Carling Cup: Entertaining 10-Goal Drama

It was very interesting to watch the Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers Carling Cup match, especially because both teams showed spectacular plays and strategies. Ten goals were scored during the match –yes, that’s 10 — leading to Aston Villa’s victory. Playing at Villa Park, both teams came very prepared for winning a spot at the Carling Cup’s final match.

Blackburn stole the first goal through their very own Nikola Kalinic, scoring a beautiful goal 10 minutes into the first half. Not only that, Nikola Kalinic also scored the second goal not too long after, leaving Aston Villa’s fans startled and worried. Villa entered this match with 1-0 lead from the previous match, but the 2 goals they just lost made the situation looks bad.

Not wanting to fall behind, Villa’s Stephen Warnock scored the team’s first goal 30 minutes into the first half. The fans were cheering happily for the team’s comeback. Not only that, James Milner also successfully executed a penalty just minutes before the first half ended. The penalty was given to Aston Villa after Christopher Samba tackled Gabriel Agbonlahor harshly inside the penalty area. Samba was given a red card for the incident, and Blackburn had to play with 10 players.

The goal-vaganza continues as both teams are trying to take lead of the match. Blackburn’s players showed signs of breakdown after Steven Nzonzi accidentally committed an own goal; 3-2 for Aston Villa. Agbonlahor and Emile Heskey scored two more goals for Aston Villa, before Martin Olsson scored one for Blackburn. The game was getting pretty intense, especially after Brett Emerton scored another goal for Blackburn several minutes before the match ended; 6-4 for Aston Villa.