FFO League One, Portsmouth vs. Blackpool (Fri Feb 21) Portsmouth | Blackpool 4-4-2 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 A_Robertson MF | MF K_Dougall J_Morrell MF | MF S_Carey M_Pack MF | MF C_Hamilton T_Devlin MF | MF J_Weir C_Bishop FW | FW S_Lavery C_Saydee FW | FW K_Kouassi | R_Schofield SUB | SUB R_O'Donnell Z_Swanson SUB | SUB D_Tharme J_Sparkes SUB | SUB J_Moore P_Lane SUB | SUB K_Dembele A_Kamara SUB | SUB K_Joseph Min. 1 :(por) C_Saydee runs forward ... C_Saydee hits the ball first time! ... D_Grimshaw with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 7 :(blp) The ball is passed in from S_Carey, he finds S_Lavery ... S_Lavery with the punt towards goal! ... But W_Norris punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that W_Norris got a touch Min. 7 :(por) A_Robertson brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... C_Saydee gets on the end of the pass ... J_Husband is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 8 :(blp) J_Gabriel hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Thompson latches onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Rafferty ... He timed it well Min. 10 :(por) A_Robertson chips the ball forward to C_Saydee ... J_Husband hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... C_Bishop chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Weir heads it away Min. 13 :(por) M_Pack with a first time pass ... C_Saydee runs onto it! ... D_Thompson bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 20 :(blp) C_Hamilton retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Kouassi latches onto the end of it ... K_Kouassi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... W_Norris makes a good save ... CORNER! ... M_Ekpiteta with an outswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! Min. 21 :(blp) D_Thompson with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... D_Thompson with the drive! ... Saved by W_Norris Min. 25 :(por) C_Ogilvie plays the early ball across the box to find J_Morrell in space ... J_Morrell with a bicycle kick! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 25 :(blp) K_Kouassi with a real burst of pace ... He leaves J_Rafferty behind ... T_Devlin slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 29 :(blp) C_Hamilton with a short pass to find J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel with the cheeky shot! ... But W_Norris just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Weir flights it in! ... W_Norris comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... D_Thompson gets to it! ... GOAL!! ... The Portsmouth fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... That's put Blackpool into the lead! ... Portsmouth 0-1 Blackpool ... Min. 30 :(por) C_Saydee chests it down ... C_Saydee goes for the top corner! ... D_Grimshaw saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 30 :(blp) C_Hamilton picks up a loose ball ... R_Towler with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 31 :(por) M_Pack volleys it forward. He finds C_Bishop ... M_Ekpiteta gathers up the loose ball Min. 32 :(blp) S_Carey lays the ball back to C_Hamilton ... C_Saydee takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 32 :(por) A_Robertson takes advantage of a mistake by D_Thompson ... It's a lucky break ... J_Husband with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 34 :(por) R_Poole cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee with a thundering shot! ... But D_Grimshaw punches it away Min. 34 :(blp) C_Hamilton steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Devlin with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 35 :(por) R_Poole is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to M_Pack ... M_Pack pounds a rocket on goal! ... Looks like it should be D_Grimshaw's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... C_Bishop crosses it in! ... D_Grimshaw comes out and claims it! Min. 40 :(por) A_Robertson finds himself in acres of space ... A_Robertson rifles it at the goal! ... The shot slips through D_Grimshaw's hands ... But D_Grimshaw recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 41 :(blp) K_Dougall spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to K_Kouassi! ... M_Pack cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 42 :(blp) J_Gabriel backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Weir gets on the end of it ... What a fantastic interception by J_Morrell Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(por) J_Morrell with a probing pass to A_Robertson ... K_Dougall pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 47 :(por) J_Rafferty takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Well intercepted by K_Dougall ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 0-1 Blackpool 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: J_Rafferty Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Joseph ... COMING OFF: K_Kouassi Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Dembele ... COMING OFF: J_Weir Min. 60 :(blp) K_Dembele cuts through the defence ... K_Dembele with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted - ... Portsmouth 0-2 Blackpool ... Min. 64 :(por) C_Ogilvie holds the ball up ... He sees P_Lane in space! ... P_Lane sends it flying towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 64 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... J_Morrell stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 66 :(por) R_Poole finds J_Morrell in the box ... J_Morrell leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Z_Swanson plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Grimshaw ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 74 :(por) R_Poole with a long pass to C_Saydee ... K_Joseph wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He got away with just a warning Min. 75 :(blp) S_Lavery gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Lavery could have let it bounce! ... W_Norris gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... K_Dougall with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball finds its way to S_Carey ... He gets the shot away ... Looks like it should be easy for W_Norris ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... W_Norris looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 76 :(blp) D_Thompson flicks it over C_Ogilvie and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Thompson lobs W_Norris! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 79 :(por) R_Poole finds J_Morrell with a perfectly weighted pass ... Good sliding challenge from J_Husband and it had to be Min. 80 :(por) Z_Swanson looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to C_Bishop ... C_Hamilton takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 82 :(blp) S_Lavery beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But R_Towler puts the ball out of play Min. 82 :(por) C_Saydee slips past his marker ... K_Joseph stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... A_Robertson floats it forward ... C_Bishop latches onto the end of it ... C_Bishop with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 83 :(blp) J_Husband leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... He hits the side netting Min. 85 :(blp) K_Dougall breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on W_Norris! ... C_Saydee brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 86 :(por) C_Bishop sprints forward with the ball ... K_Joseph seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(por) M_Pack looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to C_Saydee ... Good sliding challenge from M_Ekpiteta Min. 91 :(por) J_Morrell sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Blackpool fans taunt him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Saydee Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Saydee (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Thompson (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Thompson (29), K_Dembele (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Husband (32), C_Hamilton (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | Blackpool Attempts on Goal : 10 | 10 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 0 - 2 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 21 1 1 1 22 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 19 15 7 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_Poole DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 98 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 R_Towler DF 1 18 13 7 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 J_Rafferty DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Robertson MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 6 26 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 5 34 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 98 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 15 17 T_Devlin MF 1 7 17 13 12 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 18 16 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 C_Saydee FW 1 8 12 18 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 20 -4 19 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 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 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 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_Kamara FW 1 7 11 15 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 0 65 J_Husband DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 4 -4 J_Gabriel DF 1 18 15 8 36 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 31 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 18 14 7 18 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 K_Dougall MF 1 14 18 6 30 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 18 14 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 17 13 10 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 6 -4 J_Weir MF 1 16 17 6 12 | 57 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 17 34 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 K_Kouassi FW 1 8 12 17 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 15 13 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Dembele MF 1 4 16 14 16 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 K_Joseph FW 1 8 13 16 28 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 1740129882 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40