Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Iain Richer Iain Richer
Leevi GaddL. Gadd72
G
captain1
G
78Pedro De SouzaP. De Souza
Msaddeck ZidaneM. Zidane70
D
2
D
71Kader RocheK. Roche
Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin68
D
3
D
72Rabiu BabayaroR. Babayaro
Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa62
D
4
D
72Richard SummerbellR. Summerbell
Jaouad Ntumpa NsafuJ. Ntumpa Nsafu73
D
5
D
81Rafael VegaR. Vega
Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink68
M
6captain
M
78Gareth PottsG. Potts
Sylvain GeorgeS. George70
M
7
M
77Kelvin FroggattK. Froggatt
Moktar ForgeM. Forge68
A
8
M
80David AllmanD. Allman
Laurent CandelaL. Candela67
A
9
A
75Jose Marcelo RodriguesJ. Rodrigues
Samir BrehmeS. Brehme67
A
10
A
75Wataru NakamuraW. Nakamura
Msaddeck HemdaniM. Hemdani69
A
11
A
85Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama
 
Robert CookeR. Cooke65
M
12
A
71Alberto NascimentoA. Nascimento
Duncan CroftD. Croft68
M
13
A
75Hugo LopesH. Lopes
Gary ClarkeG. Clarke67
A
14
A
72Aaron WauA. Wau

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 19,036 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kees Van Gessel.


0.00
Aston Villa start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.48
Sylvain George controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.33
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high pass forward. Samir Brehme collects the pass. Samir Brehme skips past Rabiu Babayaro! Kader Roche comes in with a late challenge on Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
21.34
David Allman takes it forward alone. David Allman shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.29
David Allman threads a neat ball through to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura runs straight at the defence! Wataru Nakamura makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
28.03
Msaddeck Zidane flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Hasselbaink collects the pass. Dennis Hasselbaink sees Samir Brehme in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Brehme flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Candela controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Laurent Candela rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
32.55
David Allman makes a beautiful solo run. David Allman finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
34.32
Sylvain George flicks a high ball forward to Samir Brehme who gracefully takes it down. Samir Brehme knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro De Souza who gathers it comfortably.
38.27
Dennis Hasselbaink kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme knocks in a cross ball towards Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani connects with a diving header but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Gary Clarke replacing Msaddeck Hemdani. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Manchester United kick off!
47.43
Rafael Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gareth Potts. Gareth Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Marcelo Rodrigues. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.14
Aston Villa have made 2 substitutions with Robert Cooke replacing Sylvain George and Duncan Croft replacing Dennis Hasselbaink .
61.16
Kelvin Froggatt makes a probing pass to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura whips in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.23
David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues collects the pass. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues knocks in a cross ball towards Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Leevi Gadd. Excellent save.
69.19
Robert Cooke flicks a high ball forward to Laurent Candela who takes it down. Laurent Candela tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.11
Seeing Duncan Croft's attacking run, Robert Cooke quickly throws the ball into his path. Duncan Croft chips the ball to his team mate, Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
72.47
David Allman flicks a high pass forward. Haruto Sugiyama collects the pass. Haruto Sugiyama threads a neat ball through to Jose Marcelo Rodrigues. Jose Marcelo Rodrigues tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.04
Robert Cooke clumsily knocks into David Allman. The referee brings Robert Cooke to one side and gives him a warning! David Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.30
Robert Cooke flicks a high pass forward to Moktar Forge who brings the ball under control. Moktar Forge passes the ball forward but Samir Brehme is offside!
78.32
Kelvin Froggatt flicks a high pass forward. Haruto Sugiyama controls it well on his chest. Haruto Sugiyama plays a quick one-two with Wataru Nakamura and rushes in on goal... Haruto Sugiyama cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.28
Manchester United are dictating the run of play here today.
81.32
Gareth Potts threads a neat ball through to Wataru Nakamura. Wataru Nakamura finds some space and shoots from distance but Leevi Gadd is on top of it.
84.42
Robert Cooke hacks David Allman from behind! Robert Cooke is warned by the referee again! David Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.24
Sebastiao Sousa decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastiao Sousa threads a neat ball through to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Gary Clarke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro De Souza!
90.00
Duncan Croft runs straight at the opposition's defence. Duncan Croft knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Summerbell.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Manchester United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
24.3%
54.3%
21.4%

Scorers
Jose Marcelo Rodrigues 47
Haruto Sugiyama 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Marcelo Rodrigues of Manchester United

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

1.Pedro De Souza (GK)
7
2.Kader Roche (DEF)
6
3.Rabiu Babayaro (DEF)
6
4.Richard Summerbell (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Vega (DEF)
6
6.Gareth Potts (MID)
6
7.Kelvin Froggatt (MID)
6
8.David Allman (MID)
8
9.Jose Marcelo Rodrigues (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Wataru Nakamura (ATT)
9
11.Haruto Sugiyama (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Alberto Nascimento (ATT)
0
13.Hugo Lopes (ATT)
0
14.Aaron Wau (ATT)
0