FFO Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United (Mon Feb 12)


                          Aston Villa  |  Sheffield United
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-1-1-1-3 A
                          Ian Greaves  |  Kelsey Barkworth
                                       |
                           A_Meret GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                      Eder_Militao DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                        H_Hateboer DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF Mario_Rui
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DF Joao_Mario
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DM M_Verratti
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  AM M_Asensio
                          Raphinha MF  |  MF L_Benes
                        L_Martinez AM  |  FW T_Muller
                         J_Alvarez AM  |  FW A_Belotti
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  FW M_Philipp
                                       |
                        A_Bachmann SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                       J_Lascelles SUB |  SUB E_Bristow
                           G_Arana SUB |  SUB J_Foyth
                          N_Hofler SUB |  SUB A_Danjuma
                          S_Opsahl SUB |  SUB S_Pontisso




Min. 1  :(shu) R_Gosens hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Benes latches onto it! 
          ...  L_Benes with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Meret gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Belotti swings it in! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Meret! 
Min. 3  :(ast) J_Alvarez brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Todibo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Todibo cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi never had a chance! 
          ...  That's put Aston Villa ahead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 3  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 3  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Martinez will now play as a FW 
Min. 3  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a FW 
Min. 3  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 3  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Verratti will now play as a MF 
Min. 3  :(shu) M_Philipp with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Belotti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Hermoso with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  A_Belotti bends it in 
          ...  A_Meret guesses right 
Min. 6  :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a mistake by Raphinha 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Belotti bears down on goal! 
          ...  A_Meret with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Muller with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Meret jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 8  :(shu) L_Benes plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Gosens keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Gosens with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's the equaliser! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 9  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 9  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Martinez will now play as a AM 
Min. 9  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a AM 
Min. 9  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 9  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Verratti will now play as a DM 
Min. 9  :(ast) W_Ndidi plays it long to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with P_Gulacsi 
          ...  He tries to flick it past P_Gulacsi 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the season!! 
          ...  That's put Aston Villa ahead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 9  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 9  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Martinez will now play as a FW 
Min. 9  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a FW 
Min. 9  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 9  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Verratti will now play as a MF 
Min. 9  :(shu) A_Belotti with a great first touch 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Raphinha hits it out for a throw 
Min. 10 :(ast) J_Alvarez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez attempts to nutmeg P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 13 :(shu) L_Benes crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Belotti in the box 
          ...  A_Belotti has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 14 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sprints past R_Gosens 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  But Joao_Mario wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 15 :(ast) J_Alvarez looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gathers it easily 
Min. 16 :(ast) W_Ndidi plays a long ball to L_Martinez 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Gosens looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 18 :(ast) M_Hermoso unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Alvarez 
          ...  R_Gosens rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 21 :(ast) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  Raphinha seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Raphinha belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
Min. 23 :(ast) Raphinha plays a first time ball through the defence to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 26 :(ast) J_Alvarez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Martinez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Joao_Mario reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(shu) Joao_Mario runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Benes 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Hateboer 
Min. 28 :(ast) H_Hateboer sidesteps Mario_Rui 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_Hateboer with the drive! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 28 :(shu) R_Gosens holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Asensio 
          ...  J_Todibo wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 30 :(ast) J_Todibo with an amazing show of skill to get past Joao_Mario 
          ...  He crosses to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi never had a chance! 
Min. 32 :(ast) M_Hermoso holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Joao_Mario wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 32 :(shu) F_Guilbert smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Belotti latches onto the ball 
          ...  W_Ndidi slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 34 :(ast) I_Gundogan looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz with a thundering volley! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 35 :(ast) Luis_Diaz looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Alvarez 
          ...  Joao_Mario intercepts the pass 
Min. 36 :(ast) Raphinha plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Raphinha with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 39 :(shu) M_Asensio with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Todibo 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Philipp! 
          ...  M_Philipp with the shot! 
          ...  A_Meret can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Meret makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 42 :(ast) W_Ndidi finds J_Alvarez in the box 
          ...  F_Guilbert with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 42 :(shu) M_Asensio jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 42 :(shu) Mario_Rui loses his marker 
          ...  But Eder_Militao sweeps up the threat 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(ast) W_Ndidi wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz fires the shot in! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 47 :(shu) M_Asensio finds himself in a good position 
          ...  W_Ndidi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gosens swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Meret 
Min. 48 :(ast) Raphinha with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  P_Gulacsi dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had P_Gulacsi beaten! 
Min. 49 :(ast) Raphinha heads the ball back to H_Hateboer 
          ...  H_Hateboer with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans taunt him! 
Min. 49 :(ast) Raphinha steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Gosens 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Gosens with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with a flashy move 
          ...  Luis_Diaz with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 47 :(ast) I_Gundogan can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Eder_Militao 
          ...  Eder_Militao lobs P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Aston Villa 4-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 47 :(ast) L_Martinez turns past R_Gosens 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  F_Guilbert with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Kelsey Barkworth looks relieved 
          ...  Ian Greaves is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 48 :(ast) W_Ndidi eases past R_Gosens 
          ...  W_Ndidi curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Aston Villa 5-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 49 :(ast) J_Alvarez lobs it over Mario_Rui 
          ...  J_Alvarez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Eder_Militao! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi thumps the ball away! 
Min. 50 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Pontisso 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Benes 
Min. 51 :(ast) H_Hateboer backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Luis_Diaz gets on the end of it 
          ...  A great volley from Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  Aston Villa 6-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 52 :(ast) J_Alvarez feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Luis_Diaz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Gosens takes possession 
Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Foyth 
          ...  COMING OFF: Mario_Rui 
Min. 61 :(ast) H_Hateboer spits at S_Pontisso 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 65 :(ast) J_Alvarez barges J_Foyth off the ball 
          ...  Joao_Mario plays the back pass 
          ...  P_Gulacsi can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Eder_Militao dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 68 :(ast) Eder_Militao hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Raphinha latches onto it! 
          ...  Raphinha is clean through, he is one on one with P_Gulacsi 
          ...  P_Gulacsi charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Massive mistake by P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  Aston Villa 7-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 74 :(ast) L_Martinez with the cross-field pass to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 78 :(ast) J_Alvarez barges M_Philipp off the ball 
          ...  J_Alvarez carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 79 :(shu) S_Pontisso is spitting at L_Martinez 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  Disgusting! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 83 :(shu) M_Verratti with a 50-yard pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Pontisso with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  H_Hateboer reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 86 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Arana 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Todibo 
Min. 86 :(shu) A_Belotti finds M_Asensio in acres of space 
          ...  M_Asensio with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Meret with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 87 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Hofler 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gundogan 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(shu) T_Muller with an incisive pass to M_Philipp 
          ...  Eder_Militao brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 

