Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Zeljko Laybutt | Z. Laybutt |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Samuele Pellizzoli | S. Pellizzoli | |||||||||
| Erik Willems | E. Willems |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Jaime Loureiro | J. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Guglielmo Lavecchia | G. Lavecchia | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Gilles Pallister | G. Pallister | |||||||||
| Stephan Zermatten | S. Zermatten |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Mauricio Hernandez | M. Hernandez | |||||||||
| Tommy Carragher | T. Carragher | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Julian Kerr | J. Kerr | |||||||||
| Patrick Schenning | P. Schenning | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Fouad Ramzi | F. Ramzi | |||||||||
| Duncan Venus | D. Venus | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Fredrik Shields | F. Shields | |||||||||
| Kai Raff | K. Raff |  | 30 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Peter Bramble | P. Bramble | |||||||||
| Paul Seifert | P. Seifert | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 84 |  | Iván Martínez | I. Martínez | |||||||||
| Syd Woodcock | S. Woodcock | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Ivan Wise | I. Wise | |||||||||
| Xavier Orellana | X. Orellana |  | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Darren Merson | D. Merson | |||||||||
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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 18,183 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
0-0Aston Villa kick off the first half!
9.20
0-0Mauricio Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Fouad Ramzi. Fouad Ramzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Merson. Darren Merson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Zeljko Laybutt!
12.48
0-0Julian Kerr threads the ball through to Fouad Ramzi. Fouad Ramzi kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Merson. Darren Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.16
Fouad Ramzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Zeljko Laybutt who gathers it comfortably.
16.05
Jaime Loureiro makes a probing pass to Fredrik Shields. Fredrik Shields surges forward with the ball. Fredrik Shields controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Zeljko Laybutt.
21.09
0-0Duncan Venus barges into Fredrik Shields. Duncan Venus is warned by the referee! Fredrik Shields runs off the knock.
22.06
Stephan Zermatten makes a probing pass to Duncan Venus. Duncan Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert goes all the way! Paul Seifert makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Samuele Pellizzoli manages to gather it comfortably.
26.46
0-0Duncan Venus catches Gilles Pallister on the ankles. Duncan Venus is warned by the referee again! Gilles Pallister carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.21
1-0Tommy Carragher sees a break and surges forward. Tommy Carragher sees space and advances. Tommy Carragher knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.37
1-0Mauricio Hernandez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Bramble. Peter Bramble surges forward with the ball. Peter Bramble knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Merson. Darren Merson flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
33.50
Duncan Venus makes a probing pass to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock tries a spectacular strike but Samuele Pellizzoli is on top of it.
45.00
Peter Bramble threads the ball through to Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Southampton start the second half!
49.48
Peter Bramble makes a simple pass to Darren Merson. Darren Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.21
Duncan Venus kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana takes a shot at goal. Xavier Orellana scores for Aston Villa!!
61.40
Peter Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Wise. Ivan Wise powers a header at goal. Zeljko Laybutt easily picks it out of the air!
63.41
Gilles Pallister passes the ball forward to Fredrik Shields. Fredrik Shields deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Wise. Ivan Wise whips in a cross ball towards Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez flicks the ball with his head but Zeljko Laybutt is on top of it.
66.47
Guglielmo Lavecchia knocks the ball forward to Kai Raff. Kai Raff kicks a strong pass forward to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana makes a simple pass to Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
69.35
Guglielmo Lavecchia hacks Ivan Wise from behind! Guglielmo Lavecchia is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Wise hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.33
Erik Willems threads the ball through to Kai Raff. Kai Raff threads the ball through to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.09
Kai Raff passes the ball forward to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.34
Paul Seifert clumsily knocks into Gilles Pallister. Paul Seifert is given a warning by the referee! Gilles Pallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.34
2-0Mauricio Hernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Shields. Fredrik Shields threads the ball through to Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez passes the ball forward but Darren Merson is offside!
83.22
Fredrik Shields chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Merson. Darren Merson shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
87.34
Kai Raff passes the ball forward to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana goes all the way! Xavier Orellana tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Peter Bramble advances with the ball. Peter Bramble plays a perfect one-two with Darren Merson and rushes in on goal... Peter Bramble makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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