Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Reebok Stadium where Bolton Wanderers play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,446 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bolton Wanderers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Port Vale kick off and get the match underway!
9.39
George Moore sees a break and surges forward. George Moore makes a beautiful solo run. George Moore knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Mendez. Patricio Mendez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Ivan Camacho.
14.34
Bruno Santos makes a simple pass to Claudio Duran. Claudio Duran knocks the ball forward to Patricio Mendez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
16.56
George Moore makes a simple pass to Arnauld Soligo. Arnauld Soligo threads the ball through to Patricio Mendez. Patricio Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Vickers. Stanley Vickers flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
22.45
Luke Hapgood knocks the ball forward to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Elbekay Abdellaoui. Elbekay Abdellaoui is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.16
Pierre Mettomo catches Bruno Santos on the ankles. Pierre Mettomo is warned by the referee! Bruno Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.40
Zbigniew Joswiak takes it forward alone. Zbigniew Joswiak flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Croft. Gilles Croft shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.32
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.17
Patricio Mendez catches Zbigniew Joswiak on the ankles. Patricio Mendez is warned by the referee! Zbigniew Joswiak runs off the knock.
34.42
Port Vale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bolton Wanderers's defence.
36.42
Pierre Mettomo flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.49
Bruno Santos sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Santos shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.49
Steve Monk hacks Elbekay Abdellaoui from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elbekay Abdellaoui hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.19
Pierre Mettomo makes a probing pass to Gilles Croft. Gilles Croft plays a perfect one-two with Elbekay Abdellaoui and rushes in on goal... Gilles Croft shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.46
Luke Hapgood makes a beautiful solo run. Luke Hapgood goes all the way! Luke Hapgood shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Bolton Wanderers kick off!
49.46
Bruno Santos threads the ball through to Stanley Vickers. Stanley Vickers shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.27
Jody Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Duran. Claudio Duran sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ivan Camacho!
53.19
Bolton Wanderers are easily keeping Port Vale at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
54.46
George Moore catches Mike Fletcher on the ankles. George Moore is warned by the referee! Mike Fletcher gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.38
Thomas Berg hacks Claudio Duran from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Berg and shows him a yellow card! Claudio Duran hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.21
Lomano Drake knocks the ball forward to Claudio Duran. Claudio Duran knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ivan Camacho who gathers it comfortably.
61.06
Lomano Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Vickers. Stanley Vickers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Joswiak.
65.58
Pierre Mettomo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Croft. Gilles Croft plays a perfect one-two with Elbekay Abdellaoui and rushes in on goal... Gilles Croft makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dominique Brouwers easily smothers it!
66.06
Sylvain Adams threads the ball through to Tom Peeters. Tom Peeters takes it forward alone. Tom Peeters whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Croft. Gilles Croft is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.58
Emmanuel Akinbiyi passes the ball forward to Pierre Mettomo. Pierre Mettomo makes a simple pass to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Elbekay Abdellaoui. Elbekay Abdellaoui connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
78.03
Tom Peeters kicks a strong pass forward to Elbekay Abdellaoui. Elbekay Abdellaoui knocks the ball forward to Mike Fletcher but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.22
Luke Hapgood hacks Steve Monk from behind! The referee calls over Luke Hapgood and warns him to calm down! Steve Monk stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.14
Luke Hapgood catches Lomano Drake on the ankles. Luke Hapgood is warned by the referee again! Lomano Drake hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.18
Lomano Drake passes the ball forward to Patricio Mendez. Patricio Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Duran. Claudio Duran directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Claudio Duran!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gilles Croft of Bolton Wanderers

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.3157894736842 vs 48.6842105263158
Play Area
Home team third: 28.95%, Midfield: 43.42%, Away team third: 27.63%