*************  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          : Luis_Diaz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Todibo (3), Luis_Diaz (9,23,51), Eder_Militao (47), W_Ndidi (48), Raphinha (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : L_Benes
Scorers              : R_Gosens (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Gosens (18), S_Pontisso (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          67        |       33
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          21        |       11
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 7 - 1 Sheffield United
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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_Meret        GK  23   1   1   1  27 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  22  17   4  29 |  95   0   2   1   1   1   1   0   0   0  28  24  48
H_Hateboer     DF   1  20  17   4  26 |  95   0   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  32  24  40
M_Hermoso      DF   1  20  16   3  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Todibo       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  90   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  16  12  48
W_Ndidi        DM   1  16  20   4  24 |  95   0   2   4   1   1   1   0   0   0  40  42  48
I_Gundogan     MF   1  12  22   4  25 |  91   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Raphinha       MF   1   9  20  20  27 |  95   0   1   3   1   4   1   0   0   0  27  34  34
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  17  22  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   6
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  17  21  28 |  95   0   0   5   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  68  12
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  15  23  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   3   0   0   0   0  13  35
A_Bachmann     GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   1  20  15   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Arana        DF   1  11   8   2  21 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10  10
N_Hofler       MF   1  10  14   2  19 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Opsahl       MF   1  13  14   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield 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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P_Gulacsi      GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
F_Guilbert     DF   1  20  13  10  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  22  14  10  25 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  23  23  31
Mario_Rui      DF   1  19  13   9  24 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Mario     DF   1  20  14  13  28 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   4 -10
M_Verratti     MF   1  13  20   9  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
M_Asensio      AM   1   4  19  18  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   8
L_Benes        MF   1   6  18  12  26 |  54   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  14
T_Muller       FW   1   2  11  19  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  13  20  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  15  19  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   5
T_Ernst        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bristow      DF   1  14  13   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  18  11   9  23 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  20  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pontisso     MF   1  11  15   7  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -15 -15 -15
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