FFO FLT, Sheffield United vs. Portsmouth (Wed Feb 28) Sheffield United | Portsmouth 4-1-1-1-3 A | 5-3-2 N Kelsey Barkworth | - | P_Gulacsi GK | GK M_Travers F_Guilbert DF | DF C_Ogilvie R_Gosens DF | DF R_Poole Mario_Rui DF | DF J_Rafferty Joao_Mario DF | DF R_Towler M_Verratti DM | DF Z_Swanson M_Asensio AM | MF J_Morrell L_Benes MF | MF M_Pack T_Muller FW | MF A_Robertson A_Belotti FW | FW C_Bishop M_Philipp FW | FW C_Saydee | T_Ernst SUB | SUB W_Norris J_Foyth SUB | SUB J_Sparkes G_Zajkov SUB | SUB D_Hume A_Danjuma SUB | SUB T_Devlin S_Pontisso SUB | SUB A_Kamara Min. 1 :(shu) A_Belotti back heels to find T_Muller in space ... C_Ogilvie bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 2 :(shu) Mario_Rui turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Belotti ... R_Poole hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... A_Belotti swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Travers thumps the ball away! Min. 2 :(por) J_Morrell jinks past R_Gosens ... J_Morrell fires the shot in! ... But P_Gulacsi is equal to it Min. 4 :(por) A_Robertson dribbles past Mario_Rui ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... An audacious effort from A_Robertson! ... P_Gulacsi gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 14 :(por) J_Morrell sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Saydee gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Muller pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 15 :(shu) L_Benes kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Belotti gets on the end of the pass ... A_Belotti could have let it bounce! ... M_Travers beats the ball away Min. 16 :(shu) L_Benes beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... L_Benes runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... M_Travers with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 22 :(por) R_Towler takes possession on the edge of the box ... R_Towler curls it towards the top corner! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 23 :(por) C_Bishop turns past R_Gosens ... He has some space now! ... C_Bishop with a screamer of a shot! ... P_Gulacsi is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... P_Gulacsi looks very relieved! Min. 27 :(por) M_Pack brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... M_Pack fires the shot in! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 30 :(shu) M_Philipp brings the ball into the opposing area ... T_Muller makes himself available ... J_Morrell pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 31 :(shu) F_Guilbert volleys it forward. He finds A_Belotti ... A delicate header from A_Belotti! ... M_Travers claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... That's given Sheffield United the advantage! ... Sheffield United 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 34 :(por) C_Saydee sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Robertson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But M_Verratti puts it in row Z! Min. 37 :(shu) M_Philipp gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Philipp with the chance! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Sheffield United 2-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 42 :(shu) M_Verratti feeds the ball through the middle ... R_Gosens runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_Gosens goes for goal! ... M_Travers with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(por) R_Poole retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Saydee latches onto the end of it ... Mario_Rui slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Saydee plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... P_Gulacsi catches it with ease Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Devlin ... COMING OFF: A_Robertson Min. 45 :(por) T_Devlin backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... C_Bishop gets on the end of it ... F_Guilbert gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 46 :(shu) T_Muller nutmegs J_Rafferty, he continues to run forward ... Cleared by M_Pack Min. 46 :(por) C_Ogilvie has space to run with the ball ... R_Gosens slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 47 :(shu) M_Verratti with a probing pass to M_Asensio ... A delicate chip from M_Asensio! ... M_Travers parries it ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 2-0 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(shu) M_Philipp crosses into the box, finding F_Guilbert ... F_Guilbert hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Portsmouth fans taunt him about that effort Min. 46 :(por) Z_Swanson has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... C_Saydee gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Saydee has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Morrell with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Rafferty gets a shot in ... But P_Gulacsi smothers the ball Min. 47 :(por) R_Towler hoists the ball across to T_Devlin ... T_Devlin blasts it at the goal! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away Min. 49 :(por) T_Devlin sidesteps L_Benes ... He showed great skill there ... T_Devlin tries to lob the keeper! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 50 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: A_Danjuma ... COMING OFF: L_Benes Min. 53 :(shu) A_Danjuma cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio hits a curling shot! ... But M_Travers punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: G_Zajkov ... COMING OFF: Mario_Rui Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Sparkes ... COMING OFF: Z_Swanson Min. 59 :(shu) M_Philipp drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Danjuma ... An audacious effort from A_Danjuma! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 59 :(por) R_Towler unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Bishop ... C_Bishop hits a curling shot! ... P_Gulacsi tips it over ... CORNER! ... T_Devlin dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Verratti with a great clearance! Min. 61 :(por) C_Saydee slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... Joao_Mario with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 62 :(por) C_Saydee takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... C_Saydee tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The ball moves through the air! ... P_Gulacsi moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 63 :(por) C_Saydee knocks it past M_Verratti and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... F_Guilbert bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 65 :(shu) A_Danjuma crosses into the box, finding M_Asensio ... M_Asensio aims for the top right corner! ... But M_Travers punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Travers got a touch Min. 65 :(por) C_Bishop turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... G_Zajkov with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... - looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 66 :(por) M_Pack beats A_Belotti ... He showed great skill there ... M_Pack flicks the header toward the far post! ... P_Gulacsi with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 67 :(por) C_Saydee beats R_Gosens ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A left-footer by C_Saydee! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Sheffield United 2-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 68 :(shu) M_Verratti feeds the ball to A_Belotti ... C_Ogilvie brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 68 :(por) C_Bishop runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Bishop hits a curling shot! ... P_Gulacsi won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 69 :(shu) A_Danjuma brings it under control ... He takes on J_Rafferty ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Verratti! ... M_Verratti looks to see where M_Travers is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... M_Travers is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Danjuma with an inswinging corner into the box ... C_Ogilvie belts it clear Min. 69 :(por) J_Morrell runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Saydee latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... C_Saydee with the goal bound shot! ... P_Gulacsi watches it sail safely wide! Min. 71 :(por) M_Pack sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Saydee gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Excellent sliding challenge by G_Zajkov ... He timed it well Min. 72 :(shu) T_Muller with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to F_Guilbert ... C_Bishop tackles cleanly Min. 73 :(shu) M_Philipp with a real burst of pace ... M_Philipp curls it towards the top corner! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 76 :(por) R_Poole loses his marker! ... R_Poole flicks the header toward the far post! ... P_Gulacsi makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 79 :(shu) Joao_Mario sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to T_Muller ... A cracking drive from T_Muller! ... M_Travers heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 79 :(shu) A_Danjuma flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... R_Poole with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 81 :(shu) M_Philipp brushes R_Poole aside and breaks free ... An audacious effort from M_Philipp! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Sheffield United 3-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 85 :(por) C_Ogilvie gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside F_Guilbert! ... He has some space now! ... C_Ogilvie tries to beat P_Gulacsi! ... P_Gulacsi gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 86 :(por) T_Devlin with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... R_Gosens with an awful challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(shu) A_Belotti controls the ball with ease ... A_Belotti chases it through, he must score! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 92 :(por) C_Ogilvie has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on P_Gulacsi! ... R_Gosens hacks him down! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 92 :(por) J_Sparkes barges the defender off the ball ... Good sliding challenge from M_Asensio Min. 93 :(shu) T_Muller breaks free from his marker ... T_Muller sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... M_Travers with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 96 :(por) T_Devlin with a perfectly timed run ... A cracking drive from T_Devlin! ... P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 97 :(shu) M_Asensio controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Danjuma gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Danjuma tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It's beaten M_Travers ... It goes wide!! Min. 97 :(shu) M_Asensio slips past his marker ... J_Rafferty with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Philipp (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Belotti (31), M_Philipp (37,81) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Muller (14), F_Guilbert (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Saydee Scorers : C_Saydee (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Morrell (30), R_Poole (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 17 | 18 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 11 | 10 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 14 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 16 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 3 - 1 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 101 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 20 13 10 33 | 101 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 19 5 R_Gosens DF 1 22 15 10 25 | 101 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 12 Mario_Rui DF 1 19 13 10 24 | 59 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 Joao_Mario DF 1 20 14 13 28 | 101 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Verratti DM 1 13 20 9 28 | 101 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 12 11 M_Asensio AM 1 4 19 18 20 | 101 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 5 12 L_Benes MF 1 6 18 12 26 | 54 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 T_Muller FW 1 2 11 19 23 | 101 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 8 1 A_Belotti FW 1 2 13 20 26 | 101 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 10 M_Philipp FW 1 2 15 19 22 | 101 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 27 21 T_Ernst GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 18 11 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Zajkov DF 1 14 11 6 28 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 10 10 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 47 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 S_Pontisso MF 1 11 15 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Travers GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 101 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 101 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 -10 3 R_Poole DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 101 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 5 10 J_Rafferty DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 101 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 R_Towler DF 1 16 13 6 24 | 101 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 Z_Swanson DF 1 15 13 7 24 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 101 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 9 12 M_Pack MF 1 15 17 5 24 | 101 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 7 32 A_Robertson MF 1 6 16 15 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 101 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 0 14 C_Saydee FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 101 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 13 28 W_Norris GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sparkes DF 1 14 13 6 18 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Hume DF 1 14 13 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Devlin MF 1 6 16 12 12 | 56 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -10 -2 20 A_Kamara FW 1 6 11 14 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709160860 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40