Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Omer Cooper | O. Cooper |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Michael Summerbell | M. Summerbell | |||||||||
| Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | |||||||||
| Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | Jose Javier Fuentes | J. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Scott Riza | S. Riza | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | |||||||||
| Henry Britton | H. Britton | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Sol Cole | S. Cole | |||||||||
| Peter Carter | P. Carter | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Orlando Diallo | O. Diallo | |||||||||
| Morris Atherton | M. Atherton | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 |  | Paul James | P. James | |||||||||
| Warren Barton | W. Barton | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Richard Moss | R. Moss | |||||||||
| Neil Brand | N. Brand | | 47 | M | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Gerald Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 |  | Ihor Sakhnevych | I. Sakhnevych | |||||||||
| Rocco R. Espinal | R. Espinal |  | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 8,674 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Port Vale start the match!
8.36
0-0Orlando Diallo kicks a strong pass forward to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych whips in a cross ball towards Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Omer Cooper manages to keep it out.
10.04
0-0Morris Atherton makes a simple pass to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Summerbell who gathers it comfortably.
20.19
0-0Gareth Bailey kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Brand. Neil Brand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
21.42
Titus Forbes knocks the ball to his team mate, Orlando Diallo. Orlando Diallo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.34
Jose Javier Fuentes threads the ball through to Paul James. Paul James threads the ball through to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych plays a perfect one-two with Alan Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Ihor Sakhnevych cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Omer Cooper.
32.05
0-0Morris Atherton comes in with a late challenge on Paul James. Morris Atherton is warned by the referee! Paul James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.24
1-0Adam Carrick flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.02
Adam Carrick flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Brand. Neil Brand sees a break and surges forward. Neil Brand finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.40
Warren Barton threads the ball through to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Neil Brand takes it forward alone. Neil Brand goes all the way! Neil Brand tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
48.38
Paul James threads the ball through to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.15
1-0Jose Javier Fuentes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Diallo. Orlando Diallo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger makes a probing pass to Ihor Sakhnevych but he's offside!
51.36
Titus Forbes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul James. Paul James flicks the ball to his team mate, Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from distance but it flies wide!
54.06
Neil Brand catches Orlando Diallo on the ankles. Neil Brand is warned by the referee! Orlando Diallo runs off the knock.
55.56
Neil Brand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Cole.
59.41
Richard Moss deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
60.10
Richard Moss kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.03
Henry Britton threads the ball through to Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton sees a break and surges forward. Morris Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Forbes.
69.27
Neil Brand decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Brand goes all the way! Neil Brand takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.01
Richard Moss threads the ball through to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Carrick.
77.45
Titus Forbes makes a simple pass to Orlando Diallo. Orlando Diallo makes a simple pass to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.50
Rocco R. Espinal hacks Jose Javier Fuentes from behind! Rocco R. Espinal is warned by the referee! Jose Javier Fuentes stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.03
Orlando Diallo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ihor Sakhnevych but he's offside!
90.00
Sol Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul James. Paul James makes a probing pass to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
32.1%
43.2%
24.7%
Scorers
| Gavin Sharpe 33 |