Match Report
| Luton Town | Luton Town |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teddy Redknapp | T. Redknapp |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Ralph Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
| Pietro Rustico | P. Rustico |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Hugo Marques | H. Marques | |||||||||
| Craig Clarke | C. Clarke | | 68 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 64 | | David Elliott | D. Elliott | ||||||||
| Nigel Dublin | N. Dublin | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Robert Clegg | R. Clegg | |||||||||
| Emile Simonsen | E. Simonsen | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Warren Copping | W. Copping | |||||||||
| Ivan Allman | I. Allman | | 60 | M | | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez | R. Guerrero Lopez | ||||||||
| Kevin Kooiman | K. Kooiman |  | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Kelvin Barmby | K. Barmby | |||||||||
| Marcus Stuart | M. Stuart | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Alistair Nicholls | A. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Linus Haller | L. Haller |  | 56 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | John Joachim | J. Joachim | |||||||||
| Jody Campbell | J. Campbell | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Jacob Jess | J. Jess | |||||||||
| Anton Walter | A. Walter | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Ugo Todd | U. Todd | |||||||||
| Peter Ferdinand | P. Ferdinand | | 53 | A | | 12 | | A | 66 | | Martin Rufus | M. Rufus | |||||||||
| Tiago Lima | T. Lima | | 51 | G | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Brian Cutler | B. Cutler | |||||||||
| Gary Hughes | G. Hughes | | 49 | A | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Michael Richards | M. Richards | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 8,940 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Luton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.
The pitch is in good condition.
Luton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
4.53
0-0Alistair Nicholls deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Todd. Ugo Todd puts a great ball through. Jacob Jess runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
8.00
0-0Robert Clegg passes the ball forward to Kelvin Barmby. Kelvin Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Todd. Ugo Todd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
12.13
Craig Clarke makes a simple pass to Kevin Kooiman. Kevin Kooiman chips the ball to his team mate, Linus Haller. Linus Haller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Walter but he's offside!
14.59
Ivan Allman flicks a high pass forward to Anton Walter who brings the ball under control. Anton Walter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.16
Nigel Dublin threads a neat ball through to Ivan Allman. Ivan Allman makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Allman rushes past David Elliott! Ivan Allman muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
26.10
1-0Marcus Stuart makes a beautiful solo run. Marcus Stuart knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Haller. Linus Haller finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Linus Haller scores for Luton Town!!
30.26
Kelvin Barmby flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Jess who takes it down. Jacob Jess whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Todd. Ugo Todd beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
33.01
Nigel Dublin threads a neat ball through to Kevin Kooiman. Kevin Kooiman threads a neat ball through to Anton Walter. Anton Walter shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
36.45
1-0Ivan Allman clumsily knocks into Alistair Nicholls. The referee warns Ivan Allman to calm down! Alistair Nicholls runs off the knock.
40.26
1-0Emile Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Anton Walter. Anton Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.18
Nigel Dublin flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Allman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Allman passes the ball forward to Linus Haller. Linus Haller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Elliott.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Luton Town kicking off!
54.28
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.43
1-0Luton Town have made a substitution with Tiago Lima replacing Emile Simonsen .
63.58
With imagination, Kevin Kooiman laces a through ball forward to Linus Haller. Linus Haller knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Clegg.
71.18
1-0Craig Clarke plays the ball forward to Ivan Allman. Ivan Allman threads a neat ball through to Jody Campbell. Jody Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Linus Haller. Warren Copping comes in with a late challenge on Linus Haller. Linus Haller appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
75.23
1-0Robert Clegg makes a simple pass to Alistair Nicholls. Alistair Nicholls flicks a high ball forward to Ugo Todd who takes it down. Ugo Todd skips past Pietro Rustico! Some silky footwork from Ugo Todd provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Craig Clarke. Excellent block.
78.08
Linus Haller clumsily knocks into David Elliott. The referee calls over Linus Haller and warns him to calm down! David Elliott runs off the knock.
79.24
John Joachim knocks the ball forward to Ugo Todd. Ugo Todd threads the ball through to Jacob Jess but he's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
26.7%
42.7%
30.7%
Scorers
| Linus Haller 26 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Linus Haller of Luton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Teddy Redknapp (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Pietro Rustico (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Craig Clarke (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nigel Dublin (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Emile Simonsen (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ivan Allman (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Kevin Kooiman (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Marcus Stuart (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Linus Haller (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Jody Campbell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Anton Walter (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Ferdinand (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tiago Lima (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gary Hughes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ralph Marr (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Hugo Marques (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Robert Clegg (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Warren Copping (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kelvin Barmby (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alistair Nicholls (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | John Joachim (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jacob Jess (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ugo Todd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Martin Rufus (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Brian Cutler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Michael Richards (MID) | 0 | |