FFO2 CL, Aston Villa vs. Real Madrid (Tue Aug 15) Aston Villa | Real Madrid 5-2-0-1-2 P | 3-2-3-1-1 E Ian Greaves | Steven Talbot | O_Baumann GK | GK T_Courtois Eder_Militao DF | DF F_Mendy M_Hermoso DF | DF S_Dest H_Hateboer DF | DF P_Kimpembe J_Lascelles DF | DM T_A_Arnold J_Todibo DF | DM B_Guimaraes W_Ndidi DM | MF L_Pellegrini I_Gundogan DM | MF R_Leao Raphinha AM | MF R_Sterling M_Salah FW | FW Rodrygo Luis_Diaz FW | AM H_Elliot | A_Bachmann SUB | SUB F_Dahmen K_Narey SUB | SUB A_Rudiger G_Hall SUB | SUB I_Rakitic N_Hofler SUB | SUB W_Hughes L_Martinez SUB | SUB C_Wood Min. 2 :(ast) W_Ndidi with the through ball to M_Salah ... B_Guimaraes cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 3 :(ast) Luis_Diaz crosses in from the wing, he finds Raphinha in the box ... But T_A_Arnold wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Lascelles ... H_Hateboer rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... T_Courtois tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... H_Hateboer with an outswinging corner into the box ... T_Courtois catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 4 :(rma) T_A_Arnold sprints past the defender ... A vicious shot by T_A_Arnold! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 5 :(rma) H_Elliot hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Rodrygo latches onto it! ... M_Hermoso with an ugly foul ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 6 :(ast) Raphinha with a 40-yard pass to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz with the attempt at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Courtois moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Courtois catches it with style! Min. 7 :(ast) W_Ndidi is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Salah ... But P_Kimpembe sweeps up the threat Min. 8 :(ast) J_Todibo makes the tackle ... A delicate header from J_Todibo! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Lascelles curls it into the box! ... T_Courtois reads it well, and claims it! Min. 11 :(ast) Luis_Diaz picks up the pass ... Luis_Diaz with his head down lets it go! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 12 :(rma) P_Kimpembe changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Rodrygo ... Rodrygo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Brilliant save from O_Baumann Min. 15 :(rma) S_Dest with a burst of pace ... S_Dest with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But O_Baumann tips it over ... CORNER! ... R_Sterling floats the ball in! ... B_Guimaraes with the shot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Steven Talbot spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 17 :(ast) M_Salah is unmarked! ... M_Salah with a thundering shot! ... GOAL!! ... The Real Madrid fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... Aston Villa take the lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Real Madrid ... Min. 18 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... Real Madrid have changed their playing style to A Min. 18 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... T_A_Arnold will now play as a DF Min. 18 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... L_Pellegrini will now play as a AM Min. 18 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... R_Leao will now play as a FW Min. 18 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... R_Sterling will now play as a FW Min. 18 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... H_Elliot will now play as a FW Min. 19 :(ast) M_Salah hits a hard pass to Eder_Militao ... F_Mendy slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 21 :(ast) Luis_Diaz latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Luis_Diaz from 20 yards! ... T_Courtois has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Courtois reacts well to save!! Min. 21 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from Raphinha to W_Ndidi ... T_A_Arnold with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK ... I_Gundogan passes to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz with a thundering shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 23 :(ast) M_Hermoso flicks the ball through ... M_Salah runs onto it! ... M_Salah has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... T_Courtois grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 30 :(ast) W_Ndidi with the deft touch ... He takes it past P_Kimpembe ... He knocks it to M_Salah! ... M_Salah attempts the shot! ... T_Courtois narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 30 :(rma) F_Mendy with a burst of pace ... Intercepted by J_Lascelles Min. 31 :(ast) J_Lascelles is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... Luis_Diaz latches onto the end of it ... Luis_Diaz unleashes a pile driver! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 34 :(rma) L_Pellegrini crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Guimaraes in the box ... M_Hermoso fouls ... That was disgusting ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... B_Guimaraes knocks it forward ... L_Pellegrini gets on the end of it ... L_Pellegrini looks to see where T_Courtois is! ... He shoots! ... O_Baumann makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 35 :(rma) O_Baumann miskicks! ... P_Kimpembe takes control of the ball! ... P_Kimpembe smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... O_Baumann gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 36 :(ast) H_Hateboer skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Raphinha ... Raphinha hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 38 :(rma) R_Sterling turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Dest ... S_Dest tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But O_Baumann makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 