FMFA Wolf League, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Sun Apr 09) Aston Villa | Arsenal 4-4-2 T | 4-4-2 C Duncan Masaldo | Jason Fortune | S_Mandanda GK | GK I_Casillas Thiago_Silva DF | DF E_Bailly R_Vlaar DF | DF D_Lovren Maicon DF | DF L_Koscielny T_Alderwei'ld DF | DF L_Bateman Paulinho MF | MF M_Ozil S_de_Jong MF | MF Lucas J_Cuadrado MF | MF M_Reus R_Cabella MF | MF B_Schweinste- K_Iheanacho FW | FW G_Higuain T_Werner FW | FW J_Rodriguez | M_Sels SUB | SUB W_Szczesny N_Baker SUB | SUB K_Gibbs J_Okore SUB | SUB Rafael P_Piatti SUB | SUB A_Olukanmi T_Deeney SUB | SUB F_Llorente Referee: Craig_Pawson (Level_1) Min. 1 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a precise ball to J_Cuadrado ... J_Cuadrado with a powerful diving header! ... I_Casillas tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... Maicon chips the ball in towards the back post! ... I_Casillas fists it away! Min. 1 :(ars) J_Rodriguez brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Reus makes himself available ... M_Reus is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round S_Mandanda ... He nutmegs S_Mandanda ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 2 :(ars) M_Reus is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to E_Bailly ... T_Werner read the danger and stops the pass Min. 4 :(ars) Lucas brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Rodriguez gets on the end of the pass ... J_Rodriguez drives it towards goal ! ... S_Mandanda won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 9 :(ars) M_Reus plays in Lucas with a beautiful ball ... Maicon clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 14 :(ars) M_Ozil with a precise pass to G_Higuain ... But R_Cabella slides in Min. 16 :(ars) Lucas gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... S_Mandanda never had a chance! Min. 17 :(ars) J_Rodriguez takes advantage of a mistake by Thiago_Silva ... It's a lucky break ... J_Rodriguez swings in the shot! ... But S_Mandanda reaches the ball. Good save Min. 18 :(ars) J_Rodriguez is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 19 :(ars) G_Higuain 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! ... G_Higuain carves a shot towards goal ! ... Saved by S_Mandanda Min. 20 :(ars) Lucas beats R_Vlaar ... He muscled him off the ball ... R_Vlaar reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 26 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from L_Koscielny ... D_Lovren with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 26 :(ars) B_Schweinste- with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Rodriguez ... R_Vlaar cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 28 :(ars) J_Rodriguez could get a shot on goal here ... J_Rodriguez fires a shot at goal ! ... S_Mandanda fists it away Min. 38 :(ast) Paulinho whips the ball across to T_Werner ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Rodriguez ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_Cuadrado swings it in! ... It comes to R_Cabella ... He fires it towards to goal ... But I_Casillas punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 41 :(ars) M_Ozil moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Higuain ... G_Higuain hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But S_Mandanda punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ast) J_Cuadrado crosses to K_Iheanacho ... Lucas anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 48 :(ars) G_Higuain with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Alderwei'ld a clean set of heals ... J_Cuadrado with a superb challenge ... Craig_Pawson has given the free kick the other way! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... B_Schweinste- shapes to shoot ... He plays it to G_Higuain instead ... Thiago_Silva forces him off the ball Min. 48 :(ars) M_Ozil chests it down ... Thiago_Silva read the danger and stops the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Min. 49 :(ast) T_Werner finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Reus wins the ball Min. 50 :(ars) Rafael is being brought on ... D_Lovren is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 50 :(ars) J_Rodriguez with a 40-yard pass to B_Schweinste- ... B_Schweinste- belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But S_Mandanda smothers the ball. Min. 51 :(ars) E_Bailly pulls up ... That looks like his hamstring went ... He wont be able to continue!! Min. 51 :(ars) K_Gibbs comes on for E_Bailly and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 52 :(ars) B_Schweinste- brings it under control ... He takes on Maicon ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Rodriguez! ... J_Rodriguez tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 55 :(ast) P_Piatti will replace R_Cabella and play MF Min. 55 :(ast) N_Baker is going to be brought on ... T_Alderwei'ld is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 57 :(ars) M_Reus pulls it back to J_Rodriguez ... J_Rodriguez gets up high for the header ! ... But S_Mandanda tips it over ... Craig_Pawson has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 63 :(ars) G_Higuain has it on the edge of the box ... G_Higuain with a thundering shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 64 :(ars) F_Llorente replaces J_Rodriguez to play as