Game #4275
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 15 September 1993
Drew
1st Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
UEFA Cup 1st Round
Attendance: 10,886
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Tehelné pole
Villa are held to a second consecutive goalless draw but this time are the victims of a poor refereeing performance as a simple penalty award is refused.
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Dalian, denied a pen.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 15 September 1993
🕒 | HT ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa field their oldest side of the season - with an average age of 30.17 - as they record their second successive 0-0 draw to provide them with a platform for progression in the UEFA Cup.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: 🏆
Slovak League Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Czechoslovak League Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Slovak Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Czechoslovak Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1991-92
FIXTURE HISTORY
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Previous 5 vs. Slovan: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Wednesday, 15 September 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Marcello Nicchi | 🇮🇹 | Gambassi Terme, 1987-1997
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Marcello Nicchi | 🇮🇹 | Gambassi Terme, 1987-1997 🆘
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ray Houghton returns as Guy Whittingham drops out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 30.17 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 35.13 |
Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 24.67 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Dušan Gális | 🇸🇰 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
GK Alexander Vencel | 🇸🇰 |
RB Tomas Stúpala | 🇸🇰 |
CB Marian Zeman | 🇸🇰 |
CB Dusan Tittel | 🇸🇰 |
CB Vladimir Kinder | 🇸🇰 |
D Ludovit Lancz | 🇸🇰 | 🔁 |
M Robert Tomaschek | 🇸🇰 |
M Fabio Nigro | 🇦🇷 |
M Ondrej Krištofík | 🇸🇰 |
CF Stefan Maixner | 🇸🇰 |
CF Jaroslav Timko | 🇸🇰 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Ludovit Lancz | 🇸🇰 | (RB Ladislav Pecko | 🇸🇰 |)
🔁 | CF Jaroslav Timko | 🇸🇰 | (F Pavel Gostič | 🇸🇰 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Miroslav Chvila | 🇸🇰 |
F Erik Chytil | 🇸🇰 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇸🇰 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇸🇰 : 14/15
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It was a penalty, no doubt about it.
“The only person who didn't think so was one who counts, the referee.
"I suppose he might have had a problem if he had given it because it could have meant him sending off the goalkeeper, too.
“Perhaps that had something to do with it."
Ron Atkinson.
*The Irish Independent*
Thursday, 16 September 1993
Villa denied by ref
VILLA manager Ron Atkinson claimed yesterday his side were robbed of a UEFA Cup victory by Italian referee Marcello Nicchi.
Villa played out a goalless draw with Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia but were denied what appeared to be a blatant penalty in the 55th minute when Dalian Atkinson was sent sprawling by goalkeeper Alexander Vencel as he made a mess of attempting to clear a back pass.
Atkinson said: "It was a penalty, no doubt about it. The only person who didn't think so was one who counts. the referee.
"I suppose he might have had a problem if he had given it because it could have meant him sending off the goalkeeper, too. Perhaps that had something to do with it."
Despite the disappointment Villa still came away with an encouraging result against a side that competed in the European Cup last season.
However, the day was marred when Villa's team coach was attacked with bricks en route to the match. One brick shattered a glass window alongside goalkeeper Nigel Spink and captain Kevin Richardson.
Fortunately the glass only shattered and did not break. Neither player was hurt.
