However, it’s certainly something they will be working on before Tuesday’s visit of Walsall. The defeat bore an uncanny resemblance to the 4-3 loss at Sutton United when Vale also blew a winning position and conceded to a ball lofted into the box in injury time.Ĭonsidering that Sutton game was the only other one Vale have lost in their last 14 matches, it’s a bit much to call it an habitual weakness. Sure enough Vale couldn’t deal convincingly with the first or second ball in, desperately trying to clear before Martin’s diving header stuck it in his own net.
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Oldham’s first two goals came from balls pumped into the area so the 1,900 travelling fans were watching through their fingers when the Latics won a free kick wide on the right in stoppage time. Vale played much better than in last week’s 1-1 draw at home to Bradford but, whereas then could take some pride in their resilience at earning a point when below their best, here there was only frustration that all their decent football had gone to waste because of a weakness in their defence. To continue the boxing theme, Vale would have been miles ahead on the judges' scorecards when they were floored by Sam Hart’s equaliser at 2-2 on 81 minutes, got to their feet, jelly-legged, only to be knocked out in injury time by Aaron Martin’s own goal.
"Sometimes you’ve got to take a smack but you only have to hit someone with one right-hander, like today, and it gives you confidence and gets you on the front foot.” “When you are in a fight, you have to be competitive and be prepared to get off that stool, " he said. Dazed as they were, Port Vale’s players could probably appreciate Oldham manager Keith Curle's boxing analogy to describe his team’s remarkable 3-2 victory.
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