FFO League One, Rotherham United vs. Portsmouth (Fri Aug 30) Rotherham United | Portsmouth 5-3-2 E | 5-2-3 N - | - | V_Johansson GK | GK W_Norris S_Morrison DF | DF C_Ogilvie C_Humphreys DF | DF R_Poole L_Peltier DF | DF R_Towler T_Blackett DF | DF J_Rafferty T_Bola DF | DF Z_Swanson Cafu MF | MF J_Morrell O_Rathbone MF | MF M_Pack C_McGuckin MF | FW C_Bishop S_Nombe FW | FW C_Saydee J_Hugill FW | FW A_Robertson | D_Phillips SUB | SUB R_Schofield S_Ferguson SUB | SUB J_Sparkes G_Hall SUB | SUB D_Hume F_Onyedinma SUB | SUB T_Devlin T_Eaves SUB | SUB P_Lane Min. 1 :(rot) T_Blackett with a slide rule pass to Cafu ... Cafu cracks a laser towards goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... W_Norris was beaten there! Min. 7 :(rot) T_Bola runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... S_Nombe latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... S_Nombe is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has W_Norris to beat ... He rounds W_Norris ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 7 :(rot) J_Hugill lobs it over the defender ... A_Robertson with a reckless challenge ... The Rotherham United players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... C_McGuckin shapes to shoot ... He plays it to T_Blackett instead ... T_Blackett with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 8 :(rot) J_Hugill takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pack ... J_Hugill with a thundering volley! ... It's way wide ... The Portsmouth fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 9 :(rot) C_McGuckin with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... C_McGuckin with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 16 :(rot) Cafu finds J_Hugill in the box ... J_Morrell beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 18 :(por) C_Saydee has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Blackett hits it out for a throw Min. 22 :(por) A_Robertson plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Robertson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But V_Johansson punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 22 :(rot) S_Nombe runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... R_Poole with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 24 :(por) J_Morrell feeds the ball to A_Robertson ... C_McGuckin with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 34 :(por) C_Saydee takes advantage of a mistake by L_Peltier ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Saydee controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... And Portsmouth are leading in the game now ... Rotherham United 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 40 :(rot) C_McGuckin can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Hugill ... R_Towler with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United ... COMING ON: S_Ferguson ... COMING OFF: T_Bola Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Devlin ... COMING OFF: M_Pack Min. 46 :(por) J_Morrell is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... A_Robertson latches onto the end of it ... C_Humphreys with a perfectly timed tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rotherham United 0-1 Portsmouth Min. 49 :(rot) Cafu with a slick pass to S_Nombe ... T_Devlin gets to the ball first Min. 50 :(por) C_Saydee can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... An audacious effort from C_Saydee! ... V_Johansson manages to turn it behind Min. 53 :(rot) C_McGuckin sidesteps J_Morrell ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_McGuckin with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But W_Norris makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 55 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United ... COMING ON: T_Eaves ... COMING OFF: J_Hugill Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: P_Lane ... COMING OFF: A_Robertson Min. 61 :(por) C_Bishop cuts in on S_Ferguson's blind side ... S_Ferguson reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 65 :(por) R_Towler squares it to C_Ogilvie ... C_Ogilvie shoots towards goal! ... It floats over V_Johansson ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 66 :(por) P_Lane barges L_Peltier off the ball ... P_Lane with a screamer of a shot! ... But V_Johansson makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 67 :(por) P_Lane sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to T_Devlin ... L_Peltier beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 69 :(rot) S_Morrison takes advantage of a mistake by T_Devlin ... He crosses to C_Humphreys ... R_Towler with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 74 :(por) C_Bishop sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_Bishop hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Rotherham United 0-2 Portsmouth ... Min. 75 :(por) C_Bishop has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Morrell gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Peltier dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 80 :(rot) L_Peltier with the first time flick to T_Eaves ... T_Eaves belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But W_Norris just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... Cafu plays it into the danger area! ... S_Nombe tries to place the shot! ... But W_Norris punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 80 :(por) R_Towler is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to J_Morrell ... S_Morrison with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee lectures him Min. 85 :(rot) O_Rathbone is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... Intercepted by J_Rafferty Min. 87 :(por) P_Lane had to stretch to reach the pass ... P_Lane tries to chip the ball over V_Johansson! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(por) C_Bishop slides the ball across to Z_Swanson ... Z_Swanson with the 40 yard drive! ... But V_Johansson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 91 :(por) P_Lane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Devlin gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Devlin with a blistering shot! ... V_Johansson parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : New York Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotherham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_McGuckin Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Bishop (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Saydee (34), C_Bishop (74) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Robertson (7), R_Towler (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotherham United | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 8 | 9 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rotherham United 0 - 2 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 21 1 1 1 10 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 S_Morrison DF 1 18 14 8 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 C_Humphreys DF 1 18 15 8 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 L_Peltier DF 1 17 14 6 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 8 0 T_Blackett DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 7 15 T_Bola DF 1 16 14 6 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Cafu MF 1 8 18 14 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 O_Rathbone MF 1 14 17 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_McGuckin MF 1 4 16 13 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 S_Nombe FW 1 8 12 18 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 J_Hugill FW 1 10 13 16 32 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 D_Phillips GK 18 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ferguson DF 1 16 14 7 28 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 G_Hall DF 1 15 13 5 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Onyedinma MF 1 5 15 13 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Eaves FW 1 8 12 15 30 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 18 14 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 R_Poole DF 1 18 15 7 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Towler DF 1 17 13 6 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 14 -4 J_Rafferty DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Z_Swanson DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 0 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 17 16 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 20 C_Saydee FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 A_Robertson FW 1 6 17 15 26 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 5 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 | 0 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 | 50 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 11 P_Lane FW 1 5 16 14 30 | 36 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 1725006131 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40