Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Manchester CityManchester City
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Computer Player Computer Player
Jakob OlesenJ. Olesen76
G
captain1
G
70Dean UnsworthD. Unsworth
Msaddeck ZidaneM. Zidane70
D
2captain
D
57Gary HendryG. Hendry
Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa63
D
3
D
57Ernesto CarcedoE. Carcedo
Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin69
D
4
D
55Gavin JacksonG. Jackson
Jaouad Ntumpa NsafuJ. Ntumpa Nsafu74
D
5
D
49Dennis WrightD. Wright
Duncan CroftD. Croft70
M
6
M
68Oleg MendezO. Mendez
Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink72
M
7
M
58Peter PearceP. Pearce
Gary ClarkeG. Clarke69
A
8
M
54Graham BellamyG. Bellamy
Moktar ForgeM. Forge71
A
9
A
68Matthew LinekerM. Lineker
Samir BrehmeS. Brehme68
A
10
A
67Dominic FergusonD. Ferguson
Laurent CandelaL. Candela69
A
11
A
66Cesare TommasiC. Tommasi
 
Adrian StockdaleA. Stockdale34
D
12
A
60Robert CraddockR. Craddock
Robert CookeR. Cooke70
M
13
A
55Emile CarterE. Carter
Dominic BremnerD. Bremner39
A
14
G
55Mick CraddockM. Craddock

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,784 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Kitson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the match underway!
3.57
Gavin Jackson knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Bellamy. Graham Bellamy flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ferguson. Dominic Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi makes a convincing header. Jakob Olesen gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
6.58
Duncan Croft flicks a high pass forward. Moktar Forge collects the pass. Moktar Forge shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Dean Unsworth effortlessly smothers it!
12.03
Sebastiao Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Croft. Duncan Croft threads a neat ball through to Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme hits a low pass to Moktar Forge. Some silky footwork from Moktar Forge provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dean Unsworth comfortably smothers it!
14.22
Msaddeck Zidane threads a neat ball through to Dennis Hasselbaink. Dennis Hasselbaink advances with the ball. Without breaking stride, Dennis Hasselbaink plays the ball forward to Moktar Forge who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Moktar Forge provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Dean Unsworth has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.37
Gavin Jackson flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Mendez collects the pass. Oleg Mendez makes a simple pass to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.51
Gavin Jackson catches Moktar Forge on the ankles. Gavin Jackson is shown the yellow card! Moktar Forge gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.42
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Candela controls it well on his chest. Laurent Candela whips in a cross ball towards Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
30.10
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Candela controls it well on his chest. Laurent Candela lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
32.18
Gabriel Voisin hits a low pass to Dennis Hasselbaink. Dennis Hasselbaink flicks the ball to his team mate, Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme lofts in a cross ball towards Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
40.24
Ernesto Carcedo flicks a high ball forward to Graham Bellamy who takes it down. Graham Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Tommasi controls it well on his chest. Cesare Tommasi plays a scrappy one-two with Dominic Ferguson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cesare Tommasi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
42.22
Dennis Hasselbaink changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dennis Hasselbaink plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Clarke and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Dennis Hasselbaink provides some space. He shoots at goal. Dennis Hasselbaink scores for Aston Villa!!
45.00
Oleg Mendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ferguson. Dominic Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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 Dennis Hasselbaink. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City get the second half underway!
51.28
Gavin Jackson threads a neat ball through to Graham Bellamy. Graham Bellamy sees Dominic Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
57.10
Oleg Mendez plays the ball forward to Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jaouad Ntumpa Nsafu.
60.13
Duncan Croft sees Gary Clarke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Clarke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Dean Unsworth reads it well. Nice keeping!
63.04
Peter Pearce comes in with a late challenge on Robert Cooke. Peter Pearce is shown the yellow card! Robert Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.06
With great vision, Dennis Wright plays the ball forward to Oleg Mendez. With a delightful solo run, Oleg Mendez stretches the opposition's defence. Oleg Mendez shoots from 25 yards. Jakob Olesen gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
67.11
Graham Bellamy clumsily knocks into Duncan Croft. Graham Bellamy is shown the yellow card! Duncan Croft carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.34
Robert Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Moktar Forge collects the pass. Moktar Forge knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Brehme. With a superhuman jump, Samir Brehme connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.22
With great vision, Duncan Croft plays the ball forward to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela skips past Dennis Wright! 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. Good save!
77.21
Manchester City have made 3 substitutions with Robert Craddock replacing Cesare Tommasi, Emile Carter replacing Graham Bellamy and Mick Craddock replacing Gavin Jackson .
83.37
Gabriel Voisin hits a low pass to Duncan Croft. Duncan Croft flicks a high pass forward to Samir Brehme who brings the ball under control. Samir Brehme cuts inside the box! Samir Brehme comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Samir Brehme!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Manchester City
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
32.8%
39.1%
28.1%

Scorers
Moktar Forge 14, 32
Dennis Hasselbaink 42
Samir Brehme 72, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samir Brehme of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Jakob Olesen (GK)
6
2.Msaddeck Zidane (DEF)
6
3.Sebastiao Sousa (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Voisin (DEF)
6
5.Jaouad Ntumpa Nsafu (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Croft (MID)
7
7.Dennis Hasselbaink (MID)goal scored
8
8.Gary Clarke (ATT)
6
9.Moktar Forge (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Samir Brehme (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Laurent Candela (ATT)
6
 
12.Adrian Stockdale (DEF)
0
13.Robert Cooke (MID)
6
14.Dominic Bremner (ATT)
0

1.Dean Unsworth (GK)
6
2.Gary Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Ernesto Carcedo (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Jackson (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Dennis Wright (DEF)
6
6.Oleg Mendez (MID)
6
7.Peter Pearce (MID)yellow card
5
8.Graham Bellamy (MID)yellow card
6
9.Matthew Lineker (ATT)
6
10.Dominic Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Cesare Tommasi (ATT)
6
 
12.Robert Craddock (ATT)
6
13.Emile Carter (ATT)
6
14.Mick Craddock (GK)
6