Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Liam Rollings | Liam Rollings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gareth Burbage | G. Burbage |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Dave Andrews | D. Andrews | |||||||||
| Alan Hulme | A. Hulme | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Greg Gower | G. Gower | |||||||||
| Richard Hughes | R. Hughes | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Gian Matteo Giacobbo | G. Giacobbo | |||||||||
| Ben Standing | B. Standing | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Simon Armstrong | S. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Harvey Watson | H. Watson | | 47 | D | | 5 | | M | 54 | | Ruel Mustoe | R. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Steve Mills | S. Mills | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Ralph Davies | R. Davies | |||||||||
| Jon Granville | J. Granville | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Stuart Neville | S. Neville | |||||||||
| Ricardo Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 |  | Nikos Victoria | N. Victoria | |||||||||
| Dion Pallister | D. Pallister | | 48 | M | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Luke Ljungberg | L. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Joe Wilcox | J. Wilcox | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Simon Smith | S. Smith | |||||||||
| Dave Campbell | D. Campbell | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Norman King | N. King | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Millwall. A crowd of 8,737 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Port Vale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off!
2.40
0-0Simon Armstrong knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Ljungberg. Luke Ljungberg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
3.52
0-0Gian Matteo Giacobbo hacks Dave Campbell from behind! Gian Matteo Giacobbo is warned by the referee! Dave Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.29
0-0Stuart Neville makes a probing pass to Norman King. Norman King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.39
0-0Nikos Victoria catches Steve Mills on the ankles. The referee calls over Nikos Victoria and warns him to calm down! Steve Mills carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.02
0-0Jon Granville makes a beautiful solo run. Jon Granville passes the ball forward but Joe Wilcox is offside!
18.36
Ruel Mustoe threads the ball through to Norman King. Norman King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.12
Ben Standing controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Ribeiro. Ricardo Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.20
Ricardo Ribeiro hacks Ralph Davies from behind! Ricardo Ribeiro is warned by the referee! Ralph Davies runs off the knock.
28.58
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
30.46
Stuart Neville makes a probing pass to Simon Smith. Simon Smith shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.26
Simon Armstrong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman King. Norman King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.04
Ralph Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Ljungberg. Luke Ljungberg shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
39.50
Jon Granville knocks the ball forward to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gian Matteo Giacobbo.
42.22
Stuart Neville makes a simple pass to Norman King. Norman King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall get the second half underway!
47.31
Ralph Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Norman King. Norman King lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Ljungberg. Luke Ljungberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
51.19
Harvey Watson comes in with a late challenge on Norman King. The referee calls over Harvey Watson and warns him to calm down! Norman King runs off the knock.
53.28
Nikos Victoria kicks a strong pass forward to Norman King. Norman King knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Smith. Simon Smith connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.00
Ricardo Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dave Andrews who gathers it comfortably.
59.37
Jon Granville kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
60.52
1-0Ricardo Ribeiro advances with the ball. Ricardo Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.48
Stuart Neville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman King. Norman King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
65.29
Harvey Watson comes in with a late challenge on Luke Ljungberg. The referee calls over Harvey Watson again and warns him to calm down! Luke Ljungberg runs off the knock.
66.03
Simon Armstrong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Mustoe. Ruel Mustoe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman King. Norman King lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Smith. Simon Smith powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.33
Jon Granville sees space and advances. Jon Granville tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.57
Dion Pallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
79.36
Greg Gower hacks Ricardo Ribeiro from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Ribeiro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.25
Ben Standing makes a simple pass to Ricardo Ribeiro. Ricardo Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gian Matteo Giacobbo.
85.06
1-0Jon Granville kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell shoots from 25 yards but Dave Andrews is on top of it.
89.10
Ruel Mustoe chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Smith. Simon Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
28.2%
47.9%
23.9%
Scorers