Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Oliver Williams | Oliver Williams | |||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Costa | D. Costa |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Fernando Verges | F. Verges | |||||||||
| Jun Ichi Matsuda | J. Matsuda |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Tommy Carragher | T. Carragher | |||||||||
| Lars Rohrschneider | L. Rohrschneider |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Guglielmo Lavecchia | G. Lavecchia | |||||||||
| Alberto Pearce | A. Pearce | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Stephan Zermatten | S. Zermatten | |||||||||
| Francis Bloomer | F. Bloomer | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Marcello Moro | M. Moro | |||||||||
| David George | D. George | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Ivo Marbus | I. Marbus | |||||||||
| Greg Lowe | G. Lowe | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Alex Appiah | A. Appiah | |||||||||
| Ashley Howey | A. Howey | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Igor Kolyvanov | I. Kolyvanov | |||||||||
| Jessie Bailey | J. Bailey |  | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 |  | Xavier Orellana | X. Orellana | |||||||||
| Graham Kanu | G. Kanu | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 |  | Vasyl Ryabushko | V. Ryabushko | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Kiko | J. Kiko | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Syd Woodcock | S. Woodcock | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,161 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
4.23
0-0Guglielmo Lavecchia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivo Marbus. Ivo Marbus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Diogo Costa is on top of it.
8.44
David George controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jessie Bailey. Jessie Bailey whips in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Fernando Verges.
9.53
0-0David George makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fernando Verges who gathers it comfortably.
10.17
0-0Ivo Marbus hacks Ashley Howey from behind! The referee calls over Ivo Marbus and warns him to calm down! Ashley Howey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.34
Tommy Carragher surges forward with the ball. Tommy Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Vasyl Ryabushko. Vasyl Ryabushko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Diogo Costa is on top of it.
26.22
Jun Ichi Matsuda passes the ball forward to David George. David George makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu plays a perfect one-two with Jose Javier Kiko and rushes in on goal... Graham Kanu takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Fernando Verges manages to gather it comfortably.
32.03
1-0David George kicks a strong pass forward to Jessie Bailey. Jessie Bailey whips in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fernando Verges is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.24
1-0Alberto Pearce knocks the ball forward to Greg Lowe. Greg Lowe knocks the ball forward to Jessie Bailey. Jessie Bailey shoots from distance but it flies wide!
38.38
Igor Kolyvanov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Costa who gathers it comfortably.
39.19
Greg Lowe surges forward with the ball. Greg Lowe shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Fernando Verges!
40.54
Stephan Zermatten knocks the ball forward to Ivo Marbus. Ivo Marbus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.11
Ivo Marbus chips the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
Marcello Moro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah threads the ball through to Vasyl Ryabushko. Vasyl Ryabushko plays a perfect one-two with Xavier Orellana and rushes in on goal... Vasyl Ryabushko shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
49.47
1-1Greg Lowe makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Kanu but the linesman indicates offside!
53.14
Ivo Marbus surges forward with the ball. Ivo Marbus shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.22
Guglielmo Lavecchia chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasyl Ryabushko. Vasyl Ryabushko finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.11
Stephan Zermatten comes in with a late challenge on David George. Stephan Zermatten is warned by the referee! David George hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.28
Lars Rohrschneider barges into Vasyl Ryabushko. Lars Rohrschneider is warned by the referee! Vasyl Ryabushko stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.48
David George knocks the ball forward to Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Fernando Verges had no chance!! Goal for Arsenal!
81.09
Guglielmo Lavecchia knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivo Marbus. Ivo Marbus knocks the ball to his team mate, Vasyl Ryabushko. Vasyl Ryabushko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Pearce.
83.34
Ivo Marbus knocks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana kicks a strong pass forward to Vasyl Ryabushko but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.54
Greg Lowe sees a break and surges forward. Greg Lowe plays a perfect one-two with Graham Kanu and rushes in on goal... Greg Lowe shoots from just inside the box. Fernando Verges easily smothers it.
89.06
Ashley Howey makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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