FFO Premier League, Manchester City vs. Aston Villa (Fri Feb 16)


                      Manchester City  |  Aston Villa
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Ian Greaves
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK A_Meret
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF Eder_Militao
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF H_Hateboer
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF M_Hermoso
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF J_Todibo
                          J_Stones DF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                           B_Silva MF  |  DM I_Gundogan
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  AM Raphinha
                            H_Kane FW  |  AM J_Alvarez
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                           P_Foden FW  |  FW Luis_Diaz
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB A_Bachmann
                        N_Otamendi SUB |  SUB S_Opsahl
                         L_Magnino SUB |  SUB F_Dabo
                          J_Murphy SUB |  SUB N_Hofler
                            S_Sohm SUB |  SUB G_Arana




Min. 2  :(mnc) J_Stones hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Bellingham latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Bellingham with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Meret blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 5  :(mnc) D_Rensch crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Vlahovic in the box 
          ...  D_Vlahovic sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 6  :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Eder_Militao 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Bellingham! 
          ...  J_Bellingham tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Meret parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Meret recovers to save!! 
Min. 8  :(ast) W_Ndidi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Raphinha! 
          ...  Raphinha plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 11 :(mnc) J_Stones finds D_Rensch with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Rensch with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 13 :(mnc) B_Silva whips the ball across to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  But I_Gundogan clears the ball to safety 
Min. 13 :(ast) J_Alvarez breaks free from D_Rensch 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 16 :(ast) J_Alvarez finds Luis_Diaz with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Ruben_Dias clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Bellingham beats I_Gundogan 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Bellingham hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But A_Meret makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 18 :(ast) H_Hateboer finds Luis_Diaz with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Ruben_Dias tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Hateboer floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Laporte clears the danger 
Min. 20 :(ast) W_Ndidi looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) J_Bellingham looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The Aston Villa players are surrounding the referee! 
Min. 27 :(ast) I_Gundogan unselfishly lays the ball back to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Ruben_Dias knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 33 :(ast) Luis_Diaz runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz tries to beat Ederson from outside the area! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Luis_Diaz 
          ...  J_Todibo gets something on it! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 34 :(mnc) J_Stones with a 30-yard pass to H_Kane 
          ...  J_Todibo pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) P_Foden sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Ruben_Dias gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Meret won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 35 :(ast) Ederson with a terrible kick! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Marquinhos with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 35 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Todibo 
          ...  J_Todibo drives it low! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  Let's see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 36 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 36 :(mnc) P_Foden plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Kane keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Intercepted by I_Gundogan 
Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees P_Foden in space! 
          ...  But W_Ndidi slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 38 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a probing through ball Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz lobs Ederson! 
          ...  Ederson saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 39 :(mnc) A_Laporte beats his man 
          ...  A_Laporte cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Meret looks very relieved! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) B_Silva beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  W_Ndidi anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 41 :(ast) J_Todibo with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Ederson gathers it easily 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mnc) P_Foden runs at H_Hateboer 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Todibo gets to the ball first 
Min. 48 :(ast) Raphinha takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  J_Stones slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(ast) Raphinha get's past Marquinhos 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Great challenge by D_Vlahovic 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Raphinha floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Eder_Militao 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 59 :(ast) Luis_Diaz picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  H_Kane is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 59 :(mnc) J_Stones breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Meret! 
          ...  Eder_Militao brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(ast) Raphinha plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Raphinha fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But Ederson smothers the ball 
Min. 67 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Manchester City fans sing his praises! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Manchester City have pulled level! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 68 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps J_Todibo 
          ...  J_Bellingham has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Meret beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Meret comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  P_Foden swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 68 :(ast) Raphinha hoists the ball across to W_Ndidi 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a little chip! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(ast) J_Alvarez with the through ball to Eder_Militao 
          ...  Eder_Militao with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Ederson makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  I_Gundogan flights it in! 
          ...  H_Hateboer rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him! 
Min. 71 :(ast) L_Martinez brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Raphinha makes himself available 
          ...  Raphinha hits a great drive! 
          ...  Ederson with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 72 :(ast) L_Martinez jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But Ederson hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 81 :(mnc) Marquinhos cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rensch 
          ...  From long range D_Rensch bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  P_Foden tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But A_Meret hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 82 :(ast) Raphinha with a 30-yard pass to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  D_Rensch with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  J_Alvarez drives it under the wall 
          ...  Ederson saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Eder_Militao flights it in! 
          ...  Ederson comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 83 :(ast) Raphinha cuts in on J_Bellingham's blind side 
          ...  D_Rensch with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 84 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Opsahl 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gundogan 
Min. 87 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Hofler 
          ...  COMING OFF: Raphinha 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ast) J_Alvarez cuts in on D_Vlahovic's blind side 
          ...  Marquinhos is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 91 :(ast) J_Alvarez beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Ederson watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 92 :(mnc) J_Stones with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  But S_Opsahl sweeps up the threat 
Min. 93 :(mnc) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  B_Silva seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Silva unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Meret with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bellingham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Bellingham (67)
Sent Off             : H_Kane (59)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Luis_Diaz
Scorers              : J_Todibo (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Todibo (34), Eder_Militao (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       3
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 1 Aston Villa
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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  25   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  21  17  13  27 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  11  11
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  17  15  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  10
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  17  13  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  11  26
J_Stones       DF   1  21  19  14  26 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  27   0
B_Silva        AM   1   4  23  17  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   9
J_Bellingham   FW   1  17  22  20  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   6  38
H_Kane         FW   1   7  18  23  27 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  23  27 |  98   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  31  38   4
P_Foden        FW   1   6  21  19  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
A_Nubel        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  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
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  15  13  21 |   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
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A_Meret        GK  23   1   1   1  27 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  22  17   4  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  37
H_Hateboer     DF   1  21  17   4  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  20
M_Hermoso      DF   1  20  16   3  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Todibo       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  11   7  63
W_Ndidi        DM   1  16  20   4  24 |  98   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  24  22
I_Gundogan     DM   1  12  22   4  25 |  88   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   6   0
Raphinha       AM   1   9  20  20  27 |  91   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  20
J_Alvarez      AM   1   3  17  21  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  11
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  17  22  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  15  23  22 |  98   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  10
A_Bachmann     GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Opsahl       DM   1  13  14   3  22 |  10   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   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 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Arana        MF   1  11   8   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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