Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Alfred JohnsonA. Johnson70
G
1
G
68Markus RiemannM. Riemann
Frederico JardimF. Jardim68
D
2
D
69Chris SinclairC. Sinclair
Wes HuntW. Hunt56
D
3captain
D
69Rainer EmmerlichR. Emmerlich
Kevin GreigK. Greig52
D
4
D
66Neil DickovN. Dickov
Federico PastineF. Pastine65
M
5
D
68Enrique SanchezE. Sanchez
Paul MarrP. Marr66
M
6
M
70Jan PolheimJ. Polheim
Max NevilleM. Neville63
M
7
M
70Malcolm CarterM. Carter
Oleg LuzhnyO. Luzhny64
M
8
A
66Fadel SkoraF. Skora
Cristiano BentoC. Bento73
A
9
A
66Wouter Van MolW. Van Mol
Kemal MasonK. Mason60
A
captain10
A
65Enrique MoyaE. Moya
Ralph MersonR. Merson54
A
11
A
68Jermaine WrightJ. Wright
 
Henry WestwoodH. Westwood56
D
12
D
64Jon ForbesJ. Forbes
Gareth WeirG. Weir37
M
13
M
44Mike PattersonM. Patterson
Jamie LawtonJ. Lawton53
A
14
A
64Cataldo PedoneC. Pedone

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to West Ham United. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United get the match underway!
4.30
Wes Hunt chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento darts forward. Cristiano Bento shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Markus Riemann effortlessly smothers it!
6.55
Malcolm Carter barges into Paul Marr. Malcolm Carter is shown the yellow card! Paul Marr stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.39
Paul Marr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Neville. Max Neville knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Markus Riemann effortlessly picks it out of the air!
9.32
Chris Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Carter. Malcolm Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Moya. Enrique Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.59
Enrique Moya clumsily knocks into Paul Marr. The referee brings Enrique Moya to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Marr runs off the knock.
14.25
Frederico Jardim threads the ball through to Oleg Luzhny. Seeing a gap ahead, Oleg Luzhny laces a weighted ball forward to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.10
Frederico Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Marr. Paul Marr flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson plays a scrappy one-two with Kemal Mason and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ralph Merson tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.52
Kevin Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Neville. Max Neville changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Max Neville edges inside the box! Max Neville takes a shot at goal. Chris Sinclair steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
26.34
Max Neville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.51
Neil Dickov sees Wouter Van Mol in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wouter Van Mol kicks a strong pass forward to Fadel Skora. Fadel Skora knocks in a cross ball towards Malcolm Carter. Malcolm Carter flicks the ball with his head but Alfred Johnson is on top of it.
36.38
Cristiano Bento threads the ball through to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Bento. Some good footwork from Cristiano Bento provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
39.25
Oleg Luzhny makes a run forward as Federico Pastine takes the throw-in. Oleg Luzhny skillfully chests the ball down. Oleg Luzhny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento puts a great ball through. Kemal Mason runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.58
Malcolm Carter flicks the ball to his team mate, Fadel Skora. Fadel Skora knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim makes a deft header but it flies wide!
44.25
Chris Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Carter. Malcolm Carter flicks a high pass forward. Jan Polheim collects the pass. Jan Polheim lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Carter. Malcolm Carter finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Aston Villa kick off the second half!
53.22
Malcolm Carter threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Carter but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.22
Malcolm Carter plays the ball forward to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
55.59
Ralph Merson catches Rainer Emmerlich on the ankles. The referee calls over Ralph Merson and shows him a yellow card! Rainer Emmerlich carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.48
Max Neville knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Markus Riemann had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
65.18
Frederico Jardim pushes mid-way up the pitch. Frederico Jardim makes a simple pass to Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
66.22
Neil Dickov threads a neat ball through to Rainer Emmerlich. Rainer Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Wright collects the pass. Jermaine Wright knocks the ball forward to Wouter Van Mol but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.19
Malcolm Carter flicks a high pass forward. Wouter Van Mol collects the pass. Wouter Van Mol knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
72.08
Malcolm Carter makes a probing pass to Fadel Skora. Fadel Skora shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.41
Neil Dickov darts forward. Neil Dickov shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
77.27
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Jamie Lawton replacing Kemal Mason .
78.37
Kevin Greig threads a neat ball through to Paul Marr. Paul Marr makes a probing pass to Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.57
Wes Hunt passes the ball forward to Paul Marr. Paul Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.27
Wes Hunt takes it forward alone. Wes Hunt makes a probing pass to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson puts a great ball through. Oleg Luzhny runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

West Ham United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%

Scorers
Cristiano Bento 36
Oleg Luzhny 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Bento of Aston Villa

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

1.Markus Riemann (GK)
7
2.Chris Sinclair (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Emmerlich (DEF)
6
4.Neil Dickov (DEF)
7
5.Enrique Sanchez (DEF)
6
6.Jan Polheim (MID)
6
7.Malcolm Carter (MID)yellow card
7
8.Fadel Skora (ATT)
6
9.Wouter Van Mol (ATT)
6
10.Enrique Moya (ATT)
5
11.Jermaine Wright (ATT)
6
 
12.Jon Forbes (DEF)
0
13.Mike Patterson (MID)
0
14.Cataldo Pedone (ATT)
0