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Port Vale defeated Bradford City 2-1 in a thrilling match at Vale Park in Stoke-on-Trent. The home side dominated the first half, scoring two goals. The first came in the 11th minute through L. Tolaj, assisted by R. Croasdale. M. Clark doubled the lead in the 32nd minute, assisted by J. Shorrock. Bradford, despite having more possession (59%), struggled to break down the Vale defence. Although they managed to pull one back in the 89th minute with a missed penalty converted by R. Smallwood (own goal), they couldn’t find an equaliser. The game was a tense affair, with four yellow cards shown to Bradford and one to Port Vale. Despite their possession and shot advantage, Bradford failed to convert their dominance into goals, succumbing to Port Vale’s efficiency.
Substitutions bradford: at minute 46 J. Shepherd came in and P. Huntington went out., at minute 46 B. Pointon came in and T. Adaramola went out., at minute 71 M. Mellon came in and G. Lapslie went out., at minute 84 J. Walker came in and B. Halliday went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 59 S. Hart came in and J. Shorrock went out., at minute 70 E. Chislett came in and R. Walters went out., at minute 85 R. Curtis came in and J. Stockley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Port Vale
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