Notts County vs Port Vale: Exciting game with victory for Port Vale
Notts County and Port Vale faced off in an exciting encounter at the Meadow Lane in Nottingham. The match, corresponding to the 10th round of League Two, ended with a 1-0 victory for Port Vale.
The match started with high intensity, and Notts County dominated possession of the ball for most of the encounter. However, it was the visitors who found a way to open the scoring in the 23rd minute thanks to a goal from L. Tolaj, assisted by R. Curtis.
The rest of the match was marked by a series of yellow cards for both teams. M. Platt, S. Robertson, R. Curtis, R. Paton, K. Gordon, B. Cover, and C. Hall saw yellow, but there were no expulsions.
Despite the efforts of Notts County, who tried to come back in the result with greater pressure in the opponent’s field, they could not find the way to the Port Vale goal. Finally, the score did not move any further, and the Vale team took the three points.
In statistical terms, Notts County dominated possession of the ball with 72% compared to 28% for Port Vale, and also generated more shots on goal (15 vs 8). However, Port Vale was more effective, scoring the only goal of the match.
With this victory, Port Vale climbs to second place in the standings, while Notts County remains in the middle of the table.
Substitutions notts county: at minute 46 G. Abbott came in and N. Tsaroulla went out., at minute 63 C. Scott came in and S. Robertson went out., at minute 69 J. Martin came in and S. Austin went out., at minute 84 R. Cundy came in and M. Palmer went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 59 B. Heneghan came in and J. Shorrock went out., at minute 60 J. Stockley came in and R. Paton went out., at minute 60 R. Richards came in and R. Curtis went out., at minute 70 T. Sang came in and L. Tolaj went out., at minute 90 J. Lowe came in and Kyle John went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Notts County
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