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Fleetwood Town Edges Out Port Vale in Thrilling Encounter
Fleetwood Town defeated Port Vale 2-1 in a closely fought match at Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood, Lancashire on March 8th, 2025. The game, part of League Two’s round 36, saw Port Vale dominate possession (56%), but Fleetwood proved more clinical in front of goal. Fleetwood managed 11 shots (2 on target), compared to Port Vale’s 10 (3 on target). The match remained tight until the final stages, with both sides creating limited clear-cut chances. However, Fleetwood Town scored twice late on. R. Graydon netted in the 81st minute, assisted by O. Devonport. Although Port Vale pulled one back through L. Tolaj in the 90th minute, it proved too little, too late. The referee for the match was R. Madley. Despite Port Vale’s possession advantage, Fleetwood Town’s superior finishing secured the victory.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 46 R. Curtis came in and A. Hackford went out., at minute 46 M. Clark came in and S. Hart went out., at minute 65 E. Chislett came in and R. Croasdale went out., at minute 65 R. Harper came in and R. Walters went out., at minute 86 J. Umolu came in and T. Sang went out.
Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 67 M. Virtue-Thick came in and M. Hunt went out., at minute 67 O. Devonport came in and D. Mayor went out., at minute 67 P. Patterson came in and L. Marsh went out., at minute 83 H. Neal came in and M. Helm went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fleetwood Town
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