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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Rotherham United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Aston Villa and Rotherham United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Rotherham United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
3.34
0-0Fabio Alves Dunga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ismael Özalan.
4.17
0-0Felipe Serrano passes the ball forward to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade shoots from long range but Silvio Salazar is on top of it.
8.27
Mohammed Amoah threads the ball through to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nikolaos Kamaras who gathers it comfortably.
16.04
0-0Egutu Kanu passes the ball forward to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri but he's offside!
20.37
Ismael Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Merino. Rodolfo Merino makes a probing pass to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski goes all the way! Piotr Swierczewski shoots from just inside the box. Nikolaos Kamaras easily smothers it.
24.46
0-0Nahuel Quiroz catches Felipe Serrano on the ankles. Nahuel Quiroz is given a warning by the referee! Felipe Serrano stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.13
0-0Felipe Serrano decides to run forward with the ball. Felipe Serrano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.46
Alex Gyan decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Gyan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade makes a simple pass to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
38.36
0-1Egutu Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu threads the ball through to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Mohammed Amoah kicks a strong pass forward to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski knocks in a cross ball towards Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
53.29
0-1Roberto Lalas clumsily knocks into Egutu Kanu. Roberto Lalas is shown the yellow card! Egutu Kanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.14
Ismael Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed Amoah. Mohammed Amoah kicks a strong pass forward to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu lofts in a cross ball towards Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri directs the ball goalwards with his head. Nikolaos Kamaras easily picks it out of the air!
59.08
Elias Koller brings the ball forward. Elias Koller makes a probing pass to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu makes a simple pass to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.00
Roberto Lalas knocks the ball forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric goes all the way! Vladimir Seric shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.46
Mohammed Amoah takes it forward alone. Mohammed Amoah threads the ball through to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.55
Nahuel Quiroz makes a probing pass to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.14
Ian Nocera flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas flicks the ball to his team mate, Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko goes all the way! Saliou Bakayoko rockets a shot on goal. Saliou Bakayoko scores for Aston Villa!!
77.41
Elias Koller kicks a strong pass forward to Nahuel Quiroz. Nahuel Quiroz knocks the ball to his team mate, Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.38
Felipe Serrano kicks a strong pass forward to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko plays a perfect one-two with Vladimir Seric and rushes in on goal... Saliou Bakayoko rockets a shot on goal but somehow Silvio Salazar manages to keep it out.
79.46
Felipe Serrano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.34
Alex Gyan kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas knocks the ball forward to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade kicks a strong pass forward to Saliou Bakayoko but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.04
Nahuel Quiroz catches Andriy Demyanchuk on the ankles. Nahuel Quiroz is warned by the referee again! Andriy Demyanchuk stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.05
Nahuel Quiroz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nikolaos Kamaras.
87.54
Elias Koller threads the ball through to Mohammed Amoah. Mohammed Amoah takes it forward alone. Mohammed Amoah goes all the way! Mohammed Amoah shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Nikolaos Kamaras easily smothers it.
90.00
Mohammed Amoah makes a probing pass to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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