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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 16 (setup 4, season 28)
Port Vale
v.
Luton Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Dan BENTLEY1Tobias SIPPEL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Brice DJA DJEDJE27Mathieu DEBUCHY
Jelle VAN DAMME37Bruno MARTINS-INDI
Andrew SURMAN47Daniel PAREJO Muñoz
Alex BAPTISTE557Dejan LOVREN
Christian PANDER6Martin SKRTEL
Marcus HARNESS77JOAQUÍN Sánchez Rodríguez
Oliver BURKE78César Osvaldo VILLALUZ Martínez
Denis Andrés STRACQUALURSI79Elliot LEE
Glenn WHELAN106Luciano NARSINGH
Valeri BOJINOV117Jürgen LOCADIA
Manager
Jordan RHODES12Alberto BUENO Calvo
Bram VERBIST13Michael QUIRKE
David MIRFIN14Mathías Leonardo VIDANGOSSY Rebolledo
Cristian Alexis MONTAÑO Castillo15Matías CAHAIS
Kevin VANDENBERGH16AARÓN Ñiguez Esclapez

Port Vale 4 Luton Town 2
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 24,120, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Jon MOSS 7½)
1 Stracqualursi, 16 Harness, 25 Bojinov, 77 Van DammeScorers51 Parejo, 56 Lee
52 Baptiste <=> MirfinSubstitutions
Sendings off
49 BaptisteBookings
5Corners6
7Fouls4
2Offsides6
7Shots on3
12Shots off5
19Total shots8
3Shots saved1
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Jelle VAN DAMME
1GOAL!! Some useful work by BOJINOV on the left, left STRACQUALURSI yards clear, and he stepped inside SIPPEL and blasted the ball into the net. (1-0 Port Vale)
6BURKE hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
16GOAL!! A delightful dummy from BURKE allowed STRACQUALURSI to lay an exceptional ball off to HARNESS who glanced the ball into the roof of the net. (2-0 Port Vale)
22A strike from HARNESS held no problem for the Luton Town 'keeper.
24A shot from STRACQUALURSI was smothered by the Luton Town 'keeper.
25GOAL!! After BURKE was fouled MOSS waved play-on and BOJINOV went on to easily score. (3-0 Port Vale)
26LEE fired a deadly shot over the bar from close range.
29BOJINOV fluffed a simple chance.
38SURMAN made space on the left and pulled the ball to HARNESS who clipped the ball over.
39DJA DJEDJE ran onto a wonderful ball from BURKE but fired his shot wide.
 
49BAPTISTE booked by the referee for a late foul.
51GOAL!! . (3-1 Port Vale)
55A header by BURKE at the near post was comfortably collected by the Luton Town 'keeper.
56GOAL!! A mishit clearance dropped to MARTINS-INDI who sliced a shot goalward, luckily LEE was on hand to crack the ball into the net. (3-2 Port Vale)
63STRACQUALURSI headed inches over.
71Uncertainty in the Port Vale defence enabled MARTINS-INDI to hammer the ball inches over.
74WHELAN rattled an easy chance past the righthand post.
77GOAL!! A two-fisted punch from the 'keeper enabled VAN DAMME to head the ball into the empty net. (4-2 Port Vale)
85A cross from HARNESS left BURKE in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
88A corner fell to MARTINS-INDI who fired the ball over.
90A penalty box scramble resulted in BURKE driving a low shot wide.
90A poor shot from STRACQUALURSI trickled agonisingly wide.