Match ends, Scunthorpe United 2, Port Vale 0.
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Ryan Loft scored a first-half brace as Scunthorpe moved further clear of the League Two relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Port Vale.
Loft bagged both the Iron's goals in the space of seven first-half minutes, following which they were content to shut up shop.
The Valiants were the first to threaten when skipper Tom Conlon's low drive was gathered at the second attempt by home goalkeeper Mark Howard.
But then it all went wrong for the away side.
Loft did brilliantly to roll his man on halfway before driving forward and drilling the ball into the far corner from a tight angle to score his sixth goal of the campaign in the 26th minute.
He did not have to wait long for his seventh, which came from point-blank range after Scott Brown had parried Alex Gilliead's initial effort.
Vale improved after the break on the back of a triple substitution, but despite penning their hosts in for long spells, could not make their possession count.
Conlon chipped one of few half-chances tamely into the arms of Howard, who was later perfectly placed to keep out a glancing header from David Amoo.
They flung an array of balls into the box in search of a way back into the game, but the Scunthorpe defence held firm.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Scunthorpe
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 33Howard
- 25RoweBooked at 1mins
- 6Onariase
- 3Taft
- 38O'Malley
- 8Gilliead
- 23KaracanBooked at 41minsSubstituted forBeestinat 67'minutes
- 20Spence
- 14GreenSubstituted forBedeauat 72'minutes
- 11Eisa
- 9LoftSubstituted forHippolyteat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Watson
- 4Bedeau
- 12Brown
- 15Hippolyte
- 18Hallam
- 22Beestin
- 45McAtee
Port Vale
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Brown
- 15MillsBooked at 45minsSubstituted forGibbonsat 45'minutes
- 6Smith
- 16BrisleyBooked at 90mins
- 24Fitzpatrick
- 7WorrallBooked at 86mins
- 10Conlon
- 17TaylorSubstituted forJoyceat 45'minutes
- 27HurstSubstituted forOyelekeat 82'minutes
- 13CullenSubstituted forAmooat 45'minutes
- 14Guthrie
Substitutes
- 2Gibbons
- 3Crookes
- 4Joyce
- 8Oyeleke
- 19Amoo
- 20Burgess
- 32Scott
- Referee:
- James Bell
Match Stats
Home TeamScunthorpeAway TeamPort Vale
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 2, Port Vale 0.
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Attempt blocked. David Worrall (Port Vale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manny Oyeleke.
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Foul by Shaun Brisley (Port Vale).
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George Taft (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Kurtis Guthrie (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jacob Bedeau (Scunthorpe United).
Booking
Shaun Brisley (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Shaun Brisley (Port Vale).
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Abo Eisa (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Shaun Brisley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Abo Eisa (Scunthorpe United).
Booking
David Worrall (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by David Worrall (Port Vale).
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Mason O'Malley (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Shaun Brisley (Port Vale).
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Abo Eisa (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Myles Hippolyte replaces Ryan Loft.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Manny Oyeleke replaces Alex Hurst.
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Kurtis Guthrie (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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