Port Vale 1-4 Stevenage

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.

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Line-ups

Port Vale

• 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

• 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

Posted at

Match ends, Port Vale 1, Stevenage 4.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+9'

Second Half ends, Port Vale 1, Stevenage 4.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+5'

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.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt blocked. Daniel Elliott (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 90'+4'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt blocked. Tom Pope (Port Vale) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.

Posted at 90'+2'

Mitchell Clark (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage).

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Mitchell Clark (Port Vale).

Posted at 90'+2'

Ilias Chair (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Booking

Posted at 90'+1'

Paul Farman (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Cristian Montaño (Port Vale).

Posted at 90'

Luther Wildin (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'

Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage).

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Port Vale. Mike Calveley replaces Tom Conlon.

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. Daniel Elliott (Port Vale) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 86'

Substitution, Stevenage. Luke Wilkinson replaces Johnny Hunt.

Goal!

Posted at 84'

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.

Posted at 84'

Attempt blocked. Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 82'

Attempt saved. Nathan Smith (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 81'

Daniel Elliott (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Terence Vancooten (Stevenage).

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Stevenage. Mark McKee replaces Emmanuel Sonupe.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Johnny Hunt (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Stevenage. Joel Byrom replaces Arthur Iontton because of an injury.

Posted at 69'

Delay in match Arthur Iontton (Stevenage) because of an injury.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.

Booking

Posted at 68'

Ben Nugent (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Goal!

Posted at 67'

Goal! Port Vale 1, Stevenage 2. Cristian Montaño (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 66'

Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Ilias Chair (Stevenage).

Posted at 65'

Delay in match Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage) because of an injury.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Cristian Montaño (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 62'

Luke Joyce (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Arthur Iontton (Stevenage).

Posted at 61'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Tom Pope (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 59'

Substitution, Port Vale. Daniel Elliott replaces Ben Whitfield.

Posted at 58'

Attempt saved. Ben Whitfield (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

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