FMFA, Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa (Fri Apr 25)


                     Newcastle United  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                        Harry Klenjan  |  Alex Nock
                                       |
                         C_Setford GK  |  GK G_Garofani
                         M_de_Ligt DF  |  DF J_Gvardiol
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF L_Shaw
                     Matteo_Lovato DF  |  DF M_Pongracic
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF M_Guehi
                        R_Sterling MF  |  DM D_Nascimento
                          T_Muller MF  |  DM T_Iroegbunam
                       L_Ugochukwu MF  |  AM C_Leemans
                      L_Pellegrini MF  |  AM B_Guimaraes
                          C_Nkunku FW  |  FW A_Gordon
                          J_Larsen FW  |  FW M_Cunha
                                       |
                        M_Dearnley SUB |  SUB R_Sanchez
                           F_Schar SUB |  SUB C_Lenglet
                           P_Pogba SUB |  SUB N_Abbey
                          H_Ziyech SUB |  SUB T_Jumeau
                        V_Supriaha SUB |  SUB J_Alvarez

Referee: Chris_Kavanagh (Lancashire)


Min. 5  :(new) R_Sterling kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Larsen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Gvardiol brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 7  :(ast) C_Leemans looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  C_Setford makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 10 :(new) C_Nkunku nutmegs M_Cunha, he continues to run forward 
          ...  C_Nkunku attempts a lob! 
          ...  G_Garofani parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 10 :(ast) M_Guehi curls the ball out wide to M_Cunha 
          ...  A_Robertson fouls badly 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh will want to speak to him 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh wants a quiet word 
Min. 11 :(new) R_Sterling with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Nkunku hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 13 :(new) L_Ugochukwu is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to C_Nkunku 
          ...  M_Pongracic fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 16 :(new) R_Sterling kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Nkunku throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It floats over G_Garofani 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 20 :(new) C_Nkunku runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Gordon takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh signals that it is indirect 
          ...  L_Pellegrini floats it forward 
          ...  J_Larsen latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Larsen has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  G_Garofani just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 24 :(new) Matteo_Lovato controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Robertson gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Robertson tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Aston Villa fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  Lets see if Newcastle United can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 27 :(new) C_Nkunku skips the challenge from M_Guehi 
          ...  M_Pongracic gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Matteo_Lovato floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Garofani reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 27 :(ast) M_Cunha with the cross-field pass to T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam is clean through! 
          ...  C_Setford tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds C_Setford 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 28 :(ast) M_Guehi puts in B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But C_Setford with the difficult save 
Min. 30 :(new) J_Larsen leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  G_Garofani with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Larsen 
          ...  G_Garofani jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 31 :(ast) M_Pongracic controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Pellegrini 
          ...  He puts in A_Gordon! 
          ...  A_Gordon leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  C_Setford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And C_Setford recovers to save!! 
Min. 33 :(ast) A_Gordon takes advantage of a mistake by M_de_Ligt 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Robertson looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 37 :(new) L_Ugochukwu has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Pongracic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 39 :(ast) C_Leemans brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Gordon gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Sterling with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 39 :(ast) M_Cunha jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  M_Cunha with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But C_Setford punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 41 :(ast) L_Shaw is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Cunha 
          ...  M_Cunha has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  C_Setford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  C_Setford makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(new) K_Zouma flicks the ball through 
          ...  Matteo_Lovato runs onto it! 
          ...  L_Shaw with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 46 :(ast) A_Gordon is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  B_Guimaraes latches onto the ball 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Robertson 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa

