Game #4978
Aston Villa
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
1-4
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,200
Won
2nd Qualifying
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Ashley Young | 4' | 64' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Craig Gardner and Villa win in Iceland, Thursday, 14 August 2008.
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 14 August 2008
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Brad Friedel, Nicky Shorey
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Gareth Barry, Assist by Ashley Young
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 2-0, Ashley Young
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 3-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 3-1, (Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar), Matthías Gudmundsson
🕒 | HT Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar 1-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | 55’ Booking, Gareth Barry
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 4-1, Martin Laursen, Assist by Ashley Young
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Stiliyan Petrov, Sub on, Moustapha Salifou
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Ashley Young, Sub on, Wayne Routledge
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Nathan Delfouneso 🟢
🕒 | FT Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar 1-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Goalkeeper Brad Friedel made his Villa debut aged 37 after joining from Blackburn Rovers for £2,250,000 in July 2008.
Left back Nicky Shorey made his Villa debut aged 27 after joining from Reading for a fee of £3,960,000 earlier this month.
Forward Nathan Delfouneso made his Villa debut as a substitute aged 17 after coming through the ranks as a schoolboy before signing professional forms in July 2008.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Icelandic Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
Icelandic Cup Winners: 🏆
Icelandic League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2007
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3180f14507884c38aeb4c4383ebea6d2~mv2.gif)
Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Thursday, 14 August 2008
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Radek Matějek | 🇨🇿 | 2004-
Kick off: 7.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 | 30 🟥 24 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Radek Matějek | 🇨🇿 | 2004-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Antonín Kordula, Martin Wilczek
TEAM NEWS
Martin O'Neill hands debuts to Brad Friedel and Nicky Shorey, and hands first starts of the season to Marlon Harewood, Gareth Barry and Curtis Davies. Stuart Taylor, Wilfred Bouma, Zat Knight and Steve Sidwell drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.93 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 37.27 |
Youngest Player |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 21.73 |
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 🟢 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 | ⚽ |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 🔁 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Heimir Guðjónsson | 🇮🇸 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3180f14507884c38aeb4c4383ebea6d2~mv2.gif)
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
GK Gunnar Sigurðsson | 🇮🇸 |
LB Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Höskuldur Eiríksson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Dennis Slim | 🇩🇰 |
M Tommy Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 🟨 |
M Matthías Guðmundsson | 🇮🇸 | ⚽ |
M Davíd Thór Viðarsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
M Björn Daníel Sverisson | 🇮🇸 | 🟨 |
W Atli Guðnason | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Tryggvi Guðmundsson | 🇮🇸 |
CF Matthías Vilhjálmsson | 🇮🇸 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 | for M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 66’ |
🔁 W Wayne Routledge | 🏴 | for W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 71’ |
🔁 F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | 🟢 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 76’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3180f14507884c38aeb4c4383ebea6d2~mv2.gif)
🔁 | D Höskuldur Eiríksson | 🇮🇸 | (D Gudmundur Sævarsson | 🇮🇸 |)
🔁 | M Davíd Thór Viðarsson | 🇮🇸 | (M Ásgeir Gunnar Ásgeirsson | 🇮🇸 |)
🔁 | W Atli Guðnason | 🇮🇸 | (CF Jónas Grani Garðarsson | 🇮🇸 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3180f14507884c38aeb4c4383ebea6d2~mv2.gif)
GK Dathi Larusson | 🇮🇸 |
CB Freyr Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 |
CB Birkir Sverrisson | 🇮🇸 |
M Hakon Hallfredsson | 🇮🇸 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/18
Homegrown: 6/18
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3180f14507884c38aeb4c4383ebea6d2~mv2.gif)
Home Nation 🇮🇸 : 12/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3180f14507884c38aeb4c4383ebea6d2~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
🟢 LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 |
🟢 F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Thursday, 14 August 2008
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