Match Report
| Burnley | Burnley |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Burbage | N. Burbage |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Omer Cooper | O. Cooper | |||||||||
| Tony Taylor | T. Taylor | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | |||||||||
| Sebastian Ziegler | S. Ziegler |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | |||||||||
| Eric Zick | E. Zick | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Scott Riza | S. Riza | |||||||||
| Michael Patterson | M. Patterson | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Henry Britton | H. Britton | |||||||||
| Anton Koster | A. Koster |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Peter Carter | P. Carter | |||||||||
| Steve Eadie | S. Eadie | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Morris Atherton | M. Atherton | |||||||||
| Mick Kanu | M. Kanu | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Warren Barton | W. Barton | |||||||||
| Robert Philips | R. Philips | | 58 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Neil Brand | N. Brand | |||||||||
| Ashley Jacobs | A. Jacobs | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Juan Navarro | J. Navarro |  | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 |  | Rocco R. Espinal | R. Espinal | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 8,418 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Burnley and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Burnley and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Burnley get the match underway!
2.19
0-0Anton Koster passes the ball forward to Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.43
0-1Henry Britton knocks the ball forward to Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton surges forward with the ball. Morris Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rocco R. Espinal!
6.11
Warren Barton makes a probing pass to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
8.18
Anton Koster controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs goes all the way! Ashley Jacobs makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.06
1-1Sebastian Ziegler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Eadie. Steve Eadie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Omer Cooper.
20.09
1-1Morris Atherton flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
22.55
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
24.46
Morris Atherton makes a probing pass to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.31
Gareth Bailey passes the ball forward to Warren Barton. Warren Barton flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe lofts in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.39
Henry Britton makes a simple pass to Warren Barton. Warren Barton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.40
Anton Koster threads the ball through to Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.18
Tony Taylor makes a beautiful solo run. Tony Taylor brings the ball forward. Tony Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.50
Tony Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Philips. Robert Philips makes a simple pass to Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Omer Cooper who gathers it comfortably.
40.42
Mick Kanu passes the ball forward to Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Riza.
42.43
1-2Sebastian Ziegler comes in with a late challenge on Rocco R. Espinal. Sebastian Ziegler is shown the yellow card! Rocco R. Espinal runs off the knock.
44.14
Mick Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Carrick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the second half underway!
47.53
Tony Taylor makes a simple pass to Anton Koster. Anton Koster kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Omer Cooper who gathers it comfortably.
60.08
Adam Carrick kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Brand. Neil Brand passes the ball forward to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Ziegler.
61.16
Warren Barton chips the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
77.09
Warren Barton knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.22
Steve Eadie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro plays a perfect one-two with Ashley Jacobs and rushes in on goal... Juan Navarro takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.58
Anton Koster sees space and advances. Anton Koster lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.18
Mick Kanu threads the ball through to Ashley Jacobs. Ashley Jacobs shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
87.37
Mick Kanu barges into Morris Atherton. The referee calls over Mick Kanu and shows him a yellow card! Morris Atherton runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
25.6%
43.9%
30.5%
Scorers
| Ashley Jacobs 8 | Rocco R. Espinal 3, 28 |