Match Report
| Millwall | Millwall |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Darren Coggins | Darren Coggins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Howells | T. Howells |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Gregorio Marcos | G. Marcos | |||||||||
| Wilfred Versteeg | W. Versteeg |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 |  | Andy Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Martin Palmer | M. Palmer | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Adam Goodwin | A. Goodwin | |||||||||
| Jacob Cort | J. Cort | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Bill Bailey | B. Bailey | |||||||||
| Steve Moncur | S. Moncur | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 |  | Bruno Santos | B. Santos | |||||||||
| Del Grant | D. Grant | | 44 | D |  | | 6 | | M | 43 | | Nick Plowright | N. Plowright | ||||||||
| Tim Davies | T. Davies | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 |  | Samir Masur | S. Masur | |||||||||
| Ivan Riza | I. Riza | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Arthur Ripley | A. Ripley | |||||||||
| Chris Mills | C. Mills | | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 |  | Danijel Pardeilhan | D. Pardeilhan | |||||||||
| Patrice Blanc | P. Blanc | | 49 | A | | 10 | | | A | 54 | | Carl Johnson | C. Johnson | ||||||||
| Gareth Kerr | G. Kerr | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Michael Ward | M. Ward | |||||||||
| Ben Mcleod | B. Mcleod | | 49 | G | | 12 | | D | 45 | | Darren Wiltord | D. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Redondo | J. Redondo | | 48 | M | | 13 | | M | 39 | | Rio Cooper | R. Cooper | |||||||||
| Anthony Grant | A. Grant | | 47 | A | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Torsten Hamann | T. Hamann | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,053 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Millwall are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Green.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Millwall are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Green.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
2.04
0-0Tim Davies sees space and advances. Tim Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr directs the ball goalwards with his head but Bill Bailey is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
8.58
0-0Arthur Ripley comes in with a late challenge on Wilfred Versteeg. The referee calls over Arthur Ripley and shows him a yellow card! Wilfred Versteeg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.32
1-0Chris Mills knocks the ball forward to Patrice Blanc. Patrice Blanc whips in a cross ball towards Chris Mills. Chris Mills makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Gregorio Marcos had no chance!! Goal for Millwall!
27.30
1-0With great vision, Wilfred Versteeg plays the ball forward to Ivan Riza. Ivan Riza flicks a high pass forward. Chris Mills holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Mills knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Telfer.
32.27
Gareth Kerr flicks a high pass forward. Patrice Blanc controls it well on his chest. Patrice Blanc knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Marcos who gathers it comfortably.
33.14
Tim Davies barges into Bill Bailey. The referee calls over Tim Davies and shows him a yellow card! Bill Bailey runs off the knock.
34.03
1-0Danijel Pardeilhan barges into Tim Davies. The referee warns Danijel Pardeilhan to calm down! Tim Davies hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.56
1-0Arthur Ripley advances with the ball. Arthur Ripley lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Johnson. Wilfred Versteeg comes in with a late challenge on Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Port Vale kick off the second half!
55.12
Bill Bailey clumsily knocks into Ivan Riza. Bill Bailey is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Riza stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.09
Arthur Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Ward. Michael Ward shoots from long range. It's there!! Tony Howells has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.25
1-1Millwall have made a substitution with Anthony Grant replacing Ivan Riza .
65.43
Chris Mills flicks a high ball forward to Gareth Kerr who takes it down. Gareth Kerr knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Goodwin.
66.49
1-1Arthur Ripley flicks the ball to his team mate, Danijel Pardeilhan. Danijel Pardeilhan hits a low pass to Nick Plowright. Nick Plowright controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.37
1-1Danijel Pardeilhan darts forward. Danijel Pardeilhan shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
77.05
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Jose Javier Redondo replacing Gareth Kerr and Ben Mcleod replacing Patrice Blanc .
84.41
Wilfred Versteeg hits a low pass to Anthony Grant. Anthony Grant flicks a high pass forward. Ben Mcleod controls it well on his chest. Ben Mcleod shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
89.11
Without breaking stride, Arthur Ripley plays the ball forward to Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Arthur Ripley hits a low pass to Samir Masur. Samir Masur knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
30.8%
49.2%
20%
Scorers
| Chris Mills 24 | Michael Ward 57 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Mills of Millwall |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tony Howells (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Wilfred Versteeg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Palmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jacob Cort (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steve Moncur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Grant (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tim Davies (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Ivan Riza (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Chris Mills (MID) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Patrice Blanc (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Gareth Kerr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ben Mcleod (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Javier Redondo (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Anthony Grant (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Gregorio Marcos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adam Goodwin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Bill Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Bruno Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nick Plowright (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Samir Masur (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Arthur Ripley (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Danijel Pardeilhan (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Carl Johnson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Michael Ward (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Darren Wiltord (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rio Cooper (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Torsten Hamann (ATT) | 0 | |