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 Ipswich Town. A crowd of 4,308 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Portsmouth and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Brian Standing.


0.00
Ipswich Town kick off the first half!
3.04
Thierry Venus kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Bolton. Oleg Bolton chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.08
Florian Eder flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Haynes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nwankwo Haynes makes a probing pass to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs threads the ball through to Darren Greaves but he's offside!
9.17
Nwankwo Haynes sees Vitor Faria in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
10.18
Thierry Venus takes it forward alone. Thierry Venus hits a low pass to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs makes a deft header. It's there!! Marc Laver has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.12
Nwankwo Haynes clumsily knocks into Armin Sachs. The referee calls over Nwankwo Haynes and warns him to calm down! Armin Sachs runs off the knock.
16.38
Nwankwo Haynes clumsily knocks into Arthur Bloomer. The referee calls over Nwankwo Haynes and shows him a yellow card! Arthur Bloomer runs off the knock.
20.36
Nwankwo Haynes comes in with a late challenge on Armin Sachs. Nwankwo Haynes is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Armin Sachs runs off the knock.
22.05
Florian Eder comes in with a late challenge on Harry Harrison. Florian Eder is shown the yellow card! Harry Harrison runs off the knock.
24.21
Armin Sachs chips the ball to his team mate, Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
26.28
Oleg Bolton hits a low pass to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Steve Barry comes in with a late challenge on Vitor Faria. Penalty not given!!
27.37
Seth Davies makes a probing pass to Armin Sachs. Armin Sachs hits a low pass to Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Malcolm Scowcroft.
36.41
Darren Greaves hits a low pass to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Hibbs. Arthur Bloomer comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Hibbs. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
39.03
Frank Barry clumsily knocks into Tommy Hibbs. The referee brings Frank Barry to one side and gives him a warning! Tommy Hibbs stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Darren Greaves takes a short throw-in bringing Oleg Bolton into play. Oleg Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frank Barry.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Portsmouth appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Portsmouth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Portsmouth kick off!
49.26
Oleg Bolton hits a low pass to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
51.42
Darren Greaves barges into Armin Sachs. Darren Greaves is shown the yellow card! Armin Sachs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.30
Armin Sachs passes the ball forward to Harry Harrison. Harry Harrison plays a one-two with Niccolo Hurst and advances towards the goal... Harry Harrison side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Malcolm Scowcroft. Excellent save.
57.07
Darren Greaves knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.48
Darren Greaves catches Armin Sachs on the ankles. Darren Greaves is warned by the referee! Armin Sachs stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.20
Showing composure, Arthur Bloomer plays the ball forward to Armin Sachs. Armin Sachs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Bishop. David Bishop tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.40
William Dzodic flicks a high pass forward. Harry Harrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harry Harrison lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.13
Frank Barry hits a low pass to William Dzodic. William Dzodic plays the ball forward to Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.59
Frank Barry hits a low pass to Armin Sachs. Armin Sachs hits a low pass to Harry Harrison. Harry Harrison cuts inside the box! Harry Harrison strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Oberdan Caruso steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
84.58
Darren Greaves passes the ball forward to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
87.38
William Dzodic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
89.29
William Dzodic flicks a high ball forward to Niccolo Hurst who takes it down. Niccolo Hurst plays a one-two with David Bishop and advances towards the goal... Niccolo Hurst cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Thierry Venus.
90.00
William Dzodic comes in with a late challenge on Oleg Bolton. William Dzodic is warned by the referee! Oleg Bolton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
6
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
25.9%
46.9%
27.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Glynn Beckham of Portsmouth

Match Ratings
1.Marc Laver (GK)
6
2.Seth Davies (DEF)
6
3.Frank Barry (DEF)
6
4.Arthur Bloomer (DEF)
6
5.Steve Barry (DEF)
6
6.William Dzodic (MID)
6
7.Armin Sachs (MID)
6
8.Glynn Beckham (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Harry Harrison (ATT)
7
10.Niccolo Hurst (ATT)
6
11.David Bishop (ATT)
6
 
12.Ashley Griffin (MID)
0
13.Damien Brown (MID)
0
14.Billy Maddison (MID)
0

1.Malcolm Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Oberdan Caruso (DEF)
6
3.Florian Eder (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Thierry Venus (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Gordon (DEF)
6
6.Oleg Bolton (MID)
7
7.Nwankwo Haynes (MID)red card
3
8.Vitor Faria (ATT)
7
9.Juan Ruiz (ATT)
6
10.Tommy Hibbs (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Darren Greaves (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Shaun Dodd (MID)
0
13.Martin Vickers (MID)
0
14.Robbie Jackson (GK)
0