FFO League One, Portsmouth vs. Reading (Mon Jan 20) Portsmouth | Reading 5-3-2 L | 4-4-2 N - | - | W_Norris GK | GK C_B_Clarke C_Ogilvie DF | DF A_Yiadom R_Poole DF | DF T_Holmes J_Rafferty DF | DF C_Mola R_Towler DF | DF T_McIntyre Z_Swanson DF | MF L_Wing A_Robertson MF | MF C_Savage J_Morrell MF | MF P_Mukairu M_Pack MF | MF M_Craig C_Saydee FW | FW J_Wareham C_Bishop FW | FW K_Ehibhatmhan | R_Schofield SUB | SUB J_Pereira J_Sparkes SUB | SUB T_Rushesha D_Hume SUB | SUB S_Hutchinson T_Devlin SUB | SUB O_Ejaria A_Kamara SUB | SUB S_Smith Min. 1 :(por) J_Rafferty gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Poole ... T_McIntyre reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 2 :(por) The defender slips and falls over! ... C_Bishop is through! ... C_Bishop must beat C_B_Clarke! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Poole swings it in! ... It comes to M_Pack ... He gets the shot away ... But C_B_Clarke punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 3 :(por) A_Robertson can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Saydee ... C_Savage goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... C_Bishop knocks it forward ... C_Saydee gets on the end of it ... C_Mola steals the ball of off him Min. 8 :(por) J_Morrell with a slick pass to C_Saydee ... J_Wareham with a pull on the shirt ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... - looks relieved ... - is far from happy with that decision ... FREE KICK ... C_Ogilvie plays it short to C_Bishop ... T_McIntyre knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 14 :(por) A_Robertson looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Pack ... M_Pack blasts it at the goal! ... It floats over C_B_Clarke ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 14 :(rea) M_Craig chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan with a stunning strike! ... W_Norris just watches it float over the bar! Min. 15 :(rea) T_Holmes plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Yiadom ... C_Ogilvie hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... L_Wing plays it towards the near post! ... Z_Swanson gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 23 :(rea) K_Ehibhatmhan cuts through the defence ... K_Ehibhatmhan hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 24 :(por) C_Bishop holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It's beaten C_B_Clarke ... GOAL!! ... Portsmouth have the advantage! ... Portsmouth 1-0 Reading ... Min. 26 :(por) M_Pack with a long pass to C_Saydee ... C_B_Clarke with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... C_Saydee curls it towards the top corner ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Portsmouth 2-0 Reading ... Min. 29 :(por) M_Pack loses his marker! ... T_Holmes clears with a diving header Min. 32 :(rea) A_Yiadom with a short pass to find L_Wing ... J_Morrell muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... K_Ehibhatmhan bends it in ... It floats over W_Norris ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... Portsmouth 2-1 Reading ... Min. 35 :(por) J_Rafferty finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Rafferty! ... It looks good ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 40 :(por) Z_Swanson kills the ball dead ... 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_Savage rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 41 :(rea) J_Wareham retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... P_Mukairu gets on the end of it ... C_Saydee is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Devlin ... COMING OFF: M_Pack Min. 45 :(por) C_Ogilvie holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to R_Towler ... R_Towler tries one from the edge of the box! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... C_B_Clarke grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 47 :(rea) A_Yiadom feeds the ball through the middle ... K_Ehibhatmhan runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_Poole with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 2-1 Reading Min. 46 :(por) J_Morrell brushes M_Craig aside and breaks free ... J_Morrell with the chance! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 47 :(por) T_Devlin runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... T_Devlin with the 40 yard drive! ... C_B_Clarke with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 48 :(por) A_Robertson has space to run with the ball ... C_Savage with a poor challenge Min. 51 :(rea) C_Mola plays in J_Wareham with a beautiful ball ... C_Ogilvie with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 55 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: T_Rushesha ... COMING OFF: T_McIntyre Min. 57 :(rea) T_Rushesha is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to P_Mukairu ... Another tackle close to the line by R_Poole ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Wareham ... W_Norris thumps the ball away! Min. 58 :(rea) P_Mukairu with a short pass to find C_Mola ... A heafty challenge by Z_Swanson ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_Mukairu flights it in! ... The ball comes to A_Yiadom ... He knocks it goalward ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... W_Norris pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... L_Wing swings it in! ... C_Mola swings a leg at it! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into W_Norris's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 62 :(por) A_Robertson knocks the ball on and sprints past T_Holmes ... A delightful ball in to Z_Swanson ... C_Mola with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... T_Devlin with the delicate chip over the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Rafferty swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... C_B_Clarke thumps the ball away! Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: A_Kamara ... COMING OFF: C_Bishop Min. 65 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: O_Ejaria ... COMING OFF: M_Craig Min. 75 :(por) C_Saydee plays it long to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat C_B_Clarke ... C_B_Clarke makes his move ... C_B_Clarke parries it Min. 80 :(por) A_Kamara 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! ... A_Kamara tries the shot! ... C_B_Clarke tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... J_Rafferty swings it in! ... C_B_Clarke fists it away! Min. 83 :(por) T_Devlin is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Kamara ... What a fantastic interception by T_Holmes ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 86 :(rea) O_Ejaria could get a shot on goal here ... O_Ejaria with the attempt at goal! ... But W_Norris makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(rea) O_Ejaria flicks the ball through ... P_Mukairu runs onto it! ... A delicate chip from P_Mukairu! ... GOAL!! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Reading have equalised with not long to go!! ... Portsmouth 2-2 Reading ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Saydee (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Saydee (24,26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Morrell (32), C_Saydee (41), R_Poole (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Ejaria Scorers : K_Ehibhatmhan (32), P_Mukairu (88) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Savage (3) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | Reading Attempts on Goal : 12 | 7 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 2 - 2 Reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 19 14 7 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 8 0 R_Poole DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 -4 -4 J_Rafferty DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 R_Towler DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Z_Swanson DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 A_Robertson MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 6 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 1 13 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 35 C_Saydee FW 1 8 12 18 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -4 6 32 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 17 16 | 69 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 6 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 | 52 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 A_Kamara FW 1 7 11 15 12 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Reading Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_B_Clarke GK 23 1 1 1 20 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 A_Yiadom DF 1 18 14 8 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 T_Holmes DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 0 C_Mola DF 1 18 15 8 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 7 15 T_McIntyre DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 59 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 L_Wing MF 1 15 18 6 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Savage MF 1 14 18 6 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 P_Mukairu MF 1 6 17 15 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 24 M_Craig MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 J_Wareham FW 1 7 12 18 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Ehibhatmhan FW 1 7 12 18 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 J_Pereira GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Rushesha DF 1 16 13 7 28 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 S_Hutchinson DF 1 15 12 6 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Ejaria MF 1 5 15 14 10 | 28 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 S_Smith FW 1 8 13 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737367963 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40