Match ends, Port Vale 2, Colchester United 0.
Port ValePort Vale2ColchesterColchester United0
Two goals from Doug Loft saw Port Vale revive their fading play-off hopes at the expense of a Colchester side playing their first game for 24 days.
Loft scored his sixth goal of the season when he swept in a low left-foot shot after 13 minutes.
His second came against the run of play early in the second half, a right-foot effort from 16 yards.
Vale were forced to soak up heavy pressure late on, with U's substitute Freddie Sears going close three times.
Line-ups
Port Vale
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Neal
- 2Yates
- 5Dickinson
- 18Lines
- 20GrimmerBooked at 90mins
- 17Davis
- 7Loft
- 21GriffithSubstituted forKnottat 87'minutes
- 39HugillSubstituted forWilliamsonat 76'minutes
- 11PopeBooked at 90minsSubstituted forDoddsat 90+2'minutes
- 3Jones
Substitutes
- 8Dodds
- 9Myrie-Williams
- 10Tomlin
- 12Johnson
- 19Williamson
- 26Birchall
- 28Knott
Colchester
Formation 4-4-2
- 44Walker
- 20Wilson
- 3Dickson
- 2WrightSubstituted forSearsat 64'minutes
- 18Eastman
- 4Okuonghae
- 25VoseSubstituted forMasseyat 77'minutes
- 15Bean
- 9MorrisonBooked at 44minsSubstituted forIbehreat 64'minutes
- 7Sanchez Watt
- 6Eastmond
Substitutes
- 1Cousins
- 11Sears
- 17Ibehre
- 21Massey
- 22Gilbey
- 23Olufemi
- 39Sesay
- Referee:
- Andy Haines
- Attendance:
- 3,734
Match Stats
Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamColchester
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 2, Colchester United 0.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Chris Neal.
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Attempt saved. Jabo Ibehre (Colchester United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Louis Dodds replaces Tom Pope.
Booking
Jack Grimmer (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Ben Williamson (Port Vale).
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Craig Eastmond (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Billy Knott replaces Anthony Griffith.
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Attempt saved. Sanchez Watt (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt saved. Sanchez Watt (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Sanchez Watt (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Attempt missed. Doug Loft (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Gavin Massey replaces Dominic Vose.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Williamson replaces Jordan Hugill.
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Attempt missed. Freddie Sears (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Doug Loft (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Freddie Sears (Colchester United).
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Attempt missed. Magnus Okuonghae (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Carl Dickinson.
