Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     WalsallWalsall
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Computer Player Computer Player
Fredrik BeagrieF. Beagrie69
G
1
G
72Eoin BrandE. Brand
Morgan SussiM. Sussi62
D
2
D
69Jody HulmeJ. Hulme
Paulo LopesP. Lopes66
D
3
D
65Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio
James MortensenJ. Mortensen55
D
4
D
62Stephen HurstS. Hurst
Jaap Van Den HerikJ. Van Den Herik69
M
5
M
69Rafael MartinR. Martin
Christian FranchiC. Franchi67
M
6
M
68Morris SeamanM. Seaman
Guglielmo Di MicheleG. Di Michele74
M
7
M
61Dean MarshallD. Marshall
Marvin BrittonM. Britton75
M
8
M
61Alfred DaviesA. Davies
Cristiano BentoC. Bento70
A
9
A
69Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi
Dean DaviesD. Davies75
A
captain10captain
A
63Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin
Carl BallC. Ball65
A
11
A
57Daniel GoodwinD. Goodwin
 
Stefan FriedmannS. Friedmann40
D
12
G
63Giovanni GanciG. Ganci
Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer64
M
13
A
54Neil BrookingN. Brooking
Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto42
A
14
D
53Francis MoncurF. Moncur

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Walsall. A crowd of 9,415 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Walsall are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off!
2.08
James Mortensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Ball. With a delightful solo run, Carl Ball stretches the opposition's defence. Carl Ball knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jody Hulme.
8.36
Dean Davies sees a break and surges forward. Dean Davies shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.45
Rafael Martin makes a simple pass to Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Gissi. With a superhuman jump, Oscar Jr. Gissi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.09
Paulo Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Jaap Van Den Herik controls it well on his chest. Jaap Van Den Herik passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Eoin Brand smothers it!
16.57
Morris Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Goodwin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Goodwin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.21
Guglielmo Di Michele hits a low pass to Carl Ball. Carl Ball whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies beats his man to it with a header. Eoin Brand manages to gather it comfortably.
20.49
Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward. Carl Ball collects the pass. Carl Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Eoin Brand has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Oscar Jr. Gissi plays the ball forward to Daniel Goodwin. Daniel Goodwin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fredrik Beagrie who gathers it comfortably.
30.23
Paulo Lopes makes a simple pass to Marvin Britton. Marvin Britton chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Ball. Carl Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento whips the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.25
Alfred Davies threads a neat ball through to Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Morris Seaman is offside!
33.18
Morris Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Gissi controls it well on his chest. Oscar Jr. Gissi lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Davies. Alfred Davies makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Fredrik Beagrie. What a great pair of hands!
38.36
Christian Franchi flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Britton controls it well on his chest. Marvin Britton kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Davies. Dean Davies plays a scrappy one-two with Cristiano Bento and advances towards the goal... Dean Davies shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
44.18
Christian Franchi comes in with a late challenge on Dean Marshall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dean Marshall carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Christian Franchi catches Daniel Goodwin on the ankles. The referee brings Christian Franchi to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Goodwin runs off the knock.
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. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Aston Villa players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Walsall kick off!
48.05
Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward. Christian Franchi controls it well on his chest. Christian Franchi passes the ball forward to Dean Davies. Dean Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Ball. Carl Ball directs the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
55.57
Alfred Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Gissi. With a superhuman jump, Oscar Jr. Gissi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.11
Oscar Jr. Gissi brings the ball forward. Oscar Jr. Gissi knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Seaman. With a superhuman jump, Morris Seaman connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.27
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Kevin Hollmer replacing Guglielmo Di Michele .Walsall have made a substitution with Francis Moncur replacing Daniel Goodwin .
61.31
Paulo Lopes brings the ball forward. Paulo Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Carl Ball controls it well on his chest. Carl Ball whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Hollmer. Kevin Hollmer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Kewullay Di Livio. That should have been a goal!
63.05
Stephen Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Di Livio. Kewullay Di Livio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Fredrik Beagrie!
66.34
Cristiano Bento flicks a high pass forward. Dean Davies controls it well on his chest. Dean Davies whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento beats his man to it with a header but somehow Eoin Brand manages to keep it out.
67.29
Marvin Britton plays the ball forward to Jaap Van Den Herik. Jaap Van Den Herik flicks a high pass forward. Carl Ball holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Ball whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Eoin Brand. Excellent save.
69.57
Marvin Britton hits a low pass to Dean Davies. Dean Davies finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
71.34
Kevin Hollmer knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Eoin Brand.
72.13
Jaap Van Den Herik sees Cristiano Bento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristiano Bento plays a quick one-two with Dean Davies and rushes in on goal... Cristiano Bento shoots from just inside the box. Eoin Brand gets down and covers it.
73.11
Rafael Martin threads the ball through to Francis Moncur. Francis Moncur controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
77.48
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Dean Davies .Walsall have made a substitution with Neil Brooking replacing Rafael Martin and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.24
Jody Hulme barges into Cristiano Bento. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristiano Bento stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.58
Morgan Sussi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hollmer. Kevin Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Carl Ball controls it well on his chest. Carl Ball whips in a cross ball towards Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
89.03
Paulo Lopes makes a simple pass to Marvin Britton. Marvin Britton sees Carl Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Ball shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
90.00
Fabian N. Cinetto flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Bento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristiano Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Walsall
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
12
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.1%
36.9%
Play Area
26.2%
45.2%
28.6%

Scorers
Dean Davies 20, 38
Morris Seaman 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dean Davies of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Fredrik Beagrie (GK)
6
2.Morgan Sussi (DEF)
6
3.Paulo Lopes (DEF)
7
4.James Mortensen (DEF)
6
5.Jaap Van Den Herik (MID)
6
6.Christian Franchi (MID)yellow card
6
7.Guglielmo Di Michele (MID)
6
8.Marvin Britton (MID)
6
9.Cristiano Bento (ATT)
7
10.Dean Davies (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Carl Ball (ATT)
8
 
12.Stefan Friedmann (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Hollmer (MID)
6
14.Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT)
6

1.Eoin Brand (GK)
8
2.Jody Hulme (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Hurst (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Martin (MID)
6
6.Morris Seaman (MID)goal scored
7
7.Dean Marshall (MID)
6
8.Alfred Davies (MID)
6
9.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
7
10.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Goodwin (ATT)
6
 
12.Giovanni Ganci (GK)
0
13.Neil Brooking (ATT)
6
14.Francis Moncur (DEF)
6