Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Slobodan Dalkaoua | Slobodan Dalkaoua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Villa | R. Villa |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Mark Appiah | M. Appiah | |||||||||
| Neil Cope | N. Cope |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 23 | | Francisco Montoya | F. Montoya | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Sükür | Y. Sükür |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Thomas Spengler | T. Spengler | |||||||||
| Dambou Moreira | D. Moreira |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Bruno Dzodic | B. Dzodic | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | | 72 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Mervin Cort | M. Cort | |||||||||
| Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Eric Kühn | E. Kühn | |||||||||
| Juan Manuel Caniggia | J. Caniggia |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Kevin Kahn | K. Kahn | |||||||||
| Karim Foulon | K. Foulon | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 28 |  | Adolfo Bravo | A. Bravo | |||||||||
| Raul Alston | R. Alston |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Giacomo Lachuer | G. Lachuer | |||||||||
| Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | |||||||||
| Walter Rourke | W. Rourke |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Eben Amoah | E. Amoah | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 18,295 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Stoke City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.12
0-0Dambou Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Dambou Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Mark Appiah.
3.35
0-0Yurtcan Sükür makes a simple pass to Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston whips in a cross ball towards Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.01
Karim Foulon advances with the ball. Karim Foulon lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.17
Dambou Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Manuel Caniggia. Juan Manuel Caniggia threads the ball through to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Mark Appiah manages to keep it out.
10.15
0-0Mervin Cort catches Karim Foulon on the ankles. Mervin Cort is shown the yellow card! Karim Foulon stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.11
Juan Manuel Caniggia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raul Alston. Raul Alston shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.26
Yurtcan Sükür makes a simple pass to Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston whips in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke flicks the ball with his head but Mark Appiah is on top of it.
15.40
1-0Karim Foulon kicks a strong pass forward to Raul Alston. Raul Alston whips in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Mark Appiah had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
20.59
Neil Cope flicks the ball to his team mate, Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke lofts in a cross ball towards Raul Alston. Raul Alston directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.56
1-0Bruno Dzodic surges forward with the ball. Bruno Dzodic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah makes a probing pass to Giacomo Lachuer but he's offside!
28.26
Francisco Montoya sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Montoya knocks the ball forward to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo threads the ball through to Giacomo Lachuer. Giacomo Lachuer tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Ricardo Villa!
32.55
Kevin Kahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo goes all the way! Eric Gargo tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.48
Bruno Dzodic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn makes a simple pass to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.41
Kubilay Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Manuel Caniggia. Juan Manuel Caniggia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from long range. Mark Appiah easily smothers it.
38.38
Kevin Kahn chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo plays a perfect one-two with Giacomo Lachuer and rushes in on goal... Eric Gargo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Ricardo Villa is on top of it.
39.55
Neil Cope kicks a strong pass forward to Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci sees space and advances. Angelo Bucci sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.15
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.44
1-0Karim Foulon knocks the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.13
Kevin Kahn takes it forward alone. Kevin Kahn plays a perfect one-two with Eric Gargo and rushes in on goal... Kevin Kahn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
53.08
Kubilay Özalan knocks the ball to his team mate, Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Raul Alston. Raul Alston heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.31
Eric Kühn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giacomo Lachuer. Giacomo Lachuer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.33
Angelo Bucci knocks the ball to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke knocks in a cross ball towards Raul Alston. Raul Alston is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.36
Angelo Bucci makes a probing pass to Raul Alston. Raul Alston whips in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke heads the ball goalwards. Mark Appiah easily picks it out of the air!
61.45
Juan Manuel Caniggia threads the ball through to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mark Appiah who gathers it comfortably.
63.46
Angelo Bucci makes a simple pass to Raul Alston. Raul Alston knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Dzodic.
65.05
Karim Foulon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke powers a header at goal. Mark Appiah easily picks it out of the air!
71.30
72.51
Francisco Montoya knocks the ball forward to Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn brings the ball forward. Kevin Kahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.01
Dambou Moreira makes a probing pass to Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.37
1-1Karim Foulon clumsily knocks into Eric Kühn. Karim Foulon is warned by the referee! Eric Kühn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.19
Kevin Kahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah goes all the way! Eben Amoah tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.33
Adolfo Bravo knocks the ball to his team mate, Giacomo Lachuer. Giacomo Lachuer lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ricardo Villa easily smothers it.
87.54
Angelo Bucci knocks the ball forward to Raul Alston. Raul Alston lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Mark Appiah!
89.28
Eric Kühn knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo goes all the way! Eric Gargo shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Ricardo Villa.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
26.1%
44.6%
29.3%
Scorers
| Walter Rourke 15 | Eric Gargo 73 Eben Amoah 78 |