Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,134 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
2.34
Diego Venegas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arnar Gudjohnsen. Arnar Gudjohnsen knocks the ball forward to Jørgen Myssing. Jørgen Myssing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
15.07
Diogo Pinto makes a probing pass to Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson shoots from long range but it flies wide!
20.25
Diego Venegas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnar Gudjohnsen. Arnar Gudjohnsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Jørgen Myssing. Jørgen Myssing lofts in a cross ball towards Igor Korneev. Igor Korneev flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Zeljko Laybutt.
21.10
Arnar Gudjohnsen chips the ball to his team mate, Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.38
Diego Venegas sees a break and surges forward. Diego Venegas passes the ball forward to Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
24.40
Andre Augusto Nocera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Moncur. Harry Moncur makes a probing pass to Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson lofts in a cross ball towards Jørgen Myssing. Jørgen Myssing powers a header at goal. Zeljko Laybutt easily picks it out of the air!
26.00
Arnar Gudjohnsen sees space and advances. Arnar Gudjohnsen finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.17
Duncan Venus flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
33.12
Harry Moncur clumsily knocks into Jonatan Farnerud. Harry Moncur is warned by the referee! Jonatan Farnerud stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.05
Patrick Schenning catches Diogo Pinto on the ankles. Patrick Schenning is warned by the referee! Diogo Pinto runs off the knock.
36.15
Guglielmo Lavecchia clumsily knocks into Haukur Ingólfsson. Guglielmo Lavecchia is given a warning by the referee! Haukur Ingólfsson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.26
Jonatan Farnerud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aatos Arctopolitanus.
44.09
Arnar Gudjohnsen makes a beautiful solo run. Arnar Gudjohnsen lofts in a cross ball towards Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with Tottenham Hotspur kicking off!
48.01
Diogo Pinto makes a beautiful solo run. Diogo Pinto whips in a cross ball towards Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson flicks the ball with his head. Zeljko Laybutt manages to gather it comfortably.
49.32
Guglielmo Lavecchia brings the ball forward. Guglielmo Lavecchia threads the ball through to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.47
Patrick Schenning flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.23
Diogo Pinto makes a simple pass to Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.45
Patrick Schenning chips the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana plays a perfect one-two with Paul Seifert and rushes in on goal... Xavier Orellana tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.18
Arnar Gudjohnsen makes a probing pass to Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson lofts in a cross ball towards Jørgen Myssing. Jørgen Myssing connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.05
Stephan Zermatten knocks the ball forward to Patrick Schenning. Patrick Schenning kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Yann Oehrli.
84.21
Aatos Arctopolitanus flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Pinto. Diogo Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Haukur Ingólfsson. Haukur Ingólfsson lofts in a cross ball towards Igor Korneev. Igor Korneev directs the ball goalwards with his head. Zeljko Laybutt easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
Arnar Gudjohnsen decides to run forward with the ball. Arnar Gudjohnsen shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Zeljko Laybutt.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Arnar Gudjohnsen of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 40.2985074626866 vs 59.7014925373134
Play Area
Home team third: 31.34%, Midfield: 44.78%, Away team third: 23.88%