FFO League One, Crewe vs. Portsmouth (Fri Aug 16)


                                Crewe  |  Portsmouth
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-5-1 P
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                     C_McGillivray GK  |  GK W_Norris
                       M_Demetriou DF  |  DF C_Ogilvie
                       C_O'Riordan DF  |  DF R_Poole
                          L_Offord DF  |  DF R_Towler
                        Z_Williams DF  |  DF J_Rafferty
                         W_Burrell DF  |  MF J_Morrell
                          J_Powell MF  |  MF M_Pack
                           J_White MF  |  MF A_Robertson
                          S_Tracey MF  |  MF T_Devlin
                            C_Long FW  |  MF P_Lane
                       L_Armstrong FW  |  FW C_Bishop
                                       |
                       T_Lo-Tutala SUB |  SUB R_Schofield
                          R_Cooney SUB |  SUB Z_Swanson
                         R_Adebisi SUB |  SUB J_Sparkes
                          C_Finney SUB |  SUB B_Stevenson
                      C_Richardson SUB |  SUB C_Saydee




Min. 1  :(cre) Z_Williams runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Armstrong 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Morrell picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 4  :(cre) M_Demetriou reads the run of J_Powell 
          ...  But R_Towler sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 5  :(por) M_Pack takes advantage of a mistake by C_O'Riordan 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Pack tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 6  :(por) A_Robertson lobs it over L_Offord 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by W_Burrell!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 7  :(por) J_Rafferty wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Pack 
          ...  M_Pack has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 12 :(por) R_Towler sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Bishop 
          ...  C_Bishop tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  C_McGillivray parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 13 :(por) J_Rafferty lobs it over the defender 
          ...  J_Rafferty curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  C_McGillivray gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 14 :(por) C_Bishop with a burst of pace 
          ...  C_Bishop keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 15 :(por) M_Pack is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Ogilvie 
          ...  C_Ogilvie with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  C_McGillivray will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  NOOOOOO it's been disallowed! 
          ...  A foul on the keeper 
          ...  You have to say that was harsh he barely touched him 
Min. 16 :(cre) J_Powell with the heel pass to C_Long 
          ...  But M_Pack puts it in row Z! 
Min. 18 :(por) P_Lane brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Bishop gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Bishop drives it low! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 20 :(cre) S_Tracey turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_O'Riordan 
          ...  C_O'Riordan hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by S_Tracey 
          ...  W_Norris easily claims the ball! 
Min. 20 :(por) P_Lane 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_Ogilvie receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Offord 
Min. 22 :(por) C_Ogilvie takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Pack 
          ...  M_Pack tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  C_McGillivray is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  C_Ogilvie flights it in! 
          ...  C_McGillivray comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 23 :(cre) S_Tracey plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Powell decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_Powell with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  W_Norris is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That's given Crewe the advantage! 
          ...  Crewe 1-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 23 :(por) A_Robertson works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Bishop 
          ...  C_Bishop with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 26 :(por) R_Towler with a slick pass to J_Rafferty 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_White and it had to be 
Min. 27 :(por) J_Rafferty beats L_Offord 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  J_Rafferty drives the ball low! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 30 :(cre) J_White with a one-touch layoff to C_Long 
          ...  C_Long could have let it bounce! 
          ...  W_Norris makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 30 :(por) P_Lane takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Burrell 
Min. 32 :(cre) M_Demetriou knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Poole 
          ...  M_Demetriou chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It floats over W_Norris 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Crewe 2-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 33 :(por) C_Ogilvie is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Robertson latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Robertson hits a great shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 34 :(por) C_Bishop with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  Well intercepted by Z_Williams 
Min. 39 :(cre) L_Armstrong gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to C_Long 
          ...  R_Towler reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 39 :(por) T_Devlin has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on C_McGillivray! 
          ...  Z_Williams hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 40 :(cre) M_Demetriou back heels to find L_Armstrong in space 
          ...  J_Rafferty with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 41 :(por) T_Devlin takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Demetriou 
          ...  W_Burrell read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 42 :(por) R_Towler with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Offord 
          ...  He crosses to C_Bishop 
          ...  C_O'Riordan with the block 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(por) R_Towler drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Robertson 
          ...  A_Robertson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Crewe fans laugh at him 
Min. 45 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Finney 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Tracey 
Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Saydee 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Bishop 
Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Z_Swanson 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Rafferty 
Min. 46 :(por) R_Poole is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Lane 
          ...  P_Lane drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Crewe 2-0 Portsmouth

