Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Edworthy | G. Edworthy |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Jamie Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
| Scott Dodd | S. Dodd | | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Gareth Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
| Mike Milburn | M. Milburn | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Noel Izzet | N. Izzet | |||||||||
| Nick Allman | N. Allman | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Steven Bellamy | S. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Arthur Black | A. Black | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Dean Bloomer | D. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Brian Prior | B. Prior | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Edward Morris | E. Morris | |||||||||
| Dennis Duberry | D. Duberry | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Liam Gerrard | L. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Adrian Draper | A. Draper | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Adrian Carter | A. Carter | |||||||||
| Malcolm Insley | M. Insley | | 36 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Ian Wiltord | I. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Arthur Higginbotham | A. Higginbotham | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Steve Barry | S. Barry | |||||||||
| Danny Bastin | D. Bastin | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Mick Salmon | M. Salmon | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 2,533 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Port Vale and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale get the match underway!
4.42
0-0Adrian Draper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Danny Bastin but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.37
0-1Steven Bellamy passes the ball forward to Adrian Carter. Adrian Carter makes a probing pass to Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon plays a perfect one-two with Steve Barry and rushes in on goal... Mick Salmon rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.29
0-1Scott Dodd knocks the ball forward to Brian Prior. Brian Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham plays a perfect one-two with Danny Bastin and rushes in on goal... Arthur Higginbotham takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
24.54
Adrian Draper sees a break and surges forward. Adrian Draper finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.02
Scott Dodd passes the ball forward to Malcolm Insley. Malcolm Insley advances with the ball. Malcolm Insley lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.57
0-1Edward Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mike Milburn.
34.57
Dennis Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Higginbotham but the linesman indicates offside!
40.44
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
44.54
Edward Morris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Barry. Steve Barry lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Oxford United get the second half underway!
48.48
Liam Gerrard passes the ball forward to Steve Barry. Steve Barry goes all the way! Steve Barry rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.11
Liam Gerrard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Salmon. Mick Salmon passes the ball forward but Steve Barry is offside!
51.03
Nick Allman threads the ball through to Dennis Duberry. Dennis Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Higginbotham. Arthur Higginbotham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.11
0-1Mick Salmon catches Nick Allman on the ankles. The referee calls over Mick Salmon and shows him a yellow card! Nick Allman runs off the knock.
54.04
Dean Bloomer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Wiltord. Ian Wiltord kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Barry. Steve Barry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.13
Adrian Draper knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.32
0-1Mick Salmon comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Black. Mick Salmon is warned by the referee! Arthur Black gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.24
Adrian Draper knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Bastin. Danny Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dean Bloomer.
66.34
Dennis Duberry brings the ball forward. Dennis Duberry goes all the way! Dennis Duberry shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.51
Adrian Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Barry. Steve Barry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mike Milburn.
81.28
Liam Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Barry. Steve Barry threads the ball through to Mick Salmon but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Mick Salmon 14 |