Min. 52 :(ast) D_Nascimento is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Iroegbunam 
          ...  But L_Pellegrini slides in 
Min. 53 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  C_Setford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  C_Setford has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 55 :(ast) C_Lenglet is ready to come on to replace M_Guehi 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 62 :(new) L_Pellegrini brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on L_Shaw 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Nkunku! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes intercepts the pass 
Min. 64 :(new) J_Larsen takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But C_Lenglet wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Leemans is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 65 :(ast) T_Jumeau squares it to M_Cunha 
          ...  M_Cunha goes for goal ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Lenglet curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Nascimento gets something on it! 
          ...  It floats over C_Setford 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 67 :(new) M_de_Ligt punches T_Jumeau off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 68 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam with a measured ball to J_Gvardiol 
          ...  J_Gvardiol with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  C_Setford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 70 :(ast) N_Abbey is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Shaw is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(ast) J_Alvarez is coming on and A_Gordon is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 75 :(ast) M_Cunha runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs Matteo_Lovato 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Cunha runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  C_Setford was beaten there! 
Min. 76 :(new) L_Ugochukwu hoofs it up field to find C_Nkunku 
          ...  C_Nkunku beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  G_Garofani comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds G_Garofani 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 77 :(ast) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Aston Villa will now play A 
Min. 77 :(ast) It appears T_Iroegbunam is playing as a MF 
Min. 79 :(new) V_Supriaha is coming on and C_Nkunku is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 79 :(new) M_de_Ligt with an in swinging cross to T_Muller 
          ...  T_Muller heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But G_Garofani punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Garofani got a touch 
Min. 80 :(new) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  F_Schar will come on for Matteo_Lovato and play DF 
Min. 80 :(ast) N_Abbey has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Nascimento gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Nascimento drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  C_Setford moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 81 :(ast) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 81 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam moves to DM 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(new) R_Sterling is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to J_Larsen 
          ...  D_Nascimento pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Chris_Kavanagh! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 90 :(new) L_Pellegrini has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Lenglet 
          ...  He puts in M_de_Ligt! 
          ...  M_de_Ligt drives the ball low ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 92 :(new) K_Zouma plays a long ball to V_Supriaha 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 92 :(ast) T_Iroegbunam squares it to M_Cunha 
          ...  F_Schar is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 101:(new) V_Supriaha with a first time pass 
          ...  J_Larsen runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Larsen curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 101:(ast) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam with a powerful header ! 
          ...  The Aston Villa fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Yes!! 
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 101:(new) H_Ziyech is being brought on 
          ...  K_Zouma is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 101:(new) Newcastle United restructured their strategy to A 
Min. 101:(ast) Aston Villa will now play D 
Min. 101:(ast) B_Guimaraes is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 101:(ast) T_Jumeau is now playing as a MF 
Min. 102:(ast) N_Abbey backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  T_Jumeau gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Jumeau from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But C_Setford just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 103:(ast) J_Alvarez is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  C_Setford gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 104:(ast) J_Alvarez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Pongracic 
          ...  F_Schar plays the back pass 
          ...  C_Setford can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Jumeau plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  F_Schar reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 106:(ast) D_Nascimento takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Robertson 
          ...  D_Nascimento aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  C_Setford watches it sail wide! 
Min. 109:(new) J_Larsen knocks the ball past J_Gvardiol 
          ...  J_Larsen must beat G_Garofani! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 109:(ast) T_Jumeau kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Iroegbunam with a thundering drive! 
          ...  C_Setford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 113:(ast) M_Cunha sidesteps F_Schar 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  F_Schar moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 118:(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                : St James' Park
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : C_Nkunku
Scorers              : A_Robertson (24), C_Nkunku (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Sterling (39), F_Schar (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : T_Iroegbunam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Iroegbunam (27,101), D_Nascimento (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Nascimento (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 2 - 3 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Setford      GK  26   1   1   1  21 | 126   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
M_de_Ligt      DF   1  24  14   9  36 | 126   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
A_Robertson    DF   1  23  16   8  26 | 126   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  26   0  23
Matteo_Lovato  DF   1  23  14   3  26 |  82   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  22   7   3  26 | 105   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Sterling     MF   2   4  24  13  25 | 126   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  37   0
T_Muller       MF   2   3  24  12  26 | 126   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_Ugochukwu    MF   1  15  23   7  24 | 126   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
L_Pellegrini   MF   1   9  22  13  24 | 126   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
C_Nkunku       FW   1   9  15  26  24 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
J_Larsen       FW   1   7  15  24  28 | 126   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Dearnley     GK  26   2   3   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Schar        DF   1  22  11   3  28 |  44   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  36  -3  -3
P_Pogba        MF   2   2  25   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ziyech       AM   1   4  22  13  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Supriaha     FW   1   2  14  24  23 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

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 | 126   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  24  14   8  30 | 126   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
L_Shaw         DF   2  22  16   4  28 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  22  14   3  25 | 126   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
M_Guehi        DF   1  23  14   7  28 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
D_Nascimento   DM   1  15  22  14  26 | 126   0   0   1   0   3   1   1   0   0   5  15  30
T_Iroegbunam   DM   1  15  22  15  25 | 126   0   1   2   0   4   2   0   0   0  13  20  50
C_Leemans      AM   1  14  24  15  32 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  14  23  15  31 | 126   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  13   0   9
A_Gordon       FW   1  10  16  25  26 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Cunha        FW   1   7  16  26  23 | 126   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  28   6
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 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Abbey        DF   1  22  15   4  28 |  54   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
T_Jumeau       MF   2  11  22  16  20 |  59   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  15  23  21 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
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