Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| John Davies | John Davies | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Tavares | D. Tavares |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Gavin Marsden | G. Marsden | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Aaron Van Den Herik | A. Van Den Herik | |||||||||
| Nigel Greening | N. Greening | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Ronnie Barrett | R. Barrett | |||||||||
| Oleg Mills | O. Mills | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Jorge Carvalho | J. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Darren Watson | D. Watson | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Steve Kitson | S. Kitson | |||||||||
| Alec Niven | A. Niven |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Alejandro Ruiz | A. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Edward Boggs | E. Boggs |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Matthew Adams | M. Adams | |||||||||
| Sidney Ducloux | S. Ducloux |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Ian Wise | I. Wise | |||||||||
| João Barrera | J. Barrera |  | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Colin Neville | C. Neville | |||||||||
| Colin Todd | C. Todd | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Craig Jacobs | C. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Colin Niven | C. Niven | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Scott Grantt | S. Grantt | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 8,452 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa get the match underway!
2.57
1-0Alec Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, João Barrera. João Barrera passes the ball forward to Colin Todd. Colin Todd rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.02
Edward Boggs threads the ball through to Colin Niven. Colin Niven plays a perfect one-two with João Barrera and rushes in on goal... Colin Niven shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.13
2-0Matthew Adams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs plays a perfect one-two with Scott Grantt and rushes in on goal... Craig Jacobs rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Diogo Tavares.
22.49
2-0Steve Kitson flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.16
Edward Boggs decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Boggs lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.59
3-0Alec Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
33.41
Alejandro Ruiz passes the ball forward to Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.51
Edward Boggs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Niven. Colin Niven heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Gavin Marsden had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
54.02
Nigel Greening makes a probing pass to Sidney Ducloux. Sidney Ducloux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven goes all the way! Colin Niven tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.35
5-0Colin Todd barges into Steve Kitson. Colin Todd is given a warning by the referee! Steve Kitson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.07
Steve Kitson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Neville. Colin Neville knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.43
5-0Alec Niven makes a simple pass to Colin Niven. Colin Niven threads the ball through to João Barrera but he's offside!
72.52
5-0Aston Villa are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
78.21
Oleg Mills makes a simple pass to Edward Boggs. Edward Boggs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Todd. Colin Todd goes all the way! Colin Todd cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.55
Nigel Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Boggs. Edward Boggs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.46
Alejandro Ruiz makes a probing pass to Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
26.1%
46.4%
27.5%
Scorers
| Colin Todd 3, 24 Colin Niven 10, 35, 54 |