Match Report
| Port Vale | Port Vale |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Moncur | K. Moncur |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Chris Beresford | C. Beresford | |||||||||
| Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Marcus Lowe | M. Lowe | |||||||||
| Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Patrick Weaver | P. Weaver | |||||||||
| Henry Britton | H. Britton | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Steve Stockdale | S. Stockdale | |||||||||
| David Sharpe | D. Sharpe | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Adam Banks | A. Banks | |||||||||
| Arthur Oliver | A. Oliver | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Brian Wright-Phillips | B. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Thierry Dryden | T. Dryden | | 41 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Alun Vassell | A. Vassell | |||||||||
| Ronnie Duberry | R. Duberry | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 |  | Cosimo Gobbi | C. Gobbi | |||||||||
| Scott Moss | S. Moss | | 39 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Graeme Laver | G. Laver | |||||||||
| Gavin Pearson | G. Pearson | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Dion Sinclair | D. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Ralph Heskey | R. Heskey | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Dave Marr | D. Marr | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Vale Park where Port Vale play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,924 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Port Vale and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Port Vale and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Coventry City kick off!
2.22
0-0Patrick Weaver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cosimo Gobbi. Cosimo Gobbi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.48
0-0Adam Banks chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Vassell. Alun Vassell makes a simple pass to Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Dave Marr. Dave Marr powers a header at goal but Kevin Moncur is on top of it.
18.43
Thierry Dryden takes it forward alone. Thierry Dryden lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.16
0-0Coventry City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.18
0-0Ronnie Duberry threads the ball through to Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Beresford who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale kick off!
47.11
Thierry Dryden kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson goes all the way! Gavin Pearson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
48.43
Graeme Laver passes the ball forward to Dave Marr. Dave Marr tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.40
Gareth Bailey chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Dryden. Thierry Dryden kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.37
Thierry Dryden decides to run forward with the ball. Thierry Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Beresford who gathers it comfortably.
73.08
Graeme Laver sees a break and surges forward. Graeme Laver finds some space and shoots from distance but Kevin Moncur is on top of it.
79.14
Gareth Bailey makes a probing pass to Arthur Oliver. Arthur Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
84.23
Ronnie Duberry makes a simple pass to Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Pearson. Gavin Pearson powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.04
0-0Patrick Weaver comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Heskey. The referee calls over Patrick Weaver and shows him a yellow card! Ralph Heskey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.17
0-0Dion Sinclair clumsily knocks into Henry Britton. Dion Sinclair is shown the yellow card! Henry Britton runs off the knock.
90.00
Henry Britton kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Dryden. Thierry Dryden passes the ball forward to Ralph Heskey. Ralph Heskey goes all the way! Ralph Heskey tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69%
31%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%