Match Report
| Rotherham United | Rotherham United |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethan Williams | Ethan Williams | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Wright | M. Wright |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Gareth Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Kemal Cope | K. Cope | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Alan Hulme | A. Hulme | |||||||||
| Tony Hunt | T. Hunt | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Richard Hughes | R. Hughes | |||||||||
| Harvey Bowyer | H. Bowyer | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Ben Standing | B. Standing | |||||||||
| Martin Götz | M. Götz |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Harvey Watson | H. Watson | |||||||||
| Billy Stone | B. Stone | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Steve Mills | S. Mills | |||||||||
| Lennart Lindner | L. Lindner | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Jon Granville | J. Granville | |||||||||
| Edward Riggott | E. Riggott | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Ricardo Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Billy Jess | B. Jess | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Dion Pallister | D. Pallister | |||||||||
| Tomˆs Wisgerhof | T. Wisgerhof |  | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Joe Wilcox | J. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Max Lightfoot | M. Lightfoot | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Dave Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 9,832 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Port Vale get the match underway!
2.21
0-0Edward Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot goes all the way! Max Lightfoot takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
4.55
0-0Jon Granville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
9.54
0-0Tony Hunt clumsily knocks into Dave Campbell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dave Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.52
Harvey Bowyer passes the ball forward to Edward Riggott. Edward Riggott flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Jess. Billy Jess shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.09
0-0Edward Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Hughes.
22.07
Richard Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Granville. Jon Granville decides to run forward with the ball. Jon Granville whips in a cross ball towards Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
38.01
Billy Stone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot goes all the way! Max Lightfoot takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gareth Burbage.
39.27
Billy Stone brings the ball forward. Billy Stone whips in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
42.51
Richard Hughes knocks the ball forward to Dion Pallister. Dion Pallister threads the ball through to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the second half underway!
49.49
1-0Kemal Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Riggott. Edward Riggott advances with the ball. Edward Riggott whips in a cross ball towards Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.50
Billy Stone advances with the ball. Billy Stone passes the ball forward to Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.07
Billy Stone kicks a strong pass forward to Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Standing.
60.30
1-0Lennart Lindner catches Jon Granville on the ankles. The referee calls over Lennart Lindner and warns him to calm down! Jon Granville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.55
Tony Hunt sees a break and surges forward. Tony Hunt flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot whips in a cross ball towards Billy Jess. Billy Jess flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.03
Steve Mills makes a simple pass to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Wright who gathers it comfortably.
73.52
Martin Götz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lennart Lindner. Lennart Lindner makes a simple pass to Billy Jess. Billy Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
81.40
1-0Ricardo Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox passes the ball forward but Dave Campbell is offside!
83.41
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.38
Kemal Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Riggott. Edward Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Jess. Billy Jess is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.29
Harvey Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Riggott. Edward Riggott kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Jess. Billy Jess knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ben Standing.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
22.4%
48.2%
29.4%
Scorers