FMFA, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Fri May 02)


                          Aston Villa  |  Manchester City
                          4-2-0-2-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 A
                            Alex Nock  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                        G_Garofani GK  |  GK G_Grando
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF C_Coady
                       M_Pongracic DF  |  DF Eric_Garcia
                        J_Gvardiol DF  |  DF Pedro_Porro
                      D_Nascimento DM  |  MF W_Ndidi
                      T_Iroegbunam DM  |  AM C_Pulisic
                         C_Leemans AM  |  MF A_MacAllister
                       B_Guimaraes AM  |  MF I_Gundogan
                          A_Gordon FW  |  FW Joao_Pedro
                           M_Cunha FW  |  FW Richarlison
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez SUB |  SUB A_Areola
                           N_Abbey SUB |  SUB Pipa
                       S_Ingelsson SUB |  SUB N_Semedo
                          T_Jumeau SUB |  SUB R_Yates
                         J_Alvarez SUB |  SUB B_Brobbey

Referee: Stuart_Attwell (Warwicksire)


Min. 2  :(ast) C_Leemans finds A_Gordon with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Gordon hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  G_Grando can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Grando has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 3  :(ast) C_Leemans with an in swinging cross to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon looks to see where G_Grando is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But G_Grando makes an easy save 
Min. 3  :(mnc) Eric_Garcia with a well-controlled run 
          ...  Eric_Garcia hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 5  :(mnc) Pedro_Porro pulls it back to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Leemans and it had to be 
Min. 6  :(mnc) C_Pulisic makes the tackle 
          ...  C_Lenglet dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) A_MacAllister moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro with the shot on net ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 10 :(ast) M_Pongracic drives it across the face of the goal C_Leemans 
          ...  But Pedro_Porro barges him off the ball 
Min. 13 :(ast) M_Cunha slides the ball across to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But G_Grando punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 13 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with a short pass to find O_Zinchenko 
          ...  But T_Iroegbunam wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 16 :(ast) C_Lenglet whips the ball across to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  A wicked drive by B_Guimaraes ! 
          ...  G_Grando parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 16 :(ast) A_Gordon plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Eric_Garcia fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  B_Guimaraes plays it short to A_Gordon 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Gordon ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 22 :(ast) A_Gordon looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Shaw 
          ...  L_Shaw with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But G_Grando tips it behind 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 23 :(mnc) C_Pulisic knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Gvardiol slips 
          ...  Pedro_Porro gets to it! 
          ...  Pedro_Porro fires the shot in! 
          ...  G_Garofani with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 24 :(ast) B_Guimaraes finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  G_Grando acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Nascimento gets to it! 
          ...  G_Grando just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 27 :(ast) A_Gordon sidesteps A_MacAllister 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Gordon with a powerful header ! 
          ...  G_Grando with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 27 :(mnc) A_MacAllister chips the ball over the defence and finds Richarlison 
          ...  Richarlison tries to chip the ball over G_Garofani! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 27 :(ast) M_Cunha takes on 3 men 
          ...  Richarlison with the high feet 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 30 :(ast) A_Gordon beats Eric_Garcia 
          ...  A_Gordon drives the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 32 :(mnc) I_Gundogan kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Gvardiol with a bad challenge 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell lectures him 
Min. 34 :(ast) D_Nascimento holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  W_Ndidi bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 36 :(ast) B_Guimaraes looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Leemans swings it in! 
          ...  M_Cunha gets his head on it 
          ...  G_Grando just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 38 :(ast) C_Leemans finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  C_Leemans rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 39 :(ast) C_Leemans beats C_Coady 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Leemans carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 51 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam with the dribble 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 55 :(mnc) Richarlison stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 57 :(ast) M_Cunha sidesteps C_Coady 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Cunha with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 59 :(ast) M_Cunha drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to C_Leemans 
          ...  C_Leemans throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But G_Grando punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 60 :(ast) S_Ingelsson takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace D_Nascimento as DM 
Min. 61 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Leemans 
          ...  O_Zinchenko steals the ball of off him 
Min. 65 :(ast) N_Abbey comes on for C_Lenglet and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 68 :(ast) J_Alvarez is coming on for M_Cunha and playing FW 
Min. 69 :(ast) M_Pongracic finds J_Alvarez with a ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Alvarez with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But G_Grando gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Abbey lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to S_Ingelsson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But G_Grando pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 70 :(ast) T_Jumeau comes on for C_Leemans and will play AM to the delight of the fans 
Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Semedo replaces an unhappy O_Zinchenko and will play as a DF 
Min. 71 :(ast) A_Gordon finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  Pedro_Porro with the block 
Min. 74 :(ast) L_Shaw backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  T_Jumeau gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Jumeau looks to see where G_Grando is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  G_Grando watches it sail wide! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) B_Brobbey replaces an unhappy Richarlison and will play as a FW 
Min. 75 :(ast) J_Alvarez with a glorious long pass to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon hits a great drive! 
          ...  G_Grando blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 75 :(ast) A_Gordon with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  C_Pulisic with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  J_Alvarez swings it in 
          ...  A_Gordon gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Gordon lobs G_Garofani! 
          ...  But G_Grando palms it behind 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 77 :(ast) J_Gvardiol is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Gordon latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Gordon with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 81 :(ast) T_Jumeau with a probing through ball J_Alvarez 
          ...  Eric_Garcia makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 81 :(ast) J_Gvardiol backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  A_Gordon gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Coady with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Gvardiol floats it forward 
          ...  B_Guimaraes latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Guimaraes from 20 yards ! 
          ...  G_Grando gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by G_Grando !! 
Min. 82 :(ast) A_Gordon takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past N_Semedo 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Gordon with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Grando dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Grando beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ingelsson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  T_Jumeau loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But G_Grando palms it behind 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 84 :(ast) B_Guimaraes with the first time pass to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But G_Grando punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Grando got a touch 
Min. 84 :(ast) N_Abbey comes up lame after the wicked challenge. 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 84 :(ast) R_Sanchez is coming on and N_Abbey is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ast) A_Gordon knocks the ball past the lunge of Eric_Garcia 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Coady 
Min. 89 :(ast) B_Guimaraes takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Eric_Garcia with the block 
Min. 91 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam knocks it forward 
          ...  N_Semedo slips 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets to it! 
          ...  J_Alvarez tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 92 :(ast) A_Gordon knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But Pedro_Porro wins the ball 

