Reserve match report - Aston Vills v Leeds

By Neale Sheldon
March 24 2004

A report of last nights reserve game, kindly sent to me by Neale Sheldon from Stoke Whites. Very much appreciated Neale. If anyone fancies submitting reports from 1st team or reserve matches, send them to me, and I’m happy to publish as many as I can. It’s good to get a different perspective.

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leeds line up live from villa park

1Carson

2Edwards

3 Richardson

4 Keegan

5 Duberry

6 Camara

7 Lennon

8 Kilgallon

9 Wilcox

10 Simon Johnson

11 Olembie

subs

Winter

Allaway

Keogh

Constable

Woods

Leeds all in yellow kick towards the Holte End

looks like Leeds are starting with Olembe and si johnson up front. Scott Carson makes 2 great saves in the first 5 mins

12 mins Lennon forces an excellent save from Postma

16 mins Wilcox whips in a cross to Lennon on the edge of the area. Lennon sidefoots wide

Lennon and Edwards are seeing plenty of the ball

28 mins Wilcox feeds Si Johnson who goes on a run and shoots just over from the edge of the box

41 mins Lennon wastes another chance, with Simon Johnson begging for the ball.

45 mins plus injury time Villa waste a corner

Leeds have had the better part of the play in the first half

2nd half

50 mins GOAL

1-0 TO LEEDS

PAUL KEEGAN hits a thunderbolt from just inside the area

60 mins Keegan puts in a cross and Simon Johnson wastes a chance from 10 yards

61 Mins Villa break away and Marcus Allback forces Carson to save with his feet. Carson saves from Crouch header from the corner

65 mins GOAL

Richardson surges thro Villa defence and SI JOHNSON bangs the ball into the net Leeds 2-0

triple substitution

off Wilcox, Olembe and Camara

on Woods, Keough, Winter

Villa make triple substitution

12ft seven striker Crouch to go off

Dion Dublin lucky to only get the yellow card after a furious argument with the ref.Dublin wanted to take a free kick quickly, but a leeds player was in the way. Dublin needs to "keep his hair on" or he will be off next time he mouths off to the ref

85 mins Villa score 2-1 Gardiner provides a cross for Foley to score on the volley LEEDS PLAYER SERIOUSLY INJURED PLAY STOPPED FOR 8MINS LOOKS like Richardson has bad leg STRETCHERD OFF

87 MINS Villa goalkeeper Postma goes forward for a corner. Villa want to keep top spot in the reserve league. A point tonight could win the league for Villa. 10 man Leeds now under pressure

WIN FOR LEEDS 2-1 marred by an injury to Frazer Richardson who was lying on the ground for about 8mins. It seemed everyone was on the pitch, both physios, the Villa doctor, the local vet, the red cross and uncle tom cobley an all.