Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Computer Player Computer Player Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Fredrik BeagrieF. Beagrie72
G
1captain
G
78Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Morgan SussiM. Sussi63
D
2
D
70Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Youl ZeitounY. Zeitoun62
D
3
D
70Stephen KingS. King
Craig Wright-PhillipsC. Wright-Phillips38
D
4
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Marvin BrittonM. Britton76
M
5
D
73Kew MeijndershagenK. Meijndershagen
Martin MoralesM. Morales74
M
6
M
76Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth
Christian FranchiC. Franchi68
M
7
M
75Daniel VegaD. Vega
Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa67
M
8
M
69Enzo PanucciE. Panucci
Dean DaviesD. Davies76
A
9
A
72Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira
Markus KistnerM. Kistner72
A
captain10
A
65Nicolas SotoN. Soto
Cristiano BentoC. Bento71
A
11
A
74Jose CamposJ. Campos
 
Carl BallC. Ball70
A
12
D
59Kieron SherwoodK. Sherwood
Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer64
M
13
M
61James CampbellJ. Campbell
Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto42
A
14
A
69Jean Chr. TourenneJ. Tourenne

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 17,130 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off the first half!
3.09
Tiago Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Norman Unsworth who takes it down. Norman Unsworth finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Fredrik Beagrie. Excellent save.
4.42
Craig Wright-Phillips flicks a high pass forward. Martin Morales collects the pass. Martin Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eben Dugbatey with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
8.44
Norman Unsworth flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Teixeira collects the pass. Guilherme Teixeira deftly passes the ball to Enzo Panucci, releasing him through on goal. Enzo Panucci strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Enzo Panucci!
16.22
Enzo Panucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega shoots from distance. Fredrik Beagrie gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
20.28
Nicolas Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Campos. Jose Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.19
Daniel Vega flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Barbosa.
22.43
Daniel Vega flicks a high pass forward. Norman Unsworth controls it well on his chest. Norman Unsworth skips past Christian Franchi! Norman Unsworth cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.39
Youl Zeitoun laces a weighted ball forward to Martin Morales. Martin Morales flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Barbosa controls it well on his chest. Ruben Barbosa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.28
Christian Franchi receives the ball from a throw-in from Cristiano Bento. Christian Franchi flicks a high ball forward to Markus Kistner who takes it down. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Monteiro.
28.33
Ruben Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.10
Martin Morales changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Martin Morales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Monteiro.
32.44
Daniel Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto skips past Craig Wright-Phillips! Some good footwork from Nicolas Soto provides some space. He shoots at goal but Fredrik Beagrie is on top of it.
33.58
Dean Davies runs up as Martin Morales takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Dean Davies threads the ball through to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.44
Martin Morales flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Bento who takes it down. Cristiano Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
38.43
Norman Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Campos. Jose Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Soto but he's offside!
39.59
Enzo Panucci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira shoots from 25 yards. Fredrik Beagrie gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
40.14
Stephen King flicks a high pass forward. Norman Unsworth collects the pass. Norman Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Oxford United kicking off!
47.47
Norman Unsworth flicks a high pass forward. Jose Campos controls it well on his chest. Jose Campos threads the ball through to Enzo Panucci but he's offside!
48.31
Daniel Vega hacks Martin Morales from behind! The referee calls over Daniel Vega and warns him to calm down! Martin Morales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.39
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.29
Enzo Panucci sees Guilherme Teixeira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Teixeira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
55.01
Christian Franchi pushes up the pitch. Christian Franchi passes the ball forward to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Stephen King barges into Dean Davies. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
57.31
Guilherme Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Fredrik Beagrie smothers it!
66.13
Daniel Vega clumsily knocks into Martin Morales. Daniel Vega is given another warning by the referee! Martin Morales carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.18
Ruben Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Youl Zeitoun. Youl Zeitoun passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.10
Enzo Panucci flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira cuts inside the box! Guilherme Teixeira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Fredrik Beagrie has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.28
Norman Unsworth hits a low pass to Enzo Panucci. Enzo Panucci lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Soto. Nicolas Soto rises majestically and gets a header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.26
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Markus Kistner .
83.23
Daniel Vega threads a neat ball through to Jose Campos. Jose Campos edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Jose Campos provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
85.42
Nicolas Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Norman Unsworth. Norman Unsworth plays a scrappy one-two with Guilherme Teixeira and advances towards the goal... Norman Unsworth comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

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

Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
32.1%
46.2%
21.8%

Scorers
Cristiano Bento 4
Markus Kistner 69
Enzo Panucci 8
Guilherme Teixeira 72
Norman Unsworth 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guilherme Teixeira of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Fredrik Beagrie (GK)
7
2.Morgan Sussi (DEF)
6
3.Youl Zeitoun (DEF)
6
4.Craig Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
5.Marvin Britton (MID)
6
6.Martin Morales (MID)
6
7.Christian Franchi (MID)
6
8.Ruben Barbosa (MID)
6
9.Dean Davies (ATT)
6
10.Markus Kistner (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Cristiano Bento (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Ball (ATT)
0
13.Kevin Hollmer (MID)
0
14.Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT)
6

1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
6
2.Franco Belardi (DEF)
6
3.Stephen King (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
6
5.Kew Meijndershagen (DEF)
6
6.Norman Unsworth (MID)goal scored
8
7.Daniel Vega (MID)
7
8.Enzo Panucci (MID)goal scored
8
9.Guilherme Teixeira (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Nicolas Soto (ATT)
7
11.Jose Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Kieron Sherwood (DEF)
0
13.James Campbell (MID)
0
14.Jean Chr. Tourenne (ATT)
0