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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Scunthorpe United. A crowd of 8,281 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Scunthorpe United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Scunthorpe United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.48
Kelvin Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jermaine Myers who gathers it comfortably.
4.40
Kelvin Bridges sees a break and surges forward. Kelvin Bridges shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
6.59
Frode Berg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.37
Frode Berg takes it forward alone. Frode Berg knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
10.37
Isaiah Maclean makes a simple pass to Frode Berg. Frode Berg passes the ball forward to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca whips in a cross ball towards Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.37
Kelvin Bridges chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Perry. Gavin Perry plays a perfect one-two with Nick Holloway and rushes in on goal... Gavin Perry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.32
Scunthorpe United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
20.44
Port Vale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Scunthorpe United's defence.
21.00
Max Sheringham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Blake. Harry Blake chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Mcleod. Danny Mcleod plays a perfect one-two with Arthur Todd and rushes in on goal... Danny Mcleod makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.11
Emile Draper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Mcleod. Danny Mcleod finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
36.24
Frode Berg sees space and advances. Frode Berg plays a perfect one-two with Nick Holloway and rushes in on goal... Frode Berg shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.49
Marvin Scales threads the ball through to Carlton Carrick. Carlton Carrick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
44.31
Kelvin Bridges comes in with a late challenge on Emile Draper. The referee calls over Kelvin Bridges and warns him to calm down! Emile Draper runs off the knock.
45.00
Emile Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Ripley. Paul Ripley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Todd. Arthur Todd rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Port Vale kicking off!
51.19
Nick Holloway catches Max Sheringham on the ankles. Nick Holloway is given a warning by the referee! Max Sheringham runs off the knock.
53.17
Marvin Scales hacks Paul Ripley from behind! The referee calls over Marvin Scales and warns him to calm down! Paul Ripley runs off the knock.
54.25
Carlton Carrick kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway passes the ball forward but Simon Mendonca is offside!
57.43
Patrick Howells makes a simple pass to Frode Berg. Frode Berg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca goes all the way! Simon Mendonca makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.09
Hauke Schnoor chips the ball to his team mate, Emile Draper. Emile Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Mcleod. Danny Mcleod goes all the way! Danny Mcleod makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.28
Frode Berg chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca goes all the way! Simon Mendonca tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Jermaine Myers has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
67.38
Paul Ripley hacks Marvin Scales from behind! Paul Ripley is shown the yellow card! Marvin Scales runs off the knock.
67.38
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
69.29
Frode Berg catches Harry Blake on the ankles. The referee calls over Frode Berg and warns him to calm down! Harry Blake stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.48
Hauke Schnoor sees space and advances. Hauke Schnoor makes a probing pass to Arthur Todd. Arthur Todd shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Tommy Rankin!
79.55
Hauke Schnoor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Lumsdon. Jonathan Lumsdon threads the ball through to Arthur Todd. Arthur Todd goes all the way! Arthur Todd rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Tommy Rankin had no chance!! Goal for Scunthorpe United!
84.27
Marvin Scales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Carrick. Carlton Carrick makes a probing pass to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.54
Carlton Carrick makes a probing pass to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca finds some space and shoots from distance. Jermaine Myers is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Simon Mendonca of Port Vale

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.8354430379747 vs 53.1645569620253
Play Area
Home team third: 22.78%, Midfield: 43.04%, Away team third: 34.18%