Brandon Cover and Rico Richards put the Valiants 2-0 ahead early on and the three points were sealed by Jayden Stockley just after the hour mark, in between goals from the Dons’ Josh Neufville and Myles Hippolyte.
The visitors pushed hard for an equaliser late on, with Hippolyte hitting the crossbar after James Ball’s shot was saved superbly by Connor Ripley, but Vale did enough to make it five consecutive league wins and 11 matches unbeaten in all competitions.
“We’re delighted to get the three points,” Moore said. “We knew that it was going to be a tough game - a game that we felt we made a little bit more nervy towards the end than it needed to be.
“But again, credit to the players, credit to the supporters.
“A special recognition for the them because in the last five minutes, where last season we would have felt a little bit of nervousness and tension around the place, they were in rapturous voice, clapping the boys and cheering them on.
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