Cambridge United vs Port Vale, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Cambridge United

66': Fejiri Okenabirhie

FT
1 - 1

Port Vale

20': Ben Garrity

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Cambridge United are hosting Port Vale at Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United).
1': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale).
1': Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United).
2': James Plant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt blocked. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Plant.
3': Attempt blocked. Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Mannion.
8': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Kofi Balmer.
12': Foul by Funso Ojo (Port Vale).
12': James Brophy (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
13': Attempt missed. Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gassan Ahadme following a corner.
15': Offside, Port Vale. Oliver Arblaster tries a through ball, but Mitchell Clark is caught offside.
16': Foul by Nathan Smith (Port Vale).
16': Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
18': Foul by Alex Iacovitti (Port Vale).
18': Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Goal! Cambridge United 0, Port Vale 1. Ben Garrity (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Chislett with a through ball.
24': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United).
24': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Kofi Balmer (Port Vale).
25': James Brophy (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Kofi Balmer (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt saved. Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Andrew with a cross.
30': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
31': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
31': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United).
32': Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United).
33': Foul by Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
33': Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
35': Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by James Wilson (Port Vale).
41': Michael Morrison (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': James Wilson (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Brophy.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cambridge United 0, Port Vale 1.
45': Second Half begins Cambridge United 0, Port Vale 1.
45': Substitution, Port Vale. Lewis Cass replaces Kofi Balmer.
45': Substitution, Port Vale. Tom Sang replaces Mitchell Clark.
48': Foul by Tom Sang (Port Vale).
48': George Thomas (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Tom Sang (Port Vale).
51': Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Ben Garrity.
52': Foul by Paul Digby (Cambridge United).
52': Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Liam Bennett.
54': Attempt missed. James Wilson (Port Vale) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Sang with a cross following a corner.
56': Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Lewis Cass (Port Vale).
56': Substitution, Port Vale. Gavin Massey replaces James Wilson.
59': Foul by Ethan Chislett (Port Vale).
59': Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
62': Substitution, Cambridge United. Jack Lankester replaces Elias Kachunga.
62': Substitution, Cambridge United. Fejiri Okenabirhie replaces Gassan Ahadme.
62': Substitution, Cambridge United. John-Kymani Gordon replaces Sullay Kaikai.
63': Attempt blocked. John-Kymani Gordon (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Brophy.
63': Attempt saved. Danny Andrew (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
65': Offside, Cambridge United. Paul Digby tries a through ball, but Fejiri Okenabirhie is caught offside.
66': Goal! Cambridge United 1, Port Vale 1. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Cambridge United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John-Kymani Gordon.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Attempt blocked. John-Kymani Gordon (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Brophy.
71': Attempt saved. Gavin Massey (Port Vale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
71': Attempt blocked. Ethan Chislett (Port Vale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Massey.
71': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
74': Substitution, Port Vale. Alfie Devine replaces Ethan Chislett.
76': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Cambridge United).
76': Gavin Massey (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Nathan Smith.
79': Attempt saved. George Thomas (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Andrew with a cross.
79': Delay in match because of an injury George Thomas (Cambridge United).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Foul by John-Kymani Gordon (Cambridge United).
83': Funso Ojo (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Cambridge United. Adam May replaces George Thomas.
86': Substitution, Port Vale. Conor Grant replaces James Plant.
87': Foul by John-Kymani Gordon (Cambridge United).
87': Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Penalty Cambridge United. Jack Lankester draws a foul in the penalty area.
88': Penalty conceded by Nathan Smith (Port Vale) after a foul in the penalty area.
89': Alex Iacovitti (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
90': Penalty saved! Fejiri Okenabirhie (Cambridge United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
90': Foul by Ben Garrity (Port Vale).
90': James Brophy (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Ben Garrity (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Alex Iacovitti.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jack Lankester (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Port Vale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Sang.
90'+5': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Paul Digby.
90'+7': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Liam Bennett.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+8': Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Paul Digby.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Cambridge United 1, Port Vale 1.
0': Match ends, Cambridge United 1, Port Vale 1.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Cambridge United 1, Port Vale 1.
0': Match ends, Cambridge United 1, Port Vale 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Location: Cambridge, England
Attendance: 6,905

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bradford City	2	+3	6
2	Huddersfield Town	1	+3	3
3	Stockport County	1	+2	3
4	Luton Town	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cambridge United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	William Mannion (GK)
5	Michael Morrison
6	Ryan Bennett
3	Danny Andrew
2	Liam Bennett
21	Elias Kachunga
8	George Thomas
4	Paul Digby
23	Gassan Ahadme
14	Sullay Kaikai
7	James Brophy

Cambridge United Substitutes:

Adam May, James Holden, Lewis Simper, Zeno Rossi, Jack Lankester, John-Kymani Gordon, Fejiri Okenabirhie.

Port Vale (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Connor Ripley (GK)
6	Nathan Smith
17	Alex Iacovitti
5	Kofi Balmer
14	Funso Ojo
18	Oliver Arblaster
21	James Plant
7	Mitchell Clark
29	James Wilson
10	Ethan Chislett
8	Ben Garrity

Port Vale Substitutes:

Lewis Cass, Alfie Devine, Gavin Massey, Jayson Leutwiler, Jason Lowe, Conor Grant, Thomas Sang.

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