Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Aston VillaAston Villa
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Jamie Barton Jamie Barton
Pim HespP. Hesp70
G
1
G
73Darren MoffatD. Moffat
Darius NevilleD. Neville65
D
2
D
64Bakary FrieserB. Frieser
Marvin BlackM. Black64
D
3
D
66Pasquale Di VaioP. Di Vaio
Ian WatersI. Waters68
D
4
D
71Mark AppiahM. Appiah
Johnny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere69
D
5
D
68Chris BarrettC. Barrett
Edward ShawE. Shaw66
M
6
M
73Diogo MonteiroD. Monteiro
Antonio QuaresmaA. Quaresma72
M
captain7
M
65Elena FernandezE. Fernandez
Hannes WeigelH. Weigel57
M
8
M
69Gonçalo OrnelasG. Ornelas
Stefan BrücknerS. Brückner63
A
9
A
71Noel FormonN. Formon
David MilliganD. Milligan67
A
10captain
A
66Romano VersteegR. Versteeg
Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta63
A
11
A
69Wout BosmanW. Bosman
 
Lee SmithL. Smith68
A
12
A
66Matthew StoneM. Stone
Daniel JacobsD. Jacobs64
A
13
A
72Nicolas MenendezN. Menendez
Jimmy KooimanJ. Kooiman65
D
14
M
61Abel FerreiraA. Ferreira

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 12,672 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Young.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off!
4.37
Pasquale Di Vaio knocks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Ornelas. Gonçalo Ornelas takes it forward alone. Gonçalo Ornelas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius Neville.
6.15
Pasquale Di Vaio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wout Bosman. Wout Bosman knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Monteiro. Diogo Monteiro outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Superb reactions from Pim Hesp. What a save!
10.11
Gonçalo Ornelas kicks a strong pass forward to Wout Bosman. Wout Bosman plays a scrappy one-two with Gonçalo Ornelas and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Wout Bosman provides some space. He shoots at goal. Pim Hesp is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.55
Darius Neville flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Weigel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta runs straight at the defence! Marcos Zubizarreta takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Mark Appiah.
16.55
Ian Waters barges into Diogo Monteiro. The referee calls over Ian Waters and warns him to calm down! Diogo Monteiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.46
Chris Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Monteiro. Diogo Monteiro sees Gonçalo Ornelas in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gonçalo Ornelas edges inside the box! Gonçalo Ornelas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.04
Mark Appiah flicks a high pass forward. Wout Bosman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wout Bosman shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
22.11
With imagination, Stefan Brückner plays the ball forward to David Milligan. David Milligan makes a great pass forward. Stefan Brückner runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
26.43
Diogo Monteiro darts forward. Diogo Monteiro finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Pim Hesp!
30.47
Hannes Weigel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Brückner. Stefan Brückner shoots from distance but Darren Moffat is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
32.23
Bakary Frieser catches Marcos Zubizarreta on the ankles. The referee warns Bakary Frieser to calm down! Marcos Zubizarreta gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.54
Hannes Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Brückner. Stefan Brückner kicks a strong pass forward to David Milligan but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.10
Antonio Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. David Milligan controls it well on his chest. David Milligan threads a neat, attacking ball through to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
40.54
Bakary Frieser threads the ball through to Pasquale Di Vaio. Pasquale Di Vaio makes a probing pass to Diogo Monteiro. Diogo Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City have changed their lineup with Jimmy Kooiman replacing Edward Shaw. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Norwich City start the second half!
48.03
Mark Appiah makes a strong solo run forward. Mark Appiah threads a neat ball through to Noel Formon. Noel Formon cuts inside the box! Noel Formon looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Aston Villa!
53.01
Aston Villa are dictating the run of play here today.
59.53
With imagination, Wout Bosman laces a through ball forward to Gonçalo Ornelas. Gonçalo Ornelas whips in a cross ball towards Romano Versteeg. Romano Versteeg flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.53
Norwich City have made a substitution with Daniel Jacobs replacing David Milligan .
63.06
Elena Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Weigel.
65.46
Diogo Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Formon. Noel Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Romano Versteeg. Romano Versteeg makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
77.20
Norwich City have made a substitution with Lee Smith replacing Stefan Brückner .
78.29
Romano Versteeg hacks Marvin Black from behind! The referee brings Romano Versteeg to one side and gives him a warning! Marvin Black hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.13
Darius Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Johnny Chaussidiere. Seeing a gap ahead, Johnny Chaussidiere picks a pass forward to Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs shoots from long range. Darren Moffat gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
81.49
Elena Fernandez hacks Antonio Quaresma from behind! Elena Fernandez is shown the yellow card! Antonio Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.24
Ian Waters barges into Noel Formon. The referee calls over Ian Waters and shows him a yellow card! Noel Formon stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.50
Daniel Jacobs barges into Mark Appiah. Daniel Jacobs is shown the yellow card! Mark Appiah carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Hannes Weigel barges into Diogo Monteiro. The referee calls over Hannes Weigel and shows him a yellow card! Diogo Monteiro runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

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

Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
30.2%
47.6%
22.2%

Scorers
Wout Bosman 10
Noel Formon 48
Romano Versteeg 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Noel Formon of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Pim Hesp (GK)
6
2.Darius Neville (DEF)
6
3.Marvin Black (DEF)
6
4.Ian Waters (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Johnny Chaussidiere (DEF)
6
6.Edward Shaw (MID)
6
7.Antonio Quaresma (MID)
6
8.Hannes Weigel (MID)yellow card
6
9.Stefan Brückner (ATT)
6
10.David Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Marcos Zubizarreta (ATT)
6
 
12.Lee Smith (ATT)
6
13.Daniel Jacobs (ATT)yellow card
5
14.Jimmy Kooiman (DEF)
6

1.Darren Moffat (GK)
6
2.Bakary Frieser (DEF)
6
3.Pasquale Di Vaio (DEF)
6
4.Mark Appiah (DEF)
8
5.Chris Barrett (DEF)
6
6.Diogo Monteiro (MID)
7
7.Elena Fernandez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Gonçalo Ornelas (MID)
8
9.Noel Formon (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Romano Versteeg (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Wout Bosman (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Matthew Stone (ATT)
0
13.Nicolas Menendez (ATT)
0
14.Abel Ferreira (MID)
0