Salford City 1:0 Port Vale: League Two Match Result

Match report

Salford City took all three points against Port Vale with a 1-0 victory in League Two's fifth round of fixtures on Saturday. Joe Powell netted the decisive goal in the 52nd minute. The win lifted the home side up the table while extending Port Vale's winless run.

And here's the thing about that goal - it arrived at a moment when Port Vale had been pressing. Kyle Dempsey had picked up a yellow card just before the break, and the visitors looked to be building momentum. But Powell's strike changed the complexion entirely. By then, Salford had found a way through.

The statistics told a familiar story. Port Vale enjoyed more attacks - 107 to 96 - and registered three shots on target compared to Salford's two. Yet efficiency matters more than volume in these divisions. Salford held 58 per cent possession and completed 262 of 390 passes. Port Vale managed 151 successful passes from 267 attempts.

The result leaves Salford with six points from five games, sitting 15th in League Two. Port Vale remain rooted to 24th on just two points from five matches. They have won nothing this term and lost three of their last five outings.

Nine substitutions were made across the second half as both managers reshuffled their back lines. The visitors made more changes overall, but the scoreline refused to budge. Sometimes a single moment is all a team needs.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 58.00 – 42

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 1 – 8

Attacks 96 – 107

🟨 51' Kyle Dempsey — Yellow card ⚽ 52' Joe Powell — Goal ⇄ 53' Maleace asamoah — Substitution 🟨 55' Lewis Montsma — Yellow card ⇄ 61' Ryan Graydon — Substitution ⇄ 62' Abraham Odoh — Substitution 🟨 64' Macaulay Langstaff — Yellow card ⇄ 69' Kyle John — Substitution ⇄ 71' Luke Molyneux — Substitution ⇄ 71' Macaulay Langstaff — Substitution ⇄ 80' Jaheim·Headley — Substitution ⇄ 80' Oliver Lynch — Substitution ⇄ 82' Joe Powell — Substitution

Match events

51' 0:0 Port Vale Yellow card Kyle Dempsey
52' 1:0 Salford City Goal Joe Powell assist: Luke Molyneux
53' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Maleace asamoah off: Onel Hernández
55' 1:0 Port Vale Yellow card Lewis Montsma
61' 1:0 Salford City Substitution Ryan Graydon off: Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu
62' 1:0 Salford City Substitution Abraham Odoh off: Kelly N'Mai
64' 1:0 Salford City Yellow card Macaulay Langstaff
69' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Kyle John off: Keyrol Alexis Figueroa Norales
71' 1:0 Salford City Substitution Luke Molyneux off: Nathan Asiimwe
71' 1:0 Salford City Substitution Macaulay Langstaff off: Daniel Udoh
80' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Jaheim·Headley off: Liam Gordon
80' 1:0 Port Vale Substitution Oliver Lynch off: Ben Waine
82' 1:0 Salford City Substitution Joe Powell off: Jorge Grant

Statistics

58.00 Possession, % 42

2 Shots on target 3

1 Shots off target 8

96 Attacks 107

6 Corners 6

11 Fouls 18

18 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 4

29 Throw-ins 30

All statistics

5 Blocked shots 2

128 Failed passes 116

4 Goalkeeper saves 1

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.23

5 Shots from outside the box 4

3 Shots inside the box 9

390 Total passes 267

Line-ups

Salford City

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Will Norris	1
4	William Stewart Aimson	4
14	Abraham Ifoghale Odoh	14
22	Adebola Oluwo	22
24	Taylor Allen	24
43	Luke James Molyneux	43
6	Joe James Powell	6
16	Elliott Michael Bonds	16
21	Kallum Xzeiba Tracey Cesay	21
9	Macaulay Langstaff	9
19	Ryan Graydon	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Sam Long	12
2	N. Asivibe	2
17	Daniel George Scarr	17
8	Jorge Grant	8
10	Kelly Harmani N’Mai	10
44	Brendan Nana Sarpong-Wiredu	44
23	Dominic Daniel Udoh	23

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Port Vale

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jackson Smith	1
2	Kyle John	2
5	Connor Hall	5
6	Jordan Jay Lawrence-Gabriel	6
22	Lewis Montsma	22
3	Jaheim Anthony Headley	3
8	Benjamin Matthew Garrity	8
10	Kyle Dempsey	10
27	Maleace Asamoah	27
33	George Cardinal Joseph Hall	33
14	O. Lynch	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
20	Marko Maroši	20
15	Liam Gordon	15
25	Cameron Lisceous Humphreys-Grant	25
38	Rhys Walters	38
11	Onel Lázaro Hernández Mayea	11
19	Benjamin Peter Waine	19
24	Keyrol Alexis Figueroa Norales	24

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Barnet	7	4	3	0	15
2	Walsall	7	3	4	0	13
3	Grimsby	7	3	4	0	13
4	Gillingham	7	3	3	1	12
5	Cheltenham	7	3	3	1	12
6	Bristol Rovers	7	4	0	3	12
7	York	7	3	2	2	11
8	Chesterfield	7	3	2	2	11
9	Crewe	7	2	5	0	11
10	Tranmere Rovers	7	2	4	1	10

Salford City — Port Vale: 1:0, League Two

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