ast) Maicon with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... Good sliding challenge from L_de_Jong and it had to be ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(new) G_Bale controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Brilliantly taken away by G_Pique !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 51 :(ast) P_Cisse beats M_Depay ... He showed great skill there ... M_Yanga-Mbiwa reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 51 :(new) M_Depay pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... S_de_Jong with a terrible tackle Min. 53 :(ast) J_Cuadrado sidesteps J_Hobbs ... He was too quick for his marker ... L_Ward takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... S_de_Jong swings it in ... P_Cisse gets on the end of it ... P_Cisse belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... T_Krul makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 55 :(ast) J_Cuadrado reads the run of R_Cabella ... R_Cabella sends it flying towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 58 :(ast) P_Cisse with the kinky dribble ... Launched towards the top corner by P_Cisse ! ... T_Krul tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... J_Cuadrado lofts the ball in! ... Z_Ibrahimovic gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... S_de_Jong chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The danger is dealt with by J_Hobbs Min. 60 :(ast) J_Cuadrado kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Cisse gets on the end of the pass ... P_Cisse throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 62 :(ast) S_de_Jong is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to R_Cabella ... R_Cabella has a dig at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 63 :(new) M_Depay gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past Maicon! ... He has some space now! ... M_Depay belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It's beaten B_Guzan ... It goes wide !! Min. 65 :(ast) Paulinho cuts the ball back to P_Cisse ... G_Bale with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 70 :(new) It seems Newcastle United are making a tactical change to C Min. 75 :(new) A_Schurrle is coming on and L_de_Jong is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 75 :(ast) S_de_Jong looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse with a low drive through the rain! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... T_Krul grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 83 :(new) M_Hamsik runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Depay ... P_Cisse with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 84 :(ast) R_Cabella with a penetrating pass to Z_Ibrahimovic ... Jose_Gimenez is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(new) L_Ward looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... L_Ward shapes up for a shot! ... But it goes just over ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James' Park Attendance : 52,405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Depay (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Depay (6,15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Ward (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Cisse Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Cisse (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 8 | 10 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 2 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Krul GK 23 2 3 3 22 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF 3 20 11 4 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Jose_Gimenez DF 2 20 2 3 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hobbs DF 2 20 4 2 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 D_Santon DF 3 19 12 3 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 22 11 25 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 G_Bale MF 2 11 21 11 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 S_W-Phillips MF 2 3 20 10 28 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 L_Ward MF 2 2 18 3 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -2 L_de_Jong FW 2 3 4 20 23 | 78 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 M_Depay FW 2 3 3 19 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 R_Blanco GK 19 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Davies DF 2 18 2 2 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Honeyman MF 2 4 18 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Young MF 2 3 18 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Schurrle FW 2 3 11 19 26 | 19 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Guzan GK 22 2 3 3 24 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 21 4 3 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Pique DF 2 20 2 3 28 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Maicon DF 2 20 2 3 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 22 2 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 7 Z_Ibrahimovic FW 2 3 2 20 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 19 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Luna DF 3 18 11 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Piatti MF 2 3 20 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1450642822 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35