Match Report
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Adams | R. Adams |  | 60 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Les Luzhny | L. Luzhny | ||||||||
| Frank Barry | F. Barry | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Niccolo McManaman | N. McManaman | |||||||||
| Andy Elliott | A. Elliott |  | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Stanley Sinclair | S. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Joao Campos | J. Campos |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | | D | 48 | | Patrick Davies | P. Davies | ||||||||
| Luke Scales | L. Scales | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Malcolm Keane | M. Keane | |||||||||
| Armin Sachs | A. Sachs |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Seth James | S. James | |||||||||
| Ashley Griffin | A. Griffin | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Uwe Eilts | U. Eilts | |||||||||
| Glynn Beckham | G. Beckham | | 63 | A | | 8 | | A | 55 | | Les Milligan | L. Milligan | |||||||||
| Paul Hollmer | P. Hollmer | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | Dion Kitson | D. Kitson | |||||||||
| Niccolo Hurst | N. Hurst | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Stephen Myers | S. Myers | |||||||||
| Dean Haynes | D. Haynes | | 39 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Alan Hamilton | A. Hamilton | |||||||||
| Peter Croft | P. Croft | | 57 | G | | 12 | | G | 54 | | Paolo Vernazza | P. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Damien Brown | D. Brown | | 56 | M | | 13 | | M | 49 | | Peter Barmby | P. Barmby | |||||||||
| Billy Beagrie | B. Beagrie | | 54 | M | | 14 | | M | 48 | | Peter Burgess | P. Burgess | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Fratton Park where Portsmouth play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 4,251 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Portsmouth are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Eustace.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Portsmouth are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Eustace.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Portsmouth kicking off!
6.23
0-0Uwe Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Dion Kitson controls it well on his chest. Dion Kitson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.15
0-0Andy Elliott threads the ball through to Armin Sachs. Armin Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Hurst collects the pass. Niccolo Hurst shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
10.05
0-0Armin Sachs hits a low pass to Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.16
0-1Stanley Sinclair hits a low pass to Seth James. Seth James advances with the ball. Seth James plays a scrappy one-two with Dion Kitson and advances towards the goal... Seth James rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.20
Armin Sachs threads the ball through to Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stanley Sinclair.
32.05
Seth James knocks the ball forward to Les Milligan. Les Milligan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Barry.
33.46
0-1Malcolm Keane threads a neat ball through to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Les Milligan. Les Milligan advances inside the box! Frank Barry clumsily knocks into Les Milligan. Les Milligan appeals for a penalty! Given!!
33.46
0-1The referee points to the spot..
34.14
Dion Kitson takes a cautious run up. He curls the ball inside the left post - goal!!
36.00
Ashley Griffin sees space and advances. Ashley Griffin knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Les Luzhny is on top of it.
40.06
Ashley Griffin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes plays a quick one-two with Glynn Beckham and rushes in on goal... Dean Haynes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
42.53
Seth James receives the ball from a throw-in from Uwe Eilts. Seth James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Myers. Stephen Myers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
44.01
Luke Scales flicks a high ball forward to Ashley Griffin who takes it down. Ashley Griffin sees a break and surges forward. Ashley Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Hollmer. Paul Hollmer directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Portsmouth appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The Portsmouth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Leicester City kick off and get the second half underway!
51.10
Niccolo McManaman flicks a high pass forward. Les Milligan controls it well on his chest. Les Milligan knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Hamilton. Alan Hamilton tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
53.14
Armin Sachs kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Hollmer. Paul Hollmer lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Les Luzhny with no chance!! Goal for Portsmouth!
59.21
Joao Campos hits a low pass to Ashley Griffin. Ashley Griffin takes it forward alone. Ashley Griffin advances inside the box! Ashley Griffin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
60.27
2-2Leicester City have made a substitution with Peter Barmby replacing Seth James .
61.36
Peter Barmby chips the ball to his team mate, Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson plays a quick one-two with Stephen Myers and rushes in on goal... Dion Kitson tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.12
Ashley Griffin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst connects with a diving header but it rises well off target!
66.27
Joao Campos plays the ball forward to Ashley Griffin. Seeing a gap ahead, Ashley Griffin plays the ball forward to Paul Hollmer. Paul Hollmer knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
67.38
Ashley Griffin flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Les Luzhny who gathers it comfortably.
71.09
2-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
72.45
Armin Sachs threads the ball through to Paul Hollmer. Paul Hollmer shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
78.07
Frank Barry threads the ball through to Ashley Griffin. Ashley Griffin takes it forward alone. Ashley Griffin chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
81.10
Peter Barmby flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Myers. Stephen Myers jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
85.08
2-2Uwe Eilts threads a neat ball through to Dion Kitson. Dion Kitson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Myers but he's offside!
87.31
Patrick Davies sees a break and surges forward. Patrick Davies sees Stephen Myers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Myers shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Les Milligan makes a simple pass to Alan Hamilton. Alan Hamilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
28.6%
41.6%
29.9%
Scorers
| Paul Hollmer 44 Dean Haynes 53 | Seth James 14 Dion Kitson 34 (p) |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ashley Griffin of Portsmouth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Robert Adams (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Frank Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Joao Campos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Luke Scales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Armin Sachs (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ashley Griffin (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Glynn Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Hollmer (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Niccolo Hurst (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dean Haynes (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Peter Croft (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Damien Brown (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Beagrie (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Les Luzhny (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Niccolo McManaman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stanley Sinclair (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Patrick Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Malcolm Keane (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Seth James (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Uwe Eilts (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Les Milligan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dion Kitson (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Stephen Myers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alan Hamilton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Paolo Vernazza (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Peter Barmby (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Peter Burgess (MID) | 0 | |