Match Report
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ugo Defoe | U. Defoe |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | |||||||||
| Wes Adams | W. Adams | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Trevor Boyd | T. Boyd | |||||||||
| George Bastin | G. Bastin | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Andy Etherington | A. Etherington | |||||||||
| Darren Grant | D. Grant | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Sylvain Harrison | S. Harrison | |||||||||
| Marcus Etherington | M. Etherington | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Dennis Wallwork | D. Wallwork | |||||||||
| Clive Campbell | C. Campbell | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Gilles Cope | G. Cope | |||||||||
| Paul Cutler | P. Cutler | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Ivan Scholes | I. Scholes | |||||||||
| Gavin Salmon | G. Salmon | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Niccolo Mike | N. Mike | |||||||||
| Tony Smith | T. Smith | | 45 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Dennis Coppinger | D. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Robbie Lawrence | R. Lawrence | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Peter Royce | P. Royce | |||||||||
| Danny Wetherall | D. Wetherall | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Harry Lampard | H. Lampard | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 2,518 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Macclesfield Town and Portsmouth are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Macclesfield Town and Portsmouth are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth kick off and get the first half underway!
3.19
0-0Gilles Cope chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Royce. Peter Royce goes all the way! Peter Royce cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Ugo Defoe!
6.33
0-0George Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Clive Campbell. Clive Campbell makes a probing pass to Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall kicks a strong pass forward to Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.07
Andy Etherington makes a simple pass to Niccolo Mike. Niccolo Mike makes a beautiful solo run. Niccolo Mike shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ugo Defoe manages to gather it comfortably.
10.50
Dennis Wallwork flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Scholes. Ivan Scholes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Royce. Peter Royce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ugo Defoe easily smothers it!
12.44
Andy Etherington makes a probing pass to Ivan Scholes. Ivan Scholes decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Scholes shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
14.54
0-0Dennis Coppinger hacks Marcus Etherington from behind! The referee calls over Dennis Coppinger and shows him a yellow card! Marcus Etherington stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.06
0-0Gilles Cope knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Royce. Peter Royce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Coppinger but he's offside!
16.25
Niccolo Mike knocks the ball forward to Peter Royce. Peter Royce passes the ball forward but Dennis Coppinger is offside!
18.29
Gilles Cope comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Salmon. Gilles Cope is shown the yellow card! Gavin Salmon runs off the knock.
22.51
0-0Macclesfield Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
26.27
0-0Danny Wetherall clumsily knocks into Sylvain Harrison. The referee calls over Danny Wetherall and shows him a yellow card! Sylvain Harrison carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.53
Niccolo Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Royce. Peter Royce shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.04
Paul Cutler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.10
Clive Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence threads the ball through to Tony Smith. Tony Smith makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.22
Ivan Scholes knocks the ball forward to Harry Lampard. Harry Lampard plays a perfect one-two with Peter Royce and rushes in on goal... Harry Lampard rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Macclesfield Town kicking off!
47.22
1-0Clive Campbell makes a simple pass to Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Smith. Tony Smith heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.53
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
53.10
Marcus Etherington makes a probing pass to Clive Campbell. Clive Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.21
1-0Paul Cutler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Smith. Tony Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.47
George Bastin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Salmon. Gavin Salmon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Smith. Tony Smith shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.15
1-0Ivan Scholes barges into Paul Cutler. The referee calls over Ivan Scholes and warns him to calm down! Paul Cutler runs off the knock.
71.05
Clive Campbell threads the ball through to Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.36
Darren Grant passes the ball forward to Paul Cutler. Paul Cutler makes a probing pass to Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.36
Trevor Boyd threads the ball through to Gilles Cope. Gilles Cope makes a probing pass to Peter Royce. Peter Royce goes all the way! Peter Royce rockets a shot on goal but Ugo Defoe is on top of it.
77.19
Darren Grant knocks the ball forward to Paul Cutler. Paul Cutler threads the ball through to Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.10
Trevor Boyd makes a simple pass to Ivan Scholes. Ivan Scholes flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Coppinger. Dennis Coppinger passes the ball forward but Harry Lampard is offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
31.9%
43.1%
25%
Scorers
| Tony Smith 47 |