English
Tense Match at Pirelli Stadium Ends Goalless
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire – The match between Burton Albion and Port Vale at the Pirelli Stadium, corresponding to the third matchday of League One, ended in a goalless draw in a game marked by intensity and discipline. Despite Burton Albion’s dominance in possession, with 61%, the home team failed to translate their superiority onto the scoreboard.
The match was loaded with cards. Port Vale suffered the expulsion of G. Byers in the 15th minute, forcing the team to play with ten men for a large part of the match. Burton Albion accumulated four yellow cards, received by F. Delap, J. Armer, J. Beesley, and K. Lofthouse. Port Vale finished with one yellow card received in the last minute of the match.
Regarding goal opportunities, both teams recorded 11 shots each. However, effectiveness in front of the goal was scarce, with Burton Albion managing only one shot on target and Port Vale none. Burton Albion tried to generate danger with 9 corners, while Port Vale only managed 3. The match was developed with a high number of fouls, 14 committed by Burton Albion and 9 by Port Vale, reflecting the intensity with which each ball was contested.
Substitutions burton albion: at minute 47 F. Delap came in and S. Revan went out., at minute 78 J. J. McKiernan came in and T. Shade went out., at minute 78 F. Tavares came in and J. Larsson went out., at minute 90 C. Webster came in and D. Williams went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 73 R. Curtis came in and B. Waine went out., at minute 87 L. Gordon came in and Kyle John went out., at minute 87 L. Tolaj came in and M. Faal went out., at minute 90 F. Ojo came in and J. Shipley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Burton Albion
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