Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Iain Richer Iain Richer
Barry TestoB. Testo72
G
1
G
82Guilherme ParraG. Parra
Oleg FoxO. Fox61
D
2
D
77Nicolas CamineroN. Caminero
Julian GuppyJ. Guppy66
D
3
D
80Luis A. CardosoL. Cardoso
Chris AxC. Ax72
D
4
D
73Alexander MooreA. Moore
Ashley StampA. Stamp61
D
5
M
74Paolo TolleyP. Tolley
Niklas FaltN. Falt84
M
6captain
M
78Patrick RedknappP. Redknapp
Mick BowerM. Bower75
M
captain7
M
84Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira
Dean GalliD. Galli79
M
8
M
75Alfred BridgesA. Bridges
Simão RosarioS. Rosario80
M
9
A
83Santos SivigliaS. Siviglia
Nicholas SwiftN. Swift67
A
10
A
75Juan-Carlos IglesiasJ. Iglesias
Luc Van Der ElstL. Van Der Elst75
A
11
A
73Gregorio OrtegaG. Ortega
 
Nigel BarmbyN. Barmby61
D
12
A
74Dion ForbesD. Forbes
Robbie BastinR. Bastin75
M
13
A
94Giulliano SluiterG. Sluiter
Omer PowellO. Powell61
A
14
A
75Thomas SotoT. Soto

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 18,622 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Marsden.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the first half underway!
2.17
Patrick Redknapp knocks the ball to his team mate, Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia runs straight at the defence! Santos Siviglia shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Chris Ax!
3.11
With imagination, Nicolas Caminero plays the ball forward to Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Iglesias. Juan-Carlos Iglesias knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
6.51
Nicolas Caminero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Bridges. Alfred Bridges flicks the ball to his team mate, Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia plays a one-two with Juan-Carlos Iglesias and advances towards the goal... Santos Siviglia tries a spectacular strike but somehow Barry Testo manages to keep it out.
10.13
Mick Bower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Moore.
14.01
Julian Guppy clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Iglesias. Julian Guppy is shown the yellow card! Juan-Carlos Iglesias hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.10
Simão Rosario hits a low pass to Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Moore.
22.42
With great vision, Daniel Teixeira plays the ball forward to Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.36
Mick Bower hits a low pass to Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Guilherme Parra is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.14
Paolo Tolley catches Chris Ax on the ankles. Paolo Tolley is shown the yellow card! Chris Ax runs off the knock.
34.50
With some swift thinking, Alfred Bridges plays the ball forward to Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
38.04
Alfred Bridges threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Iglesias. Juan-Carlos Iglesias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Santos Siviglia but he's offside!
40.52
Daniel Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia whips in a cross ball towards Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega powers a header at goal but Barry Testo is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Omer Powell replacing Dean Galli. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Newcastle United start the second half!
48.02
Mick Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
49.37
Mick Bower threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift whips in a cross ball towards Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Guilherme Parra. What a great pair of hands!
51.25
Daniel Teixeira makes a simple pass to Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Iglesias. Juan-Carlos Iglesias beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
55.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Alfred Bridges plays the ball forward to Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Ortega but the linesman indicates offside!
57.17
Mick Bower hacks Alfred Bridges from behind! The referee calls over Mick Bower and shows him a yellow card! Alfred Bridges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.17
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
59.36
Daniel Teixeira passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Iglesias. Juan-Carlos Iglesias makes a defence splitting pass to Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Newcastle United!
63.40
Nicolas Caminero advances with the ball. Nicolas Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Santos Siviglia controls it well on his chest. Santos Siviglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.16
Mick Bower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Caminero.
71.43
Mick Bower makes a simple pass to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Moore.
77.07
With intelligent imagination, Alfred Bridges plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Iglesias. Juan-Carlos Iglesias shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.13
Patrick Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Iglesias collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Iglesias lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Barry Testo.
87.14
Alexander Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Bridges. Alfred Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega knocks in a cross ball towards Santos Siviglia. Santos Siviglia finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Newcastle United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
32%
46.7%
21.3%

Scorers
Luc Van Der Elst 28
Gregorio Ortega 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gregorio Ortega of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Barry Testo (GK)
8
2.Oleg Fox (DEF)
6
3.Julian Guppy (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Chris Ax (DEF)
6
5.Ashley Stamp (DEF)
6
6.Niklas Falt (MID)
6
7.Mick Bower (MID)yellow card
6
8.Dean Galli (MID)
6
9.Simão Rosario (MID)
6
10.Nicholas Swift (ATT)
7
11.Luc Van Der Elst (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Nigel Barmby (DEF)
0
13.Robbie Bastin (MID)
0
14.Omer Powell (ATT)
6

1.Guilherme Parra (GK)
7
2.Nicolas Caminero (DEF)
7
3.Luis A. Cardoso (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Moore (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Tolley (MID)yellow card
5
6.Patrick Redknapp (MID)
6
7.Daniel Teixeira (MID)
8
8.Alfred Bridges (MID)
7
9.Santos Siviglia (ATT)
7
10.Juan-Carlos Iglesias (ATT)
7
11.Gregorio Ortega (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Dion Forbes (ATT)
0
13.Giulliano Sluiter (ATT)
0
14.Thomas Soto (ATT)
0