FMFA Premier Division, Aston Villa vs. Brentford (Wed May 21)


                          Aston Villa  |  Brentford
                            4-3-2-1 E  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                            Alex Nock  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                        G_Garofani GK  |  GK O_Christensen
                       M_Pongracic DF  |  DF M_Kerkez
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF B_Koumetio+
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF K_Ajer
                        J_Gvardiol DF  |  DF J_Tarkowski
                      D_Nascimento MF  |  DM S_Bergwijn
                      T_Iroegbunam MF  |  MF D_McNeil
                         C_Leemans MF  |  MF G_Lo_Celso
                       B_Guimaraes AM  |  MF M_Longstaff+
                          A_Gordon AM  |  AM L_Barry
                           M_Cunha FW  |  FW Neymar
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez SUB |  SUB N_Shepperd
                           M_Guehi SUB |  SUB N_Phillips
                       S_Ingelsson SUB |  SUB A_Wharton
                          T_Jumeau SUB |  SUB D_Kulusevski
                         J_Alvarez SUB |  SUB Torrem_Moffi




Min. 2  :(ast) M_Pongracic leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 3  :(ast) A_Gordon holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Gvardiol 
          ...  J_Gvardiol drives the shot in! 
          ...  O_Christensen with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 4  :(ast) L_Shaw with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Kerkez 
          ...  L_Shaw with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  O_Christensen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  K_Ajer clears the corner 
Min. 6  :(bre) Neymar pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Neymar with the chance ! 
          ...  G_Garofani heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 9  :(bre) L_Barry with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Gordon 
          ...  C_Lenglet intercepts the pass 
Min. 18 :(ast) M_Cunha finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 23 :(bre) L_Barry takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Gvardiol 
          ...  L_Barry with the crafty shot! 
          ...  G_Garofani is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That puts Brentford ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford ...
Min. 25 :(ast) C_Leemans takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon drives the shot in! 
          ...  But O_Christensen makes a fine save 
Min. 26 :(ast) M_Cunha loses Neymar 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Cunha ! 
          ...  O_Christensen blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 27 :(ast) C_Leemans gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside B_Koumetio+! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Leemans curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the Aston Villa fans! 
          ...  Aston Villa are back level! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Brentford ...
Min. 29 :(bre) S_Bergwijn with the through ball to K_Ajer 
          ...  K_Ajer with a little chip! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Longstaff+ plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Bergwijn 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 30 :(ast) D_Nascimento finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Nascimento ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Brentford fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  That’s put Aston Villa ahead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Brentford ...
Min. 31 :(bre) Brentford made the switch to a N strategy 
Min. 34 :(ast) C_Leemans with the nod to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  O_Christensen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Cunha gets something on it! 
          ...  O_Christensen with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 39 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Neymar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Neymar hits a great shot ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  G_Garofani acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Bergwijn swings it in! 
          ...  K_Ajer with the header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Garofani dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And G_Garofani tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Longstaff+ curls it into the box! 
          ...  G_Garofani makes the catch! 
Min. 41 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  L_Barry runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Pongracic 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ast) B_Guimaraes with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  B_Guimaraes attempts a chip! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 43 :(ast) B_Guimaraes 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. 44 :(bre) S_Bergwijn with a measured pass to G_Lo_Celso 
          ...  But M_Pongracic slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 45 :(ast) A_Gordon finds his way through 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Gordon ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  O_Christensen was beaten there! 
Min. 45 :(bre) D_McNeil reads the run of Neymar 
          ...  Neymar tries the shot ! 
          ...  G_Garofani makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 47 :(ast) J_Gvardiol gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at B_Koumetio+ 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 48 :(ast) C_Leemans nutmegs S_Bergwijn, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A cheeky lob from C_Leemans ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Leemans floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Gordon with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 48 :(bre) M_Longstaff+ sidesteps C_Leemans 
          ...  M_Longstaff+ has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But G_Garofani hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Brentford

Min. 46 :(ast) A_Gordon is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A_Gordon with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  O_Christensen with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 47 :(ast) M_Cunha is first to the loose ball 
          ...  M_Cunha shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 51 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  M_Kerkez plays the back pass 
          ...  O_Christensen can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Gordon swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  O_Christensen tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gvardiol crosses it in! 
          ...  O_Christensen makes the catch! 
Min. 53 :(ast) L_Shaw backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  M_Pongracic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Koumetio+ wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 60 :(ast) M_Guehi is coming on for C_Lenglet and playing DF 
Min. 60 :(ast) C_Leemans with a slick pass to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  M_Kerkez knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 61 :(bre) B_Koumetio+ with an intelligent ball to Neymar 
          ...  Neymar with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  G_Garofani saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 62 :(ast) S_Ingelsson takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace T_Iroegbunam as MF 
Min. 62 :(ast) S_Ingelsson takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Leemans 
          ...  C_Leemans fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen stops that one easily 
Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau is coming on and B_Guimaraes is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM 
Min. 65 :(ast) Aston Villa altered their play to a D strategy 
Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 65 :(ast) D_Nascimento will now play as DM 
Min. 65 :(bre) Torrem_Moffi is being brought on 
          ...  Neymar is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 68 :(bre) L_Barry with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  L_Barry swings in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 70 :(ast) J_Alvarez is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Cunha is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 77 :(ast) M_Guehi spots T_Jumeau who is in acres of space 
          ...  T_Jumeau hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 78 :(ast) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. J_Alvarez manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward 
          ...  J_Alvarez shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But O_Christensen punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 86 :(ast) S_Ingelsson with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : C_Leemans (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Leemans (27), D_Nascimento (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Gvardiol (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Brentford Match Info
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Best player          : Neymar
Scorers              : L_Barry (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Lo_Celso (18), B_Koumetio+ (53), S_Bergwijn (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Brentford
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :          15        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       2
Key Passes           :           8        |       6
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Brentford
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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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G_Garofani     GK  27   1   1   1  20 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  22  14   3  25 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  23  15   3  25 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  22  16   4  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  18   9
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  24  14   8  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   0
D_Nascimento   DM   1  15  22  14  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
T_Iroegbunam   MF   1  15  22  15  25 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Leemans      MF   1  14  24  15  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   8  38  35
B_Guimaraes    AM   1  14  23  15  31 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Gordon       AM   1  10  16  25  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
M_Cunha        FW   1   7  16  26  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
R_Sanchez      GK  23   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Guehi        DF   1  23  14   7  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Ingelsson    MF   1  14  23  14  29 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Jumeau       MF   2  11  22  16  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  15  23  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Brentford
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  26   1   1   1  23 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
M_Kerkez       DF   1  24  14  10  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_Koumetio+    DF   1  22  15   3  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
K_Ajer         DF   1  21  14   8  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  21   6   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bergwijn     DM   1  11  22  14  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -2
D_McNeil       MF   1   3  21  10  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   8  22   5  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
M_Longstaff+   MF   1   3  21  16  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
L_Barry        AM   1   4  12  20  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
Neymar         FW   2   4   3  20  23 |  68   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
N_Shepperd     GK  23   2   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Phillips     DF   1  21   7   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wharton      MF   1  12  21  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kulusevski   MF   1   7  22  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Torrem_Moffi   FW   1   3  13  21  25 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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