Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Hull CityHull City
Jamie BartonJamie Barton Computer Player Computer Player
Nikolas LindnerN. Lindner58
G
1
G
58Duncan GrantD. Grant
Bram KanuB. Kanu54
D
2
D
68Graham PearceG. Pearce
Michele AmbrosinoM. Ambrosino52
D
3
D
56Kofi MulderK. Mulder
Denny Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel52
D
4captain
D
56Titus IzzetT. Izzet
Emanuele TraversaE. Traversa55
D
5
D
52Paul HitchcockP. Hitchcock
James ClaphamJ. Clapham57
M
6
M
56Thomas SchemmelT. Schemmel
Bill KitsonB. Kitson57
M
7
M
54Dion BaileyD. Bailey
Alex JamesA. James57
M
8
M
52Duncan CarterD. Carter
Daniel BentoD. Bento54
A
captain9
A
58Rafael SotoR. Soto
Trevor CopeT. Cope55
A
10
A
58Robert LoweR. Lowe
Pius MathijssenP. Mathijssen56
A
11
A
58Sol LoweS. Lowe
 
Ruel HurstR. Hurst58
M
12
A
54Nicolas SantosN. Santos
Duarte AlmeidaD. Almeida53
M
13
G
54Ugo LaverU. Laver
Juan-Carlos HelgueraJ. Helguera52
M
14
M
52Ivan AriasI. Arias

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Hull City. A crowd of 12,403 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Hull City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Beckham.


0.00
Hull City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.31
Kofi Mulder threads a neat ball through to Thomas Schemmel. Thomas Schemmel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Soto. Rafael Soto makes a great pass forward. Sol Lowe runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
3.27
Michele Ambrosino sees James Clapham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Clapham threads a neat ball through to Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.38
Paul Hitchcock knocks the ball forward to Duncan Carter. Duncan Carter runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Duncan Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.29
James Clapham sees Trevor Cope in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Trevor Cope makes a probing pass to Pius Mathijssen but he's offside!
9.56
James Clapham comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Carter. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Carter grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.37
Duncan Carter sees a break and surges forward. Duncan Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michele Ambrosino.
14.14
Michele Ambrosino makes a beautiful solo run. Michele Ambrosino flicks a high pass forward. Pius Mathijssen controls it well on his chest. Pius Mathijssen knocks the ball forward to Daniel Bento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.43
Kofi Mulder threads the ball through to Dion Bailey. Dion Bailey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Schemmel. Thomas Schemmel lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Lowe. Sol Lowe beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
30.04
Dion Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Soto controls it well on his chest. Rafael Soto lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Carter. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Carter connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Nikolas Lindner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
40.57
Alex James kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Cope. Trevor Cope knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Pearce.
44.03
Without breaking stride, Rafael Soto plays the ball forward to Thomas Schemmel. Thomas Schemmel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emanuele Traversa.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa get the second half underway!
49.47
Michele Ambrosino kicks a strong pass forward to James Clapham. James Clapham knocks the ball to his team mate, Pius Mathijssen. Pius Mathijssen finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.41
Kofi Mulder brings the ball forward. Kofi Mulder makes an attacking run forward. Kofi Mulder knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Lowe. Robert Lowe beats his man to it with a header but it's a lousy effort!
57.16
Dion Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Schemmel controls it well on his chest. Thomas Schemmel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.38
Titus Izzet sees Dion Bailey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Schemmel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Schemmel skips past Bill Kitson! Thomas Schemmel shoots from just inside the box but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
66.19
Titus Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Lowe. Robert Lowe knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Schemmel. With a superhuman jump, Thomas Schemmel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
73.02
Bill Kitson flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Bento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Bento shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
81.08
Bill Kitson decides to run forward with the ball. Bill Kitson makes a pass forward but Daniel Bento is yards offside!
85.16
Graham Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Carter. Duncan Carter changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Duncan Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michele Ambrosino.
87.16
Titus Izzet darts forward. Titus Izzet flicks a high ball forward to Robert Lowe who takes it down. Robert Lowe threads the ball through into the box. Rafael Soto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

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

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
32.1%
43.6%
24.4%

Scorers
Duncan Carter 30
Thomas Schemmel 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Carter of Hull City

Match Ratings
1.Nikolas Lindner (GK)
6
2.Bram Kanu (DEF)
6
3.Michele Ambrosino (DEF)
6
4.Denny Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
5.Emanuele Traversa (DEF)
6
6.James Clapham (MID)yellow card
6
7.Bill Kitson (MID)
6
8.Alex James (MID)
6
9.Daniel Bento (ATT)
6
10.Trevor Cope (ATT)
6
11.Pius Mathijssen (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruel Hurst (MID)
0
13.Duarte Almeida (MID)
0
14.Juan-Carlos Helguera (MID)
0

1.Duncan Grant (GK)
6
2.Graham Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Kofi Mulder (DEF)
7
4.Titus Izzet (DEF)
7
5.Paul Hitchcock (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Schemmel (MID)goal scored
9
7.Dion Bailey (MID)
6
8.Duncan Carter (MID)goal scored
9
9.Rafael Soto (ATT)
7
10.Robert Lowe (ATT)
7
11.Sol Lowe (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Santos (ATT)
0
13.Ugo Laver (GK)
0
14.Ivan Arias (MID)
0