Aston Villa 2 - 3 Rapid Vienna (agg 3 - 4)
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By Les Roopanarine
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For the second time in two seasons, Aston Villa's Europa League ambitions were snuffed out by a second-half fightback from Rapid Vienna.
Gabriel Agbonlahor gave Villa the early advantage with a clinical finish.
Vienna hit back through Atdhe Nuhiu, but Emile Heskey restored Villa's lead after a Stiliyan Petrov penalty miss.
Villa were to have the edge for barely a minute, though, Mario Sonnleitner heading Vienna level before substitute Rene Gartler put the visitors through.
To compound Villa's torment in losing to the same opponents for a second successive year, Heskey was guilty of an abysmal miss as he followed up the rebound from Petrov's penalty.
With the goal at his mercy, the former England man contrived to scuff his shot into the ground and over the bar.
It was the stuff of nightmares for Kevin MacDonald, whose caretaker tenure of Villa is fast descending into turmoil.
Cast into the role following Martin O'Neill's resignation, MacDonald has said he is unsure if he wants it permanently. After this result, which follows hard on the heels of Sunday's 6-0 mauling at Newcastle, he may no longer have the luxury of choice.
For those of a claret-and-blue persuasion, Villa's second-half implosion must have been all the more painful for the promise which preceded it.
After events at St James' Park, Villa might have been forgiven for starting cautiously. Instead, they showed an adventure which swiftly dispelled any doubts about their collective state of mind.
Barely a minute had passed when Ashley Young slotted an incisive ball through the Rapid Vienna defence for Agbonlahor, who tested goalkeeper Raimund Hedl with a low effort across goal.
It set the tone for an effervescent early display from Young, who added to Hedl's discomfort with a curving free-kick, and then combined devastatingly with Agbonlahor to give Villa the initiative.
Released along the right by Stephen Ireland, the fleet-footed Young calmly steered a first-time ball into the six-yard box, where Agbonlahor slid in ahead of Sonnleitner to put Villa ahead.
Unfortunately for MacDonald and Villa, however, the Young-Agbonlahor axis was derailed soon afterwards.
Having picked up a knock which he tried and failed to shake off, Agbonlahor was forced off with the interval approaching, robbing both Young and his side of their initial zest.
With Vienna struggling to make an impression offensively - two first-half efforts from Yasin Pehlivan posed a greater threat to Birmingham's bird population than Brad Guzan's goal - there seemed little immediate cause for concern.
That feeling grew stronger after the interval when Agbonlahor's replacement, Marc Albrighton, made a weaving run through the Austrian defence before firing wide.
But almost immediately, Veli Kavlak swung a right-wing cross into the danger area and Nuhiu - who also scored for Vienna in the first leg - rose to head home at the near post, silencing Villa Park.
They quickly rediscovered their voices when Young went down in the area under a challenge from Markus Katzer, but the Dutch referee, Eric Braamhaar, was rightly unmoved.
He was in more generous mood when Heskey was subsequently felled by Sonnleitner, but both Petrov - whose spot kick was pushed away by Hedl - and Heskey looked the proverbial gift horse in the mouth.
Atonement comes in various guises, and when Vienna failed to clear a corner five minutes later, Heskey looked to have made amends, the ball rebounding in off his midriff from a Habib Beye drive.
But having equalised in fortuitous circumstances, Villa were once again unable to maintain their lead.
Three minutes later, Stefan Hoffmann sent in a corner from the right, and Sonnleitner stooped to guide in a header at the near post.
Now behind on away goals, Villa's European hopes - and, perhaps, MacDonald's job prospects - were hanging by a thread.
There was to be no happy ending; instead, two Vienna substitutes combined to confirm MacDonald's misery. Christoper Trimmel wrong-footed the Villa defence with a precise centre to the far post, and Gartler was on hand to stab home.
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Thursday, 26 August 2010
Europa Lge qualifying
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time |
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| Aston Villa | 2-3 | Rapid Vienna | FT |
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Aston Villa
- 22 Guzan
- 15 Davies
- 23 Beye
- 24 Cuellar
- 29 Collins yellow card
- 07 A Young yellow card
- 09 Ireland
- 19 Petrov
- 20 Reo-Coker (Delfouneso 82)
- 11 Agbonlahor (Albrighton 40)
- 18 Heskey
Substitutes
- 01 Friedel,
- 44 Lichaj,
- 47 Clark,
- 12 Albrighton,
- 46 Bannan,
- 50 Hogg,
- 14 Delfouneso
Rapid Vienna
- 01 Hedl
- 06 Sonnleitner yellow card
- 08 Heikkinen
- 14 Katzer
- 22 Soma
- 23 Dober yellow card
- 11 Hoffmann (Patocka 90+1)
- 17 Kavlak
- 21 Saurer (Trimmel 73)
- 35 Pehlivan (Gartler 78)
- 15 Nuhiu
Substitutes
- 24 Payer,
- 03 Patocka,
- 07 Kulovits,
- 26 Hinum,
- 28 Trimmel,
- 09 Salihi,
- 20 Gartler
- Final Result
- Full Time
- 90:00+4:03 The match has reached full-time.
