Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Luke KerrLuke Kerr David Bennett David Bennett
Carl LinekerC. Lineker85
G
1captain
G
65Rafael CaballeroR. Caballero
Miguel PonceM. Ponce89
D
2
D
58Danny KingD. King
Eduardo NavarroE. Navarro86
D
3
D
63Basile Kader KeïtaB. Kader Keïta
Scott GalliS. Galli91
D
4
D
56Leonardo RomeroL. Romero
Dietmar KuzorraD. Kuzorra84
D
5
D
59Gavin GordonG. Gordon
Alan UnsworthA. Unsworth110
M
6
M
51Glynn GrayG. Gray
Felipe AzevedoF. Azevedo98
M
captain7
M
57Carlos Dario SimeoneC. Simeone
Alun TaylorA. Taylor83
A
8
A
53Youcef BoumedienneY. Boumedienne
Ronald MatthijsR. Matthijs90
A
9
A
54Mamadou BoumnijelM. Boumnijel
Thanassis KamarasT. Kamaras90
A
10
A
64Max BrownM. Brown
Hayder GamezH. Gamez86
A
11
A
74Tiago VianaT. Viana
 
Chritophe GravelaineC. Gravelaine89
M
12
D
71Ighli ScarpiI. Scarpi
Gianmarco CimarelliG. Cimarelli89
D
13
M
59Edward NewtonE. Newton
Danny WalshD. Walsh86
M
14
M
67Stuart RitchieS. Ritchie

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 15,796 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Colchester United appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Stockdale.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
2.42
Tiago Viana comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Navarro. Tiago Viana is given a warning by the referee! Eduardo Navarro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.50
Felipe Azevedo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Felipe Azevedo shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
9.57
Ronald Matthijs chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alan Unsworth scores for Aston Villa!!
16.15
Alun Taylor hits a low pass to Thanassis Kamaras. Thanassis Kamaras lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor beats his man to it with a header. Rafael Caballero gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
24.57
Felipe Azevedo clumsily knocks into Leonardo Romero. The referee brings Felipe Azevedo to one side and gives him a warning! Leonardo Romero stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.54
Basile Kader Keïta flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Dario Simeone who brings the ball under control. Carlos Dario Simeone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mamadou Boumnijel. Mamadou Boumnijel shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
27.56
Felipe Azevedo laces a through ball forward to Thanassis Kamaras. Thanassis Kamaras knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rafael Caballero who gathers it comfortably.
30.33
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward to Thanassis Kamaras who brings the ball under control. Thanassis Kamaras sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rafael Caballero.
31.27
Felipe Azevedo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Hayder Gamez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.52
Alan Unsworth knocks the ball forward to Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
38.42
Carlos Dario Simeone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glynn Gray. Glynn Gray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.53
Scott Galli clumsily knocks into Carlos Dario Simeone. Scott Galli is shown the yellow card! Carlos Dario Simeone runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Colchester United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Colchester United get the second half underway!
47.22
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high ball forward to Alan Unsworth who gracefully takes it down. Alan Unsworth plays a one-two with Ronald Matthijs and advances towards the goal... Alan Unsworth side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.29
Carlos Dario Simeone flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Viana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiago Viana makes a probing pass to Max Brown but he's offside!
55.15
Carlos Dario Simeone threads a neat ball through to Glynn Gray. Glynn Gray threads the ball through to Youcef Boumedienne but he's offside!
57.33
Max Brown hacks Scott Galli from behind! Max Brown is warned by the referee! Scott Galli runs off the knock.
59.25
Felipe Azevedo chips the ball to his team mate, Thanassis Kamaras. Thanassis Kamaras makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hayder Gamez but he's offside!
61.22
Miguel Ponce flicks a high pass forward. Scott Galli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Galli sees Thanassis Kamaras in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thanassis Kamaras plays a one-two with Alun Taylor and advances towards the goal... Thanassis Kamaras makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Rafael Caballero smothers it!
65.41
Alun Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo shoots from outside the area but somehow Rafael Caballero manages to keep it out.
66.57
Carlos Dario Simeone flicks a high pass forward. Max Brown holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Brown edges inside the box! Max Brown looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Carl Lineker is on top of it.
67.34
Carlos Dario Simeone flicks a high pass forward to Max Brown who brings the ball under control. Max Brown knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Lineker who gathers it comfortably.
71.16
Carlos Dario Simeone changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Dario Simeone shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.15
Leonardo Romero comes in with a late challenge on Thanassis Kamaras. The referee calls over Leonardo Romero and shows him a yellow card! Thanassis Kamaras runs off the knock.
73.19
Alun Taylor passes the ball forward to Hayder Gamez. Hayder Gamez whips in a cross ball towards Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth directs the ball goalwards with his head. Rafael Caballero is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.10
Alan Unsworth chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo plays a scrappy one-two with Alan Unsworth and advances towards the goal... Felipe Azevedo rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
83.50
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Alun Taylor controls it well on his chest. Alun Taylor whips in a cross ball towards Thanassis Kamaras. Thanassis Kamaras connects with a diving header. Rafael Caballero picks it out of the air!
84.08
Leonardo Romero flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dario Simeone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Dario Simeone makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Dario Simeone shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Carl Lineker. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Felipe Azevedo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Felipe Azevedo kicks a strong pass forward to Thanassis Kamaras but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Colchester United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
19.5%
45.5%
35.1%

Scorers
Alan Unsworth 10, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alan Unsworth of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Carl Lineker (GK)
6
2.Miguel Ponce (DEF)
6
3.Eduardo Navarro (DEF)
6
4.Scott Galli (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Dietmar Kuzorra (DEF)
6
6.Alan Unsworth (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Felipe Azevedo (MID)
8
8.Alun Taylor (ATT)
6
9.Ronald Matthijs (ATT)
6
10.Thanassis Kamaras (ATT)
6
11.Hayder Gamez (ATT)
6
 
12.Chritophe Gravelaine (MID)
0
13.Gianmarco Cimarelli (DEF)
0
14.Danny Walsh (MID)
0

1.Rafael Caballero (GK)
8
2.Danny King (DEF)
6
3.Basile Kader Keïta (DEF)
6
4.Leonardo Romero (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Gavin Gordon (DEF)
6
6.Glynn Gray (MID)
6
7.Carlos Dario Simeone (MID)
7
8.Youcef Boumedienne (ATT)
6
9.Mamadou Boumnijel (ATT)
6
10.Max Brown (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Viana (ATT)
5
 
12.Ighli Scarpi (DEF)
0
13.Edward Newton (MID)
0
14.Stuart Ritchie (MID)
0