Match Report


Hull CityHull City     Aston VillaAston Villa
Computer Player Computer Player Adrian Roos Adrian Roos
George GranvilleG. Granville69
G
captain1captain
G
76Jakob OlesenJ. Olesen
Paul BurbageP. Burbage68
D
2
D
70Msaddeck ZidaneM. Zidane
Paul LoweP. Lowe62
D
3
D
63Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa
Matthew RedknappM. Redknapp57
D
4
D
69Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin
Sean CiulloS. Ciullo56
D
5
D
74Jaouad Ntumpa NsafuJ. Ntumpa Nsafu
Darren EdghillD. Edghill68
M
6
M
70Nicolas MolinaN. Molina
Billy MooreB. Moore66
M
7
M
73Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink
Arturo VegaA. Vega55
M
8
A
72Moktar ForgeM. Forge
Peter RobsonP. Robson52
M
9
A
69Gary ClarkeG. Clarke
Chris DixonC. Dixon69
A
10
A
68Samir BrehmeS. Brehme
Colin MorrisonC. Morrison63
A
11
A
69Laurent CandelaL. Candela
 
Trevor McgrealT. Mcgreal63
G
12
M
70Robert CookeR. Cooke
Elena MoralesE. Morales55
D
13
D
34Adrian StockdaleA. Stockdale
Des RoyceD. Royce53
A
14
A
39Dominic BremnerD. Bremner

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Aston Villa. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hull City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Dublin.


0.00
Hull City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.17
Laurent Candela hacks Matthew Redknapp from behind! Laurent Candela is given a warning by the referee! Matthew Redknapp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.56
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high pass forward. Gary Clarke collects the pass. Gary Clarke skips past Paul Burbage! Some superb footwork from Gary Clarke provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Magnificent save by George Granville!
6.17
Gabriel Voisin sees Dennis Hasselbaink in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Dennis Hasselbaink plays the ball forward to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke shoots from long range. What a cracker!! George Granville had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
9.21
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high pass forward to Moktar Forge who brings the ball under control. Moktar Forge whips in a cross ball towards Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving George Granville with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
26.54
Gabriel Voisin advances with the ball. Gabriel Voisin chips the ball to his team mate, Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela whips in a cross ball towards Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme makes a deft header but is denied by Matthew Redknapp. Excellent block.
27.00
With some swift thinking, Dennis Hasselbaink plays the ball forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
38.08
Matthew Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Vega controls it well on his chest. Arturo Vega passes the ball forward to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon plays a one-two with Colin Morrison and advances towards the goal... Chris Dixon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.37
Under pressure, Gabriel Voisin clears the ball far upfield. Samir Brehme knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Clarke. Matthew Redknapp clumsily knocks into Gary Clarke. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
42.20
Paul Lowe surges forward with the ball. Paul Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Chris Dixon who takes it down. Chris Dixon advances inside the box! Chris Dixon looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Robert Cooke replacing Dennis Hasselbaink.

45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
47.32
Matthew Redknapp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Vega. Without breaking stride, Arturo Vega plays the ball forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.45
Matthew Redknapp catches Robert Cooke on the ankles. The referee warns Matthew Redknapp to calm down! Robert Cooke runs off the knock.
51.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.07
Msaddeck Zidane flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Cooke. Robert Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme shoots from distance. George Granville gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
54.06
Robert Cooke passes the ball forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge rushes past Sean Ciullo! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Moktar Forge provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving George Granville with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
61.56
Billy Moore flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
63.27
Chris Dixon catches Gabriel Voisin on the ankles. The referee calls over Chris Dixon and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Voisin runs off the knock.
66.49
With imagination, Robert Cooke picks a pass forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
71.47
Gabriel Voisin brings the ball forward. Gabriel Voisin flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Candela controls it well on his chest. Laurent Candela plays a one-two with Moktar Forge and advances towards the goal... Matthew Redknapp clumsily knocks into Laurent Candela. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
72.03
Msaddeck Zidane passes the ball forward to Robert Cooke. Robert Cooke sees a break and surges forward. Robert Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.25
Gabriel Voisin breaks forward. Gabriel Voisin chips the ball to his team mate, Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela flicks the ball to his team mate, Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Aston Villa are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
79.57
Jaouad Ntumpa Nsafu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Cooke. Robert Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from George Granville. What a great pair of hands!
81.19
Peter Robson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
83.34
With a delightful solo run, Nicolas Molina stretches the opposition's defence. Nicolas Molina whips in a cross ball towards Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge makes a deft header. What a cracker!! George Granville had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hull City

Aston Villa
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
35.1%
40.5%
24.3%

Scorers
Gary Clarke 6
Samir Brehme 9
Moktar Forge 54, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moktar Forge of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.George Granville (GK)
7
2.Paul Burbage (DEF)
6
3.Paul Lowe (DEF)
6
4.Matthew Redknapp (DEF)
6
5.Sean Ciullo (DEF)
6
6.Darren Edghill (MID)
6
7.Billy Moore (MID)
6
8.Arturo Vega (MID)
6
9.Peter Robson (MID)
6
10.Chris Dixon (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Colin Morrison (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Mcgreal (GK)
0
13.Elena Morales (DEF)
0
14.Des Royce (ATT)
0

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