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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 1 (setup 4, season 27)
Port Vale
v.
Sheffield United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Bram VERBIST71Pierluigi GOLLINI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Brice DJA DJEDJE72Kieron FREEMAN
Jelle VAN DAMME3Derick Katuku TSHIMANGA
Andrew SURMAN47Daniel Tortolero Núñez, DANI TORTOLERO
Kenneth OMERUO65Daniel WILLIAMS
Alex BAPTISTE66Kamil ZAYATTE
Thomas BUFFEL77George BALDOCK
Oliver BURKE88Pablo Edson BARRERA Acosta
Jordan RHODES89Leon CLARKE
Denis Andrés STRACQUALURSI610LEE Chung-yong
Valeri BOJINOV711Lewis KILLEEN
Manager
Christian PANDER12John LUNDSTRAM
David MIRFIN13Adam FEDERICI
Chris EAGLES14Stephen CRAINEY
Kevin VANDENBERGH15James HANSON
WENDEL Raul Gonçalves Gomes16Andy TAYLOR

Port Vale 2 Sheffield United 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 23,816, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Mike THORPE 7½)
42 Burke, 63 BuffelScorers70 Baldock
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners1
4Fouls12
4Offsides7
8Shots on4
8Shots off4
16Total shots8
6Shots saved3
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Andrew SURMAN
5The bemused Sheffield United 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from FREEMAN dropped just wide.
9The Sheffield United 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from BURKE.
16A cross from BURKE left DJA DJEDJE in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
18VAN DAMME's shot beat the Sheffield United 'keeper but rebounded off the Sheffield United crossbar.
20WILLIAMS waltzed past VAN DAMME and rifled a poor shot over the bar.
21A shot from BURKE held little difficulty for the Sheffield United 'keeper.
22TSHIMANGA fired a deadly shot wide from thirty yards out.
23RHODES booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
27The 'keeper was able to block a poor header from BURKE.
29VAN DAMME shot over.
35A weak strike from BURKE trickled agonisingly wide.
38A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Port Vale 'keeper.
42GOAL!! A great dummy from BOJINOV allowed RHODES to lay an exceptional ball off to BURKE who thrust the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Port Vale)
 
46A accurate pass fell to CLARKE and his looping shot floated narrowly over.
47A great effort from BOJINOV scraped the outside of the post.
55An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of GOLLINI by BURKE.
57A corner bobbled toward BURKE who fired the ball just beyond the far post.
63GOAL!! A deep cross by BAPTISTE was met by BUFFEL who galloped in to score. (2-0 Port Vale)
64CLARKE fluffed an easy chance.
68BARRERA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
68The 'keeper dived to his right to block an accurate shot from Port Vale's RHODES.
70GOAL!! A neatly crafted set-piece enabled BALDOCK to drive the ball home. (2-1 Port Vale)
80The Port Vale 'keeper saved a curling shot from CLARKE.
88A good ball from SURMAN on the left found VAN DAMME who mishit his shot over the bar.