Sheffield United 1 Port Vale 0
LOOKING BACK AT THE 2014-2015 SEASON
Sheffield United1 Port Vale 0
Attendance: 18,729 including 616 visiting supporters
Saturday 21st March 2015
Bramall Lane
League One
Vale fell to a third consecutive defeat, losing to play-off hopefuls Sheffield United but at least putting in a performance to help eradicate the memories of an awful game in midweek against Crawley Town.
minute following a tackle 25 yard from the Vale goal, but the free kick came to nothing.thMichael Brown picked up a yellow card against his former club in the 17
minute.th in the 29 Vale were managing to keep the crowd quiet, limiting the home side to few goal scoring opportunities, but they got their chance to open the scoring from the spot
.Jose BaxterJamie Murphy went down under a challenge from Michael O’Connor inside the box and the referee immediately pointed to the spot and the penalty kick was converted by
The home side had the ball in the Vale net for the second time, but it was ruled out for offside with the linesman’s flag prominently raised.
It was, however, unseen by the stadium announcer, who, after originally acknowledging the goal, had to quickly correct his mistake, to the delight of the travelling supporters behind the goal.
Vale impressed with an attacking display in the second half but they couldn’t find an equaliser. In stoppage time, a foul by Michael Brown on Bob Harris was punished with a yellow card, Brown’s second of the game, and he had to walk.
PORT VALE: Sam Johnson, Richard Duffy, Chris Birchall, Tom Pope, Tommy O’Sullivan, Colin Daniel, Achille Campion. SUBS: Chris Neal, Adam Yates, Fredi Veseli, Chris Robertson, Ryan McGivern, Byron Moore, Michael Brown, Michael O’Connor, Mark Marshall, Louis Dodds, Ben Williamson.