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Match report
Football Elite
Division 4: Round 2 (setup 1, season 41)
Aston Villa
v.
Espanyol
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Robin OLSEN1ÁLVARO Fernández Llorente
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Matty CASH82ÓSCAR GIL Regaño
Tyrone MINGS73BRIAN OLIVÁN Herrero
John McGINN4VINICIUS de SOUZA Costa
Clément LENGLET75Bram NUYTINCK
Jacob RAMSEY6Enzo Pablo ROCO Roco
Bertrand TRAORÉ87Óscar MELENDO Jiménez
Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum PEREIRA8Hernán Arsenio PÉREZ González
Ollie WATKINS9José Luis Mato Sanmartín, JOSELU
Tim IROEGBUNAM106Javier Puado Diaz, JAVI PUADO
Jhon Jader DURÁN Palacio116IAGO Aspas Juncal
Manager
Kerr SMITH12Anaitz ARBILLA Zabala
Daniil KHUDYAKOV13Freddie WOODMAN
Omari KELLYMAN14Daniel Gómez Alcón, DANI GÓMEZ
Caleb CHUKWUEMEKA15Omar EL HILALI
Ben CHRISENE166Luca KOLEOSHO

Aston Villa 2 Espanyol 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 27,090, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Pieter VINK 7)
30 Mings, 49p WatkinsScorers32 Vinicius Souza
Substitutions49 Pérez <=> Koleosho
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners4
16Fouls6
4Offsides3
4Shots on6
10Shots off5
14Total shots11
2Shots saved5
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Bertrand TRAORÉ
1A good ball from MINGS on the right found WATKINS who sliced his shot over.
12PEREIRA was put clear by DURÁN and he pulled away from the 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
13JOSELU galloped through the Aston Villa defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
13DURÁN made space on the right and knocked the ball to IROEGBUNAM who touched the ball wide.
17The Aston Villa 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from JOSELU.
19TRAORÉ nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
22An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of ÁLVARO by WATKINS.
23A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Aston Villa 'keeper.
23Uncertainty in the Espanyol defence enabled CASH to thump an effort inches wide.
25An exceptional effort from ÓSCAR GIL scraped the outside of the post.
26A header from IAGO was nodded off the line by CASH.
27The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LENGLET fell just over.
30GOAL!! After a fine build-up MINGS drove a low shot past ÁLVARO. (1-0 Aston Villa)
32GOAL!! A wonderful shot from JAVI PUADO was punched clear by the Aston Villa 'keeper only as far as VINICIUS SOUZA who blasted the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (1-1)
35TRAORÉ waltzed round NUYTINCK and stroked a tame shot over the bar.
36A wonderful save prevented JOSELU from scoring a great goal.
37PEREIRA ran onto a delightful ball from TRAORÉ but fumbled his effort wide.
44CASH shot wide.
 
49GOAL!! Aston Villa were awarded a penalty after a foul on TRAORÉ, and WATKINS put it past ÁLVARO.
68A weak strike from CASH rolled agonisingly wide.
73MELENDO knocked the ball to JOSELU who fired it over the bar.
79DURÁN beat JAVI PUADO and drilled the ball to PEREIRA who pulled his effort wide.
81The Espanyol 'keeper saved a glorious shot from WATKINS.
88KOLEOSHO headed just beyond the far post.
90+1A cross from VINICIUS SOUZA left KOLEOSHO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.