Final score: Port Vale 2 Doncaster Rovers 0

Final Third Development League Cup – Group Stage

Port Vale 2 Doncaster Rovers 0

Vale reserves ended their League Cup campaign with a victory over Doncaster Rovers on the Bycars training pitches but failed to progress in the competition after finishing behind Leicester City in the group stages.

minute. Sam Johnson launched a long kick downfield which Jordan Hugill flicked on allowing Williamson to move into space down the right hand side and his low cross was turned home by Gavin Tomlin from six yards.^thBen Williamson burst forward and shot wide, but then Vale took the lead in the 17

A short back pass to Johnson saw him hit the ball against Alex Peterson with the rebound thudding against the post, but it was Vale who were largely in control.

Seven minutes before the break Myrie-Williams pulled the ball back from the bye line and Shuker hit a shot from 25 yards that Jonathan Maxted did well to save.

minute. Hugill did well to regain the ball in midfield and sent Williamson racing clear down the left. He moved inside and powered a shot into the bottom corner of the net giving Maxted no chance.^rdJohnson saved from Lewis Ferguson before Vale doubled their lead in the 73

Myrie-Williams cut in from the right and hit a shot wide of the far post as Vale began to dominate. Doncaster did threaten when Liam Wakefield broke into the box but was halted by a superb tackle by Ryan Lloyd who had a good game in the unfamiliar role of left back.

A 25 yard shot by Myrie-Williams went wide and Wilson Carvalho had a low shot saved as Vale sought a third goal. Chris Birchall was the next to try his luck with a shot from the edge of the box that cleared the bar as Vale ran out comfortable winners.

Port Vale– Johnson, Yates, Lloyd, Birchall, Duffy, Davis, Myrie-Williams, Shuker, Hugill, Williamson, Tomlin (Carvalho 67)

Subs not used– O’Neill, Alexander, Price

Doncaster R– Maxted, Binns, Wakefield, Askins, Finnegan (M.Lund 70), Meade (Ferguson 60), Fernandez, Middleton, Whitehouse, Peterson, Whincop (Terrell 65)

Subs not used– McLaren, S.Lund