Match Report
| Leeds United | Leeds United |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| John Dalcini | John Dalcini | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thanassis Vryzas | T. Vryzas |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Ricardo Villa | R. Villa | |||||||||
| Dan Buscan | D. Buscan |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 81 |  | Neil Cope | N. Cope | |||||||||
| Luis Castro | L. Castro |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Yurtcan Sükür | Y. Sükür | |||||||||
| Ruggero Di Loreto | R. Di Loreto |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Dambou Moreira | D. Moreira | |||||||||
| Hazael Ramirez | H. Ramirez |  | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 72 | | Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | |||||||||
| Marc Neuffer | M. Neuffer |  | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci | |||||||||
| Yassine El Brazi | Y. El Brazi |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Juan Manuel Caniggia | J. Caniggia | |||||||||
| Samuel Escobedo | S. Escobedo | | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Karim Foulon | K. Foulon | |||||||||
| Gregorio Guardiola | G. Guardiola |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 |  | Raul Alston | R. Alston | |||||||||
| Losseni Djire | L. Djire |  | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | |||||||||
| David Forbes | D. Forbes | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Walter Rourke | W. Rourke | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,016 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Leeds United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Leeds United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off!
3.04
0-0Juan Manuel Caniggia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raul Alston. Raul Alston knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Thanassis Vryzas easily picks it out of the air!
9.07
1-0Hazael Ramirez knocks the ball forward to Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire knocks in a cross ball towards David Forbes. David Forbes flicks the ball with his head. David Forbes scores for Leeds United!!
14.28
1-0Yurtcan Sükür deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon passes the ball forward to Raul Alston. Raul Alston kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Stamp but the referee indicates it's offside!
21.54
Luis Castro sees space and advances. Luis Castro makes a probing pass to David Forbes. David Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ricardo Villa easily smothers it.
26.21
1-0Dan Buscan passes the ball forward to Samuel Escobedo. Samuel Escobedo flicks the ball to his team mate, David Forbes. David Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.21
Samuel Escobedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.01
Dambou Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci sees space and advances. Angelo Bucci plays a perfect one-two with Raul Alston and rushes in on goal... Angelo Bucci shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Leeds United start the second half!
47.09
Yassine El Brazi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
49.54
1-1Marc Neuffer makes a simple pass to Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.11
Samuel Escobedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Villa who gathers it comfortably.
55.54
1-1Raul Alston clumsily knocks into Luis Castro. Raul Alston is shown the yellow card! Luis Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.12
Hazael Ramirez knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Villa who gathers it comfortably.
60.35
Marc Neuffer passes the ball forward to Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ricardo Villa.
63.57
Hazael Ramirez knocks the ball forward to Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire whips in a cross ball towards Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Ricardo Villa.
66.45
Yassine El Brazi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Forbes. David Forbes goes all the way! David Forbes rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ricardo Villa!
71.03
Angelo Bucci threads the ball through to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp goes all the way! Mike Stamp takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.17
Luis Castro decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.54
Marc Neuffer threads the ball through to Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola goes all the way! Gregorio Guardiola cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Ricardo Villa manages to keep it out.
85.20
Juan Manuel Caniggia clumsily knocks into Yassine El Brazi. Juan Manuel Caniggia is shown the yellow card! Yassine El Brazi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.27
Marc Neuffer knocks the ball to his team mate, Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire lofts in a cross ball towards David Forbes. David Forbes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ricardo Villa easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.7%
31.3%
Play Area
20.9%
47.8%
31.3%
Scorers