Match Report
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth |  |  | Darlington | Darlington | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Delaney | I. Delaney |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 40 | | Nick Dyer | N. Dyer | |||||||||
| Trevor Boyd | T. Boyd | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Fredrik Vassell | F. Vassell | |||||||||
| Andy Etherington | A. Etherington | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Paolo Konchesky | P. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Sylvain Harrison | S. Harrison | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Chris Watson | C. Watson | |||||||||
| Dennis Wallwork | D. Wallwork | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 45 | | Stanley Edghill | S. Edghill | |||||||||
| Gilles Cope | G. Cope | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 43 | | Stephen Hackworth | S. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Ivan Scholes | I. Scholes | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 42 | | James Impey | J. Impey | |||||||||
| Niccolo Mike | N. Mike | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 |  | Ángel Araya | Á. Araya | |||||||||
| Dennis Coppinger | D. Coppinger | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Oleg Ince | O. Ince | |||||||||
| Peter Royce | P. Royce | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Marcus Campbell | M. Campbell | |||||||||
| Harry Lampard | H. Lampard | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Ruel Guppy | R. Guppy | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Fratton Park where Portsmouth play host to Darlington. A crowd of 2,918 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Portsmouth are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Portsmouth are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Darlington appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth start the match!
6.58
0-0Stephen Hackworth brings the ball forward. Stephen Hackworth shoots from distance but it is miles over!
8.27
Niccolo Mike sees space and advances. Niccolo Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.40
0-1Paolo Konchesky makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Impey. James Impey threads the ball through to Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Ian Delaney had no chance!! Goal for Darlington!
18.20
Stephen Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince makes a simple pass to Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.23
0-1Andy Etherington flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Mike. Niccolo Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Lampard but he's offside!
22.24
0-1Trevor Boyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Cope. Gilles Cope makes a simple pass to Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.36
0-1Stephen Hackworth hacks Ivan Scholes from behind! Stephen Hackworth is warned by the referee! Ivan Scholes runs off the knock.
34.31
James Impey knocks the ball forward to Ruel Guppy. Ruel Guppy goes all the way! Ruel Guppy shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.40
Andy Etherington knocks the ball forward to Gilles Cope. Gilles Cope controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Royce but the linesman indicates offside!
42.16
Stephen Hackworth makes a simple pass to Ruel Guppy. Ruel Guppy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
44.47
Sylvain Harrison advances with the ball. Sylvain Harrison threads the ball through to Harry Lampard. Harry Lampard goes all the way! Harry Lampard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
Trevor Boyd makes a probing pass to Gilles Cope. Gilles Cope threads the ball through to Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger threads the ball through to Harry Lampard but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Darlington start the second half!
57.10
Stephen Hackworth knocks the ball forward to Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell goes all the way! Marcus Campbell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.35
0-1Stanley Edghill passes the ball forward to Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell goes all the way! Marcus Campbell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ian Delaney easily smothers it.
71.35
0-1Marcus Campbell clumsily knocks into Sylvain Harrison. Marcus Campbell is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Harrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.17
Sylvain Harrison threads the ball through to Ivan Scholes. Ivan Scholes decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Scholes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.24
Ángel Araya chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince knocks in a cross ball towards Ruel Guppy. Ruel Guppy connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.40
Ivan Scholes passes the ball forward to Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger kicks a strong pass forward to Harry Lampard but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.41
Chris Watson comes in with a late challenge on Harry Lampard. The referee calls over Chris Watson and warns him to calm down! Harry Lampard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.34
Trevor Boyd threads the ball through to Ivan Scholes. Ivan Scholes knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Royce. Peter Royce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
87.15
Oleg Ince comes in with a late challenge on Dennis Wallwork. The referee calls over Oleg Ince and shows him a yellow card! Dennis Wallwork hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.15
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
89.28
Sylvain Harrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Scholes. Ivan Scholes advances with the ball. Ivan Scholes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nick Dyer easily smothers it!
90.00
Ivan Scholes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Royce. Peter Royce kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nick Dyer!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
32.1%
39.5%
28.4%
Scorers
| Oleg Ince 14 |