Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Barry Skinner | Barry Skinner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Croft | S. Croft |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Tony Bellamy | T. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Darren Lawton | D. Lawton | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Andy Matthews | A. Matthews | |||||||||
| David May | D. May | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Emmanuel Belmadi | E. Belmadi | |||||||||
| Daniele Hendrie | D. Hendrie | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Alfred Howey | A. Howey | |||||||||
| Ruel Godber | R. Godber | | 64 | M | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Gilles Jess | G. Jess | |||||||||
| Jermaine Dryden | J. Dryden | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Tommy Potts | T. Potts | |||||||||
| Gilles Peters | G. Peters | | 57 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Nicky Bailey | N. Bailey | ||||||||
| Clive Drake | C. Drake | | 55 | M | | 8 | | | M | 59 |  | Alec Gemmill | A. Gemmill | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Bento | S. Bento |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 |  | Kurt Venema | K. Venema | |||||||||
| John Plowright | J. Plowright | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Greg Cort | G. Cort | |||||||||
| Hugo Tavares | H. Tavares | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Damien Formon | D. Formon | |||||||||
| Ruby Yapi | R. Yapi | | 53 | M | | 12 | | G | 38 | | Darius Bower | D. Bower | |||||||||
| Djezon Cygean | D. Cygean | | 52 | A | | 13 | | A | 59 | | Andy Pearce | A. Pearce | |||||||||
| Anthony Dublin | A. Dublin | | 48 | A | | 14 | | D | 59 | | Brian Hitchcock | B. Hitchcock | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 9,761 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Port Vale and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Port Vale and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.
0.00
0-0Port Vale start the match!
2.26
1-0Gilles Peters darts forward. Gilles Peters plays a scrappy one-two with Sebastiao Bento and advances towards the goal... Gilles Peters strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.11
1-0Andy Matthews makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Matthews sees a break and surges forward. Andy Matthews shoots from long range but is denied by Scott Croft. Excellent save.
8.48
1-0Ruel Godber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares advances inside the box! Hugo Tavares cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
12.34
Tommy Potts makes a simple pass to Kurt Venema. Kurt Venema finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
33.35
1-0Gilles Peters flicks a high ball forward to John Plowright who takes it down. John Plowright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfred Howey.
34.49
Nicky Bailey hits a low pass to Kurt Venema. Kurt Venema tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Scott Croft smothers it!
36.41
Nicky Bailey threads a neat ball through to Kurt Venema. Kurt Venema knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Croft who gathers it comfortably.
39.17
Jermaine Dryden makes a simple pass to John Plowright. John Plowright tries a spectacular long range effort. Tony Bellamy gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
40.52
Tommy Potts hits a low pass to Greg Cort. Greg Cort sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Scott Croft as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
42.25
1-0Gilles Jess takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Kurt Venema comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
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. Tottenham Hotspur also appear unchanged since the first half. The Tottenham Hotspur players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
47.57
Darren Lawton launches a long ball forward. Sebastiao Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Bellamy who gathers it comfortably.
54.08
Alec Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Cort. Greg Cort shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
57.06
Gilles Peters passes the ball forward to John Plowright. John Plowright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.49
1-0Nicky Bailey hacks Jermaine Dryden from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Dryden runs off the knock.
65.34
Gilles Peters plays the ball forward to Sebastiao Bento. Sebastiao Bento tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
67.13
Gilles Peters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Plowright. John Plowright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.18
From the throw-in, Andy Matthews picks out Emmanuel Belmadi. Emmanuel Belmadi passes the ball forward to Tommy Potts. Tommy Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Cort. Greg Cort sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.04
Jermaine Dryden threads the ball through to Sebastiao Bento. Sebastiao Bento cuts inside the box! Sebastiao Bento tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Tony Bellamy with no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
75.15
Nicky Bailey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damien Formon. Damien Formon shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Scott Croft manages to gather it easily.
77.23
Nicky Bailey makes a simple pass to Greg Cort. Greg Cort whips in a cross ball towards Damien Formon. Damien Formon jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Scott Croft with no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
84.27
2-1Damien Formon comes in with a late challenge on David May. The referee brings Damien Formon to one side and gives him a warning! David May hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.07
2-1Alec Gemmill barges into Jermaine Dryden. Alec Gemmill is shown the yellow card! Jermaine Dryden gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.39
Sebastiao Bento hacks Alfred Howey from behind! The referee calls over Sebastiao Bento and warns him to calm down! Alfred Howey stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Tommy Potts flicks a high ball forward to Damien Formon who takes it down. Damien Formon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
21%
50%
29%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gilles Peters of Port Vale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Scott Croft (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Darren Lawton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David May (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Daniele Hendrie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ruel Godber (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jermaine Dryden (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gilles Peters (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Clive Drake (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sebastiao Bento (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | John Plowright (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Hugo Tavares (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ruby Yapi (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Djezon Cygean (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Anthony Dublin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tony Bellamy (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy Matthews (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Emmanuel Belmadi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alfred Howey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gilles Jess (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tommy Potts (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nicky Bailey (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Alec Gemmill (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Kurt Venema (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Greg Cort (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Damien Formon (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Darius Bower (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Andy Pearce (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Brian Hitchcock (DEF) | 0 | |