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Odense BK

  • Sidwell 25’ (o.g.)
  • Christensen 90’

Aston Villa

  • Carew 7’
  • Laursen 76’
  1. Odense hold Villa in Intertoto

    Odense hold Villa in Intertoto

    Aston Villa conceded a last-minute goal to let slip an early advantage in their Intertoto Cup third-round 2-2 draw with Odense. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Odense BK
    • Aston Villa
    • 92 Final whistle and Villa go into the home leg with a 2-2 draw.
    • 90 Only a minute left and it's Odense go forward, but Laursen defends well.
    • 90 Two minutes of added time.
    • 90 GOAL - CHRISTENSEN. last minute drama - and it's a late strike for Odense. The ball is put into the Villa penalty area and Fall places it well to Christensen, who hits home!
    • 89 Djemba-Djemba collapses under pressure from Routledge. Somewhat dramatic but it was a foul - Djemba-Djemba's arm was pulled.
    • 88 A Young's corner is put right onto Laursen's head but Onyszko does a great save to deny Dane a second. Carew is close from turning in the rebound, but it's finally cleared.
    • 87 Young fires in a shot from a free-kick but it's saved well by Onyszko.
    • 86 Christiensen gets a yellow for a tug on Agbonlahor's shirt
    • 86 Hansen goes towards the Villa goal and shoots from 20 yards, but it's way wide of Taylor's left-hand post.
    • 82 Villa bring Wayne Routledge on for Sidwell.
    • 80 The free-kick is swung into the box and Carew climbs for a header. The ball bounces up off the turf and Onyszko has to dive away to his right to turn it behind.
    • 79 Djemba-Djemba is penalised for a foul on Young. Djemba-Djemba was keeping the ball and Young went flying over his leg.
    • 78 Odense bring Bolanos on off the bench for Runstrom.
    • 76 GOAL - LAURSEN. Young swings in an great ball into the Odense box and Laursen beats Onyszko to the ball to put a downward header into the net.
    • 73 Good chance for Villa to regain their lead as the ball is put into the area to the unmarked Sidwell but it's at an difficult height and he fails to get it on target.
    • 71 Odense putting passes around confidently again. Martin O'Neill might put on some subs soon.
    • 67 Young swings the corner in and Laursen has a massive swipe at it with his left foot but it drifts back out of the box and Odense clear after a free-kick.
    • 66 Agbonlahor slides the ball through to Young about 25 yards out after a well linked passing move, and it gains Villa a corner as it's deflected above the crossbar.
    • 65 Hansen goes down as Knight clashes into him from behind. Free-kick to Villa about 35 yards out on the right side as Odense get more confident going forwards.
    • 64 The ball is put in but Fall - helping out the defence - heads clear.
    • 63 Agbonlahor gets clear of his marker down the Villa left flank but must settle for a corner with Carew inmobile in the centre.
    • 61 Another cross swung in from the Villa right, but Laursen destracts Fall and his header goes wide of the goal.
    • 60 Odense creating chances from the left-side as they make another corner.
    • 58 Young's corner goes off Carew's head and swipes behind for a goal-kick.
    • 57 Bouma hits in a shot from nowhere which Onyszko parries behind for a corner. It was heading wide, but the goalkeeper didnt want to take any risks.
    • 56 The corner is cleared easily but Carew miskicks his clearance. Martin O'Neill will be concerned about the dip in Villa's performance.
    • 55 Odense break rapidly and Absalonsen swings a great cross in from the left. Fall likes his chances of powering the header home, but Bouma clears behind for a corner.
    • 54 Villa eventually get out of their own half and Young goes down wanting a foul but doesn't get the decision and Odense go on the counter attack.
    • 52 Taylor attempts to punch the corner but it's a poor clearance and falls to Andreasen. He heads it goalwards and Gardner has to jump on the goalline to head the ball away.
    • 52 Absalonsen hits in a shot from distance which Taylor saves. Gardner attempts to chest it back to the goalkeeper but Fall pounces, but Taylor clears his shot wide.
    • 51 Young needs to be very careful - a 50/50 challenge could have seen him sent off.
    • 50 Impressive creative play from the Danes but as the ball is worked towards the Villa box Laursen comes sliding into the challenge and clears.
    • 48 The ball is drove into the Villa area and Knight and Gardner both advance towards it. Knight gets his head to the ball but Runstrom collects it out wide. He makes a corner.
    • 47 The corner is cleared as Agbonlahor tries to keep the ball, but Helveg fouls him.
    • 46 Odense on the attack straight away down the right and gain a corner as Laursen is forced to turn it behind.
    • 45 That's half-time and what an crazy first half it has been. Villa were winning easily at 1-0! But Odense's goal shocked them and they've played poorly since.
    • 44 Djemba-Djemba goes into the tackle to pass the ball through to Hansen, but his shot flies over the crossbar.
    • 42 Andreasen hits powerfully a shot after Fall and Hansen combine to pass the ball into his path, but the shot is always rising going above the crossbar.
    • 40 Petrov falls under pressure from Helveg around 10 yards into the the Odense half and the referee gives the free-kick.
    • 40 Petrov falls under pressure from Helveg around 10 yards into the the Odense half and the referee gives the free-kick.
    • 39 Gardner climbs at the back post and head the free-kick clear. The ball goes to the Villa right-back position and Gardner and Reo-Coker combine to clear.
    • 38 Free-kick to Odense as Fall goes to ground after pressure from Young. Young is making a few fouls now he must be careful!
    • 37 Sorensen swings a ball into the Villa box from deep but Taylor punches clear.
    • 33 Agbonlahor goes down on the corner of the Odense penalty box after challenging with Christansen. The free-kick goes to Odense, which seems harsh.
    • 31 Young is booked now as he goes in a bit recklessly on Fall.
    • 29 Odense are a different side now, and Villa have started to panic in defence. Another cross from the left swings in and finally it's worked back to Absalonsen but his strike is straight at Taylor.
    • 28 Villa losing their discipline here, and after two challenges inside a minute from their players, Carew is booked for an mistimed sliding tackle on Sorensen
    • 27 Djemba-Djemba is on! He just joined Odense earlier this week but he's now in European action for his new club - against his old club - with Esben Hansen off injured to make way for the former Manchester United player.
    • 25 OWN GOAL - SIDWELL. Unreal, Odense can't believe their luck. Hansen cuts the ball back from the left and Sidwell takes his misses the ball thinking an Odense man to hit the ball goalwards. The Odense man misses, and Sidwell strikes the ball into the bottom corner!
    • 24 Villa are winning the midfield battle, will Djemba-Djemba make a appearance?
    • 22 Odense playing better in the last few of minutes, though appeals for a second corner come to nothing, with the assistant referee ruling that the ball had gone out before Absalonsen put his cross into Gardner and out of touch.
    • 19 Taylor makes his first save of the match as Fall's header forces him to go down to his left.
    • 19 Martin O'Neill will be delighted with Villa's performance so far with Odense not having any chances yet.
    • 17 Gardner puts in a long pass forward from halfway and somehow Carew is in five yards of space in the area. Unlucky for Villa he can't control the ball and the chance is wasted.
    • 16 Bouma swings in a free-kick into the Odense area but it's headed out. Odense's defenders are getting no support by their strikers here - the ball just keeps coming back.
    • 15 Agbonlahor passes to Reo-Coker down the inside-right side and he tries a sliderule ball through to Carew, but Onyszko is out rapidly to stop the danger.
    • 14 Fall is penalised just inside the Villa half for fouling Laursen as they challenge for an high ball.
    • 10 Agbonlahor turns his marker in the Odense box and strikes in a left-foot shot. It's clearly deflected over for a corner but the referee mistakenly awards a goal-kick.
    • 7 GOAL - CAREW!. The start Martin O'Neill wanted. From Gardner's throw the ball comes returns to him and he crosses. Young meets the cross with a hard shot which Onyszko can only push out and Carew is there to hit the ball home into the top netting!.
    • 6 Nigel Reo-Coker goes down the right-side and gets a throw-in near Odense's box.
    • 5 Odense finally put a few of passes together but Hansen's ball out to Absalonsen on the left goes out of touch for a throw-in.
    • 4 Good start from Villa this - Odense not handling the aerial threat of Carew and the pace of Agbonlahor will threaten wh defence that is inmobile.
    • 3 Helveg puts the ball out of play down the left-side following a cross from the right is overhit Villa's by Stilyian Petrov.
    • 2 On the right-hand side of the box John Carew and Haaland collide but the referee gives a free kick to the home team.
    • 1 Impressive start by Villa with after Odense kicked straight into touch but Agbonlahor is tackled.
    • 1 Villa defender Craig Gardner returns from injury and starts at Fionia Park.
    • - Former Man Utd midfielder Erik Djemba-Djemba is on the bench for the Danish side.
    • - Aston Villa head into tonight's Intertoto Cup clash against Odense of Denmark hoping to build a strong first leg lead.
    • - Welcome to LIVE coverage of tonight's Intertoto cup tie between Odense and Aston Villa.

