US EditionPort Vale Cause FA Cup Shock to Reach Quarter-Finals
Ben Waine's decisive header secured Port Vale's first FA Cup quarter-final spot since 1954, overcoming Sunderland despite a 57-place league gap, officials said.
- On March 8 in Burslem, Port Vale stunned Premier League Sunderland with a 1-0 win to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.
- Playing on a threadbare pitch, Port Vale prioritised defending the wings and set plays while Sunderland produced a pedestrian display lacking intensity and quality to break them down.
- Ben Waine headed a 28th-minute corner in to settle the tie; the 24-year-old New Zealand international said `We are on a bit of a roll at the moment`.
- The result adds Port Vale to a last-eight field already containing Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, while Sunderland's exit was framed as a major setback with observers saying they 'deserved to lose'.
- Port Vale, bottom of League One and 57 places below Sunderland, are ten points from safety in a season that has seen several giant-killings including sixth-tier Macclesfield.
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League One's pensioner, the equivalent of the English third division, Port Vale overcame the prognosis this Sunday by offering a Premier League team, Sunderland, during the 5th round of the FA Cup (1-0).
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Port Vale cause FA Cup shock to reach quarter-finals
BURSLEM, England, March 8 : Third-tier strugglers Port Vale pulled off the shock of the FA Cup fifth round to beat Premier League Sunderland 1-0 and reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954 on Sunday.Ben Waine's 28th-minute goal proved enough to clinch a famous victory for the Vale Park club who
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