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

· 1st Leg

Liteks Lovetch

10': Ivelin Popov
60': Cédric Cambon
71': Mihail Venkov

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1 - 3
1st Leg

Aston Villa

45'+1': Nigel Reo-Coker
72': Gareth Barry (P)
90'+2': Stilian Petrov

About

Liteks Lovetch are hosting Aston Villa at Gradski Stadion Kumanovo , , , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
2': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Attacking)
2': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
3': Carlos Tome Dudu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
3': Luke Young clears the ball from danger.
3': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
4': Gareth Barry commits a foul on Wilfried Niflore resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
4': Wilfried Niflore takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
5': Luke Young crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
5': Mihail Venkov blocks the cross
5': James Milner crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
6': Ivelin Popov drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
6': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
6': Craig Gardner crosses the ball. Outcome: save
6': Uros Golubovic makes a good save (Catch)
7': James Milner crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
7': Mihail Venkov clears the ball from danger.
7': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Attacking)
10': Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on A Corea Sandrinho resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
10': Ivelin Popov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
10': Ivelin Popov curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
10': Goal!! Ivelin Popov hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! Liteks Lovetch now leads 1 - 0
11': Gareth Barry hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
12': Mihail Venkov blocks the shot
12': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Defending)
13': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
14': Mihail Venkov hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
14': Martin Laursen blocks the shot
15': Ivelin Popov commits a foul on Gareth Barry resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
15': Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
16': James Milner takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
17': Gareth Barry commits a foul on A Corea Sandrinho resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
17': Mihail Venkov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
18': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
20': Luke Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
20': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Defending)
21': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar commits a foul on Carlos Tome Dudu resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
21': Mihail Venkov takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
21': Wilfried Niflore commits a foul on Carlos Jimenez Cuellar resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
21': Brad Friedel takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
22': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Attacking)
22': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
23': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
24': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar crosses the ball. Outcome: save
24': Uros Golubovic makes a good save (Catch)
24': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Attacking)
25': Offside called on Craig Gardner
25': Uros Golubovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
26': Uros Golubovic takes a long goal kick
29': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Attacking)
30': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Attacking)
31': Dzemal Berberovic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
31': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
32': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
32': Carlos Tome Dudu curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
33': Brad Friedel makes a very good save (Catch)
34': Craig Gardner commits a foul on Dzemal Berberovic resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
34': Plamen Nikolov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
35': Carlos Tome Dudu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
36': Gareth Barry clears the ball from danger.
37': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Defending)
38': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
39': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
40': Cedric Cambon commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
40': Nicky Shorey takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
41': da Silva Wellington crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
41': Craig Gardner clears the ball from danger.
41': Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on Ivelin Popov resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
41': da Silva Wellington takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
42': da Silva Wellington curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
42': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
42': James Milner commits a foul on da Silva Wellington resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
43': S Manolev takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
44': Gabriel Agbonlahor crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
44': Wilfried Niflore clears the ball from danger.
44': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
44': Cedric Cambon commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
44': Gareth Barry takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
45': Wilfried Niflore hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
45': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Nigel Reo-Coker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
45'+1': Goal!! Nigel Reo-Coker hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
45': The second half is under way
46': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
46': Nicky Shorey commits a foul on S Manolev resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
46': Plamen Nikolov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
47': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Attacking)
48': Carlos Tome Dudu crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
48': Nicky Shorey clears the ball from danger.
48': da Silva Wellington takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
48': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.
49': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
51': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Defending)
51': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
52': Throw-in: Mihail Venkov takes it (Defending)
54': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
54': Cedric Cambon commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
54': Cedric Cambon is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
54': James Milner takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
55': James Milner crosses the ball. Outcome: save
55': Uros Golubovic makes a good save (Catch)
55': Nigel Reo-Coker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
55': Uros Golubovic makes a good save (Catch)
56': Throw-in: Wilfried Niflore takes it (Attacking)
57': Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on Wilfried Niflore resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
57': da Silva Wellington takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
57': da Silva Wellington crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
57': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.
57': S Manolev crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
57': Nicky Shorey clears the ball from danger.
57': Throw-in: S Manolev takes it (Attacking)
60': Cedric Cambon commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
60': Cedric Cambon has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence
60': Nigel Reo-Coker takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
62': Throw-in: Nicky Shorey takes it (Defending)
62': Liteks Lovetch makes a sub: Alexandre Barthe enters for Carlos Tome Dudu. Reason: Tactical
64': Stiliyan Petrov commits a foul on Dzemal Berberovic resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
64': Dzemal Berberovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
66': Alexandre Barthe commits a foul on James Milner resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
66': James Milner takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
67': Nigel Reo-Coker crosses the ball. Outcome: save
67': Uros Golubovic makes a very good save (Catch)
68': da Silva Wellington hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
68': Aston Villa makes a sub: Marlon Harewood enters for Craig Gardner. Reason: Tactical
68': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
69': Throw-in: Gabriel Agbonlahor takes it (Attacking)
70': Offside called on Marlon Harewood
70': Uros Golubovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
70': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
71': Mihail Venkov has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: deliberate handball
71': Handball called on Mihail Venkov
72': Gareth Barry places the penalty kick with his left foot to the upper right corner and scores!! The goalkeeper guessed correctly but could not stop the shot.
74': Offside called on James Milner
74': Aston Villa makes a sub: Wayne Routledge enters for Nigel Reo-Coker. Reason: Tactical
74': Uros Golubovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
75': Liteks Lovetch makes a sub: Jeremy Acedo enters for S Manolev. Reason: Tactical
76': Wayne Routledge commits a foul on Wilfried Niflore resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
76': da Silva Wellington takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
78': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Attacking)
78': Aston Villa makes a sub: Moustapha Salifou enters for Gareth Barry. Reason: Tactical
80': Stiliyan Petrov commits a foul on Jeremy Acedo resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
80': Jeremy Acedo takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
80': Stiliyan Petrov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
81': Throw-in: Luke Young takes it (Defending)
82': Jeremy Acedo commits a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
82': James Milner takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
82': Uros Golubovic takes a long goal kick
82': Marlon Harewood hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
83': Uros Golubovic makes a very good save (Catch)
83': Uros Golubovic takes a long goal kick
84': Marlon Harewood commits a foul on Wilfried Niflore resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
84': Ivelin Popov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
85': Ivelin Popov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
85': Luke Young clears the ball from danger.
85': A Corea Sandrinho drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
85': Brad Friedel takes a long goal kick
85': Wayne Routledge commits a foul on Jeremy Acedo resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
85': Uros Golubovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
85': Liteks Lovetch makes a sub: Emil Angelov enters for da Silva Wellington. Reason: Tactical
86': Gabriel Agbonlahor crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
87': Uros Golubovic takes a long goal kick
87': Throw-in: Plamen Nikolov takes it (Defending)
87': Stiliyan Petrov commits a foul on A Corea Sandrinho resulting on a free kick for Liteks Lovetch
87': Wilfried Niflore takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
88': Jeremy Acedo commits a foul on James Milner resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa
89': James Milner takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
89': Uros Golubovic takes a long goal kick
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+2': Stiliyan Petrov hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+2': Uros Golubovic makes a very good save (Catch)
90'+2': Stiliyan Petrov hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
90'+2': Goal!! Stiliyan Petrov hits a very good left footed shot low through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 3 - 1

