Port Vale 4 - 0 Grimsby

Port Vale   4 - 0   Grimsby

Port Vale romped to victory over 10-man Grimsby with goals from Louis Dodds, Marc Richards, Gareth Owen and Lee Collins while also missing a penalty.

Dodds opened the scoring just before the break with a left-foot volley from six yards before Richards got a touch on Tommy Fraser's floated free-kick.

Danny Boshell's foul on Lewis Haldane saw him sent off but Marc Richards's spot kick was well saved by Lillis.

Owen headed home Fraser's corner for 3-0, with Collins completing the rout.

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Port Vale manager Micky Adams told BBC Radio Stoke:

"The goal just before half time meant that Grimsby had to change their tactics slightly.

"Getting that first goal was really important to us, as it settled us down.

"It's a great feeling winning any game of football and at the minute we're on a bit of a run and confidence is high."

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Saturday, 5 September 2009

League Two

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Port Vale	4 - 0	Grimsby	R
(HT 1 - 0)
Dodds 43 Fraser 68 Owen 87 Collins 90

Port Vale

• 12 Martin
• 05 McCombe
• 11 Yates
• 15 Collins
• 16 Owen
• 03 Taylor (Haldane 77)
• 07 Loft yellow card (Richman 90)
• 10 Fraser
• 27 McCrory
• 09 Richards
• 14 Dodds (Griffith 80)

Substitutes

• 24 Lloyd-Weston,
• 02 Stockley,
• 04 Griffith,
• 19 Richman,
• 28 Horsfield,
• 32 Haldane

Grimsby

• 20 Lillis
• 02 Stockdale yellow card
• 03 Widdowson
• 04 Bennett
• 05 Heywood
• 16 Linwood
• 06 Sweeney
• 11 Boshell yellow card, red card
• 19 Leary (Fuller 63)
• 18 Jones
• 27 North

Substitutes

• 35 Overton,
• 12 Clarke,
• 15 Bird,
• 17 Normington,
• 28 Fuller,
• 29 Wood,
• 30 Dixon

