Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Leeds United | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | John Dalcini | John Dalcini | |||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Villa | R. Villa |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Thanassis Vryzas | T. Vryzas | |||||||||
| Neil Cope | N. Cope |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Dan Buscan | D. Buscan | |||||||||
| Dambou Moreira | D. Moreira |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Luis Castro | L. Castro | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Ruggero Di Loreto | R. Di Loreto | |||||||||
| Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci | | 78 | M | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Krunoslav Jurcic | K. Jurcic | |||||||||
| Juan Manuel Caniggia | J. Caniggia |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Marc Neuffer | M. Neuffer | |||||||||
| Karim Foulon | K. Foulon | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 76 |  | Yassine El Brazi | Y. El Brazi | |||||||||
| Kristófer Hilmarsson | K. Hilmarsson |  | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Samuel Escobedo | S. Escobedo | |||||||||
| Raul Alston | R. Alston |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 |  | Gregorio Guardiola | G. Guardiola | |||||||||
| Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Losseni Djire | L. Djire | |||||||||
| Walter Rourke | W. Rourke |  | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | David Forbes | D. Forbes | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 20,927 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Leeds United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Leeds United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Leeds United kick off!
6.28
0-0Yassine El Brazi makes a simple pass to Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Villa who gathers it comfortably.
8.55
0-0Dan Buscan boots it upfield. Losseni Djire shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.24
0-0Juan Manuel Caniggia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Thanassis Vryzas manages to keep it out.
10.41
Neil Cope passes the ball forward to Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci makes a beautiful solo run. Angelo Bucci shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
14.07
Dambou Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Manuel Caniggia. Juan Manuel Caniggia kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thanassis Vryzas who gathers it comfortably.
16.17
0-0Leeds United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Aston Villa's defence.
18.31
Samuel Escobedo makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Escobedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Cope.
20.31
Angelo Bucci makes a simple pass to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Thanassis Vryzas.
22.33
Neil Cope makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Cope makes a probing pass to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke shoots from 20 yards. Thanassis Vryzas easily smothers it.
24.15
0-1Marc Neuffer knocks the ball to his team mate, Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire goes all the way! Losseni Djire takes a shot at goal. Ricardo Villa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.55
Karim Foulon makes a probing pass to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke whips in a cross ball towards Raul Alston. Raul Alston heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
28.53
0-1Kristófer Hilmarsson catches Krunoslav Jurcic on the ankles. Kristófer Hilmarsson is shown the yellow card! Krunoslav Jurcic runs off the knock.
30.49
Neil Cope knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Manuel Caniggia. Juan Manuel Caniggia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Thanassis Vryzas.
33.42
Dan Buscan makes a probing pass to Samuel Escobedo. Samuel Escobedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola flicks the ball to his team mate, Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.34
Karim Foulon makes a beautiful solo run. Karim Foulon lofts in a cross ball towards Raul Alston. Raul Alston flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off the second half!
48.21
Dambou Moreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raul Alston. Raul Alston sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Thanassis Vryzas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.06
Luis Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Neuffer. Marc Neuffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Forbes. David Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Losseni Djire. Losseni Djire powers a header at goal but somehow Ricardo Villa manages to keep it out.
59.04
Angelo Bucci makes a beautiful solo run. Angelo Bucci knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.08
Karim Foulon makes a simple pass to Raul Alston. Raul Alston knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp powers a header at goal. Thanassis Vryzas is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.10
2-2Yassine El Brazi threads the ball through to David Forbes. David Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Guardiola but the linesman indicates offside!
65.35
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
66.17
Dan Buscan chips the ball to his team mate, Krunoslav Jurcic. Krunoslav Jurcic chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Guardiola. Gregorio Guardiola shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.32
Neil Cope makes a probing pass to Kristófer Hilmarsson. Kristófer Hilmarsson makes a probing pass to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Thanassis Vryzas easily smothers it!
72.30
Marc Neuffer brings the ball forward. Marc Neuffer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.57
Yassine El Brazi threads the ball through to David Forbes. David Forbes knocks the ball forward to Gregorio Guardiola but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.01
Kubilay Özalan brings the ball forward. Kubilay Özalan flicks the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.43
2-2Kubilay Özalan hacks Losseni Djire from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Losseni Djire grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.52
2-2Karim Foulon hacks Marc Neuffer from behind! Karim Foulon is warned by the referee! Marc Neuffer runs off the knock.
83.47
Juan Manuel Caniggia knocks the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Thanassis Vryzas had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
87.18
Kubilay Özalan knocks the ball forward to Juan Manuel Caniggia. Juan Manuel Caniggia chips the ball to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Raul Alston 48, 83 Mike Stamp 60 | Losseni Djire 24, 33 |