Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Port ValePort Vale
Andy BentleyAndy Bentley Eric Bellemore Eric Bellemore
Francis WoodcockF. Woodcock65
G
1
G
62Alejandro DiazA. Diaz
Gerard KarnebeekG. Karnebeek48
D
2
D
56Dale PottsD. Potts
David WilliamsonD. Williamson51
D
3
D
61Sebastian VegaS. Vega
Ahmed WilnisA. Wilnis54
D
captain4
D
56Darren ClemenceD. Clemence
Kemal GrantK. Grant58
D
5captain
D
60Rio CharltonR. Charlton
Eric NordwaldE. Nordwald50
M
6
M
58Gabriel IzquierdoG. Izquierdo
Nigel BenaliN. Benali52
M
7
M
60Sergio CarvalhoS. Carvalho
Benedetto PisanoB. Pisano51
A
8
M
55Tommy WinterburnT. Winterburn
John FergusonJ. Ferguson46
A
9
A
60Kevin Le SauxK. Le Saux
Julian HidalgoJ. Hidalgo53
A
10
A
58Steve LisbieS. Lisbie
Nikolas BierhoffN. Bierhoff49
A
11
A
51John HaynesJ. Haynes
 
Jamie McgrealJ. Mcgreal51
D
12
D
48Anthony SwiftA. Swift
Tommy ClarkeT. Clarke55
M
13
D
31Ronald ThompsonR. Thompson
Peter ScowcroftP. Scowcroft50
A
14
D
47Liam MercerL. Mercer

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 11,840 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Beckham.


0.00
Bristol City start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.43
David Williamson flicks a high pass forward. Gerard Karnebeek collects the pass. Gerard Karnebeek sees John Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Nikolas Bierhoff. Nikolas Bierhoff knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
6.51
Sebastian Vega sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Vega makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Vega knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Le Saux. Kevin Le Saux looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
8.10
John Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Le Saux. The referee brings John Ferguson to one side and gives him a warning! Kevin Le Saux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.19
Rio Charlton chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Carvalho. Sergio Carvalho makes a probing pass to John Haynes. John Haynes whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Le Saux. Kevin Le Saux heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.17
Gerard Karnebeek sees a break and surges forward. Gerard Karnebeek hits a low pass to Eric Nordwald. Eric Nordwald cuts inside the box! Eric Nordwald looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
18.34
Ahmed Wilnis flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Benali collects the pass. Nigel Benali flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Bierhoff collects the pass. Nikolas Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Benedetto Pisano. Benedetto Pisano makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
22.09
Nigel Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolas Bierhoff. Nikolas Bierhoff rushes past Darren Clemence! Nikolas Bierhoff looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Alejandro Diaz gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
24.43
Bristol City are in full control of this game.
26.58
Kemal Grant hits a low pass to Ahmed Wilnis. Ahmed Wilnis kicks a strong pass forward to Benedetto Pisano. Benedetto Pisano knocks in a cross ball towards John Ferguson. John Ferguson whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
28.53
Darren Clemence changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Darren Clemence knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gerard Karnebeek.
36.35
Steve Lisbie sees Kevin Le Saux in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Le Saux lofts in a cross ball towards John Haynes. John Haynes flicks the ball with his head but Francis Woodcock is on top of his game. Well saved!
45.00
Sebastian Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Charlton. Rio Charlton decides to run forward with the ball. Rio Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Woodcock who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol City appear unchanged since the first half. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bristol City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the second half underway!
47.57
Darren Clemence clumsily knocks into Nigel Benali. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Benali hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.55
Darren Clemence threads a neat ball through to Tommy Winterburn. Tommy Winterburn flicks a high ball forward to John Haynes who takes it down. John Haynes shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
57.46
Darren Clemence flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Vega. Sebastian Vega makes a simple pass to Sergio Carvalho. Sergio Carvalho shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
59.21
Eric Nordwald barges into Steve Lisbie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Lisbie stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.19
Bristol City have made a substitution with Jamie Mcgreal replacing Ahmed Wilnis .
66.58
Tommy Winterburn runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tommy Winterburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gerard Karnebeek.
71.34
Tommy Winterburn kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Le Saux. Kevin Le Saux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.02
Tommy Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. John Haynes collects the pass. John Haynes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Woodcock who gathers it comfortably.
75.19
Rio Charlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Winterburn. Tommy Winterburn makes an attacking run forward. Tommy Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Woodcock who gathers it comfortably.
78.10
Eric Nordwald flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Benali controls it well on his chest. Nigel Benali shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.15
Nigel Benali controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikolas Bierhoff. Nikolas Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Hidalgo. Sebastian Vega catches Julian Hidalgo on the ankles. Julian Hidalgo appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
84.50
Kevin Le Saux knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Izquierdo. Gabriel Izquierdo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kemal Grant.
85.08
Rio Charlton makes a strong solo run forward. Rio Charlton makes a simple pass to Steve Lisbie. Steve Lisbie knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Carvalho. Sergio Carvalho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Francis Woodcock as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
87.31
Kemal Grant powers a long ball forward. Nikolas Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dale Potts.
89.50
Gerard Karnebeek flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Bierhoff chips the ball to his team mate, John Ferguson. John Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Benali. Nigel Benali makes a convincing header. Alejandro Diaz manages to gather it.
90.00
Tommy Winterburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Lisbie. Steve Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Le Saux. Kevin Le Saux makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Port Vale
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
30.6%
42.4%
27.1%

Scorers
Benedetto Pisano 18
Kevin Le Saux 9, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Le Saux of Port Vale

Match Ratings
1.Francis Woodcock (GK)
6
2.Gerard Karnebeek (DEF)
6
3.David Williamson (DEF)
6
4.Ahmed Wilnis (DEF)
6
5.Kemal Grant (DEF)
6
6.Eric Nordwald (MID)yellow card
6
7.Nigel Benali (MID)
7
8.Benedetto Pisano (ATT)goal scored
7
9.John Ferguson (ATT)
6
10.Julian Hidalgo (ATT)
6
11.Nikolas Bierhoff (ATT)
7
 
12.Jamie Mcgreal (DEF)
6
13.Tommy Clarke (MID)
0
14.Peter Scowcroft (ATT)
0

1.Alejandro Diaz (GK)
6
2.Dale Potts (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Vega (DEF)
7
4.Darren Clemence (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Rio Charlton (DEF)
8
6.Gabriel Izquierdo (MID)
6
7.Sergio Carvalho (MID)
6
8.Tommy Winterburn (MID)
7
9.Kevin Le Saux (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Steve Lisbie (ATT)
7
11.John Haynes (ATT)
7
 
12.Anthony Swift (DEF)
0
13.Ronald Thompson (DEF)
0
14.Liam Mercer (DEF)
0