PLAYER RATINGS: How Wanderers fared in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa U21s

WANDERERS (3-5-2).

LUKE HUTCHINSON…5.5.

Hardly involved but to pick the ball out of his net in 90 minutes, then four times in the shootout. Not the debut he would have wanted – but there will be other chances.

JOSH DACRES-COGLEY…5.

Moved into the middle and implicated in the poor defending for Villa’s goal but otherwise went about his business in a fairly economic way.

RICARDO SANTOS…5.5.

Didn’t really need to get out of first gear for the most part but maybe let his concentration slip when the cross came in for the opening goal.

GEORGE JOHNSTON…5.

Scattergun with the ball at times and guilty of trying a bit too hard to force something when the clock started ticking down in the second half.

LUKE MATHESON…5.5.

Had a bright first half and got forward well but his success rate waned as the night went on. Needs regular football.

JAY MATETE…4.5.

Seemed to spend the night going around in circles. Wanderers needed some midfield incision, but Matete struggled to cut through.

GEORGE THOMASON…5.5.

Disappointing penalty and a largely forgettable game going forward, albeit he kept winning back possession for Wanderers and covered well at the back.

KLAIDI LOLOS…5.5.

Desperate to break through and had two efforts saved superbly by the Villa keeper. The shoot-on-sight policy wore thin after a while, though.

RANDELL WILLIAMS…3.

Scrub that one from the record. Williams looked way off the pace in just about every conceivable part of the game.

JOHN MCATEE…5.5.

Ran hard early on and had a couple of chances. Couldn’t get himself into it in the second half, though, even after dropping deeper as a number 10.

AARON COLLINS…4.5.

But for his assist for Adeboyejo’s goal, his impact on the game was very weak indeed. The penalty miss compounded a really poor night.

Subs: Adeboyejo 6.5, 62 (for Lolos), Dempsey 75 (for Matete), Inwood 75 (for Williams).

Not used: Dallimore, Sharples-Ahmed, Lewis, Abimbola.

Aston Villa Under-21s: Zych; Simpson, Amundsen-Day, Routh, Fortes; Burrowes, Borland, Barnes, Lynskey, Mulley, Jenner.

Subs: Edwards 57 (for Lynskey), Brannigan 65 (for Jenner), Quinn 70 (for Barnes).

Not used: Lewis, Timson, Carroll, Bloomfield.

Referee: Aaron Bannister – 7/10: An easy one to manage. Stamped out some of the cynical fouls and cracked down on timewasting when it happened. No complaints.

Attendance: 1,767 (140)

MAN OF THE MATCH – Kyle Dempsey.

Yep, you read that right. Played for only 15 minutes but managed to hit the bar, fire another effort just wide and score a penalty in the shootout. Adeboyejo a close second for actually getting the ball in the net over the course of 90 minutes.

MOAN OF THE MATCH – For a few players on the team-sheet there was a chance to stake a genuine claim for a starting spot against Burton. Instead, we could probably pick the team right now. A real shame.

MAGIC MOMENT – You simply have to tip your cap to Villa keeper Zych for his two first-half saves from Lolos. On a night of precious little quality, he had the most dazzling skills on show.

ATMOSPHERE – Precious little. Some half-hearted banter between the more vocal supporters in the second half but the whole thing had a reserve team feel.