Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Notts County | Notts County | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Bullock | Steve Bullock | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Rodgers | I. Rodgers |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Carlton Blake | C. Blake | |||||||||
| Pascal Graf | P. Graf |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Abel Nascimento | A. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Peter Redknapp | P. Redknapp | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Ben Middleton | B. Middleton | |||||||||
| Gavin Powell | G. Powell | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Greg Black | G. Black | |||||||||
| Nicolas Cano | N. Cano |  | 43 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 44 | | Daniel Martins | D. Martins | ||||||||
| Mamadou Shakpoke | M. Shakpoke |  | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Adrian Whelan | A. Whelan | |||||||||
| Wouter Nok | W. Nok |  | 41 | M | | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Richard Banks | R. Banks | ||||||||
| Cesar Pinto | C. Pinto | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Alun Goldberg | A. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Paulo Carvalho | P. Carvalho | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Simon Barrett | S. Barrett | |||||||||
| Glynn Wallwork | G. Wallwork | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Carl Eadie | C. Eadie | |||||||||
| Gavin Bloomer | G. Bloomer | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Mark Ball | M. Ball | |||||||||
| Dale Shaw | D. Shaw | | 49 | G | | 12 | | M | 53 | | Sebastiao Nunes | S. Nunes | |||||||||
| Ian Hurst | I. Hurst | | 44 | A | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Jaime Postiga | J. Postiga | |||||||||
| Richard Lineker | R. Lineker | | 42 | D | | 14 | | M | 49 | | Sylvain Carrick | S. Carrick | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Notts County. A crowd of 4,520 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Port Vale and Notts County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Port Vale and Notts County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off!
6.57
0-0Mamadou Shakpoke knocks the ball forward to Glynn Wallwork. Glynn Wallwork makes a defence splitting pass to Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.26
Peter Redknapp flicks a high pass forward to Mamadou Shakpoke who brings the ball under control. Mamadou Shakpoke threads the ball through to Glynn Wallwork. Glynn Wallwork shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.09
Greg Black threads a neat ball through to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg takes it forward alone. Alun Goldberg shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.55
Richard Banks flicks a high pass forward to Simon Barrett who brings the ball under control. Simon Barrett tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
28.36
Ben Middleton makes a probing pass to Richard Banks. Richard Banks knocks the ball forward to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
30.23
0-1Richard Banks flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett collects the pass. Simon Barrett shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.51
Richard Banks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Ball. Mark Ball sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.09
0-1Adrian Whelan catches Cesar Pinto on the ankles. The referee warns Adrian Whelan to calm down! Cesar Pinto runs off the knock.
36.38
Richard Banks threads a neat ball through to Mark Ball. Mark Ball sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.17
0-2Adrian Whelan threads a neat ball through to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Notts County players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Notts County kick off and get the second half underway!
48.48
Adrian Whelan darts forward. Adrian Whelan shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.50
0-3Abel Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Richard Banks. Richard Banks sees Mark Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Ball finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Isaiah Rodgers.
53.01
0-3Alun Goldberg takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Isaiah Rodgers drops low and scoops up the ball.
60.28
0-3Port Vale have made a substitution with Richard Lineker replacing Glynn Wallwork .
61.34
0-3Mamadou Shakpoke clumsily knocks into Alun Goldberg. The referee calls over Mamadou Shakpoke and shows him a yellow card! Alun Goldberg runs off the knock.
65.00
Adrian Whelan threads a neat ball through to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Graf.
69.41
0-3Cesar Pinto threads a neat ball through to Richard Lineker. Richard Lineker puts a great ball through. Paulo Carvalho runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
71.17
Wouter Nok makes a simple pass to Gavin Bloomer. Gavin Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.20
Wouter Nok threads a neat ball through to Richard Lineker. Richard Lineker plays a one-two with Gavin Bloomer and rushes in on goal... Richard Lineker rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
73.04
Adrian Whelan flicks a high ball forward to Carl Eadie who takes it down. Carl Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Ball. Mark Ball finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Isaiah Rodgers had no chance!! Goal for Notts County!
77.23
Notts County have made a substitution with Jaime Postiga replacing Adrian Whelan and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
81.29
Cesar Pinto passes the ball forward to Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho rushes past Abel Nascimento! Paulo Carvalho looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paulo Carvalho!
90.00
Gavin Powell passes the ball forward to Mamadou Shakpoke. Mamadou Shakpoke flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Bloomer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Bloomer plays a one-two with Paulo Carvalho and rushes in on goal... Gavin Bloomer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
28.6%
50.8%
20.6%
Scorers
| Paulo Carvalho 81 | Simon Barrett 30 Mark Ball 36, 73 Adrian Whelan 48 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mark Ball of Notts County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Isaiah Rodgers (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Pascal Graf (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Peter Redknapp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gavin Powell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicolas Cano (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mamadou Shakpoke (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Wouter Nok (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Cesar Pinto (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paulo Carvalho (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Glynn Wallwork (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin Bloomer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dale Shaw (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ian Hurst (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Carlton Blake (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Abel Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ben Middleton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Greg Black (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Daniel Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adrian Whelan (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Richard Banks (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alun Goldberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Simon Barrett (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Carl Eadie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mark Ball (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Sebastiao Nunes (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jaime Postiga (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Sylvain Carrick (MID) | 0 | |