Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Everton | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
| Elliot Manford | Elliot Manford | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Villa | R. Villa |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 83 |  | Alejandro Verges | A. Verges | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Carlos Marquitos | C. Marquitos | |||||||||
| Neil Cope | N. Cope |  | 81 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Jorge Andrade | J. Andrade | |||||||||
| Dambou Moreira | D. Moreira |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Martin Seric | M. Seric | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Sükür | Y. Sükür | | 77 | D | | 5 | | M | 80 |  | Marc Zanoni | M. Zanoni | |||||||||
| Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 79 | | Spencer Morris | S. Morris | |||||||||
| Juan Manuel Caniggia | J. Caniggia |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 | | Rafael Martins | R. Martins | |||||||||
| Karim Foulon | K. Foulon | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Clive Mason | C. Mason | |||||||||
| Raul Alston | R. Alston |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 | | Julian Zaugg | J. Zaugg | |||||||||
| Walter Rourke | W. Rourke |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Greg Vickers | G. Vickers | |||||||||
| Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Everton. A crowd of 18,818 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Everton get the match underway!
6.02
0-0Juan Manuel Caniggia surges forward with the ball. Juan Manuel Caniggia plays a perfect one-two with Raul Alston and rushes in on goal... Juan Manuel Caniggia shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alejandro Verges easily smothers it!
15.43
0-0Rafael Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Martins shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.47
0-0Clive Mason passes the ball forward to Julian Zaugg. Julian Zaugg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Villa who gathers it comfortably.
18.37
1-0Karim Foulon knocks the ball forward to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.03
Angelo Bucci threads the ball through to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp plays a perfect one-two with Raul Alston and rushes in on goal... Mike Stamp shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.47
Martin Seric chips the ball to his team mate, Spencer Morris. Spencer Morris flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.36
Juan Manuel Caniggia knocks the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
27.59
2-0Marc Zanoni hacks Karim Foulon from behind! Marc Zanoni is shown the yellow card! Karim Foulon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.42
Angelo Bucci brings the ball forward. Angelo Bucci knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.48
Rafael Martins knocks the ball forward to Greg Vickers. Greg Vickers makes a simple pass to Julian Zaugg. Julian Zaugg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ricardo Villa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
40.32
Neil Cope deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon knocks the ball forward to Raul Alston. Raul Alston sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
42.45
Angelo Bucci brings the ball forward. Angelo Bucci knocks the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
44.47
Karim Foulon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the second half underway!
51.33
Marc Zanoni chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Zaugg. Julian Zaugg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Cope.
54.17
Juan Manuel Caniggia sees a break and surges forward. Juan Manuel Caniggia shoots from distance but Alejandro Verges is on top of it.
55.17
2-1Aston Villa are easily keeping Everton at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
57.21
2-1Neil Cope comes in with a late challenge on Julian Zaugg. Neil Cope is given a warning by the referee! Julian Zaugg stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.30
Clive Mason makes a probing pass to Julian Zaugg. Julian Zaugg whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.52
2-2Juan Manuel Caniggia surges forward with the ball. Juan Manuel Caniggia kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Stamp but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.42
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
21.4%
47.1%
31.4%
Scorers