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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Vale Park
  • Attendance: 3252
  • Referee: Hall, A

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Goal!! Port Vale have scored with David Howland putting it in the back of the net.

87mins

Port Vale are replacing Luke Rodgers with Dave Mulligan.

82mins

Simon Richman is being taken off, James Lawrie has come on in his place.

76mins

Adam Eckersley is replaced by Jason Talbot.

75mins

Goal!! Marc Richards scores for Port Vale.

74mins

Leyton Orient are replacing Andy Barcham with Sean Thornton.

74mins

Jabo Ibehre is being taken off, Wayne Gray has come on in his place.

59mins

Paul Terry goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

26mins

Adam Boyd takes a penalty for Leyton Orient and scores!.

26mins

The referee has booked Adam Eckersley.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, March 29th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Port Vale's staved off the threat of relegation for at least another week after securing a 2-1 victory over play-off chasing Leyton Orient.

The Valiants escaped early embarrassment when Adam Chambers provided a measured cross for Jason Demetriou, who swung but failed to connect with the ball after only 20 seconds.

Vale debutant Simon Richman posed the first real threat to Orient when he found space 20 yards from goal, firing a left footed shot that flew inches over the bar after 10 minutes.

The visitors were gifted a penalty after 25 minutes when minimal contact from Adam Eckersley on Jabo Ibehre forced the linesman to raise his flag.

Top-scorer Adam Boyd had no problem stepping up to the spot and smashed the ball hard and low to the goalkeeper's right to claim his 16th goal of the season a minute later.

Leyton Orient looked dangerous after the break and almost doubled their lead when Charlie Daniels' looping cross was met by Andy Barcham, but the resulting header failed to hit the target.

O's goalkeeper Glenn Morris kept his side in the game when he flew to the rescue twice to make superb saves from both Danny Whitaker and Richman in the 55th minute.

After gaining momentum throughout the second half, Vale finally got on the scoresheet in the 75th minute when Eckersley atoned for his earlier mistake by supplying Marc Richards with a long cross that he planted into Morris' bottom right corner from 12 yards.

The home side continued to thrive and could have taken the lead seven minutes from time when Kyle Perry latched onto Luke Rodgers' pass only to send his shot over the bar from close range.

Basement side Port Vale made it back-to-back wins at home right at the death when Morris spilled Whitaker's shot for David Howland to follow up and slam the ball into the roof of the net.

Port Vale Team

Leyton Orient Team

Port Vale

Leyton Orient

Corners

910

Fouls

57

Goal attempts

117

Shots off target

45

Offsides

38

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