Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Marc Thompson | M. Thompson |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Matt Crooks | M. Crooks | |||||||||
| Ricardo Sanchez | R. Sanchez |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Dennis Holloway | D. Holloway | |||||||||
| Francis Greaves | F. Greaves | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Alex Davidson | A. Davidson | |||||||||
| Enrique Carmona | E. Carmona | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Jacob Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
| Del Grondin | D. Grondin | | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Simon Mckay | S. Mckay | |||||||||
| Damien Heskey | D. Heskey | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Adrian Campbell | A. Campbell | |||||||||
| Gerhard Birkwald | G. Birkwald |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Kevin Greaves | K. Greaves | |||||||||
| Matthew Parker | M. Parker | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Tony Armstrong | T. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Richard Weir | R. Weir | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Robert Patterson | R. Patterson | |||||||||
| Philipp Lindemann | P. Lindemann | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Morris Greaves | M. Greaves | |||||||||
| Mariano Signori | M. Signori |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Martin Laycock | M. Laycock | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 9,135 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Port Vale and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town start the match!
6.35
0-0Damien Heskey makes a simple pass to Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori whips in a cross ball towards Richard Weir. Richard Weir flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.37
Damien Heskey surges forward with the ball. Damien Heskey shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.50
Alex Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Greaves. Kevin Greaves passes the ball forward to Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Greaves. Morris Greaves rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.14
Francis Greaves makes a simple pass to Gerhard Birkwald. Gerhard Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Weir. Richard Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.09
Damien Heskey makes a simple pass to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Richard Weir. Richard Weir is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.15
Alex Davidson passes the ball forward to Kevin Greaves. Kevin Greaves knocks the ball forward to Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.33
0-0Adrian Campbell surges forward with the ball. Adrian Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Greaves but he's offside!
33.31
0-0Martin Laycock catches Francis Greaves on the ankles. Martin Laycock is shown the yellow card! Francis Greaves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.23
0-0Del Grondin passes the ball forward to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.21
Adrian Campbell threads the ball through to Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock whips in a cross ball towards Morris Greaves. Morris Greaves is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.06
Dennis Holloway surges forward with the ball. Dennis Holloway sees a break and surges forward. Dennis Holloway tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.34
0-0Jacob Neville makes a probing pass to Kevin Greaves. Kevin Greaves sees space and advances. Kevin Greaves plays a perfect one-two with Morris Greaves and rushes in on goal... Kevin Greaves tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Marc Thompson!
45.00
Simon Mckay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morris Greaves. Morris Greaves threads the ball through to Robert Patterson but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the second half underway!
51.36
Del Grondin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann tries a spectacular long range effort but Matt Crooks is on top of it.
54.19
Damien Heskey knocks the ball forward to Richard Weir. Richard Weir sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.29
Kevin Greaves knocks the ball forward to Martin Laycock. Martin Laycock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.18
Francis Greaves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthew Parker. Matthew Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori kicks a strong pass forward to Philipp Lindemann but the referee indicates it's offside!
65.22
1-0Francis Greaves knocks the ball forward to Damien Heskey. Damien Heskey makes a probing pass to Richard Weir. Richard Weir whips in a cross ball towards Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori flicks the ball with his head. Mariano Signori scores for Port Vale!!
73.14
Damien Heskey flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Matt Crooks easily smothers it!
75.36
1-0Tony Armstrong comes in with a late challenge on Del Grondin. The referee calls over Tony Armstrong and warns him to calm down! Del Grondin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.27
Damien Heskey knocks the ball forward to Richard Weir. Richard Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.05
1-0Jacob Neville catches Philipp Lindemann in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Philipp Lindemann shakes off the knock.
83.24
1-0Cheltenham Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Port Vale's defence.
85.15
Damien Heskey knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
87.04
Martin Laycock flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Campbell. Adrian Campbell knocks the ball forward to Robert Patterson. Robert Patterson goes all the way! Robert Patterson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Marc Thompson easily smothers it!
89.56
Kevin Greaves makes a simple pass to Morris Greaves. Morris Greaves tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Ricardo Sanchez threads the ball through to Matthew Parker. Matthew Parker makes a probing pass to Richard Weir. Richard Weir threads the ball through to Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Matt Crooks manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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