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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play Sochaux-Montbéliard in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,602 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sochaux-Montbéliard appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off the first half!
2.29
Samuele Maltagliati makes a simple pass to Gudmundur Gudmundson. Gudmundur Gudmundson goes all the way! Gudmundur Gudmundson rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.24
Tomás Bustos passes the ball forward to Spencer Coppinger. Spencer Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.38
Pascal Wilnis threads the ball through to Gavin Gough. Gavin Gough makes a simple pass to Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
14.31
Jerome Cheyrou makes a simple pass to Pascal Wilnis. Pascal Wilnis flicks the ball to his team mate, Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.10
Dan Rommedahl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Coppinger. Spencer Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jerome Cheyrou.
20.36
Gregorio Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomás Bustos. Tomás Bustos knocks the ball forward to Gudmundur Gudmundson. Gudmundur Gudmundson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.02
Enrico Monaco chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gough. Gavin Gough shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
28.53
Tomás Bustos chips the ball to his team mate, Spencer Coppinger. Spencer Coppinger shoots from long range but Juan-Carlos Barkero is on top of it.
32.05
Cosmin De Groot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz whips in a cross ball towards Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
33.28
Tomás Bustos takes it forward alone. Tomás Bustos finds some space and shoots from distance. Tomás Bustos scores for Aston Villa!!
36.56
Neil Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Gavin Gough. Gavin Gough shoots from 25 yards but Mike Beckham is on top of it.
38.26
Gudmundur Gudmundson barges into Jerome Cheyrou. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jerome Cheyrou hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.49
Enrico Monaco knocks the ball forward to Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.49
Dan Rommedahl kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith goes all the way! Andy Naysmith takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Juan-Carlos Barkero manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Jerome Cheyrou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrico Monaco. Enrico Monaco flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Sochaux-Montbéliard kick off!
48.48
Eugne Jurietti knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Caldwell. Neil Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
49.21
Eugne Jurietti threads the ball through to Neil Caldwell. Neil Caldwell makes a probing pass to Gavin Gough. Gavin Gough knocks the ball forward to Thórdur Hjartarson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.05
Enrico Monaco chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Crooks.
57.35
Cosmin De Groot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pier G. Nocerino.
59.19
Samuele Maltagliati controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Coppinger. Spencer Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eugne Jurietti.
65.32
Dan Rommedahl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gudmundur Gudmundson. Gudmundur Gudmundson shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Juan-Carlos Barkero.
66.07
Enrico Monaco kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Gough. Gavin Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mike Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
69.39
Neil Caldwell makes a simple pass to Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.03
Jerome Cheyrou makes a simple pass to Enrico Monaco. Enrico Monaco knocks the ball forward to Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
72.47
Pascal Helmer hacks Andy Naysmith from behind! Pascal Helmer is warned by the referee! Andy Naysmith stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.40
Hugo Sanz catches Gregorio Navarro on the ankles. The referee calls over Hugo Sanz and warns him to calm down! Gregorio Navarro stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.44
Samuele Maltagliati barges into Cosmin De Groot. Samuele Maltagliati is shown the yellow card! Cosmin De Groot runs off the knock.
83.29
Dan Rommedahl knocks the ball forward to Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Coppinger. Spencer Coppinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Juan-Carlos Barkero easily picks it out of the air!
84.58
Pascal Helmer passes the ball forward to Cosmin De Groot. Cosmin De Groot takes it forward alone. Cosmin De Groot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roland Van Nistelrooy.
87.25
Pascal Helmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Wilnis. Pascal Wilnis chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Sanz. Hugo Sanz knocks in a cross ball towards Thórdur Hjartarson. Thórdur Hjartarson directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Thórdur Hjartarson of Sochaux-Montbéliard

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 39.0243902439024 vs 60.9756097560976
Play Area
Home team third: 26.83%, Midfield: 43.90%, Away team third: 29.27%