Match Report
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ledley Edwards | L. Edwards |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 60 | | Robert Adams | R. Adams | ||||||||
| Kemal Thompson | K. Thompson | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Frank Barry | F. Barry | |||||||||
| Darius Mcgreal | D. Mcgreal | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 |  | Andy Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Ruel Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | | 58 | D | | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Luke Scales | L. Scales | ||||||||
| Peter Barry | P. Barry | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Arthur Bloomer | A. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Jon Peckham | J. Peckham | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Tony Clegg | T. Clegg | |||||||||
| Joe Deane | J. Deane | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | William Dzodic | W. Dzodic | |||||||||
| Craig Clapham | C. Clapham | | 54 | M | | 8 | | A | 63 | | Glynn Beckham | G. Beckham | |||||||||
| Xavier Rodriguez | X. Rodriguez | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 44 | | Niccolo Hurst | N. Hurst | |||||||||
| Edward Power | E. Power | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 44 | | David Bishop | D. Bishop | |||||||||
| Luke Davies | L. Davies | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 39 | | Dean Haynes | D. Haynes | |||||||||
| Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 52 | M | | 12 | | M | 61 |  | Armin Sachs | A. Sachs | |||||||||
| Alan Benali | A. Benali | | 52 | A | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Damien Brown | D. Brown | |||||||||
| Nicholas Dryden | N. Dryden | | 51 | G | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Ashley Griffin | A. Griffin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 4,894 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Brian Standing.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Brian Standing.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Portsmouth kicking off!
6.54
0-0Craig Clapham barges into William Dzodic. Craig Clapham is given a warning by the referee! William Dzodic runs off the knock.
8.03
0-0Kemal Thompson clumsily knocks into Niccolo Hurst. Kemal Thompson is shown the yellow card! Niccolo Hurst hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.11
0-0Joe Deane makes a simple pass to Edward Power. Edward Power shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
20.33
0-0Peter Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Clapham. Craig Clapham flicks a high ball forward to Edward Power who takes it down. Edward Power controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Robert Adams gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
21.58
0-1Tony Clegg threads the ball through to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst plays a scrappy one-two with Glynn Beckham and advances towards the goal... Niccolo Hurst cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.07
Jon Peckham hacks Tony Clegg from behind! The referee warns Jon Peckham to calm down! Tony Clegg runs off the knock.
27.54
Darius Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Jon Peckham. Jon Peckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Power. Edward Power advances inside the box! Edward Power side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.12
Tony Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards David Bishop. David Bishop heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.43
Ruel Mcgreal runs forward with the ball. Ruel Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Edward Power. Edward Power shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
42.37
Jon Peckham runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jon Peckham shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Robert Adams!
45.00
Tony Clegg hacks Craig Clapham from behind! The referee warns Tony Clegg to calm down! Craig Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Macclesfield Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation. Portsmouth appear unchanged since the first half. The Portsmouth players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town kick off!
51.41
Luke Scales decides to run forward with the ball. Luke Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
60.32
1-1Macclesfield Town have made 2 substitutions with Alan Benali replacing Xavier Rodriguez and Nicholas Dryden replacing Joe Deane .
61.36
Craig Clapham makes a probing pass to Luke Davies. Luke Davies shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.22
Jon Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Alan Benali controls it well on his chest. Alan Benali finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Robert Adams easily smothers it!
71.35
Craig Clapham comes in with a late challenge on William Dzodic. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! William Dzodic runs off the knock.
73.53
Luke Scales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Clegg. Tony Clegg makes a probing pass to Niccolo Hurst. Niccolo Hurst threads the ball through into the box. Glynn Beckham looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Portsmouth are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
77.45
Macclesfield Town have made a substitution with Colin Mcinnes replacing Edward Power .
81.53
Darius Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Clapham. Craig Clapham takes it forward alone. Craig Clapham tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
83.35
1-1Andy Elliott threads a neat ball through to William Dzodic. William Dzodic sees Glynn Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kemal Thompson.
84.09
1-1Luke Scales sees Tony Clegg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Without breaking stride, Tony Clegg plays the ball forward to David Bishop. David Bishop makes a defence splitting pass to Dean Haynes. Dean Haynes shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Darius Mcgreal. Excellent block.
85.30
Kemal Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Clapham. Craig Clapham sees a break and surges forward. Craig Clapham shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.38
Luke Scales controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, William Dzodic. William Dzodic kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Beckham. Glynn Beckham shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Jon Peckham advances with the ball. Jon Peckham threads a neat, attacking ball through to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
21.1%
46.5%
32.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Niccolo Hurst of Portsmouth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ledley Edwards (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kemal Thompson (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Darius Mcgreal (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Ruel Mcgreal (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Peter Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jon Peckham (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Joe Deane (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Craig Clapham (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Xavier Rodriguez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Edward Power (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Luke Davies (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Colin Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alan Benali (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Nicholas Dryden (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Robert Adams (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Frank Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Luke Scales (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Arthur Bloomer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tony Clegg (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | William Dzodic (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Glynn Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Niccolo Hurst (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | David Bishop (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dean Haynes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Armin Sachs (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Damien Brown (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ashley Griffin (MID) | 0 | |