Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 17,701 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0West Bromwich Albion start the match!
2.23
0-0Roberto Lalas kicks a strong pass forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.18
0-0Zbigniew Joswiak makes a beautiful solo run. Zbigniew Joswiak plays a perfect one-two with Vasco Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Zbigniew Joswiak shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Vitor Pinheiro easily smothers it!
9.00
0-0Andriy Demyanchuk makes a simple pass to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko knocks the ball forward to Vladimir Seric but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.54
0-0Zbigniew Joswiak catches Andriy Demyanchuk on the ankles. Zbigniew Joswiak is warned by the referee! Andriy Demyanchuk runs off the knock.
14.12
Dmitri Beschastnykh decides to run forward with the ball. Dmitri Beschastnykh surges forward with the ball. Dmitri Beschastnykh lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.27
Rigobert Job surges forward with the ball. Rigobert Job passes the ball forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric goes all the way! Vladimir Seric cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Stephan Haller!
22.24
Rigobert Job makes a probing pass to Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez knocks the ball forward to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.31
Alex Gyan sees a break and surges forward. Alex Gyan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade knocks in a cross ball towards Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.10
Zbigniew Joswiak makes a probing pass to Vasco Hidalgo. Vasco Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards but somehow Vitor Pinheiro manages to keep it out.
30.45
Ian Nocera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas flicks the ball to his team mate, Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko lofts in a cross ball towards Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.33
1-0Rigobert Job knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas makes a simple pass to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Christos Mitropoulos surges forward with the ball. Christos Mitropoulos passes the ball forward to Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
60.32
Roberto Lalas clumsily knocks into Gareth Mann. Roberto Lalas is given a warning by the referee! Gareth Mann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.22
1-0Diego Vásquez makes a probing pass to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.21
Ángel Escobar comes in with a late challenge on Diego Vásquez. Ángel Escobar is warned by the referee! Diego Vásquez runs off the knock.
81.50
Gareth Mann makes a probing pass to Erno Stegar. Erno Stegar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Behrens but he's offside!
83.19
Alex Gyan threads the ball through to Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk knocks the ball forward to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball towards Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.26
Andriy Demyanchuk makes a simple pass to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Stephan Haller.
90.00
Fabio Alves Dunga comes in with a late challenge on Luiz Felipe Siviglia. Fabio Alves Dunga is given a warning by the referee! Luiz Felipe Siviglia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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