English
Port Vale Silences Oakwell with Late Victory Over Barnsley
Barnsley, England – In a match played at Oakwell, Port Vale surprised Barnsley with a 2-0 victory, despite Barnsley’s dominance in ball possession. The match, corresponding to the tenth matchday of League One, saw Barnsley control 68% of the possession and record 13 shots, although none managed to find the target.
Port Vale, on the other hand, showed greater effectiveness. Despite having only 32% possession, they also made 13 shots, eight of which were on target. The first goal came in the 65th minute, courtesy of J. Lawrence-Gabriel, who finished off a D. Brown assist. The match remained tense, with yellow cards for J. Shipley of Port Vale in the 35th minute, J. Bland of Barnsley in the 63rd minute, and J. Lawrence-Gabriel of Port Vale in the 81st minute.
When the match seemed destined for a tight 1-0 scoreline, R. Croasdale sealed the deal in the 89th minute with a goal that secured the victory for Port Vale. Referee James Linington officiated the match, where 6 fouls were called for Barnsley and 11 for Port Vale.
Substitutions barnsley: at minute 66 C. Vickers came in and N. Farrugia went out., at minute 67 D. Keillor-Dunn came in and R. Cleary went out., at minute 78 J. Bland came in and J. Russell went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 71 D. Brown came in and G. Hall went out., at minute 71 J. Shipley came in and R. Croasdale went out., at minute 84 J. Lawrence-Gabriel came in and B. Heneghan went out., at minute 90 D. Cole came in and R. Curtis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barnsley
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