Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     BurnleyBurnley
Jamie BartonJamie Barton Computer Player Computer Player
Nikolas LindnerN. Lindner58
G
1
G
55Stefan FriedmannS. Friedmann
Marcos MarcosM. Marcos50
D
2
D
63Spencer HurstS. Hurst
Morris WilsonM. Wilson50
D
captain3
D
62Marc GreenM. Green
Denny Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel52
D
4
D
57Fredrik HenryF. Henry
James ClaphamJ. Clapham57
M
5
M
55Michael FoxM. Fox
Alex JamesA. James57
M
6
M
54Ray PiangerelliR. Piangerelli
Bill KitsonB. Kitson57
M
7
M
54Nick SalmonN. Salmon
Ruel HurstR. Hurst58
M
8
M
49Giuseppe PercassiG. Percassi
Daniel BentoD. Bento54
A
9captain
A
62Robbie MarshallR. Marshall
Trevor CopeT. Cope55
A
10
A
57Brian ThomsonB. Thomson
Pius MathijssenP. Mathijssen57
A
11
A
54Neil HansenN. Hansen
 
Duarte AlmeidaD. Almeida53
M
12
D
55Colin McallisterC. Mcallister
Juan-Carlos HelgueraJ. Helguera52
M
13
D
50Ian HoweyI. Howey
Bram KanuB. Kanu54
D
14
A
50Daniel MurrayD. Murray

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Burnley. A crowd of 10,268 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicholas Ball.


0.00
Burnley kick off the first half!
2.49
Fredrik Henry surges forward with the ball. Fredrik Henry makes a probing pass to Robbie Marshall. Robbie Marshall cuts inside the box! Robbie Marshall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.16
Marc Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Ray Piangerelli. Ray Piangerelli passes the ball forward to Nick Salmon. Nick Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Brian Thomson controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Denny Van Gobbel comes in with a late challenge on Brian Thomson. Brian Thomson appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
6.19
Robbie Marshall runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Robbie Marshall edges inside the box! Robbie Marshall muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Nikolas Lindner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.03
Fredrik Henry threads a neat ball through to Marc Green. Marc Green threads a neat ball through to Neil Hansen. Neil Hansen skips past Marcos Marcos! Some awkward footwork from Neil Hansen provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
16.43
Morris Wilson pushes mid-way up the pitch. With a delightful solo run, Morris Wilson stretches the opposition's defence. Morris Wilson plays a scrappy one-two with Pius Mathijssen and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Morris Wilson provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
20.07
Alex James makes a simple pass to Ruel Hurst. Ruel Hurst sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
21.22
Ray Piangerelli threads a neat ball through to Michael Fox. With a delightful solo run, Michael Fox stretches the opposition's defence. Michael Fox plays a one-two with Giuseppe Percassi and rushes in on goal... Michael Fox looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Nikolas Lindner manages to keep it out.
22.02
Marc Green makes a strong solo run forward. Marc Green sees Brian Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brian Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ruel Hurst.
27.44
With great vision, Denny Van Gobbel plays the ball forward to Bill Kitson. Bill Kitson sees space and advances. Bill Kitson shoots from distance. Stefan Friedmann is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.34
Marc Green makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Green flicks a high ball forward to Ray Piangerelli who takes it down. Ray Piangerelli lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Marshall. Robbie Marshall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Burnley!
39.13
Morris Wilson flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Bento who takes it down. Daniel Bento shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
42.44
Nick Salmon laces a through ball forward to Neil Hansen. Neil Hansen shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.09
Neil Hansen receives the ball from a throw-in from Robbie Marshall. Neil Hansen threads the ball through to Robbie Marshall. Robbie Marshall threads the ball through to Nick Salmon but he's offside!
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. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
47.21
Giuseppe Percassi comes in with a late challenge on Alex James. Giuseppe Percassi is shown the yellow card! Alex James runs off the knock.
49.56
Morris Wilson threads the ball through to Bill Kitson. Bill Kitson hits a low pass to Pius Mathijssen. Pius Mathijssen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.31
Nick Salmon sees Ray Piangerelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ray Piangerelli knocks in a cross ball towards Robbie Marshall. Robbie Marshall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Nikolas Lindner gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
61.58
Spencer Hurst kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Salmon. Seeing a gap ahead, Nick Salmon plays the ball forward to Brian Thomson. Brian Thomson shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.39
Ray Piangerelli makes a probing pass to Brian Thomson. Brian Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Hansen but the linesman indicates offside!
75.37
Trevor Cope chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento shoots from distance. It's there!! Stefan Friedmann has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.29
Marcos Marcos threads a neat ball through to Bill Kitson. Bill Kitson threads a neat ball through to Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.21
Fredrik Henry hacks Alex James from behind! The referee calls over Fredrik Henry and shows him a yellow card! Alex James runs off the knock.
84.34
Nick Salmon sees Brian Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brian Thomson threads a neat, attacking ball through to Ray Piangerelli. Ray Piangerelli shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ray Piangerelli!
89.02
Morris Wilson hits a low pass to Alex James. Alex James advances with the ball. Alex James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

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

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
28.4%
43.2%
28.4%

Scorers
Bill Kitson 27
Daniel Bento 75
Robbie Marshall 6, 36
Ray Piangerelli 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Marshall of Burnley

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

1.Stefan Friedmann (GK)
6
2.Spencer Hurst (DEF)
6
3.Marc Green (DEF)
7
4.Fredrik Henry (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Michael Fox (MID)
6
6.Ray Piangerelli (MID)goal scored
8
7.Nick Salmon (MID)
6
8.Giuseppe Percassi (MID)yellow card
5
9.Robbie Marshall (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Brian Thomson (ATT)
6
11.Neil Hansen (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Mcallister (DEF)
0
13.Ian Howey (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Murray (ATT)
0