The visitors took the lead after Tommi O’Reilly has his chipped shot cleared off the line, before Travis Patterson rushed on to the rebound and powered the ball into the net.
It was soon to be two through Omari Kellyman who put away the second opportunity, after Patterson collided with George Murray-Jones.
The game was end-to-end and this was eventually shown in the scoreline when our EDS pulled a goal back.
Justin Oboavwoduo, who was alone in the box, placed a shot into the bottom corner past the Aston Villa goalkeeper, Oli Zych, to give City a lifeline.
Villa captain, Tommi O’Reilly, restored their two goal lead after slotting a shot past a diving Murray-Jones, before Sodje spun in the box at the other end to pull another goal back for Brain Barry-Murphy’s team.
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Kellyman hit a shot first time past Murray-Jones to grab his second of this action-packed first half, before Oboavwoduo secured his brace after finding space in the box and sending the keeper the wrong way.
After a half of attacking for an equaliser, it was substitute Alfa-Ruprecht who was alone at the far post, to fire a shot into the roof of the net.
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