FFO Premier League, Sheffield United vs. Aston Villa (Wed Apr 17) Sheffield United | Aston Villa 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-1-2-3 P Kelsey Barkworth | Ian Greaves | P_Gulacsi GK | GK A_Lafont F_Guilbert DF | DF H_Hateboer R_Gosens DF | DF M_Hermoso J_Foyth DF | DF J_Lascelles Joao_Mario DF | DF J_Todibo M_Verratti DM | DM W_Ndidi L_Benes MF | MF I_Gundogan M_Asensio AM | MF Raphinha A_Danjuma MF | FW L_Martinez A_Belotti FW | FW J_Alvarez M_Philipp FW | FW Luis_Diaz | T_Ernst SUB | SUB A_Bachmann T_Darikwa SUB | SUB S_Opsahl Mario_Rui SUB | SUB F_Dabo H_Akpan SUB | SUB N_Hofler D_Kownacki SUB | SUB V_Camarasa Min. 1 :(shu) M_Asensio drives it forward to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp with a thundering volley! ... A_Lafont saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 2 :(ast) Luis_Diaz passes the ball to J_Alvarez ... Joao_Mario tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 2 :(ast) Luis_Diaz is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... Luis_Diaz with the side footed shot! ... But P_Gulacsi pulls out a save of the game Min. 3 :(shu) A_Danjuma with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... A_Danjuma with the shot on net! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 3 :(ast) I_Gundogan cuts inside ... I_Gundogan must beat P_Gulacsi! ... P_Gulacsi with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 8 :(shu) Joao_Mario finds A_Danjuma on the edge of the box ... A_Danjuma sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Lafont with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 11 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Luis_Diaz with the goal bound shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... P_Gulacsi plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 13 :(shu) L_Benes gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio attempts to nutmeg A_Lafont! ... GOAL!! ... There was no way A_Lafont was going to catch that! ... Sheffield United go ahead in this match now! ... Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 15 :(shu) M_Verratti fires over a low cross to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Lafont's arms ... Unlucky Min. 17 :(ast) J_Alvarez slips past J_Foyth ... A cracking drive from J_Alvarez! ... P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 18 :(shu) F_Guilbert kills the ball dead ... J_Todibo with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 19 :(shu) L_Benes lobs it over W_Ndidi ... L_Benes fires the shot in! ... But A_Lafont parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 21 :(ast) M_Hermoso with a precise pass to Raphinha ... But J_Foyth wins the tackle cleanly Min. 22 :(ast) M_Hermoso with an inswinging cross to Raphinha ... Raphinha blasts the ball towards goal! ... P_Gulacsi can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... P_Gulacsi was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 23 :(shu) R_Gosens takes advantage of a mistake by H_Hateboer ... Can he make them pay? ... H_Hateboer redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 28 :(shu) A_Belotti turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... M_Hermoso knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 33 :(ast) J_Alvarez with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... J_Alvarez curls it towards the top corner! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 34 :(shu) M_Verratti gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to F_Guilbert ... H_Hateboer goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 35 :(ast) J_Alvarez slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... J_Alvarez hits the ball on the bounce! ... P_Gulacsi just watches it float over the bar! Min. 36 :(shu) M_Verratti spots L_Benes who is in acres of space ... L_Benes chases it through, he must score! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 39 :(shu) M_Verratti hits a hard pass to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 39 :(ast) J_Todibo runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Luis_Diaz ... An audacious effort from Luis_Diaz! ... P_Gulacsi is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 41 :(ast) W_Ndidi pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Luis_Diaz is clean through! ... Luis_Diaz tries to beat P_Gulacsi from outside the area! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(shu) A_Danjuma brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Belotti gets on the end of the pass ... A_Belotti blasts it at the goal! ... A_Lafont guesses right Min. 45 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: D_Kownacki ... COMING OFF: M_Philipp ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa Min. 56 :(shu) A_Danjuma feeds the ball through the middle ... M_Asensio runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Asensio bears down on goal! ... A_Lafont tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 58 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Raphinha will now play as a AM Min. 60 :(ast) I_Gundogan is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Luis_Diaz ... Joao_Mario clears with a diving header Min. 61 :(ast) Raphinha is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... J_Alvarez latches onto the ball ... M_Verratti is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Ian Greaves looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: T_Darikwa ... COMING OFF: J_Foyth Min. 74 :(ast) W_Ndidi plays it long to J_Lascelles ... J_Lascelles sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 75 :(ast) I_Gundogan plays a first time ball through the defence to Luis_Diaz ... A_Belotti with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 76 :(shu) A_Belotti is through on goal ... A_Belotti with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 77 :(ast) Raphinha curls the ball out wide to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 78 :(ast) L_Martinez breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat P_Gulacsi now! ... Joao_Mario trips him up from behind! ... That's a clumsy challenge ... The referee beckons him over with his finger ... He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! ... RED CARD!! Min. 78 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: Mario_Rui ... COMING OFF: A_Danjuma Min. 78 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a DF Min. 78 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a DM ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... L_Martinez hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... It takes a deflection! ... P_Gulacsi is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Luis_Diaz flights it in! ... J_Lascelles rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... P_Gulacsi makes a fine save Min. 79 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a DF Min. 79 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a DM Min. 81 :(ast) M_Hermoso works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Raphinha ... Raphinha hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... P_Gulacsi can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... P_Gulacsi makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? 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 :(shu) A_Belotti slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... A thundering drive by A_Belotti! ... A_Lafont gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Asensio flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Lafont, who catches the ball Min. 86 :(shu) T_Darikwa sidesteps J_Lascelles ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_Darikwa drives the ball low! ... A_Lafont can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Lafont was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 86 :(ast) S_Opsahl with a simple pass to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(shu) M_Asensio runs at Raphinha ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Asensio hits the ball first time! ... A_Lafont makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 88 :(ast) Luis_Diaz slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Luis_Diaz attempts to nutmeg P_Gulacsi! ... P_Gulacsi was lucky there Min. 89 :(ast) H_Hateboer wins possession ... He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Asensio Scorers : M_Asensio (13) Sent Off : Joao_Mario (78) Booked : M_Verratti (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Luis_Diaz (Man of the Match) Scorers : Luis_Diaz (41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 14 | 17 Off target : 4 | 10 On target : 10 | 7 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 2 | 3 Key Passes : 9 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 1 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 20 13 10 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 22 15 10 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 18 11 9 23 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Joao_Mario DF 1 20 15 13 28 | 79 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 -7 -20 M_Verratti DM 1 13 21 10 28 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 23 -5 L_Benes MF 1 6 19 12 26 | 93 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 26 M_Asensio AM 1 5 19 18 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 42 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 79 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 A_Belotti FW 1 2 13 20 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 M_Philipp FW 1 2 15 20 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 T_Ernst GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Darikwa DF 1 11 8 1 20 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Mario_Rui DF 1 19 13 10 24 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Akpan MF 1 3 11 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kownacki FW 1 2 4 11 25 | 48 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 24 1 1 1 14 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 11 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 16 4 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 16 3 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 21 4 24 | 84 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 22 4 25 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 22 Raphinha AM 1 9 20 20 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 17 21 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 23 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 12 20 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 | 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 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 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Camarasa MF 1 8 11 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1713373121 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40