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“Great result for Vale!”- Port Vale fans react to beating Stoke City U21’s

Port Vale are through to the next round of the Checkatrade Trophy after beating Stoke City Under-21’s 4-0 last night.

The game has been somewhat overshadowed by crowd trouble between the two sets of rival fans. Around 4,000 Stoke fans made the short trip to Vale Park to watch their youngsters in action.

Experienced striker Tom Pope gave Vale the lead after just six minutes and calmed any nerves for the home side. The 33-year-old rose highest in the box and beat Potters’ keeper Jakob Haugaard with a powerful header.

Cristian Montano, who caused problems for the visitors all night, added a quick-fire brace just before half-time to send the hosts into the break 3-0 up.

Winger Luke Hannant then added a fourth in the second-half to heap further misery on the young Stoke side.

Vale boss Neil Aspin told their official club website after the game, “No victories are routine against Stoke, I can tell you that. Any game where you’re playing against your local rivals is a big one, and regardless of the fact it is their under-21s, it’s still a Stoke City side”.

“We were desperate to beat them so I’m really pleased with the attitude of our players. They were professional tonight and they got the job done”.

The former Gateshead boss also added, “I think it was a good game for both sides and our lads have come out of it with their heads held high, and they’ve done the job that our own supporters wanted them to do”.

Here is how the Port Vale fans reacted on Twitter to their win last night-

https://twitter.com/jw_turnock/status/1070247313816383494

https://twitter.com/xdaneyex/status/1070087342407458817

https://twitter.com/JackReevesJones/status/1070086539579981824

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