Min. 47 :(por) P_Lane controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Burrell 
          ...  He puts in M_Pack! 
          ...  M_Pack blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  C_McGillivray with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 49 :(cre) Z_Williams finds M_Demetriou with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Demetriou has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Powell plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Z_Williams gets his head on it 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 51 :(por) C_Saydee with the header on 
          ...  He finds T_Devlin in space 
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Devlin! 
          ...  But C_McGillivray makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 52 :(cre) C_Long turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Long with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Crewe 3-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 54 :(por) J_Morrell holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Saydee 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Saydee! 
          ...  C_McGillivray gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Z_Swanson 
          ...  It comes to M_Pack 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  C_McGillivray saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 55 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richardson 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Armstrong 
Min. 56 :(por) J_Morrell holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Pack 
          ...  M_Pack is clean through! 
          ...  C_McGillivray tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds C_McGillivray 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 59 :(por) A_Robertson volleys it forward. He finds C_Saydee 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Z_Williams hits it out for a throw 
Min. 60 :(por) T_Devlin has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Burrell! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Devlin smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  C_McGillivray beats the ball away 
Min. 61 :(cre) C_Richardson beats C_Saydee with absolute ease! 
          ...  M_Pack with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 62 :(cre) W_Burrell with a probing pass to C_Long 
          ...  R_Poole reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 62 :(por) T_Devlin turns past M_Demetriou 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Devlin hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 68 :(por) P_Lane looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Pack 
          ...  M_Pack flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Crewe 3-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 72 :(por) C_Ogilvie spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to P_Lane! 
          ...  C_Richardson with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 73 :(por) M_Pack boots it towards C_Saydee 
          ...  C_Finney brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 74 :(por) R_Poole looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Pack 
          ...  M_Pack with the overhead! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 75 :(cre) J_White storms past his marker 
          ...  J_White shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  W_Norris was lucky there 
Min. 77 :(por) R_Towler runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  R_Towler tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  C_McGillivray tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Morrell! 
          ...  It comes to A_Robertson 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  C_McGillivray won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 77 :(por) P_Lane spits at C_O'Riordan 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 78 :(por) C_Saydee nutmegs Z_Williams, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A left-footer by C_Saydee! 
          ...  But C_McGillivray punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 80 :(por) C_Saydee sidesteps C_Finney 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Saydee keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  C_McGillivray is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  C_McGillivray looks very relieved! 
Min. 82 :(por) A_Robertson finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A_Robertson must beat C_McGillivray! 
          ...  C_McGillivray watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 83 :(cre) Z_Williams with a penetrating pass to C_Long 
          ...  C_Long drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 84 :(cre) Z_Williams controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  C_Long gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Towler 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(cre) C_Long finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  C_Long hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past W_Norris and the Gresty Road comes alive! 
          ...  Crewe 4-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 90 :(cre) M_Demetriou backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Powell latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Powell with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 91 :(cre) M_Demetriou with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Richardson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Ogilvie reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 91 :(cre) J_White takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Pack with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Gresty Road
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Crewe Match Info
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Best player          : C_Long
Scorers              : J_Powell (23), M_Demetriou (32), C_Long (52,88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Williams (39), C_Richardson (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pack (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Pack (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Lane (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                   Crewe  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       27
Off target           :           5        |       16
On target            :           6        |       11
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       21
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Final Score          : Crewe 4 - 1 Portsmouth
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Player Statistics - Crewe
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_McGillivray  GK  20   1   1   1  18 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Demetriou    DF   1  17  13   6  12 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  36  59
C_O'Riordan    DF   1  17  13   6  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  17
L_Offord       DF   1  16  12   6  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
Z_Williams     DF   1  16  12   6  28 |  96   0   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  36  13
W_Burrell      DF   1  16  13   6  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   9   0
J_Powell       MF   1  13  17   6  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   5  59
J_White        MF   1   6  17  13  18 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   5  11
S_Tracey       MF   1   4  16  13  16 |  45   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
C_Long         FW   1   7  11  16  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  59
L_Armstrong    FW   1   7  12  16  28 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Lo-Tutala    GK  19   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Cooney       DF   1  14  12   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Adebisi      DF   1  14  12   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Finney       MF   1  13  16   4  20 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
C_Richardson   FW   1   6  11  15  28 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4

Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Norris       GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
C_Ogilvie      DF   1  18  14   7  24 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  24  17
R_Poole        DF   1  18  15   7  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  14   0
R_Towler       DF   1  17  13   6  24 |  96   0   3   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  36  18
J_Rafferty     DF   1  16  14   7  26 |  45   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   8  33
J_Morrell      MF   1  14  17   5  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  10   0
M_Pack         MF   1  16  17   6  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   8   1   0   0   0  16  10 163
A_Robertson    MF   1   6  17  15  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  32
T_Devlin       MF   1   7  17  13  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
P_Lane         MF   1   5  16  14  30 |  96   0   0   4   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  34   5
C_Bishop       FW   1   9  13  17  16 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
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 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sparkes      DF   1  14  13   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Stevenson    MF   1  13  14   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Saydee       FW   1   7  12  17  20 |  51   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
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