Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Williams | Oliver Williams | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Yurtcan Ayaz | Y. Ayaz |  | 23 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Peter Owen | P. Owen | |||||||||
| Doru Lacatus | D. Lacatus |  | 29 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Ottavio Vannucchi | O. Vannucchi | |||||||||
| Robert Bridges | R. Bridges | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Graham Mortensen | G. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Luke Bloomer | L. Bloomer | | 29 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Mick Riza | M. Riza | |||||||||
| Kai Raff | K. Raff |  | 30 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Richard Maclean | R. Maclean | |||||||||
| Duncan Venus | D. Venus | | 43 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Sebastian Crespo | S. Crespo | |||||||||
| Jonatan Farnerud | J. Farnerud |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Antonio Gomez | A. Gomez | |||||||||
| Gerard Riga | G. Riga |  | 23 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Steve Lua-Lua | S. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| John Carrick | J. Carrick | | 30 | M | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Alberto Salako | A. Salako | |||||||||
| Daniel Alvarado | D. Alvarado |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Claudio Castillo | C. Castillo | |||||||||
| Tommy Gower | T. Gower | | 34 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Claudio Lorenzo | C. Lorenzo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play Coventry City in this friendly game. A crowd of 10,847 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the match underway!
2.27
0-0Duncan Venus chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Gower. Tommy Gower shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.15
0-0Sebastian Crespo kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Doru Lacatus.
16.46
Steve Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.54
Antonio Gomez knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Lorenzo. Claudio Lorenzo tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.24
0-0Claudio Lorenzo barges into Luke Bloomer. Claudio Lorenzo is shown the yellow card! Luke Bloomer runs off the knock.
26.25
0-0Mick Riza makes a probing pass to Steve Lua-Lua. Steve Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Yurtcan Ayaz!
27.31
Steve Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Lorenzo. Claudio Lorenzo shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Yurtcan Ayaz!
33.51
0-1Mick Riza knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Lua-Lua. Steve Lua-Lua passes the ball forward to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo plays a perfect one-two with Claudio Lorenzo and rushes in on goal... Claudio Castillo rockets a shot on goal. Claudio Castillo scores for Coventry City!!
39.08
Gerard Riga knocks the ball to his team mate, John Carrick. John Carrick shoots from outside the area but Peter Owen is on top of it.
45.00
Sebastian Crespo knocks the ball forward to Claudio Lorenzo. Claudio Lorenzo flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo tries a spectacular strike but somehow Yurtcan Ayaz manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Coventry City kick off the second half!
47.58
0-1Ottavio Vannucchi clumsily knocks into Tommy Gower. Ottavio Vannucchi is given a warning by the referee! Tommy Gower stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.36
Doru Lacatus kicks a strong pass forward to Gerard Riga. Gerard Riga kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Alvarado. Daniel Alvarado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Peter Owen easily smothers it!
53.14
Gerard Riga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Alvarado. Daniel Alvarado goes all the way! Daniel Alvarado rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.12
Alberto Salako makes a probing pass to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Bridges.
60.06
Duncan Venus advances with the ball. Duncan Venus goes all the way! Duncan Venus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.47
Duncan Venus threads the ball through to John Carrick. John Carrick shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
66.19
Sebastian Crespo makes a probing pass to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.22
Antonio Gomez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yurtcan Ayaz who gathers it comfortably.
78.25
Luke Bloomer kicks a strong pass forward to Jonatan Farnerud. Jonatan Farnerud takes it forward alone. Jonatan Farnerud whips in a cross ball towards John Carrick. John Carrick is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.28
Sebastian Crespo makes a simple pass to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
84.30
Graham Mortensen chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Crespo. Sebastian Crespo knocks the ball forward to Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.01
Antonio Gomez makes a probing pass to Claudio Lorenzo. Claudio Lorenzo shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Richard Maclean makes a simple pass to Antonio Gomez. Antonio Gomez passes the ball forward to Claudio Lorenzo. Claudio Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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