Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town
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Darren MoffatD. Moffat74
G
1
G
57Stephen RichardsS. Richards
Christopher KellerC. Keller70
D
2
D
63Jan WillJ. Will
Arni RíkhardssonA. Ríkhardsson67
D
3
D
51Adam HibbsA. Hibbs
Leevi SinkonenL. Sinkonen75
D
4
D
48Johny GauvinJ. Gauvin
Leonardo ColaconeL. Colacone70
D
5
M
76Morris CooperM. Cooper
Harvey CrooksH. Crooks72
M
6
M
75Adam BattyA. Batty
Lucien SongL. Song70
M
7
M
74Carl PattersonC. Patterson
Stephen JessS. Jess71
M
8captain
M
57Bill RobertsB. Roberts
Antonio NascimentoA. Nascimento68
A
9
A
75Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor
Neil ElliottN. Elliott69
A
captain10
A
68Stephen CraddockS. Craddock
Wout BosmanW. Bosman73
A
11
A
60Magnus RavelliM. Ravelli
 
Noel FormonN. Formon75
A
12
A
59David ClelandD. Cleland
Nicolas MenendezN. Menendez75
A
13
A
49Flavio FrezzaF. Frezza
Syd MikeS. Mike74
A
14
D
47Max ShawM. Shaw

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 10,588 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Weaver.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off!
2.07
Leevi Sinkonen flicks a high ball forward to Arni Ríkhardsson who takes it down. Arni Ríkhardsson makes a simple pass to Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.33
Stephen Jess catches Morris Cooper on the ankles. The referee brings Stephen Jess to one side and gives him a warning! Morris Cooper runs off the knock.
8.36
Leevi Sinkonen makes a simple pass to Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Wout Bosman. Johny Gauvin catches Wout Bosman on the ankles. Wout Bosman appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
14.17
Stephen Jess comes in with a late challenge on Morris Cooper. The referee calls over Stephen Jess again and warns him to calm down! Morris Cooper runs off the knock.
18.43
Stephen Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
21.23
Leonardo Colacone flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Crooks. Harvey Crooks controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Antonio Nascimento through on goal. Antonio Nascimento tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
22.47
With some swift thinking, Adam Hibbs plays the ball forward to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson makes a simple pass to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Craddock. Stephen Craddock is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
26.19
Jan Will threads a neat ball through to Adam Batty. Adam Batty flicks a high pass forward. Morris Cooper controls it well on his chest. Morris Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Darren Moffat had no chance!! Goal for Shrewsbury Town!
33.09
Christopher Keller flicks a high pass forward. Neil Elliott collects the pass. Neil Elliott threads a neat ball through to Lucien Song. Lucien Song knocks the ball forward, putting Stephen Jess through on goal. Stephen Jess muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Stephen Richards had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
38.57
Carl Patterson takes a quick throw-in, which Morris Cooper takes on the chest. Morris Cooper sees space and advances. Morris Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.29
Johny Gauvin makes a simple pass to Adam Batty. Adam Batty plays the ball forward to Stephen Craddock. Stephen Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Colacone.
40.43
Wout Bosman threads a neat ball through to Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
42.06
Stephen Craddock passes the ball forward to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Christopher Keller barges into Stephen Craddock. Christopher Keller is shown the yellow card! Stephen Craddock runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the second half underway!
47.23
With a delightful solo run, Adam Batty stretches the opposition's defence. Adam Batty whips in a cross ball towards Morris Cooper. Morris Cooper whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
49.05
Lucien Song comes in with a late challenge on Adam Hibbs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adam Hibbs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.20
Carl Patterson knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Craddock. Stephen Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leevi Sinkonen.
54.54
Stephen Jess flicks a high pass forward. Neil Elliott controls it well on his chest. Neil Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Stephen Richards. Excellent save.
57.27
Arni Ríkhardsson flicks a high pass forward. Neil Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Elliott shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
63.51
Christopher Keller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leevi Sinkonen. Leevi Sinkonen makes a simple pass to Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
65.51
Adam Batty plays the ball forward to Bill Roberts. Bill Roberts lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.57
Lucien Song makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess plays a scrappy one-two with Lucien Song and advances towards the goal... Adam Hibbs barges into Stephen Jess. Penalty not given!!
71.38
Leevi Sinkonen flicks a high pass forward. Neil Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Elliott plays a one-two with Harvey Crooks and rushes in on goal... Neil Elliott tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stephen Richards with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
77.46
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Nicolas Menendez replacing Neil Elliott .
79.24
Harvey Crooks chips the ball to his team mate, Wout Bosman. Wout Bosman edges inside the box! Wout Bosman side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.21
Adam Hibbs clumsily knocks into Antonio Nascimento. Adam Hibbs is shown the yellow card! Antonio Nascimento runs off the knock.
85.09
Carl Patterson kicks a strong pass forward to Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.56
Johny Gauvin threads the ball through to Jan Will. Jan Will threads the ball through to Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Leevi Sinkonen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Jess. Stephen Jess plays a one-two with Lucien Song and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Stephen Jess provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Shrewsbury Town
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
22.5%
47.5%
30%

Scorers
Stephen Jess 33
Neil Elliott 71
Jan-Willem Opschoor 26
Magnus Ravelli 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Elliott of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Darren Moffat (GK)
6
2.Christopher Keller (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Arni Ríkhardsson (DEF)
6
4.Leevi Sinkonen (DEF)
7
5.Leonardo Colacone (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Crooks (MID)
7
7.Lucien Song (MID)yellow card
6
8.Stephen Jess (MID)goal scored
8
9.Antonio Nascimento (ATT)
6
10.Neil Elliott (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Wout Bosman (ATT)
6
 
12.Noel Formon (ATT)
0
13.Nicolas Menendez (ATT)
6
14.Syd Mike (ATT)
0

1.Stephen Richards (GK)
7
2.Jan Will (DEF)
6
3.Adam Hibbs (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Johny Gauvin (DEF)
6
5.Morris Cooper (MID)
7
6.Adam Batty (MID)
7
7.Carl Patterson (MID)
6
8.Bill Roberts (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Stephen Craddock (ATT)
6
11.Magnus Ravelli (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.David Cleland (ATT)
0
13.Flavio Frezza (ATT)
0
14.Max Shaw (DEF)
0