Match Report
| Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Lomano Gray | L. Gray |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 | | Steve Greening | S. Greening | |||||||||
| Gavin Owen | G. Owen | | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Seth Tiler | S. Tiler | |||||||||
| Tony Bower | T. Bower | | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Simon Lindner | S. Lindner | |||||||||
| Carmine Tagliaferri | C. Tagliaferri |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Elena Iglesias | E. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Ince | N. Ince | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Msaddeck Piquionne | M. Piquionne | |||||||||
| Oberdan Lambrughi | O. Lambrughi | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Peter Clarke | P. Clarke | |||||||||
| Spencer Beckham | S. Beckham | | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Scott Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Steffen Frieser | S. Frieser | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Anthony Robinson | A. Robinson | |||||||||
| Craig Matteo | C. Matteo |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Eoin Salmon | E. Salmon | |||||||||
| Yazid Henrot | Y. Henrot | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Nikolas Nahrstedt | N. Nahrstedt | |||||||||
| Gonçalo Barrios | G. Barrios |  | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Wayne Wright | W. Wright | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Prenton Park where Tranmere Rovers play host to Aston Villa. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Tranmere Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Tranmere Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
2.58
0-0Seth Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Msaddeck Piquionne. Msaddeck Piquionne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon passes the ball forward to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
3.31
1-0Tony Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Frieser. Steffen Frieser passes the ball forward to Gonçalo Barrios. Gonçalo Barrios knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Steve Greening had no chance!! Goal for Tranmere Rovers!
6.37
Oberdan Lambrughi knocks the ball forward to Yazid Henrot. Yazid Henrot finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.00
Oberdan Lambrughi decides to run forward with the ball. Oberdan Lambrughi plays a perfect one-two with Craig Matteo and rushes in on goal... Oberdan Lambrughi rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.52
1-0Nwankwo Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Beckham. Spencer Beckham makes a beautiful solo run. Spencer Beckham plays a perfect one-two with Yazid Henrot and rushes in on goal... Spencer Beckham tries a spectacular strike. Steve Greening easily smothers it.
20.35
Peter Clarke makes a simple pass to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.30
1-0Carmine Tagliaferri makes a probing pass to Spencer Beckham. Spencer Beckham makes a probing pass to Gonçalo Barrios. Gonçalo Barrios deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yazid Henrot but the linesman indicates offside!
24.17
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.02
Scott Wright-Phillips knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon makes a probing pass to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.12
Seth Tiler threads the ball through to Scott Wright-Phillips. Scott Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Lomano Gray.
32.55
Steffen Frieser flicks the ball to his team mate, Yazid Henrot. Yazid Henrot finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Steve Greening easily smothers it!
34.32
Oberdan Lambrughi brings the ball forward. Oberdan Lambrughi lofts in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Barrios. Gonçalo Barrios is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.30
1-0Steffen Frieser clumsily knocks into Msaddeck Piquionne. Steffen Frieser is shown the yellow card! Msaddeck Piquionne carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Tranmere Rovers start the second half!
51.53
Craig Matteo catches Seth Tiler on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Matteo and warns him to calm down! Seth Tiler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.38
Peter Clarke flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt whips in a cross ball towards Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.46
1-1Peter Clarke threads the ball through to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carmine Tagliaferri.
66.45
Anthony Robinson chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon shoots from distance. It's there!! Lomano Gray has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.12
Steffen Frieser flicks the ball to his team mate, Yazid Henrot. Yazid Henrot whips in a cross ball towards Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.49
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Craig Matteo 3 | Eoin Salmon 54, 66 |