Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Gert Van de weerd | Gert Van de weerd | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Pearce | G. Pearce |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Danny Bastin | D. Bastin | |||||||||
| Ashley Mercer | A. Mercer | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Frank Carter | F. Carter | |||||||||
| Craig Carlton | C. Carlton | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Graham Insley | G. Insley | |||||||||
| Alejandro Capezzuto | A. Capezzuto |  | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Seth Clegg | S. Clegg | |||||||||
| Jody Shearer | J. Shearer | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Michael Gower | M. Gower | |||||||||
| Titus Carragher | T. Carragher | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | |||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Des Gallagher | D. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Lomano Drake | L. Drake | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Darren Heskey | D. Heskey | |||||||||
| Abubakari Beelenkamp | A. Beelenkamp |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Syd Newton | S. Newton | |||||||||
| Alan Sturridge | A. Sturridge | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Wayne Godber | W. Godber | |||||||||
| Ben Merson | B. Merson | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Jermaine Montague | J. Montague | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,608 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Port Vale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Port Vale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Port Vale start the match!
3.39
0-1Harvey Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague threads the ball through to Syd Newton. Syd Newton takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Greg Pearce had no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
8.20
Gavin Griffin kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Merson. Ben Merson goes all the way! Ben Merson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Danny Bastin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.35
1-1Darren Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.34
1-1Harvey Barmby passes the ball forward to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
22.24
1-1Ashley Mercer threads the ball through to Jody Shearer. Jody Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abubakari Beelenkamp. Abubakari Beelenkamp threads the ball through to Ben Merson but he's offside!
24.13
Gavin Griffin makes a simple pass to Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Carter.
28.30
1-1Ashley Mercer chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Shearer. Jody Shearer sees a break and surges forward. Jody Shearer goes all the way! Jody Shearer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Danny Bastin easily smothers it!
30.46
Des Gallagher knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber goes all the way! Wayne Godber tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.30
1-1Jody Shearer comes in with a late challenge on Darren Heskey. Jody Shearer is warned by the referee! Darren Heskey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.37
Ashley Mercer advances with the ball. Ashley Mercer makes a simple pass to Ben Merson. Ben Merson plays a perfect one-two with Abubakari Beelenkamp and rushes in on goal... Ben Merson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Danny Bastin.
42.25
Lomano Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Abubakari Beelenkamp. Abubakari Beelenkamp shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Bradford City kick off the second half!
47.30
1-1Titus Carragher barges into Darren Heskey. Titus Carragher is given a warning by the referee! Darren Heskey gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
48.20
Graham Insley catches Abubakari Beelenkamp on the ankles. Graham Insley is warned by the referee! Abubakari Beelenkamp runs off the knock.
67.03
Abubakari Beelenkamp barges into Graham Insley. Abubakari Beelenkamp is warned by the referee! Graham Insley carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.22
Darren Heskey knocks the ball forward to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber whips in a cross ball towards Syd Newton. Syd Newton powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.17
Wayne Godber clumsily knocks into Alejandro Capezzuto. Wayne Godber is given a warning by the referee! Alejandro Capezzuto stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.17
Titus Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Sturridge. Alan Sturridge makes a simple pass to Ben Merson. Ben Merson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.02
Darren Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Newton. Syd Newton shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Syd Newton!
87.04
Darren Heskey decides to run forward with the ball. Darren Heskey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Greg Pearce easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.2%
44.8%
Play Area
28.4%
43.3%
28.4%
Scorers
| Ben Merson 8 | Syd Newton 3, 71, 83 |