FFO DPT, Aston Villa vs. Fiorentina (Wed Feb 19) Aston Villa | Fiorentina 4-1-2-1-2 C | 5-1-2-2 C Keith Drummond | Neil Kirby | A_Lafont GK | GK G_Mamardvili L_Geertruida DF | DF A_Wan_Bissaka J_Sutalo DF | DF L_Spinazzola J_Todibo DF | DF F_Kostic N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF P_Estupinan R_Sanches DM | DF J_Cancelo F_Valverde MF | MF M_Locatelli Mar_Antonio MF | DM N_Rovella T_Kubo AM | MF S_Chukwueze G_Jesus FW | FW L_Martinez L_Openda FW | FW D_Berardi | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB D_Greif J_Branthwaite SUB | SUB N_Zeze G_Cahill SUB | SUB G_Zan D_Kwakman SUB | SUB A_Tymoschuk D_Deger SUB | SUB Saint_Maximin Min. 2 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to L Min. 2 :(ast) J_Sutalo sticks his boot out to block the cross ... A_Lafont can't get to it!! ... GOAL !! ... What did we just see? ... WHAT DID WE JUST SEE?!! ... the ball ends up in the back of his own net and he holds his head in his hands!! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Fiorentina ... Min. 5 :(fio) S_Chukwueze gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past N_Schlotrbeck! ... He has some space now! ... G_Jesus gets to the ball first Min. 9 :(ast) R_Sanches wins possession ... He plays the ball across to G_Jesus ... But he loses control of it ... P_Estupinan hits it out for a throw Min. 11 :(ast) Mar_Antonio barges F_Kostic off the ball ... J_Cancelo tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo hits it into the box! ... N_Rovella reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 12 :(fio) D_Berardi with a real burst of pace ... D_Berardi has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... Saved by A_Lafont Min. 14 :(ast) J_Todibo knocks the ball past N_Rovella ... Now he crosses to T_Kubo! ... T_Kubo carves a shot towards goal! ... G_Mamardvili with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 19 :(ast) N_Schlotrbeck is unmarked! ... N_Schlotrbeck hits a great shot! ... G_Mamardvili makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 21 :(ast) Mar_Antonio takes possession ... Mar_Antonio with the shot on net! ... It floats over G_Mamardvili ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 21 :(ast) L_Openda takes on 3 men ... F_Kostic pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Neil Kirby looks relieved Min. 24 :(fio) L_Spinazzola lobs it over L_Geertruida ... L_Spinazzola hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Lafont fists it away Min. 39 :(ast) F_Valverde with a simple pass to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus attempts a chip! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That's the equaliser! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Fiorentina ... Min. 39 :(fio) L_Martinez gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But L_Geertruida spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 40 :(fio) D_Berardi plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... T_Kubo with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) F_Valverde hoists the ball across to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... G_Mamardvili makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 43 :(ast) F_Valverde with the header on ... He finds J_Todibo in space ... P_Estupinan with a poor challenge Min. 44 :(ast) N_Schlotrbeck finds F_Valverde in acres of space ... F_Valverde plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL!! ... G_Mamardvili has to pick the ball out of the net ... And Aston Villa are leading in the game now ... Aston Villa 2-1 Fiorentina ... Min. 45 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: Saint_Maximin ... COMING OFF: L_Spinazzola Min. 45 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... Fiorentina have changed their playing style to N Min. 45 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... N_Rovella will now play as a MF Min. 45 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... S_Chukwueze will now play as a AM Min. 45 :(ast) Mar_Antonio holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Openda ... J_Cancelo gets to the ball first Min. 47 :(fio) F_Kostic gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Locatelli is unmarked ... But he loses control of it ... R_Sanches takes possession ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Fiorentina Min. 51 :(ast) L_Openda with a great first touch ... Blocked by L_Martinez Min. 53 :(fio) N_Rovella sidesteps Mar_Antonio ... He was too quick for his marker ... Mar_Antonio fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(ast) G_Jesus runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off M_Locatelli back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Wan_Bissaka is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 54 :(ast) J_Sutalo curls the ball out wide to L_Openda ... L_Openda sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 55 :(ast) T_Kubo takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... T_Kubo looks to see where G_Mamardvili is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 58 :(ast) L_Openda takes possession ... L_Openda attempts to nutmeg G_Mamardvili! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 60 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(fio) L_Martinez with a smart turn ... T_Kubo with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee warns him ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... Saint_Maximin plays it short to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with the cheeky shot! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 61 :(ast) N_Schlotrbeck runs at goal ... He spots the run of G_Jesus ... He's played him in ... A thundering drive by G_Jesus! ... G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... Mar_Antonio swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Cancelo cleans up with a great clearance Min. 64 :(ast) L_Geertruida looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Openda ... F_Kostic reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 68 :(ast) Mar_Antonio looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to R_Sanches ... R_Sanches pounds a rocket on goal! ... G_Mamardvili with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 69 :(ast) R_Sanches runs at goal ... He spots the run of G_Jesus ... He's played him in ... G_Jesus with a bomb of a shot! ... G_Mamardvili makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 69 :(fio) N_Rovella looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Saint_Maximin ... Saint_Maximin launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Lafont parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... That's the equaliser! ... Aston Villa 2-2 Fiorentina ... Min. 70 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Deger ... COMING OFF: