Aston Villa News 24/7Writer: Mike Field 
Date:Wednesday January 25 2012
Time: 10:40PM
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Villa 1 Marseille 2 - NextGen Disappointment
Villa battled admirably against the 13 individuals seemingly representing Marseille tonight.
Unfortunately we paid the price for not converting our own chances during the game, but with a referee who gave Marseille every dive and doubt and the less said about the lineswoman and her offside decisions is probably for the best. The battle was more uphill than we could manage.
The lads should be very proud of themselves tonight. It's been years since I've seen such incompetent officiating, yet they still put in a grand performance, for large parts of the game ran Marseille ragged only failing in not scoring more and they battled for every ball and went until the final minute.
They should be proud.
Villa:
Barrett, Lewis, Webb, Williams, Kinsella (Caira 25), Carruthers (Graham 82), Gardner, Johnson, Cameron, Burke (Grealish 61), Drennan.
Subs:
Melvin, Watkins, Nelson-Addy, Robinson.
Bookings:
Drennan, Johnson
Goals:
Gardner (90)
Marseille:
Sy, Abergel, Andonian, Aloe, Charles, Azouni, Abdullah (Kouch ET), Gadi, Omrani (Bonelli ET), Loiacono, Pommier (Santiago ET).
Subs:
Cesarini, Enukidze, Fabri, Anam.
Bookings:
Andonian
Goals:
Gadi (36), Omrani (101)
Att: 3500-4000 estimated.
Officials - hold your heads in shame.
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mike_field
Just as well Andy Gray wasn't commentating tonight. He would have lost another job.
M5villa
Great performance lads. If only we'd taken all our chances. Marseille are a very tall side in comparison and this made the job very difficult. Also, the opposition were falling like nine pins in extra time, anything to disrupt play when Villa had got the ball. You were all a credit to our club.
M5villa
foreign officials make me sick !!
marshyboy87
We didn't play anywhere as near as well as the earlier rounds, but Marseille were a very big side and closed us down very well. In patches we still played some very good stuff but missed far too many gilt edged chances. I thought our players were definitely more skillful but the French were very well organised. A shame they let themselves down with the blatant cheating in extra time.
krfeskivilla
Disappointed. But proud. We do still have A Bright Future! UTV!
Adam Deuce
I have not seen as bad a performance by a team of match officials in a long time. It is many a year that I have been this annoyed by such incompetence. Well done lads you did us proud.
Dominic22
Disappointed but proud of the Young Lions. It's always difficult when there is only eleven of you against what was seemingly thirteen. Well done though lads. UTV.
Pride of Lions
You don't name the officials. Presume they were Merkel, Sarkozy and Lagarde!!
Winsforvilla
We really should have put our chances away but great effort and a good turnout by the fans. Worst officials i have ever seen at any level of football including the under 11's i see every week.
V111A DR
What was a perfectly good match was completely ruined by blatant cheating by Marseille and by disgraceful officials who completely lost the plot. Villa showed excellent attacking in the first half but second half were lacking a little. DJ missed an absolute sitter too which was a shame. Marseille were a quality side and did not need to dive on the floor in agony whenever a Villa attack was coming in the 2nd half of extra time, only to get up and run on.
Cheats do clearly prosper, especially when the ref has no control. Disgusting behavior. (Sorry to anyone sat near me last night for the swearing towards the end apart from the cheese eating surrender monkey bit)
Fenrison
Corrupt officials. You just know it will come out in a decade or two.
Trl
Bet platini was behind it
fulford
The lads were robbed.
Green Villan
absolutely robbed, big shame but they accounted for themselves well against a pretty classless opponent
JWiLs2315
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