Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Derby CountyDerby County
Eric BellemoreEric Bellemore Cal Marlow Cal Marlow
Jonas RohrschneiderJ. Rohrschneider56
G
1
G
69Nigel ColeN. Cole
Robert ArmstrongR. Armstrong50
D
2
D
60Christian SculliC. Sculli
Brian TilerB. Tiler56
D
3captain
D
68Rodolphe DyduchR. Dyduch
Adrian GuzzoA. Guzzo56
D
4
D
61Miguel PirriM. Pirri
Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez59
D
5
D
63Ruel DefoeR. Defoe
Nicolas De SouzaN. De Souza60
M
6
M
66Sebastiano SbagliaS. Sbaglia
Pasquale OshadoganP. Oshadogan61
M
captain7
M
64Steve ImpeyS. Impey
David MorrisonD. Morrison64
M
8
M
65Pablo MoralesP. Morales
Jaime SantosJ. Santos59
A
9
A
42Niccolo MonkN. Monk
Ricardo MonteiroR. Monteiro58
A
10
A
62David HollowayD. Holloway
Ciro ColasanteC. Colasante47
A
11
A
54Brendan ForbesB. Forbes
 
Craig MarshallC. Marshall44
D
12
G
43Ronnie EvansR. Evans
Isaiah AdamsI. Adams47
A
13
M
63Alex SounessA. Souness
Yuri CauetY. Cauet44
D
14
M
59Wayne CookeW. Cooke

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Derby County. A crowd of 8,958 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Port Vale and Derby County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.


0.00
Derby County kick off and get the first half underway!
2.56
Christian Sculli sweeps the ball long. Pablo Morales skips past Brian Tiler! Pablo Morales cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
8.48
David Morrison runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Ciro Colasante. Ciro Colasante beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.31
David Holloway barges into David Morrison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.01
Pasquale Oshadogan threads a neat ball through to Adrian Guzzo. Adrian Guzzo threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Monteiro. Ricardo Monteiro shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
30.44
Sebastiano Sbaglia takes it forward alone. Sebastiano Sbaglia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Monk but the linesman indicates offside!
34.41
David Morrison advances with the ball. David Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
36.05
Christian Sculli chips the ball to his team mate, Brendan Forbes. Brendan Forbes makes a beautiful solo run. Brendan Forbes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Rohrschneider who gathers it comfortably.
42.54
Sebastiano Sbaglia advances with the ball. Sebastiano Sbaglia plays a one-two with Steve Impey and rushes in on goal... Sebastiano Sbaglia shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Miguel Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brendan Forbes. With vision, Brendan Forbes plays the ball forward to David Holloway. David Holloway plays a scrappy one-two with Brendan Forbes and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Holloway takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Holloway!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County have changed their lineup with Alex Souness replacing Sebastiano Sbaglia. The Derby County players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Port Vale kick off the second half!
47.25
Pablo Morales sees space and advances. Pablo Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Monk. Niccolo Monk fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.35
Robert Armstrong flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas De Souza. Nicolas De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jaime Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
54.32
Pablo Morales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Monk. Niccolo Monk shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.05
Adrian Guzzo comes in with a late challenge on David Holloway. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Holloway stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.11
Miguel Pirri surges forward with the ball. Miguel Pirri threads the ball through to Niccolo Monk but he's offside!
65.38
Jaime Santos barges into Miguel Pirri. Jaime Santos is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Pirri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.12
David Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Santos easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jaime Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.58
Rodolphe Dyduch comes in with a late challenge on Ciro Colasante. Rodolphe Dyduch is warned by the referee! Ciro Colasante grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.11
Brian Tiler hacks Steve Impey from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Impey gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
79.21
Rodolphe Dyduch knocks the ball forward to Alex Souness. Alex Souness passes the ball forward to Brendan Forbes. Brendan Forbes makes a probing pass to Alex Souness but he's offside!
81.25
Robert Armstrong kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas De Souza. Nicolas De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Ciro Colasante controls it well on his chest. Ciro Colasante knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Cole who gathers it comfortably.
84.01
Pablo Morales threads a neat ball through to Alex Souness. Alex Souness shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
85.05
Adrian Guzzo advances with the ball. Without breaking stride, Adrian Guzzo plays the ball forward to Ricardo Monteiro. Ricardo Monteiro tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Nigel Cole!
89.44
Miguel Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brendan Forbes. Brendan Forbes hits a low pass to David Holloway. David Holloway whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Monk. Niccolo Monk heads the ball goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Derby County
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.8%
64.2%
Play Area
28.4%
42%
29.6%

Scorers
Ciro Colasante 8
David Holloway 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brendan Forbes of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Rohrschneider (GK)
6
2.Robert Armstrong (DEF)
6
3.Brian Tiler (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Adrian Guzzo (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Leonardo Marquez (DEF)
6
6.Nicolas De Souza (MID)
6
7.Pasquale Oshadogan (MID)
6
8.David Morrison (MID)
8
9.Jaime Santos (ATT)
5
10.Ricardo Monteiro (ATT)
6
11.Ciro Colasante (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Craig Marshall (DEF)
0
13.Isaiah Adams (ATT)
0
14.Yuri Cauet (DEF)
0

1.Nigel Cole (GK)
6
2.Christian Sculli (DEF)
7
3.Rodolphe Dyduch (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Pirri (DEF)
7
5.Ruel Defoe (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiano Sbaglia (MID)
7
7.Steve Impey (MID)
6
8.Pablo Morales (MID)
8
9.Niccolo Monk (ATT)
7
10.David Holloway (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Brendan Forbes (ATT)
8
 
12.Ronnie Evans (GK)
0
13.Alex Souness (MID)
6
14.Wayne Cooke (MID)
0