Tranmere Rovers and Port Vale draw in a match with many yellow cards
The match between Tranmere Rovers and Port Vale in League Two ended in a goalless draw, in a match marked by the number of yellow cards, where a total of 6 were seen, 4 for Tranmere and 2 for Port Vale.
Ball possession was more balanced than the statistics might suggest, with Port Vale having 54% compared to Tranmere’s 46%. However, both teams had the same number of shots (6), although Port Vale had a higher percentage of shots on target (1 on target vs 0 for Tranmere).
Tranmere Rovers started the match better, but Port Vale recovered in the second half, leading to a more even contest. The yellow card to C. Wood (Tranmere) in the 45th minute was the first of the match. B. Heneghan (Port Vale) received the second in the 49th minute, but it wasn’t until the 78th minute, with the yellow card to C. Norman (Tranmere), that another card was seen. The rest of the cards were handed out in the last 10 minutes of the match.
Despite the lack of goals, the match offered a dynamic rhythm, with an open game and many dangerous moments. However, the lack of effectiveness in front of goal prevented the score from changing.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 36 Z. Bradshaw came in and L. Norris went out., at minute 60 H. Saunders came in and J. Davison went out., at minute 60 K. Dennis came in and O. Patrick went out.
Substitutions port vale: at minute 72 B. Dipepa came in and E. Chislett went out., at minute 73 J. Stockley came in and R. Paton went out., at minute 84 Kyle John came in and S. Hart went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Port Vale
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