*************  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          : A_Gordon
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N_Abbey (84)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Grando (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Richarlison (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       4
Off target           :          14        |       3
On target            :          14        |       1
Possession           :          70        |       30
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           5        |       2
Fouls                :           3        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       6
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 0 Manchester City
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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  26   1   1   1  20 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  23  15   3  25 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  22  16   4  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Pongracic    DF   1  22  14   3  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  24  14   8  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Nascimento   DM   1  15  22  14  26 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
T_Iroegbunam   DM   1  15  22  15  25 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   1
C_Leemans      AM   1  14  24  15  32 |  73   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  20   5
B_Guimaraes    AM   1  14  23  15  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
A_Gordon       FW   1  10  16  25  26 |  95   0   0   1   0  10   0   0   0   0   0  10  18
M_Cunha        FW   1   7  16  26  23 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
R_Sanchez      DF  23   3   2   1  25 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Abbey        DF   1  22  15   4  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ingelsson    DM   1  14  23  14  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
T_Jumeau       AM   2  11  22  16  20 |  22   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  15  23  21 |  24   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7

Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Grando       GK  27   1   1   1  23 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  22  14   8  27 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
C_Coady        DF   1  22   6   4  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Eric_Garcia    DF   2  22  13   3  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
Pedro_Porro    DF   1  23  16   9  24 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  10   3
W_Ndidi        MF   1  14  21   3  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Pulisic      AM   1   2  21  13  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_MacAllister  MF   1  13  23  14  34 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  21   8  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   6  13  25  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Richarlison    FW   1   4  14  24  34 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -2
A_Areola       GK  22   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pipa           DF   1  21  11   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  21  14   3  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        DF   1  20  11   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Brobbey      FW   1   5  14  22  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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