Date:26 Feb 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:The EBB Stadium at the Recreation Ground
Attendance:2,506

Vincenti (67)
McCombe (25) Richards (50)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Danny Hylton receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Foul by Danny Hylton on Sam Morsy, free kick awarded. Sam Morsy takes the free kick.

90mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Ben Harding, save by Chris Martin.

89mins Booking for Lee Collins for unsporting behaviour. Lee Collins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Peter Vincenti. Free kick taken by Ben Herd.

88mins Danny Hylton challenges Exodus Geohaghon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Chris Martin takes the direct free kick.

85mins Marc Richards takes a shot. Save made by Jamie Young. Corner taken by Sam Morsy from the left by-line, Ben Herd makes a clearance.

84mins Exodus Geohaghon challenges Tim Sills unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ben Herd takes the free kick.

83mins John Halls is brought on as a substitute for Luke Guttridge.

83mins Foul by Ben Harding on Robert Taylor, free kick awarded. Kris Taylor takes the direct free kick.

79mins Inswinging corner taken by Sam Morsy from the left by-line played to the near post, Ben Harding makes a clearance.

77mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kris Taylor from the right by-line, free kick awarded for a foul by Tom Pope on Darren Jones. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Young.

76mins Unfair challenge on Exodus Geohaghon by Peter Vincenti results in a free kick. Chris Martin takes the free kick.

75mins Foul by Luke Guttridge on Anthony Griffith, free kick awarded. Chris Martin restarts play with the free kick.

73mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Anthony Griffith on Luke Guttridge. Direct free kick taken by Luke Guttridge.

73mins Exodus Geohaghon goes into the book.

72mins Unfair challenge on Ben Herd by Exodus Geohaghon results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ben Herd.

69mins Foul by Danny Hylton on Tom Pope, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by John McCombe.

67mins Goal scored by Peter Vincenti from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Aldershot 1-2 Port Vale.Chris Martin replaces Stuart Tomlinson.

64mins Stuart Tomlinson receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Doug Loft goes off and Anthony Griffith comes on. Foul by Stuart Tomlinson on Danny Hylton, Penalty awarded. Placed penalty taken by Anthony Charles saved by Stuart Tomlinson. Aldershot 0-2 Port Vale.

62mins Tom Pope takes a shot. Save by Jamie Young.

60mins Inswinging corner taken by Kris Taylor, Tom Pope produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.

58mins Peter Vincenti concedes a free kick for a foul on Adam Yates. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Tomlinson.

58mins Peter Vincenti gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stuart Tomlinson. Stuart Tomlinson takes the free kick.

57mins Long distance shot from Anthony Charles misses to the left of the net.

55mins Jermaine McGlashan comes on in place of Wade Small. Albert Jarrett leaves the field to be replaced by Tim Sills.

52mins Exodus Geohaghon fouled by Luke Guttridge, the ref awards a free kick. Sam Morsy takes the free kick.

50mins Marc Richards finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the area. Aldershot 0-2 Port Vale.Assist by Robert Taylor.

48mins Marc Richards is ruled offside. Darren Jones takes the free kick.

47mins Marc Richards challenges Anthony Charles unfairly and gives away a free kick. Darren Jones restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Marc Richards takes a shot from close range clearing the crossbar.

45mins Adam Yates concedes a free kick for a foul on Albert Jarrett. Free kick taken by Simon Grand.

45mins Robert Taylor on for Lewis Haldane.

44mins Simon Grand takes a shot. Corner taken right-footed by Ben Harding, Exodus Geohaghon manages to make a clearance.

43mins Corner taken by Albert Jarrett from the right by-line, clearance made by Tom Pope.

43mins Foul by Exodus Geohaghon on Peter Vincenti, free kick awarded. Ben Harding restarts play with the free kick.

41mins Caution for John McCombe. Peter Vincenti fouled by John McCombe, the ref awards a free kick. Luke Guttridge produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Stuart Tomlinson makes a save.

39mins Darren Jones produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area and misses left.

34mins Doug Loft challenges Wade Small unfairly and gives away a free kick. Albert Jarrett restarts play with the free kick.

32mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Morsy by Luke Guttridge. John McCombe restarts play with the free kick.

32mins Sam Morsy takes a shot. Jamie Young makes a save.

27mins Foul by Simon Grand on Tom Pope, free kick awarded. Sam Morsy restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Booking for Simon Grand. John McCombe gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Aldershot 0-1 Port Vale.Simon Grand challenges Lewis Haldane unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Doug Loft. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Kris Taylor,

20mins Effort on goal by Danny Hylton from just inside the area clears the bar.

19mins Unfair challenge on Tom Pope by Anthony Charles results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Sam Morsy.

