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Scoreless Draw Reflects Tight Midfield Battle Between Port Vale and Cardiff City
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire – A closely contested match at Vale Park between Port Vale and Cardiff City ended in a 0-0 draw, reflecting the intense midfield battle and the defensive solidity of both teams. Cardiff dominated possession with 61%, but struggled to convert that advantage into clear goal-scoring opportunities. Of the 8 shots taken by Cardiff, only one was on target, while Port Vale, with less possession at 39%, generated more shots (16), although with equally low precision, with only one finding its way on target.
The game was characterized by physical play, evidenced by the 13 fouls committed by Port Vale and 6 by Cardiff. The intensity resulted in yellow cards for J. Bagan of Cardiff and M. Clark, B. Waine and F. Ojo of Port Vale. Despite the best efforts of both teams to break the deadlock, the score remained unchanged until the final whistle of referee Tom Reeves. Both teams shared the points in this second match of the League One season.
Substitutions cardiff: at minute 61 J. Colwill came in and D. Turnbull went out., at minute 61 D. Lawlor came in and W. Fish went out., at minute 61 O. Tanner came in and C. Ashford went out., at minute 77 Y. Salech came in and C. Robinson went out., at minute 90 C. Willock came in and I. Davies went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 77 R. Curtis came in and B. Waine went out., at minute 83 L. Gordon came in and B. Heneghan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Port Vale
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