- 90:00+3:36 Unfair challenge on Atdhe Nuhiu by Stephen Ireland results in a free kick. Mario Sonnleitner takes the free kick.
- 90:00+3:17 Foul by Rene Gartler on Stiliyan Petrov, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Stiliyan Petrov.
- 90:00+0:50 Raimund Hedl restarts play with the free kick.
- 90:00+0:50 Substitution Jurgen Patocka comes on in place of Stefan Hoffmann.
- 90:00+0:50 The referee blows for offside against James Collins.
- 89:21 Raimund Hedl takes the direct free kick.
- 89:21 Booking Ashley Young is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
- 89:12 Unfair challenge on Raimund Hedl by Ashley Young results in a free kick.
- 88:35 Habib Beye takes a shot. Save by Raimund Hedl.
- 88:09 Atdhe Nuhiu challenges Curtis Davies unfairly and gives away a free kick. Carlos Cuellar takes the free kick.
- 86:18 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mario Sonnleitner on Emile Heskey. Shot comes in from Ashley Young from the free kick.
- 84:53 Free kick taken by Raimund Hedl.
- 84:53 Booking James Collins receives a yellow card.
- 84:47 Ashley Young challenges Christoper Trimmel unfairly and gives away a free kick.
- 83:53 Atdhe Nuhiu challenges Carlos Cuellar unfairly and gives away a free kick. Carlos Cuellar takes the free kick.
- 83:01 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Rene Gartler by Marc Albrighton. Markus Katzer takes the direct free kick.
- 82:31 Ashley Young takes the direct free kick.
- 82:31 Booking Andreas Dober receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 82:22 Andreas Dober concedes a free kick for a foul on Marc Albrighton.
- 81:15 Substitution Nathan Delfouneso replaces Nigel Reo-Coker.
- 80:15 Assist on the goal came from Christoper Trimmel.
- 80:15 GOAL - Rene Gartler:Aston Villa 2 - 3 Rapid Vienna Rene Gartler grabs a goal from close range low into the middle of the goal. Aston Villa 2 (3)-(4) 3 Rapid Vienna.
- 79:02 Unfair challenge on Curtis Davies by Markus Heikkinen results in a free kick. Curtis Davies takes the free kick.
- 77:49 The assist for the goal came from Stefan Hoffmann.
- 77:49 GOAL - Mario Sonnleitner:Aston Villa 2 - 2 Rapid Vienna Mario Sonnleitner finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Aston Villa 2 (3)-(3) 2 Rapid Vienna.
- 77:32 Corner taken by Stefan Hoffmann from the right by-line,
- 77:15 Substitution Rene Gartler is brought on as a substitute for Yasin Pehlivan.
- 76:26 Habib Beye provided the assist for the goal.
- 76:26 GOAL - Emile Heskey:Aston Villa 2 - 1 Rapid Vienna Emile Heskey gets on the score sheet with a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Aston Villa 2 (3)-(2) 1 Rapid Vienna.
- 75:50 Habib Beye produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
- 75:12 Markus Katzer challenges Ashley Young unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Ashley Young from right wing.
- 74:06 The assistant referee signals for offside against Atdhe Nuhiu. Free kick taken by Curtis Davies.
- 73:56 Unfair challenge on Andreas Dober by Stephen Ireland results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Andreas Dober.
- 72:55 Free kick awarded for a foul by Stiliyan Petrov on Veli Kavlak. Direct free kick taken by Stefan Hoffmann.
- 72:22 Substitution Christoper Trimmel on for Christoph Saurer.
- 72:15 Booking The referee shows Mario Sonnleitner a yellow card.
- 72:09 Strike from close range by Emile Heskey clears the bar.
- 71:56 Placed penalty taken by Stiliyan Petrov saved by Raimund Hedl. Aston Villa 1 (2)-(2) 1 Rapid Vienna.
- 71:06 Penalty awarded for a foul by Mario Sonnleitner on Emile Heskey.
- 67:20 Headed effort from inside the area by James Collins misses to the right of the target.
- 66:41 Ashley Young takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post.
- 65:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Emile Heskey by Christoph Saurer. Ashley Young restarts play with the free kick.
- 65:20 Christoph Saurer crosses the ball, Bradley Guzan makes a save.
