FMFA Leopard League, Portsmouth vs. FC Halifax Town (Wed Aug 03) Portsmouth | FC Halifax Town 5-3-2 P | 5-3-2 E Mike McLeod | Harry Klenjan | S_Fox GK | GK M_Dearnley O_Aino DF | DF K_Roberts A_Webster DF | DF J_Bolton B_Davies DF | DF G_Hutchison K_Freeman DF | DF J_Halford C_Davies DF | DF R_Barrows A_McGurk MF | MF R_Alvarez M_Doyle MF | MF H_Bencherif B_Close MF | MF T_Miller M_McNulty FW | FW R_Peniket W_Grigg FW | FW S_Hillhouse | P_Jones SUB | SUB J_Porter E_Stevens SUB | SUB S_McManus C_Burgess SUB | SUB J_Hibbs G_Evans SUB | SUB D_Fazlic H_Bradbury SUB | SUB J_Burrow Min. 6 :(hal) R_Barrows holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Peniket ... O_Aino seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 9 :(por) B_Close finds the run of M_McNulty ... R_Barrows is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 11 :(por) M_Doyle cuts the ball back to A_McGurk ... G_Hutchison wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 13 :(hal) T_Miller with the cross-field pass to S_Hillhouse ... W_Grigg forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Miller crosses it in! ... S_Fox easily catches it! Min. 16 :(por) M_McNulty finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... M_McNulty with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 34 :(hal) G_Hutchison is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(por) B_Close has the ball ... He knocks the ball past R_Barrows ... He puts in M_McNulty! ... R_Alvarez is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... M_Dearnley misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Davies ... T_Miller wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 47 :(por) B_Close looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_McNulty receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_McNulty has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 48 :(por) C_Davies with the first time pass to M_McNulty ... M_McNulty aims for the top right corner ! ... M_Dearnley tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 0-0 FC Halifax Town Min. 51 :(hal) T_Miller pulls it back to R_Peniket ... R_Peniket with a bomb of a shot ! ... S_Fox with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 53 :(hal) G_Hutchison makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... G_Hutchison curls the ball in on goal ! ... S_Fox can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... S_Fox makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 57 :(hal) S_Hillhouse can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_Alvarez ... B_Davies is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 58 :(por) A_Webster looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_McNulty ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Roberts hits it out for a throw Min. 59 :(por) B_Close with the heel pass to M_McNulty ... S_Hillhouse is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 60 :(hal) R_Alvarez runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off B_Davies back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... R_Alvarez with the overhead ! ... S_Fox can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... S_Fox makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 61 :(por) C_Davies finds W_Grigg with a perfectly weighted pass ... W_Grigg with the crafty shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 64 :(por) M_Doyle with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Doyle ! ... M_Dearnley tips it over ... CORNER! ... B_Close hits it towards the far post! ... S_Hillhouse heads it away Min. 66 :(por) A_McGurk takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into M_McNulty ... But K_Roberts will cut out the threat Min. 67 :(por) B_Close finds M_McNulty with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_McNulty with a powerful header ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Portsmouth fans!! ... That’s put Portsmouth ahead! ... Portsmouth 1-0 FC Halifax Town ... Min. 68 :(hal) D_Fazlic is going to be brought on ... J_Halford is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play AM Min. 68 :(hal) FC Halifax Town will now play A Min. 73 :(por) K_Freeman gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at R_Peniket ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 75 :(por) Portsmouth will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 75 :(hal) There's going to be a change ... J_Hibbs will come on for R_Alvarez and play MF Min. 77 :(hal) There's going to be a change ... J_Burrow will come on for R_Peniket and play FW Min. 80 :(por) E_Stevens takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace K_Freeman as DF Min. 80 :(por) G_Evans is being brought on ... B_Close is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 80 :(por) H_Bradbury takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace M_McNulty as FW Min. 80 :(por) G_Evans has it now ... He takes on R_Barrows ... He gets past him! ... He puts in W_Grigg! ... W_Grigg drives the shot in! ... He hits the side netting Min. 81 :(por) A_McGurk with a precise pass to H_Bradbury ... J_Hibbs clears with a diving header Min. 82 :(por) H_Bradbury plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But J_Bolton puts it in row Z! Min. 82 :(hal) S_Hillhouse turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... S_Hillhouse has a dig at goal! ... S_Fox can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... S_Fox has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 86 :(por) H_Bradbury with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... D_Fazlic with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(por) W_Grigg is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... W_Grigg attempts a lob! ... The shot slips through M_Dearnley's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Portsmouth 2-0 FC Halifax Town ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Close (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_McNulty (67), W_Grigg (88) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Freeman (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Halifax Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Miller Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Barrows (9) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | FC Halifax Town Attempts on Goal : 8 | 4 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 4 | 1 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 2 - 0 FC Halifax Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Fox GK 19 2 3 3 25 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 O_Aino DF 2 19 3 2 17 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Webster DF 1 15 10 3 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 B_Davies DF 2 16 10 2 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 16 3 2 21 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 C_Davies DF 2 13 10 2 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_McGurk MF 2 10 13 10 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Doyle MF 2 3 15 10 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 11 B_Close MF 2 10 17 3 21 | 84 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 M_McNulty FW 2 3 2 16 25 | 84 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 8 36 W_Grigg FW 3 2 3 18 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 13 0 25 P_Jones GK 16 2 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 2 15 2 2 25 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Burgess DF 2 14 2 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Evans MF 2 3 14 3 27 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Bradbury FW 2 3 10 13 23 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - FC Halifax Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dearnley GK 15 2 3 3 26 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 K_Roberts DF 2 16 10 2 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Bolton DF 1 16 3 2 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Hutchison DF 2 14 2 5 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 J_Halford DF 3 14 3 2 28 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Barrows DF 2 13 10 2 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 19 8 26 | 79 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 H_Bencherif MF 2 10 16 3 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Miller MF 2 2 15 1 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 R_Peniket FW 2 3 2 16 25 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 S_Hillhouse FW 2 3 10 13 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 J_Porter GK 14 3 2 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McManus DF 2 15 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hibbs MF 2 10 13 10 23 | 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Fazlic AM 2 3 15 10 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Burrow FW 2 3 10 15 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1470251555 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35