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Game #4275

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 15 September 1993

1st Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Ray Houghton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dean Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |

Ron Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Neil Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Garry Parker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Guy Whittingham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Ray Houghton returns as Guy Whittingham drops out.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 30.17 |

Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 35.13 |

Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | 24.67 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Drew

0-0

๐ŸŸจ 15 Sep 1993, Villa 0-0 Slovan, Tehelnรฉ pole
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿ•’ | HT ล K Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ•’ | FT ล K Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #110 |
Wednesday, 15 September 1993

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Marcello Nicchi | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น | Gambassi Terme, 1993
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

Officials

Referee: Marcello Nicchi | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น | Gambassi Terme, 1993

Previous 5 vs. Slovan: None

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ W0 (0% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(100% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L0 (0% ) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 0 | GD 0

Match Stats

Not recorded

Ron Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994

๐Ÿ•’ 110 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 49 ๐ŸŸจ | 31 ๐ŸŸฅ 30 | 1.62

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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UEFA Cup

ล K Slovan Bratislava

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Tehelnรฉ pole

Attendance: 10,886

GK Alexander Vencel | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
RB Tomas Stรบpala | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
CB Marian Zeman | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
CB Dusan Tittel | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
CB Vladimir Kinder | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
D Ludovit Lancz | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Robert Tomaschek | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
M Fabio Nigro | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท |
M Ondrej Kriลกtofรญk | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
CF Stefan Maixner | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
CF Jaroslav Timko | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | ๐Ÿ” |

Duลกan Gรกlis | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | D Ludovit Lancz | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | (RB Ladislav Pecko | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Jaroslav Timko | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | (F Pavel Gostiฤ | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |)

Unused Substitutes

D Miroslav Chvila | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
F Erik Chytil | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Slovak League Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Czechoslovak League Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Slovak Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Czechoslovak Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1991-92

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

430

โœ…

429*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

๐ŸŸฉ

168

๐ŸŸจ

120

๐ŸŸฅ

142

โ›”

119

๐Ÿฅ…

548

LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

102

โœ…

102*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

14

๐ŸŸฉ

45

๐ŸŸจ

30*

๐ŸŸฅ

27

CB Shaun Teale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

106

โœ…

106*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

47

๐ŸŸจ

30*

๐ŸŸฅ

29

CBย Paul McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

197

โœ…

197*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

9

๐ŸŸฉ

84

๐ŸŸจ

53*

๐ŸŸฅ

60

RB Earl Barrett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

72

โœ…

72*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

๐ŸŸฉ

33

๐ŸŸจ

23*

๐ŸŸฅ

16

M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

5

โœ…

5*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

3*

๐ŸŸฅ

0

M Kevin Richardson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

110

โœ…

110*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

9

๐ŸŸฉ

49

๐ŸŸจ

31*

๐ŸŸฅ

30

M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

517

โœ…

495

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

59

96

๐ŸŸฉ

226

๐ŸŸจ

129

๐ŸŸฅ

162

M Ray Houghton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

54

โœ…

53*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

10

๐ŸŸฉ

25

๐ŸŸจ

18*

๐ŸŸฅ

11

CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

57

โœ…

54*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

11

๐ŸŸฉ

25

๐ŸŸจ

20*

๐ŸŸฅ

12

CF Dean Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

52

โœ…

52*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

3

๐ŸŸฉ

26

๐ŸŸจ

16*

๐ŸŸฅ

10

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa face ล K Slovan Bratislava for the first time in competitive football, Slovan become the 132nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villaโ€™s 18th continental European opponents and their first from what is now Slovakia.

  • 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.

  • 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.

What they Said

"It was a penalty, no doubt about it.

โ€œThe 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.

โ€œPerhaps that had something to do with it."

Ron Atkinson.

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.

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