Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Colchester United | Colchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Clarke | G. Clarke |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Neil Bailey | N. Bailey | |||||||||
| Anthony Woodcock | A. Woodcock | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Alan Charlton | A. Charlton | |||||||||
| Danny Moncur | D. Moncur | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Steve Woodcock | S. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Jason Kirkland | J. Kirkland | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Eoin Shearer | E. Shearer | |||||||||
| Malcolm Mortensen | M. Mortensen | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Matthew Bridge | M. Bridge | |||||||||
| Eddie Jess | E. Jess | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Marvin Hulme | M. Hulme | |||||||||
| James Seaman | J. Seaman | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Wayne Marsden | W. Marsden | |||||||||
| Mark Gower | M. Gower | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Adam Greening | A. Greening | |||||||||
| Edward Rowett | E. Rowett | | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Eddie Laycock | E. Laycock | |||||||||
| Trevor Dichio | T. Dichio | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Darren Hapgood | D. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Adam Taylor | A. Taylor | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Max Dean | M. Dean | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 4,228 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Colchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Port Vale and Colchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off!
3.48
0-0Adam Greening surges forward with the ball. Adam Greening shoots from distance. Gavin Clarke easily smothers it.
9.22
0-1Adam Greening advances with the ball. Adam Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Dean. Max Dean shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Max Dean scores for Colchester United!!
16.39
0-1James Seaman makes a beautiful solo run. James Seaman shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.59
Marvin Hulme knocks the ball forward to Darren Hapgood. Darren Hapgood plays a perfect one-two with Max Dean and rushes in on goal... Darren Hapgood rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
20.19
0-1Adam Taylor clumsily knocks into Steve Woodcock. Adam Taylor is warned by the referee! Steve Woodcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.49
0-1Wayne Marsden clumsily knocks into James Seaman. The referee calls over Wayne Marsden and shows him a yellow card! James Seaman runs off the knock.
22.49
0-1Eddie Jess makes a simple pass to Adam Taylor. Adam Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Dichio but he's offside!
24.49
0-1Adam Greening flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.13
Eddie Jess knocks the ball forward to Adam Taylor. Adam Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Rowett. Edward Rowett tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.46
Jason Kirkland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Jess. Eddie Jess sees space and advances. Eddie Jess knocks the ball forward to Edward Rowett. Edward Rowett rockets a shot on goal but Neil Bailey is on top of it.
28.36
Steve Woodcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Hulme. Marvin Hulme makes a probing pass to Max Dean. Max Dean shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Max Dean!
32.14
James Seaman hacks Wayne Marsden from behind! James Seaman is given a warning by the referee! Wayne Marsden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.08
Wayne Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Dean. Max Dean shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.17
Adam Greening passes the ball forward to Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Colchester United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.17
Adam Greening makes a simple pass to Darren Hapgood. Darren Hapgood knocks in a cross ball towards Max Dean. Max Dean is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.45
Marvin Hulme chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Hapgood. Darren Hapgood goes all the way! Darren Hapgood takes a shot at goal. Gavin Clarke is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.55
Steve Woodcock flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Greening. Adam Greening makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock goes all the way! Eddie Laycock tries a spectacular strike. Gavin Clarke is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.06
0-4Colchester United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Port Vale's defence.
61.09
Marvin Hulme makes a probing pass to Max Dean. Max Dean whips in a cross ball towards Darren Hapgood. Darren Hapgood is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
65.28
James Seaman hacks Wayne Marsden from behind! James Seaman is shown the yellow card! Wayne Marsden stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.21
James Seaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Dichio. Trevor Dichio threads the ball through to Edward Rowett. Edward Rowett shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
81.39
Adam Greening brings the ball forward. Adam Greening shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
83.31
Malcolm Mortensen makes a probing pass to Eddie Jess. Eddie Jess threads the ball through to Trevor Dichio. Trevor Dichio whips in a cross ball towards Edward Rowett. Edward Rowett flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.37
Wayne Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock plays a perfect one-two with Max Dean and rushes in on goal... Eddie Laycock takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gavin Clarke.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
30.4%
50.7%
18.8%
Scorers
| Max Dean 9, 28 Darren Hapgood 49 Eddie Laycock 54 |