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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 16,913 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Leeds United kick off and get the match underway!
2.35
0-0Ivo Marbus catches Phil Whelan on the ankles. The referee calls over Ivo Marbus and warns him to calm down! Phil Whelan stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.47
0-1Lee Deane knocks the ball forward to Robbie Swift. Robbie Swift flicks the ball to his team mate, Krunoslav Cvitanovic. Krunoslav Cvitanovic knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Eddie Kahn scores for Leeds United!!
6.57
Guglielmo Lavecchia threads the ball through to Ivo Marbus. Ivo Marbus kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.39
1-1Harvey Harrison makes a beautiful solo run. Harvey Harrison lofts in a cross ball towards Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.53
Tommy Carragher makes a beautiful solo run. Tommy Carragher knocks the ball forward to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.07
1-1Phil Whelan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia knocks in a cross ball towards Krunoslav Cvitanovic. Krunoslav Cvitanovic directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
15.40
Guglielmo Lavecchia hoofs the ball up the pitch. Paul Seifert shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.55
Ivo Marbus hacks Phil Whelan from behind! Ivo Marbus is warned by the referee again! Phil Whelan runs off the knock.
26.48
Lee Deane knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Swift. Robbie Swift makes a simple pass to Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.25
Jonatan Farnerud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock shoots from long range but it flies wide!
33.37
Jonatan Farnerud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana shoots from 20 yards. Jacob Anderton easily smothers it.
38.42
Damien Richards makes a simple pass to Harvey Harrison. Harvey Harrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Krunoslav Cvitanovic. Krunoslav Cvitanovic lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Fernando Verges.
39.03
Guglielmo Lavecchia clumsily knocks into Mattia Valsesia. Guglielmo Lavecchia is given a warning by the referee! Mattia Valsesia runs off the knock.
40.35
1-2Jonatan Farnerud makes a probing pass to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.43
1-2Marcus Hamilton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mattia Valsesia but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Phil Whelan knocks the ball forward to Krunoslav Cvitanovic. Krunoslav Cvitanovic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
48.55
Phil Whelan makes a probing pass to Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn shoots from long range but Fernando Verges is on top of it.
51.06
Leevi Essbjorn decides to run forward with the ball. Leevi Essbjorn threads the ball through to Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.30
Marcus Hamilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn whips in a cross ball towards Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
54.03
Marcus Hamilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fernando Verges who gathers it comfortably.
59.20
Robbie Swift deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Fernando Verges!
63.13
Ivo Marbus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.24
1-2Leeds United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
69.54
Phil Whelan knocks the ball forward to Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eddie Kahn!
75.31
Marcus Hamilton knocks the ball forward to Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.36
Guglielmo Lavecchia knocks the ball forward to Jonatan Farnerud. Jonatan Farnerud knocks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana whips in a cross ball towards Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.27
Damien Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Harrison. Harvey Harrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn knocks in a cross ball towards Mattia Valsesia. Mattia Valsesia directs the ball goalwards with his head. Fernando Verges manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Paul Seifert 7 Syd Woodcock 78 | Eddie Kahn 3, 26, 70 |