Villa vs.
Steaua București
🟩 9 December 1997, Villa 2-0 Steaua, Villa Park.
Game #4496
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Bernd Heynemann | 🇩🇪 | Magdeburg, 1988–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩
Aggregate Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #24 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Tuesday, 9 December 1997
Scorer(s) | Savo Milošević | 71’ | Ian Taylor | 85’ |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 71' | Lee Hendrie | 85' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔥 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 62’ |
🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Zoltan Ritli | 🇷🇴 |
LB Iulian Miu | 🇷🇴 |
CB Valeriu Răchită | 🇷🇴 | 🔁 |
CB Adrian Matei | 🇷🇴 |
RB Tiberiu Csik | 🇷🇴 |
M Iosif Rotariu | 🇷🇴 |
M Laurentiu Reghecampf | 🇷🇴 |
M Catalin Munteanu | 🇷🇴 |
M Damian Militaru | 🇷🇴 |
CF Cristian Ciocoiu | 🇷🇴 | 🔁 |
CF Marius Lăcătuş | 🇷🇴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Valeriu Răchită | 🇷🇴 | (M Erik Lincar | 🇷🇴 |)
🔁 | CF Cristian Ciocoiu | 🇷🇴 | (CF Lavi Hrib | 🇷🇴 |)
🔁 | CF Marius Lăcătuş | 🇷🇴 | (CF Marius Luca | 🇷🇴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Daniel Gherasim | 🇷🇴 |
CB Marius Baciu | 🇷🇴 |
M Ciprian Mozacu | 🇷🇴 |
M Narcis Raducan | 🇷🇴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Steaua București
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Steve Staunton
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Fernando Nélson
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Steaua București
Villa win 3-2 on aggregate
On This Day
Villa secure an 3-2 aggregate win over Steaua București to qualify for the UEFA 4th Round despite having been beaten in Budapest.
Savo Milošević contributes his 40th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 102nd appearance (96 Starts) to make it W47 D26 L29, 28 Goals, 12 Assists and 12 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.55 he has played so far in his Villa career.
Fernando Nélson secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 60th appearance (55 Starts) to make it W25 D17 L18, 3 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Alan Wright makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (127 Appearances) to make it W57 D33 L37, 3 Goals, 8 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Mark Draper makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (102 Appearances) to make it W47 D26 L29, 6 Goals, 13 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟥 25 November 1997, Villa 1-2 Steaua, Stadionul Steaua.
Game #4493
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ | 🇸🇰 | Stropkov, 1993–2008
Kick off: 6.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #21 |
Manager Game | #147 |
Tuesday, 25 November 1997
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 54’ |
Assist(s) | Savo Milošević | 54' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🔥 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 69’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Zoltan Ritli | 🇷🇴 |
LB Iulian Miu | 🇷🇴 |
CB Valeriu Răchită | 🇷🇴 |
RB Tiberiu Csik | 🇷🇴 |
M Iosif Rotariu | 🇷🇴 |
M Laurentiu Reghecampf | 🇷🇴 | 🟨 |
M Catalin Munteanu | 🇷🇴 |
M Damian Militaru | 🇷🇴 |
M Erik Lincar | 🇷🇴 | 🔁 |
CF Cristian Ciocoiu | 🇷🇴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Marius Lăcătuş | 🇷🇴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Erik Lincar | 🇷🇴 | (CF Lavi Hrib | 🇷🇴 |)
🔁 | CF Cristian Ciocoiu | 🇷🇴 | (CF Marius Luca | 🇷🇴 |)
🔁 | CF Marius Lăcătuş | 🇷🇴 | (M Narcis Raducan | 🇷🇴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Daniel Gherasim | 🇷🇴 |
CB Marius Baciu | 🇷🇴 |
M Ciprian Mozacu | 🇷🇴 |
M Dennis Serban | 🇷🇴 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 0-1, (Steaua București), Michael Oakes o.g.
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 0-2, (Steaua București), Cristian Ciocoiu
🕒 | HT Steaua București 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-2, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Savo Milošević
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Gary Charles
🕒 | FT Steaua București 2-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa lose an away leg in the UEFA Cup for the first time this season as they take a one goal deficit, but a crucial away goal, into the upcoming home game with Steaua București.
Villa face Steaua București for the first time in competitive football, Steaua become the 138th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 23rd continental European opponents and their second from Romania following FC Dinamo București in their 1982-83 European Cup campaign.