- 61:53 Markus Heikkinen concedes a free kick for a foul on Ashley Young. Strike comes in from Ashley Young from the free kick.
- 61:30 The ball is swung over by Emile Heskey.
- 60:02 Close range effort by Nigel Reo-Coker goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 59:39 Handball by Andreas Dober. Ashley Young takes the free kick.
- 59:20 Markus Katzer produces a cross, save made by Bradley Guzan.
- 58:50 Emile Heskey is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Mario Sonnleitner.
- 56:02 Corner taken right-footed by Ashley Young from the right by-line, Emile Heskey concedes a free kick for a foul on Raimund Hedl. Free kick taken by Raimund Hedl.
- 55:25 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Ashley Young.
- 51:24 The assist for the goal came from Veli Kavlak.
- 51:24 GOAL - Atdhe Nuhiu:Aston Villa 1 - 1 Rapid Vienna Atdhe Nuhiu grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Aston Villa 1 (2)-(2) 1 Rapid Vienna.
- 48:58 Foul by Andreas Dober on Habib Beye, free kick awarded. Habib Beye restarts play with the free kick.
- 47:35 Marc Albrighton produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area and misses left.
- 46:42 Unfair challenge on Atdhe Nuhiu by James Collins results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Stefan Hoffmann from left channel, clearance by Emile Heskey.
- 45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
- Half Time
- 45:00+1:03 It is the end of the first-half.
- 45:00+0:12 Long range effort by Yasin Pehlivan goes wide right of the target.
- 41:03 Atdhe Nuhiu gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marc Albrighton. Curtis Davies restarts play with the free kick.
- 40:39 Ashley Young concedes a free kick for a foul on Markus Heikkinen. Markus Heikkinen restarts play with the free kick.
- 39:09 Substitution Marc Albrighton on for Gabriel Agbonlahor.
- 37:53 Habib Beye concedes a free kick for a foul on Veli Kavlak. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Veli Kavlak from right by-line, Stiliyan Petrov manages to make a clearance.
- 37:01 Unfair challenge on Andreas Dober by Emile Heskey results in a free kick. Markus Heikkinen restarts play with the free kick.
- 36:04 Yasin Pehlivan takes the chance to get an effort at goal and missed to the right of the goal.
- 35:40 Yasin Pehlivan takes a shot. James Collins gets a block in.
- 34:19 Yasin Pehlivan produces a right-footed shot from 35 yards and missed to the left of the net.
- 32:20 Corner taken by Stephen Ireland from the left by-line, James Collins produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
- 30:52 Foul by Habib Beye on Veli Kavlak, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Christoph Saurer.
- 29:09 The ball is crossed by Christoph Saurer, clearance by Carlos Cuellar.
- 25:25 The ball is sent over by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
- 23:43 Emile Heskey is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Ragnvald Soma.
- 21:19 Ashley Young provided the assist for the goal.
- 21:19 GOAL - Gabriel Agbonlahor:Aston Villa 1 - 0 Rapid Vienna Gabriel Agbonlahor fires in a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Aston Villa 1 (2)-(1) 0 Rapid Vienna.
- 19:39 Markus Heikkinen challenges Stiliyan Petrov unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ashley Young fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
- 19:02 James Collins takes a shot. Mario Sonnleitner gets a block in.
- 17:38 Mario Sonnleitner concedes a free kick for a foul on Emile Heskey. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Ashley Young, Raimund Hedl makes a save.
- 17:23 A cross is delivered by Stephen Ireland, save by Raimund Hedl.
- 16:16 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ashley Young from the right by-line, Close range header by James Collins goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 14:47 Veli Kavlak gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stiliyan Petrov. Stiliyan Petrov restarts play with the free kick.
- 11:59 Foul by Habib Beye on Veli Kavlak, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andreas Dober.
- 10:15 Markus Heikkinen concedes a free kick for a foul on Gabriel Agbonlahor. Gabriel Agbonlahor restarts play with the free kick.
- 9:00 Effort from long distance by Andreas Dober goes wide right of the target.
- 8:09 Unfair challenge on Atdhe Nuhiu by James Collins results in a free kick. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Stefan Hoffmann.
- 8:03 A cross is delivered by Christoph Saurer, clearance by James Collins.
- 6:49 Ashley Young delivers the ball, clearance made by Ragnvald Soma.
- 4:53 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ragnvald Soma on Gabriel Agbonlahor. Free kick crossed right-footed by Ashley Young.
- 0:51 Gabriel Agbonlahor takes a shot. Save by Raimund Hedl.
- 0:29 Foul by Markus Heikkinen on Stiliyan Petrov, free kick awarded. Habib Beye takes the free kick.
- 0:01 Shot from long range by Ashley Young misses to the left of the target.
- 0:00 The referee starts the match.
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