Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Eric BellemoreEric Bellemore Jacek Lorenc Jacek Lorenc
Scott KirklandS. Kirkland66
G
1
G
65Dominique de GraafD. de Graaf
Giorgio VergassolaG. Vergassola61
D
2
D
67Tieme MoelikerT. Moeliker
Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez60
D
3
D
70Gaspar AlvesG. Alves
Jose Fortes PastorJ. Pastor65
D
4
D
68Wayne PeckhamW. Peckham
Craig MarshallC. Marshall45
D
5
M
63Martin NunezM. Nunez
Nicolas De SouzaN. De Souza60
M
6
M
65Eoin WainwrightE. Wainwright
David MorrisonD. Morrison68
M
captain7
M
70Simon GardnerS. Gardner
Kees HammingK. Hamming55
M
8
M
59Francis GreenF. Green
Jaime SantosJ. Santos59
A
9captain
A
63Robert MowbrayR. Mowbray
Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare66
A
10
A
79Dale ShiltonD. Shilton
Albrecht BierhoffA. Bierhoff64
A
11
A
64Nicholas BrookingN. Brooking
 
Marcos GainzaM. Gainza51
A
12
M
61Henry MowbrayH. Mowbray
Chris SummerbeeC. Summerbee43
D
13
M
57Anton DiakiteA. Diakite
Ciro ColasanteC. Colasante48
A
14
A
68Richard RobsonR. Robson

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Oldham Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Kanu.


0.00
Port Vale start the match!
2.59
Martin Nunez flicks a high ball forward to Robert Mowbray who takes it down. Robert Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Kirkland who gathers it comfortably.
3.57
Kees Hamming hits a low pass to Albrecht Bierhoff. Albrecht Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards David Morrison. David Morrison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Dominique de Graaf.
6.23
Eoin Wainwright passes the ball forward to Francis Green. Francis Green passes the ball forward to Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Kirkland who gathers it comfortably.
8.20
Nicholas Brooking hacks David Morrison from behind! Nicholas Brooking is warned by the referee! David Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.52
Nicolas De Souza hits a low pass to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare lofts in a cross ball towards Kees Hamming. Kees Hamming beats his man to it with a header but it curls horrendously wide!
14.55
Gaspar Alves powers a long ball forward. Robert Mowbray shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Scott Kirkland manages to gather it comfortably.
15.35
Jose Fortes Pastor threads a neat ball through to Kees Hamming. Kees Hamming knocks the ball forward to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique de Graaf who gathers it comfortably.
16.54
Wayne Peckham sees Simon Gardner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Gardner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Kirkland who gathers it comfortably.
18.14
Craig Marshall knocks the ball forward to Nicolas De Souza. Nicolas De Souza flicks a high pass forward. David Morrison comfortably collects the pass. David Morrison shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.06
Leonardo Marquez flicks a high pass forward. David Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Morrison darts forward. David Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.27
Eoin Wainwright darts forward. Eoin Wainwright flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Brooking holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Brooking whips in a cross ball towards Simon Gardner. Simon Gardner whips the ball goalwards with his head. Scott Kirkland is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.33
Kees Hamming makes a run forward as Nicolas De Souza takes the throw-in. Kees Hamming skillfully chests the ball down. Kees Hamming flicks a high pass forward to Adriano De Cesare who brings the ball under control. Adriano De Cesare finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Dominique de Graaf. Excellent save.
32.31
Craig Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Kees Hamming holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kees Hamming controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Dominique de Graaf.
45.00
Wayne Peckham pushes mid-way up the pitch. Wayne Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton runs straight at the defence! Dale Shilton comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with Henry Mowbray replacing Martin Nunez and Anton Diakite replacing Simon Gardner.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.26
Francis Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
48.38
Jose Fortes Pastor flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas De Souza who brings the ball under control. Nicolas De Souza flicks a high pass forward. David Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
49.19
Eoin Wainwright kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Kirkland who gathers it comfortably.
54.38
Henry Mowbray flicks a high pass forward to Nicholas Brooking who brings the ball under control. Nicholas Brooking sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
57.09
Craig Marshall darts forward. Craig Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos shoots from long range but it flies wide!
60.08
Port Vale have made a substitution with Marcos Gainza replacing Jaime Santos .
65.10
Nicholas Brooking barges into Leonardo Marquez. Nicholas Brooking is shown the yellow card! Leonardo Marquez runs off the knock.
71.23
Leonardo Marquez passes the ball forward to Kees Hamming. With vision, Kees Hamming laces a through ball forward to David Morrison. David Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique de Graaf who gathers it comfortably.
72.05
Dale Shilton flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Brooking holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Brooking shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Scott Kirkland!
73.54
With vision, Kees Hamming plays the ball forward to David Morrison. David Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
79.05
Anton Diakite kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton whips in a cross ball towards Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray makes a looping header on goal but somehow Scott Kirkland manages to keep it out.
81.52
Robert Mowbray knocks the ball to his team mate, Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Brooking but he's offside!
83.47
Kees Hamming clumsily knocks into Eoin Wainwright. The referee calls over Kees Hamming and shows him a yellow card! Eoin Wainwright stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Oldham Athletic
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28.2%
47.4%
24.4%

Scorers
David Morrison 18
Simon Gardner 22
Dale Shilton 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dale Shilton of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings