Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
John RamsayJohn Ramsay John Miller John Miller
Alfred JohnsonA. Johnson70
G
1
G
70Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger
Frederico JardimF. Jardim68
D
2
D
66Marcos RodriquezM. Rodriquez
Wes HuntW. Hunt56
D
3
D
61Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Kevin GreigK. Greig52
D
4
D
55Gavin OakleyG. Oakley
Federico PastineF. Pastine65
M
5captain
M
67Matt FormonM. Formon
Max NevilleM. Neville63
M
6
M
58Greg DyerG. Dyer
Teddy HaynesT. Haynes53
M
7
M
57Dave TolleyD. Tolley
Oleg LuzhnyO. Luzhny64
M
8
M
60Paul HurstP. Hurst
Cristiano BentoC. Bento73
A
9
A
62Julian StockdaleJ. Stockdale
Kemal MasonK. Mason60
A
captain10
A
64Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla
Ralph MersonR. Merson54
A
11
A
67Ighli PegoloI. Pegolo
 
Henry WestwoodH. Westwood56
D
12
D
55Nwankwo BeckhamN. Beckham
Gareth WeirG. Weir37
M
13
M
54Lee MossL. Moss
Jamie LawtonJ. Lawton53
A
14
A
57Nicholas SmitheN. Smithe

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 9,305 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the match underway!
2.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Cristiano Bento plays the ball forward to Federico Pastine. Federico Pastine makes a defence splitting pass to Cristiano Bento. Some silky footwork from Cristiano Bento provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Gavin Oakley happens to be in the right place to block it.
3.38
Max Neville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
6.49
Max Neville makes a probing pass to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento makes a great pass forward. Teddy Haynes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
10.27
Max Neville flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Luzhny who takes it down. Oleg Luzhny shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
14.02
Kevin Greig hacks Marcos Rodriquez from behind! The referee warns Kevin Greig to calm down! Marcos Rodriquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.41
Max Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Federico Pastine. Federico Pastine skips past Paul Ritchie! Federico Pastine shoots from just inside the box. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Aston Villa are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
20.06
Federico Pastine flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Haynes collects the pass. Teddy Haynes shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Steffen Schnellinger easily smothers it!
22.05
Wes Hunt chips the ball to his team mate, Max Neville. Max Neville threads a neat ball through to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson plays a scrappy one-two with Max Neville and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ralph Merson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.20
Gavin Oakley flicks a high pass forward. Dave Tolley controls it well on his chest. Dave Tolley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Formon. Matt Formon shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.05
Teddy Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson cuts inside the box! Ralph Merson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
38.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Frederico Jardim plays the ball forward to Max Neville. Max Neville flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Bento collects the pass. Cristiano Bento passes the ball forward to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.02
Wes Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Federico Pastine holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Federico Pastine kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason plays a one-two with Ralph Merson and rushes in on goal... Kemal Mason rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
40.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Ipswich Town start the second half!
48.41
Marcos Rodriquez knocks the ball forward to Dave Tolley. Dave Tolley knocks the ball forward to Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo whips in a cross ball towards Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
54.44
Cristiano Bento knocks the ball forward to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson plays a quick one-two with Kemal Mason and rushes in on goal... Ralph Merson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.46
Gavin Oakley runs forward with the ball. Gavin Oakley knocks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale makes a looping header on goal but Alfred Johnson reads it well. Well saved!
61.14
Teddy Haynes flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Merson who brings the ball under control. Ralph Merson knocks the ball forward to Oleg Luzhny but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.06
Gavin Oakley kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer knocks the ball forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.09
Cesare Brambilla catches Kevin Greig on the ankles. Cesare Brambilla is shown the yellow card! Kevin Greig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.35
Matt Formon kicks a strong pass forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.38
Paul Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Tolley. Dave Tolley plays the ball forward to Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer lofts in a cross ball towards Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alfred Johnson easily punches it away to safety.
72.07
Cristiano Bento hacks Gavin Oakley from behind! Cristiano Bento is shown the yellow card! Gavin Oakley grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.32
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Jamie Lawton replacing Kemal Mason .Ipswich Town have made 3 substitutions with Lee Moss replacing Dave Tolley, Nwankwo Beckham replacing Marcos Rodriquez and Nicholas Smithe replacing Cesare Brambilla .
78.39
Lee Moss makes an attacking run forward. Lee Moss knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.42
Teddy Haynes brings the ball forward. Teddy Haynes cuts inside the box! Teddy Haynes strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
83.37
Wes Hunt threads a neat ball through to Max Neville. Max Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Haynes. Teddy Haynes shoots from distance but Steffen Schnellinger reads it well. Fabulous stop!
84.59
Kevin Greig passes the ball forward to Teddy Haynes. Teddy Haynes hits a low pass to Jamie Lawton. Jamie Lawton knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.11
Paul Hurst runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
89.39
Gavin Oakley advances with the ball. Gavin Oakley knocks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Ipswich Town
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
23%
40.5%
36.5%

Scorers
Ralph Merson 22, 54
Julian Stockdale 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ralph Merson of Aston Villa

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

1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
7
2.Marcos Rodriquez (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Oakley (DEF)
7
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Greg Dyer (MID)
6
7.Dave Tolley (MID)
6
8.Paul Hurst (MID)
6
9.Julian Stockdale (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Ighli Pegolo (ATT)
7
 
12.Nwankwo Beckham (DEF)
6
13.Lee Moss (MID)
6
14.Nicholas Smithe (ATT)
6