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Aston Villa

  • Harewood 26’

PFC Litex Lovech

  • Niflore 53’ (pen.)

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • PFC Litex Lovech
    • 90+3 Late free-kick to Villa, which is cleared, the final whistle goes and the English side are through to the group stage, 4-2 on aggregate.
    • 90' Three minutes of added time being played.
    • 88' Litex won't give up, this is great stuff from the minnows, pumping it forward and hassling Villa for everything.
    • 84' Poor free-kick, straight over the bar.
    • 83' Danev with a cynical foul on Young, yellow card. Almost a penalty, just outside the area too.
    • 82' Litex are in and they're queuing up to score but no-one can get a shot away! Nikolov and Angelov were in there!
    • 81' More good play by Villa but Litex manage to get the ball clear.
    • 80' Free-kick to Villa around 30 yards out, Young stands over it... well over though.
    • 78' Villa come forward, high ball into Harewood who flicks it on and Young is in and it drops to his side and he rifles in a half-volley that rattles off the inside of the near post and away! Somehow that stayed out, and somehow he made good contact, great effort and worthy of a goal!
    • 75' Litex can't clear the consecutive corners and are really hemmed in by Villa at the moment. Technically this match has been poor, but the pressing and endeavour has been a joy to behold.
    • 74' A horrible, painful one for Danev as he blocks Routledge's cross - he got that right in the, um, man-area.
    • 72' Free-kick to Litex on the edge of the box but Popov sends it well over.
    • 70' Good play by Milner on the left, he digs out a deep cross that is hooked back across goal by Young and Harewood must score but he heads it over! Should have been 2-1 to Villa!
    • 68' Litex haven't given up though, putting some pressure on Villa but unable to break them down.
    • 66' This is more like it from Villa, two or three minutes of non-stop pressure and Routledge gets it on the left, super control and a low drive that the keeper puts behind for a corner.
    • 62' Milner comes forward, he cuts inside from the left and drills in a low shot which the keeper spills but cleared for a throw!
    • 60' Litex really pressing Villa now, you wouldn't know that they were the Bulgarian side anyway - most of their players are foreign. Salifou with a reckless challenge but he somehow escapes a booking.
    • 56' Milner on the ball, he cuts in from the left and almost wriggles into a shooting position but Litex clear!
    • 53' Niflore with the chance to level on the night... and he slides it cool as you like to Friedel's right for 1-1!
    • 52' Litex attack again, it's with Wellington and he goes down under Cuellar's challenge and it's a penalty! Oh dear, Villa in trouble here!
    • 50' Litex are making a lot of running in the early part of this half, and Zanev on the ball, he has a crack which is blocked and the rebound falls to Berberovic who shoots but wide.
    • 46' Tsvetanov on for Dudu for Litex.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 Half time, Villa lead 1-0 on the night and 4-1 overall.
    • 45' Free-kick to Villa on the right, Petrov to take... he swings it into the box and up goes Harewood for a header but it's nodded over by the defender! The ref gives a goal-kick though.
    • 44' Dudu gets forward and has a crack from the edge of the box. It was going wide but Friedel isn't sure of his position so gets down to save anyway.
    • 42' Litex have the ball now, knocking it about in the Villa half, trying to work the flanks, but Villa are reasonable comfortable and the cross in is cleared with ease. Litex are chasing everything though, putting the pressure on every Villa player.
    • 40' Young gets the ball on the left wing, he beats one man, cuts inside and drills it low across goal and the keeper is static but it trickles inches wide of the far post!
    • 33' Villa are dominating this match but Litex are dangerous on the counter and Villa again look a touch shaky at the back.
    • 29' A long-range effort from Popov almost curls over the keeper and in but he gets back in time to hold on!
    • 26' Long punt downfield from the keeper, Harewood takes it inside the Litex half, he turns and surges forward, holding his marker off and drills it into the bottom left for 1-0! Great powerful forward play from Harewood, 4-0 overall.
    • 22 Popov is booked - not his first foul either.
    • 14' Litex come forward, the ball is launched into the box, a poor defensive header and it drops to POPOV but his shot curls just wide!
    • 12' Villa have been dominating but Litez break and Popov is in the box but his attempt to shoot is weak and Villa clear.
    • 10' Litex don't clear the corner and it drops to SALIFOU ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX but his shot spins just wide!
    • 9' Good chance for Villa with Harewood in but blocked for a corner.
    • 4' Almost an opener for Villa as Routledge tries to divert a low centre from Harewood past the keeper, but just wide!
    • 1' Match underway at Villa Park!
    • - Villa are fairly comfortable here after a 3-1 win in th away leg, and just need to make sure they don't get hammered by the Bulgarians.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Aston Villa v Litex Lovech in the second leg of their UEFA Cup first-round clash, from 20:00 UK time!

