Match report: Morecambe 0 Port Vale 3

The striker netted in each half and then created Cristian Montano’s stoppage-time goal as Jim Bentley’s players paid the price for another poor Globe Arena performance.

Bentley had made just the one change from the side which claimed three points at Chesterfield last time out with Rhys Turner coming in for Aaron Wildig.

However, his involvement ended with half-time three minutes away after suffering a hamstring injury when chasing a ball forward.

The long ball was Morecambe’s principal first-half attacking tactic against a Vale team playing with a high defensive line.

Unfortunately from the home perspective, it singularly failed to pose any kind of serious threat to the visitors despite a decent enough opening quarter-hour.

Yet, ironically, when they did try to get the ball down and pass it, they went behind on 18 minutes.