League Two
October 20, 2012
Port Vale
4 - 1
Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
10:00 EDT, October 20, 2012
Vale Park, England
Referee: C Boyeson
Pope at the double for victorious Vale
Scoring Summary
| Port Vale | Wycombe Wanderers |
|---|---|
| Ben Williamson (59') | Joel Grant (pen 20') |
| Tom Pope (66') | |
| Tom Pope (87') | |
| Ashley Vincent (90') |
Teams
| Port Vale | Wycombe Wanderers |
|---|---|
| 1 Chris Neal | 1 Nikki Bull |
| 24 Richard Duffy | 6 Leon Johnson |
| 5 John McCombe | 30 Gary Doherty |
| 3 Robert Taylor | 2 Danny Foster |
| 14 Clayton McDonald | 18 Charles Dunne |
| 15 Chris Shuker | 17 Joel Grant |
| 10 Ashley Vincent | 12 Bruno Andrade |
| 9 Jennison Myrie-Williams | 8 Stuart Lewis |
| 4 Darren Murphy | 28 Josh Scowen |
| 8 Louis Dodds | 20 Dean Morgan |
| 11 Tom Pope | 22 Jo Kuffour |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 Sam Johnson. | Matt Ingram 13 |
| 6 Gareth Owen | Dave Winfield 5 |
| 17 Joe Davis | Anthony Stewart 27 |
| 21 Kingsley James | Matthew Spring 9 |
| 22 Ryan Lloyd | Gareth Ainsworth 7 |
| 19 Ben Williamson | Matt McClure 29 |
| Junior Morias 32 | |
| Substitutions | |
| Ben Williamson for Darren Murphy (54) | Matthew Spring for Bruno Andrade (49) |
| Ryan Lloyd for Jennison Myrie-Williams (77) | Matt McClure for Joel Grant (68) |
| Kingsley James for Chris Shuker (81) | Junior Morias for Josh Scowen (83) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| John McCombe (39) | Jo Kuffour (39) |
| Ashley Vincent (82) | Charles Dunne (55) |
| Dean Morgan (61) | |
| Danny Foster (69) | |
| Red Cards | |
| Jo Kuffour (45) | |
| · Rosters: Port Vale | Wycombe Wanderers | |
Tom Pope's brace took his total to 15 for the season as Port Vale kept up the pressure on npower League Two leaders Gillingham with a 4-1 comeback victory against 10-man Wycombe.
The visitors had taken the lead with a 20th minute penalty after John McCombe was penalised for a challenge on Bruno Andrade.
Joel Grant fired a confident spot kick low inside Chris Neal's right-hand post to give the Vale goalkeeper no chance.
Micky Adams' men were given a lift just before half-time when Wycombe striker Jo Kuffour was sent off for a second yellow card after clattering into Neal.
Neal kept out Joel Grant's spectacular strike with a magnificent save four minutes into the second period before Vale hit top gear.
Substitute Ben Williamson was introduced as a third striker and he was on the field for just five minutes when he equalised in the 59th minute.
Pope's astute pass sent him racing clear and Williamson placed a low shot inside Nikki Bull's right-hand post from 14 yards.
And Pope rose highest to nod in Ashley Vincent's left-wing cross from six yards in the 66th minute.
Pope then put a majestic header into the top corner from substitute Kingsley James' right-wing cross before Bull spilled a fierce 30-yard shot from Vincent into the net in stoppage time.