Black Cats in a spot of bother as Villans win.Byline: Stuart Rayner Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 0 (Aston Villa win 3-1 on penalties) PENALTIES were Sunderland's undoing as they were denied a place in the quarter-finals of the League Cup by Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan Brad Guzan (born September 9, 1984 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American soccer goalkeeper of Polish descent, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. . The Black Cats saw the competition as their best route into Europe but reckoned without the American in Villa's goal. The game could have been settled in normal time, had Kenwyne Jones converted an 83rd-minute penalty. The spot kick was awarded for a Carlos Cuellar handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). but Jones' effort was tame and allowed Guzan to save to his left. It ensured the game finished scoreless after 120 minutes and allowed Guzan to produce heroics in the penalty shoot-out penalty shoot-out Noun Sport a method of deciding the winner of a drawn match, in which players from each team attempt to score with a penalty shot penalty shoot-out n (FOOTBALL . Sunderland fans were resigned to their fate when Guzan saved from Andy Reid
Andrew Walter Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He has led the Eagles to four NFC championship game appearances, from 2001-2004. and Lorik Cana Lorik Cana (born on 27 July 1983 in Priština, Kosovo, Yugoslavia[2]) is an Albanian footballer. A midfielder, 1.85m tall and weighing 77kg, he plays for the Albania national football team and Olympique de Marseille of France at club level. , and many were leaving the ground as Ashley Young Ashley Simon Young (born 9 July, 1985 in Stevenage, England) is an English professional footballer of Jamaican origin who currently plays as both a midfielder and a striker for Aston Villa. capitalised on his save from Jordan Henderson to clinch a 3-1 victory for the visitors. Villa only needed to take four of their five penalties, with Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon only able to keep out Gabriel Agbonlahor. In a side which featured five changes from Sunderland's defeat at Birmignham City, Henderson had been the best of the fringe players who caught the eye. Fraizer Campbell put in a lively shift on the righthand side of an experimental 4-5-1 formation but 19-year-old Henderson was the most impressive Black Cats player, driving forward from midfield for the whole 120 minutes. CAPTION(S): PAYING THE PENALTY Kenwyne Jones reacts after missing an 83rd-minute spot-kick for Sunderland against Aston Villa. REPORT: Page 62 |
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