Port Vale: Match statistics
PORT VALE 0
ALDERSHOT 0
GOAL ATTEMPTS
Port Vale: 11 (8 on target)
Aldershot: 5 (4 on target)
THE REFEREE
A Taylor (Manchester) 7
CARDWATCH
YELLOW - Vale: None. Aldershot: Newman (foul, 72). RED - Vale: None. Aldershot: None.
THE CROWD
Attendance: 4,140
MATCH RATING
Entertainment: 7
PLAYER RATINGS
MARTIN: Another solid display from the teenager whose diving save at the death ensured his side were not robbed of a point 7
STOCKLEY: Apart from being skinned by Anthony Straker towards the end, he did very little wrong as part of a powerful defence 7
COLLINS: His positional play and composure offers reassurance when his side are forced on to the back foot 7
McCOMBE: An all-action display including a number of important tackles which kept the visitors at bay 9
EDWARDS: His pace was crucial in keeping the dangerous Louie Soares fairly quiet 7
HOWLAND: Gave away possession on a few occasions and was unable to make his presence felt on the right, but worked hard 6
MARSHALL: Not everything came off for the teenager, but in bursting forward he has provided a new dimension to the midfield 8
BRAMMER: Will benefit from getting a valuable 90 minutes under his belt 6
TAYLOR: With the ball at his feet in the attacking third he will always pose a threat 7
DODDS: Should have hit his 10th goal of the season, but was denied by superb glove work and poor finishing 7
LAWRIE: Scampered around all night alongside Dodds and always looked dangerous 7
SUBSTITUTES
RICHMAN (Taylor 87): Got to stretch his legs, but not much more 5
Not used: Lloyd-Weston, Thompson, Glover, Griffith.
ALDERSHOT: Bull, Chalmers, Howell, Newman, Straker, Hudson, Davies, Cochrane, Soares (Sandell, 88), Robinson, Hylton (Elvins, 76). Not used: Jaimez-Ruiz, Donnelly, Hutchings.
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Match report: Port Vale 0, Aldershot 0
