Match Report
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Ince | R. Ince |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Ralph Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Vicente | R. Vicente |  | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | David Elliott | D. Elliott | |||||||||
| Ian Watson | I. Watson | | 47 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 64 |  | Hugo Marques | H. Marques | ||||||||
| Carlos Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Robert Clegg | R. Clegg | |||||||||
| Steffen Jung | S. Jung |  | 50 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Dave Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| James Forbes | J. Forbes | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Kelvin Barmby | K. Barmby | |||||||||
| Ross Grimandi | R. Grimandi | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Wes Lisbie | W. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Paolo Plowright | P. Plowright | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Michael Richards | M. Richards | |||||||||
| Warren Woodgate | W. Woodgate | | 63 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Julian King | J. King | |||||||||
| Wes Clegg | W. Clegg | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Ugo Todd | U. Todd | |||||||||
| Ruel Smith | R. Smith | | 47 | A | | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Martin Rufus | M. Rufus | ||||||||
| Dennis Peters | D. Peters | | 51 | G | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Brian Cutler | B. Cutler | |||||||||
| Carl Green | C. Green | | 45 | A | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Matthew Keane | M. Keane | |||||||||
| Fredrik Salako | F. Salako | | 44 | D | | 14 | | M | 48 | | David Walker | D. Walker | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 4,142 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crewe Alexandra 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 Jamie Johnson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crewe Alexandra 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 Jamie Johnson.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off!
2.51
0-0Kelvin Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Todd collects the pass. Ugo Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
9.34
0-0Julian King makes a simple pass to Martin Rufus. Martin Rufus makes a probing pass to Ugo Todd but he's offside!
10.00
0-0Ross Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.07
Michael Richards makes a simple pass to Martin Rufus. Martin Rufus tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
15.29
0-0Carlos Ribeiro barges into Ugo Todd. Carlos Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Ugo Todd runs off the knock.
16.46
0-0James Forbes comes in with a late challenge on Michael Richards. The referee brings James Forbes to one side and gives him a warning! Michael Richards hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.56
0-0Ian Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, James Forbes. James Forbes makes a probing pass to Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Marr who gathers it comfortably.
20.21
1-0Paolo Plowright surges forward with the ball. Paolo Plowright chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.58
Carlos Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, James Forbes. James Forbes flicks a high ball forward to Wes Clegg who takes it down. Wes Clegg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.49
Ross Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.19
Carlos Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to James Forbes who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, James Forbes laces a through ball forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate shoots from outside the area but Ralph Marr is on top of it.
39.05
Hugo Marques threads the ball through to Wes Lisbie. Wes Lisbie threads the ball through to Martin Rufus. Martin Rufus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Ince who gathers it comfortably.
40.54
Steffen Jung threads a neat ball through to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Ralph Marr.
42.33
Wes Lisbie sees Ugo Todd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Todd lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Rufus. With a superhuman jump, Martin Rufus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
44.50
Ugo Todd hacks Ian Watson from behind! The referee brings Ugo Todd to one side and gives him a warning! Ian Watson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off!
55.51
Ross Grimandi passes the ball forward to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
59.36
Warren Woodgate hacks Hugo Marques from behind! The referee calls over Warren Woodgate and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Marques runs off the knock.
63.16
Carlos Ribeiro clumsily knocks into Martin Rufus. Carlos Ribeiro is warned by the referee! Martin Rufus runs off the knock.
69.23
Ross Grimandi brings the ball forward. Ross Grimandi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Ralph Marr had no chance!! Goal for Crewe Alexandra!
75.23
Julian King flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Todd controls it well on his chest. Ugo Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
77.29
Rodolfo Vicente threads the ball through to James Forbes. James Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Wes Clegg comfortably collects the pass. Wes Clegg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
78.26
2-0Robert Clegg arcs the ball upfield. Ugo Todd threads a neat, attacking ball through to Martin Rufus. Rodolfo Vicente comes in with a late challenge on Martin Rufus. Martin Rufus appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
79.29
Wes Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Todd collects the pass. Ugo Todd shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.46
Michael Richards flicks a high pass forward. Martin Rufus controls it well on his chest. Martin Rufus shoots from distance but Richard Ince is on top of it.
89.21
With some swift thinking, Julian King plays the ball forward to Martin Rufus. Martin Rufus edges inside the box! Martin Rufus shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
31%
43.7%
25.3%
Scorers
| Ruel Smith 20 Ross Grimandi 69 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ross Grimandi of Crewe Alexandra |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Ince (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Rodolfo Vicente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Watson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Ribeiro (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Steffen Jung (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | James Forbes (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ross Grimandi (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Paolo Plowright (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Warren Woodgate (ATT) | | 6 |
| 10. | Wes Clegg (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ruel Smith (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Dennis Peters (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carl Green (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Salako (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ralph Marr (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | David Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Hugo Marques (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Robert Clegg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dave Lua-Lua (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kelvin Barmby (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Wes Lisbie (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Michael Richards (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Julian King (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ugo Todd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Martin Rufus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Brian Cutler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matthew Keane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Walker (MID) | 0 | |