FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Mon May 12)


                          Aston Villa  |  Manchester City
                          4-2-2-1-1 A  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                                    -  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK Ederson
                      L_Geertruida DF  |  DF M_Thiaw
                       A_Robertson DF  |  DF D_Rensch
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF J_Stones
                        N_Mazraoui DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                         S_Amrabat DM  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                        S_Reguilon DM  |  DM Am_Onana
                         E_Alvarez MF  |  MF B_Silva
                         N_Rovella MF  |  AM J_Bellingham
                          J_Brandt AM  |  AM A_Gordon
                          L_Openda FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                          F_Dahmen SUB |  SUB S_Soares
                          G_Cahill SUB |  SUB L_Magnino
                         D_Johnson SUB |  SUB M_Harness
                           M_Adopo SUB |  SUB S_Sohm
                           Y_Wissa SUB |  SUB N_Goodman




Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Bellingham uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  But N_Mazraoui wins the ball 
Min. 2  :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 2  :(mnc) J_Stones chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  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. 7  :(ast) N_Semedo is too quick for D_Rensch 
          ...  N_Semedo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Ederson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 11 :(ast) N_Mazraoui races into the box 
          ...  He sees L_Openda lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  L_Openda with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 12 :(ast) E_Alvarez drives it across the face of the goal S_Amrabat 
          ...  H_Kane with the high feet 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 15 :(ast) L_Openda hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  E_Alvarez latches onto it! 
          ...  Intercepted by D_Rensch 
Min. 17 :(mnc) M_Thiaw takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  M_Thiaw attempts a lob! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lafont dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Lafont beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Thiaw swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Lafont fists it away! 
Min. 20 :(mnc) H_Kane barges J_Brandt off the ball 
          ...  But S_Reguilon clears the danger 
Min. 23 :(ast) L_Geertruida gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Rensch with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 25 :(ast) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Robertson seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Marquinhos picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 30 :(ast) E_Alvarez runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Rovella 
          ...  N_Rovella has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 31 :(ast) L_Openda turns on a sixpence 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Nick Lovell looks relieved 
Min. 33 :(mnc) B_Silva with the heel pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham sees A_Lafont off his line! 
          ...  But A_Lafont just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 34 :(mnc) H_Kane beats A_Robertson 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Alvarez pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Amrabat 
          ...  He puts in J_Bellingham! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Bellingham! 
          ...  But A_Lafont just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 37 :(ast) Curled in dangerously from N_Semedo to N_Mazraoui 
          ...  N_Mazraoui hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Genius! Genius! Genius! 
          ...  Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta 
          ...  Cosmic kite! 
          ...  What planet are you from? 
          ...  Ederson was left standing 
          ...  Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 37 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Ruben_Dias will now play as a MF 
Min. 37 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 37 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias squares it to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Lafont looks very relieved! 
Min. 38 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Lafont looks relieved there! 
Min. 39 :(ast) S_Reguilon with a smart pass to N_Semedo 
          ...  N_Semedo hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 42 :(mnc) Marquinhos spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Gordon with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Gordon drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(ast) N_Semedo finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Thiaw 
          ...  N_Semedo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robertson hits it into the box! 
          ...  N_Semedo gets on the end of it 
          ...  Ederson is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Ederson looks very relieved! 
Min. 47 :(ast) L_Geertruida plays it long to N_Semedo 
          ...  N_Semedo with a little chip! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 

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

Min. 47 :(ast) J_Brandt takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Rensch takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 48 :(ast) L_Openda knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  L_Openda controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 51 :(ast) N_Semedo has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Semedo with the shot on net! 
          ...  Ederson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Ederson recovers to save!! 
Min. 53 :(ast) S_Amrabat with a measured ball to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) D_Rensch has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Silva tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes a difficult save 
Min. 56 :(mnc) J_Bellingham plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Bellingham with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 57 :(ast) N_Rovella hoofs it upfield to find L_Openda 
          ...  L_Openda with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ederson will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 58 :(ast) L_Geertruida with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Thiaw can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_Geertruida keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 61 :(ast) L_Openda runs at Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  L_Openda launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Ederson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 63 :(mnc) H_Kane slips past his marker 
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Kane! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 68 :(mnc) J_Stones finds J_Bellingham with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Bellingham blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 70 :(ast) L_Openda jumps over J_Stones's challenge 
          ...  B_Silva had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  E_Alvarez hoists it forward 
          ...  J_Brandt gets on the end of it 
          ...  Am_Onana stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 72 :(mnc) Am_Onana is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Silva latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Silva with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 74 :(mnc) D_Rensch hoofs it upfield to find Am_Onana 
          ...  Am_Onana with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Lafont goes down well to save 
Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Rensch with an inch perfect pass to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But A_Lafont stops that one easily 
Min. 79 :(mnc) J_Stones runs at N_Semedo 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  From long range J_Stones bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Adopo 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Reguilon 
Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Wissa 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Brandt 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 81 :(mnc) M_Thiaw crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Silva in the box 
          ...  B_Silva sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 83 :(ast) N_Semedo with a 40-yard pass to L_Openda 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Thiaw 
Min. 84 :(mnc) Marquinhos flicks the ball on to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Manchester City fans chant his name! 
          ...  Manchester City are back in it! 
          ...  - looks a little anxious now 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 85 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 85 :(ast) L_Geertruida kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Openda gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Openda has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ederson tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Adopo curls it into the box! 
          ...  Ederson easily claims the ball! 
Min. 86 :(ast) N_Mazraoui with the nod to L_Openda 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Rensch picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) D_Rensch with the first time pass to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Ruben_Dias has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 89 :(ast) L_Openda flicks it over A_Gordon's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  L_Openda drives it low! 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 90 :(mnc) H_Kane knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  H_Kane with a thundering shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Thiaw pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  H_Kane is clean through! 
          ...  H_Kane fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

*************  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_Openda (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Mazraoui (37), L_Openda (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Alvarez (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rensch
Scorers              : D_Rensch (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Kane (12), D_Rensch (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       20
Off target           :           6        |       10
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       15
Key Tackles          :           2        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       15
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 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  26   1   1   1  14 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
L_Geertruida   DF   1  23  18   8  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  19
A_Robertson    DF   1  23  19  10  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  23  17  13  25 |  94   0   0   2   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  43  87
N_Mazraoui     DF   1  22  17   9  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  26  44
S_Amrabat      DM   1  17  22  10  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
S_Reguilon     DM   1  22  20   2  30 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  10   0
E_Alvarez      MF   1  19  22  12  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  12  -4
N_Rovella      MF   1  18  22   8  25 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  19
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  22  20  26 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
L_Openda       FW   1   5  15  23  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  15  40
F_Dahmen       GK  20   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  17  13   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Johnson      MF   1   1  15  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Adopo        DM   1  13  17   9  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Wissa        AM   1   3  14  15  29 |  12   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  27   1   1   1  22 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  22  19  16  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  22  11
D_Rensch       DF   1  22  18  15  28 |  94   0   3   4   0   2   1   1   0   0  41  44  40
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  16  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  19  17  25 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  37  11
Ruben_Dias     MF   1  23  19  15  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  12
Am_Onana       DM   1  20  23  12  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   7  16
B_Silva        MF   1   5  24  19  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   6  25
J_Bellingham   FW   1  18  24  22  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Gordon       AM   1   5  21  21  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
H_Kane         FW   1   7  19  24  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  10
S_Soares       GK  22   1   1   1  23 |   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
M_Harness      MF   1   5  15  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  16  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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