Port Vale 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Port Vale secured a comfortable home victory against Doncaster, who slipped out of the League One play-off places.

Mark Marshall opened the scoring after six minutes, after latching onto Tom Pope's cross-field pass.

Goalkeeper Stephen Bywater then denied Marshall a second before Frederic Veseli made it 2-0 with a low shot from 30 yards out.

And Vale's third came three minutes from time when Byron Moore squeezed his shot inside the far post.

It ended Doncaster's run of three consecutive league victories and they moved down to seventh place on goal difference, while Vale jumped to 12th.

Doncaster manager Paul Dickov told BBC Radio Sheffield:

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Dickov on Port Vale v Doncaster

"There's a lot of disappointment. We contributed to our own downfall, especially in the first half.

"One thing we have been doing recently is defending really well.

"The first goal we gave the ball away in a silly area and let them break on us. Stephen's held his hand up for the second, but he's been great since he came in.

"We lacked a cutting edge in the final third. But credit to Port Vale, they've beaten us but we're disappointed with that."

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Line-ups

Port Vale

• 1NealBooked at 45mins
• 3Dickinson
• 33InnissBooked at 58mins
• 4Robertson
• 21Veseli
• 19Moore
• 17Brown
• 15O'Connor
• 20MarshallSubstituted forBirchallat 85'minutes
• 11Pope
• 9WilliamsonSubstituted forDoddsat 71'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Yates
• 5McGivern
• 7Birchall
• 8Dodds
• 10Lines
• 12Johnson
• 18O'Sullivan

Doncaster

• 43Bywater
• 22Wabara
• 6McCombeBooked at 23mins
• 16Butler
• 17Stevens
• 19Wellens
• 23Bennett
• 4FurmanBooked at 79mins
• 8RazakSubstituted forIkpeazuat 64'minutes
• 10ForresterSubstituted forMainat 45'minutes
• 14TysonBooked at 58minsSubstituted forRobinsonat 75'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Evina
• 9Robinson
• 11Main
• 12McCullough
• 13Marosi
• 20Ikpeazu
• 32Whitehouse

Referee:

Keith Stroud

Attendance:

5,713

Match Stats

Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamDoncaster

Possession

Home42%

Away58%

Shots

Home6

Away11

Shots on Target

Home3

Away4

Corners

Home3

Away4

Fouls

Home10

Away8

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Port Vale 3, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Port Vale 3, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Dean Furman.

Goal!

Posted at 87'

Goal! Port Vale 3, Doncaster Rovers 0. Byron Moore (Port Vale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Uche Ikpeazu (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Ryan Inniss (Port Vale).

Posted at 86'

Curtis Main (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Port Vale. Chris Birchall replaces Mark Marshall because of an injury.

Posted at 81'

Attempt saved. Theo Robinson (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 80'

Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Andy Butler.

Booking

Posted at 79'

Dean Furman (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 79'

Mark Marshall (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Dean Furman (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 78'

Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale).

Posted at 78'

Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Curtis Main (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Posted at 77'

Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.

Posted at 76'

Attempt missed. Curtis Main (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Theo Robinson replaces Nathan Tyson.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Tom Pope (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Port Vale. Louis Dodds replaces Ben Williamson.

Posted at 71'

Attempt missed. Curtis Main (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Abdul Razak.

Posted at 63'

Nathan Tyson (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Frederic Veseli (Port Vale).

Posted at 59'

Tom Pope (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers).

Booking

Posted at 58'

Ryan Inniss (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 58'

Nathan Tyson (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 58'

Ryan Inniss (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 58'

Foul by Nathan Tyson (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 55'

Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.

Posted at 54'

Attempt blocked. Curtis Main (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 53'

Attempt saved. Abdul Razak (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 48'

Byron Moore (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 48'

Foul by Enda Stevens (Doncaster Rovers).

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Port Vale 2, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Substitution

Posted at 45'

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Curtis Main replaces Harry Forrester.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+4'

First Half ends, Port Vale 2, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Posted at 45'+3'

Carl Dickinson (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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