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Peace Cup Penalty Shoot Out vs Juventus – Video

enjoy !!!


Aston Villa – PEACE CUP CHAMPIONS 2009

Pride

Pride

Champions

Champions

Pictures say it all


Aston Villa vs Juventus 0-0 – VILLA WIN ON PENS !!!!!!!!!!!!

Just what can you say ??

Well first I am so proud of the kids and the rest of the squad. OK so it was only a friendly tournament but we still beat CL sides with some squaddies, some first teamers and a lot of kids.

Winning mentality starts with games like this.

All of the squad deserve immense praise but my player of the tournament was Brad Guzan, just immense but special praise to Lichaj, Cuellar, NRC and Albrighton, for me the kid we have who is liekly to go all the way to the very top and a Villa fan to boot.

WELL DONE ALL

(now to bed !!)

23:39 – Villa WIN the Peace cup 4-3 on penalties, I am speechless at it all.

23:29 – Villa will take first pens, will update at the final score now, good luck kids you fully deserve this, every Villa fan is proud of you

23:24 – Ref blows 4 minutes early !!! PENALTIES !!

23:23 – and it was dangerous, Juve’s defence at 6′s and 7′s

23:22 – Dangerous free kick for Villa

23:18 – safe hands Guzan again

23:14 – good punch by guzan

23:12 – 2nd half kicks off, we deserve penalities

23:10 – Yet another great Albrighton cross and Herd heads over – Half time – EXTRA TIME

23:09 – NRC blasts wide

23:08 – save by Guzan

23:06 – Herd nearly sets up great chance, ball goes to our end and great tackle by Cuellar

23:02 – great piece of skill and pass from Albrighton nearly sets Young free

23:00 – Impressive run by NRC who still looks very fit

22:56 – 1st Period of Extra time and Herd on for Carew

22:50 – Last chance for Juve blasted over – FULL TIME – EXTRA TIME

22L49 – free kick over

22:48 – Lihaj booked and Del Piero comes on for the free kick, one minute left

22:46 – Juve free kick over

22:44 – edging towards, believe or not, extra time

22:40 – Over by Juve, Sidwell booked

22:36 – another good save by guzan

22:33 – Wee Barry narrowly wide – first touch

22:31 – Wee Barry on for Weimann and Lowry on for Shorey

22:31 – Carew narrowly wide from Young free kick

22:30 – Cuellar and Guzan get into a right mess and good save by Guzan in the end

22:28 – Davies gets clobbered by Guzan

22:26 – Juve shoot over again

22:25 – Another header by Juve over, we are starting to look tired now

22:20 – Albrighton gets dispossed and from that Juve miss a glorious chance, we are still doing very very very well

22:18 – Yet another impressive cross by Albrighton

22:15 – Cuellar once again very impressive

22:14 – Great ball from NRC nearly set up Lihaj

22:13 – Lihaj misses an header from the corner

22:05 – Yet another confident catch by Guzan, he is so impressive

22:03 – Ash Young laughs as the ref kicks the worse ball ever and we are off !!

22:01 – Problems with the site but back up now- 0-0 first half and very good considiring who is out

21:39 – yet another foul on ash and Carew forces a save from the free kick

21:37 – Albrighton once again impresses takes on and beats his man to put in a cracking cross

21:30 – Young starting to get a grip, draws a freekick and then a shot which Buffon spills but gathers. then sitter missed by Juve

21:27 – Pace is very slow, conditions very hot but we are more than a match for them

21:20 – good solid start and less physical than the other games, Guzan looking very solid again off his line

21:15 – young playing up the middle, Weimann left

21:13 – Juve shoot narrowly wide but we look dangerous on the flanks as Weimann nearly gets through

21:10 – easing out by Cuellar off a corner, good lad

21:07 – Villa fans in fine voice

21:06 – good first run by Albrighton and Ash shoots at the keeper after a cut in

21:03 – first shot by Juve drifts harmlessly wide

21:01 – and we are off !!!

20:56 – GOL TV coverage just started, just seen SALIFOU !!!

20:44 – Worth noting no Clark or Freidel on the bench, 15 mins to go.

20:24 – Del Piero is on the bench for Juve and that is all I will mention about them this site is totally biased towards Villa

20:18 – Team in – Guzan; Lichaj, Cuellar, Davies, Shorey; Albrighton, Reo-Coker, Sidwell, Young, Weimann, Carew Subs: Parish, Bannan, Herd, Lowry, Hofbauer, Collins, G Gardner.

Interesting to see how Weimann does and Davies, is that a risk with his shoulder ?

18:50 – The big question is who will play alongside Carew, will we play Carew up front on his own with Bannan in CM, or Young up wih him and Bannan on the left, I doubt Harewood would play. Randy Lerner has flown over to watch the game.

