Match Report
| Watford | Watford |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Longworth | Stuart Longworth | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ali Chippo | A. Chippo |  | 83 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 36 |  | Franceco Guana | F. Guana | ||||||||
| Elena Delgado | E. Delgado |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Frederico Jardim | F. Jardim | |||||||||
| Ruben Rego | R. Rego | | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Morgan Sussi | M. Sussi | |||||||||
| Salvatore Stanic | S. Stanic |  | 86 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Youl Zeitoun | Y. Zeitoun | |||||||||
| Alejandro Romero | A. Romero | | 70 | M | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Marvin Britton | M. Britton | |||||||||
| Neil Hughes | N. Hughes | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Martin Morales | M. Morales | |||||||||
| Titus Cole | T. Cole | | 86 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Christian Franchi | C. Franchi | |||||||||
| Pedro Moutinho | P. Moutinho | | 82 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Kevin Hollmer | K. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Martin Ince | M. Ince | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Dean Davies | D. Davies | |||||||||
| Romero P. Zamora | R. Zamora | | 89 | A | | 10 | | | A | 72 | | Markus Kistner | M. Kistner | ||||||||
| Hugo José Mari | H. José Mari | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Jerome Cobos | J. Cobos | | 73 | M | | 12 | | A | 70 | | Carl Ball | C. Ball | |||||||||
| Graham Joachim | G. Joachim | | 85 | M | | 13 | | A | 42 | | Fabian N. Cinetto | F. Cinetto | |||||||||
| Alberto Lima | A. Lima | | 72 | A | | 14 | | D | 38 | | Craig Wright-Phillips | C. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Vicarage Road where Watford play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 17,550 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Watford and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.33
1-0Neil Hughes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Neil Hughes plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Ince and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Neil Hughes provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's there!! Franceco Guana has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.52
1-0Marvin Britton makes a probing pass to Dean Davies. Dean Davies shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Ali Chippo.
11.46
1-0It's a corner kick. Marvin Britton loops the ball in to towards the near post. Youl Zeitoun shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
14.03
1-0Alejandro Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari edges inside the box! Hugo José Mari tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Morgan Sussi. Excellent block.
33.41
1-0Cristiano Bento hacks Elena Delgado from behind! The referee calls over Cristiano Bento and warns him to calm down! Elena Delgado grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.25
1-0Elena Delgado threads a neat ball through to Titus Cole. Titus Cole makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari makes a probing pass to Neil Hughes but he's offside!
39.18
Alejandro Romero passes the ball forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Ince and stumbles forward towards the goal... Romero P. Zamora makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Franceco Guana had no chance!! Goal for Watford!
44.03
2-0Neil Hughes hits a low pass to Titus Cole. Titus Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franceco Guana who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Watford appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Aston Villa players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Watford kick off!
47.06
Marvin Britton threads a neat ball through to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.39
2-0Titus Cole controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Ince. Martin Ince shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
49.43
Frederico Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Hollmer. Kevin Hollmer flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Bento who takes it down. Cristiano Bento whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Ali Chippo.
50.14
2-0It's a corner kick. Marvin Britton loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Ruben Rego jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
53.52
Christian Franchi makes an attacking run forward. Christian Franchi knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
60.47
2-0Watford have made 2 substitutions with Jerome Cobos replacing Pedro Moutinho and Alberto Lima replacing Romero P. Zamora .Aston Villa have made a substitution with Carl Ball replacing Morgan Sussi .
63.53
2-0Carl Ball barges into Hugo José Mari. Carl Ball is given a warning by the referee! Hugo José Mari runs off the knock.
69.01
Titus Cole knocks the ball forward to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alejandro Romero is offside!
72.29
Christian Franchi flicks a high pass forward to Cristiano Bento who brings the ball under control. Cristiano Bento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Ali Chippo!
75.48
Christian Franchi flicks a high ball forward to Markus Kistner who takes it down. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.15
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Craig Wright-Phillips replacing Markus Kistner .
78.23
Frederico Jardim makes a simple pass to Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi sees Cristiano Bento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristiano Bento shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
79.02
Neil Hughes makes a simple pass to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima skips past Frederico Jardim! Some silky footwork from Alberto Lima provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.19
Ruben Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes picks a pass forward to Titus Cole. Titus Cole cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Titus Cole provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Watford!
87.55
Kevin Hollmer flicks a high pass forward. Christian Franchi collects the pass. Christian Franchi flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Britton who takes it down. Marvin Britton whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.2%
35.8%
Play Area
19.4%
43.3%
37.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Neil Hughes of Watford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ali Chippo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Elena Delgado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruben Rego (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Salvatore Stanic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alejandro Romero (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Hughes (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Titus Cole (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Pedro Moutinho (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Ince (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Romero P. Zamora (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Hugo José Mari (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jerome Cobos (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Graham Joachim (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alberto Lima (ATT) | | 7 |
| 1. | Franceco Guana (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Frederico Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Morgan Sussi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Youl Zeitoun (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marvin Britton (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Martin Morales (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Christian Franchi (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kevin Hollmer (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dean Davies (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Markus Kistner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Cristiano Bento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carl Ball (ATT) | 5 | |
| 13. | Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Wright-Phillips (DEF) | 6 | |