Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Moncur | K. Moncur |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Morris Beckham | M. Beckham | |||||||||
| Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | |||||||||
| Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | |||||||||
| Henry Britton | H. Britton | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Sol Cole | S. Cole | |||||||||
| David Sharpe | D. Sharpe | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Paul Davies | P. Davies | |||||||||
| Arthur Oliver | A. Oliver | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 |  | Guillermo Gainza | G. Gainza | |||||||||
| Warren Barton | W. Barton | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 42 | | Glynn Makin | G. Makin | |||||||||
| Thierry Dryden | T. Dryden | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Ronnie Duberry | R. Duberry | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 37 | | Daniele Goldberg | D. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Gavin Pearson | G. Pearson | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Ralph Heskey | R. Heskey | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Glynn Lawrence | G. Lawrence | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 4,888 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Port Vale and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Port Vale get the match underway!
10.28
0-0Warren Barton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.22
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
14.26
0-0Daniele Goldberg surges forward with the ball. Daniele Goldberg shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.47
Guillermo Gainza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence plays a perfect one-two with Alan Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Glynn Lawrence rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.26
Warren Barton knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Forbes.
28.29
Henry Britton takes it forward alone. Henry Britton threads the ball through to Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.12
Guillermo Gainza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gareth Bailey.
38.13
Arthur Oliver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
42.54
Gareth Bailey knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Oliver. Arthur Oliver threads the ball through to Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
0-0Thierry Dryden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Morris Beckham easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.30
Gary Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.10
Gary Vieira decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Glynn Lawrence and rushes in on goal... Gary Vieira takes a shot at goal. Kevin Moncur easily smothers it.
65.12
Thierry Dryden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Forbes.
67.30
0-0Ronnie Duberry clumsily knocks into Guillermo Gainza. Ronnie Duberry is given a warning by the referee! Guillermo Gainza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.52
0-0Gary Vieira barges into Adam Carrick. Gary Vieira is shown the yellow card! Adam Carrick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.46
Guillermo Gainza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.00
Gareth Bailey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Barton. Warren Barton brings the ball forward. Warren Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey heads the ball goalwards but Morris Beckham is on top of it.
90.00
Arthur Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Forbes.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
28.4%
50%
21.6%