FFO League One, Portsmouth vs. Rotherham United (Mon Oct 28)


                           Portsmouth  |  Rotherham United
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                          W_Norris GK  |  GK V_Johansson
                         C_Ogilvie DF  |  DF S_Morrison
                           R_Poole DF  |  DF C_Humphreys
                        J_Rafferty DF  |  DF L_Peltier
                          R_Towler DF  |  DF T_Blackett
                         Z_Swanson DF  |  MF Cafu
                         J_Morrell MF  |  MF O_Rathbone
                            M_Pack MF  |  MF C_McGuckin
                       A_Robertson MF  |  MF F_Onyedinma
                          C_Bishop FW  |  FW S_Nombe
                          C_Saydee FW  |  FW J_Hugill
                                       |
                       R_Schofield SUB |  SUB D_Phillips
                         J_Sparkes SUB |  SUB T_Bola
                            D_Hume SUB |  SUB S_Ferguson
                          T_Devlin SUB |  SUB A_Green
                            P_Lane SUB |  SUB T_Eaves




Min. 1  :(por) R_Towler gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  J_Morrell is unmarked 
          ...  J_Morrell with a terrific drive! 
          ...  V_Johansson falls over 
          ...  But V_Johansson is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 5  :(rot) F_Onyedinma is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 6  :(rot) Cafu jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Cafu with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It floats over W_Norris 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Rotherham United have taken the lead! 
          ...  Portsmouth 0-1 Rotherham United ...
Min. 9  :(por) R_Towler pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Towler flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  V_Johansson has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  That's got Portsmouth back level! 
          ...  Portsmouth 1-1 Rotherham United ...
Min. 9  :(por) J_Rafferty slips past J_Hugill 
          ...  L_Peltier rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  C_Bishop hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Robertson flights it in! 
          ...  Z_Swanson makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But V_Johansson with the difficult save 
Min. 10 :(rot) F_Onyedinma pushes it past J_Rafferty 
          ...  J_Rafferty hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Cafu floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Nombe with the header 
          ...  W_Norris with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 10 :(rot) F_Onyedinma punches J_Rafferty! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  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. 14 :(por) Z_Swanson smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Bishop latches onto the ball 
          ...  But J_Hugill wins the tackle 
Min. 15 :(por) A defence splitting pass from J_Rafferty to R_Poole 
          ...  R_Poole has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  V_Johansson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 16 :(por) R_Poole takes advantage of a mistake by S_Morrison 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  C_Humphreys forces him off the ball 
Min. 20 :(por) C_Bishop retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Z_Swanson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Peltier hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Saydee with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  V_Johansson catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 21 :(rot) C_McGuckin unselfishly heads the ball back to F_Onyedinma 
          ...  F_Onyedinma rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  W_Norris gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 25 :(rot) S_Morrison sidesteps C_Ogilvie 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Robertson with the high feet 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  S_Nombe fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Blackett! 
          ...  S_Nombe gets his head on it 
          ...  W_Norris makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_McGuckin curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to O_Rathbone 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 26 :(por) M_Pack takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Saydee 
          ...  C_Saydee smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But V_Johansson with the difficult save 
Min. 28 :(por) A_Robertson gets lucky and beats S_Morrison 
          ...  Now with the centre to C_Saydee 
          ...  C_Saydee with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  V_Johansson with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Robertson flights it in! 
          ...  It comes to C_Saydee 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 32 :(rot) J_Hugill sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Hugill with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(por) M_Pack with the header on 
          ...  He finds C_Saydee in space 
          ...  Well intercepted by S_Morrison 
Min. 35 :(rot) L_Peltier is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Cafu latches onto the ball 
          ...  Cafu hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 37 :(rot) S_Morrison with the first time flick to J_Hugill 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Saydee 
Min. 38 :(por) C_Saydee knocks it past L_Peltier and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Cafu goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  Z_Swanson knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Saydee gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Humphreys forces him off the ball 
Min. 41 :(por) C_Bishop finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Bishop! 
          ...  But V_Johansson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Poole swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It comes to A_Robertson 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 42 :(rot) L_Peltier with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_McGuckin 
          ...  Z_Swanson takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(rot) L_Peltier has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Peltier tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  W_Norris makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Devlin 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Robertson 
Min. 45 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Green 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Onyedinma 
Min. 45 :(rot) A_Green beats C_Ogilvie 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Green drives the shot in! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 46 :(rot) O_Rathbone finds Cafu with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Cafu tries to beat W_Norris! 
          ...  It floats over W_Norris 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 48 :(rot) A_Green gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside R_Poole! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Green! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into W_Norris's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Portsmouth 1-1 Rotherham United

