Oldham Athletic vs Port Vale. Sky Bet League Two.
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Oldham 0-1 Port Vale: Tom Pope penalty secures Vale victory
Saturday 20 October 2018 20:34, UK
Port Vale ended their run of three straight Sky Bet League Two defeats with a battling 1-0 victory at Oldham.
After being hammered 6-2 at home by Lincoln last week, the Valiants produced a staunch defensive effort and took all three points through Tom Pope's first-half goal.
Both sides created early chances, with Callum Lang firing inches off target for Oldham and home goalkeeper Daniel Iversen making a brilliant point-blank save from Nathan Smith.
Vale's breakthrough came after 37 minutes when Latics defender Peter Clarke barged Luke Hannant to the ground as the pair chased a hopeful ball over the top. From the resulting penalty, Pope sent Iversen the wrong way.
Oldham felt they should have had a spot-kick for Smith's challenge on Lang, while Dan Gardner went close to equalising just after the restart.
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Though the hosts dominated long spells of the second half, they lacked cutting edge against a packed and determined Vale backline.
Clarke almost forced in from 10 yards and Jose Baxter sliced wide, but Oldham slipped to their fourth home defeat of the season.
