Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Bristol City | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Ivanov | Vladimir Ivanov | manager | Mark Hutchings | Mark Hutchings | |||||||||||||||||
| Kubilay Izzet | K. Izzet |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Thomas Mangone | T. Mangone | |||||||||
| Ger Willems | G. Willems |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Alfredo Butragueno | A. Butragueno | |||||||||
| Gerard Pires | G. Pires |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Adriano Zitolo | A. Zitolo | |||||||||
| Hugo Okocha | H. Okocha |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Sven Behrens | S. Behrens | |||||||||
| Christian Amoah | C. Amoah |  | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Vinicio E. Mazzoleni | V. Mazzoleni | |||||||||
| Hans Visser | H. Visser | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Alejandro Segura | A. Segura | |||||||||
| Levin Baechler | L. Baechler |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Junji Nakamura | J. Nakamura | |||||||||
| Mick Gerrard | M. Gerrard |  | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Yuri Netto | Y. Netto | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Sükür | Y. Sükür | | 65 | M | | 9 | | A | 73 |  | Gunnar Soltvedt | G. Soltvedt | |||||||||
| Karim Mimouni | K. Mimouni |  | 83 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Jean-Michel Giublesi | J. Giublesi | |||||||||
| Anton Landerl | A. Landerl |  | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 |  | Johan Dahlin | J. Dahlin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 18,910 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol City kick off!
6.52
0-0Gerard Pires chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Gerrard. Mick Gerrard passes the ball forward to Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Thomas Mangone easily smothers it!
8.21
0-0Mick Gerrard catches Vinicio E. Mazzoleni on the ankles. Mick Gerrard is warned by the referee! Vinicio E. Mazzoleni carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.47
0-0Adriano Zitolo comes in with a late challenge on Karim Mimouni. Adriano Zitolo is given a warning by the referee! Karim Mimouni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.33
Junji Nakamura catches Hans Visser on the ankles. Junji Nakamura is warned by the referee! Hans Visser runs off the knock.
18.54
0-0Yuri Netto makes a simple pass to Johan Dahlin. Johan Dahlin shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
20.09
0-1Alfredo Butragueno flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Netto. Yuri Netto passes the ball forward to Gunnar Soltvedt. Gunnar Soltvedt plays a perfect one-two with Johan Dahlin and rushes in on goal... Gunnar Soltvedt tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.31
Gerard Pires chips the ball to his team mate, Levin Baechler. Levin Baechler takes it forward alone. Levin Baechler makes a probing pass to Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni tries a spectacular strike. Karim Mimouni scores for Aston Villa!!
30.44
Alejandro Segura deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Soltvedt. Gunnar Soltvedt knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Dahlin. Johan Dahlin heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.31
Levin Baechler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni whips in a cross ball towards Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.00
1-2Adriano Zitolo threads the ball through to Vinicio E. Mazzoleni. Vinicio E. Mazzoleni passes the ball forward to Jean-Michel Giublesi. Jean-Michel Giublesi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Amoah.
45.00
Junji Nakamura clumsily knocks into Hans Visser. Junji Nakamura is shown the yellow card! Hans Visser carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
48.48
Mick Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni goes all the way! Karim Mimouni rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
54.40
Gerard Pires flicks the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Sükür. Yurtcan Sükür kicks a strong pass forward to Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni makes a simple pass to Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.44
Mick Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni goes all the way! Karim Mimouni takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Karim Mimouni!
65.24
Levin Baechler kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl goes all the way! Anton Landerl takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Thomas Mangone!
71.31
Sven Behrens takes it forward alone. Sven Behrens passes the ball forward to Gunnar Soltvedt. Gunnar Soltvedt tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.31
Christian Amoah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Gerrard. Mick Gerrard knocks the ball forward to Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
84.33
Levin Baechler makes a simple pass to Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni plays a perfect one-two with Anton Landerl and rushes in on goal... Karim Mimouni takes a shot at goal but somehow Thomas Mangone manages to keep it out.
87.46
3-2Yurtcan Sükür makes a simple pass to Karim Mimouni. Karim Mimouni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Landerl but he's offside!
90.00
Gerard Pires makes a probing pass to Hans Visser. Hans Visser makes a beautiful solo run. Hans Visser makes a probing pass to Anton Landerl but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Karim Mimouni 27, 60 Anton Landerl 54 | Gunnar Soltvedt 20 Johan Dahlin 30 |