Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Bolton Wanderers. A crowd of 19,581 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Boertien.


0.00
Aston Villa start the match!
2.02
Glynn Makin threads a neat ball through to Linus Metzler. Linus Metzler kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Blake. Anthony Blake whips in a cross ball towards Dave Parker. Dave Parker knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Leevi Gadd. Excellent save.
3.46
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high ball forward to Laurent Candela who takes it down. Laurent Candela runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Laurent Candela provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
6.53
Seeing Duncan Croft's attacking run, Sylvain George quickly throws the ball into his path. With wonderful vision, Duncan Croft laces a weighted ball forward to Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Clarke and advances towards the goal... Samir Brehme looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Niklas Kurstot has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
10.12
Linus Metzler makes a probing pass to Dave Parker. Dave Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.29
Chris Dyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Butt. Duncan Butt flicks a high pass forward to Dave Parker who brings the ball under control. Dave Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.37
Dave Parker hacks Filipe Tavares from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Filipe Tavares runs off the knock.
16.48
Gabriel Voisin decides to run forward with the ball. Gabriel Voisin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Dyer.
18.41
Dennis Hasselbaink threads a neat ball through to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.17
Filipe Tavares clumsily knocks into Dave Parker. Filipe Tavares is warned by the referee! Dave Parker runs off the knock.
28.31
Robert Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Samir Brehme controls it well on his chest. Samir Brehme shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
32.04
Robert Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke makes a pass forward but Laurent Candela is yards offside!
34.07
With some swift thinking, Antonio Vazquez plays the ball forward to Anthony Blake. Anthony Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.15
With great vision, Antonio Vazquez plays the ball forward to Anthony Blake. Anthony Blake plays a quick one-two with Dave Parker and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Anthony Blake provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
38.46
Sebastiao Sousa flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Croft who brings the ball under control. Duncan Croft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke runs straight at the defence! Gary Clarke takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.03
Duncan Butt takes it forward alone. Duncan Butt shoots from long range but somehow Leevi Gadd manages to keep it out.
45.00
Paul Montague hacks Samir Brehme from behind! The referee calls over Paul Montague and shows him a yellow card! Samir Brehme runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Msaddeck Hemdani replacing Laurent Candela. Bolton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bolton Wanderers start the second half!
51.10
Robert Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
55.47
Sebastiao Sousa barges into Dietmar Dittmann. Sebastiao Sousa is shown the yellow card! Dietmar Dittmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.45
With great vision, Linus Metzler plays the ball forward to Dave Parker. Dave Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Delli Carri. Fabian N. Delli Carri heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.21
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Msaddeck Zidane replacing Gabriel Voisin .
61.22
Sylvain George makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
66.04
Dennis Hasselbaink runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dennis Hasselbaink kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Brehme but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.19
Chris Dyer passes the ball forward to Dietmar Dittmann. Dietmar Dittmann takes it forward alone. Dietmar Dittmann knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Delli Carri. Fabian N. Delli Carri is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.11
Linus Metzler flicks a high ball forward to Dave Parker who takes it down. Dave Parker whips in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Delli Carri. Fabian N. Delli Carri finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
75.02
Linus Metzler flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Delli Carri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian N. Delli Carri shoots from distance but somehow Leevi Gadd manages to keep it out.
78.15
With some swift thinking, Chris Dyer plays the ball forward to Dietmar Dittmann. Dietmar Dittmann flicks a high pass forward to Fabian N. Delli Carri who brings the ball neatly under control. Fabian N. Delli Carri knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Blake. Anthony Blake whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Anthony Blake!
84.27
With some swift thinking, Msaddeck Zidane plays the ball forward to Robert Cooke. Robert Cooke hits a low pass to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke plays a scrappy one-two with Samir Brehme and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gary Clarke muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
85.46
Dennis Hasselbaink deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Niklas Kurstot had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
90.00
Sylvain George threads a neat ball through to Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Niklas Kurstot. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
25%
45.8%
29.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabian N. Delli Carri of Bolton Wanderers

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

1.Niklas Kurstot (GK)
7
2.Paul Montague (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Chris Dyer (DEF)
6
4.Glynn Makin (DEF)
6
5.Antonio Vazquez (MID)
6
6.Linus Metzler (MID)
7
7.Dietmar Dittmann (MID)
7
8.Duncan Butt (MID)
6
9.Fabian N. Delli Carri (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Dave Parker (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Anthony Blake (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Arno Rösler (DEF)
0
13.Tommy Summerbell (MID)
0
14.Franois Marchal (ATT)
0