Statistics

AVL		Liteks Lov
15	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	2
3	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	7
53	Possession	47
6	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	3
1.0	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
5	Accurate Passes	9
5	Passes	9
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
2	Accurate Crosses	0
10	Crosses	5
0.2	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
8	Effective Clearances	2
8	Clearances	2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Cup

Venue: Gradski Stadion Kumanovo
Location: ,
Attendance: 7,000

Line-Ups

Liteks Lovetch

No.	Name
1	Uros Golubovic (GK)
3	Cédric Cambon
5	Mihail Venkov
22	Plamen Nikolov
33	Dzemal Berberovic
16	Stanislav Manolev
32	Ivelin Popov
8	da Silva Wellington
26	Carlos Tome Dudu
19	Wilfried Niflore
10	A Corea Sandrinho

Liteks Lovetch Substitutes:

Todor Todorov, Alexandre Barthe, Alexis Bertin, Jeremy Acedo, Momchil Tsvetanov, Eduardo dos Santos, Emil Angelov, Krum Bibishkov.

Aston Villa

No.	Name
1	Brad Friedel (GK)
2	Luke Young
24	Carlos Cuéllar
5	Martin Laursen
21	Nicky Shorey
26	Craig Gardner
6	Gareth Barry
20	Nigel Reo-Coker
19	Stilian Petrov
8	James Milner
11	Gabriel Agbonlahor

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Brad Guzan, Zat Knight, Moustapha Salifou, Isaiah Osbourne, Wayne Routledge, Marlon Harewood, Nathan Delfouneso.

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