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Game #4328
1993-94
Position:
2nd Round
UEFA Cup 2nd Round
Deportivo La Coruña
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,737
Wednesday, 3 November 1993
Villa's away goal counts for nothing as they are beaten by a solitary goal in the second leg of the UEFA Cup tie with Deportivo to leave them out of Europe ahead of schedule.
Aston Villa
0-1
Deportivo La Coruña
Scorer(s) | None |
Assist(s) | None
AT A GLANCE
Game #4328
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #20 |
Manager Game | #122 |
Wednesday, 3 November 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Atkinson |
Referee | Hans-Jürgen Weber, Germany |
FT Score | 0-1 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber
MATCH INCIDENTS
Hans-Jürgen Weber
Villa
🟨 | 🟨 |
Deportivo La Coruña
None
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.30 |
Oldest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 35.04 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 21.82 |
TEAM NEWS
Mark Bosnich returns in goal along with Tony Daley, Dean Saunders, Gordon Cowans and Bryan Small. Nigel Spink, Ray Houghton, Guy Whittingham, Steve Froggatt, Garry Parker and Ugo Ehiogu drop out.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson
STAFF
Assistant Manager: Jim Barron
STARTING LINE UP
GK Mark Bosnich |
LB Bryan Small |
RB Earl Barrett |
CB Shaun Teale |
CB Paul McGrath |
M Andy Townsend |
M Gordon Cowans |
M Kevin Richardson |
W Tony Daley |
CF Dalian Atkinson |
CF Dean Saunders |
SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Houghton for M Gordon Cowans |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Ugo Ehiogu
Garry Parker
Peter Whittingham
Nigel Spink
THE OPPOSITION
Liaño, Voro, Robera, Nando, Rekarte, Đukić, Manjarín (g) (Riesco), Silva, Fran, Donato, Bebeto (Vales). Manager: Arsenio Iglesias.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Despite a creditable away draw Villa fall at home to Deportivo La Coruña in the Second Round of the UEFA Cup.
MATCH TIMELINE
37’ Goal, 0-1, (Deportivo La Coruña), Manjarín
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Deportivo La Coruña
62’ Sub off, M Gordon Cowans, Sub on, M Ray Houghton
FT Aston Villa 0-1 Deportivo La Coruña
Cards.
Booking, Kevin Richardson, Foul
Booking, Andy Townsend, Foul
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
QUOTES
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Thursday, 4 November 1993
"VILLA’S UEFA Cup hopes were left in tatters by slick Spaniards Deportivo La Coruna at Villa Park last night."
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Sucker punch sinks Villa ASTON VILLA DEPORTIVO (agg: 1-2) VILLA’S UEFA Cup hopes were left tatters by slick Spaniards Deportivo La Coruna at Villa Park last night. Striker Javier Manjarin settled the issue with a 36th-minute strike. And Villa can have few complaints after being swamped by the visitors throughout as they inexplicably failed to rise to the occasion. Manjarin headed home after a flowing move had ripped Villa’s defence wide open. Gordon Cowans, recalled after being rested for two games, was caught in possession in his own half and the Spaniards countered quickly and clinically. The ball flashed from Bebeto to Fran and then out wide to overlapping full back Nando, whose deep cross to the far post was headed down by MANJARIN and only helped into the roof of the net by Villa defender Paul McGrath. Bebeto could have added to Deportivo’s advantage three minutes later but skied over from eight yards.
Sucker punch sinks Villa ASTON VILLA DEPORTIVO (agg: 1-2) VILLA’S UEFA Cup hopes were left tatters by slick Spaniards Deportivo La Coruna at Villa Park last night. Striker Javier Manjarin settled the issue with a 36th-minute strike. And Villa can have few complaints after being swamped by the visitors throughout as they inexplicably failed to rise to the occasion. Manjarin headed home after a flowing move had ripped Villa’s defence wide open. Gordon Cowans, recalled after being rested for two games, was caught in possession in his own half and the Spaniards countered quickly and clinically. The ball flashed from Bebeto to Fran and then out wide to overlapping full back Nando, whose deep cross to the far post was headed down by MANJARIN and only helped into the roof of the net by Villa defender Paul McGrath. Bebeto could have added to Deportivo’s advantage three minutes later but skied over from eight yards.