Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Stuart Longworth | Stuart Longworth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franceco Guana | F. Guana |  | 37 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 83 |  | Ali Chippo | A. Chippo | ||||||||
| Frederico Jardim | F. Jardim |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 |  | Tony Bakker | T. Bakker | |||||||||
| Morgan Sussi | M. Sussi | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 | | Ruben Rego | R. Rego | |||||||||
| Youl Zeitoun | Y. Zeitoun |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Elena Delgado | E. Delgado | |||||||||
| Marvin Britton | M. Britton |  | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 76 | | Neil Hughes | N. Hughes | |||||||||
| Martin Morales | M. Morales | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Jerome Cobos | J. Cobos | |||||||||
| Christian Franchi | C. Franchi | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 86 | | Titus Cole | T. Cole | |||||||||
| Federico Pastine | F. Pastine | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 83 | | Pedro Moutinho | P. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Dean Davies | D. Davies | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 85 |  | João Pedro Julinho | J. Julinho | |||||||||
| Markus Kistner | M. Kistner |  | 72 | A | | | 10 | | A | 89 | | Romero P. Zamora | R. Zamora | ||||||||
| Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Martin Ince | M. Ince | |||||||||
| Carl Ball | C. Ball | | 70 | A | | 12 | | D | 69 | | Tim Galli | T. Galli | |||||||||
| Kevin Hollmer | K. Hollmer | | 64 | M | | 13 | | M | 86 | | Graham Joachim | G. Joachim | |||||||||
| Fabian N. Cinetto | F. Cinetto | | 42 | A | | 14 | | A | 76 | | Hugo José Mari | H. José Mari | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Watford. A crowd of 17,736 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Watford are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.
0.00
0-0Watford kick off!
3.49
0-0Ruben Rego clumsily knocks into Martin Morales. Ruben Rego is shown the yellow card! Martin Morales stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.02
Youl Zeitoun comes in with a late challenge on Neil Hughes. Youl Zeitoun is shown the yellow card! Neil Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.02
0-0Free kick to Watford just outside the area...
5.26
Titus Cole takes a cautious run up and curls the ball around the wall but the keeper has read it well and catches it comfortably.
12.33
0-0Elena Delgado decides to run forward with the ball. Elena Delgado flicks a high ball forward to Romero P. Zamora who takes it down. Romero P. Zamora plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Hughes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Romero P. Zamora tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
14.34
Romero P. Zamora barges into Christian Franchi. Romero P. Zamora is shown the yellow card! Christian Franchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.01
0-0Pedro Moutinho comes in with a late challenge on Dean Davies. Pedro Moutinho is given a warning by the referee! Dean Davies grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.24
Martin Morales sees Federico Pastine in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Federico Pastine kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Ali Chippo. What a great pair of hands!
22.18
0-0Jerome Cobos makes an attacking run forward. Jerome Cobos rushes past Youl Zeitoun! Jerome Cobos cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.31
0-0Markus Kistner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ali Chippo who gathers it comfortably.
28.39
Neil Hughes sees Romero P. Zamora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Zamora finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Franceco Guana manages to gather it.
34.10
1-0Marvin Britton threads a neat ball through to Dean Davies. Dean Davies rushes past Tony Bakker! Some silky footwork from Dean Davies provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.32
Christian Franchi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Christian Franchi tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.05
Federico Pastine flicks a high pass forward. Markus Kistner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.08
João Pedro Julinho passes the ball forward to Martin Ince. Martin Ince tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.31
Ruben Rego flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho takes it forward alone. Pedro Moutinho knocks the ball forward, putting João Pedro Julinho through on goal. Some awkward footwork from João Pedro Julinho provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Franceco Guana had no chance!! Goal for Watford!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the second half underway!
47.44
1-1Elena Delgado kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora makes a probing pass to João Pedro Julinho but he's offside!
48.42
1-1Federico Pastine hacks Neil Hughes from behind! The referee warns Federico Pastine to calm down! Neil Hughes runs off the knock.
49.44
Jerome Cobos threads the ball through to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho threads the ball through to Martin Ince but he's offside!
51.07
Christian Franchi pushes up the pitch. Christian Franchi flicks a high pass forward. Dean Davies collects the pass. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.25
Martin Ince hacks Martin Morales from behind! The referee calls over Martin Ince and warns him to calm down! Martin Morales grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.41
1-1Watford have made a substitution with Graham Joachim replacing Jerome Cobos .
66.32
Morgan Sussi hacks Romero P. Zamora from behind! Morgan Sussi is warned by the referee! Romero P. Zamora stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.16
Morgan Sussi knocks the ball forward to Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. With a superhuman jump, Cristiano Bento connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
77.16
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Markus Kistner .
84.00
Morgan Sussi threads the ball through to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ali Chippo who gathers it comfortably.
87.01
Ruben Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Cole. Titus Cole knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ince. Martin Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Elena Delgado knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Cole. Titus Cole threads the ball through to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora flicks the ball with his head. Good keeping from Franceco Guana as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
1-1Pedro Moutinho takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. João Pedro Julinho shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
32.4%
43.7%
23.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dean Davies of Aston Villa |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Franceco Guana (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Frederico Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Morgan Sussi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Youl Zeitoun (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Marvin Britton (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Martin Morales (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Christian Franchi (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Federico Pastine (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dean Davies (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Markus Kistner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Cristiano Bento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carl Ball (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Hollmer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Ali Chippo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Tony Bakker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruben Rego (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Elena Delgado (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Neil Hughes (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jerome Cobos (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Titus Cole (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Pedro Moutinho (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | João Pedro Julinho (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Romero P. Zamora (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Martin Ince (ATT) | 5 | |
| 12. | Tim Galli (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Graham Joachim (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Hugo José Mari (ATT) | 0 | |