FFO Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Fri Apr 19)


                          Aston Villa  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  5-0-2-3 A
                          Ian Greaves  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK Ederson
                        H_Hateboer DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF J_Stones
                       J_Lascelles DF  |  DF N_Rovella
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DF D_Rensch
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DF N_Otamendi
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  AM B_Silva
                          Raphinha AM  |  AM J_Bellingham
                        L_Martinez AM  |  FW P_Foden
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW H_Kane
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                                       |
                        A_Bachmann SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                          S_Opsahl SUB |  SUB B_Gibson
                            F_Dabo SUB |  SUB L_Magnino
                          N_Hofler SUB |  SUB T_Eaves
                        V_Camarasa SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 2  :(mnc) D_Rensch plays a long ball to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 3  :(mnc) N_Otamendi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Kane attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont was lucky there 
Min. 5  :(ast) L_Martinez uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Rovella 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) N_Rovella chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 11 :(mnc) J_Bellingham has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Bellingham with the strike! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 14 :(ast) Raphinha finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Otamendi 
          ...  Raphinha pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Ederson looks relieved there! 
Min. 14 :(mnc) N_Rovella has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Lascelles 
          ...  He puts in D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Hateboer wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 15 :(mnc) J_Bellingham breaks free from J_Lascelles 
          ...  J_Bellingham has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 18 :(ast) L_Martinez picks up the pass 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Rensch 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Lascelles 
          ...  I_Gundogan gets a shot in 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lascelles drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Todibo gets his head on it 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 19 :(ast) Ederson miskicks! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz drives the ball low! 
          ...  Ederson falls over 
          ...  But Ederson is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 25 :(ast) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rensch 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Alvarez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 26 :(mnc) B_Silva threads the through ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  W_Ndidi takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 30 :(ast) L_Martinez takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  L_Martinez with the chance! 
          ...  Ederson is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 31 :(ast) L_Martinez pushes it past the defender 
          ...  L_Martinez with the shot on net! 
          ...  But Ederson just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with an inch perfect pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Lafont gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 33 :(ast) L_Martinez flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  L_Martinez rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 33 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Ruben_Dias to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Manchester City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a AM 
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(ast) J_Lascelles squares it to J_Alvarez 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 36 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps J_Lascelles 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But A_Lafont reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lafont anyway 
Min. 38 :(mnc) P_Foden is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But A_Lafont palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 39 :(ast) I_Gundogan plays a long ball to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Manchester City 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 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Aston Villa have pulled level! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 39 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 39 :(ast) L_Martinez with the mazy run 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 40 :(mnc) B_Silva looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  L_Martinez reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 49 :(ast) J_Lascelles looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Raphinha receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Stones slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 50 :(ast) W_Ndidi crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Alvarez in the box 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Ederson with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gundogan dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Todibo 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 51 :(ast) Luis_Diaz backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Raphinha gets on the end of it 
          ...  Raphinha curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Nick Lovell is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 51 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from Ruben_Dias to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Hateboer with a clumsy challenge 
Min. 53 :(ast) Raphinha picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Raphinha with a thundering volley! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 55 :(mnc) N_Otamendi loses his marker 
          ...  N_Otamendi attempts a chip! 
          ...  But A_Lafont makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 56 :(ast) Luis_Diaz gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside N_Otamendi! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz attempts to nutmeg Ederson! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) H_Kane finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Lascelles 
          ...  H_Kane keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 57 :(ast) I_Gundogan threads the through ball to J_Alvarez 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Alvarez! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 59 :(ast) Luis_Diaz picks up a loose ball 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 60 :(ast) M_Hermoso has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He puts in Raphinha! 
          ...  Raphinha with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 62 :(ast) L_Martinez with an early cross to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And that takes his tally to 25 for the campaign!! 
          ...  Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 63 :(mnc) J_Stones pushes it past the defender 
          ...  M_Hermoso with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 64 :(mnc) B_Silva lobs it over J_Todibo 
          ...  A skilful effort from B_Silva! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 65 :(ast) I_Gundogan takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stones 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to J_Alvarez! 
          ...  J_Alvarez could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 69 :(ast) J_Todibo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Martinez! 
          ...  L_Martinez tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 70 :(ast) W_Ndidi squares it to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha attempts a chip! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 72 :(ast) Luis_Diaz feeds the ball to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Ederson is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Aston Villa 4-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 73 :(mnc) B_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hermoso 
          ...  He crosses to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  M_Hermoso moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 78 :(ast) M_Hermoso with an inswinging cross to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 81 :(ast) M_Hermoso is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  L_Martinez latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Martinez with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He nutmegged Ederson 
          ...  Aston Villa 5-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 81 :(mnc) B_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lascelles 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But H_Hateboer will cut out the threat 
Min. 83 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Opsahl 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 83 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Hofler 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gundogan 
Min. 84 :(ast) J_Alvarez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Raphinha latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Raphinha beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at Ederson 
          ...  Ederson charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 87 :(ast) L_Martinez drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Ederson makes a good save 
Min. 87 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Lafont with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(mnc) P_Foden lobs it over the defender 
          ...  P_Foden with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with an early cross to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  But H_Hateboer puts it in row Z! 
Min. 91 :(mnc) N_Rovella jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Hofler 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 

*************  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          : L_Martinez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Alvarez (39), Raphinha (51), Luis_Diaz (62), L_Martinez (72,81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kane
Scorers              : H_Kane (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ruben_Dias (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       15
Off target           :          12        |       7
On target            :          13        |       8
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           3        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 5 - 1 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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A_Lafont       GK  24   1   1   1  14 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
H_Hateboer     DF   1  21  17   4  26 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
M_Hermoso      DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  92   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  46   0
J_Lascelles    DF   1  20  16   3  25 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  34  10
J_Todibo       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  40
W_Ndidi        DM   1  16  21   4  24 |  84   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  14   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  12  22   4  25 |  84   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  20
Raphinha       AM   1   9  20  20  27 |  92   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0  10  10  60
L_Martinez     AM   1   7  17  22  26 |  92   0   1   2   1   6   2   0   0   0  29  35  34
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  17  21  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  11  32
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  16  23  22 |  92   0   0   2   2   3   1   0   0   0   0  52  14
A_Bachmann     GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Opsahl       DF   1  13  14   3  22 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Dabo         DF   1  13  11   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Hofler       MF   1  10  14   2  19 |   8   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
V_Camarasa     MF   1   8  11   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Ederson        GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -34   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  22  18  14  27 |  92   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   9  27  -5
J_Stones       DF   1  22  19  14  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4 -10 -10
N_Rovella      DF   1  17  21   7  25 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  21   0
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  17  13  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  11   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  17  13   3  29 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  23
B_Silva        MF   1   4  23  18  24 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   6
J_Bellingham   AM   1  17  22  20  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   6  24
P_Foden        FW   1   6  21  20  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  10
H_Kane         FW   1   7  18  23  27 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0 -10 -10   4
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  23  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12   7
A_Nubel        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Gibson       DF   1  11   8   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Magnino      DF   1  15  12  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Eaves        FW   1   2   7  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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