Min. 48 :(rot) C_Humphreys runs at R_Towler 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Pack makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 50 :(rot) Cafu dribbles past C_Ogilvie 
          ...  Cafu with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 51 :(por) R_Poole sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Pack 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Pack! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  V_Johansson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 51 :(rot) O_Rathbone sidesteps C_Ogilvie 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Rafferty rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(por) C_Bishop had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  C_Humphreys reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Bola 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Blackett 
Min. 59 :(por) C_Saydee barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  C_Saydee curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Portsmouth have taken the lead! 
          ...  Portsmouth 2-1 Rotherham United ...
Min. 59 :(rot) Cafu runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Towler with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 62 :(rot) J_Hugill sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  J_Hugill curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sparkes 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Swanson 
Min. 70 :(por) R_Poole holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Bishop 
          ...  C_Bishop fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Devlin hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Rafferty gets something on it! 
          ...  But V_Johansson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 70 :(rot) A_Green sprints past the defender 
          ...  A_Green with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But W_Norris hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 72 :(rot) O_Rathbone looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Green 
          ...  C_Bishop tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 73 :(rot) C_McGuckin sidesteps C_Bishop 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_McGuckin with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  W_Norris plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 77 :(por) C_Saydee with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past T_Bola 
          ...  L_Peltier gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 80 :(por) R_Towler squares it to C_Saydee 
          ...  C_Saydee leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It's beaten V_Johansson 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 80 :(rot) T_Bola beats J_Sparkes with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_Morrell wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 82 :(por) J_Morrell with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Morrison takes possession 
Min. 83 :(por) M_Pack has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Bishop gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Bishop with the drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Devlin plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Morrison wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 83 :(rot) A_Green with an early cross to S_Nombe 
          ...  C_Ogilvie fouls badly 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  - looks relieved 
          ...  - is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 83 :(por) C_Saydee makes the tackle 
          ...  C_Humphreys is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  C_Saydee plays it short to C_Bishop 
          ...  C_Humphreys anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 85 :(por) C_Saydee has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Bola! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Saydee strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 87 :(por) C_Bishop moves inside 
          ...  C_Bishop with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(rot) Cafu has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Nombe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Nombe with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 90 :(por) J_Morrell has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Morrison 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Saydee! 
          ...  C_Saydee sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 90 :(rot) S_Nombe leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to C_McGuckin 
          ...  J_Rafferty fouls badly 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  - looks relieved 
          ...  - is far from happy with that decision 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Fratton Park
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : C_Saydee (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Towler (9), C_Saydee (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Swanson (42), J_Rafferty (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Rotherham United Match Info
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Best player          : Cafu
Scorers              : Cafu (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Onyedinma (10), Cafu (38), C_Humphreys (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Portsmouth  |    Rotherham United
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       17
Off target           :           9        |       11
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           6        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Portsmouth 2 - 1 Rotherham United
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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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Ogilvie      DF   1  18  14   7  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Poole        DF   1  18  15   7  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
J_Rafferty     DF   1  17  15   7  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  11   3  13
R_Towler       DF   1  17  13   6  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  42
Z_Swanson      DF   1  16  14   7  24 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   4  13
J_Morrell      MF   1  14  17   6  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   5  18
M_Pack         MF   1  16  17   6  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15  18
A_Robertson    MF   1   6  17  16  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   7
C_Bishop       FW   1   9  13  17  16 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   9  31
C_Saydee       FW   1   7  12  17  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  25   0  58
R_Schofield    GK  18   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sparkes      DF   1  14  13   6  18 |  26   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   7  17  13  12 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lane         FW   1   5  16  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rotherham United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Johansson    GK  21   1   1   1  10 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Morrison     DF   1  18  14   8  26 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   8   0
C_Humphreys    DF   1  18  15   8  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  52  -4  -4
L_Peltier      DF   1  17  14   6  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  16  18
T_Blackett     DF   1  17  15   8  26 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cafu           MF   1   8  18  15  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -4   0  44
O_Rathbone     MF   1  14  17   7  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   5  16
C_McGuckin     MF   1   4  16  13  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   6  11
F_Onyedinma    MF   1   5  15  14  16 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   5
S_Nombe        FW   1   8  12  18  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
J_Hugill       FW   1  10  13  17  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  22   0  12
D_Phillips     GK  19   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Bola         DF   1  16  14   6  20 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ferguson     DF   1  16  14   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Green        MF   1   4  15  14  10 |  49   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   7  28
T_Eaves        FW   1   8  12  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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