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Monday, October 5, 2009
Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City: Bellamy forced draw
Goal.com
It promised to be an exciting match at Villa Park as Aston Villa hosted top four hopefuls Manchester City and it certainly was as Craig Bellamy earned a draw for the Citizens with a second-half goal, after former Man City defender Richard Dunne had put the Villans in front.
A first-half header from Richard Dunne was not enough for Aston Villa as Craig Bellamy rescued a 1-1 draw for Manchester City.
It was a tale of two former players as Dunne headed Villa into the lead against his former club, out-jumping Gareth Barry in the process.
After a closely-fought opening ten minutes, in which neither side wanted to make the first mistake, it was Villa skipper Stilyian Petrov who launched the first notable effort on goal as he shot a 25-yard effort just wide of Given’s left-hand post in the 11th minute.
And it was the home side that broke the deadlock in the 15th minute as former City skipper Richard Dunne comfortably out jumped Barry to emphatically head past Given.
Dunne refused to celebrate the goal and the away fans duly showed their appreciation.
The game was all square again in the 68th minute after a furiously high-paced passage of play resulted in Craig Bellamy firing home from inside the penalty area.
The move started as Stilian Petrov cleared a City attack with a long punt up-field for Agbonlahor to chase. The striker's pace made defender Joleon Lescott nervous as he attempted to shepherd the ball back to his goalkeeper and he eventually opted to clear the ball to fellow defender Kolo Toure.
Toure played the ball forward to Stephen Ireland, who in turn set Adebayor free with a pin-point through ball that split the City defence. The striker, returning from a three-match ban, then cut the ball back for Bellamy to curl home from 12 yards.
Goal.com
A first-half header from Richard Dunne was not enough for Aston Villa as Craig Bellamy rescued a 1-1 draw for Manchester City.
It was a tale of two former players as Dunne headed Villa into the lead against his former club, out-jumping Gareth Barry in the process.
After a closely-fought opening ten minutes, in which neither side wanted to make the first mistake, it was Villa skipper Stilyian Petrov who launched the first notable effort on goal as he shot a 25-yard effort just wide of Given’s left-hand post in the 11th minute.
And it was the home side that broke the deadlock in the 15th minute as former City skipper Richard Dunne comfortably out jumped Barry to emphatically head past Given.
Dunne refused to celebrate the goal and the away fans duly showed their appreciation.
The game was all square again in the 68th minute after a furiously high-paced passage of play resulted in Craig Bellamy firing home from inside the penalty area.
The move started as Stilian Petrov cleared a City attack with a long punt up-field for Agbonlahor to chase. The striker's pace made defender Joleon Lescott nervous as he attempted to shepherd the ball back to his goalkeeper and he eventually opted to clear the ball to fellow defender Kolo Toure.
Toure played the ball forward to Stephen Ireland, who in turn set Adebayor free with a pin-point through ball that split the City defence. The striker, returning from a three-match ban, then cut the ball back for Bellamy to curl home from 12 yards.
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