Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Brentford | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Thompson | M. Thompson |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Richard Konchesky | R. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Ricardo Sanchez | R. Sanchez |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Stephen Rufus | S. Rufus | |||||||||
| Enrique Carmona | E. Carmona | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Marvin Upson | M. Upson | |||||||||
| Francis Greaves | F. Greaves | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Craig Dickov | C. Dickov | |||||||||
| Del Grondin | D. Grondin | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Des Naylor | D. Naylor | |||||||||
| Damien Heskey | D. Heskey | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Marc Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
| Gerhard Birkwald | G. Birkwald |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Simon Pearson | S. Pearson | |||||||||
| Matthew Parker | M. Parker | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Tim Rodgers | T. Rodgers | |||||||||
| Philipp Lindemann | P. Lindemann | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Jason Barmby | J. Barmby | |||||||||
| Richard Weir | R. Weir | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Des Scales | D. Scales | |||||||||
| Mariano Signori | M. Signori |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Kai Böhm | K. Böhm | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Brentford. A crowd of 9,059 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Port Vale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Port Vale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off!
2.17
0-1Marvin Upson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Pearson. Simon Pearson knocks the ball to his team mate, Kai Böhm. Kai Böhm plays a perfect one-two with Jason Barmby and rushes in on goal... Kai Böhm takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.34
0-1Damien Heskey makes a probing pass to Richard Weir. Richard Weir makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
8.03
0-1Enrique Carmona makes a probing pass to Gerhard Birkwald. Gerhard Birkwald decides to run forward with the ball. Gerhard Birkwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.13
Simon Pearson sees a break and surges forward. Simon Pearson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Böhm. Kai Böhm tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
10.55
Francis Greaves knocks the ball forward to Del Grondin. Del Grondin makes a probing pass to Richard Weir. Richard Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.33
0-1Matthew Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori finds some space and shoots from distance. Richard Konchesky easily smothers it.
21.02
0-1Marvin Upson hacks Philipp Lindemann from behind! Marvin Upson is given a warning by the referee! Philipp Lindemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.24
0-1Marvin Upson makes a probing pass to Marc Bailey. Marc Bailey takes it forward alone. Marc Bailey makes a probing pass to Des Scales but he's offside!
26.57
Marvin Upson threads the ball through to Marc Bailey. Marc Bailey knocks the ball forward to Jason Barmby. Jason Barmby goes all the way! Jason Barmby shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.23
Ricardo Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Damien Heskey. Damien Heskey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.23
Marc Bailey passes the ball forward to Jason Barmby. Jason Barmby goes all the way! Jason Barmby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Gerhard Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Dickov.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Brentford get the second half underway!
48.57
Simon Pearson comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Birkwald. Simon Pearson is given a warning by the referee! Gerhard Birkwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.37
Gerhard Birkwald takes it forward alone. Gerhard Birkwald goes all the way! Gerhard Birkwald makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.18
Simon Pearson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Barmby. Jason Barmby finds some space and shoots from distance. Marc Thompson easily smothers it.
66.43
Enrique Carmona makes a simple pass to Damien Heskey. Damien Heskey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori passes the ball forward but Philipp Lindemann is offside!
67.20
1-1Brentford are easily keeping Port Vale at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.23
Marc Bailey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Barmby. Jason Barmby passes the ball forward but Des Scales is offside!
72.12
Gerhard Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Richard Konchesky easily smothers it!
73.45
Simon Pearson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Scales. Des Scales plays a perfect one-two with Kai Böhm and rushes in on goal... Des Scales shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
75.04
Gerhard Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marvin Upson.
78.06
Stephen Rufus hacks Philipp Lindemann from behind! Stephen Rufus is given a warning by the referee! Philipp Lindemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.05
Stephen Rufus flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Rodgers. Tim Rodgers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Barmby. Jason Barmby shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.07
Gerhard Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Konchesky who gathers it comfortably.
87.15
Richard Weir hacks Craig Dickov from behind! Richard Weir is given a warning by the referee! Craig Dickov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.4%
42.6%
Play Area
28.7%
43.6%
27.7%
Scorers
| Richard Weir 33 | Kai Böhm 2 |