Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Gert Van de weerd | Gert Van de weerd | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Pearce | G. Pearce |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Oleg Makin | O. Makin | |||||||||
| Craig Carlton | C. Carlton | | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Markus Streich | M. Streich | |||||||||
| Alejandro Capezzuto | A. Capezzuto |  | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Sergio Bento | S. Bento | |||||||||
| David Dodd | D. Dodd | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Tiago Oliveira | T. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Jody Shearer | J. Shearer | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Niccolo Lawrence | N. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Titus Carragher | T. Carragher | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Seyni Ribeiro | S. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Antonino Capezzuto | A. Capezzuto | |||||||||
| Arnauld Soligo | A. Soligo | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 |  | Yasahiro Arai | Y. Arai | |||||||||
| Abubakari Beelenkamp | A. Beelenkamp |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Liam Scholes | L. Scholes | |||||||||
| Alan Sturridge | A. Sturridge | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Carl Fenton | C. Fenton | |||||||||
| Darius Haynes | D. Haynes | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Sebastian Lorenz | S. Lorenz | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Ipswich Town. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Port Vale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Port Vale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off and get the first half underway!
3.37
0-0Liam Scholes threads the ball through to Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
4.44
0-0Port Vale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
9.27
0-0Antonino Capezzuto makes a simple pass to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Dodd.
10.57
0-0Gavin Griffin decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Griffin shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Oleg Makin.
12.38
0-1Antonino Capezzuto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.16
David Dodd kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Shearer. Jody Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
18.35
Tiago Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Seyni Ribeiro. Seyni Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Greg Pearce easily smothers it!
28.11
Titus Carragher threads the ball through to Abubakari Beelenkamp. Abubakari Beelenkamp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.54
Port Vale are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
36.54
0-1Gavin Griffin makes a probing pass to Abubakari Beelenkamp. Abubakari Beelenkamp threads the ball through to Darius Haynes but he's offside!
40.40
Liam Scholes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Greg Pearce!
42.49
0-1Sebastian Lorenz hacks David Dodd from behind! Sebastian Lorenz is warned by the referee! David Dodd runs off the knock.
44.55
Alejandro Capezzuto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Shearer. Jody Shearer threads the ball through to Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
David Dodd threads the ball through to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Abubakari Beelenkamp. Abubakari Beelenkamp is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Port Vale kick off and get the second half underway!
47.49
1-1Carl Fenton barges into David Dodd. Carl Fenton is given a warning by the referee! David Dodd carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.54
Gavin Griffin flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge makes a probing pass to Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
51.08
Alejandro Capezzuto takes it forward alone. Alejandro Capezzuto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes plays a perfect one-two with Abubakari Beelenkamp and rushes in on goal... Darius Haynes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Oleg Makin manages to keep it out.
54.01
Yasahiro Arai chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
59.54
Craig Carlton threads the ball through to Jody Shearer. Jody Shearer threads the ball through to Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.27
Yasahiro Arai makes a simple pass to Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.07
Titus Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.21
1-1Gavin Griffin barges into Yasahiro Arai. The referee calls over Gavin Griffin and shows him a yellow card! Yasahiro Arai hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.02
Niccolo Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Antonino Capezzuto. Antonino Capezzuto knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz shoots from distance. Greg Pearce easily smothers it.
75.56
Titus Carragher flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.02
David Dodd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin surges forward with the ball. Gavin Griffin plays a perfect one-two with Darius Haynes and rushes in on goal... Gavin Griffin takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.21
Titus Carragher knocks the ball forward to Darius Haynes. Darius Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
24.4%
44.2%
31.4%
Scorers