Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Williams | Oliver Williams | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Fernando Verges | F. Verges |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Steffen Berg | S. Berg | |||||||||
| Tommy Carragher | T. Carragher |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Enrique Gomez | E. Gomez | |||||||||
| Guglielmo Lavecchia | G. Lavecchia |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Christian Lensing | C. Lensing | |||||||||
| Stephan Zermatten | S. Zermatten |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Jaime Loureiro | J. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Marcello Moro | M. Moro | | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 70 | | Gilles Pallister | G. Pallister | |||||||||
| Jonatan Farnerud | J. Farnerud |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Amedeo Perra | A. Perra | |||||||||
| Alex Appiah | A. Appiah |  | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Jean-Michel Crucet | J. Crucet | |||||||||
| Igor Kolyvanov | I. Kolyvanov |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Mohammed Gyan | M. Gyan | |||||||||
| Xavier Orellana | X. Orellana |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Iván Martínez | I. Martínez | |||||||||
| Tommy Gower | T. Gower | | 33 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Bruno Bernal | B. Bernal | |||||||||
| Syd Woodcock | S. Woodcock | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 |  | Thiago Araújo | T. Araújo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Southampton. A crowd of 18,169 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Southampton kick off!
3.43
0-0Igor Kolyvanov barges into Amedeo Perra. Igor Kolyvanov is shown the yellow card! Amedeo Perra stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.14
0-0Amedeo Perra knocks the ball forward to Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal whips in a cross ball towards Thiago Araújo. Thiago Araújo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.46
0-0Enrique Gomez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Perra. Amedeo Perra brings the ball forward. Amedeo Perra knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fernando Verges easily smothers it.
16.33
0-0Jean-Michel Crucet chips the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.10
Igor Kolyvanov makes a probing pass to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana shoots from distance but it flies wide!
26.46
0-0Alex Appiah barges into Jean-Michel Crucet. Alex Appiah is given a warning by the referee! Jean-Michel Crucet runs off the knock.
27.54
Stephan Zermatten barges into Iván Martínez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Iván Martínez stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.26
Jonatan Farnerud barges into Mohammed Gyan. Jonatan Farnerud is warned by the referee! Mohammed Gyan stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.37
Jean-Michel Crucet chips the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
36.08
Amedeo Perra passes the ball forward to Thiago Araújo. Thiago Araújo shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.17
Stephan Zermatten kicks a strong pass forward to Igor Kolyvanov. Igor Kolyvanov makes a simple pass to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Lensing.
45.00
0-1Amedeo Perra flicks the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez goes all the way! Iván Martínez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
54.01
0-1Aston Villa are easily keeping Southampton at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
57.29
Jean-Michel Crucet knocks the ball forward to Thiago Araújo. Thiago Araújo goes all the way! Thiago Araújo shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.19
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.04
Southampton are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Aston Villa's defence.
63.58
Guglielmo Lavecchia kicks a strong pass forward to Jonatan Farnerud. Jonatan Farnerud sees space and advances. Jonatan Farnerud knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Berg who gathers it comfortably.
67.40
Gilles Pallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Michel Crucet. Jean-Michel Crucet surges forward with the ball. Jean-Michel Crucet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephan Zermatten.
72.05
0-1Stephan Zermatten controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana threads the ball through to Syd Woodcock but he's offside!
73.10
Stephan Zermatten deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonatan Farnerud. Jonatan Farnerud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Gower. Tommy Gower goes all the way! Tommy Gower shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
79.20
Alex Appiah advances with the ball. Alex Appiah shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
89.23
Igor Kolyvanov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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