In off the Post   home | contact | links | FAQ  ONLINE GAMES 
Games clubs | codes | info | results | rulebook | join
User: Password:
Features forum | search | HTO

next | previous | Aston Villa | Independiente | index | setup 3

Commentary
OSVALDO's shot beat the Aston Villa 'keeper but rebounded off the Aston Villa crossbar.
A penalty box meleé resulted in BAMFORD knocking a low shot wide.
10¹An exceptional effort from AISSATI scraped the outside of the post.
20¹MANCUELLO shot wide.
24¹GOAL!! A delightful ball from REO-COKER left HESKEY in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before knocking the ball to AISSATI to score. (1-0 Aston Villa)
26¹A free-kick from OSVALDO went wide.
28¹HESKEY poked a simple chance past the righthand post.
29¹VIVIANO was able to block a tame shot from OSVALDO.
29¹AISSATI nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
32¹A weak strike from SALIFOU trickled agonisingly wide.
34¹A refined pass from NUÑEZ was drove goalbound by MANCUELLO only for VIVIANO to palm clear.
39¹FREDES was put clear by NUÑEZ and he pulled away from the 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
41¹An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Aston Villa 'keeper by MANCUELLO.
A fine ball from VALLÉS on the left bobbled toward MATHEU who sliced his effort over the bar.
A shot from HESKEY was smothered by ORIÓN.
A mix up in the Independiente defence enabled WARNOCK to hammer the ball inches over.
30²The 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely drive from Aston Villa's AISSATI.
32²A twenty yard drive from MANCUELLO caused VIVIANO little difficulty.
32²OSVALDO drove a looping shot just beyond the far post from long range.
35²VIVIANO stopped a lovely shot from MANCUELLO.
38²A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Aston Villa 'keeper.
40²A header by FRYERS at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.

 
Aston Villa
 
League position: 18
Home league form: LWWW
Overall league form: LLLLWLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Emiliano VIVIANO1Agustín ORIÓN(c)
Kyle NAUGHTON2Carlos MATHEU
Stephen WARNOCK3Gabriel VALLÉS
Barry BANNAN4Walter ACEVEDO
James COLLINS5Leonel GALEANO
Curtis DAVIES6Sergio VITTOR
Nigel REO-COKER7Hernán FREDES
Ismaïl AISSATI8Federico MANCUELLO
(p)Emile HESKEY9Daniel OSVALDO(p)
(f)Moustapha SALIFOU10Leonel NUÑEZ(f)
Patrick BAMFORD11Matías SUAREZ
Manager
Carlos CUÉLLAR  12  Ignacio PIATTI
ADRIÁN San  13  Javier GARCÍA
Nathan DELFOUNESO  14  Walter BUSSE
Zeki FRYERS15  Henk DIJKHUIZEN
Marlon HAREWOOD  16Patricio RODRÍGUEZ
 
Independiente
 
League position: 13
Away league form: LLOL
Overall league form: WWLXLXOL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Aston Villa 1 Independiente 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 25,471, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: John Blankenstein 7½)

Aissati 24¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
Reo-CokeróFryers 17²VittoróRodríguez 26²
  
  
43
618
03
67
78
1315
47
43%57%
Man of the match: Gabriel Vallés