Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gareth Burbage | G. Burbage |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Gavin Marsden | G. Marsden | |||||||||
| Alan Hulme | A. Hulme | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Ronnie Barrett | R. Barrett | |||||||||
| Richard Hughes | R. Hughes | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Marcus Mendez | M. Mendez | |||||||||
| Ben Standing | B. Standing | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Steve Kitson | S. Kitson | |||||||||
| Harvey Watson | H. Watson | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Leon Hughes | L. Hughes | |||||||||
| Steve Mills | S. Mills | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Colin Kahn | C. Kahn | |||||||||
| Jon Granville | J. Granville | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Matthew Adams | M. Adams | |||||||||
| Ricardo Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Ian Wise | I. Wise | |||||||||
| Dion Pallister | D. Pallister | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 |  | Anthony Steijn | A. Steijn | |||||||||
| Joe Wilcox | J. Wilcox | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Craig Jacobs | C. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Dave Campbell | D. Campbell | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Colin Neville | C. Neville | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 7,902 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Port Vale and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off!
2.15
0-0Jon Granville flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Kitson.
3.26
0-0Ian Wise brings the ball forward. Ian Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Neville. Colin Neville powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.04
Leon Hughes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Wise. Ian Wise brings the ball forward. Ian Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alan Hulme.
8.12
0-0Steve Mills knocks the ball forward to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Gavin Marsden.
15.20
0-0Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.05
Alan Hulme chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Granville. Jon Granville takes it forward alone. Jon Granville whips in a cross ball towards Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.48
1-0Jon Granville kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Gavin Marsden has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.57
Steve Mills surges forward with the ball. Steve Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.26
Ian Wise chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.51
Ricardo Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Marsden easily smothers it!
39.23
Marcus Mendez makes a simple pass to Matthew Adams. Matthew Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Neville. Colin Neville tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
40.47
Ian Wise chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Neville. Colin Neville goes all the way! Colin Neville makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.30
Ian Wise makes a simple pass to Colin Neville. Colin Neville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
47.21
Matthew Adams threads the ball through to Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.54
Harvey Watson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Granville. Jon Granville chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Marsden who gathers it comfortably.
54.30
Matthew Adams takes it forward alone. Matthew Adams controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.44
Port Vale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
60.54
Dion Pallister brings the ball forward. Dion Pallister goes all the way! Dion Pallister shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.45
Anthony Steijn makes a probing pass to Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Neville. Colin Neville connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
66.49
1-1Craig Jacobs clumsily knocks into Richard Hughes. Craig Jacobs is warned by the referee! Richard Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.30
Matthew Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
75.31
Steve Mills makes a simple pass to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell goes all the way! Dave Campbell shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.51
1-1Ronnie Barrett makes a simple pass to Matthew Adams. Matthew Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs makes a probing pass to Colin Neville but he's offside!
78.09
Ben Standing chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Granville. Jon Granville makes a simple pass to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.21
Richard Hughes passes the ball forward to Ricardo Ribeiro. Ricardo Ribeiro threads the ball through to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.45
Steve Mills chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Marsden who gathers it comfortably.
85.59
Steve Kitson threads the ball through to Anthony Steijn. Anthony Steijn passes the ball forward to Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
6
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
25.6%
48.8%
25.6%
Scorers