STOKE-ON-TRENT. Port Vale overcomes Morecambe 1-0 after G. Massey scored just 1 goal (41′).
Donald Love received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Morecambe lost the match.
The match was played at the Vale Park stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather who was helped by Bradley Hall and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Danny Gratton.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Port Vale was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Morecambe that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the match.
Port Vale shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Morecambe shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Tom Conlon and Malvind Benning). On the opposite side, Morecambe received 4 yellow cards (Max Melbourne, Donald Love, Farrend Rawson and Liam Gibson).
Also, Morecambe didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Donald Love (Morecambe) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Port Vale will have 32 points like Peterborough United to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Morecambe will stay with 15 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Morecambe will play away agasint Exeter City on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (11 draws).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Jack Stevens, Malvind Benning, Daniel Jones, Nathan Smith, Lewis Cass, Samson Robinson, Gavin Massey, Tom Conlon, Ben Garrity, Ellis Harrison and Rory Holden.
The home team had on the bench: Tom Pett, Daniel Butterworth, James Wilson, Connor Hall, Ademipo Odubeko, Funso-King Ojo and Aiden Stone.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: Samson Robinson for Connor Hall (46′), Rory Holden for Tom Pett (58′), Lewis Cass for Ademipo Odubeko (70′) and Tom Conlon for James Wilson (88′).
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Derek Adams played with: Connor Ripley, Ryan Delaney, Farrend Rawson, Donald Love, Liam Gibson, Max Melbourne, Jacob Bedeau, Jensen Weir, Liam Shaw, Keiran Phillips and Adam Major.
These were the players on the bench: Cole Stockton, Anthony O’Connor, Dylan Connolly, Arthur Gnahoua, Caleb Watts, Ryan Cooney and Adam Smith.
Substitutions
Morecambe made 3 changes: Jensen Weir for Cole Stockton (73′), Keiran Phillips for Caleb Watts (80′) and Jacob Bedeau for Dylan Connolly (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Exeter City – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Port Vale – Morecambe – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Oxford United – 3-0
- Fleetwood Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-2
- Cheltenham Town – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Charlton Athletic – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 3-0
- Accrington Stanley – Barnsley – 1-1