FFO League One, Rotherham United vs. Portsmouth (Fri Feb 09) Rotherham United | Portsmouth 4-4-2 A | 5-3-2 D - | - | V_Johansson GK | GK M_Travers S_Morrison DF | DF C_Ogilvie C_Humphreys DF | DF R_Poole L_Peltier DF | DF J_Rafferty T_Blackett DF | DF R_Towler Cafu MF | DF Z_Swanson O_Rathbone MF | MF J_Morrell F_Onyedinma MF | MF M_Pack C_McGuckin MF | MF A_Robertson S_Nombe FW | FW C_Bishop J_Hugill FW | FW C_Saydee | D_Phillips SUB | SUB W_Norris T_Bola SUB | SUB J_Sparkes S_Ferguson SUB | SUB D_Hume A_Green SUB | SUB T_Devlin T_Eaves SUB | SUB A_Kamara Min. 2 :(rot) S_Morrison turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_McGuckin ... C_McGuckin unleashes a pile driver! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 3 :(por) M_Pack finds A_Robertson with a ball over the defence ... S_Nombe does well to intercept the ball Min. 4 :(rot) C_Humphreys takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Swanson ... He knocks the ball to F_Onyedinma! ... F_Onyedinma hits a curling shot! ... M_Travers gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 7 :(rot) S_Nombe jumps over M_Pack's challenge ... S_Nombe rifles it to the far post! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 11 :(rot) L_Peltier controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... C_Humphreys gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Humphreys hits a great shot! ... Looks like it should be M_Travers's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... J_Hugill plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Travers ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 13 :(rot) S_Morrison with the heel pass to L_Peltier ... R_Poole slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 14 :(por) A_Robertson with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Peltier ... He crosses to C_Bishop ... The defender plays it back to V_Johansson ... But it's gone straight to C_Bishop! ... He just has V_Johansson to beat! ... He nutmegs V_Johansson ... GOAL!! I like it. ... I like it a lot! ... That's put Portsmouth ahead! ... Rotherham United 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 16 :(rot) T_Blackett skips the challenge from the defender ... M_Pack tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Rathbone crosses it in! ... L_Peltier rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... M_Travers parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 16 :(por) A_Robertson with a precise ball to Z_Swanson ... Z_Swanson sees V_Johansson off his line! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... C_Saydee dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of V_Johansson ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 17 :(por) C_Bishop takes advantage of a mistake by C_Humphreys ... He runs towards goal ... C_McGuckin with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 21 :(rot) C_Humphreys looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to S_Nombe ... J_Rafferty gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Peltier with an outswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... M_Travers catches it with ease Min. 22 :(rot) J_Hugill takes advantage of a mistake by R_Towler ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Hugill hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Travers moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 23 :(por) A_Robertson with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... C_Humphreys with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 28 :(rot) Cafu brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... F_Onyedinma gets on the end of the pass ... F_Onyedinma with the overhead! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 29 :(por) J_Morrell looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... C_Saydee receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Hugill is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 33 :(rot) C_McGuckin jinks past the defender ... C_McGuckin fires a shot at goal! ... M_Travers gathers it comfortably Min. 35 :(rot) J_Hugill plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A left-footer by J_Hugill! ... M_Travers manages to turn it behind Min. 42 :(rot) S_Morrison spots Cafu who is in acres of space ... J_Morrell makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 42 :(por) J_Morrell with a flashy move ... C_McGuckin with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United ... COMING ON: A_Green ... COMING OFF: C_McGuckin Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Devlin ... COMING OFF: A_Robertson Min. 47 :(por) Z_Swanson with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Towler ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Humphreys ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rotherham United 0-1 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(por) J_Rafferty with a short pass to find T_Devlin ... T_Devlin lobs V_Johansson! ... But V_Johansson reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on V_Johansson anyway Min. 47 :(por) J_Morrell takes advantage of a mistake by S_Morrison ... He puts in T_Devlin! ... T_Devlin hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But V_Johansson punches it away Min. 49 :(por) M_Pack with the header on ... He finds T_Devlin in space ... C_Humphreys brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 50 :(rot) A_Green with the towering header to T_Blackett ... T_Blackett attempts to drive it home! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 51 :(rot) J_Hugill jumps over R_Towler's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Hugill looks to see where M_Travers is! ... He shoots! ... M_Travers gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 52 :(rot) C_Humphreys lobs the ball over the defence ... S_Nombe latches on to it ... Z_Swanson pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 54 :(rot) J_Hugill runs towards the goal ... J_Hugill with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 55 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United ... COMING ON: T_Eaves ... COMING OFF: J_Hugill Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Sparkes ... COMING OFF: Z_Swanson Min. 62 :(rot) O_Rathbone dribbles past R_Poole ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... But M_Pack sweeps up the threat Min. 62 :(por) C_Saydee times his run well ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... O_Rathbone hits it out for a throw Min. 64 :(rot) T_Eaves jinks infield ... T_Eaves curls the ball in on goal! ... M_Travers parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Travers recovers to save!! Min. 65 :(rot) S_Nombe knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Rafferty ... J_Rafferty reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 65 :(por) C_Ogilvie with an incisive pass to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... V_Johansson catches the ball Min. 71 :(rot) C_Humphreys finds T_Eaves on the edge of the box ... J_Sparkes knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 72 :(por) M_Pack 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 J_Rafferty ... A thundering drive by J_Rafferty! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into V_Johansson's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 77 :(rot) S_Nombe takes advantage of a mistake by T_Devlin ... Can he make them pay? ... From long range S_Nombe bends the ball towards goal! ... But M_Travers makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 77 :(por) C_Bishop puts in C_Saydee ... S_Morrison takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 83 :(rot) F_Onyedinma breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat M_Travers now! ... R_Poole trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(por) C_Bishop flicks it past C_Humphreys ... He runs forward ... C_Humphreys reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(por) T_Devlin pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... C_Bishop is clean through! ... S_Morrison with an awful challenge ... The Portsmouth fans want him to be sent off! ... He got away with just a warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : New York Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotherham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Humphreys Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Humphreys (23), C_McGuckin (42), S_Morrison (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Rafferty (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Bishop (14) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Poole (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotherham United | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 14 | 6 Off target : 9 | 2 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rotherham United 0 - 1 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Rotherham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_Johansson GK 20 1 1 1 10 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 S_Morrison DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 25 -5 C_Humphreys DF 1 17 14 7 22 | 98 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 30 25 -2 L_Peltier DF 1 16 13 6 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 T_Blackett DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 3 Cafu MF 1 7 17 14 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 O_Rathbone MF 1 14 17 6 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 F_Onyedinma MF 1 5 15 13 16 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 C_McGuckin MF 1 4 15 12 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 13 S_Nombe FW 1 8 12 17 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 0 8 J_Hugill FW 1 10 13 16 32 | 59 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Phillips GK 18 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Bola DF 1 15 14 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ferguson DF 1 15 14 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Green MF 1 4 15 13 10 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 T_Eaves FW 1 8 12 15 30 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Poole DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 -5 -5 J_Rafferty DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 10 13 R_Towler DF 1 16 13 6 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Swanson DF 1 15 13 7 24 | 59 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 11 13 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 0 M_Pack MF 1 15 17 5 24 | 98 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 21 0 A_Robertson MF 1 6 16 15 26 | 45 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 C_Bishop FW 1 8 13 16 16 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 21 26 C_Saydee FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 | 53 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 18 30 A_Kamara FW 1 6 11 14 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1707473038 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40