Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Duane Holl | Duane Holl | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Gemmill | S. Gemmill |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Billy Laver | B. Laver | |||||||||
| Marek Lubanski | M. Lubanski |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Norman Anderton | N. Anderton | |||||||||
| Billy Eadie | B. Eadie | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Denys Shevchenko | D. Shevchenko | |||||||||
| Pascal Breitner | P. Breitner |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Brian Kirkland | B. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Craig Cope | C. Cope | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Nigel Taylor | N. Taylor | |||||||||
| Youl Ramond | Y. Ramond |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Niccolo Monk | N. Monk | |||||||||
| Craig Hansen | C. Hansen | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Glynn Finney | G. Finney | |||||||||
| Emile Ward | E. Ward | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Wout van der Linden | W. van der Linden | |||||||||
| Pablo Marcos | P. Marcos |  | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Alfred Stone | A. Stone | |||||||||
| Chris Pallister | C. Pallister | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Teddy Gardner | T. Gardner | |||||||||
| Ralph Fletcher | R. Fletcher | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jurek Iwan | J. Iwan | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 18,059 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bradford City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.59
0-0Billy Eadie chips the ball to his team mate, Emile Ward. Emile Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
4.05
0-0Denys Shevchenko knocks the ball forward to Niccolo Monk. Niccolo Monk flicks the ball to his team mate, Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner powers a header at goal but Stuart Gemmill is on top of it.
6.48
1-0Youl Ramond advances with the ball. Youl Ramond whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
10.45
Emile Ward makes a simple pass to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister goes all the way! Chris Pallister makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.11
1-0Billy Eadie threads the ball through to Youl Ramond. Youl Ramond controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.52
Billy Eadie decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Eadie makes a probing pass to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.39
Craig Cope knocks the ball to his team mate, Youl Ramond. Youl Ramond threads the ball through to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nigel Taylor.
22.24
1-0Jurek Iwan barges into Pascal Breitner. The referee calls over Jurek Iwan and shows him a yellow card! Pascal Breitner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.32
Niccolo Monk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Breitner.
30.51
Niccolo Monk surges forward with the ball. Niccolo Monk flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Stone. Alfred Stone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
34.54
Wout van der Linden makes a probing pass to Alfred Stone. Alfred Stone plays a perfect one-two with Jurek Iwan and rushes in on goal... Alfred Stone cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.18
Pascal Breitner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emile Ward. Emile Ward controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
44.54
Niccolo Monk decides to run forward with the ball. Niccolo Monk shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Stuart Gemmill.
45.00
1-1Pascal Breitner hacks Jurek Iwan from behind! Pascal Breitner is warned by the referee! Jurek Iwan runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
48.55
Craig Hansen sees space and advances. Craig Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.13
2-1Pascal Breitner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Hansen. Craig Hansen makes a simple pass to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister passes the ball forward but Ralph Fletcher is offside!
53.11
Youl Ramond decides to run forward with the ball. Youl Ramond whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Billy Laver!
55.21
Emile Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.15
Billy Eadie kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Hansen. Craig Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.24
Youl Ramond makes a probing pass to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Billy Laver easily smothers it!
67.30
Brian Kirkland chips the ball to his team mate, Glynn Finney. Glynn Finney advances with the ball. Glynn Finney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.29
Billy Eadie makes a simple pass to Emile Ward. Emile Ward knocks the ball forward to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister shoots from long range but it flies wide!
75.30
Glynn Finney passes the ball forward to Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.57
Glynn Finney brings the ball forward. Glynn Finney kicks a strong pass forward to Jurek Iwan but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.36
Youl Ramond deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Billy Laver is on top of it.
89.13
Norman Anderton makes a probing pass to Niccolo Monk. Niccolo Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Stone. Alfred Stone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Emile Ward makes a simple pass to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher shoots from long range but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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