Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Sopata | Tim Sopata | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Edworthy | G. Edworthy |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Paul Rodgers | P. Rodgers | |||||||||
| Mike Milburn | M. Milburn | | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Teddy Walker | T. Walker | |||||||||
| Nick Allman | N. Allman | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Mark Mills | M. Mills | |||||||||
| Juan Herrero | J. Herrero |  | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Jody Flintlock | J. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Scott Dodd | S. Dodd | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Glynn Laycock | G. Laycock | |||||||||
| Malcolm Insley | M. Insley | | 36 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Joe Roberts | J. Roberts | |||||||||
| Adrian Draper | A. Draper | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Jamie Clarke | J. Clarke | |||||||||
| Brian Prior | B. Prior | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Dale Boyd | D. Boyd | |||||||||
| Dennis Duberry | D. Duberry | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Nigel Best | N. Best | |||||||||
| Danny Bastin | D. Bastin | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Greg Sheringham | G. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Arthur Higginbotham | A. Higginbotham | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Graeme Haynes | G. Haynes | |||||||||
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 2,873 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Luton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Port Vale and Luton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off!
9.34
0-0Dennis Duberry chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham plays a perfect one-two with Danny Bastin and rushes in on goal... Arthur Higginbotham shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.03
0-0Scott Dodd passes the ball forward to Malcolm Insley. Malcolm Insley passes the ball forward to Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.33
0-0Nigel Best kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.22
Joe Roberts passes the ball forward to Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Herrero.
32.22
Jamie Clarke kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.15
0-0Port Vale are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.16
Dale Boyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.37
Mike Milburn knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Duberry. Dennis Duberry makes a probing pass to Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham goes all the way! Arthur Higginbotham rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.08
Brian Prior sees a break and surges forward. Brian Prior shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.12
Nick Allman surges forward with the ball. Nick Allman chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Luton Town start the second half!
48.03
Nick Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Draper. Adrian Draper makes a probing pass to Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Mills.
51.02
0-0Scott Dodd catches Greg Sheringham on the ankles. Scott Dodd is given a warning by the referee! Greg Sheringham runs off the knock.
53.22
Jamie Clarke makes a simple pass to Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham plays a perfect one-two with Graeme Haynes and rushes in on goal... Greg Sheringham rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.01
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.16
0-0Adrian Draper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Bastin but he's offside!
61.43
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
65.05
0-0Brian Prior catches Joe Roberts on the ankles. Brian Prior is warned by the referee! Joe Roberts grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.14
Nick Allman makes a beautiful solo run. Nick Allman flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
69.58
Adrian Draper threads the ball through to Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Higginbotham but the linesman indicates offside!
75.14
1-0Nick Allman threads the ball through to Brian Prior. Brian Prior kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham goes all the way! Arthur Higginbotham rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.28
Malcolm Insley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Flintlock.
84.54
Dale Boyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mike Milburn.
85.37
Danny Bastin hacks Glynn Laycock from behind! The referee calls over Danny Bastin and warns him to calm down! Glynn Laycock carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Nick Allman makes a simple pass to Dennis Duberry. Dennis Duberry knocks the ball forward to Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Rodgers who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
75.3%
24.7%
Play Area
28.4%
46.9%
24.7%
Scorers