Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Warren Pallister | W. Pallister |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Hannes Kneissl | H. Kneissl | |||||||||
| Ross Fenton | R. Fenton | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Seth Tiler | S. Tiler | |||||||||
| Arthur Hendrie | A. Hendrie | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Dean Wise | D. Wise | |||||||||
| Liam Stone | L. Stone | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Chris Maclean | C. Maclean | |||||||||
| Alain Fabbra | A. Fabbra |  | 46 | D | | 5 | | M | 63 | | Simon Marr | S. Marr | |||||||||
| Sami Litmanen | S. Litmanen |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Scott Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Nigel White | N. White | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Anthony Robinson | A. Robinson | |||||||||
| Syd Naylor | S. Naylor | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Gareth Lowe | G. Lowe | |||||||||
| Ledley Lloyd | L. Lloyd | | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Wayne Wright | W. Wright | |||||||||
| Jamie King | J. King | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Nikolas Nahrstedt | N. Nahrstedt | |||||||||
| Daniele Winterburn | D. Winterburn | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Des Dixon | D. Dixon | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play Aston Villa in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off the first half!
2.54
0-0Anthony Robinson passes the ball forward to Des Dixon. Des Dixon whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.39
0-0Aston Villa are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.18
Liam Stone makes a probing pass to Syd Naylor. Syd Naylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Winterburn. Daniele Winterburn shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.38
Sami Litmanen chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Winterburn. Daniele Winterburn knocks in a cross ball towards Jamie King. Jamie King heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
10.13
0-0Ledley Lloyd barges into Scott Wright-Phillips. The referee calls over Ledley Lloyd and warns him to calm down! Scott Wright-Phillips hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.55
Gareth Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.57
Nigel White flicks the ball to his team mate, Jamie King. Jamie King finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
22.22
0-0Dean Wise makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Wright-Phillips. Scott Wright-Phillips surges forward with the ball. Scott Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Warren Pallister manages to keep it out.
26.00
Arthur Hendrie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel White. Nigel White sees a break and surges forward. Nigel White plays a perfect one-two with Jamie King and rushes in on goal... Nigel White shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
28.35
Syd Naylor passes the ball forward to Jamie King. Jamie King controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
32.09
Gareth Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Dixon. Des Dixon shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.20
Nigel White chips the ball to his team mate, Jamie King. Jamie King controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.23
0-0Jamie King clumsily knocks into Chris Maclean. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Maclean runs off the knock.
36.40
Sami Litmanen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jamie King. Jamie King shoots from distance but it flies wide!
38.24
Seth Tiler passes the ball forward to Scott Wright-Phillips. Scott Wright-Phillips passes the ball forward to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.50
Alain Fabbra flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Naylor. Syd Naylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Winterburn. Daniele Winterburn 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
Swindon Town kick off and get the second half underway!
51.05
0-1Gareth Lowe makes a probing pass to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright goes all the way! Wayne Wright cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.10
Simon Marr makes a simple pass to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.21
Sami Litmanen takes it forward alone. Sami Litmanen goes all the way! Sami Litmanen shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.39
Arthur Hendrie chips the ball to his team mate, Sami Litmanen. Sami Litmanen chips the ball to his team mate, Jamie King. Jamie King goes all the way! Jamie King takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.14
0-1Gareth Lowe knocks the ball forward to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Warren Pallister who gathers it comfortably.
71.44
Gareth Lowe barges into Sami Litmanen. The referee calls over Gareth Lowe and warns him to calm down! Sami Litmanen runs off the knock.
73.03
Scott Wright-Phillips knocks the ball forward to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt goes all the way! Nikolas Nahrstedt shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.19
0-2Sami Litmanen flicks the ball to his team mate, Jamie King. Jamie King kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Winterburn but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.11
Anthony Robinson clumsily knocks into Nigel White. Anthony Robinson is warned by the referee! Nigel White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Sami Litmanen passes the ball forward to Jamie King. Jamie King threads the ball through to Daniele Winterburn but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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