Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Chris FrostChris Frost Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Richardur HermannssonR. Hermannsson82
G
1
G
73Louis TourselL. Toursel
Philipp WallnerP. Wallner81
D
2
D
71Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff
Jonatan SchwarzJ. Schwarz73
D
3captain
D
74Benedetto GalliB. Galli
Rolf SassariniR. Sassarini75
D
4
D
69Colin BaileyC. Bailey
Ole Gunnar KvarmeO. Kvarme70
M
5
M
64Adam MortensenA. Mortensen
Christian GyanC. Gyan79
M
captain6
M
62Darius ThompsonD. Thompson
Max DoumbiaM. Doumbia77
M
7
M
79Emile ShearerE. Shearer
Mick DavisM. Davis73
M
8
M
67Michael GowerM. Gower
Danny ElliottD. Elliott68
A
9
A
65Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis
Octavian BuscanO. Buscan87
A
10
A
72Craig DaviesC. Davies
Malte ReimersM. Reimers77
A
11
A
70Sieme GentileS. Gentile
 
Adrian BeckhamA. Beckham66
D
12
G
39David NewtonD. Newton
Peter LawrenceP. Lawrence67
M
13
D
34Isaiah BastinI. Bastin
Jorge JesusJ. Jesus76
A
14
A
61Brendan OwenB. Owen

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Colchester United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Port Vale and Colchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Carrick.


0.00
Colchester United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.26
Darius Thompson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.19
Benedetto Galli flicks a high pass forward. Michael Gower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Michael Gower knocks the ball forward to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
8.52
Christian Gyan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Octavian Buscan. Octavian Buscan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Bailey.
10.03
Adam Mortensen makes a beautiful solo run. Adam Mortensen shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Richardur Hermannsson.
11.54
It's a corner kick. Emile Shearer loops the ball over to the far post. Octavian Buscan reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
12.45
Benedetto Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Davies. Craig Davies shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
14.31
Jonatan Schwarz surges forward with the ball. Jonatan Schwarz hits a low pass to Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott makes a simple pass, allowing Octavian Buscan to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Octavian Buscan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.29
Jonatan Schwarz passes the ball forward to Max Doumbia. Max Doumbia sees space and advances. Max Doumbia whips in a cross ball towards Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.05
Michael Gower catches Christian Gyan on the ankles. Michael Gower is warned by the referee! Christian Gyan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.40
Emile Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
32.51
Colin Bailey makes a probing pass to Emile Shearer. Emile Shearer makes an attacking run forward. Emile Shearer cuts inside the box! Emile Shearer shoots from just inside the box. Good keeping from Richardur Hermannsson as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
34.16
Emile Shearer takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Darius Thompson. Some good footwork from Darius Thompson provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.50
With some swift thinking, Max Doumbia plays the ball forward to Danny Elliott. Seeing a gap ahead, Danny Elliott plays the ball forward to Octavian Buscan who has made a great run into the box. Octavian Buscan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
38.28
Darius Thompson chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Davies. Craig Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.37
Craig Davies barges into Rolf Sassarini. The referee brings Craig Davies to one side and gives him a warning! Rolf Sassarini stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.04
Christian Gyan makes a simple pass to Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fantastic reactions from Benedetto Galli blocks the shot!
44.13
Rolf Sassarini knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers knocks in a cross ball towards Octavian Buscan. Octavian Buscan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Louis Toursel.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Christian Gyan kicks a low ball out wide. Michael Gower gets to the ball and clears it up field.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale have changed their lineup with Jorge Jesus replacing Danny Elliott. Colchester United appear unchanged since the first half. The Colchester United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Port Vale kicking off!
47.52
Darius Thompson plays the ball forward to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile makes a probing pass to Craig Davies but he's offside!
53.30
Rolf Sassarini makes a simple pass to Mick Davis. Mick Davis makes a probing pass to Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Bailey.
54.57
Rolf Sassarini takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Philipp Wallner. Philipp Wallner sweeps the ball long. Jorge Jesus shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Louis Toursel.
60.22
Port Vale have made 2 substitutions with Adrian Beckham replacing Rolf Sassarini and Peter Lawrence replacing Mick Davis .
61.32
Christian Gyan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.17
Christian Gyan takes it forward alone. Christian Gyan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Louis Toursel who gathers it comfortably.
67.49
Benedetto Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Emile Shearer. Emile Shearer flicks a high pass forward. Craig Davies collects the pass. Craig Davies knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Michael Blatsis is offside!
69.56
Max Doumbia flicks a high pass forward. Malte Reimers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Reimers shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
71.30
Adrian Beckham plays the ball forward to Max Doumbia. Max Doumbia flicks a high pass forward. Malte Reimers controls it well on his chest. Malte Reimers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Louis Toursel who gathers it comfortably.
77.01
Max Doumbia makes a simple pass to Jorge Jesus. Jorge Jesus finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
78.37
Showing composure, Jonatan Schwarz plays the ball forward to Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan plays the ball forward to Octavian Buscan. Octavian Buscan shoots from outside the area but somehow Louis Toursel manages to keep it out.
81.55
Colin Bailey comes in with a high challenge, catching Malte Reimers with his studs. The referee motions to Colin Bailey to come over. It's a red card!! Malte Reimers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.27
Max Doumbia flicks a high ball forward to Jorge Jesus who takes it down. Jorge Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Louis Toursel didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
Jonatan Schwarz flicks a high pass forward. Max Doumbia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Doumbia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Jesus. Jorge Jesus knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Octavian Buscan is offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Colchester United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
29.6%
39.5%
30.9%

Scorers
Octavian Buscan 14
Danny Elliott 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Elliott of Port Vale

Match Ratings
1.Richardur Hermannsson (GK)
6
2.Philipp Wallner (DEF)
6
3.Jonatan Schwarz (DEF)
6
4.Rolf Sassarini (DEF)
6
5.Ole Gunnar Kvarme (MID)
6
6.Christian Gyan (MID)
7
7.Max Doumbia (MID)
8
8.Mick Davis (MID)
6
9.Danny Elliott (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Octavian Buscan (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Malte Reimers (ATT)
6
 
12.Adrian Beckham (DEF)
6
13.Peter Lawrence (MID)
6
14.Jorge Jesus (ATT)
6

1.Louis Toursel (GK)
7
2.Marcel Bischoff (DEF)
6
3.Benedetto Galli (DEF)
6
4.Colin Bailey (DEF)red card
3
5.Adam Mortensen (MID)
6
6.Darius Thompson (MID)
6
7.Emile Shearer (MID)
7
8.Michael Gower (MID)
6
9.Michael Blatsis (ATT)
6
10.Craig Davies (ATT)
6
11.Sieme Gentile (ATT)
6
 
12.David Newton (GK)
0
13.Isaiah Bastin (DEF)
0
14.Brendan Owen (ATT)
0