Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Bradford CityBradford City
Rik MontRik Mont Computer Player Computer Player
Seth CookeS. Cooke60
G
1
G
59Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Stuart CollymoreS. Collymore63
D
2
D
66Tomas VieiraT. Vieira
Rio EtheringtonR. Etherington62
D
3captain
D
62Guy LandreauG. Landreau
Stephen EtheringtonS. Etherington65
D
captain4
D
58John BartonJ. Barton
Francis DeanF. Dean65
D
5
D
58Stuart CollinsS. Collins
Henry MccannH. Mccann63
M
6
M
63Carl KeaneC. Keane
Ronnie ChristieR. Christie60
M
7
M
54Jimmy PensalfiniJ. Pensalfini
Omer ShawO. Shaw63
A
8
A
71Neil Wright-PhillipsN. Wright-Phillips
Jon JosephJ. Joseph65
A
9
A
68Alejandro LopezA. Lopez
Stephen FletcherS. Fletcher62
A
10
A
50Stephen NaylorS. Naylor
Darren LaverD. Laver78
A
11
A
48Danny TerryD. Terry
 
Alberto BaileyA. Bailey62
D
12
D
54Tarik DouchezT. Douchez
Jacob LumsdonJ. Lumsdon61
M
13
G
50Alun LawrenceA. Lawrence
Sol BouldS. Bould62
A
14
M
47Graham GallagherG. Gallagher

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 7,186 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Port Vale and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Beresford.


0.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the match underway!
3.15
Danny Terry catches Rio Etherington on the ankles. The referee calls over Danny Terry and warns him to calm down! Rio Etherington runs off the knock.
4.09
Stuart Collymore makes a simple pass to Ronnie Christie. Ronnie Christie passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stephen Fletcher. Stephen Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Joseph. Jon Joseph makes a convincing header. Neil Ritchie gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
8.07
Stephen Naylor clumsily knocks into Stuart Collymore. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Collymore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.41
Jimmy Pensalfini comes in with a late challenge on Henry Mccann. Jimmy Pensalfini is warned by the referee! Henry Mccann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.58
Henry Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Jon Joseph controls it well on his chest. Jon Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
15.34
Jimmy Pensalfini plays the ball forward to Danny Terry. Danny Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.18
Stuart Collymore sees Ronnie Christie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronnie Christie hits a low pass to Stephen Fletcher. Stephen Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Joseph. Jon Joseph directs the ball goalwards with his head. Neil Ritchie manages to gather it effortlessly.
18.27
Ronnie Christie flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Fletcher collects the pass. Stephen Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
21.21
Jimmy Pensalfini knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Terry. Danny Terry whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Lopez. Alejandro Lopez makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
22.02
Rio Etherington flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Christie. Ronnie Christie sees Omer Shaw in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Omer Shaw edges inside the box! Omer Shaw shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.35
Ronnie Christie makes a probing pass to Darren Laver. Darren Laver deftly passes the ball to Stephen Fletcher, releasing him through on goal. Stephen Fletcher shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Neil Ritchie.
26.32
Stuart Collins barges into Stephen Fletcher. Stuart Collins is warned by the referee! Stephen Fletcher stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.26
Jimmy Pensalfini clumsily knocks into Ronnie Christie. The referee calls over Jimmy Pensalfini again and warns him to calm down! Ronnie Christie runs off the knock.
30.10
Ronnie Christie hits a low pass to Omer Shaw. Omer Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Joseph. Jon Joseph finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
39.42
John Barton makes a simple pass to Carl Keane. Carl Keane knocks the ball forward to Stephen Naylor. Stephen Naylor knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Wright-Phillips. Neil Wright-Phillips finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
42.11
Henry Mccann comes in with a late challenge on Jimmy Pensalfini. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jimmy Pensalfini gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.11
Port Vale are in full control of this game.
45.00
Stuart Collymore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Christie. Ronnie Christie passes the ball forward to Darren Laver. Darren Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Shaw. Omer Shaw gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Bradford City start the second half!
48.14
Rio Etherington comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Lopez. Rio Etherington is warned by the referee! Alejandro Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.35
John Barton threads the ball through to Jimmy Pensalfini. Jimmy Pensalfini flicks a high pass forward to Danny Terry who brings the ball under control. Danny Terry knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Naylor. Stephen Naylor powers a header at goal. Stephen Naylor scores for Bradford City!!
57.13
Stuart Collymore makes a probing pass to Ronnie Christie. Ronnie Christie threads a neat ball through to Darren Laver. Darren Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Fletcher. Stephen Fletcher gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.20
Ronnie Christie sees Omer Shaw in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Omer Shaw knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Barton.
65.23
Darren Laver barges into Tomas Vieira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomas Vieira runs off the knock.
67.20
Jimmy Pensalfini comes in with a late challenge on Henry Mccann. The referee warns Jimmy Pensalfini yet again to calm down! Henry Mccann stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.28
Rio Etherington knocks the ball forward to Henry Mccann. Henry Mccann threads a neat ball through to Omer Shaw. Omer Shaw knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
72.17
Ronnie Christie threads a neat ball through to Stephen Fletcher. Stephen Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Laver. Darren Laver fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Neil Ritchie has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.54
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Tarik Douchez replacing Stuart Collins and Alun Lawrence replacing Alejandro Lopez .
85.12
Ronnie Christie threads a neat ball through to Jon Joseph. Jon Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Fletcher. Stephen Fletcher is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.07
John Barton pushes up the pitch. John Barton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Terry. Danny Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Bradford City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
6
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
26.8%
43.7%
29.6%

Scorers
Darren Laver 72
Stephen Naylor 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ronnie Christie of Port Vale

Match Ratings
1.Seth Cooke (GK)
6
2.Stuart Collymore (DEF)
7
3.Rio Etherington (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Etherington (DEF)
6
5.Francis Dean (DEF)
6
6.Henry Mccann (MID)yellow card
5
7.Ronnie Christie (MID)
9
8.Omer Shaw (ATT)
6
9.Jon Joseph (ATT)
7
10.Stephen Fletcher (ATT)
7
11.Darren Laver (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Alberto Bailey (DEF)
0
13.Jacob Lumsdon (MID)
0
14.Sol Bould (ATT)
0

1.Neil Ritchie (GK)
8
2.Tomas Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Guy Landreau (DEF)
6
4.John Barton (DEF)
7
5.Stuart Collins (DEF)
5
6.Carl Keane (MID)
6
7.Jimmy Pensalfini (MID)
6
8.Neil Wright-Phillips (ATT)
6
9.Alejandro Lopez (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Naylor (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Danny Terry (ATT)
7
 
12.Tarik Douchez (DEF)
6
13.Alun Lawrence (GK)
6
14.Graham Gallagher (MID)
0