Ref: EltringhamAtt: 5056

PORT VALE

GRIMSBY

Possession

• Port Vale 58%
• Grimsby 42%

Shots on target

• Port Vale 6
• Grimsby 2

Shots off target

• Port Vale 1
• Grimsby 0

Corners

• Port Vale 3
• Grimsby 4

Fouls

• Port Vale 7
• Grimsby 12

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+4:02 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
• 90:00+3:16 Corner from left by-line taken by Tommy Fraser.
• 90:00+2:25 Foul by Robbie Stockdale on Simon Richman, free kick awarded. Tommy Fraser restarts play with the free kick.
• 89:52 The assist for the goal came from Tommy Fraser.
• 89:52 GOAL - Lee Collins:Port Vale 4 - 0 Grimsby Lee Collins scores a goal from inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Port Vale 4-0 Grimsby.
• 88:54 Free kick crossed right-footed by Tommy Fraser.
• 88:54 Substitution Doug Loft goes off and Simon Richman comes on.
• 88:54 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lewis Haldane by Joe Widdowson.
• 86:39 The assist for the goal came from Tommy Fraser.
• 86:39 GOAL - Gareth Owen:Port Vale 3 - 0 Grimsby Gareth Owen grabs a headed goal from close range. Port Vale 3-0 Grimsby.
• 86:28 Tommy Fraser takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post,
• 84:34 Penalty taken by Marc Richards is saved by Josh Lillis. Port Vale 2-0 Grimsby.
• 84:34 Sent off The referee shows Danny Boshell a red card.
• 84:28 Danny Boshell concedes a Penalty for a foul on Lewis Haldane.
• 82:08 Tommy Fraser takes the direct free kick.
• 82:08 Booking Danny Boshell shown a yellow card.
• 81:56 Danny Boshell concedes a free kick for a foul on Lewis Haldane.
• 79:48 Direct free kick taken by Tommy Fraser.
• 79:48 Substitution Anthony Griffith on for Louis Dodds.
• 79:48 Paul Linwood concedes a free kick for a foul on Marc Richards.
• 78:54 Doug Loft challenges Peter Sweeney unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Peter Sweeney.
• 76:56 Substitution Robert Taylor goes off and Lewis Haldane comes on.
• 74:58 Corner taken right-footed by Danny Boshell, clearance made by John McCombe.
• 74:32 Corner taken by Peter Sweeney played to the near post, Chris Martin makes a save.
• 69:25 Booking Booking for Robbie Stockdale for dissent.
• 69:15 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Louis Dodds by Peter Sweeney. Tommy Fraser takes the free kick.
• 67:49 GOAL - Tommy Fraser:Port Vale 2 - 0 Grimsby Tommy Fraser scores a goal direct from the free kick from outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Port Vale 2-0 Grimsby.
• 67:24 Ryan Bennett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Louis Dodds.
• 66:50 Peter Sweeney has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Save by Chris Martin.
• 65:24 Foul by Peter Sweeney on Tommy Fraser, free kick awarded. Tommy Fraser takes the direct free kick.
• 62:55 Substitution Josh Fuller on for Michael Leary.
• 61:19 The assistant referee signals for offside against Danny North. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Martin.
• 59:21 Gareth Owen produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
• 58:15 Peter Sweeney takes a shot. Save made by Chris Martin.
• 57:09 Effort on goal by Doug Loft from 25 yards. Save made by Josh Lillis.
• 47:27 The assistant referee flags for offside against Danny North. Free kick taken by Chris Martin.
• 46:49 Foul by Gareth Owen on Danny North, free kick awarded. Robbie Stockdale takes the free kick.
• 45:01 The game restarts for the second half.
• Half Time
• 45:00+2:15 The half-time whistle blows.
• 45:00+1:41 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Peter Sweeney from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Tommy Fraser.
• 42:36 The assist for the goal came from Doug Loft.
• 42:36 GOAL - Louis Dodds:Port Vale 1 - 0 Grimsby Louis Dodds scores a goal from inside the six-yard box high into the middle of the goal. Port Vale 1-0 Grimsby.
• 40:22 Doug Loft gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Bennett. Josh Lillis takes the free kick.
• 38:53 Unfair challenge on Doug Loft by Peter Sweeney results in a free kick. John McCombe takes the free kick.
• 38:09 Free kick awarded for a foul by Robbie Stockdale on Tommy Fraser. Tommy Fraser delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing.
• 35:15 Booking Doug Loft receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.
• Correction - 35:13 Doug Loft challenges Joe Widdowson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Josh Lillis.
• 35:13 Adam Yates concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Widdowson. Josh Lillis takes the direct free kick.
• 33:55 Louis Dodds concedes a free kick for a foul on Peter Sweeney. Ryan Bennett restarts play with the free kick.
• 29:56 Ryan Bennett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marc Richards. Free kick taken by Chris Martin.
• 29:06 Foul by Robert Taylor on Michael Leary, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed left-footed by Peter Sweeney, John McCombe makes a clearance.
• 27:44 Shot from 20 yards by Louis Dodds. Josh Lillis makes a save.
• 24:35 Foul by Louis Dodds on Robbie Stockdale, free kick awarded. Robbie Stockdale delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance made by Gareth Owen.
• 23:04 Peter Sweeney takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, John McCombe makes a clearance.
• 20:25 Corner taken right-footed by Tommy Fraser from the left by-line, Josh Lillis makes a save.
• 8:45 The assistant referee flags for offside against Marc Richards. Indirect free kick taken by Josh Lillis.
• 3:02 Michael Leary is caught offside. Chris Martin restarts play with the free kick.
• 0:43 Ryan Bennett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marc Richards. Doug Loft takes the free kick.
• 0:00 The game gets underway.

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