15:30 – In response to my e-mail to the OS blog, Paul Brown has just confirmed that Eric Lichaj and Marc Albrighton are available to play and are not suspended.

02/08 – 14:00 – No further news on whether Albrighton and Lichaj are suspended, MON’s prevew piece on the OS gives no clues

01/08 20:45 – Three kids Gary Gardner, James Collins and Dominik Hofbauer all called up in place of the injured trio Petrov, Jonathan Hogg and Luke Young. It is not clear at the moment the reciptants of two joke bookings against Porto, albrighton and Lichaj will be suspended, it is a joke if these two kids miss out on the biggest game of their lives.


The Peace Cup Final – Aston Villa vs Juventus – Sunday KO 21:00 BST

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Well after the Malaga game who would have thought we would be playing in the final – Juventus after a good 2-1 win against Madrid

We showed so much spirit and determination against Malaga even wth half the team full of kids and squaddies can you rule us out

The last time we played Juve was in the 1983 European Cup Quarter final when they had players like Rossi, Zoff, Platini and we narrowly lost.

Amazing how a couple of good results even in pre season can change the mood

Follow the game with the first and unique update service on a fans site. Of course if we were West Ham, Sky would show this game live !!

BTW the pitch at Seville is awful full of sand and could be termed dangerous


Aston Villa vs Porto – 2-1 – Full Time

Peace Cup Semi Final

Well what a game, a friendly no way, 8 bookings, a sending off and a duff referee, Despite this we played excellently throughout and fully deserved the win.

We started the game slowly but Albrighton as he did throughout the game crossed brillaintly for Heskey to tap in, then we dominated and deserved a second, a Sidwell poke in from a corner. Porto has MON fully knows are a whinging side and a bust up in the secod half led to Heskey rightly being sent off for a push ina Porto players face but words were said we may not hear the end of this.

Then a period of Porto pressure where Guzan was fantastic and one close range save was world class. However NRC was stupid in the first min of injury time and gave away a pen and Hulk scored. A nervous few minutes but the kids held out to face either Madrid or Juve in the final.

Very good stuff from all players and excellent performances from Cuellarm, Shorey, Albrighton and NRC. However Guzan clear MOTM for some fantastic saves and shows we have a quality reserve and we can be confident he can be a very good first choice keeper.

21:22 – VILLA WIN !!!!!!!!!!!! Play against Juve or Real

21:19 – Hulk scores, three mins left

21:18 – stupid challenge by NRC – penalty

21:17 – Yet another booking – guzan

21:15 – Clark is another quality youngster some very good stuff

21:12 – Bannan on for Shorey

21:07 – Herd booked, is this a friendly ?

21:05 – what a fantastic save from Guzan from a shot from 6 yeards

21:03 – Off the bar from Clark from a corner

21:01 – Herd and Weimann on for Young and Albrighton – protection

21:00 – Great save by Guzan from Hulk at the near post

20:59 – subs coming on it appears got to protect players here

20:55 – Porto losing it, flare up on the pitch and Heskey sent off, for flapping out at a Porto player who appeared to say something

20:53 – good save from Guzan from a free kick

20:52 – NRC booked

20:51 – Lowry on for Carew

20:50 – Considiring the tempaertures over there and three games in a week we look very fit

20:46 – Porto getting rattled and somehow Albrighton gets booked

20:44 – Yet another great block by Cuellar

20:38 – Hulk on for Porto and que the jokes !!

20:36 – Porto hit the side netting, should have been a corner, Lichaj booked

20:33 – 2nd half kicks off

20:19 – First half finishes 2-0 to Villa and very encouraging with Sidwell and Albrighton starring, shame about Davies injury but does not look too serious he wanted to come back on

20:12 – another great cross from Albrighton nearly set up Heskey again

20:09 – GOALLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!! And from the Corner Sidwell sticks it in from 6 yards !!!

20:08 – Corner after very good work from Young and a blocked shot

20:07 – good build play and from a Young cross, Carew narrowly wide with a header

20:01 – Word of praise for Cuellar been really good this pre season and another important block

19:58 – bright game after a very slow half, Albrighton really showing off !!

19:56, good save by Guzan

19:55 – Something obviously wrong and Ciaran Clark now on, another bright prospect

19:54 – Davies is getting his shoulder protection checked, still worried he has that on

19:53 – Another good cross by Albrighton, kid is a star in the making

19:46 – GOALLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!! Albrighton again with a great cross to set up Heskey !!

19:45 – good play by Shorey to set up Young for a run and cross, poor delivery though

19:42 – Nothing much to report – this is at the pace of a proper friendly and not like the Atlante game, however Porto just had a brak down their left, better ball and could have been a tap in

19:34 – John Robertson is not Martin O’Neil and Freddie on the bench !!

19:32 – Kick Off !! Respect for Bobby Robson against his former club with black armbands

18:54 – Team News – Guzan; Shorey, Cuellar, Davies, Lichaj; Albrighton, Sidwell, Reo-Coker (c), Young, Heskey, Carew. Subs: Friedel, Parish, Clark, Lowry, Bannan, Herd, Weimann.

Porto: Nuno, Alves, Pereira, Roque, Fucile, Meireles, Guarin, Reges, Falcao, Gonzalez, Varela. Subs: Helton, Beto, Benitez, Fonseca, Andre, Belluschi, Valeri, Costa, Lopes, Prediger, Rodriguez, Hulk, Farias.

Much as expected , but interesting to see Guzan in after a solid performance

Game kicks off at 19:30 BST

Team news will appear around 19:00 BST


Aston Villa vs Porto – Peace Cup Semi Final – KO 19:30 – Friday

So we have made a Semi-Final !!

Semi Final Opponents

Semi Final Opponents

Ok so it is a friendly tournament but the signs were positive on Wednesday but the injury to Petrov obviously soured the game and it is likely he will miss the start of the season. Porto are a class above the standard of Malaga and Atlante and it will be a tough run out but at least MON knows what to expect from them !

Porto have a few good players like THE HULK and Falcao to watch out for and are sure to be technically very good who can do damage to many teams in Europe on their day. Lets just hope we can show some decent form again as the prize in the final of a game against Real Madrid or Juventus is worth qualifing for.

There seems a bounce in the Villa collective step at the moment and even though transfers are surely to come these games have given NRC, Albrighton and Sidwell to stake a start for the game against Wigan.

Hopefully will be performing the update service once again on Wednesday the blog got over 2000 hits once again !


Aston Villa vs Atlante – 3-1 – FT – Petrov Injury-dislocated shoulder

Well that was an excellent game !! End to end for the 2nd half and a bit competitive with MON sent off for a row about a foul on Ash Young.

We went 1-0 down in the first half when we got hardly out of the blocks but a goal from Albrighton at the end of the second half, a carew goal and a very good Young goal from an excellent Albrighton cross sealed the win and qualification for the semi final against Porto.

The major concern was the injury to Petrov after a nothing chalenge which according to the OS is a dislocated shoulder and I would guess at last 6 weeks on the sideline. NRC however when he went into the centre was really good and the injury to Petrov must mean NRC will stay now but does leave us with a serious headache in the centre of midfield.

21:21 – final whistle blows and we are through to the semi’s to play Porto

21:18 – fantastic chasing by Albrighton, 2 mins left

21:13 – Chris Herd on for Sidwell

21:10 – Dislocated shoulder for Petrov – shit

21:07 – booking for Cuellar

21:04 – Weimann on for Young and first touch a sharp turn and shot, narrowly wide

21:00 – Elbow put into albrightons face because he is causing them all sorts of problems

21:00 – good catch by little brad

20:56 – excellent run by Reo down the left

20:53 – good save by Guzan from a corner, Lowry on for Carew

20:49 – GOAAALLLL – cool finish by Young after a great Albrighton cross, we are currently through

20:47 – great run by young, decent cross but too close to keeper, Osbourne on for Heskey

20:44 – developed into a good game, end to end as Carew puts in a good cross, caught by the keeper

20:43 – great block by Davies

20:35 – GOALLLL – Carew buries a bad defensive error

20:32 – 2nd half Kicks off, want a stream try this

20:17 – started off slowly but at half time we had a near chance for Heskey but that was OK to be honest for a friendly got a little niggly at time and the Mexicans are taking it far more seriously. Albrighton is again showing with the goal and couple of runs he can be quality.

20:08 – GOAL !!!!!!!!!!! – Marc Albrighton after a cock up by the Keeper from a Young free kick

20:05 – MON has been sent off, for something quite petty !!

20:04 – Apparently according to the Yank commentators there is a team called dag and red

19:59 – first shot by villa, easy for keeper

19:58 – Atlanta miss a glorious chance after a deflected through ball

19:51 – Albrighton on for Petrov, Lichaj booked

19:51 – Davies OG after a decent cross

19:50 – that looks bad for Petrov as he landed awkwardly on his shoulder

19:43 – What is sidwell doing ? pulling the goalie’s hair, pathethic

19.40 – Stream dodgy but American commentator cracks me up !!

19:36 – Very slow start playing 4-3-3, Heskey on the right

19:31 – Kick off

19:00 – Guzan, Lichaj, Davies, Cuellar, Shorey; Reo-Coker, Sidwell, Petrov, Young; Carew, Heskey, no surprise Guzan gets a run out but as expected the same team as of Saturday

18.40 – Streams for the game are available search for veetle

Team News will appear here

I will try and provide another update service again but this is dependent on finding a working stream and also may miss the first half.


Atlante vs Aston Villa Preview

This is the last group game in the Peace cup and Kicks off on Wednesday 29th July at 19:30BST, streams are available and I will update you when I can.

After Atlante’s impressive 3-1 defeat of Malaga we will have to win by two clear goals to progress to the Semi Final’s of this pre season tournament.

Nice Claret and Blue Kit !!

Nice Claret and Blue Kit !!

I could give you some details on Atlante but frankly whoever the opposition is it does not matter. What matters is the level of fitness we obtain and also to see if we are developing a good team spirit and pattern.

Against Malaga we did fine but lacked sharpness up front, the hot and humid conditions did not help. Wednesday nights game promises to be hotter as the kick off time is two hours earlier so expect the same kind of game like Malaga again.

The team choice I can not guess on, maybe some will be rested but Luke Young has been sent home and Heskey doubtful after his head injury.

I will be doing an update service again on Wednesday after the success of the first attempt, I hope you enjoy it as much.


Malaga vs Aston Villa – Peace Cup 1-0 FT

Not much to write about really, hot humid conditions led to a slow game in which we did OK without threating and a weakened Malaga team had the better of it, without looking like scoring. However a poor parry from a cross from Freidel led to the winning goal.

Malaga could have had two players sent off but frankly who cares. But we hd some good performances, Lichaj for me at RB showed great promise and was MOTM, Cuellar in his proper position did well, young showed bags of Energy, but Sidwell and NRC disappeared too much.

Not too much to get worked up about !

And thanks to those who have read this, the blog got over 2000 hits from KO and this was for only a friendly, I can not always do this (I do go to games you know !!) but let me know what you think of it.

23:22 – Final whistle blows as Freidel saves and game is over 1-0 defeat

23:17 – 3 minutes left and shot over from Osbourne

23:11 – Booking for Sidwell

23:09 – GOAL – Malaga score from a weak Freidel parry from a cross, seen that before should not just push out into the oppositions path

23:07 – From a long Lichaj throw, shot blasted over by Osbourne

23:00 – Cuellar heads over from a corner

22:58 – Albrighton involved in a nasty clash with the Malaga defender, he should have been sent off, deliberate rake down the back of the leg

22:55 – Bannan and Osbourne on Petrov and Young

22:52 – Harewood on for Carew

22:50 – save again from Friedel, we look tired, no subs yet

22:47 – Lichaj has some throw on him just did one at least 40 yards

22:45 – good block from Lichaj to stop a goal bound shot

22:41 – Lots of Malaga subs

22:34 – 2nd half starts, no changes

22:17 – Not a lot to shout about, a really nasty injury to Heskey, very hot there and just the one chance with a great save from Friedel

22:13 – Petrov booked for a foul from behind

22:00 – great save by Friedel

21:54 – Halfway through, pretty slow paced as expected but we look fine, Young in a free role since the injry, NRC making a play for the first team

21:43 – No real chances, Malaga slightly on top but Young looks dangerous

21:34 – Heskey has a bad knock after a clash of heads, Albrighton on

21:30 – Kick off, with an American commentator, interesting

21:00 – Team Friedel, Lichaj, Cuellar, Davies, Shorey, Reo-Coker, Sidwell, Petrov (c), Young, Heskey, Carew. Subs: Bannan, Albrighton, Harewood, Lowry, Clark, Guzan, Parish, Herd, Osbourne.

So Petrov is now the club captain ? also interesting to see that NRC is on the right and playing despite rumours he could be the next one out.

20:50 – No team news yet


Peace Cup Squad and Preview

Villa have just announced the squad for the Peace cup in Spain. The sqaud is as follwos with no shocks and even Salifou in it ! Encouraging that Bouma is in the squad !!

It should be noted that James Milner and Craig Gardner are missing but this would be I guess due to the very late finish of the U-21 championship.

Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan, Elliot Parish,

Ciaran Clark, Carlos Cuellar, Curtis Davies, Zat Knight, Eric Lichaj, Shane Lowry, Nicky Shorey, Luke Young, Jonathan Hogg, Wilfred Bouma

Marc Albrighton, Barry Bannan, Chris Herd, Isaiah Osbourne, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker, Moustapha Salifou, Steve Sidwell, Ashley Young, Jonathan Hogg

John Carew, Marlon Harewood, Emile Heskey, Andreas Weimann.

We play the first game against the co-hosts Malaga on Saturday 25th July followed by Atlante of Mexico on Wednesday 29th July. It will be an interesting test for us as some players have had work behind them and others just returned to pre-season training. It would be nice of course if we had some other players as the squad lets face it looks light !