Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Robinson | P. Robinson |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Giuseppe Charton | G. Charton | |||||||||
| Danny Kitson | D. Kitson | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Ricardo Sanchez | R. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Dean Lloyd | D. Lloyd | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Enrique Carmona | E. Carmona | |||||||||
| Stefan Baronchelli | S. Baronchelli |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Rafael Dijkstra | R. Dijkstra | |||||||||
| Nicolas Marquez | N. Marquez | | 60 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Del Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Urvin Kooistra | U. Kooistra | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Greg Oakley | G. Oakley | |||||||||
| Jamie Vassell | J. Vassell | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Damien Heskey | D. Heskey | |||||||||
| Steve Grantt | S. Grantt | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Ben Wright | B. Wright | |||||||||
| Billy Goldberg | B. Goldberg | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 |  | Philipp Lindemann | P. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Ray Sullo | R. Sullo | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Richard Weir | R. Weir | |||||||||
| Dave Barmby | D. Barmby | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Marc Mcleod | M. Mcleod | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 8,759 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace start the match!
2.27
0-0Dean Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Grantt. Steve Grantt makes a beautiful solo run. Steve Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo powers a header at goal but Giuseppe Charton is on top of it.
4.54
0-0Enrique Carmona kicks a strong pass forward to Del Grondin. Del Grondin surges forward with the ball. Del Grondin tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
10.45
Greg Oakley knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.20
Steve Grantt makes a probing pass to Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.26
Stefan Baronchelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jamie Vassell. Jamie Vassell makes a simple pass to Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.02
0-0Damien Heskey knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Kitson.
22.27
Steve Grantt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg knocks in a cross ball towards Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.39
0-0Enrique Carmona clumsily knocks into Ray Sullo. Enrique Carmona is given a warning by the referee! Ray Sullo runs off the knock.
26.27
Jamie Vassell flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby lofts in a cross ball towards Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo powers a header at goal. Giuseppe Charton manages to gather it comfortably.
27.26
Urvin Kooistra makes a simple pass to Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.05
Billy Goldberg comes in with a late challenge on Enrique Carmona. The referee calls over Billy Goldberg and warns him to calm down! Enrique Carmona runs off the knock.
38.25
0-0Damien Heskey hacks Jamie Vassell from behind! Damien Heskey is given a warning by the referee! Jamie Vassell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.19
Urvin Kooistra makes a probing pass to Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
42.23
0-0Urvin Kooistra knocks the ball forward to Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo makes a probing pass to Billy Goldberg but he's offside!
45.00
Rafael Dijkstra makes a simple pass to Greg Oakley. Greg Oakley knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir goes all the way! Richard Weir shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Paul Robinson.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Port Vale kicking off!
47.49
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
48.00
Rafael Dijkstra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Oakley. Greg Oakley makes a simple pass to Marc Mcleod. Marc Mcleod goes all the way! Marc Mcleod tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.17
Ricardo Sanchez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damien Heskey. Damien Heskey knocks the ball forward to Marc Mcleod. Marc Mcleod knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Lloyd.
55.11
Greg Oakley kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Robinson who gathers it comfortably.
60.29
Steve Grantt knocks the ball forward to Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.31
1-0Stefan Baronchelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Urvin Kooistra. Urvin Kooistra passes the ball forward to Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Ray Sullo. Ray Sullo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Giuseppe Charton had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
67.34
Urvin Kooistra brings the ball forward. Urvin Kooistra whips in a cross ball towards Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
72.30
Del Grondin knocks the ball forward to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Lloyd.
78.16
Dean Lloyd brings the ball forward. Dean Lloyd makes a probing pass to Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.51
Del Grondin kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Mcleod. Marc Mcleod kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Lindemann but the referee indicates it's offside!
84.34
Stefan Baronchelli knocks the ball forward to Urvin Kooistra. Urvin Kooistra knocks the ball forward to Billy Goldberg. Billy Goldberg lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.05
Damien Heskey hacks Jamie Vassell from behind! The referee calls over Damien Heskey again and warns him to calm down! Jamie Vassell stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.39
Steve Grantt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Barmby. Dave Barmby shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Ray Sullo 63 |