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Bristol Rovers vs Port Vale. Sky Bet League One.

The Memorial StadiumAttendance9,088.

Bristol Rovers 2

  • E Harrison (44th minute)
  • J Easter (63rd minute pen)

Port Vale 1

  • M Paterson (23rd minute)

Match report: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Port Vale

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League One match between Bristol Rovers and Port Vale.

A 63rd-minute penalty from Jermaine Easter clinched Bristol Rovers a 2-1 League One home win over Port Vale at the Memorial Stadium.

The experienced striker drilled a low spot-kick to the left of goalkeeper Jak Alnwick after a foul by Paulo Tavares on substitute Byron Moore.

Vale had taken a 23rd-minute lead when a mix-up in the centre of the Rovers defence allowed Martin Paterson space inside the box to drill a left-foot shot past Kelle Roos from 12 yards.

But Rovers had created the better openings to that point and equalised a minute before the break. Lee Brown delivered a deep cross from the left to the far post where Ellis Harrison rose to send a powerful header back across goal and into the roof of the net.

After Easter's decisive spot-kick, Rovers might have increased their lead when Moore's chip bounced back off the far post with Alnwick out of his goal.

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Vale applied late pressure, but the hosts held out for a deserved win.

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