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Both sides came into tonights game off the back of slender victories over their 1st round opponents Tranmere and Stratford town respectively.
The Blades started positively, forcing an early corner which didn't create too much danger for the visitors.
A few minutes later visiting keeper Boot was left with his palms stinging after McFadzean, Ironside and Deaking combined to test the visitors resolve.
Despite the visitors closing and pressuring the Blades well, it was United who opening the scoring when on 7 minutes, the probing run of McFadzean was halted when he was brought down in the area.
The referee hesitated and it was the linesman who's erratic flagging drew his colleagues attention and ensured a penalty was given.
The taker was never in any doubt, with captain Elliott Whitehouse confidently stepping up and dispatching the spot kick past the outstretched Ryan Boot into the bottom corner.
The Blades then started to settle down and play some good football, albeit mindful of the danger the hardworking visitors possessed.
The game continued fairly end-to-end without either side really testing the goalkeepers until the Blades doubled their advantage on 28 minutes.
United capitalised on a mistake by the Valiant's defence, resulting in an impressive run by Danny Deakin, waltzing past 3 visiting defenders and placing the ball past the visitors keeper with the applause having begun before he even struck the ball.
A few minutes later, the visitors were close to pulling one back with captain Joseph Davis' header from 6 yards kept out with by a reaction save from George Willis.
The pacy Jahmal Smith looked to cause trouble, running it at Vale defence but his cross-shot was cut out by Ryan Boot.
In the dying minutes of the first half, the visitors pulled one back with Chris Salt unlucky to deflect a Vale corner into his own net.
HALF TIME - Sheffield United 2 - 1 Port Vale
The Blades started positively, forcing an early corner which didn't create too much danger for the visitors.
A few minutes later visiting keeper Boot was left with his palms stinging after McFadzean, Ironside and Deaking combined to test the visitors resolve.
Despite the visitors closing and pressuring the Blades well, it was United who opening the scoring when on 7 minutes, the probing run of McFadzean was halted when he was brought down in the area.
The referee hesitated and it was the linesman who's erratic flagging drew his colleagues attention and ensured a penalty was given.
The taker was never in any doubt, with captain Elliott Whitehouse confidently stepping up and dispatching the spot kick past the outstretched Ryan Boot into the bottom corner.
The Blades then started to settle down and play some good football, albeit mindful of the danger the hardworking visitors possessed.
The game continued fairly end-to-end without either side really testing the goalkeepers until the Blades doubled their advantage on 28 minutes.
United capitalised on a mistake by the Valiant's defence, resulting in an impressive run by Danny Deakin, waltzing past 3 visiting defenders and placing the ball past the visitors keeper with the applause having begun before he even struck the ball.
A few minutes later, the visitors were close to pulling one back with captain Joseph Davis' header from 6 yards kept out with by a reaction save from George Willis.
The pacy Jahmal Smith looked to cause trouble, running it at Vale defence but his cross-shot was cut out by Ryan Boot.
In the dying minutes of the first half, the visitors pulled one back with Chris Salt unlucky to deflect a Vale corner into his own net.
HALF TIME - Sheffield United 2 - 1 Port Vale
