Aston Villa vs Liteks Lovetch, 2008/09 UEFA Cup, First Round

· 2nd Leg - Aston Villa win 4-2 on aggregate
  • 27': Marlon Harewood
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2nd Leg - Aston Villa win 4-2 on aggregate
  • 53': Wilfried Niflore (P)

About

Aston Villa are hosting Liteks Lovetch at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 1': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 2': Throw-in: Plamen Nikolov takes it (Attacking)
  • 2': Throw-in: Plamen Nikolov takes it (Attacking)
  • 3': Marlon Harewood hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 3': T Todorov makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 4': Marlon Harewood hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 4': Wilfried Niflore blocks the shot
  • 5': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 5': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 6': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Attacking)
  • 7': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 7': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 10': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
  • 10': Ivelin Popov crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 10': Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 10': Marlon Harewood hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 10': Alexandre Barthe blocks the shot
  • 11': Nicky Shorey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot
  • 11': Moustapha Salifou hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 11': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 12': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 12': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 13': Alexandre Barthe commits a foul on Marlon Harewood resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 13': Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 13': James Milner crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 13': Petar Zanev clears the ball from danger.
  • 14': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar commits a foul on Plamen Nikolov resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 14': Petar Zanev takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
  • 14': Dzemal Berberovic crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 15': Carlos Tome Dudu hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 15': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 15': Marlon Harewood commits a foul on Dzemal Berberovic resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 15': Dzemal Berberovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 16': Ivelin Popov commits a foul on Wayne Routledge resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 17': Stiliyan Petrov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
  • 17': Throw-in: James Milner takes it (Attacking)
  • 18': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Attacking)
  • 19': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 19': Handball called on Ivelin Popov
  • 19': Zat Knight takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 21': Nicky Shorey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot
  • 21': Zat Knight hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 21': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 22': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 22': Ivelin Popov commits a foul on Carlos Jimenez Cuellar resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 23': Ivelin Popov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 23': Stiliyan Petrov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 23': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 24': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 24': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 25': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 25': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 25': Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 25': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 26': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 26': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 27': Marlon Harewood hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 27': Goal!! Marlon Harewood hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 1 - 0
  • 28': Ivelin Popov commits a foul on Moustapha Salifou resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 28': Stiliyan Petrov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 29': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 30': Carlos Tome Dudu crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 30': Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 30': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
  • 31': Carlos Tome Dudu crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
  • 31': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 31': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Attacking)
  • 32': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
  • 33': Marlon Harewood hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 33': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 34': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 35': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 36': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 36': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar commits a foul on Wilfried Niflore resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 36': S Manolev takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 37': Throw-in: James Milner takes it (Attacking)
  • 37': James Milner commits a foul on A Corea Sandrinho resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 37': da Silva Wellington takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
  • 38': S Manolev commits a foul on Ashley Young resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 38': Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
  • 38': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 39': Moustapha Salifou commits a foul on Dzemal Berberovic resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 39': S Manolev takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 39': Nicky Shorey commits a foul on da Silva Wellington resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 39': da Silva Wellington takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 40': Throw-in: Wayne Routledge takes it (Attacking)
  • 40': Ashley Young hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 41': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 41': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 41': Petar Zanev crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 42': da Silva Wellington hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 42': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 42': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 43': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 43': Zat Knight hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 44': T Todorov makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 44': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 45': da Silva Wellington commits a foul on James Milner resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 45': Nicky Shorey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
  • 45': Nicky Shorey crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 45': Stiliyan Petrov hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45'+1': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Liteks Lovetch makes a sub: Momchil Tsvetanov enters for Carlos Tome Dudu. Reason: Tactical