  • Team Stats

    Aston Villa Stats PFC Litex Lovech
    38% Possession 61%
    23 Shots 14
    5 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 1
    6 Corners 0
    15 Fouls 13
    2 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 14
    189 Accurate passes 357
    50 Bad passes 54

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
      21 Nicky Shorey 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 8 0
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 0 4
      24 Carlos Cuéllar 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 12 3 1
      18 Wayne Routledge 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 19 0 3
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 22 4 2
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 25 8 6
      8 James Milner 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22 11 2
      7 Ashley Young 0 8 0 0 1 2 1 18 9 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 1 6 2 4 3 0 0 18 5 0
      14 Nathan Delfouneso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Isaiah Osbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Martin Laursen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • PFC Litex Lovech
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Todor Todorov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
      2 Alexandre Barthe 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 52 2 0
      23 Petar Zanev 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 29 12 4
      16 Stanislav Manolev 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 44 2 2
      22 Plamen Nikolov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 47 3 1
      33 Dzemal Berberovic 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 48 12 4
      32 Ivelin Popov 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 23 4 1
      8 Wellington Brito Da Silva 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 31 2 0
      26 Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Tome 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 2
      10 Alessandro Correia Sandrinho 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 46 5 0
      19 Wilifried Niflore 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 11 2 0
      11 Emil Angelov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      21 Aleksandar Tsvetkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Eduardo Roberto dos Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      27 Momchil Tzvetanov 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 6 0
      1 Uros Golubovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Krum Bibishkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Jérémy Acedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 82' Litex are in and they're queuing up to score but no-one can get a shot away! Nikolov and Angelov were in there!
    • 78' Villa come forward, high ball into Harewood who flicks it on and Young is in and it drops to his side and he rifles in a half-volley that rattles off the inside of the near post and away! Somehow that stayed out, and somehow he made good contact, great effort and worthy of a goal!
    • 74' A horrible, painful one for Danev as he blocks Routledge's cross - he got that right in the, um, man-area.
    • 70' Good play by Milner on the left, he digs out a deep cross that is hooked back across goal by Young and Harewood must score but he heads it over! Should have been 2-1 to Villa!
    • 66' This is more like it from Villa, two or three minutes of non-stop pressure and Routledge gets it on the left, super control and a low drive that the keeper puts behind for a corner.
    • 62' Milner comes forward, he cuts inside from the left and drills in a low shot which the keeper spills but cleared for a throw!
    • 53' Niflore with the chance to level on the night... and he slides it cool as you like to Friedel's right for 1-1!
    • 52' Litex attack again, it's with Wellington and he goes down under Cuellar's challenge and it's a penalty! Oh dear, Villa in trouble here!
    • 45' Free-kick to Villa on the right, Petrov to take... he swings it into the box and up goes Harewood for a header but it's nodded over by the defender! The ref gives a goal-kick though.
    • 40' Young gets the ball on the left wing, he beats one man, cuts inside and drills it low across goal and the keeper is static but it trickles inches wide of the far post!
    • 26' Long punt downfield from the keeper, Harewood takes it inside the Litex half, he turns and surges forward, holding his marker off and drills it into the bottom left for 1-0! Great powerful forward play from Harewood, 4-0 overall.
    • 14' Litex come forward, the ball is launched into the box, a poor defensive header and it drops to POPOV but his shot curls just wide!
    • 10' Litex don't clear the corner and it drops to SALIFOU ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX but his shot spins just wide!
    • 4' Almost an opener for Villa as Routledge tries to divert a low centre from Harewood past the keeper, but just wide!
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Aston Villa v Litex Lovech in the second leg of their UEFA Cup first-round clash, from 20:00 UK time!

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