Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Aston VillaAston Villa
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Mitchell Green Mitchell Green
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson72
G
1
G
69Fredrik BeagrieF. Beagrie
Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny63
D
2
D
62Morgan SussiM. Sussi
Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera66
D
3
D
66Paulo LopesP. Lopes
Steven Le TissierS. Le Tissier52
D
4
D
62Youl ZeitounY. Zeitoun
Andres PeiroA. Peiro71
M
5
M
69Jaap Van Den HerikJ. Van Den Herik
Jan PolheimJ. Polheim63
M
captain6
M
74Guglielmo Di MicheleG. Di Michele
Clive FletcherC. Fletcher64
M
7
M
64Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer
Christian JanesC. Janes61
M
8
M
75Marvin BrittonM. Britton
Billy SeamanB. Seaman70
A
9
A
70Cristiano BentoC. Bento
Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho72
A
10captain
A
75Dean DaviesD. Davies
Giordano MazziG. Mazzi69
A
11
A
65Carl BallC. Ball
 
Mike PattersonM. Patterson42
M
12
D
55James MortensenJ. Mortensen
Dion BarrettD. Barrett54
A
13
M
67Christian FranchiC. Franchi
Hugo VarelaH. Varela51
G
14
A
42Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 9,625 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alfred Lofthouse.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off the first half!
2.40
With some swift thinking, Steven Le Tissier plays the ball forward to Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim makes a simple pass to Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
12.40
With some swift thinking, Jan Polheim plays the ball forward to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.26
Andres Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fredrik Beagrie who gathers it comfortably.
15.12
Andres Peiro sees Billy Seaman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Seaman shoots from outside the area but is denied by Fredrik Beagrie. Excellent save.
16.59
Steven Le Tissier kicks a strong pass forward to Clive Fletcher. Clive Fletcher plays the ball forward to Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
18.36
Jaap Van Den Herik makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Britton. Marvin Britton passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento knocks the ball forward to Carl Ball but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.59
Carl Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
28.15
Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high ball forward to Dean Davies who takes it down. Dean Davies controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Matt Davidson!
30.35
Carl Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele knocks in a cross ball towards Jaap Van Den Herik. With a superhuman jump, Jaap Van Den Herik connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.26
Steven Le Tissier chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Fletcher. Clive Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.21
With a delightful solo run, Jan Polheim stretches the opposition's defence. Jan Polheim finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
40.39
Youl Zeitoun threads a neat ball through to Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Bento who takes it down. Cristiano Bento edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Cristiano Bento provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Matt Davidson comfortably smothers it!
42.25
Andres Peiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi shoots from 25 yards. Fredrik Beagrie comfortably gets down and covers it.
44.48
Jan Polheim threads a neat ball through to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi makes a defence splitting pass to Christian Janes. Christian Janes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Christian Franchi replacing Guglielmo Di Michele.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United kick off!
48.39
Steven Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward. Christian Janes collects the pass. Christian Janes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim plays a quick one-two with Clive Fletcher and rushes in on goal... Jan Polheim cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Jaap Van Den Herik's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
49.24
Christian Janes takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Steven Le Tissier takes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
54.10
Youl Zeitoun sees a break and surges forward. Youl Zeitoun threads the ball through to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Ball. Carl Ball powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.55
Jan Polheim makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Fredrik Beagrie!
59.22
Marvin Britton knocks the ball forward to Carl Ball. Carl Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.12
Morgan Sussi knocks the ball forward to Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
65.52
Kevin Hollmer kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin Britton. Marvin Britton connects with a diving header. Matt Davidson picks it out of the air!
66.09
Jaap Van Den Herik makes a simple pass to Carl Ball. Carl Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Guillermo Molowny. Excellent block.
67.08
Guillermo Molowny flicks a high pass forward to Jan Polheim who brings the ball under control. Jan Polheim tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.35
Jaap Van Den Herik hacks Sebastiao Moutinho from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastiao Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.30
Kevin Hollmer kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
79.30
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Dean Davies .
81.51
Jan Polheim makes a probing pass to Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.37
Jan Polheim hacks Christian Franchi from behind! Jan Polheim is shown the yellow card! Christian Franchi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.07
Clive Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Andres Peiro makes an attacking run forward. Andres Peiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youl Zeitoun.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Aston Villa
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
25%
42.1%
32.9%

Scorers
Christian Janes 44
Jaap Van Den Herik 30
Cristiano Bento 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Bento of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Matt Davidson (GK)
8
2.Guillermo Molowny (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Helguera (DEF)
6
4.Steven Le Tissier (DEF)
7
5.Andres Peiro (MID)
7
6.Jan Polheim (MID)yellow card
7
7.Clive Fletcher (MID)
6
8.Christian Janes (MID)goal scored
8
9.Billy Seaman (ATT)
6
10.Sebastiao Moutinho (ATT)
6
11.Giordano Mazzi (ATT)
7
 
12.Mike Patterson (MID)
0
13.Dion Barrett (ATT)
0
14.Hugo Varela (GK)
0

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