Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     BurnleyBurnley
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Computer Player Computer Player
Fredrik BeagrieF. Beagrie69
G
1
G
52Ruel HibbsR. Hibbs
Morgan SussiM. Sussi62
D
2
D
68Youl Alidor LachuerY. Lachuer
Paulo LopesP. Lopes66
D
3captain
D
65Gian Luca AllegriG. Allegri
Youl ZeitounY. Zeitoun62
D
4
D
64Dominic SounessD. Souness
Jaap Van Den HerikJ. Van Den Herik69
M
5
D
63Clive ArmstrongC. Armstrong
Guglielmo Di MicheleG. Di Michele74
M
6
M
64Eddie BallE. Ball
Christian FranchiC. Franchi67
M
7
M
63Neil MorrisonN. Morrison
Marvin BrittonM. Britton75
M
8
M
60Marcus PallisterM. Pallister
Cristiano BentoC. Bento70
A
9
A
70Sol SinclairS. Sinclair
Dean DaviesD. Davies75
A
captain10
A
65Simon MarsdenS. Marsden
Carl BallC. Ball65
A
11
A
57Duarte RamosD. Ramos
 
James MortensenJ. Mortensen55
D
12
M
58Adam Le SauxA. Le Saux
Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer64
M
13
D
56Wayne ButtW. Butt
Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto42
A
14
M
55Phil DrydenP. Dryden

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Burnley. A crowd of 8,701 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Burnley kick off and get the first half underway!
4.59
Marcus Pallister threads a neat ball through to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison makes a probing pass to Simon Marsden but he's offside!
6.29
Neil Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
15.49
Gian Luca Allegri passes the ball forward to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison makes a simple pass to Marcus Pallister. Marcus Pallister chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
26.02
Duarte Ramos darts forward. Duarte Ramos knocks the ball forward to Sol Sinclair but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.45
Christian Franchi flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruel Hibbs who gathers it comfortably.
28.37
Dominic Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball runs straight at the defence! Eddie Ball tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Fredrik Beagrie. What a great pair of hands!
30.07
Marvin Britton decides to run forward with the ball. Marvin Britton lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento beats his man to it with a header. Ruel Hibbs picks it out of the air!
32.25
Dean Davies plays the ball forward to Carl Ball. Carl Ball finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Ruel Hibbs. Excellent save.
34.09
Cristiano Bento barges into Dominic Souness. The referee calls over Cristiano Bento and warns him to calm down! Dominic Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.59
Without breaking stride, Duarte Ramos plays the ball forward to Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair plays a sublime one-two with Simon Marsden and races in on goal... Sol Sinclair comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is deflected wide by Youl Zeitoun.
38.48
Neil Morrison takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Guglielmo Di Michele jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
39.37
Eddie Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley 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 Aston Villa get the second half underway!
48.55
Christian Franchi flicks a high ball forward to Jaap Van Den Herik who takes it down. Jaap Van Den Herik lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is deflected wide by Neil Morrison.
50.15
Guglielmo Di Michele takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Carl Ball. Carl Ball looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.59
Dean Davies threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.49
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Adam Le Saux replacing Dominic Souness, Wayne Butt replacing Marcus Pallister and Phil Dryden replacing Simon Marsden .
61.55
Guglielmo Di Michele takes it forward alone. Guglielmo Di Michele lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.01
Youl Alidor Lachuer sees Eddie Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Ball brings the ball forward. Eddie Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Youl Zeitoun.
66.01
Morgan Sussi makes a simple pass to Jaap Van Den Herik. Jaap Van Den Herik sees Carl Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Ball whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
67.50
Clive Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Phil Dryden. Phil Dryden knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Eddie Ball is offside!
71.06
Christian Franchi threads a neat ball through to Youl Zeitoun. Youl Zeitoun threads a neat ball through to Carl Ball. Carl Ball knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Guglielmo Di Michele is offside!
72.32
Gian Luca Allegri makes a probing pass to Wayne Butt. Wayne Butt sees Duarte Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duarte Ramos shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
75.12
Guglielmo Di Michele makes a probing pass to Carl Ball. Carl Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ruel Hibbs with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
77.12
Aston Villa have made 3 substitutions with James Mortensen replacing Morgan Sussi, Kevin Hollmer replacing Marvin Britton and Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Carl Ball .
81.32
With some swift thinking, Kevin Hollmer plays the ball forward to Fabian N. Cinetto. Fabian N. Cinetto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.44
Guglielmo Di Michele clumsily knocks into Sol Sinclair. The referee calls over Guglielmo Di Michele and shows him a yellow card! Sol Sinclair carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.14
Youl Zeitoun knocks the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Bento comfortably collects the pass. Cristiano Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Cinetto. Fabian N. Cinetto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Burnley
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
29.9%
41.8%
28.4%

Scorers
Carl Ball 50
Christian Franchi 62
Cristiano Bento 75
Duarte Ramos 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Ball of Aston Villa

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

1.Ruel Hibbs (GK)
7
2.Youl Alidor Lachuer (DEF)
6
3.Gian Luca Allegri (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Souness (DEF)
6
5.Clive Armstrong (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Ball (MID)
7
7.Neil Morrison (MID)
7
8.Marcus Pallister (MID)
6
9.Sol Sinclair (ATT)
7
10.Simon Marsden (ATT)
6
11.Duarte Ramos (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Adam Le Saux (MID)
6
13.Wayne Butt (DEF)
6
14.Phil Dryden (MID)
6