FFO League One, Blackpool vs. Portsmouth (Mon Sep 16) Blackpool | Portsmouth 4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 E - | - | D_Grimshaw GK | GK W_Norris J_Husband DF | DF C_Ogilvie M_Ekpiteta DF | DF R_Poole D_Thompson DF | DF J_Rafferty J_Gabriel DF | DF R_Towler K_Dougall MF | MF J_Morrell O_Norburn MF | MF M_Pack S_Carey MF | MF A_Robertson J_Weir MF | MF T_Devlin S_Lavery FW | FW C_Bishop K_Kouassi FW | FW C_Saydee | R_O'Donnell SUB | SUB R_Schofield D_Tharme SUB | SUB Z_Swanson J_Moore SUB | SUB J_Sparkes C_Hamilton SUB | SUB P_Lane J_Rhodes SUB | SUB A_Kamara Min. 4 :(por) M_Pack cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Ogilvie ... D_Thompson hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson drives it into the box! ... M_Ekpiteta reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 5 :(por) C_Bishop with a precise pass to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Portsmouth go in front now with that goal! ... Blackpool 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 11 :(blp) J_Husband takes advantage of a mistake by J_Morrell ... J_Husband has a dig at goal! ... But W_Norris parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 12 :(por) C_Ogilvie breaks free from D_Thompson ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Gabriel picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 14 :(blp) J_Weir with an early cross to M_Ekpiteta ... M_Ekpiteta unleashes a pile driver! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 14 :(por) J_Morrell finds J_Rafferty with a perfectly weighted pass ... An audacious effort from J_Rafferty! ... D_Grimshaw falls over ... But D_Grimshaw is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 18 :(blp) J_Weir races into the box ... He sees K_Kouassi lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... C_Saydee with the block Min. 21 :(por) R_Poole with a flicked pass to R_Towler ... But K_Kouassi reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 22 :(por) J_Morrell jinks past D_Thompson ... J_Morrell with the punt towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 23 :(blp) S_Lavery flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Rafferty ... He made it look easy Min. 25 :(blp) J_Weir with a probing through ball S_Lavery ... R_Towler reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 26 :(blp) S_Carey with a simple pass to J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel rifles it at the goal! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 27 :(por) A_Robertson has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Gabriel ... He puts in C_Saydee! ... C_Saydee tries to lob the keeper! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 32 :(blp) D_Thompson plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... D_Thompson shoots towards goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 33 :(blp) D_Thompson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Rafferty ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to K_Kouassi! ... A well-placed shot from K_Kouassi! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... - spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 33 :(por) A_Robertson turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... A_Robertson with a bomb of a shot! ... D_Grimshaw makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 34 :(por) C_Ogilvie passes the ball to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee fires off a right-footed shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 40 :(blp) J_Husband looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... W_Norris makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 42 :(blp) J_Weir jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Lavery ... C_Ogilvie reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(blp) S_Carey spots his team mate making a run ... He finds S_Lavery with a lovely pass! ... Fine tackle by C_Ogilvie ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 48 :(blp) D_Thompson off the woodwork! ... J_Gabriel picks up the deflection ... C_Ogilvie forces him off the ball Min. 48 :(por) R_Poole is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... T_Devlin latches onto the end of it ... T_Devlin attempts a lob! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackpool 0-1 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(por) M_Pack with a precise ball to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson attempts to nutmeg D_Grimshaw! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 51 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... R_Towler picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 52 :(blp) K_Kouassi beats A_Robertson ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... But R_Poole comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 52 :(por) C_Saydee has space to run with the ball ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Thompson ... He had to get that one right! Min. 53 :(blp) S_Lavery cuts through the defence ... S_Lavery with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... It's all to play for again! ... Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: J_Rhodes ... COMING OFF: K_Kouassi Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: C_Hamilton ... COMING OFF: J_Weir Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: P_Lane ... COMING OFF: T_Devlin Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: Z_Swanson ... COMING OFF: R_Towler Min. 58 :(blp) S_Lavery gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Z_Swanson! ... He has some space now! ... Z_Swanson does well to get the tackle in Min. 60 :(por) C_Bishop takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... C_Bishop launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... D_Grimshaw never had a chance! Min. 68 :(por) P_Lane holds the ball up ... He sees C_Ogilvie in space! ... C_Ogilvie with the overhead! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Blackpool fans taunt him about that effort Min. 69 :(por) J_Morrell holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Lane ... A wicked drive by P_Lane! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_Grimshaw tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Robertson ... D_Grimshaw comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_Poole swings a leg at it! ... D_Grimshaw won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 71 :(blp) J_Rhodes is too quick for the defence ... A well-placed shot from J_Rhodes! ... W_Norris saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 75 :(blp) C_Hamilton spots his team mate making a run ... He finds J_Rhodes with a lovely pass! ... C_Saydee brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 76 :(por) C_Ogilvie whips the ball across to P_Lane ... But O_Norburn puts the ball out of play Min. 77 :(blp) C_Hamilton sidesteps Z_Swanson ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Ogilvie forces him off the ball Min. 80 :(blp) S_Carey gains possession ... J_Morrell is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... W_Norris misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Hamilton ... C_Ogilvie gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 80 :(por) A_Robertson with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Z_Swanson ... A thundering drive by Z_Swanson! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... D_Grimshaw pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... P_Lane swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Grimshaw comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... C_Saydee gets to it! ... But D_Grimshaw punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 81 :(por) P_Lane has it now ... He takes on J_Gabriel ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Robertson! ... A_Robertson hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot slips through D_Grimshaw's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 86 :(blp) J_Rhodes sprints past Z_Swanson ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... J_Rhodes tries to beat W_Norris from outside the area! ... W_Norris with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... S_Carey swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... W_Norris comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... O_Norburn gets to it! ... W_Norris guesses right Min. 87 :(por) J_Morrell spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to C_Saydee! ... A glorious effort by C_Saydee! ... But it goes wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(blp) S_Carey is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Ekpiteta ... M_Ekpiteta with a scorcher of a shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 89 :(por) J_Morrell beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Robertson ... J_Husband rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 92 :(blp) S_Lavery gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But W_Norris makes an easy save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bloomfield Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Lavery Scorers : S_Lavery (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Saydee (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Saydee (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 12 | 16 Off target : 5 | 10 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 4 Key Tackles : 7 | 13 Key Passes : 12 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackpool 1 - 1 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 J_Husband DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 8 16 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 18 14 7 18 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 0 32 D_Thompson DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 96 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 18 15 J_Gabriel DF 1 17 14 8 36 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 47 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 14 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Weir MF 1 15 17 5 12 | 59 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 17 34 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 20 K_Kouassi FW 1 7 12 16 26 | 59 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 7 R_O'Donnell GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tharme DF 1 15 12 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Moore DF 1 14 13 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 16 12 10 | 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 37 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Norris GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 18 14 7 24 | 96 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 70 16 16 R_Poole DF 1 18 15 7 20 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 14 16 J_Rafferty DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 17 R_Towler DF 1 17 13 6 24 | 59 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 6 26 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 20 17 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Robertson MF 1 6 17 15 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 25 T_Devlin MF 1 7 17 13 12 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 17 16 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 6 C_Saydee FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 50 0 45 R_Schofield GK 18 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Swanson DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 37 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 17 J_Sparkes DF 1 14 13 6 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Lane MF 1 5 16 14 30 | 37 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 A_Kamara FW 1 7 11 14 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726497534 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40