Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Aston VillaAston Villa
Computer Player Computer Player John Ramsay John Ramsay
Paolo InceP. Ince65
G
captain1
G
70Alfred JohnsonA. Johnson
Daniel EadieD. Eadie67
D
2
D
68Frederico JardimF. Jardim
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham62
D
3
D
56Wes HuntW. Hunt
Ugo SharpeU. Sharpe54
D
4
D
52Kevin GreigK. Greig
Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers49
D
5
M
65Federico PastineF. Pastine
Artur NevesA. Neves62
M
6
M
66Paul MarrP. Marr
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez62
M
7
M
63Max NevilleM. Neville
Adrian RufusA. Rufus61
M
8
M
64Oleg LuzhnyO. Luzhny
Alistair IzzetA. Izzet66
A
9
A
73Cristiano BentoC. Bento
Darren BurgessD. Burgess63
A
10captain
A
60Kemal MasonK. Mason
Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall61
A
11
A
54Ralph MersonR. Merson
 
Arthur TilerA. Tiler62
G
12
D
56Henry WestwoodH. Westwood
Peter DrydenP. Dryden61
M
13
M
37Gareth WeirG. Weir
Francis VenusF. Venus58
M
14
A
53Jamie LawtonJ. Lawton

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 7,082 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Palmer.


0.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the match underway!
2.36
Ugo Sharpe flicks a high pass forward. Artur Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Artur Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
8.55
Wes Hunt threads a neat ball through to Max Neville. Max Neville changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Max Neville hits a low pass to Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason takes a shot at goal. Paolo Ince is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.49
Wes Hunt passes the ball forward to Federico Pastine. Federico Pastine kicks a strong pass forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento plays a scrappy one-two with Ralph Merson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Cristiano Bento provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
20.55
Oleg Luzhny chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.00
Wes Hunt brings the ball forward. Wes Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.53
Max Neville flicks a high ball forward to Federico Pastine who takes it down. Federico Pastine makes a probing pass to Oleg Luzhny but he's offside!
32.02
Artur Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Higginbotham. With some swift thinking, Eddie Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.38
Paul Marr clumsily knocks into Gabriel Hernandez. Paul Marr is shown the yellow card! Gabriel Hernandez runs off the knock.
34.18
Max Neville knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento plays a quick one-two with Max Neville and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Cristiano Bento provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Paolo Ince.
36.06
Artur Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Alfred Johnson smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Huddersfield Town start the second half!
47.35
Paul Marr flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Bento controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Bento shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.01
Artur Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Alfred Johnson manages to gather it effortlessly.
53.05
Gabriel Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Jon Wetherall collects the pass. Jon Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.18
Darren Burgess flicks a high ball forward to Alistair Izzet who takes it down. Alistair Izzet shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
55.17
Max Neville threads the ball through to Paul Marr. Paul Marr plays a one-two with Kemal Mason and rushes in on goal... Paul Marr cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Paolo Ince!
57.26
Frederico Jardim threads the ball through to Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny finds some space and shoots from distance. Paolo Ince gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
59.49
Max Neville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.44
Aston Villa are dictating the run of play here today.
61.56
Paul Marr hacks Ugo Sharpe from behind! The referee brings Paul Marr to one side and gives him a warning! Ugo Sharpe stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.32
Wes Hunt makes a simple pass to Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny flicks a high ball forward to Ralph Merson who takes it down. Ralph Merson lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Paolo Ince has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.27
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Jamie Lawton replacing Kemal Mason .
83.32
Gabriel Hernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess sees a break and surges forward. Darren Burgess shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Alfred Johnson!
87.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Artur Neves plays the ball forward to Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Jermaine Vickers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Rufus. Adrian Rufus flicks a high ball forward to Artur Neves who takes it down. Artur Neves shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Aston Villa
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
32.9%
46.1%
21.1%

Scorers
Kemal Mason 9, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kemal Mason of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Ince (GK)
7
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Sharpe (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6.Artur Neves (MID)
7
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
6
8.Adrian Rufus (MID)
6
9.Alistair Izzet (ATT)
6
10.Darren Burgess (ATT)
7
11.Jon Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
13.Peter Dryden (MID)
0
14.Francis Venus (MID)
0

1.Alfred Johnson (GK)
7
2.Frederico Jardim (DEF)
6
3.Wes Hunt (DEF)
7
4.Kevin Greig (DEF)
6
5.Federico Pastine (MID)
6
6.Paul Marr (MID)yellow card
6
7.Max Neville (MID)
8
8.Oleg Luzhny (MID)
6
9.Cristiano Bento (ATT)
6
10.Kemal Mason (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ralph Merson (ATT)
7
 
12.Henry Westwood (DEF)
0
13.Gareth Weir (MID)
0
14.Jamie Lawton (ATT)
6