Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 20,605 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rotherham United and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the first half underway!
2.51
Garba Omolade catches Albert Richardson on the ankles. Garba Omolade is warned by the referee! Albert Richardson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.59
Rigobert Job deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric plays a perfect one-two with Saliou Bakayoko and rushes in on goal... Vladimir Seric shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.52
Lehisa Ogawa threads the ball through to Andrés Escobedo. Andrés Escobedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joseph Mettomo. Joseph Mettomo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Vitor Pinheiro!
9.22
Roberto Lalas sees a break and surges forward. Roberto Lalas knocks the ball to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.50
Garba Omolade comes in with a late challenge on Efren Aguirre. The referee calls over Garba Omolade and shows him a yellow card! Efren Aguirre stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.47
Andrés Escobedo kicks a strong pass forward to Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani knocks in a cross ball towards Joseph Mettomo. Joseph Mettomo heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.57
Roberto Lalas makes a simple pass to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade goes all the way! Garba Omolade takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.18
Andriy Demyanchuk makes a probing pass to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric shoots from 25 yards but somehow Dennis Heintze manages to keep it out.
34.21
Andriy Demyanchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Dennis Heintze!
39.09
Ian Nocera sees a break and surges forward. Ian Nocera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lehisa Ogawa.
42.43
Robert Wimmer threads the ball through to Joseph Mettomo. Joseph Mettomo whips in a cross ball towards Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Rotherham United kick off!
47.17
Diego Vásquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko kicks a strong pass forward to Vladimir Seric but the referee indicates it's offside!
48.16
Egutu Kanu makes a simple pass to Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.51
Alex Gyan barges into Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Alex Gyan is given a warning by the referee! Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.03
Egutu Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Joseph Mettomo. Joseph Mettomo makes a probing pass to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Vitor Pinheiro is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.34
Andrés Escobedo sees space and advances. Andrés Escobedo goes all the way! Andrés Escobedo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.04
Egutu Kanu advances with the ball. Egutu Kanu shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Vitor Pinheiro.
69.37
Ian Nocera knocks the ball forward to Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk takes it forward alone. Andriy Demyanchuk goes all the way! Andriy Demyanchuk cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Dennis Heintze.
71.52
Rigobert Job flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade goes all the way! Garba Omolade takes a shot at goal but Dennis Heintze is on top of it.
73.01
Fabio Alves Dunga passes the ball forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric plays a perfect one-two with Garba Omolade and rushes in on goal... Vladimir Seric shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
85.05
Diego Vásquez makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Vásquez plays a perfect one-two with Saliou Bakayoko and rushes in on goal... Diego Vásquez shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
87.32
Joseph Mettomo comes in with a late challenge on Alex Gyan. The referee calls over Joseph Mettomo and warns him to calm down! Alex Gyan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Joseph Mettomo of Rotherham United
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
28.9%
45.8%
25.3%