Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Port ValePort Vale
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Dale Sadler Dale Sadler
Alex SoudaniA. Soudani80
G
1
G
72Rafael PulidoR. Pulido
Pedro SanhuezaP. Sanhueza73
D
2
D
57Enrique FernandezE. Fernandez
Jose Javier ButraguenoJ. Butragueno77
D
3
D
73Dean OliverD. Oliver
Samir WitteS. Witte81
D
4
D
68Nicky MilburnN. Milburn
Mark EbbingeM. Ebbinge71
D
5
D
66Eduardo CarrilloE. Carrillo
Vincenzo GraffiediV. Graffiedi75
M
6
M
66Pasquale VecchiolaP. Vecchiola
Ottavio RachiniO. Rachini74
M
7
M
65Ray SbrizzoR. Sbrizzo
Alberto CostaA. Costa73
A
8
M
69Goran PetrovicG. Petrovic
Lampros HatzisL. Hatzis87
A
9
A
71Ian LaverI. Laver
Jon RavelliJ. Ravelli77
A
10
A
69Tony HuckerbyT. Huckerby
Rocco R. CircelloR. Circello81
A
captain11captain
A
74Logan FerrariL. Ferrari
 
Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall77
D
12
D
60Graham GreenG. Green
Norberto SeguraN. Segura75
M
13
M
62Scott McgrealS. Mcgreal
Thomas ArnoldT. Arnold80
A
14
A
63Dave PearceD. Pearce

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 19,211 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Mendonca.


