Match Report


Stockport CountyStockport County     Aston VillaAston Villa
Jay LivermoreJay Livermore Adrian Roos Adrian Roos
Stephane ScifoS. Scifo78
G
1captain
G
72Leevi GaddL. Gadd
Phil ThomsonP. Thomson72
D
2
D
62Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa
Marco LaurentM. Laurent74
D
captain3
D
68Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin
Mick FinneyM. Finney69
D
4
D
71Filipe TavaresF. Tavares
Cesar MendesC. Mendes75
D
5
M
68Duncan CroftD. Croft
Torsten HallerT. Haller73
M
6
M
65Robert CookeR. Cooke
Mark SchwarzerM. Schwarzer78
M
7
M
71Sylvain GeorgeS. George
Harry HigginbothamH. Higginbotham77
M
8
M
69Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink
Cedric ZugnaC. Zugna78
A
9
A
67Gary ClarkeG. Clarke
Wes HitchcockW. Hitchcock74
A
10
A
67Samir BrehmeS. Brehme
Nigel PowellN. Powell75
A
11
A
67Laurent CandelaL. Candela
 
Tomás SandovalT. Sandoval72
D
12
D
70Msaddeck ZidaneM. Zidane
Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate74
M
13
A
68Moktar ForgeM. Forge
Rafael LimaR. Lima76
A
14
A
69Msaddeck HemdaniM. Hemdani

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,807 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stockport County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Powell.


0.00
Stockport County start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.06
Marco Laurent flicks a high pass forward. Mark Schwarzer controls it well on his chest. Mark Schwarzer makes a probing pass to Wes Hitchcock. Wes Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
4.07
Mark Schwarzer threads a neat ball through to Wes Hitchcock. Wes Hitchcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
8.04
Cesar Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Higginbotham. Harry Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Cedric Zugna provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Leevi Gadd!
10.54
Seeing Dennis Hasselbaink's attacking run, Sylvain George quickly throws the ball into his path. Dennis Hasselbaink sees space and advances. Dennis Hasselbaink cuts inside the box! Dennis Hasselbaink makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
15.40
Duncan Croft threads the ball through to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Phil Thomson.
16.39
Cesar Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Mark Schwarzer controls it well on his chest. Mark Schwarzer sees Nigel Powell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Powell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastiao Sousa.
21.27
Sebastiao Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Cooke. Robert Cooke makes a probing pass to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke cuts inside the box! Gary Clarke looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.10
Mark Schwarzer flicks a high pass forward to Wes Hitchcock who brings the ball under control. Wes Hitchcock runs straight at the defence! Wes Hitchcock tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
27.04
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high ball forward to Samir Brehme who takes it down. Samir Brehme advances inside the box! Samir Brehme takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.13
Robert Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Stephane Scifo. Excellent save.
33.14
Mick Finney passes the ball forward to Harry Higginbotham. Harry Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Leevi Gadd smothers it!
34.33
Mark Schwarzer passes the ball forward to Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Hitchcock but the referee indicates it's offside!
40.16
Torsten Haller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell plays a one-two with Wes Hitchcock and advances towards the goal... Filipe Tavares clumsily knocks into Nigel Powell. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
Sylvain George threads a neat ball through to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mick Finney.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stockport County appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Msaddeck Zidane replacing Gabriel Voisin, Moktar Forge replacing Gary Clarke and Msaddeck Hemdani replacing Laurent Candela. The Stockport County players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Aston Villa start the second half!
47.15
With imagination, Harry Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell kicks a strong pass forward to Cedric Zugna but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.10
Robert Cooke takes it forward alone. Robert Cooke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
57.50
Robert Cooke surges forward with the ball. Robert Cooke shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
59.34
Torsten Haller knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell skips past Sebastiao Sousa! Nigel Powell shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.34
Stockport County have made a substitution with Rafael Lima replacing Cedric Zugna .
63.18
Mick Finney deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell plays a sublime one-two with Wes Hitchcock and races in on goal... Nigel Powell comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.54
Dennis Hasselbaink flicks a high pass forward. Msaddeck Hemdani controls it well on his chest. Msaddeck Hemdani plays a quick one-two with Moktar Forge and rushes in on goal... Msaddeck Hemdani takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.34
Robert Cooke barges into Mark Schwarzer. The referee calls over Robert Cooke and warns him to calm down! Mark Schwarzer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.56
Marco Laurent runs forward with the ball. Marco Laurent controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Hitchcock. Wes Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leevi Gadd who gathers it comfortably.
75.28
Robert Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
78.56
Samir Brehme catches Marco Laurent on the ankles. Samir Brehme is given a warning by the referee! Marco Laurent gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.09
Marco Laurent makes a probing pass to Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima plays a one-two with Nigel Powell and advances towards the goal... Rafael Lima tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Filipe Tavares.
83.57
Dennis Hasselbaink advances with the ball. Dennis Hasselbaink whips in a cross ball towards Msaddeck Hemdani. Msaddeck Hemdani knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.08
Wes Hitchcock barges into Msaddeck Zidane. Wes Hitchcock is shown the yellow card! Msaddeck Zidane hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Stockport County

Aston Villa
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
29.3%
42.4%
28.3%

Scorers
Nigel Powell 59, 63
Gary Clarke 21
Samir Brehme 27
Msaddeck Hemdani 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Powell of Stockport County

Match Ratings
1.Stephane Scifo (GK)
6
2.Phil Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Marco Laurent (DEF)
7
4.Mick Finney (DEF)
6
5.Cesar Mendes (DEF)
6
6.Torsten Haller (MID)
6
7.Mark Schwarzer (MID)
7
8.Harry Higginbotham (MID)
6
9.Cedric Zugna (ATT)
6
10.Wes Hitchcock (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Nigel Powell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Tomás Sandoval (DEF)
0
13.Tommy Woodgate (MID)
0
14.Rafael Lima (ATT)
6

1.Leevi Gadd (GK)
7
2.Sebastiao Sousa (DEF)
6
3.Gabriel Voisin (DEF)
6
4.Filipe Tavares (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Croft (MID)
6
6.Robert Cooke (MID)
7
7.Sylvain George (MID)
7
8.Dennis Hasselbaink (MID)
9
9.Gary Clarke (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Samir Brehme (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Laurent Candela (ATT)
6
 
12.Msaddeck Zidane (DEF)
6
13.Moktar Forge (ATT)
6
14.Msaddeck Hemdani (ATT)goal scored
8