Source: SKY_Sports
Friendlies round-up
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Aston Villa beat Porto 2-1 in their latest pre-season match, while there were also wins for Bolton and Ipswich.[LNB] Emile Heskey broke the deadlock for Villa with a close-range effort on 14 minutes before Steve Sidwell slotted home a second shortly before the interval.[LNB]Hulk reduced Porto's arrears in the 90th minute but it was too little too late as Villa held on for victory.[LNB]They will face either Real Madrid or Juventus in Sunday's final of the Peace Cup.[LNB]Ipswich claimed an impressive 3-1 victory over Primera Division side Real Valladolid at Portman Road.[LNB]A minute's silence was impeccably respected before kick-off as everyone in the stadium remembered Sir Bobby Robson, who died on Friday morning.[LNB]Ipswich fell behind but hit back through Pim Balkestein and Connor Wickham, before an own goal sealed their success.[LNB]Bolton continued their preparations for the new season with a 2-2 draw against FC Eindhoven.[LNB]Gary Megson's men twice took the lead as Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen struck, but they were pegged back each time and had to settle for a hard-fought draw.[LNB]Paul Gallagher hit a hat-trick as a Blackburn XI beat Accrington 3-0 at the Crown Ground.[LNB]A young Derby side lost 3-0 at Alfreton, while West Brom suffered a 2-1 defeat against Cheltenham.[LNB]Macclesfield cruised to a 3-0 victory over Northwich, but Southend lost 2-1 to Stevenage.[LNB]Notts County, who have installed former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson as their director of football, held a Liverpool XI to a 2-2 draw at Meadow Lane.[LNB]
