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Port Vale Stuns Birmingham in League Cup Clash
Birmingham, England – In a match held at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Port Vale secured a significant victory against Birmingham in the second round of the League Cup. Despite Birmingham’s overwhelming ball possession, with 70%, they failed to convert their opportunities in front of the opponent’s goal. Of their 8 shots, none seriously troubled the Port Vale goalkeeper.
Port Vale, with a more direct approach, capitalized on their chances. With 30% possession, they generated 11 shots, 3 of which required saves from the home team’s goalkeeper. J. Headley’s goal in the 45th minute, assisted by R. Croasdale, proved to be the decisive moment and secured the win.
The match was tense, with a total of 22 fouls committed between both teams. Referee Ben Speedie issued three yellow cards to Birmingham players (P. Neumann, M. Leonard, and T. Doyle), while Port Vale managed to maintain discipline and avoid any cautions. Despite the 8 corners in favor, Birmingham failed to convert in goal.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 46 C. Humphreys came in and Kyle John went out., at minute 57 M. Faal came in and R. Paton went out., at minute 69 J. Lawrence-Gabriel came in and M. Clark went out., at minute 77 J. Headley came in and B. Garrity went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 46 M. Ducksch came in and J. Stansfield went out., at minute 46 K. Fujimoto came in and Paik Seung-Ho went out., at minute 46 A. Sampsted came in and A. Cochrane went out., at minute 67 L. Dykes came in and K. Furuhashi went out., at minute 77 T. Doyle came in and E. Laird went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Birmingham
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