FFO League One, Portsmouth vs. Blackpool (Fri Jul 12) Portsmouth | Blackpool 4-5-1 C | 4-4-2 C - | - | W_Norris GK | GK D_Grimshaw C_Ogilvie DF | DF D_Thompson R_Poole DF | DF J_Husband R_Towler DF | DF J_Gabriel J_Rafferty DF | DF M_Ekpiteta J_Morrell MF | MF K_Dougall M_Pack MF | MF O_Norburn A_Robertson MF | MF S_Carey T_Devlin MF | MF J_Weir P_Lane MF | FW S_Lavery C_Bishop FW | FW K_Kouassi | R_Schofield SUB | SUB R_O'Donnell Z_Swanson SUB | SUB D_Tharme J_Sparkes SUB | SUB J_Moore B_Stevenson SUB | SUB C_Hamilton C_Saydee SUB | SUB J_Rhodes Min. 1 :(por) P_Lane flicks the ball through ... C_Bishop runs onto it! ... C_Bishop with the drive! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 5 :(por) A_Robertson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Husband ... He runs towards goal ... S_Lavery with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 6 :(por) J_Morrell runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to T_Devlin ... M_Ekpiteta slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 7 :(por) C_Bishop runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Bishop with the shot on net! ... D_Grimshaw goes down well to save Min. 8 :(por) R_Poole turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Lane ... K_Kouassi hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... P_Lane hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for D_Grimshaw, who catches the ball Min. 9 :(por) A_Robertson changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Poole ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Thompson ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 15 :(por) P_Lane has time and space on the edge of the box ... But D_Thompson puts the ball out of play Min. 17 :(por) M_Pack with the heel pass to T_Devlin ... T_Devlin with a terrific drive! ... D_Grimshaw makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 25 :(por) M_Pack runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to R_Towler ... Launched towards the top corner by R_Towler! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 28 :(por) C_Bishop takes advantage of a mistake by J_Weir ... He puts in R_Towler! ... J_Husband gathers up the loose ball Min. 29 :(blp) J_Weir takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Kouassi ... K_Kouassi drives the shot in! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 30 :(por) M_Pack with the majestic dribble ... M_Pack bears down on goal! ... But D_Grimshaw punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 34 :(blp) K_Dougall back heels to find K_Kouassi in space ... Cleaned up by R_Towler Min. 37 :(blp) S_Lavery barges R_Poole off the ball ... S_Lavery sends it flying towards goal! ... W_Norris gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 39 :(por) J_Rafferty takes advantage of a mistake by K_Dougall ... He crosses to C_Bishop ... C_Bishop uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... D_Grimshaw gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Pack! ... M_Ekpiteta gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. 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. 47 :(por) P_Lane gets to the byline and finds M_Pack with a beautiful cross ... M_Pack with the punt towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 0-0 Blackpool Min. 48 :(por) P_Lane knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... P_Lane with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... D_Grimshaw pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... Z_Swanson swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Ekpiteta reads it well and clears the danger Min. 49 :(por) R_Poole turns past K_Dougall ... He has some space now! ... J_Gabriel with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 50 :(por) Z_Swanson has it now ... He takes on D_Thompson ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Robertson! ... K_Dougall goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 50 :(blp) O_Norburn gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... S_Lavery is unmarked ... A glorious effort by S_Lavery! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Carey crosses it in! ... J_Weir with the header ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 54 :(blp) K_Kouassi 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... K_Kouassi attempts a lob! ... W_Norris makes a difficult save 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. 58 :(por) T_Devlin with a flicked pass to C_Saydee ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... O_Norburn hits it out for a throw Min. 59 :(por) C_Ogilvie holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Towler ... J_Rhodes scythes the player down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 62 :(por) J_Morrell with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... P_Lane gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Lane tries one from the edge of the box! ... D_Grimshaw can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_Grimshaw makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 62 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Gabriel ... R_Towler takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved Min. 66 :(por) C_Saydee nutmegs J_Gabriel, he continues to run forward ... C_Saydee chases it through, he must score! ... But D_Grimshaw palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 74 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta runs at P_Lane ... He takes it past him ... P_Lane with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... FREE KICK ... C_Hamilton floats it forward ... M_Ekpiteta latches onto the end of it ... T_Devlin dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 75 :(blp) J_Gabriel with the nod to M_Ekpiteta ... R_Towler takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 83 :(blp) S_Lavery sprints past the defender ... S_Lavery goes for the top corner! ... W_Norris 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(blp) K_Dougall bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Lavery ... S_Lavery belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But he got that all wrong ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Towler Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ekpiteta (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Lavery (5), J_Gabriel (49), J_Rhodes (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | Blackpool Attempts on Goal : 10 | 7 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 0 - 0 Blackpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 1 1 1 22 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 18 14 7 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 R_Poole DF 1 18 15 7 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 R_Towler DF 1 17 13 6 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 17 J_Rafferty DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 35 A_Robertson MF 1 6 17 15 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 T_Devlin MF 1 7 17 13 12 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 5 11 P_Lane MF 1 5 16 14 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 17 16 | 45 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 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 | 49 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 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 | 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 21 1 1 1 22 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 J_Husband DF 1 17 14 8 32 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Gabriel DF 1 17 14 8 36 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 -4 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 17 14 7 18 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 8 0 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 0 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 13 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Weir MF 1 15 17 5 12 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 16 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 25 K_Kouassi FW 1 7 12 16 26 | 58 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 0 15 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 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 1720819791 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40