FFO Prem, Portsmouth vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Sat Jan 24) Portsmouth | Tottenham Hotspur 5-2-1-2 P | 5-2-0-2-1 P Neil Kirby Caretaker | Tim Brown | Agirrezabala GK | GK G_Vicario G_Di_Lorenzo DF | DF D_Vivian N_Mazraoui DF | DF D_Udogie M_Acuna DF | DF O_Diomande L_Kelly DF | DF C_Romero A_Grimaldo DF | DF K_Danso F_Dimarco MF | DM A_Gray A_MacAllister MF | DM R_Bentancur Dani_Olmo AM | AM J_Maddison D_Berardi FW | AM D_Kulusevski K_Havertz FW | FW V_Boniface | C_Kelleher SUB | SUB A_Manninger J_Victor SUB | SUB C_Azpiliceuta J_Bernat SUB | SUB D_Cassanova T_Motta SUB | SUB O_Watkins B_Dia SUB | SUB W_Lankshear Min. 1 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... R_Bentancur will now play as a AM Min. 2 :(tot) J_Maddison takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Maddison attempts the shot! ... Brilliant save from Agirrezabala Min. 10 :(tot) A_Gray looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to V_Boniface ... V_Boniface tries to beat Agirrezabala! ... Agirrezabala with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 12 :(tot) J_Maddison is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to D_Kulusevski ... D_Kulusevski with his head down lets it go! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Tottenham Hotspur have snatched the lead! ... Portsmouth 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 13 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to E Min. 13 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to C Min. 13 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... J_Maddison will now play as a MF Min. 15 :(por) Dani_Olmo spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to G_Di_Lorenzo! ... A cheeky lob from G_Di_Lorenzo! ... But G_Vicario makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 15 :(por) Dani_Olmo runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Berardi ... V_Boniface with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He got away with just a warning Min. 16 :(por) A_MacAllister plays a long ball to N_Mazraoui ... Fine tackle by D_Vivian ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 17 :(por) K_Havertz finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled C_Romero ... K_Havertz with the crafty shot! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Now it's all square! ... Portsmouth 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 19 :(tot) D_Kulusevski knocks it past A_MacAllister and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Grimaldo takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 22 :(tot) V_Boniface finds C_Romero in acres of space ... L_Kelly takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 24 :(por) M_Acuna with a neat pass into L_Kelly ... L_Kelly with a low drive through the rain! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 26 :(por) A_MacAllister slips past his marker D_Udogie ... The ball is whipped into D_Berardi ... D_Vivian hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Dani_Olmo! ... A_MacAllister tries to place the shot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 28 :(por) Dani_Olmo brings it under control ... He takes on C_Romero ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Mazraoui! ... But K_Danso wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 31 :(por) The defender loses control of the ball! ... D_Berardi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... K_Danso tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Tim Brown looks relieved Min. 33 :(por) L_Kelly takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Udogie ... L_Kelly with the cheeky shot! ... G_Vicario gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... A_MacAllister lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... V_Boniface clears the danger Min. 33 :(tot) R_Bentancur with a neat pass into V_Boniface ... Dani_Olmo with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 33 :(tot) V_Boniface runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... V_Boniface unleashes a pile driver! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Maddison hits it into the box! ... N_Mazraoui wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 35 :(por) A_MacAllister spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to G_Di_Lorenzo! ... O_Diomande is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 36 :(por) N_Mazraoui plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... K_Havertz decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... K_Havertz tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But G_Vicario stops that one easily Min. 36 :(tot) D_Vivian is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Fine tackle by D_Berardi ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 42 :(tot) K_Danso spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Vivian! ... D_Vivian attempts a low drive! ... But Agirrezabala reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Agirrezabala anyway Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(por) Dani_Olmo backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Berardi latches onto the end of it ... O_Diomande reads the play well ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 46 :(por) K_Havertz holds the ball up and waits 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! ... But D_Udogie sweeps up the threat Min. 49 :(tot) R_Bentancur flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Acuna hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... R_Bentancur with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Grimaldo deals with the danger and clears Min. 50 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to E Min. 50 :(por) A_MacAllister cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_Havertz ... A cheeky lob from K_Havertz! ... G_Vicario is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 52 :(tot) C_Romero feeds the ball to J_Maddison ... A_Grimaldo is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The referee comes over to him ... Will he show him another yellow? ... He does! That's the end of the match for him! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... R_Bentancur bends it round the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Kulusevski swings it in! ... Agirrezabala easily claims the ball! Min. 59 :(por) N_Mazraoui takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... But D_Udogie wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 59 :(tot) K_Danso leaves his marker standing ... K_Danso with the shot! ... Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 61 :(tot) C_Romero steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Cleared by M_Acuna Min. 62 :(por) F_Dimarco with the nod to A_MacAllister ... D_Vivian robs him of the ball Min. 65 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: O_Watkins ... COMING OFF: K_Danso Min. 65 :(por) K_Havertz beats C_Romero ... K_Havertz tries to beat G_Vicario from outside the area! ... It floats over G_Vicario ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... Tim Brown is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Portsmouth 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 66 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... F_Dimarco will now play as a DM Min. 66 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... D_Kulusevski will now play as a FW Min. 68 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with the first time pass to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 69 :(por) D_Berardi is too quick for A_Gray ... C_Romero plays the back pass ... G_Vicario can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... G_Di_Lorenzo crosses it in! ... It is kicked away by C_Romero Min. 70 :(tot) V_Boniface with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... V_Boniface with a screamer of a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... C_Romero swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Agirrezabala catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 72 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: B_Dia ... COMING OFF: K_Havertz Min. 74 :(por) M_Acuna gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Dani_Olmo is unmarked ... Dani_Olmo flicks the header toward the far post! ... G_Vicario gathers it easily Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Motta ... COMING OFF: A_MacAllister Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Victor ... COMING OFF: M_Acuna Min. 75 :(tot) O_Diomande looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins with a scorcher of a shot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 77 :(tot) O_Watkins skips the challenge from G_Di_Lorenzo ... Dani_Olmo reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 78 :(tot) D_Vivian bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Maddison ... L_Kelly rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 81 :(tot) J_Maddison spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Bentancur! ... R_Bentancur beats the offside trap! ... He runs at Agirrezabala ... Agirrezabala charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 82 :(por) Dani_Olmo with the dribble ... D_Udogie is easily beaten ... Dani_Olmo chases it through, he must score! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 85 :(por) D_Berardi finds his way through ... J_Maddison takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 86 :(por) F_Dimarco has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past O_Diomande! ... He has some space now! ... F_Dimarco could have let it bounce! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 87 :(tot) R_Bentancur gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... V_Boniface is unmarked ... But G_Di_Lorenzo reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(tot) J_Maddison cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to V_Boniface ... A scorcher of a shot from V_Boniface! ... Agirrezabala has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Agirrezabala reacts well to save!! Min. 89 :(por) T_Motta with the first time pass to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 90 :(por) D_Berardi beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds B_Dia ... R_Bentancur slices it ... G_Vicario moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Victor chips the ball in towards the far post! ... G_Vicario fists it away! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Havertz (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Havertz (17,65) Sent Off : A_Grimaldo (52) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Maddison Scorers : D_Kulusevski (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 13 | 11 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 6 | 6 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 9 | 12 Key Passes : 14 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 23 20 15 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 16 17 N_Mazraoui DF 1 24 19 11 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 76 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 38 0 L_Kelly DF 1 23 17 13 23 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 36 A_Grimaldo DF 1 23 18 13 31 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -12 -12 F_Dimarco DM 1 21 23 14 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 A_MacAllister MF 1 18 23 15 28 | 76 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 15 Dani_Olmo AM 1 6 23 22 22 | 93 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 34 52 34 D_Berardi FW 1 9 22 26 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 14 0 K_Havertz FW 1 7 22 23 29 | 73 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 68 C_Kelleher GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Victor DF 1 21 17 5 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Motta MF 1 15 20 9 21 | 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 B_Dia FW 1 7 17 24 25 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 28 1 1 1 31 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 D_Vivian DF 1 22 17 7 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 19 25 D_Udogie DF 1 24 19 14 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 O_Diomande DF 1 22 20 5 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 0 C_Romero DF 1 24 17 10 19 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 0 K_Danso DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 66 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 20 19 A_Gray DM 1 19 21 4 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Bentancur AM 1 21 23 10 32 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 26 40 J_Maddison MF 1 5 23 21 25 | 93 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 35 56 11 D_Kulusevski FW 1 6 22 22 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 V_Boniface FW 1 7 19 25 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 33 17 24 A_Manninger GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 20 13 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cassanova MF 1 13 18 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Watkins FW 1 7 13 24 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 W_Lankshear FW 1 8 15 19 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1769215861 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40