Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Dave Wright Dave Wright
Leevi GaddL. Gadd72
G
captain1
G
76Paul HallerP. Haller
Msaddeck ZidaneM. Zidane70
D
2
D
73Kai HelmerK. Helmer
Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa62
D
3
D
77Andre MonteiroA. Monteiro
Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin68
D
4
D
74Manny AdamsM. Adams
Jaouad Ntumpa NsafuJ. Ntumpa Nsafu73
D
5
D
77Goran BrncicG. Brncic
Duncan CroftD. Croft67
M
6
M
74Harald Van De HorH. Van De Hor
Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink68
M
7captain
M
76Sergio AlmeidaS. Almeida
Moktar ForgeM. Forge68
A
8
M
70Terry AthertonT. Atherton
Laurent CandelaL. Candela67
A
9
M
79Yyvind FavoY. Favo
Samir BrehmeS. Brehme67
A
10
A
80Salomon OlembéS. Olembé
Msaddeck HemdaniM. Hemdani69
A
11
A
73Artur CarvalhoA. Carvalho
 
Filipe TavaresF. Tavares71
D
12
A
73Petros SarakisP. Sarakis
Robert CookeR. Cooke65
M
13
A
70Lars DiakiteL. Diakite
Gary ClarkeG. Clarke67
A
14
A
82Saul BarronS. Barron

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 20,159 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Powell.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the match!
16.43
Goran Brncic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton passes the ball forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sheffield Wednesday are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
18.20
Sebastiao Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Hasselbaink. Dennis Hasselbaink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani threads the ball through to Moktar Forge but he's offside!
26.33
Dennis Hasselbaink makes a probing pass to Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme advances inside the box! Samir Brehme looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Paul Haller is on top of it.
27.21
Yyvind Favo passes the ball forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Leevi Gadd!
28.34
Duncan Croft catches Yyvind Favo on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Croft and shows him a yellow card! Yyvind Favo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.10
Yyvind Favo sees a break and surges forward. Yyvind Favo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Sousa.
38.59
Sergio Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé whips in a cross ball towards Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho connects with a diving header but it rises well off target!
40.20
Duncan Croft flicks a high pass forward to Msaddeck Hemdani who brings the ball under control. Msaddeck Hemdani knocks in a cross ball towards Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela flicks the ball with his head. Paul Haller gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
44.22
Manny Adams knocks the ball forward to Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton passes the ball forward to Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Manny Adams clumsily knocks into Moktar Forge. The referee calls over Manny Adams and shows him a yellow card! Moktar Forge runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Robert Cooke replacing Duncan Croft and Gary Clarke replacing Samir Brehme. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
48.55
Manny Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Almeida. Sergio Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Msaddeck Zidane.
49.14
Harald Van De Hor passes the ball forward to Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.29
Sebastiao Sousa hits a low pass to Dennis Hasselbaink. Dennis Hasselbaink knocks the ball forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge plays a scrappy one-two with Msaddeck Hemdani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Moktar Forge rockets a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
54.33
Sebastiao Sousa sees space and advances. Sebastiao Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Moktar Forge collects the pass. Moktar Forge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
55.50
Robert Cooke takes it forward alone. Robert Cooke threads the ball through to Msaddeck Hemdani but he's offside!
60.44
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Lars Diakite replacing Harald Van De Hor and Saul Barron replacing Yyvind Favo and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.49
Lars Diakite hits a low pass to Terry Atherton. Terry Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Salomon Olembé. Salomon Olembé beats his man to it with a header. Leevi Gadd manages to gather it.
69.00
Lars Diakite flicks a high pass forward to Terry Atherton who brings the ball under control. Terry Atherton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
73.53
Gabriel Voisin threads a neat ball through to Dennis Hasselbaink. Dennis Hasselbaink kicks a strong pass forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Haller who gathers it comfortably.
75.24
Andre Monteiro sees a break and surges forward. With imagination, Andre Monteiro laces a weighted ball forward to Artur Carvalho. Artur Carvalho plays a quick one-two with Terry Atherton and rushes in on goal... Artur Carvalho comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
79.56
Robert Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
81.32
Sergio Almeida knocks the ball forward to Saul Barron. Saul Barron knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leevi Gadd who gathers it comfortably.
83.13
Andre Monteiro barges into Msaddeck Hemdani. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Msaddeck Hemdani runs off the knock.
87.21
Robert Cooke hits a low pass to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Dennis Hasselbaink makes a simple pass to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke knocks the ball to his team mate, Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela tries a spectacular strike. Paul Haller is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.6%
44.2%
27.3%

Scorers
Laurent Candela 90
Artur Carvalho 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Artur Carvalho of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Leevi Gadd (GK)
7
2.Msaddeck Zidane (DEF)
6
3.Sebastiao Sousa (DEF)
7
4.Gabriel Voisin (DEF)
6
5.Jaouad Ntumpa Nsafu (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Croft (MID)yellow card
5
7.Dennis Hasselbaink (MID)
8
8.Moktar Forge (ATT)
7
9.Laurent Candela (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Samir Brehme (ATT)
6
11.Msaddeck Hemdani (ATT)
6
 
12.Filipe Tavares (DEF)
0
13.Robert Cooke (MID)
7
14.Gary Clarke (ATT)
7

1.Paul Haller (GK)
7
2.Kai Helmer (DEF)
6
3.Andre Monteiro (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Manny Adams (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Goran Brncic (DEF)
6
6.Harald Van De Hor (MID)
6
7.Sergio Almeida (MID)
7
8.Terry Atherton (MID)
7
9.Yyvind Favo (MID)
6
10.Salomon Olembé (ATT)
6
11.Artur Carvalho (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Petros Sarakis (ATT)
0
13.Lars Diakite (ATT)
6
14.Saul Barron (ATT)
6