a FW Min. 68 :(ars) M_Reus with the mazy run ... Excellent sliding challenge from Maicon ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Ozil chips the ball in towards the back post! ... Lucas gets something on it! ... But S_Mandanda just gets his fingers to that one ... Craig_Pawson has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 72 :(ars) M_Ozil looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to B_Schweinste- ... N_Baker with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 73 :(ars) Lucas has a go! ... It hits the defender ... G_Higuain collects the loose ball! ... G_Higuain with the goal bound shot! ... S_Mandanda fists it away Min. 76 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Iheanacho ... K_Iheanacho fires a shot at goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... I_Casillas dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had I_Casillas beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Cuadrado chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of I_Casillas Min. 77 :(ast) K_Iheanacho flicks it past Rafael ... He runs forward ... K_Iheanacho has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... I_Casillas was lucky there Min. 80 :(ars) G_Higuain beats J_Cuadrado ... He showed great skill there ... G_Higuain with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... S_Mandanda makes a good save Min. 81 :(ars) F_Llorente beats R_Vlaar ... He muscled him off the ball ... F_Llorente fires off a left-footed shot ! ... S_Mandanda can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... S_Mandanda makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 84 :(ars) M_Ozil looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Higuain ... G_Higuain drives the shot in! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges !! ... GOAL !! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 85 :(ars) M_Reus takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Reus aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ars) M_Reus plays a long ball to M_Ozil ... M_Ozil hits a crisp volley! ... But S_Mandanda stops that one easily Min. 89 :(ast) T_Werner beats Rafael ... Good sliding challenge from M_Reus and it had to be Min. 89 :(ars) G_Higuain turns past N_Baker ... He has created space for himself now ... From long range G_Higuain bends the ball towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 34,406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Mandanda Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Cuadrado (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Higuain (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Higuain (84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : E_Bailly (51) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 4 | 19 Off target : 1 | 8 On target : 3 | 11 Possession : 25 | 75 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 2 Key Tackles : 8 | 5 Key Passes : 4 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mandanda GK 28 3 2 2 28 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 23 1 2 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 22 4 3 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Maicon DF 2 22 2 3 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 22 3 2 27 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 23 2 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 23 11 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 22 12 18 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 7 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 22 10 25 | 59 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 K_Iheanacho FW 2 3 3 23 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 22 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Sels GK 26 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Baker DF 2 21 3 2 25 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Piatti MF 2 4 21 12 25 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Deeney FW 2 3 3 20 26 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Casillas GK 30 2 3 2 22 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 23 3 2 25 | 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 2 22 3 2 25 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Koscielny DF 2 21 3 4 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 L_Bateman DF 2 21 2 6 17 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 24 11 25 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 3 Lucas MF 2 11 24 3 22 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 3 M_Reus MF 2 3 23 11 25 | 96 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 48 10 B_Schweinste- MF 2 10 23 9 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 G_Higuain FW 2 2 5 23 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 J_Rodriguez FW 2 2 11 18 21 | 68 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 20 12 W_Szczesny GK 24 2 3 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 2 21 12 3 27 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael DF 3 20 12 3 28 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Olukanmi MF 2 3 21 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Llorente FW 2 3 4 23 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 1491764679 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35