Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Cosenza | Cosenza | ||||||||||||||||
| John Davies | John Davies | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Tavares | D. Tavares |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Alessio Iannuzzi | A. Iannuzzi | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Achille Sergi | A. Sergi | |||||||||
| Nigel Greening | N. Greening |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Ian Holloway | I. Holloway | |||||||||
| Oleg Mills | O. Mills | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Robert Wilson | R. Wilson | |||||||||
| Darren Watson | D. Watson | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 |  | Jerome De Romijn | J. De Romijn | |||||||||
| Alec Niven | A. Niven |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Nicol˜ Pianu | N. Pianu | |||||||||
| Edward Boggs | E. Boggs |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Stefan Cardinale | S. Cardinale | |||||||||
| Sidney Ducloux | S. Ducloux |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Daniele Mareggini | D. Mareggini | |||||||||
| João Barrera | J. Barrera |  | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Nicola C. Schenardi | N. Schenardi | |||||||||
| Colin Todd | C. Todd | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Liam Carlton | L. Carlton | |||||||||
| Colin Niven | C. Niven | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Massimiliano Varricchio | M. Varricchio | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play Cosenza in this Inter Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Aston Villa and Cosenza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Cosenza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa get the match underway!
2.16
1-0Edward Boggs kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Todd. Colin Todd makes a simple pass to João Barrera. João Barrera takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.12
1-0Liam Carlton hacks Oleg Mills from behind! The referee calls over Liam Carlton and warns him to calm down! Oleg Mills stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.33
1-0Darren Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Boggs. Edward Boggs sees space and advances. Edward Boggs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Niven. Colin Niven takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.06
Alec Niven sees space and advances. Alec Niven shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
20.26
1-0Edward Boggs chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alessio Iannuzzi!
22.07
1-0Sidney Ducloux chips the ball to his team mate, João Barrera. João Barrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.14
Alec Niven passes the ball forward to João Barrera. João Barrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.49
Alec Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.32
Nigel Greening makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Boggs. Edward Boggs kicks a strong pass forward to João Barrera. João Barrera knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Niven. Colin Niven flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.58
1-0Sidney Ducloux barges into Nicol˜ Pianu. Sidney Ducloux is shown the yellow card! Nicol˜ Pianu runs off the knock.
38.20
Alec Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, João Barrera. João Barrera shoots from distance but it flies wide!
42.52
Oleg Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Niven. Alec Niven kicks a strong pass forward to João Barrera. João Barrera tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
Nigel Greening makes a probing pass to Alec Niven. Alec Niven threads the ball through to Colin Niven. Colin Niven plays a perfect one-two with Colin Todd and rushes in on goal... Colin Niven shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Cosenza kick off!
48.41
Robert Wilson makes a simple pass to Nicol˜ Pianu. Nicol˜ Pianu advances with the ball. Nicol˜ Pianu lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Diogo Tavares!
51.04
Sidney Ducloux makes a probing pass to Colin Niven. Colin Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.52
Nicol˜ Pianu kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Diogo Tavares manages to gather it comfortably.
54.48
Daniele Mareggini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Massimiliano Varricchio. Massimiliano Varricchio goes all the way! Massimiliano Varricchio rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.16
Stefan Cardinale makes a simple pass to Nicola C. Schenardi. Nicola C. Schenardi finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
60.42
Alec Niven passes the ball forward to Colin Todd. Colin Todd goes all the way! Colin Todd rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.24
Sidney Ducloux makes a simple pass to João Barrera. João Barrera whips in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.29
Dietmar Jahn makes a probing pass to Sidney Ducloux. Sidney Ducloux makes a probing pass to Colin Todd. Colin Todd goes all the way! Colin Todd rockets a shot on goal but Alessio Iannuzzi is on top of it.
67.28
Nicol˜ Pianu threads the ball through to Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
73.51
Dietmar Jahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Niven. Alec Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alessio Iannuzzi who gathers it comfortably.
75.02
Alec Niven chips the ball to his team mate, João Barrera. João Barrera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Achille Sergi.
87.56
Alec Niven makes a probing pass to João Barrera. João Barrera whips in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Nicol˜ Pianu knocks the ball forward to Liam Carlton. Liam Carlton shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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