Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Vikash CoqueletV. Coquelet65
G
captain1
G
73Matthew AppiahM. Appiah
Adrian StockdaleA. Stockdale32
D
2
D
71Jack Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde
Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa63
D
3
D
76Saidu A. GarbaS. Garba
Jacob FormonJ. Formon40
D
4
D
83Arek LatoA. Lato
Craig CookeC. Cooke36
M
5
D
72Morgan Del PieroM. Del Piero
Ole Gunnar MyhreO. Myhre27
G
6
M
72Kevin SammerK. Sammer
Kieron VernazzaK. Vernazza32
M
7captain
M
71Stjepan JavorcicS. Javorcic
Richard GlassR. Glass33
M
8
M
79Chris InceC. Ince
Mervin PlattM. Platt22
A
9
A
75Bjorn-Tore HolmB. Holm
Kevin BowyerK. Bowyer49
A
10
A
71Hoalid LamouchiH. Lamouchi
Dominic BremnerD. Bremner38
A
11
A
74Ismael AyazI. Ayaz
 
Paul GreigP. Greig32
A
12
D
70Gonzalo FrétardG. Frétard
Jyri KeckoniusJ. Keckonius23
G
13
M
75Alejandro QuintanillaA. Quintanilla
Pieter RoestP. Roest25
G
14
A
73Moustapha FertoutM. Fertout

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play AS Monaco in this friendly game. A crowd of 19,763 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Aston Villa start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.01
Kieron Vernazza hacks Stjepan Javorcic from behind! Kieron Vernazza is shown the yellow card! Stjepan Javorcic stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.43
Morgan Del Piero hacks Dominic Bremner from behind! The referee calls over Morgan Del Piero and warns him to calm down! Dominic Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.39
Adrian Stockdale brings the ball forward. Adrian Stockdale flicks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Platt. Mervin Platt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.03
Saidu A. Garba pushes up the pitch. Saidu A. Garba flicks a high pass forward to Hoalid Lamouchi who brings the ball neatly under control. Hoalid Lamouchi lofts in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.08
Chris Ince brings the ball forward. Chris Ince lofts in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a looping header on goal. Vikash Coquelet gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
15.55
Arek Lato knocks the ball forward to Chris Ince. Chris Ince flicks a high ball forward to Ismael Ayaz who takes it down. Ismael Ayaz lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm heads the ball goalwards. Vikash Coquelet didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
20.34
Arek Lato passes the ball forward to Chris Ince. Chris Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Vikash Coquelet reads it well. Quality keeping!
30.43
Adrian Stockdale sees space and advances. Seeing a gap ahead, Adrian Stockdale plays the ball forward to Dominic Bremner. Dominic Bremner shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.29
Sebastiao Sousa laces a weighted ball forward to Kieron Vernazza. Kieron Vernazza advances with the ball. Kieron Vernazza lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Bowyer. Kevin Bowyer makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matthew Appiah with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
36.12
Bjorn-Tore Holm catches Jacob Formon on the ankles. The referee calls over Bjorn-Tore Holm and warns him to calm down! Jacob Formon stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.41
Morgan Del Piero punts the ball hopefully upfield. Hoalid Lamouchi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Vikash Coquelet.
39.19
Kevin Sammer hacks Kieron Vernazza from behind! Kevin Sammer is given a warning by the referee! Kieron Vernazza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.39
Ole Gunnar Myhre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Bremner. Dominic Bremner shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
44.31
Richard Glass comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Sammer. Richard Glass is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Sammer stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco have changed their lineup with Alejandro Quintanilla replacing Chris Ince and Moustapha Fertout replacing Hoalid Lamouchi.

45.00
The second half starts with AS Monaco kicking off!
47.12
Stjepan Javorcic sees Ismael Ayaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ismael Ayaz knocks in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Vikash Coquelet. Excellent save.
51.19
Adrian Stockdale threads the ball through to Craig Cooke. Craig Cooke advances with the ball. Craig Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Bremner. Dominic Bremner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.48
Stjepan Javorcic picks a pass forward to Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
54.13
Kevin Sammer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacob Formon.
55.55
Craig Cooke hits a low pass to Mervin Platt. Mervin Platt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Matthew Appiah effortlessly gets down and covers it.
60.07
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Gonzalo Frétard replacing Morgan Del Piero .
67.10
Alejandro Quintanilla advances with the ball. Alejandro Quintanilla knocks in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Vikash Coquelet easily picks it out of the air!
69.41
Kevin Sammer plays the ball forward to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz plays a scrappy one-two with Moustapha Fertout and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Ismael Ayaz provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
71.40
Without breaking stride, Arek Lato plays the ball forward to Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Moustapha Fertout controls it well on his chest. Moustapha Fertout knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.01
Stjepan Javorcic advances with the ball. Stjepan Javorcic knocks in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
78.44
Alejandro Quintanilla threads a neat ball through to Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.43
Alejandro Quintanilla hits a low pass to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.05
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.32
Kevin Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Saidu A. Garba hits a low pass to Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm lofts in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

AS Monaco
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
34.9%
44.6%
20.5%

Scorers
Dominic Bremner 30
Kevin Bowyer 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vikash Coquelet of Aston Villa

Match Ratings