Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Hull CityHull City
Eric BellemoreEric Bellemore Clyde Wootton Clyde Wootton
Scott KirklandS. Kirkland66
G
1
G
74Saïd BencherifS. Bencherif
Giorgio VergassolaG. Vergassola61
D
2
D
53Dean WilliamsonD. Williamson
Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez60
D
3
D
72Steffen BögelundS. Bögelund
Jose Fortes PastorJ. Pastor65
D
4
D
72Michael BartonM. Barton
Craig MarshallC. Marshall45
D
5
D
63Alec ClelandA. Cleland
Dayo ZanettiD. Zanetti58
M
6
M
72Jose MendesJ. Mendes
David MorrisonD. Morrison68
M
captain7
M
70Said GraavenS. Graaven
Kees HammingK. Hamming55
M
8captain
M
84Daniel LampardD. Lampard
Marcos GainzaM. Gainza51
A
9
A
71Henry GreeningH. Greening
Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare66
A
10
A
70Fredrik BoatengF. Boateng
Albrecht BierhoffA. Bierhoff64
A
11
A
76Marcel VogelM. Vogel
 
Ciro ColasanteC. Colasante48
A
12
A
68Daniel J. RavelliD. Ravelli
Nicolas De SouzaN. De Souza60
M
13
G
73Garry GlassG. Glass
Chris SummerbeeC. Summerbee43
D
14
M
65Alistair GriffinA. Griffin

ALAC
today's match is sponsored by ALAC
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Hull City. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Port Vale and Hull City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ralph Sturridge.


0.00
Hull City kick off!
6.32
David Morrison plays the ball forward to Albrecht Bierhoff. Albrecht Bierhoff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alec Cleland.
9.55
Jose Mendes flicks a high pass forward to Henry Greening who brings the ball under control. Henry Greening tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
21.34
Craig Marshall flicks a high pass forward to David Morrison who brings the ball neatly under control. Seeing a gap ahead, David Morrison picks a pass forward to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare whips in a cross ball towards Kees Hamming. Kees Hamming gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
22.19
Jose Mendes makes a simple pass to Daniel Lampard. Daniel Lampard makes a probing pass to Marcel Vogel but he's offside!
24.44
Steffen Bögelund hits a low pass to Henry Greening. Henry Greening makes a defence splitting pass to Jose Mendes. Jose Mendes cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.42
David Morrison sees Adriano De Cesare in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adriano De Cesare whips in a cross ball towards Albrecht Bierhoff. Albrecht Bierhoff flicks the ball with his head. Saïd Bencherif didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
27.50
Marcel Vogel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Mendes. Jose Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Boateng. Fredrik Boateng beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.47
Alec Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Jose Mendes controls it well on his chest. Jose Mendes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Mendes tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.09
Daniel Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Greening. Henry Greening shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
38.57
Craig Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Kees Hamming controls it well on his chest. Kees Hamming threads a neat ball through to Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
39.40
Michael Barton pushes mid-way up the pitch. Michael Barton flicks a high pass forward. Said Graaven controls it well on his chest. Said Graaven plays a scrappy one-two with Fredrik Boateng and stumbles forward towards the goal... Said Graaven side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Scott Kirkland is on top of it.
40.27
Jose Fortes Pastor surges forward with the ball. Jose Fortes Pastor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
42.49
David Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Saïd Bencherif who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Port Vale kick off the second half!
47.14
David Morrison sees Albrecht Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Albrecht Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards David Morrison. David Morrison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Saïd Bencherif with no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
54.53
Daniel Lampard barges into Dayo Zanetti. The referee calls over Daniel Lampard and shows him a yellow card! Dayo Zanetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.24
Jose Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Said Graaven. Said Graaven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Marshall.
59.44
Marcel Vogel flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Boateng. Fredrik Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Mendes. Jose Mendes makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
60.41
Port Vale have made a substitution with Ciro Colasante replacing Marcos Gainza .
61.43
Fredrik Boateng comes in with a late challenge on Dayo Zanetti. Fredrik Boateng is shown the yellow card! Dayo Zanetti carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.46
Daniel Lampard knocks the ball to his team mate, Said Graaven. Said Graaven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.32
Dayo Zanetti knocks the ball forward to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Bierhoff. Albrecht Bierhoff makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Albrecht Bierhoff!
83.01
Jose Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Vogel. Marcel Vogel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giorgio Vergassola.
89.03
Marcel Vogel sees a break and surges forward. Marcel Vogel makes a probing pass to Fredrik Boateng but he's offside!
90.00
Said Graaven threads the ball through to Henry Greening. Henry Greening shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Hull City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
28.6%
50.6%
20.8%

Scorers
David Morrison 47
Albrecht Bierhoff 73
Fredrik Boateng 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Morrison of Port Vale

Match Ratings