40 :(ast) I_Gundogan squares it to Luis_Diaz ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Sterling ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) I_Gundogan retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... Raphinha gets on the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Guimaraes Min. 44 :(rma) F_Mendy takes advantage of a mistake by H_Hateboer ... He knocks the ball to L_Pellegrini! ... L_Pellegrini goes for goal! ... He hits the side netting Min. 45 :(rma) L_Pellegrini flights the ball to R_Leao ... Eder_Militao reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 46 :(ast) Raphinha plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Dest with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Real Madrid Min. 46 :(ast) Luis_Diaz plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... Luis_Diaz throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 46 :(rma) R_Sterling takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... R_Sterling with the attempt at goal! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 47 :(ast) Raphinha crosses into the box, finding M_Salah ... M_Salah fires off a right-footed shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... T_Courtois grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 51 :(rma) Rodrygo spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to T_A_Arnold! ... T_A_Arnold could have let it bounce! ... GOAL!! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Real Madrid ... Min. 52 :(rma) R_Sterling feeds the ball through the middle ... H_Elliot runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from H_Elliot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 53 :(ast) Eder_Militao with a byline cross to J_Todibo ... J_Todibo with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... GOAL!! ... The Aston Villa fans are delighted! ... That's put Aston Villa in front! ... Aston Villa 2-1 Real Madrid ... Min. 57 :(rma) Rodrygo finds R_Leao on the edge of the box ... R_Leao tries to beat O_Baumann from outside the area! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 59 :(ast) Raphinha plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Salah decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Salah tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 59 :(rma) The ball runs loose! ... F_Mendy seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... H_Hateboer hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... H_Elliot with an inswinging corner into the box ... O_Baumann comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Rodrygo gets to it! ... The fans get off their seats! ... O_Baumann plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 60 :(rma) Substitution by Real Madrid ... COMING ON: A_Rudiger ... COMING OFF: F_Mendy Min. 61 :(rma) Rodrygo plays the early ball across the box to find B_Guimaraes in space ... J_Lascelles with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... H_Elliot swings it in ... L_Pellegrini gets on the end of it ... L_Pellegrini goes for the top corner! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 62 :(rma) H_Elliot brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... H_Hateboer tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... R_Sterling drives it in ... O_Baumann gathers it easily Min. 62 :(rma) L_Pellegrini plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Kimpembe decides to go for goal instead! ... From long range P_Kimpembe bends the ball towards goal! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... That's pulled Real Madrid level! ... Aston Villa 2-2 Real Madrid ... Min. 65 :(rma) H_Elliot with a reverse pass to R_Sterling ... R_Sterling has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... O_Baumann blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 66 :(ast) M_Salah controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Another tackle close to the line by T_A_Arnold ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by H_Hateboer ... J_Todibo gets to it! ... T_Courtois makes a good save ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan crosses it in! ... Eder_Militao tries to place the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! Min. 66 :(rma) R_Sterling dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... R_Sterling goes for the top corner! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Real Madrid in front! ... Aston Villa 2-3 Real Madrid ... Min. 67 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... Real Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 67 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... B_Guimaraes will now play as a DF Min. 67 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... L_Pellegrini will now play as a MF Min. 67 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... R_Leao will now play as a AM Min. 67 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... R_Sterling will now play as a AM Min. 67 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... H_Elliot will now play as a AM Min. 68 :(rma) R_Leao beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds H_Elliot ... H_Elliot tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But O_Baumann parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 69 :(ast) J_Todibo holds the ball up ... He sees Eder_Militao in space! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from Eder_Militao! ... It looks good ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 72 :(rma) S_Dest with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_Hermoso ... He knocks it to H_Elliot! ... Raphinha with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 73 :(ast) Luis_Diaz takes possession ... What can he do here? ... Luis_Diaz with the 40 yard drive! ... T_Courtois parries it Min. 75 :(ast) Raphinha knocks it past A_Rudiger and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Raphinha leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... T_Courtois makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 77 :(ast) That's it for I_Gundogan ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! ... Looks like his hamstring! Min. 77 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: N_Hofler ... COMING OFF: I_Gundogan Min. 77 :(rma) R_Leao lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Sterling latches on to it ... Excellent sliding challenge by Raphinha ... He timed it well Min. 78 :(ast) Raphinha is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to W_Ndidi ... W_Ndidi with the cheeky shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 78 :(rma) R_Leao crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Kimpembe in the box ... Good sliding challenge from M_Hermoso and it had to be Min. 82 :(ast) M_Salah barges T_A_Arnold off the ball ... H_Elliot scythes the player down! Min. 83 :(rma) Rodrygo finds H_Elliot in the box ... Launched towards the top corner by H_Elliot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 84 :(ast) M_Salah brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... M_Salah drives it towards goal! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(rma) Rodrygo gains control of the loose ball ... J_Todibo fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... Rodrygo runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 88 :(rma) B_Guimaraes with the first time pass to A_Rudiger ... A vicious shot by A_Rudiger! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... R_Sterling swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... O_Baumann comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... L_Pellegrini with the shot! ... O_Baumann makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... S_Dest chips the ball in towards the far post! ... O_Baumann catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 90 :(rma) R_Leao with the first time flick to Rodrygo ... Rodrygo hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 91 :(ast) M_Salah sidesteps P_Kimpembe ... M_Salah fires a shot at goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 92 :(rma) A_Rudiger cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Leao ... R_Leao tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... 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? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Salah Scorers : M_Salah (17), J_Todibo (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Hermoso (34), H_Hateboer (62), Raphinha (72), J_Todibo (88) Injured : I_Gundogan (77) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Sterling (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_A_Arnold (51), P_Kimpembe (62), R_Sterling (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Real Madrid Attempts on Goal : 23 | 25 Off target : 11 | 12 On target : 12 | 13 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 5 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 13 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 16 | 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 3 Real Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 27 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 21 17 3 29 | 96 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 38 46 M_Hermoso DF 1 19 16 3 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 14 -2 H_Hateboer DF 1 19 16 4 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 14 22 J_Lascelles DF 1 19 15 3 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 J_Todibo DF 1 19 16 3 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 14 102 W_Ndidi DM 1 15 19 3 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 21 I_Gundogan DM 1 12 21 3 25 | 79 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 Raphinha AM 1 8 19 18 27 | 96 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 30 50 14 M_Salah FW 1 1 15 22 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 17 40 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 22 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 17 30 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Hall DF 1 10 8 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler DM 1 10 14 2 19 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martinez FW 1 7 16 21 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Real Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 23 1 1 1 15 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 F_Mendy DF 1 21 16 14 22 | 62 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 0 S_Dest DF 1 20 16 13 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 P_Kimpembe DF 1 20 18 12 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 14 56 T_A_Arnold DF 1 19 18 14 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 42 0 46 B_Guimaraes DF 1 15 21 16 28 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 11 8 L_Pellegrini MF 1 8 21 18 26 | 96 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 52 32 R_Leao AM 1 4 20 19 22 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 10 R_Sterling AM 1 4 20 20 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 36 24 44 Rodrygo FW 1 6 17 22 26 | 96 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 83 16 H_Elliot AM 1 3 18 20 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 16 F_Dahmen GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 21 16 13 21 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 I_Rakitic MF 1 9 18 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Hughes DF 1 9 14 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wood MF 1 2 6 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1692132070 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40