Match Report


Port ValePort Vale     Coventry CityCoventry City
Chris FrostChris Frost Mark Teahan Mark Teahan
Richardur HermannssonR. Hermannsson82
G
1captain
G
77Stephan GyanS. Gyan
Philipp WallnerP. Wallner81
D
captain2
D
68Mariano BenfariM. Benfari
Oliver KauderO. Kauder68
D
3
D
68Antonino CampagnoloA. Campagnolo
Adrian BeckhamA. Beckham66
D
4
D
70Gavin UpsonG. Upson
Pietro PassoniP. Passoni79
M
5
M
83Girolamo MiceliG. Miceli
Ole Gunnar KvarmeO. Kvarme70
M
6
M
70Dario ServideiD. Servidei
Max DoumbiaM. Doumbia77
M
7
M
71Aladino VicariA. Vicari
Mick DavisM. Davis73
M
8
M
74Aimo ZilianiA. Ziliani
Danny ElliottD. Elliott68
A
9
A
70Florian EiltsF. Eilts
Jorge JesusJ. Jesus76
A
10
A
70Gianpaolo MalafronteG. Malafronte
Malte ReimersM. Reimers77
A
11
A
72Gianpaolo MaggioniG. Maggioni
 
Jonatan SchwarzJ. Schwarz73
D
12
M
32Colin VassellC. Vassell
Peter LawrenceP. Lawrence68
M
13
M
35Dominic GlassD. Glass
Octavian BuscanO. Buscan88
A
14
M
73Erwin ElshotE. Elshot

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 19,918 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Port Vale and Coventry City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Milligan.


0.00
Port Vale kick off the first half!
2.02
Gavin Upson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aimo Ziliani. Aimo Ziliani chips the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Richardur Hermannsson.
3.25
Aimo Ziliani takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Dario Servidei makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Adrian Beckham steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
12.07
Aladino Vicari hits a low pass to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
20.02
Ole Gunnar Kvarme passes the ball forward to Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
22.45
Dario Servidei sees space and advances. Dario Servidei shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Richardur Hermannsson.
24.54
Adrian Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ole Gunnar Kvarme. Ole Gunnar Kvarme knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Stephan Gyan.
34.57
Dario Servidei flicks a high ball forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni who takes it down. Gianpaolo Maggioni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
36.31
Adrian Beckham breaks forward. Adrian Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Danny Elliott controls it well on his chest. Danny Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers powers a header at goal. Stephan Gyan effortlessly punches it away to safety.
38.43
Mariano Benfari makes a probing pass to Girolamo Miceli. Girolamo Miceli sees Gianpaolo Malafronte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianpaolo Malafronte shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.20
Mariano Benfari flicks a high pass forward to Girolamo Miceli who brings the ball under control. Girolamo Miceli flicks a high pass forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni who brings the ball under control. Gianpaolo Maggioni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Kauder.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Port Vale have changed their lineup with Jonatan Schwarz replacing Oliver Kauder and Octavian Buscan replacing Jorge Jesus. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. The Port Vale players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City kick off!
47.19
Philipp Wallner threads a neat ball through to Max Doumbia. Max Doumbia chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.33
Adrian Beckham sees Max Doumbia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Doumbia makes a probing pass to Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephan Gyan who gathers it comfortably.
51.30
Aimo Ziliani flicks a high pass forward. Florian Eilts holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Eilts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adrian Beckham.
53.47
Showing composure, Philipp Wallner plays the ball forward to Max Doumbia. Max Doumbia flicks a high pass forward. Malte Reimers controls it well on his chest. Malte Reimers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.56
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
59.53
Gavin Upson brings the ball forward. Gavin Upson knocks the ball forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni lofts in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.03
Port Vale have made a substitution with Peter Lawrence replacing Max Doumbia .
65.54
Gavin Upson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Girolamo Miceli. Girolamo Miceli knocks the ball forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gianpaolo Maggioni provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Richardur Hermannsson.
67.10
It's a corner kick. Aimo Ziliani loops the ball over to the far post. Girolamo Miceli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
69.18
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.48
Gavin Upson passes the ball forward to Dario Servidei. Seeing a gap ahead, Dario Servidei plays the ball forward to Gianpaolo Maggioni. Gianpaolo Maggioni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.25
Dario Servidei receives the ball from a throw-in from Aladino Vicari. Dario Servidei darts forward. Dario Servidei shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Richardur Hermannsson smothers it!
81.43
Ole Gunnar Kvarme kicks a strong pass forward to Octavian Buscan. Octavian Buscan knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Reimers. Malte Reimers makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Stephan Gyan.
83.16
Gavin Upson chips the ball to his team mate, Dario Servidei. Dario Servidei chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Eilts. Florian Eilts lofts in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Malafronte. Gianpaolo Malafronte rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Richardur Hermannsson had no chance!! Goal for Coventry City!
89.22
Ole Gunnar Kvarme flicks a high pass forward. Octavian Buscan collects the pass. Octavian Buscan lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Elliott. Danny Elliott makes a convincing header. It's there!! Stephan Gyan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Port Vale

Coventry City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
27.8%
41.7%
30.6%

Scorers
Malte Reimers 53
Danny Elliott 89
Gianpaolo Malafronte 83

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

Match Ratings