Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Bristol CityBristol City
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Alex Smith Alex Smith
Alfred JohnsonA. Johnson70
G
1
G
66Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri
Frederico JardimF. Jardim68
D
2
D
42Clive BlakeC. Blake
Nicol˜ AmbrosinoN. Ambrosino64
D
3
D
53Carlton HibbsC. Hibbs
Kevin GreigK. Greig52
D
4
D
49Dominic LawD. Law
Federico PastineF. Pastine65
M
5
M
48Dale EdworthyD. Edworthy
Paul MarrP. Marr66
M
6
M
53Paul MasonP. Mason
Max NevilleM. Neville63
M
7captain
M
75Linus LindemannL. Lindemann
Oleg LuzhnyO. Luzhny64
M
8
M
70Jimmy DekkerJ. Dekker
Cristiano BentoC. Bento73
A
9
A
62Juan TorresJ. Torres
Kemal MasonK. Mason60
A
captain10
A
56Marco BertottoM. Bertotto
Carl BallC. Ball70
A
11
A
56Paul BishopP. Bishop
 
Henry WestwoodH. Westwood56
D
12
A
48Sean De IccoS. De Icco
Ralph MersonR. Merson54
A
13
M
42Jon PriorJ. Prior
Jamie LawtonJ. Lawton53
A
14
D
35Thierry GranvilleT. Granville

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 8,599 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Aston Villa and Bristol City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Woodcock.


0.00
Bristol City kick off!
2.41
With imagination, Linus Lindemann plays the ball forward to Dale Edworthy. Dale Edworthy tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Alfred Johnson keeps it out!
3.40
Clive Blake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Mason. Paul Mason threads a neat ball through to Juan Torres. Juan Torres skips past Nicol˜ Ambrosino! Juan Torres tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.33
Max Neville decides to run forward with the ball. Max Neville knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Marr. Paul Marr beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
9.11
Linus Lindemann chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Torres. Juan Torres skips past Frederico Jardim! Juan Torres strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.02
Max Neville flicks a high pass forward. Federico Pastine controls it well on his chest. Federico Pastine controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Aladino Maiuri reads it well. Nice save!
16.51
Nicol˜ Ambrosino knocks the ball forward to Kevin Greig. Kevin Greig knocks the ball forward to Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
20.09
Linus Lindemann makes a simple pass to Dominic Law. Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward. Paul Bishop holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Bishop shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Alfred Johnson!
21.56
Kevin Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Neville. Max Neville passes the ball forward to Carl Ball. Carl Ball whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason heads the ball goalwards but it rises well off target!
32.41
Dominic Law barges into Carl Ball. The referee calls over Dominic Law and shows him a yellow card! Carl Ball carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.44
Nicol˜ Ambrosino catches Juan Torres on the ankles. Nicol˜ Ambrosino is given a warning by the referee! Juan Torres grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.50
Paul Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Torres. Juan Torres runs straight at the defence! Juan Torres makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Frederico Jardim makes a simple pass to Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason edges inside the box! Clive Blake comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Mason. Penalty for Aston Villa!!
45.00
The referee points to the spot..
45.00
Cristiano Bento takes a cautious run up. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
48.55
Carl Ball decides to run forward with the ball. Carl Ball shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Aladino Maiuri!
51.32
Nicol˜ Ambrosino clumsily knocks into Marco Bertotto. Nicol˜ Ambrosino is given another warning by the referee! Marco Bertotto runs off the knock.
54.27
Frederico Jardim threads the ball through to Paul Marr. Paul Marr advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Paul Marr provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
60.32
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Sean De Icco replacing Marco Bertotto, Jon Prior replacing Jimmy Dekker and Thierry Granville replacing Carlton Hibbs .
63.05
Kevin Greig takes it forward alone. Kevin Greig flicks a high pass forward to Carl Ball who brings the ball under control. Carl Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
71.02
Dale Edworthy barges into Oleg Luzhny. The referee calls over Dale Edworthy and shows him a yellow card! Oleg Luzhny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.28
Nicol˜ Ambrosino plays the ball forward to Federico Pastine. Federico Pastine passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento sees Oleg Luzhny just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some awkward footwork from Oleg Luzhny provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.21
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Jamie Lawton replacing Kemal Mason .
83.22
Kevin Greig barges into Sean De Icco. The referee calls over Kevin Greig and warns him to calm down! Sean De Icco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.51
Paul Mason knocks the ball forward to Sean De Icco. Sean De Icco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.39
Paul Marr passes the ball forward to Jamie Lawton. Jamie Lawton plays a scrappy one-two with Cristiano Bento and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Jamie Lawton provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Bristol City
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
27.7%
43.1%
29.2%

Scorers
Paul Marr 6
Cristiano Bento 45 (p)
Kemal Mason 63
Oleg Luzhny 72
Juan Torres 3, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Torres of Bristol City

Match Ratings
1.Alfred Johnson (GK)
6
2.Frederico Jardim (DEF)
6
3.Nicol˜ Ambrosino (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Greig (DEF)
6
5.Federico Pastine (MID)
6
6.Paul Marr (MID)goal scored
8
7.Max Neville (MID)
7
8.Oleg Luzhny (MID)goal scored
7
9.Cristiano Bento (ATT)goal scored
6
10.Kemal Mason (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Carl Ball (ATT)
7
 
12.Henry Westwood (DEF)
0
13.Ralph Merson (ATT)
0
14.Jamie Lawton (ATT)
6

1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
6
2.Clive Blake (DEF)
6
3.Carlton Hibbs (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Law (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Dale Edworthy (MID)yellow card
6
6.Paul Mason (MID)
7
7.Linus Lindemann (MID)
6
8.Jimmy Dekker (MID)
6
9.Juan Torres (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Marco Bertotto (ATT)
6
11.Paul Bishop (ATT)
6
 
12.Sean De Icco (ATT)
6
13.Jon Prior (MID)
6
14.Thierry Granville (DEF)
6