Match ends, Port Vale 1, Stevenage 4.
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Stevenage moved to within two points of League Two's play-off places with a 4-1 win at Port Vale.
Visiting goalkeeper Paul Farman was called into action twice early on, thwarting David Worrall's header before tipping Tom Conlon's strike from range onto the crossbar.
Dino Maamria's side led after 12 minutes, when midfielder Emmanuel Sonupe surged down the right and into the penalty area to power the ball left-footed beyond home stopper Scott Brown.
Sonupe scored his second five minutes after half-time, pouncing on a loose ball to swivel in the box and drill a low left-footed effort across goal that crept into Brown's bottom-left corner.
Cristian Montano halved the deficit for John Askey's Valiants with 67 minutes played, bending left-footed from the right-hand edge of the area to beat Farman's dive.
Ilias Chair added a third by converting low in the area after 84 minutes, before Kurtis Guthrie completed the scoring in the fifth minute of added time with a right-footed strike from range.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Line-ups
Port Vale
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Brown
- 23Clark
- 5Legge
- 15Smith
- 14Crookes
- 22ConlonSubstituted forCalveleyat 88'minutes
- 4Joyce
- 7Worrall
- 24WhitfieldSubstituted forElliottat 59'minutes
- 3Montaño
- 9Pope
Substitutes
- 6Kay
- 10Miller
- 12Hornby
- 13Rawlinson
- 17Elliott
- 21Vassell
- 28Calveley
Stevenage
Formation 3-4-3
- 1FarmanBooked at 90mins
- 15Vancooten
- 5Cuthbert
- 31NugentBooked at 68mins
- 16IonttonSubstituted forByromat 74'minutes
- 2Wildin
- 3HuntBooked at 77minsSubstituted forWilkinsonat 86'minutes
- 4TimlinBooked at 55mins
- 11SonupeSubstituted forMcKeeat 79'minutes
- 28Guthrie
- 12Chair
Substitutes
- 6McKee
- 8Byrom
- 9Revell
- 23Gibson
- 27Byrne
- 29Smyth
- 30Wilkinson
- Referee:
- Nick Kinseley
- Attendance:
- 4,088
Match Stats
Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamStevenage
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away7
- Corners
- Home6
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Stevenage 4.
Goal!
Goal! Port Vale 1, Stevenage 4. Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Terence Vancooten following a fast break.
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Attempt blocked. Daniel Elliott (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.
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Attempt blocked. Tom Pope (Port Vale) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
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Mitchell Clark (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage).
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Foul by Mitchell Clark (Port Vale).
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Ilias Chair (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Paul Farman (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Cristian Montaño (Port Vale).
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Luther Wildin (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage).
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Mike Calveley replaces Tom Conlon.
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Attempt missed. Daniel Elliott (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Luke Wilkinson replaces Johnny Hunt.
Goal!
Goal! Port Vale 1, Stevenage 3. Ilias Chair (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kurtis Guthrie.
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Attempt blocked. Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
