FMFA, Aston Villa vs. Manchester United (Mon Mar 17) Aston Villa | Manchester United 5-2-1-2 P | 4-4-2 T Alex Nock | Aaron Burrows | G_Garofani GK | GK A_Trubin J_Gvardiol DF | DF B_Kamara M_Guehi DF | DF G_Boloca N_Abbey DF | DF G_Arana M_Pongracic DF | DF A_Ali_Mohamed L_Shaw DF | MF A_Januzaj T_Iroegbunam MF | MF Rodri C_Leemans MF | MF M_Mudryk B_Guimaraes AM | MF L_Paqueta A_Gordon FW | FW R_Hojlund M_Cunha FW | FW P_Pellegri | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB D_de_Gea C_Lenglet SUB | SUB A_Barlow D_Nascimento SUB | SUB B_Sosa S_Ingelsson SUB | SUB M_Caicedo J_Alvarez SUB | SUB Patson_Daka Referee: Andre_Marriner (West_Midlands) Min. 3 :(ast) J_Gvardiol with a reverse pass to M_Guehi ... B_Kamara wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 5 :(ast) A_Gordon hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Cunha latches onto it! ... M_Cunha hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Aston Villa ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United ... Min. 8 :(ast) C_Leemans with the header on ... He finds M_Cunha in space ... M_Cunha gets his head to the ball ! ... A_Trubin won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 9 :(ast) A_Gordon bursts forward ... A_Gordon tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 11 :(ast) N_Abbey threads the through ball to B_Guimaraes ... G_Boloca brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Andre_Marriner waves play on!!! Min. 15 :(ast) C_Leemans hoofs it up field to find M_Cunha ... M_Cunha with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But A_Trubin with the difficult save Min. 16 :(mnu) R_Hojlund has time and space on the edge of the box ... M_Pongracic slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 18 :(ast) C_Leemans kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Gordon gets on the end of the pass ... A_Gordon curls it towards the top corner ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 20 :(ast) A_Gordon flicks it over G_Arana's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Gordon with a powerful diving header! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... A_Trubin pushes it behind ! ... CORNER! ... N_Abbey hits it into the box! ... B_Guimaraes gets a shot in ... A_Trubin falls over ... But A_Trubin is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 23 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with a probing pass to L_Paqueta ... L_Shaw wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 26 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam with a neat pass into M_Cunha ... B_Kamara brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Andre_Marriner waves play on!!! Min. 28 :(mnu) A_Januzaj drives it forward to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... Looks like it should be G_Garofani's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... G_Garofani looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Ali_Mohamed crosses it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of G_Garofani Min. 30 :(ast) M_Cunha is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Gordon ... A_Gordon tries the shot ! ... A_Trubin just watches float over the bar! Min. 31 :(ast) M_Cunha knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A cheeky lob from M_Cunha ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Januzaj knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Guimaraes ... J_Gvardiol is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 34 :(ast) A_Gordon bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Abbey ... N_Abbey aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It's way wide ... The Manchester United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 35 :(ast) B_Guimaraes is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to T_Iroegbunam ... A glorious effort by T_Iroegbunam ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 36 :(ast) J_Gvardiol plays the early ball across the box to find M_Guehi in space ... M_Guehi with a bomb of a shot ! ... A_Trubin beats the ball away Min. 37 :(mnu) Rodri sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... T_Iroegbunam gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 42 :(ast) N_Abbey with a penetrating pass to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ast) A_Trubin miss-kicks! ... A_Gordon is through! ... A_Gordon hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 46 :(ast) J_Gvardiol takes advantage of a mistake by G_Arana ... Can he make them pay? ... Superbly timed tackle by G_Boloca ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by T_Iroegbunam! ... B_Guimaraes gets a shot in ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Iroegbunam crosses it in! ... A_Ali_Mohamed gets up well ... And he heads it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester United Min. 46 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam with a slide rule pass to B_Guimaraes ... B_Kamara brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Andre_Marriner waves play on!!! Min. 47 :(ast) L_Shaw has the ball ... He knocks the ball past R_Hojlund ... He puts in C_Leemans! ... C_Leemans tries to beat A_Trubin from outside the area! ... GOAL !! ... It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United ... Min. 48 :(ast) Aston Villa altered their play to a C strategy Min. 48 :(ast) B_Guimaraes changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 48 :(ast) C_Leemans with a one-touch layoff to M_Cunha ... G_Arana reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 48 :(mnu) R_Hojlund has time and space on the edge of the box ... R_Hojlund tries one from the edge of the box ! ... The shot slips through G_Garofani's hands ... But G_Garofani recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 53 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam with a first time pass ... C_Leemans runs onto it! ... C_Leemans hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 54 :(mnu) R_Hojlund lobs it over M_Pongracic ... B_Guimaraes slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 59 :(ast) C_Leemans sidesteps B_Kamara ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... G_Arana takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 60 :(ast) C_Lenglet takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Guehi ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 61 :(ast) A_Gordon steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Kamara ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But Rodri wins the tackle cleanly Min. 62 :(ast) D_Nascimento will replace the useless C_Leemans and will play MF Min. 62 :(ast) B_Guimaraes hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Cunha collects the loose ball! ... Driven towards goal by M_Cunha ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 65 :(ast) J_Alvarez takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Gordon as FW Min. 65 :(ast) M_Cunha steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Kamara ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Cunha sees A_Trubin off his line ! ... A_Trubin makes a difficult save Min. 66 :(ast) J_Gvardiol swings at A_Ali_Mohamed ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Aaron Burrows looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 67 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha rifles it to the far post ! ... A_Trubin gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester United ... Min. 67 :(mnu) P_Pellegri floats the ball in to find M_Mudryk ... L_Shaw with the tackle Min. 70 :(ast) S_Ingelsson is coming on and B_Guimaraes is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play AM Min. 70 :(ast) J_Gvardiol takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha with a little chip! ... A_Trubin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 71 :(ast) S_Ingelsson with a pinpoint pass to M_Cunha ... M_Cunha tries to beat A_Trubin from outside the area! ... But A_Trubin punches it away Min. 73 :(ast) S_Ingelsson sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to N_Abbey ... N_Abbey hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 73 :(mnu) M_Mudryk punches D_Nascimento off the ball ... Well spotted by Andre_Marriner ... He could be off!! ... Andre_Marriner calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 80 :(ast) M_Cunha with a clever shimmy ... M_Cunha fires the shot in! ... Looks like it should be A_Trubin's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... A_Trubin looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Iroegbunam plays it towards the near post! ... R_Hojlund clears the corner Min. 82 :(ast) J_Alvarez has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Ali_Mohamed ... He knocks it to S_Ingelsson! ... S_Ingelsson attempts the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 85 :(ast) S_Ingelsson is unmarked! ... S_Ingelsson attempts a low drive! ... A_Trubin is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... A_Trubin looks very relieved! Min. 86 :(ast) M_Cunha moves forward ... M_Cunha with the chance ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 86 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... G_Boloca with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He received a good talking to from Andre_Marriner Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) M_Cunha is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to J_Gvardiol ... J_Gvardiol with a powerful header ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 88 :(mnu) M_Mudryk finds a hole in the defence ... But J_Gvardiol wins the ball Min. 93 :(ast) D_Nascimento steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Driven towards goal by D_Nascimento ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cunha (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Cunha (5,67), C_Leemans (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gvardiol (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Hojlund Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Mudryk (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 29 | 2 Off target : 18 | 1 On target : 11 | 1 Possession : 69 | 31 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 4 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 23 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Garofani GK 26 1 1 1 20 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 J_Gvardiol DF 1 24 14 8 30 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 17 27 -2 M_Guehi DF 1 23 14 7 28 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 N_Abbey DF 1 22 15 4 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 M_Pongracic DF 1 22 14 3 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 22 16 4 28 | 94 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 28 0 T_Iroegbunam MF 1 15 22 15 25 | 94 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 58 1 C_Leemans MF 1 14 23 15 32 | 63 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 24 B_Guimaraes MF 1 14 23 15 31 | 71 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 28 15 A_Gordon FW 1 10 16 25 26 | 66 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 38 7 M_Cunha FW 1 7 16 25 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 20 63 R_Sanchez GK 23 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 23 15 3 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento MF 1 15 22 14 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Ingelsson AM 1 14 23 14 29 | 23 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 J_Alvarez FW 1 9 15 23 21 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Trubin GK 25 1 1 1 20 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 25 16 2 24 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 G_Boloca DF 1 22 15 3 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 22 15 2 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 22 15 4 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 24 14 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Rodri MF 1 12 24 7 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Mudryk MF 1 7 23 14 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 L_Paqueta MF 1 12 23 15 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Hojlund FW 1 5 10 25 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 15 24 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 D_de_Gea GK 25 2 2 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Barlow DF 1 21 12 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 21 14 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Caicedo MF 1 16 23 11 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patson_Daka FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1742217815 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35