Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     EvertonEverton
Eric BellemoreEric Bellemore Duane Holl Duane Holl
Scott KirklandS. Kirkland66
G
1
G
69Eric DijkhuizenE. Dijkhuizen
Giorgio VergassolaG. Vergassola62
D
2
D
71Fredrik GoldbergF. Goldberg
Jose Fortes PastorJ. Pastor66
D
3
D
68Robbie WinterburnR. Winterburn
Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui63
D
4
D
68Jason GordonJ. Gordon
Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez62
D
5captain
D
65Max MoralesM. Morales
Dayo ZanettiD. Zanetti60
M
captain6
M
66Henry MowbrayH. Mowbray
David MorrisonD. Morrison68
M
7
M
62Magnus HreidarssonM. Hreidarsson
Darren MyersD. Myers66
M
8
M
71Luis AguilarL. Aguilar
Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare66
A
9
A
63Ronnie WatsonR. Watson
Nicholas BrookingN. Brooking65
A
10
A
68David ElliottD. Elliott
Duncan HopkinD. Hopkin71
A
11
A
74Steven DelaneyS. Delaney
 
Chris SummerbeeC. Summerbee43
D
12
D
66Simon BlakeS. Blake
Nicolas CortesN. Cortes55
A
13
M
59Paul ImpeyP. Impey
Stephane FischerS. Fischer32
G
14
A
65Anthony SalmonA. Salmon

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Everton. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Port Vale and Everton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Unsworth.


0.00
Port Vale kick off and get the match underway!
10.41
Luis Aguilar knocks the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hassan Abdellaoui.
14.32
David Morrison makes a probing pass to Nicholas Brooking. Nicholas Brooking knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.43
Darren Myers makes a probing pass to Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Morales.
24.18
Jason Gordon clumsily knocks into Dayo Zanetti. The referee calls over Jason Gordon and warns him to calm down! Dayo Zanetti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.17
Hassan Abdellaoui threads a neat ball through to Darren Myers. Darren Myers flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Hopkin collects the pass. Duncan Hopkin advances inside the box! Magnus Hreidarsson hacks Duncan Hopkin from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
42.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Gordon laces a weighted ball forward to Luis Aguilar. Luis Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards David Elliott. Jose Fortes Pastor catches David Elliott on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Everton have changed their lineup with Simon Blake replacing Jason Gordon, Paul Impey replacing Magnus Hreidarsson and Anthony Salmon replacing Ronnie Watson.

45.00
The second half starts with Everton kicking off!
47.11
Leonardo Marquez makes an attacking run forward. Leonardo Marquez whips in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.06
Fredrik Goldberg threads the ball through to Steven Delaney. Steven Delaney hits a low pass to David Elliott. David Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Delaney. Steven Delaney is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper, Scott Kirkland, sees it late!! Goal for Everton!
55.55
Jose Fortes Pastor threads a neat ball through to Darren Myers. Darren Myers knocks in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Eric Dijkhuizen.
57.26
David Morrison takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Simon Blake reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
59.34
From the throw-in, Luis Aguilar picks out Henry Mowbray. Henry Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Salmon collects the pass. Anthony Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Luis Aguilar. Luis Aguilar makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
67.07
Luis Aguilar hits a low pass to David Elliott. David Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Fortes Pastor.
69.33
Luis Aguilar passes the ball forward to Anthony Salmon. Anthony Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Impey. Paul Impey makes a convincing header but Jose Fortes Pastor is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
71.37
David Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Hopkin who brings the ball under control. Duncan Hopkin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Eric Dijkhuizen had no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
77.39
Darren Myers threads the ball through to Duncan Hopkin. Duncan Hopkin lofts in a cross ball towards David Morrison. David Morrison jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Henry Mowbray is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
84.17
Paul Impey decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Impey lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Salmon. Anthony Salmon whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.08
Jose Fortes Pastor volleys a long ball forward. Nicholas Brooking knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Robbie Winterburn makes a simple pass to Paul Impey. Paul Impey flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Aguilar. Luis Aguilar whips in a cross ball towards Steven Delaney. Steven Delaney connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Everton
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25%
46.7%
28.3%

Scorers
Duncan Hopkin 71
Steven Delaney 51
Luis Aguilar 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Aguilar of Everton

Match Ratings