FMFA, Aston Villa vs. Liverpool (Wed Jun 25) Aston Villa | Liverpool 5-1-1-2-1 C | 4-1-2-2-1 P Alex Nock | Thomas Edvardsen | G_Garofani GK | GK Ivor_Pandur J_Gvardiol DF | DF T_A-Arnold M_Guehi DF | DF Ruben_Dias R_Lewis DF | DM T_Kronmuller C_Lenglet DF | DF L_Mai N_Abbey DF | DF W_Saliba L_Shaw DM | AM A_Garnacho D_Nascimento MF | MF Javier_Casas B_Guimaraes AM | FW J_Felix T_Jumeau AM | AM D_Szoboszlai A_Gordon FW | MF S_Tonali | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB I_Meslier M_Pongracic SUB | SUB P_Retsos S_Ingelsson SUB | SUB R_Gravenberch J_Alvarez SUB | SUB J_Quansah C_Ronaldo SUB | SUB J_Darius Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire) Min. 1 :(liv) W_Saliba runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Tonali ... S_Tonali has a go! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into G_Garofani arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... That’s put Liverpool ahead! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 2 :(liv) T_Kronmuller kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... T_Jumeau tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Michael_Salisbury has stopped play ... Well spotted by Michael_Salisbury! ... Michael_Salisbury calls him for a talk Min. 11 :(ast) T_Jumeau hoists the ball across to A_Gordon ... A_Gordon swings in the shot! ... Ivor_Pandur gets up well to catch that one Min. 12 :(ast) T_Jumeau loses T_A-Arnold ... T_Jumeau shapes up for a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Nascimento curls it into the box! ... B_Guimaraes swings a leg at it! ... Ivor_Pandur with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 17 :(ast) A_Gordon breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Ivor_Pandur! ... A_Garnacho brings him down! ... Michael_Salisbury calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 18 :(liv) W_Saliba takes advantage of a mistake by A_Gordon ... W_Saliba belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... G_Garofani with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 19 :(liv) J_Felix with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Lenglet behind ... C_Lenglet reacts well to win the ball back Min. 22 :(ast) D_Nascimento with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Ruben_Dias behind ... But D_Szoboszlai wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 23 :(liv) Ruben_Dias takes on 3 men ... Ruben_Dias fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But G_Garofani is equal to it Min. 27 :(liv) The defender under hits the back pass! ... J_Felix is through! ... But he loses control of it ... C_Lenglet hits it out for a throw Min. 28 :(ast) M_Guehi runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Lewis ... T_A-Arnold with a well timed tackle ... Michael_Salisbury didn't like it though Min. 31 :(liv) Javier_Casas moves in a DM position Min. 31 :(liv) T_Kronmuller hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Felix collects the loose ball! ... But D_Nascimento wins the tackle cleanly Min. 39 :(ast) B_Guimaraes gets to the by line and finds T_Jumeau with a beautiful cross ... T_Jumeau attempts to drive it home! ... Ivor_Pandur with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) N_Abbey crosses into the box, finding B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes pounds a rocket on goal ! ... Ivor_Pandur saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 44 :(ast) R_Lewis unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Gordon ... But D_Szoboszlai comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 46 :(liv) S_Tonali is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to T_Kronmuller ... T_Kronmuller unleashes a pile driver ! ... But G_Garofani makes a superb stop down low. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool Min. 50 :(liv) It seems Liverpool are making a tactical change to D Min. 50 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 55 :(ast) J_Alvarez is being brought on ... L_Shaw is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to A Min. 55 :(liv) T_Kronmuller steps over the ball ... He nutmegs C_Lenglet ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... D_Nascimento with a nasty foul ... Michael_Salisbury reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(ast) J_Alvarez takes on S_Tonali ... He runs past him ... J_Alvarez from 20 yards ! ... Ivor_Pandur just watches it drift out of play! Min. 58 :(ast) J_Alvarez flicks it over W_Saliba and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Alvarez with the strike ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 60 :(ast) There's going to be a change ... M_Pongracic will come on for M_Guehi and play DF Min. 60 :(liv) R_Gravenberch is going to be brought on ... S_Tonali is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 60 :(liv) J_Quansah is going to be brought on ... W_Saliba is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(liv) P_Retsos replaces L_Mai to play as a DF Min. 61 :(liv) D_Szoboszlai falls badly. He's unable to continue Min. 61 :(liv) J_Darius is ready to come on to replace D_Szoboszlai ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 62 :(ast) S_Ingelsson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Nascimento ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 63 :(ast) S_Ingelsson knocks the ball past A_Garnacho ... R_Gravenberch wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 64 :(liv) P_Retsos brings it under control ... He takes on C_Lenglet ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Garnacho! ... A_Garnacho fires the shot in! ... G_Garofani with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 69 :(ast) S_Ingelsson nutmegs J_Quansah, he continues to run forward ... S_Ingelsson tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... Ivor_Pandur makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 69 :(liv) J_Felix nutmegs B_Guimaraes, he continues to run forward ... J_Felix fires a shot at goal ! ... 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! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 71 :(liv) Javier_Casas beats R_Lewis ... He muscled him off the ball ... But J_Gvardiol sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 73 :(ast) B_Guimaraes leaves his marker standing ... B_Guimaraes attempts a low drive! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 74 :(liv) J_Felix makes himself available ... N_Abbey plays the back pass ... G_Garofani can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Javier_Casas plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to J_Darius ... He gets the shot away ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 74 :(ast) A_Gordon looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Ingelsson ... J_Felix with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 76 :(liv) J_Felix moves in a AM position Min. 76 :(liv) It seems J_Darius has switched to a AM Min. 84 :(liv) J_Felix slides the ball across to R_Gravenberch ... R_Gravenberch with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Gordon is through! ... A_Gordon attempts a lob! ... Ivor_Pandur falls over ... But Ivor_Pandur is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 90 :(liv) Javier_Casas with a pinpoint pass to J_Darius ... C_Lenglet with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Liverpool players ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 92 :(ast) A_Gordon finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... A_Gordon from 20 yards ! ... Ivor_Pandur parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 93 :(liv) J_Felix knocks it forward ... M_Pongracic slips ... J_Darius gets to it! ... A_Gordon with the foul Min. 93 :(ast) B_Guimaraes kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... P_Retsos with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Guimaraes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Nascimento (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ivor_Pandur (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Tonali (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Garnacho (17), P_Retsos (93) Injured : D_Szoboszlai (61) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 11 | 8 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 4 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 3 Key Passes : 4 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 20 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 J_Gvardiol DF 1 24 14 8 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Guehi DF 1 23 14 7 28 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lewis DF 1 20 14 7 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 23 15 3 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 N_Abbey DF 1 22 15 4 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 L_Shaw DM 2 22 16 4 28 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Nascimento MF 1 15 22 14 26 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 B_Guimaraes AM 1 14 23 15 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 T_Jumeau AM 2 11 22 16 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 A_Gordon FW 1 10 16 25 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 R_Sanchez GK 23 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 23 14 3 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ingelsson MF 1 14 23 14 29 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Alvarez FW 1 9 15 23 21 | 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 C_Ronaldo FW 1 1 10 20 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ivor_Pandur GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 T_A-Arnold DF 2 21 15 5 19 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 15 7 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Kronmuller DM 1 16 21 15 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Mai DF 1 23 16 2 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Saliba DF 1 23 15 10 21 | 64 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 28 3 A_Garnacho AM 1 9 17 26 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 Javier_Casas DM 1 14 22 14 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Felix AM 1 10 14 26 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 D_Szoboszlai MF 1 14 26 16 26 | 65 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Tonali MF 1 15 25 15 24 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 I_Meslier GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Retsos DF 1 24 16 2 24 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 R_Gravenberch MF 1 15 24 15 26 | 33 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 J_Quansah DF 1 22 19 4 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Darius AM 1 3 14 21 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 1750874945 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35