Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Aston VillaAston Villa
Alex SmithAlex Smith John Ramsay John Ramsay
Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri66
G
1
G
70Alfred JohnsonA. Johnson
Andre MarquesA. Marques67
D
2
D
68Frederico JardimF. Jardim
Carlton HibbsC. Hibbs54
D
3
D
56Wes HuntW. Hunt
Edmundo CarmonaE. Carmona68
D
4
D
52Kevin GreigK. Greig
Linus LindemannL. Lindemann76
M
captain5
M
65Federico PastineF. Pastine
Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez71
M
6
M
66Paul MarrP. Marr
Michael NaylorM. Naylor58
M
7
M
63Max NevilleM. Neville
Paul MasonP. Mason53
M
8
M
64Oleg LuzhnyO. Luzhny
Juan TorresJ. Torres63
A
9
A
73Cristiano BentoC. Bento
Graham SerrantG. Serrant67
A
10captain
A
60Kemal MasonK. Mason
John GemmillJ. Gemmill46
A
11
A
54Ralph MersonR. Merson
 
Ludovic DiawaraL. Diawara33
A
12
D
56Henry WestwoodH. Westwood
Antoine EyraudA. Eyraud36
M
13
M
37Gareth WeirG. Weir
Dominic LawD. Law50
D
14
A
53Jamie LawtonJ. Lawton

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 9,513 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bristol City and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
Bristol City start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.49
Pablo Ramirez barges into Kevin Greig. The referee calls over Pablo Ramirez and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Greig stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.51
Paul Mason runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul Mason advances inside the box! Paul Mason takes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
9.25
Oleg Luzhny brings the ball forward. Oleg Luzhny passes the ball forward to Paul Marr. Paul Marr takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.14
Linus Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Graham Serrant holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Serrant runs straight at the defence! Graham Serrant tries a spectacular strike. Alfred Johnson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
16.09
Federico Pastine comes in with a late challenge on John Gemmill. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Gemmill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.59
Andre Marques threads a neat ball through to Michael Naylor. Michael Naylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Gemmill. John Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Linus Lindemann. Linus Lindemann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.54
Max Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Aladino Maiuri manages to keep it out.
30.32
Max Neville sees Ralph Merson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Merson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
32.24
Michael Naylor sees Graham Serrant in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham Serrant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.51
Federico Pastine deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Marr. Paul Marr shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.51
Michael Naylor makes a simple pass to John Gemmill. John Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Ramirez. Pablo Ramirez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.25
Graham Serrant hacks Frederico Jardim from behind! The referee calls over Graham Serrant and warns him to calm down! Frederico Jardim grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.27
Michael Naylor surges forward with the ball. Michael Naylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
47.47
Federico Pastine flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Bento who takes it down. Cristiano Bento threads a neat, attacking ball through to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.34
Max Neville threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
60.54
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Ludovic Diawara replacing Juan Torres, Antoine Eyraud replacing Michael Naylor and Dominic Law replacing Edmundo Carmona .
65.06
Kevin Greig receives the ball from a throw-in from Wes Hunt. Kevin Greig threads a neat ball through to Paul Marr. Paul Marr chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson plays a one-two with Paul Marr and rushes in on goal... Ralph Merson rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
75.53
Paul Mason flicks a high pass forward. Ludovic Diawara collects the pass. Ludovic Diawara cuts inside the box! Ludovic Diawara side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.41
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Jamie Lawton replacing Kemal Mason .
79.33
Paul Marr flicks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Lawton. Jamie Lawton whips in a cross ball towards Paul Marr. Paul Marr rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Aladino Maiuri has to pick the ball from the back of the net! That's his third!
87.17
Andre Marques flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Ramirez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Ramirez flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant lofts in a cross ball towards John Gemmill. John Gemmill makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
90.00
Federico Pastine flicks a high pass forward. Max Neville holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Neville threads the ball through into the box. Ralph Merson comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Aladino Maiuri smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Aston Villa
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27.3%
47%
25.8%

Scorers
Graham Serrant 12
Paul Marr 9, 35, 79
Ralph Merson 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Marr of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
6
2.Andre Marques (DEF)
6
3.Carlton Hibbs (DEF)
6
4.Edmundo Carmona (DEF)
6
5.Linus Lindemann (MID)
6
6.Pablo Ramirez (MID)yellow card
5
7.Michael Naylor (MID)
6
8.Paul Mason (MID)
6
9.Juan Torres (ATT)
6
10.Graham Serrant (ATT)goal scored
7
11.John Gemmill (ATT)
6
 
12.Ludovic Diawara (ATT)
6
13.Antoine Eyraud (MID)
6
14.Dominic Law (DEF)
6

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