Match Report


Swindon TownSwindon Town     Port ValePort Vale
Computer Player Computer Player Darren Coggins Darren Coggins
Steve ProctorS. Proctor54
G
1
G
55Gregorio MarcosG. Marcos
Gavin ChadwickG. Chadwick64
D
2
D
45Darren WiltordD. Wiltord
Diego HelderD. Helder62
D
3
D
55Bill BaileyB. Bailey
Jason EvansJ. Evans55
D
4
D
47Bruno SantosB. Santos
Gavin KingG. King59
M
5
D
49Andy TelferA. Telfer
Alberto Di MeglioA. Di Meglio56
M
6
M
54Danijel PardeilhanD. Pardeilhan
Francisco JardimF. Jardim54
M
7
M
53Kevin HendersonK. Henderson
Richard BurgessR. Burgess52
M
captain8
M
57Arthur RipleyA. Ripley
Richard OakleyR. Oakley68
A
9
M
45Nigel JacobsN. Jacobs
Phil MarsdenP. Marsden55
A
10captain
A
54Carl JohnsonC. Johnson
Phil ImpeyP. Impey54
A
11
A
55Michael WardM. Ward
 
Ian BoertienI. Boertien54
A
12
A
52Torsten HamannT. Hamann
Robert BenjaminR. Benjamin52
A
13
M
41Marvin SmithM. Smith
Niccolo RipleyN. Ripley52
A
14
D
37Alun PallisterA. Pallister

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,266 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Green.


0.00
The whistle blows and Swindon Town kick off!
4.17
Michael Ward comes in with a late challenge on Diego Helder. Michael Ward is shown the yellow card! Diego Helder runs off the knock.
6.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Francisco Jardim laces a weighted ball forward to Phil Impey. Phil Impey shoots from long range. Gregorio Marcos gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.34
Arthur Ripley barges into Alberto Di Meglio. Arthur Ripley is shown the yellow card! Alberto Di Meglio runs off the knock.
16.36
Francisco Jardim knocks the ball forward to Phil Marsden. Phil Marsden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.42
Diego Helder clumsily knocks into Carl Johnson. The referee warns Diego Helder to calm down! Carl Johnson runs off the knock.
33.31
Phil Impey darts forward. Phil Impey shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
36.54
Carl Johnson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Ripley. Arthur Ripley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Di Meglio.
45.00
Bruno Santos flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Ripley who brings the ball under control. Arthur Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson 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. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Port Vale kicking off!
54.47
Danijel Pardeilhan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.42
Alberto Di Meglio sees Richard Oakley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Oakley shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.02
Arthur Ripley knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Jacobs. Nigel Jacobs makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
59.45
Francisco Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Phil Marsden collects the pass. Phil Marsden knocks the ball forward into space. Francisco Jardim bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
66.42
Richard Burgess darts forward. Richard Burgess shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Gregorio Marcos manages to gather it easily.
67.28
Alberto Di Meglio threads a neat ball through to Richard Oakley. Richard Oakley plays a one-two with Phil Impey and advances towards the goal... Richard Oakley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Gregorio Marcos.
68.04
Corner kick to Swindon Town. Phil Marsden plays it short to Richard Burgess. Richard Burgess makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
71.19
Kevin Henderson sees Danijel Pardeilhan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danijel Pardeilhan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Evans.
72.56
Carl Johnson threads the ball through to Arthur Ripley. Arthur Ripley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Steve Proctor. Excellent save.
77.34
Swindon Town have made 2 substitutions with Ian Boertien replacing Richard Oakley and Niccolo Ripley replacing Richard Burgess .
81.27
Nigel Jacobs flicks a high pass forward to Michael Ward who brings the ball under control. Michael Ward plays a one-two with Carl Johnson and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Michael Ward provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Steve Proctor. Excellent save.
85.21
Alberto Di Meglio comes in with a late challenge on Bruno Santos. The referee brings Alberto Di Meglio to one side and gives him a warning! Bruno Santos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.13
Showing composure, Alberto Di Meglio plays the ball forward to Phil Impey. Phil Impey skips past Bill Bailey! Phil Impey shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
Gavin Chadwick hacks Nigel Jacobs from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Jacobs stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Swindon Town

Port Vale
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
30.4%
44.9%
24.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bruno Santos of Port Vale

Match Ratings
1.Steve Proctor (GK)
7
2.Gavin Chadwick (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Diego Helder (DEF)
5
4.Jason Evans (DEF)
6
5.Gavin King (MID)
6
6.Alberto Di Meglio (MID)
6
7.Francisco Jardim (MID)
8
8.Richard Burgess (MID)
7
9.Richard Oakley (ATT)
6
10.Phil Marsden (ATT)
6
11.Phil Impey (ATT)
8
 
12.Ian Boertien (ATT)
6
13.Robert Benjamin (ATT)
0
14.Niccolo Ripley (ATT)
6

1.Gregorio Marcos (GK)
8
2.Darren Wiltord (DEF)
6
3.Bill Bailey (DEF)
6
4.Bruno Santos (DEF)
9
5.Andy Telfer (DEF)
6
6.Danijel Pardeilhan (MID)
6
7.Kevin Henderson (MID)
6
8.Arthur Ripley (MID)yellow card
6
9.Nigel Jacobs (MID)
6
10.Carl Johnson (ATT)
7
11.Michael Ward (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Torsten Hamann (ATT)
0
13.Marvin Smith (MID)
0
14.Alun Pallister (DEF)
0