Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Fratton Park where Portsmouth play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 19,967 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Portsmouth and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Portsmouth and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth get the match underway!
2.04
0-0Sakis Apostolopoulos sees space and advances. Sakis Apostolopoulos flicks the ball to his team mate, Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.23
0-0Sakis Apostolopoulos passes the ball forward to Hakan Türkyilmaz. Hakan Türkyilmaz surges forward with the ball. Hakan Türkyilmaz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Daniel Moffat easily smothers it.
10.11
1-0Julián Castillo kicks a strong pass forward to Maximiliano Alarcón. Maximiliano Alarcón whips in a cross ball towards Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Daniel Moffat has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.28
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.26
1-0Maximiliano Alarcón hacks Warren Heskey from behind! Maximiliano Alarcón is warned by the referee! Warren Heskey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.54
Hakan Ayaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maximiliano Alarcón. Maximiliano Alarcón lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan powers a header at goal. Daniel Moffat easily picks it out of the air!
28.02
Hakan Ayaz kicks a strong pass forward to Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Daniel Moffat has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.00
2-0Julián Castillo catches Cheyne Jones on the ankles. Julián Castillo is warned by the referee! Cheyne Jones runs off the knock.
38.58
Antonio Teixeira sees a break and surges forward. Antonio Teixeira makes a probing pass to Graham Watson. Graham Watson finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.48
Richardur Einarsson advances with the ball. Richardur Einarsson knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan kicks a strong pass forward to Maximiliano Alarcón. Maximiliano Alarcón makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Jason Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Manchester City kick off the second half!
51.42
2-0Simon Wieland comes in with a late challenge on Richardur Einarsson. Simon Wieland is shown the yellow card! Richardur Einarsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.18
Hakan Ayaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Daniel Moffat is on top of it.
55.52
Alun Gower makes a simple pass to Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg shoots from distance but it is miles over!
59.00
Richardur Einarsson sees a break and surges forward. Richardur Einarsson knocks the ball forward to Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Daniel Moffat easily smothers it.
66.57
Jason Fowler flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.44
2-0Julián Castillo takes it forward alone. Julián Castillo makes a probing pass to Maximiliano Alarcón but he's offside!
69.48
Julián Castillo makes a probing pass to Maximiliano Alarcón. Maximiliano Alarcón lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.04
Simon Wieland flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts goes all the way! Anthony Potts takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
79.35
Kyle Moose knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Watson. Graham Watson heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
81.35
Graham Watson barges into Sakis Apostolopoulos. Graham Watson is warned by the referee! Sakis Apostolopoulos runs off the knock.
85.17
Kyle Moose barges into Julián Castillo. The referee calls over Kyle Moose and shows him a yellow card! Julián Castillo stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.15
Alun Gower knocks the ball forward to Maximiliano Alarcón. Maximiliano Alarcón goes all the way! Maximiliano Alarcón takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
23.2%
46.4%
30.4%
Scorers