match live soccer: Villa win, Forest held in Europa League
Aston Villa’s controversial Europa League tie ended in a 2-0 home win against Maccabi Tel-Aviv thanks to goals from Ian Maatsen and Donyell Malen, while Nottingham Forest were held to a 0-0 draw at Sturm Graz, where Morgan Gibbs-White saw a first-half penalty saved.
Maatsen gave Villa the lead in first-half stoppage time, steering the ball in from a tight angle.
Malen then sealed the result from the penalty spot a minute before the hour mark after Elad Madmon had fouled Ezri Konsa.
Many pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters gathered outside Villa Park before the match.
Local police made six arrests.In Austria, Sturm’s Maurice Malone briefly lifted the home crowd just before the half-hour mark when he found the net, but the effort was ruled out for offside.
Forest had ...