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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 45 (setup 4, season 34)
Port Vale
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Dan BENTLEY1Daniel BACHMANN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Tariq LAMPTEY28Emil KRAFTH
Marc BOLA37Kevin MBABU
Vitaly JANELT74Matt CROOKS
Jake COOPER757Patrick McNAIR
Kenneth OMERUO66Dael FRY
Dennis ODOI77Jonny HOWSON
Oliver BURKE8Martin BRAITHWAITE
Denis Andrés STRACQUALURSI697Lukas NMECHA
Brice DJA DJEDJE106Ashley FLETCHER
Valeri BOJINOV611Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Glen REA12Uche IKPEAZU
Aidan STONE13Joe LUMLEY
Dan TURNER14Marcus TAVERNIER
Theo VASSELL158Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Idris KANU16Enes MAHMUTOVIC

Port Vale 0 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 19,187, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Andy PENN 7)
Scorers68 Ayala
Substitutions54 Mbabu <=> Ayala
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners3
2Fouls17
3Offsides4
3Shots on8
5Shots off6
8Total shots14
3Shots saved7
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Daniel Sánchez AYALA
12A tame shot from BRAITHWAITE rolled agonisingly wide.
21BRAITHWAITE was put clear by MBABU and he pulled away from the Port Vale 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
27An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of BENTLEY by BRAITHWAITE.
29BURKE hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
32HOWSON touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Port Vale 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
40A fine ball from MCNAIR on the right bobbled toward BRAITHWAITE who scuffed his shot wide.
 
47A shot from NMECHA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
47Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled STRACQUALURSI to blast an effort wide.
48JANELT headed wide.
49CROOKS beat four Port Vale players and drove a shot inches over.
51A shot from NMECHA was smothered by BENTLEY.
55JANELT worked the ball to ODOI, BOJINOV latched onto his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
62A twenty-five yard drive from BRAITHWAITE caused BENTLEY no problem.
63An exceptional strike from BOLA was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
63A corner found KRAFTH who forced the ball just beyond the far post.
68GOAL!! An imaginative BRAITHWAITE played a delightful ball down the middle to AYALA who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
73A shot from ASSOMBALONGA held no problem for the Port Vale 'keeper.
77ASSOMBALONGA's shot was well held by BENTLEY.
83An exceptional effort from STRACQUALURSI scraped the upright.
86ASSOMBALONGA stroked a simple chance past the near post.
87STRACQUALURSI's shot beat BACHMANN but rebounded off the Middlesbrough crossbar.
89BURKE beat AYALA and whacked the ball to BOJINOV who pulled his shot wide.