FFO2 CL, Manchester United vs. Aston Villa (Wed Jan 25) Manchester United | Aston Villa 5-3-2 P | 5-2-3 P Steve Outten | Ian Greaves | E_Martinez GK | GK O_Baumann M_De_Ligt DF | DF Eder_Militao Lis_Martinez DF | DF M_Hermoso N_Mazraoui DF | DF H_Hateboer J_Timber DF | DF J_Lascelles T_Nianzou DF | DF J_Todibo F_Valverde MF | MF I_Gundogan Fabian_Ruiz MF | MF F_Wirtz C_Nkunku MF | FW L_Martinez J_Sancho FW | FW M_Salah K_Adeyemi FW | FW L_Jovic | Pacheco SUB | SUB A_Bachmann B_M_Indi SUB | SUB K_Narey A_Elanga SUB | SUB W_Ndidi B_Saka SUB | SUB N_Hofler A_Morgan SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 5 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt leaves his marker standing ... A delicate header from M_De_Ligt! ... The ball moves through the air! ... O_Baumann moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... O_Baumann looks dejected! ... Ian Greaves is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 6 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... F_Valverde will now play as a DM Min. 6 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... K_Adeyemi will now play as a AM Min. 8 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt volleys it forward. He finds C_Nkunku ... J_Lascelles with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 12 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz drives the ball across field ... It comes to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi attempts to nutmeg O_Baumann! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... O_Baumann dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had O_Baumann beaten! Min. 13 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz boots it towards F_Valverde ... F_Valverde uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 14 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 14 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... F_Valverde will now play as a MF Min. 14 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to E Min. 14 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Martinez will now play as a AM Min. 14 :(ast) F_Wirtz plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... J_Sancho with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 14 :(ast) L_Martinez kills the ball dead ... L_Martinez belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... E_Martinez palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan flights it in! ... L_Martinez makes a firm connection with his head ... E_Martinez watches it sail safely wide! Min. 19 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... J_Lascelles gathers up the loose ball Min. 20 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi dribbles past M_Hermoso ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Hateboer Min. 24 :(mnu) C_Nkunku holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Sancho ... J_Sancho fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... O_Baumann makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 25 :(mnu) J_Sancho flicks it over H_Hateboer's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But Eder_Militao sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 26 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez takes on H_Hateboer ... He runs past him ... Eder_Militao goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 27 :(ast) L_Martinez is too quick for F_Valverde ... K_Adeyemi with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 30 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Sancho ... F_Wirtz with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 35 :(mnu) N_Mazraoui with a probing through ball J_Sancho ... J_Sancho tries one from the edge of the box! ... Looks like it should be O_Baumann's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... C_Nkunku chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Sancho gets a shot in ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... O_Baumann never had a chance! Min. 37 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... K_Adeyemi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Adeyemi controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for O_Baumann ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... O_Baumann looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 41 :(mnu) F_Valverde beats Eder_Militao ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... J_Todibo wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(mnu) J_Sancho with a probing through ball Lis_Martinez ... Lis_Martinez looks to see where O_Baumann is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 50 :(mnu) C_Nkunku kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... T_Nianzou gets on the end of the pass ... T_Nianzou with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through O_Baumann's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 53 :(ast) J_Todibo over hits his pass ... He finds Eder_Militao though ... That was fortunate ... J_Timber wins the ball Min. 54 :(mnu) J_Sancho steps over the ball ... He nutmegs H_Hateboer ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Sancho plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: W_Ndidi ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 57 :(ast) F_Wirtz slides it through the middle to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a blistering shot! ... What agility from E_Martinez Min. 58 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez off the woodwork! ... F_Valverde picks up the deflection ... F_Valverde unleashes a pile driver! ... But O_Baumann punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 59 :(mnu) J_Sancho turns past M_Hermoso ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Sancho with a thundering drive! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 63 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz takes possession on the edge of the box ... Fabian_Ruiz fires the shot in! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 64 :(ast) L_Martinez with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Nkunku behind ... M_De_Ligt brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: B_Saka ... COMING OFF: C_Nkunku Min. 66 :(ast) M_Hermoso wins possession ... He plays the ball across to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... F_Valverde will now play as a DM Min. 67 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Fabian_Ruiz will now play as a DM Min. 67 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 67 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Martinez will now play as a FW Min. 67 :(mnu) N_Mazraoui beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... A glorious effort by N_Mazraoui! ... O_Baumann can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... O_Baumann makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 67 :(ast) L_Jovic takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... L_Jovic with the side footed shot! ... But E_Martinez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 69 :(mnu) N_Mazraoui runs at M_Hermoso ... The defender slips and falls over ... N_Mazraoui has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... O_Baumann parries it Min. 72 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Elanga ... COMING OFF: J_Sancho Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Elanga with a flashy move ... A_Elanga hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits off a defender! ... O_Baumann is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_De_Ligt gets on the end of it ... O_Baumann makes a good save Min. 74 :(ast) W_Ndidi finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... B_Saka is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 76 :(mnu) B_Saka brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Lis_Martinez gets on the end of the pass ... H_Hateboer tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Adeyemi flights it in! ... Lis_Martinez swings a leg at it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... O_Baumann dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had O_Baumann beaten! ... CORNER! ... T_Nianzou with an inswinging corner into the box ... O_Baumann catches it! Min. 85 :(mnu) J_Timber with a probing through ball K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 86 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 86 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... F_Valverde will now play as a MF Min. 86 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Fabian_Ruiz will now play as a MF Min. 86 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Narey ... COMING OFF: Eder_Militao Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to E Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Martinez will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(ast) L_Martinez sidesteps T_Nianzou ... Lis_Martinez with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) M_Salah flicks it over T_Nianzou's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Fine tackle by Fabian_Ruiz ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 89 :(mnu) N_Mazraoui hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... B_Saka latches onto it! ... B_Saka with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... O_Baumann with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 90 :(mnu) A_Elanga with a real burst of pace ... I_Gundogan can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... M_Hermoso wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 94 :(ast) L_Jovic runs towards the goal ... L_Jovic with the shot on net! ... It's beaten E_Martinez ... It goes wide!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Fabian_Ruiz (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_De_Ligt (5), F_Valverde (13), K_Adeyemi (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Sancho (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Jovic Scorers : L_Jovic (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Eder_Militao (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 20 | 6 Off target : 12 | 2 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 3 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 19 14 4 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 18 80 Lis_Martinez DF 1 18 15 9 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 17 30 N_Mazraoui DF 1 18 14 7 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 38 J_Timber DF 1 17 15 3 27 | 98 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 42 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 17 15 5 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 F_Valverde MF 1 15 18 11 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 59 Fabian_Ruiz MF 1 14 19 7 29 | 98 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 60 17 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 19 14 26 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 J_Sancho FW 1 1 15 20 22 | 76 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 15 22 K_Adeyemi AM 1 5 14 18 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 40 Pacheco GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 13 7 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elanga AM 1 5 17 15 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 B_Saka MF 1 2 18 16 22 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 A_Morgan FW 1 1 7 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Baumann GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 19 15 3 29 | 90 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 -2 -2 M_Hermoso DF 1 18 14 3 24 | 98 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 44 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 18 15 3 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 18 13 3 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Todibo DF 1 18 14 3 25 | 59 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 11 19 2 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Wirtz MF 1 5 17 16 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 L_Martinez AM 1 6 15 19 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Salah FW 1 1 14 19 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Jovic FW 1 5 15 18 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 A_Bachmann GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi DF 1 14 18 3 24 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1674644046 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40