Match Report
| Sheffield United | Sheffield United |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Insley | S. Insley |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Omer Cooper | O. Cooper | |||||||||
| Aaron Riza | A. Riza | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | |||||||||
| Ben Cooke | B. Cooke | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | |||||||||
| Eddie Simonsen | E. Simonsen | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Scott Riza | S. Riza | |||||||||
| Eddie Myers | E. Myers | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Henry Britton | H. Britton | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Frieser | V. Frieser |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Peter Carter | P. Carter | |||||||||
| Ivan Galli | I. Galli | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Morris Atherton | M. Atherton | |||||||||
| Oleg Higginbotham | O. Higginbotham | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Warren Barton | W. Barton | |||||||||
| Darius Clarke | D. Clarke | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Neil Brand | N. Brand | |||||||||
| Gareth Carter | G. Carter | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland |  | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 |  | Rocco R. Espinal | R. Espinal | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 6,523 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sheffield United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off and get the first half underway!
3.00
1-0Eddie Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gareth Carter!
14.55
1-0Adam Carrick knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton sees space and advances. Morris Atherton makes a simple pass to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.15
1-0Eddie Simonsen passes the ball forward to Eddie Myers. Eddie Myers knocks the ball forward to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Omer Cooper!
24.47
Aaron Riza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Clarke. Darius Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
27.06
1-0Eddie Myers surges forward with the ball. Eddie Myers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.07
Eddie Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Myers. Eddie Myers knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.59
Adam Carrick makes a simple pass to Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton passes the ball forward to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
57.05
Vincenzo Frieser sees space and advances. Vincenzo Frieser whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.56
2-0Adam Carrick clumsily knocks into Oleg Higginbotham. Adam Carrick is warned by the referee! Oleg Higginbotham stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.47
Aaron Riza knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham sees space and advances. Oleg Higginbotham lofts in a cross ball towards Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.33
Darius Clarke kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Carrick.
71.58
Morris Atherton makes a simple pass to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.28
Scott Riza makes a probing pass to Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton makes a simple pass to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Stuart Insley is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.30
Neil Brand threads the ball through to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.56
Neil Brand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.20
Vincenzo Frieser flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Omer Cooper who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Ivan Galli passes the ball forward to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Omer Cooper manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
21.8%
47.4%
30.8%
Scorers