0.00
The whistle blows and Notts County get the match underway!
2.26
Pedro Sanhueza knocks the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini flicks a high ball forward to Lampros Hatzis who takes it down. Lampros Hatzis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Rafael Pulido!
3.04
Pasquale Vecchiola flicks a high pass forward. Goran Petrovic controls it well on his chest. Goran Petrovic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Laver. Ian Laver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.30
Samir Witte launches a long ball forward. Alberto Costa whips in a cross ball towards Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.30
Logan Ferrari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Huckerby. Tony Huckerby whips in a cross ball towards Goran Petrovic. Goran Petrovic makes a convincing header. Superb reactions from Alex Soudani. What a save!
9.01
Lampros Hatzis flicks a high pass forward to Jon Ravelli who brings the ball under control. Jon Ravelli shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rafael Pulido.
10.14
It's a corner kick. Rocco R. Circello kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Rafael Pulido drops low and scoops up the ball.
14.19
Jose Javier Butragueno knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Graffiedi. Vincenzo Graffiedi threads the ball through to Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
15.10
Nicky Milburn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Huckerby. Tony Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Laver. Ian Laver fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Alex Soudani picks it out of the air!
16.36
Goran Petrovic passes the ball forward to Ray Sbrizzo. Ray Sbrizzo lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Laver. Ian Laver gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.23
Jose Javier Butragueno barges into Tony Huckerby. The referee calls over Jose Javier Butragueno and warns him to calm down! Tony Huckerby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.05
Ray Sbrizzo hits a low pass to Tony Huckerby. Tony Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Pasquale Vecchiola. Pasquale Vecchiola is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
24.11
Mark Ebbinge passes the ball forward to Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Rafael Pulido. Excellent save.
28.58
Ottavio Rachini flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Graffiedi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Graffiedi knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.44
Vincenzo Graffiedi knocks the ball forward to Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Carrillo.
34.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Nicky Milburn plays the ball forward to Logan Ferrari. Seeing a gap ahead, Logan Ferrari plays the ball forward to Tony Huckerby. Tony Huckerby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mark Ebbinge.
38.59
Jose Javier Butragueno hits a low pass to Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli whips the ball goalwards with his head. Rafael Pulido picks it out of the air!
39.03
Ottavio Rachini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.32
Samir Witte comes in with a late challenge on Logan Ferrari. Samir Witte is warned by the referee! Logan Ferrari carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.48
Vincenzo Graffiedi makes a beautiful solo run. Vincenzo Graffiedi whips in a cross ball towards Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis makes a convincing header. The ball comes off Goran Petrovic and the loose ball is cleared up field.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Port Vale kick off!
47.54
Enrique Fernandez barges into Lampros Hatzis. Enrique Fernandez is warned by the referee! Lampros Hatzis runs off the knock.
51.20
Nicky Milburn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Huckerby. With a delightful solo run, Tony Huckerby stretches the opposition's defence. Tony Huckerby shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.49
Samir Witte flicks a high ball forward to Rocco R. Circello who takes it down. Rocco R. Circello lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.16
Mark Ebbinge flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Graffiedi who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Graffiedi knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.06
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Norberto Segura replacing Vincenzo Graffiedi and Thomas Arnold replacing Alberto Costa .Port Vale have made 2 substitutions with Scott Mcgreal replacing Ray Sbrizzo and Dave Pearce replacing Tony Huckerby .
61.07
Ottavio Rachini chips the ball to his team mate, Norberto Segura. Norberto Segura lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini makes a convincing header but Rafael Pulido reads it well. Well saved!
65.29
Pasquale Vecchiola flicks a high pass forward to Ian Laver who brings the ball under control. Ian Laver tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.01
Ian Laver catches Mark Ebbinge on the ankles. The referee calls over Ian Laver and shows him a yellow card! Mark Ebbinge stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.50
Pedro Sanhueza flicks a high pass forward. Samir Witte controls it well on his chest. Samir Witte flicks a high pass forward. Jon Ravelli collects the pass. Jon Ravelli tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Rafael Pulido. Excellent save.
71.16
Goran Petrovic comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Sanhueza. The referee calls over Goran Petrovic and warns him to calm down! Pedro Sanhueza stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.10
Goran Petrovic flicks a high ball forward to Scott Mcgreal who takes it down. Scott Mcgreal shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
79.52
Samir Witte brings the ball forward. Samir Witte kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini finds some space and shoots from distance. Rafael Pulido gets down and covers it.
81.47
Jose Javier Butragueno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini threads a neat ball through to Lampros Hatzis. Lampros Hatzis lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.51
Mark Ebbinge kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Rachini. Ottavio Rachini chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Ravelli. Jon Ravelli lofts in a cross ball towards Norberto Segura. Norberto Segura makes a deft header but Rafael Pulido reads it well. Quality keeping!
85.51
Scott Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Ian Laver. Ian Laver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Butragueno.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

Port Vale
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
12
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
29.5%
37.5%
33%

Scorers
Alberto Costa 39
Ottavio Rachini 55
Ian Laver 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ottavio Rachini of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Alex Soudani (GK)
6
2.Pedro Sanhueza (DEF)
6
3.Jose Javier Butragueno (DEF)
6
4.Samir Witte (DEF)
7
5.Mark Ebbinge (DEF)
6
6.Vincenzo Graffiedi (MID)
7
7.Ottavio Rachini (MID)goal scored
9
8.Alberto Costa (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Lampros Hatzis (ATT)
7
10.Jon Ravelli (ATT)
7
11.Rocco R. Circello (ATT)
7
 
12.Jon Wetherall (DEF)
0
13.Norberto Segura (MID)
6
14.Thomas Arnold (ATT)
6

1.Rafael Pulido (GK)
9
2.Enrique Fernandez (DEF)
6
3.Dean Oliver (DEF)
6
4.Nicky Milburn (DEF)
6
5.Eduardo Carrillo (DEF)
6
6.Pasquale Vecchiola (MID)
6
7.Ray Sbrizzo (MID)
7
8.Goran Petrovic (MID)
6
9.Ian Laver (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Tony Huckerby (ATT)
6
11.Logan Ferrari (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Green (DEF)
0
13.Scott Mcgreal (MID)
6
14.Dave Pearce (ATT)
6