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

· 2nd Leg - Aston Villa win 4-2 on aggregate

Aston Villa

27': Marlon Harewood

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Aston Villa win 4-2 on aggregate

Liteks Lovetch

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 Commentary

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

Liteks Lov		AVL
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

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

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Brad Guzan, Martin Laursen, Nigel Reo-Coker, Craig Gardner, Isaiah Osbourne, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Nathan Delfouneso.

Liteks Lovetch

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

Liteks Lovetch Substitutes:

Uros Golubovic, Aleksandar Tsvetkov, Jeremy Acedo, Momchil Tsvetanov, Eduardo dos Santos, Emil Angelov, Krum Bibishkov.

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