Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Eric BellemoreEric Bellemore Paul Haylock Paul Haylock
Scott KirklandS. Kirkland66
G
1
G
72Andy CampbellA. Campbell
Giorgio VergassolaG. Vergassola61
D
2
D
49Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley
Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez60
D
3
D
62Kwame de VosK. de Vos
Jose Fortes PastorJ. Pastor65
D
4
D
58Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham
Younès ZeroualY. Zeroual54
D
5
M
71Kelvin OliverK. Oliver
Nicolas De SouzaN. De Souza60
M
6
M
69Gavin SwiftG. Swift
David MorrisonD. Morrison68
M
captain7captain
M
60Yannick BrouardY. Brouard
Dayo ZanettiD. Zanetti58
M
8
M
56Sol ThomsonS. Thomson
Jaime SantosJ. Santos59
A
9
A
64Stuart BrownS. Brown
Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare66
A
10
A
57Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero
Ciro ColasanteC. Colasante48
A
11
A
67Jimmy AlbieriJ. Albieri
 
Marcos GainzaM. Gainza51
A
12
D
61Albert IbanezA. Ibanez
Chris SummerbeeC. Summerbee43
D
13
M
63Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand
Kees HammingK. Hamming55
M
14
A
47Simon ElliottS. Elliott

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 12,927 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Weaver.


0.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the match underway!
2.33
Adriano De Cesare makes a probing pass to Ciro Colasante. Ciro Colasante knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Beckham.
3.54
Leonardo Marquez barges into Gavin Swift. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Swift gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.28
Nicolas De Souza darts forward. Nicolas De Souza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.53
Jose Fortes Pastor barges into Gavin Swift. The referee calls over Jose Fortes Pastor and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Swift runs off the knock.
9.23
David Morrison knocks the ball forward to Nicolas De Souza. Nicolas De Souza lofts in a cross ball towards Ciro Colasante. Ciro Colasante rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Andy Campbell picks it out of the air!
10.48
Leonardo Marquez laces a through ball forward to Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti makes a simple pass to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare lofts in a cross ball towards Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti makes a deft header. Andy Campbell effortlessly punches it away to safety.
12.49
Jose Fortes Pastor knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.19
Younès Zeroual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas De Souza. Nicolas De Souza hits a low pass to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.12
Yannick Brouard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Yannick Brouard kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Soviero but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.50
Gavin Swift passes the ball forward to Sol Thomson. Sol Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Brown. Stuart Brown powers a header at goal. Superb reactions from Scott Kirkland. What a save!
33.25
Gavin Swift passes the ball forward to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Leonardo Marquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Younès Zeroual. Younès Zeroual flicks a high pass forward to Jaime Santos who brings the ball under control. Jaime Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
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. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
48.54
Leonardo Marquez passes the ball forward to David Morrison. David Morrison makes a simple pass to Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
54.02
Sol Thomson makes a simple pass to Yannick Brouard. Yannick Brouard makes a probing pass to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.36
Kelvin Oliver flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Soviero who takes it down. Rodolfo Soviero shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
59.07
Rodolfo Soviero catches Leonardo Marquez on the ankles. The referee calls over Rodolfo Soviero and shows him a yellow card! Leonardo Marquez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.11
Port Vale have made a substitution with Marcos Gainza replacing Jaime Santos .Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Albert Ibanez replacing Harvey Beckham, Arthur Ferdinand replacing Sol Thomson and Simon Elliott replacing Jimmy Albieri .
63.05
Nicolas De Souza flicks a high pass forward to Ciro Colasante who brings the ball under control. Ciro Colasante knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kwame de Vos.
66.30
Leonardo Marquez sees Nicolas De Souza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolas De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Ciro Colasante controls it well on his chest. Ciro Colasante shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
69.20
Dayo Zanetti knocks the ball forward to Marcos Gainza. Marcos Gainza whips in a cross ball towards Ciro Colasante. Ciro Colasante is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.12
Giorgio Vergassola knocks the ball forward to Marcos Gainza. Marcos Gainza knocks in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Albert Ibanez clears it off the line with his head!
72.34
Dayo Zanetti sees Nicolas De Souza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolas De Souza plays a quick one-two with Ciro Colasante and rushes in on goal... Nicolas De Souza comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
73.37
Nicolas De Souza flicks the ball to his team mate, David Morrison. David Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas De Souza. Nicolas De Souza directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.29
Kelvin Oliver sees a break and surges forward. Kelvin Oliver shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.36
Arthur Ferdinand plays the ball forward to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Younès Zeroual.
83.43
Without breaking stride, Dayo Zanetti plays the ball forward to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Gainza controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Marcos Gainza makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
87.14
Kwame de Vos darts forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Kwame de Vos plays the ball forward to Simon Elliott. Simon Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Scott Kirkland manages to keep it out.
90.00
Leonardo Marquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti flicks a high pass forward. David Morrison controls it well on his chest. David Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Gainza. Marcos Gainza rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Middlesbrough
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
27.3%
44.2%
28.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Campbell of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Scott Kirkland (GK)
7
2.Giorgio Vergassola (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Marquez (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Jose Fortes Pastor (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Younès Zeroual (DEF)
6
6.Nicolas De Souza (MID)
9
7.David Morrison (MID)
7
8.Dayo Zanetti (MID)
8
9.Jaime Santos (ATT)
6
10.Adriano De Cesare (ATT)
7
11.Ciro Colasante (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcos Gainza (ATT)
7
13.Chris Summerbee (DEF)
0
14.Kees Hamming (MID)
0

1.Andy Campbell (GK)
9
2.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
6
3.Kwame de Vos (DEF)
7
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
7
6.Gavin Swift (MID)
7
7.Yannick Brouard (MID)
7
8.Sol Thomson (MID)
6
9.Stuart Brown (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)yellow card
4
11.Jimmy Albieri (ATT)
6
 
12.Albert Ibanez (DEF)
6
13.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
14.Simon Elliott (ATT)
6