Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Southampton. A crowd of 19,099 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Southampton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Southampton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.57
0-0Rolf Müller surges forward with the ball. Rolf Müller makes a beautiful solo run. Rolf Müller lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
6.16
0-0Fabio Alves Dunga chips the ball to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade whips in a cross ball towards Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Yurtcan Sükür.
12.36
Roberto Lalas kicks a strong pass forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.12
Romero P. Navarro chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.12
Romero P. Navarro brings the ball forward. Romero P. Navarro knocks in a cross ball towards Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Nikolaos Kamaras easily picks it out of the air!
16.24
Torsten Nahrstedt threads the ball through to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti shoots from 20 yards but somehow Nikolaos Kamaras manages to keep it out.
21.33
Richard McStay takes it forward alone. Richard McStay knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Nikolaos Kamaras!
22.38
0-1Romero P. Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jonathan Evans!
27.25
0-1Richard McStay catches Garba Omolade on the ankles. Richard McStay is shown the yellow card! Garba Omolade runs off the knock.
28.34
Alan Hertel advances with the ball. Alan Hertel shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
33.09
Romero P. Navarro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans goes all the way! Jonathan Evans makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Jonathan Evans scores for Southampton!!
42.37
Alan Hertel makes a probing pass to Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
Rúben Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Alan Hertel. Alan Hertel advances with the ball. Alan Hertel goes all the way! Alan Hertel rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Southampton start the second half!
48.44
0-2Richard McStay makes a probing pass to Romero P. Navarro. Romero P. Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Sbaccanti but he's offside!
51.12
Torsten Nahrstedt kicks a strong pass forward to Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Nikolaos Kamaras!
57.28
Rigobert Job knocks the ball to his team mate, Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Yurtcan Sükür easily smothers it!
61.56
Romero P. Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Nikolaos Kamaras!
63.24
Andriy Demyanchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a cross ball towards Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.25
Torsten Nahrstedt knocks the ball to his team mate, Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
67.22
Richard McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Hertel. Alan Hertel threads the ball through to Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.37
0-2Andriy Demyanchuk knocks the ball forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.30
Roberto Lalas chips the ball to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garba Omolade but he's offside!
72.33
Alex Gyan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko finds some space and shoots from distance. Yurtcan Sükür easily smothers it.
75.18
Diego Vásquez makes a probing pass to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric lofts in a cross ball towards Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Yurtcan Sükür manages to keep it out.
77.26
Torsten Nahrstedt knocks the ball to his team mate, Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Evans but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.02
Roberto Lalas threads the ball through to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Yurtcan Sükür easily smothers it!
79.18
0-2Rigobert Job clumsily knocks into Natale Sbaccanti. Rigobert Job is given a warning by the referee! Natale Sbaccanti stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.58
Diego Vásquez threads the ball through to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade goes all the way! Garba Omolade tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.19
Rúben Barbosa makes a simple pass to Daniele Green. Daniele Green threads the ball through to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti goes all the way! Natale Sbaccanti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
89.29
Fabio Alves Dunga makes a simple pass to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Jonathan Evans 22, 33 |