Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Pearce | G. Pearce |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Graham Scowcroft | G. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Craig Carlton | C. Carlton | | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Jon Plowright | J. Plowright | |||||||||
| Felipe Lozano | F. Lozano |  | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Jonathan Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
| Alejandro Capezzuto | A. Capezzuto |  | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Francis Davis | F. Davis | |||||||||
| Jody Shearer | J. Shearer | | 60 | M | | 5 | | M | 44 | | Paul Moncur | P. Moncur | |||||||||
| Titus Carragher | T. Carragher | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 41 | | Terry Kasper | T. Kasper | |||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 41 | | Ross Tiler | R. Tiler | |||||||||
| Lomano Drake | L. Drake | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Saul Vieri | S. Vieri | |||||||||
| Alan Sturridge | A. Sturridge | | 51 | A | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Simon Brown | S. Brown | |||||||||
| Ben Merson | B. Merson | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Bill Bramble | B. Bramble | |||||||||
| Darius Haynes | D. Haynes | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Stefan Zola | S. Zola | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 4,760 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Port Vale and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
3.51
0-0Titus Carragher makes a beautiful solo run. Titus Carragher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.22
0-0Terry Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Greg Pearce.
10.22
0-0Jody Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge passes the ball forward but Darius Haynes is offside!
15.08
Paul Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble passes the ball forward but Stefan Zola is offside!
20.50
0-0Stefan Zola barges into Alejandro Capezzuto. Stefan Zola is warned by the referee! Alejandro Capezzuto stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.21
Craig Carlton barges into Simon Brown. Craig Carlton is given a warning by the referee! Simon Brown stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.44
Craig Carlton makes a simple pass to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin threads the ball through to Ben Merson. Ben Merson plays a perfect one-two with Alan Sturridge and rushes in on goal... Ben Merson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
24.56
Gavin Griffin makes a simple pass to Ben Merson. Ben Merson plays a perfect one-two with Darius Haynes and rushes in on goal... Ben Merson rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.42
Gavin Griffin knocks the ball forward to Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Merson but the linesman indicates offside!
27.30
0-0Jonathan Taylor decides to run forward with the ball. Jonathan Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Zola. Stefan Zola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.45
1-0Gavin Griffin flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge goes all the way! Alan Sturridge rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alan Sturridge!
36.23
Felipe Lozano knocks the ball forward to Lomano Drake. These players appear to think like one. Lomano Drake makes a probing pass to Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes plays a perfect one-two with Alan Sturridge and rushes in on goal... Darius Haynes tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Graham Scowcroft.
38.27
Saul Vieri knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
39.27
Jody Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.22
Francis Davis makes a probing pass to Ross Tiler. Ross Tiler flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Brown. Simon Brown tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.26
Titus Carragher passes the ball forward to Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Gavin Griffin makes a simple pass to Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Port Vale kick off the second half!
47.06
Lomano Drake chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.23
Titus Carragher knocks the ball forward to Ben Merson. Ben Merson passes the ball forward but Alan Sturridge is offside!
53.48
Titus Carragher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Merson. Ben Merson directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
54.29
Jon Plowright flicks the ball to his team mate, Ross Tiler. Ross Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Zola. Stefan Zola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Greg Pearce who gathers it comfortably.
57.08
Francis Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Ross Tiler. Ross Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Zola. Stefan Zola plays a perfect one-two with Simon Brown and rushes in on goal... Stefan Zola takes a shot at goal. Stefan Zola scores for Bristol Rovers!!
61.41
Terry Kasper makes a simple pass to Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Brown. Simon Brown shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
65.30
Paul Moncur flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Brown. Simon Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.38
Gavin Griffin chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
75.41
Terry Kasper makes a probing pass to Simon Brown. Simon Brown tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.50
Gavin Griffin knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge plays a perfect one-two with Ben Merson and rushes in on goal... Alan Sturridge rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
81.01
Craig Carlton threads the ball through to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin makes a simple pass to Ben Merson. Ben Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge directs the ball goalwards with his head but Graham Scowcroft is on top of it.
83.18
Felipe Lozano brings the ball forward. Felipe Lozano brings the ball forward. Felipe Lozano goes all the way! Felipe Lozano shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
84.56
Felipe Lozano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Merson. Ben Merson kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Haynes but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.20
Stefan Zola comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Capezzuto. The referee calls over Stefan Zola again and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Capezzuto stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.52
Jon Plowright clumsily knocks into Ben Merson. Jon Plowright is given a warning by the referee! Ben Merson runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
10
4
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
24.7%
43.8%
31.5%
Scorers