18mins Shot by Peter Vincenti from outside the box goes over the net.

13mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ben Herd by Tom Pope. Jamie Young restarts play with the free kick.

12mins Peter Vincenti fouled by Sam Morsy, the ref awards a free kick. Ben Harding restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Shot by Tom Pope from inside the area bounces off the post.

3mins Tom Pope takes a shot. Save by Jamie Young. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kris Taylor from the right by-line to the near post, Anthony Charles manages to make a clearance.

1mins Foul by Wade Small on Lewis Haldane, free kick awarded. Stuart Tomlinson takes the free kick.

Match Preview

McGlashan to miss Vale visit Aldershot will again be without winger Jermaine McGlashan for the visit of Port Vale. McGlashan was rested for last weekend's draw at Northampton as he attempts to overcome a bout of shin splints and is likely to be missing again. Manager Dean Holdsworth has an otherwise fully-fit squad available after midfielder John Halls returned from a long-term groin problem. Youngster Jack Randall broke his leg while on loan at Didcot Town recently and is a long-term absentee, striker Damian Spencer is still on loan at Eastbourne and defender Anthony Straker is at Wycombe. Winger Albert Jarrett will again be in the squad after he joined on a month`s loan from Lincoln but striker Reece Connolly has joined Dorchester on loan. Vale will be without the services of midfielder James O`Shea after his month-long loan deal expired. O`Shea has now returned to parent club Birmingham and will play no part at the EBB Stadium, although manager Jim Gannon has hinted at a possible extension. Striker Tom Pope also plays the last match of his loan spell from Rotherham, with Gannon certainly keen to retain his services. Midfielder Gary Roberts serves the second game of his three-match suspension having missed Tuesday`s 3-1 home defeat to Stevenage. Centre-back Gareth Owen continues his ankle recovery and is scheduled to return to action next month. Striker Marc Richards was given 45 minutes against Boro in midweek and may well be in line to start from the off this time round following his recovery from a thigh problem.

Formation:4411Manager: Dean Holdsworth

Aldershot

Formation: 442Manager: Jim Gannon

Port Vale

Jamie Young
Ben Herd
Darren Jones
Anthony Charles
Simon Grand
Albert Jarrett
Ben Harding
Luke Guttridge
Danny Hylton
Peter Vincenti
Wade Small
SUBS
Mikhael Jaimez-Ruiz
Emmanuel Panther
Aaron Morris
Clayton Fortune
Jermaine McGlashan
John Halls
Tim Sills

Home

Away

Stuart Tomlinson
Adam Yates
John McCombe
Exodus Geohaghon
Lee Collins
Doug Loft
Kris Taylor
Lewis Haldane
Sam Morsy
Marc Richards
Tom Pope
SUBS
Chris Martin
Robert Taylor
Anthony Griffith
Louis Dodds
Justin Richards
Sean Rigg
Ritchie Sutton

Match Report

Richards inspires Vale victory Marc Richards notched his 15th of the season as Port Vale ended a nightmare week on a high with a 2-1 win at Aldershot. The Valiants arrived at the Rec with question marks over the future of boss Jim Gannon following a row with assistant Geoff Horsfield. But those worries were largely forgotten in the 26th minute when defender John McCombe bundled home from a corner. Simon Grand should have levelled on the stroke of half-time, but Stuart Tomlinson produced a remarkable acrobatic save. And the Shots were made to pay for that miss six minutes after the interval when an unmarked Richards headed home Robert Taylor's cross. Anthony Charles missed a 65th-minute penalty to get the home side back into it after Tomlinson fouled Danny Hylton in the box. They did reduce the arrears three minutes later when Aldershot frontman Peter Vincenti coolly slotted past Tomlinson, but they could not fashion an equaliser.

Form Guide

LDDDDD Aldershot VS Port Vale LWDDWL

Last Meetings

Port Vale 1 - 0 Aldershot 11/09/2010 Port Vale 1 - 1 Aldershot 10/04/2010 Aldershot 1 - 1 Port Vale 12/09/2009 Port Vale 0 - 0 Aldershot 07/04/2009 Aldershot 1 - 0 Port Vale 28/10/2008 Port Vale 3 - 1 Aldershot 18/03/1986

Top Scorers

Aldershot W Small 5 L Guttridge 4 A Rodman 3 T Sills 2 A Charles 2 B Harding 2 P Vincenti 2 G Little 1 J McGlashan 1 Port Vale M Richards 6 J Richards 4 J McCombe 3 L Dodds 3 G Roberts 2 T Pope 2 S Rigg 2 A Griffith 1 G Owen 1 L Collins 1 J O'Shea 1 S Morsy 1

Goals

Aldershot Total goals 71 Goals per game 32 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Port Vale Total goals 74 Goals per game 35 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins