Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Aston VillaAston Villa
Eric BellemoreEric Bellemore Jamie Barton Jamie Barton
Scott KirklandS. Kirkland66
G
1
G
74Darren MoffatD. Moffat
Giorgio VergassolaG. Vergassola62
D
2
D
68Bakary FrieserB. Frieser
Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui63
D
3
D
72Mark AppiahM. Appiah
Jose Fortes PastorJ. Pastor66
D
4
D
75Leevi SinkonenL. Sinkonen
Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez62
D
5
D
72Andy MannA. Mann
Dayo ZanettiD. Zanetti60
M
captain6
M
70Lucien SongL. Song
David MorrisonD. Morrison68
M
7
M
69Robert JohnsonR. Johnson
Darren MyersD. Myers66
M
8
M
66Hector CruzH. Cruz
Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare66
A
9
A
74Syd MikeS. Mike
Nicholas BrookingN. Brooking65
A
10captain
A
75Nicolas MenendezN. Menendez
Duncan HopkinD. Hopkin71
A
11
A
75Noel FormonN. Formon
 
Chris SummerbeeC. Summerbee43
D
12
A
73Wout BosmanW. Bosman
Nicolas CortesN. Cortes55
A
13
A
69Neil ElliottN. Elliott
Stephane FischerS. Fischer32
G
14
A
68Antonio NascimentoA. Nascimento

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 13,072 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Port Vale and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Vassell.


0.00
The first half starts with Port Vale kicking off!
3.24
Hector Cruz clumsily knocks into Dayo Zanetti. Hector Cruz is warned by the referee! Dayo Zanetti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.29
Dayo Zanetti makes a probing pass to Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Mann.
16.44
Dayo Zanetti threads a neat ball through to Darren Myers. Darren Myers whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Darren Moffat is on top of it.
18.17
Adriano De Cesare barges into Mark Appiah. The referee calls over Adriano De Cesare and warns him to calm down! Mark Appiah carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.57
Darren Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Darren Moffat had no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
27.16
Hector Cruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon makes a pass forward but Nicolas Menendez makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
30.05
Hassan Abdellaoui hacks Nicolas Menendez from behind! The referee calls over Hassan Abdellaoui and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Menendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.36
Leevi Sinkonen barges into David Morrison. Leevi Sinkonen is warned by the referee! David Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.37
Lucien Song hits a low pass to Robert Johnson. Robert Johnson advances inside the box! Robert Johnson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
47.09
Darren Myers threads a neat ball through to Duncan Hopkin. Duncan Hopkin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bakary Frieser.
48.04
Jose Fortes Pastor makes a simple pass to David Morrison. David Morrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Hopkin. Duncan Hopkin lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking whips the ball goalwards with his head. Bakary Frieser clears it off the line with his head!
55.26
Leevi Sinkonen flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Song. Lucien Song deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Mike. Syd Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Lucien Song. Lucien Song makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
59.58
Jose Fortes Pastor sees David Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Brooking collects the pass. Nicholas Brooking shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Darren Moffat!
61.13
Hassan Abdellaoui takes a quick throw-in. Giorgio Vergassola plays the ball forward to Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti makes a simple pass to Duncan Hopkin. Duncan Hopkin shoots from long range. Darren Moffat gets down and covers it.
65.33
David Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Adriano De Cesare holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adriano De Cesare shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Darren Moffat. What a great pair of hands!
66.13
Mark Appiah makes a simple pass to Hector Cruz. Hector Cruz makes a great pass forward. Noel Formon runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
69.25
Hassan Abdellaoui makes a beautiful solo run. Hassan Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Dayo Zanetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dayo Zanetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.11
Lucien Song passes the ball forward to Nicolas Menendez. Nicolas Menendez shoots from 25 yards but Scott Kirkland reads it well. Good keeping!
72.15
Duncan Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Adriano De Cesare controls it well on his chest. Adriano De Cesare controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.35
Jose Fortes Pastor sees space and advances. Jose Fortes Pastor flicks a high pass forward. Darren Myers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Myers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.48
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Neil Elliott replacing Nicolas Menendez .
78.51
Hassan Abdellaoui makes a probing pass to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare makes an attacking run forward. Adriano De Cesare knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Myers. Darren Myers makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
81.51
Leonardo Marquez sees Darren Myers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Myers flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Brooking controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Brooking tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
83.43
Giorgio Vergassola threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Pastor. Jose Fortes Pastor flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Brooking collects the pass. Nicholas Brooking whips in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
85.51
David Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Myers. Darren Myers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Mark Appiah knocks the ball forward to Lucien Song. Lucien Song knocks the ball forward to Hector Cruz. Hector Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Aston Villa
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.4%
37.6%
Play Area
25.9%
44.7%
29.4%

Scorers
Nicholas Brooking 22
Robert Johnson 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Johnson of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Scott Kirkland (GK)
6
2.Giorgio Vergassola (DEF)
6
3.Hassan Abdellaoui (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Jose Fortes Pastor (DEF)
7
5.Leonardo Marquez (DEF)
6
6.Dayo Zanetti (MID)
7
7.David Morrison (MID)
7
8.Darren Myers (MID)
7
9.Adriano De Cesare (ATT)
7
10.Nicholas Brooking (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Duncan Hopkin (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Summerbee (DEF)
0
13.Nicolas Cortes (ATT)
0
14.Stephane Fischer (GK)
0

1.Darren Moffat (GK)
8
2.Bakary Frieser (DEF)
6
3.Mark Appiah (DEF)
6
4.Leevi Sinkonen (DEF)
6
5.Andy Mann (DEF)
6
6.Lucien Song (MID)
8
7.Robert Johnson (MID)goal scored
9
8.Hector Cruz (MID)
6
9.Syd Mike (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Menendez (ATT)
6
11.Noel Formon (ATT)
6
 
12.Wout Bosman (ATT)
0
13.Neil Elliott (ATT)
6
14.Antonio Nascimento (ATT)
0