- English League 2
- 5 May 2012, 3:00pm
- Vale Park
- Attendance: 5,621
Port Vale | v | Oxford |
3
| 0 |
live commentary
Match ends, Port Vale 3, Oxford United 0.
90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Port Vale 3, Oxford United 0.
90+3 mins:Goal! Port Vale 3, Oxford United 0. Ben Williamson (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Richards with a cross.
88 mins:Damien Batt (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88 mins:Foul by Damien Batt (Oxford United).
88 mins:Doug Loft (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
87 mins:Attempt saved. Ben Williamson (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
87 mins:Offside, Oxford United. Jon-Paul Pittman tries a through ball, but Jon-Paul Pittman is caught offside.
86 mins:Corner, Oxford United.
85 mins:Foul by Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford United).
85 mins:Louis Dodds (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
84 mins:Attempt blocked. Doug Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McCombe.
83 mins:Corner, Oxford United.
83 mins:John McCombe (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83 mins:Hand ball by John McCombe (Port Vale).
81 mins:Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Williamson replaces Tom Pope.
79 mins:Substitution, Port Vale. Ryan Lloyd replaces Sean Rigg.
79 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
77 mins:Offside, Port Vale. Chris Shuker tries a through ball, but Chris Shuker is caught offside.
76 mins:Foul by Michael Duberry (Oxford United).
76 mins:Marc Richards (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
74 mins:Attempt missed. Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
69 mins:Goal! Port Vale 2, Oxford United 0. Sean Rigg (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
66 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
66 mins:Attempt saved. Tom Pope (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Doug Loft with a cross.
64 mins:Attempt saved. Scott Rendell (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
62 mins:Foul by Scott Rendell (Oxford United).
62 mins:Anthony Griffith (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
60 mins:Joe Davis (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60 mins:Foul by Joe Davis (Port Vale).
60 mins:Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
59 mins:Foul by Jake Wright (Oxford United).
59 mins:Sean Rigg (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
54 mins:Substitution, Port Vale. Clayton McDonald replaces Adam Yates.
52 mins:Substitution, Oxford United. Scott Rendell replaces Andrew Whing.
52 mins:Anthony Griffith (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50 mins:Attempt missed. Adam Chapman (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
49 mins:Substitution, Oxford United. Oli Johnson replaces Tom Craddock.
49 mins:Substitution, Oxford United. Adam Chapman replaces Liam Davis.
47 mins:Attempt saved. Doug Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
47 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
Second Half begins Port Vale 1, Oxford United 0.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Port Vale 1, Oxford United 0.
41 mins:Goal! Port Vale 1, Oxford United 0. Marc Richards (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McCombe.
36 mins:Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35 mins:Foul by Anthony Griffith (Port Vale).
35 mins:Andrew Whing (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
34 mins:Foul by Marc Richards (Port Vale).
34 mins:Michael Duberry (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
32 mins:Foul by Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford United).
32 mins:Joe Davis (Port Vale) wins a free kick.
31 mins:Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale).
31 mins:Tony Capaldi (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
26 mins:Foul by Anthony Griffith (Port Vale).
26 mins:Andrew Whing (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
20 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
20 mins:Offside, Oxford United. Tom Craddock tries a through ball, but Tom Craddock is caught offside.
19 mins:Corner, Oxford United.
19 mins:Attempt saved. Tom Craddock (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
17 mins:Corner, Oxford United.
16 mins:Attempt missed. Andrew Whing (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13 mins:Foul by Sean Rigg (Port Vale).
13 mins:Andrew Whing (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Foul by Marc Richards (Port Vale).
11 mins:Damián Martinez (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Corner, Port Vale.
8 mins:Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale).
8 mins:Tony Capaldi (Oxford United) wins a free kick.
2 mins:Attempt missed. Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English League 2
- 5 May 2012, 3:00pm
- Vale Park
- Attendance: 5,621
| Port Vale | v | Oxford |
3
| 0 |
match report
Port Vale earned a comfortable 3-0 victory and ended Oxford's outside chance of making the League Two play-offs.
The visitors came out of the traps with real intent and Jon-Paul Pittman was inches away from a second-minute opener with a fierce shot from 20 yards.
But United defender Jake Wright wrongly chose to leave a long ball from John McCombe and Marc Richards nipped in to steer a clinical finish past debutant goalkeeper Damian Martinez.
News of Aldershot's half-time lead at Crewe put renewed fire into Oxford and U's manager Chris Wilder brought on forwards Scott Rendell and Adam Chapman at the start of the second-half.
But Vale rode the storm and fought back with Tom Pope and McCombe threatening before Sean Rigg extended their lead in the 69th minute.
Oxford were caught short of numbers at the back and Rigg found a route past the isolated Wright to drive an angled shot past Martinez from 14 yards and substitute Ben Williamson fired in a close-range third from Richards' last-minute cross.
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