Match Report
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Laver | M. Laver |  | 65 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Frank Middleton | F. Middleton | ||||||||
| Seth Davies | S. Davies | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Alexander Schnellinger | A. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Frank Barry | F. Barry | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Tony Barry | T. Barry | |||||||||
| Arthur Bloomer | A. Bloomer | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Chris Dichio | C. Dichio | |||||||||
| Steve Barry | S. Barry | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Ledley Fox | L. Fox | |||||||||
| William Dzodic | W. Dzodic |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Anton Röhlig | A. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Damien Brown | D. Brown | | 56 | M | | 7 | | | M | 62 | | Jason Mike | J. Mike | ||||||||
| Glynn Beckham | G. Beckham | | 63 | A | | 8 | | A | 54 | | Morris Shearer | M. Shearer | |||||||||
| Harry Harrison | H. Harrison | | 47 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Eoin Mowbray | E. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Niccolo Hurst | N. Hurst | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Chris Bower | C. Bower | |||||||||
| David Bishop | D. Bishop | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Bill Lee | B. Lee | |||||||||
| Ashley Griffin | A. Griffin | | 55 | M | | 12 | | M | 59 | | Matthew Charlton | M. Charlton | |||||||||
| Billy Maddison | B. Maddison | | 49 | M | | 13 | | M | 57 | | Titus Walsh | T. Walsh | |||||||||
| Mervin Vernazza | M. Vernazza | | 48 | M | | 14 | | M | 49 | | Wayne Richards | W. Richards | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Fratton Park where Portsmouth play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 4,581 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Portsmouth and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Portsmouth and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town kick off and get the first half underway!
10.34
0-0Tony Barry comes in with a late challenge on David Bishop. The referee warns Tony Barry to calm down! David Bishop runs off the knock.
15.39
0-0Chris Dichio makes a probing pass to Anton Röhlig. Anton Röhlig flicks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
18.54
Tony Barry barges into Harry Harrison. Tony Barry is warned by the referee again! Harry Harrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.22
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
21.14
0-0Tony Barry runs forward with the ball. Tony Barry chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.55
Jason Mike runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jason Mike sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.14
Damien Brown makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards David Bishop. David Bishop makes a looping header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.14
William Dzodic passes the ball forward to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.41
0-0Jason Mike laces a weighted ball forward to Chris Bower. Chris Bower shoots from 25 yards. Marc Laver easily gets down and covers it.
45.00
0-0Jason Mike flicks a high pass forward. Chris Bower comfortably collects the pass. Chris Bower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Shearer but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Portsmouth appear unchanged since the first half. Cheltenham 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 the second half!
47.07
Alexander Schnellinger flicks a high ball forward to Jason Mike who takes it down. Jason Mike hits a low pass to Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
49.47
0-1Jason Mike hits a low pass to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer skips past Frank Barry! Morris Shearer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.54
0-1Damien Brown clumsily knocks into Anton Röhlig. Damien Brown is shown the yellow card! Anton Röhlig gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.54
Jason Mike knocks the ball forward to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Bower but the linesman indicates offside!
61.03
0-1Chris Dichio barges into David Bishop. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Bishop runs off the knock.
65.15
Damien Brown makes a simple pass to David Bishop. David Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Harrison. Harry Harrison rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.39
Alexander Schnellinger knocks the ball forward to Jason Mike. Jason Mike flicks a high ball forward to Eoin Mowbray who takes it down. Eoin Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.11
Damien Brown hacks Jason Mike from behind! Damien Brown is given a warning by the referee! Jason Mike runs off the knock.
73.17
Anton Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Laver who gathers it comfortably.
77.32
0-1Cheltenham Town have made a substitution with Wayne Richards replacing Chris Bower .
78.37
Jason Mike makes a probing pass to Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards makes a probing pass to Eoin Mowbray but he's offside!
83.23
Damien Brown runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Damien Brown controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Frank Middleton smothers it!
84.15
Arthur Bloomer makes a beautiful solo run. Arthur Bloomer flicks a high ball forward to David Bishop who gracefully takes it down. David Bishop finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.41
Frank Barry passes the ball forward to Damien Brown. Damien Brown passes the ball forward to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Portsmouth are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
Frank Barry hits a low pass to Damien Brown. Damien Brown kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Harry Harrison. Harry Harrison rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
30.3%
46.1%
23.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jason Mike of Cheltenham Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marc Laver (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Seth Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Frank Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arthur Bloomer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Steve Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | William Dzodic (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Damien Brown (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Glynn Beckham (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Harry Harrison (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Niccolo Hurst (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Bishop (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Ashley Griffin (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy Maddison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mervin Vernazza (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Frank Middleton (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alexander Schnellinger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tony Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Chris Dichio (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Ledley Fox (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Anton Röhlig (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jason Mike (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Morris Shearer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 9. | Eoin Mowbray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Chris Bower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Bill Lee (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Matthew Charlton (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Titus Walsh (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Wayne Richards (MID) | 6 | |