Cricket: Petrov Eyes Wider Stage for Villa

Birmingham Post (September 11, 2006)

Author: Ian Clarkson

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Summary

Aston Villa's bandwagon is gathering pace to such an extent that debutant Stiliyan Petrov is already dreaming of Europe.

The 27-year-old Bulgarian international delivered a virtuoso performance in central midfield to show why Martin O'Neill parted with pounds 6.5 million for his services.

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Cricket: Petrov Eyes Wider Stage for Villa

Petrov came within a whisker of sealing the perfect debut when his sublime lob cleared Roy Carroll, but he was denied by an athletic goal line clearance from Tyrone Mears.

That ensured Villa garnered only ...

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