  • Summary

    • 90 GOAL - CHRISTENSEN. last minute drama - and it's a late strike for Odense. The ball is put into the Villa penalty area and Fall places it well to Christensen, who hits home!
    • 76 GOAL - LAURSEN. Young swings in an great ball into the Odense box and Laursen beats Onyszko to the ball to put a downward header into the net.
    • 25 OWN GOAL - SIDWELL. Unreal, Odense can't believe their luck. Hansen cuts the ball back from the left and Sidwell takes his misses the ball thinking an Odense man to hit the ball goalwards. The Odense man misses, and Sidwell strikes the ball into the bottom corner!
    • 7 GOAL - CAREW!. The start Martin O'Neill wanted. From Gardner's throw the ball comes returns to him and he crosses. Young meets the cross with a hard shot which Onyszko can only push out and Carew is there to hit the ball home into the top netting!.
    • - Aston Villa head into tonight's Intertoto Cup clash against Odense of Denmark hoping to build a strong first leg lead.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Odense BK

    Manager: Lars Olsen

    Starting line-up

    • A. Onyszko
    • A. Haland
    • C. Sorensen
    • A. Christensen Goal Yellow Card
    • T. Helveg
    • H. Hans Andreasen
    • E. Hansen Substitution Out (27′)
    • H. Hansen
    • J. Absalonsen
    • B. Runstrom Substitution Out (78′)
    • B. Fall

    Subs

    • M. Bisgaard
    • E. Djemba-Djemba Substitution In27′
    • A. Lindegaard
    • M. Nielsen
    • C. Bolanos Substitution In78′
    • E. Ruud
    • J. Troest

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Starting line-up

    • S. Taylor
    • C. Gardner
    • Z. Knight
    • M. Laursen Goal
    • W. Bouma
    • N. Reo-Coker
    • S. Sidwell Own Goal Substitution Out (82′)
    • S. Petrov
    • G. Agbonlahor
    • A. Young
    • J. Carew Goal

    Subs

    • M. Harewood
    • S. Maloney
    • W. Routledge Substitution In82′
    • M. Salifou
    • I. Osbourne
    • E. Parish
    • N. Baker

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None