  • 46': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 46': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 48': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 50': Petar Zanev hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 50': Zat Knight blocks the shot
  • 50': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 50': Dzemal Berberovic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 50': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 52': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar commits a nasty foul on da Silva Wellington resulting on a penalty for Liteks Lovetch
  • 53': Wilfried Niflore places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
  • 55': Wilfried Niflore hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 56': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 56': Handball called on Momchil Tsvetanov
  • 56': Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 57': Marlon Harewood commits a foul on Dzemal Berberovic resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 57': Plamen Nikolov takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 57': Plamen Nikolov commits a foul on Wayne Routledge resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 58': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 59': James Milner takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 60': Moustapha Salifou commits a foul on S Manolev resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 60': Ivelin Popov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
  • 61': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Attacking)
  • 62': Offside called on Wilfried Niflore
  • 62': Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 63': James Milner hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 63': T Todorov makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 63': James Milner crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 63': T Todorov makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 64': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 65': Petar Zanev commits a foul on Wayne Routledge resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 65': Luke Young takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 65': Plamen Nikolov commits a foul on Marlon Harewood resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 65': Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 66': Throw-in: Stiliyan Petrov takes it (Attacking)
  • 66': James Milner crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 67': Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play
  • 67': Wayne Routledge hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 67': Offside called on Ashley Young
  • 67': S Manolev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 68': T Todorov makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 69': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 69': Marlon Harewood hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 70': da Silva Wellington commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 71': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 71': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar commits a foul on Dzemal Berberovic resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 72': Ivelin Popov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 72': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 73': Throw-in: Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes it (Defending)
  • 73': Wayne Routledge crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 73': T Todorov makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 73': Wayne Routledge crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 73': Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 75': Wilfried Niflore clears the ball from danger.
  • 75': James Milner takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 75': S Manolev clears the ball from danger.
  • 76': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 76': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 76': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 77': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 77': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 78': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
  • 78': Ivelin Popov commits a foul on Luke Young resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 78': Luke Young takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 78': Liteks Lovetch makes a sub: Emil Angelov enters for da Silva Wellington. Reason: Tactical
  • 78': Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit post
  • 79': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 79': Dzemal Berberovic commits a foul on Stiliyan Petrov resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 80': Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
  • 80': Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 80': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 81': Plamen Nikolov commits a foul on Marlon Harewood resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 81': Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
  • 81': Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 82': T Todorov takes a long goal kick
  • 83': Ivelin Popov crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 84': Petar Zanev commits a foul on Wayne Routledge resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
  • 84': Petar Zanev is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 84': Nicky Shorey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: shot
  • 84': Nicky Shorey hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 85': Aston Villa makes a sub: Isaiah Osbourne enters for Ashley Young. Reason: Tactical
  • 85': Liteks Lovetch makes a sub: Eduardo Dos Santos enters for Ivelin Popov. Reason: Tactical
  • 86': Moustapha Salifou commits a foul on Petar Zanev resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
  • 86': Petar Zanev takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 88': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 89': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Attacking)
  • 89': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
  • 90': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 90': Handball called on Marlon Harewood
  • 90': Plamen Nikolov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
  • 90'+1': Throw-in: Petar Zanev takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+2': Emil Angelov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 90'+2': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
  • 90'+3': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 2
55 Possession 45
6 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
3 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Crosses 6
0.5 Cross % 0.5
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
3 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Cup

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,230

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa

No. Name
1 Brad Friedel (GK)
2 Luke Young
16 Zat Knight
24 Carlos Cuéllar
21 Nicky Shorey
18 Wayne Routledge
19 Stilian Petrov
17 Moustapha Salifou
7 Ashley Young
8 James Milner
9 Marlon Harewood

Liteks Lov Liteks Lovetch

No. Name
12 Todor Todorov (GK)
23 Petar Zanev Yellow Card
2 Alexandre Barthe
33 Dzemal Berberovic
22 Plamen Nikolov
16 Stanislav Manolev
32 Ivelin Popov Yellow Card
8 da Silva Wellington
26 Carlos Tome Dudu
10 A Corea Sandrinho
19 Wilfried Niflore

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