L_Openda Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Sutalo ... He crosses to D_Berardi ... D_Berardi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But A_Lafont parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 71 :(ast) Mar_Antonio finds R_Sanches with a ball over the defence ... F_Kostic bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: N_Zeze ... COMING OFF: F_Kostic Min. 75 :(ast) T_Kubo takes on 3 men ... T_Kubo with a bicycle kick! ... But G_Mamardvili punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... F_Valverde flights it in! ... A_Wan_Bissaka heads it away Min. 76 :(fio) S_Chukwueze cuts through the defence ... But D_Deger will cut out the threat Min. 77 :(fio) D_Berardi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez attempts to drive it home! ... A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 77 :(fio) S_Chukwueze slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 77 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: A_Tymoschuk ... COMING OFF: S_Chukwueze Min. 79 :(fio) D_Berardi chests it down ... D_Berardi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... A_Lafont was left standing ... Surely Fiorentina have won the game now!! ... Aston Villa 2-3 Fiorentina ... Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Branthwaite ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: F_Valverde Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... R_Sanches will now play as a MF Min. 81 :(ast) J_Sutalo hoofs it upfield to find D_Deger ... D_Deger with the cheeky shot! ... G_Mamardvili takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 82 :(ast) D_Kwakman with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Cancelo a clean set of heals ... D_Kwakman attempts a lob! ... G_Mamardvili parries it Min. 83 :(ast) L_Geertruida smashes the ball upfield ... T_Kubo latches onto the ball ... T_Kubo hits the ball on the bounce! ... G_Mamardvili beats the ball away Min. 83 :(fio) N_Rovella with the Cruyff turn ... Fine tackle by J_Sutalo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 84 :(ast) G_Jesus rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to T_Kubo ... T_Kubo with the goal bound shot! ... G_Mamardvili parries it Min. 84 :(fio) N_Rovella holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Estupinan ... P_Estupinan hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But A_Lafont palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 85 :(ast) G_Jesus looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to T_Kubo ... T_Kubo hits the ball first time! ... G_Mamardvili fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 87 :(ast) R_Sanches 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! ... D_Deger receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... D_Deger drives the ball low! ... G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fio) M_Locatelli rushes through the defence ... M_Locatelli smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But it goes wide Min. 89 :(fio) D_Berardi looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with a bicycle kick! ... A_Lafont falls over ... But A_Lafont is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 90 :(ast) J_Branthwaite plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Sanches keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... R_Sanches hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But G_Mamardvili hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 91 :(fio) M_Locatelli looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Wan_Bissaka ... Intercepted by L_Geertruida ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Jesus (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Jesus (39), F_Valverde (44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Mar_Antonio (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Berardi Scorers : J_Sutalo (2 og), Saint_Maximin (69), D_Berardi (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : S_Chukwueze (77) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Fiorentina Attempts on Goal : 20 | 10 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 16 | 8 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 18 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 3 Fiorentina ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 14 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 22 17 8 27 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 22 18 8 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 J_Todibo DF 1 22 17 4 25 | 82 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 21 17 6 26 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 22 R_Sanches MF 1 20 21 16 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 27 24 F_Valverde MF 1 17 22 15 29 | 82 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 32 Mar_Antonio MF 1 15 21 13 21 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 23 10 T_Kubo AM 1 6 21 19 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 31 0 53 G_Jesus FW 1 5 16 24 30 | 95 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 32 28 26 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 23 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 G_Cahill DF 1 17 13 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman AM 1 14 18 10 22 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Deger FW 1 8 12 15 20 | 23 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 0 26 Player Statistics - Fiorentina Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Mamardvili GK 25 1 1 1 25 | 95 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 A_Wan_Bissaka DF 1 23 18 13 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 0 L_Spinazzola DF 1 22 19 16 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 F_Kostic DF 1 22 18 15 31 | 77 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0 P_Estupinan DF 1 22 19 14 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 J_Cancelo DF 1 23 19 8 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 M_Locatelli MF 1 19 23 15 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 N_Rovella MF 1 18 22 8 25 | 95 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 28 0 S_Chukwueze AM 1 3 21 21 27 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martinez FW 1 7 18 24 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 11 D_Berardi FW 1 8 21 24 30 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 22 D_Greif GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Zeze DF 1 18 15 6 24 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Zan DF 1 17 11 11 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tymoschuk AM 1 11 18 11 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint_Maximin FW 1 5 18 23 28 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1739992069 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40