Game #4529
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 15 September 1998
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
UEFA Cup
Strømsgodset IF
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,893
Aston Villa
3-2
Strømsgodset IF
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 15 September 1998
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-1, (Strømsgodset IF), Anders Michelsen
🥅 | 23’ Goal, 0-2, (Strømsgodset IF), Christer George
🔁 | 37’ Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Strømsgodset IF
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🟥 | 68’ Sending off, (Strømsgodset IF)
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Darren Byfield, Sub on, Darius Vassell
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 1-2, Gary Charles
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-2, Darius Vassell
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-2, Darius Vassell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Strømsgodset IF
🟨 | Booking, Alan Thompson
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 15 September 1998
Villa face Strømsgodset IF for the first time in competitive football, Strømsgodset become the 140th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 25th continental European opponents and their first from Norway.
Darius Vassell scores a brace on his European debut despite only coming off the bench after 80’. Vassell’s first goals in a Villa shirt come on his 3rd appearance (0 Starts) to make it W3 D0 L0 and 2 Goals. Had Villa unearthed another youth gem?
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Strømsgodset IF
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Norwegian League Champions: 🏆
Norwegian Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1991
Aston Villa
Strømsgodset IF
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1998-99 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Tuesday, 15 September 1998
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Hartmut Strampe | 🇩🇪 | Handorf, 1993-2001
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 2.42
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Hartmut Strampe | 🇩🇪 | Handorf, 1993-2001
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 21 October 1997, UEFA Cup, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés Stadium.
Cards: 🟥
CARDS
None
🟥
TEAM NEWS
Mark Draper and Simon Grayson come in for Ian Taylor and Ugo Ehiogu as Paul Merson makes way for Darren Byfield.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.13 |
Oldest Player |
FB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 28.77 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 17.57 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Dag Vidar Kristoffersen | 🇳🇴 |
Strømsgodset IF
GK Glen-Arne Hansen | 🇳🇴 |
D Morten Kihle | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 |
CB Thomas Wæhler | 🇳🇴 |
CB Kenneth Karlsen | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Pal Skistad | 🇳🇴 |
RB Anders Michelsen | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
M Hans Erik Ødegaard | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
M Rune Hagen | 🇳🇴 |
M Lars Granås | 🇳🇴 |
M Ousman Nyan | 🇳🇴 |
W Sander Solberg | 🇳🇴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 37’ |
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 66’ |
🔁 | CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | for CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Hans Erik Ødegaard | 🇳🇴 | (W Christer George | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | W Christer George | 🇳🇴 | (CB Vegard Ström | 🇳🇴 |)
🔁 | RB Anders Michelsen | 🇳🇴 | (CF Lasse Olsen | 🇳🇴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴 |
M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Thomas André Ödegaard | 🇳🇴 |
CB Espen Horsrud | 🇳🇴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
M Tor Arne Sannerholt | 🇳🇴 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | | 145 | 12* | 19 | 9 | 69* | 33 | 43 | - | - | 23* | 0 |
UNUSED
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/18
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇳🇴 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇳🇴 : 18/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Media & Commentary
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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