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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 39 (setup 4, season 27)
Port Vale
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Bram VERBIST1Alex McCARTHY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Kenneth OMERUO27Adam SMITH
Jelle VAN DAMME63Craig FORSYTH
Andrew SURMAN848Lewis COOK
Alex BAPTISTE757Enda STEVENS
Glenn WHELAN66Harlee DEAN
Thomas BUFFEL77Kenny LUNT
Oliver BURKE78Rolando AARONS
Denis Andrés STRACQUALURSI97Jarrod BOWEN
Jordan RHODES710Cole SKUSE
Kevin VANDENBERGH6116Ross McCORMACK
Manager
Brice DJA DJEDJE12LUIS Fernández Teijeiro
Marcus TUDGAY613Ali AL-HABSI
Christian PANDER14Owen DALE
Chris EAGLES15Kortney HAUSE
David MIRFIN616Alex BRUCE

Port Vale 2 Crewe Alexandra 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 19,446, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 5)
15 Stracqualursi, 35 StracqualursiScorers50 Skuse
74 Van Damme <=> Tudgay, 75 Rhodes <=> MirfinSubstitutions
Sendings off
31 BurkeBookings5 Aarons, 44 Dean
3Corners6
3Fouls19
5Offsides8
6Shots on8
7Shots off7
13Total shots15
2Shots saved5
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Lewis COOK
4A free-kick from AARONS floated wide.
5AARONS booked for an off-the-ball incident.
10WHELAN beat four Crewe Alexandra players and thundered a great chance just wide.
11A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
14MCCORMACK hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
15GOAL!! Some good work by VAN DAMME on the left, left STRACQUALURSI yards clear, and he stepped inside the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper and blasted the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Port Vale)
19The hapless Port Vale 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from VAN DAMME fell just wide.
29SKUSE's shot beat the Port Vale 'keeper but rebounded off the Port Vale woodwork.
31The referee books BURKE.
35GOAL!! An inswinging corner was kicked clear only for STRACQUALURSI to fire the ball into the net. (2-0 Port Vale)
38The 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame header from SMITH.
41VANDENBERGH waltzed round AARONS and poked a poor shot past the post.
43A great effort from VAN DAMME scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
44A high foul gets DEAN a yellow card.
45AARONS beat BAPTISTE but blasted the ball into the arms of the Port Vale 'keeper.
 
50GOAL!! After some patient play on the left SKUSE came inside and hit the ball in off the post. (2-1 Port Vale)
54A cross from BUFFEL left BURKE in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
57BOWEN rushed through the Port Vale defence but shot straight at the Port Vale 'keeper.
57SURMAN knocked the ball to BURKE who fired it over.
69A delightful save prevented AARONS from scoring a great goal.
81COOK shot wide.
90+2BURKE stabbed a simple chance past the far post.