Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Milligan | T. Milligan |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Eugenio Rubio | E. Rubio | |||||||||
| Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Alberto Benkouar | A. Benkouar | |||||||||
| Seth Stewart | S. Stewart | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Syd Higginbotham | S. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Diaw Adami | D. Adami |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Alfred Flintlock | A. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Morris Jackson | M. Jackson | |||||||||
| Peter Carter | P. Carter | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Michael Gray | M. Gray | |||||||||
| Morris Atherton | M. Atherton | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Anselmo Bonera | A. Bonera | |||||||||
| Warren Barton | W. Barton | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Glynn Bowyer | G. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Neil Brand | N. Brand | | 48 | M | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Edward Charles | E. Charles | |||||||||
| Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Anthony Bloomer | A. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Rocco R. Espinal | R. Espinal | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Marcus Nicholls | M. Nicholls | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 9,249 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.50
0-1Alfred Flintlock passes the ball forward to Anselmo Bonera. Anselmo Bonera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Charles. Edward Charles goes all the way! Edward Charles shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.03
0-1Glynn Bowyer decides to run forward with the ball. Glynn Bowyer makes a probing pass to Edward Charles. Edward Charles shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Trevor Milligan manages to gather it comfortably.
8.04
0-1Syd Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Gray. Michael Gray passes the ball forward to Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seth Stewart.
12.42
Morris Jackson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anselmo Bonera. Anselmo Bonera advances with the ball. Anselmo Bonera goes all the way! Anselmo Bonera takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Trevor Milligan.
14.54
0-1Anselmo Bonera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Charles. Edward Charles shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.54
Michael Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Milligan who gathers it comfortably.
18.15
Neil Brand chips the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.39
0-1Marcus Nicholls barges into Seth Stewart. Marcus Nicholls is given a warning by the referee! Seth Stewart hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.25
Alberto Benkouar knocks the ball to his team mate, Anselmo Bonera. Anselmo Bonera passes the ball forward to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
33.13
Warren Barton sees space and advances. Warren Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.05
0-1Swindon Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale kick off!
51.52
Seth Stewart knocks the ball forward to Warren Barton. Warren Barton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.10
Michael Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.03
Anselmo Bonera makes a beautiful solo run. Anselmo Bonera tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.51
Anselmo Bonera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.20
Morris Atherton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe shoots from long range but it flies wide!
87.16
Neil Brand passes the ball forward to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.49
Diaw Adami chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Atherton. Morris Atherton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Syd Higginbotham.
90.00
Anselmo Bonera knocks the ball forward to Edward Charles. Edward Charles sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.6%
65.4%
Play Area
33.3%
40.7%
25.9%
Scorers