FMFA Leopard League, FC Halifax Town vs. Portsmouth (Thu Dec 15)


                      FC Halifax Town  |  Portsmouth
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                        Harry Klenjan  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        M_Dearnley GK  |  GK S_Fox
                          J_Bolton DF  |  DF A_Webster
                         J_Halford DF  |  DF K_Freeman
                     T_Fosu-Mensah DF  |  DF D_Yedlin
                        C_Cathcart DF  |  DF C_Davies
                         R_Alvarez MF  |  MF A_McGurk
                       H_Bencherif MF  |  MF D_Hollands
                         E_Hyndman MF  |  DM B_Close
                         J_Lingard AM  |  AM M_Gradel
                         R_Peniket FW  |  FW W_Grigg
                     S_El_Shawaary FW  |  FW M_McNulty
                                       |
                          J_Porter SUB |  SUB P_Jones
                         K_Roberts SUB |  SUB M_Clarke
                          D_Fazlic SUB |  SUB M_Doyle
                          J_Burrow SUB |  SUB L_Syers
                           S_Eto'o SUB |  SUB H_Bradbury




Min. 8  :(por) M_Gradel plays a first time ball through the defence to M_McNulty 
          ...  C_Cathcart forces him off the ball 
Min. 10 :(por) The ball is passed in from A_McGurk, he finds M_Gradel 
          ...  M_Gradel has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Dearnley makes a difficult save 
Min. 11 :(hal) S_El_Shawaary beats C_Davies 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  That’s given FC Halifax Town the lead! 
          ...  FC Halifax Town 1-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 12 :(hal) R_Peniket flicks it over A_Webster's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  R_Peniket attempts a low drive! 
          ...  S_Fox gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  FC Halifax Town 2-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 13 :(hal) FC Halifax Town switch to playing C 
Min. 13 :(por) It looks as though Portsmouth is now playing A 
Min. 14 :(hal) R_Alvarez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Peniket 
          ...  R_Peniket unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 15 :(por) M_Gradel kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  W_Grigg gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  W_Grigg rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  M_Dearnley with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 16 :(por) D_Hollands with a reverse pass to W_Grigg 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 17 :(por) A_McGurk has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Cathcart! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_McGurk carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Dearnley blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 21 :(hal) H_Bencherif moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary with the drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  S_Fox tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Peniket curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Fox 
Min. 21 :(por) A_Webster with a reverse pass to M_Gradel 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  H_Bencherif takes possession 
Min. 26 :(por) The ball is passed in from D_Hollands, he finds W_Grigg 
          ...  W_Grigg has a go! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 33 :(por) A_McGurk chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Gradel 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Gradel ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 34 :(por) D_Hollands back heels to find A_McGurk in space 
          ...  A_McGurk sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  M_Dearnley gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 35 :(hal) R_Alvarez beats M_Gradel 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Alvarez looks to see where S_Fox is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Portsmouth fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 37 :(hal) J_Halford moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Peniket 
          ...  B_Close wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 38 :(hal) S_El_Shawaary takes advantage of a mistake by D_Yedlin 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  FC Halifax Town 3-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(por) C_Davies threads the through ball to W_Grigg 
          ...  W_Grigg swings in the shot! 
          ...  M_Dearnley parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 47 :(hal) R_Alvarez runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Peniket 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Peniket ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 48 :(hal) H_Bencherif with the nod to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  A powerful header from S_El_Shawaary ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Halifax Town 3-0 Portsmouth

Min. 50 :(por) A_McGurk with a measured pass to W_Grigg 
          ...  W_Grigg with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 51 :(hal) R_Peniket sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  R_Peniket with the side footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  FC Halifax Town 4-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 55 :(hal) S_El_Shawaary takes advantage of a mistake by C_Davies 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Close hits it out for a throw 
Min. 57 :(por) B_Close off the woodwork. 
          ...  M_Gradel picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Bolton tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Close chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 59 :(por) M_Gradel gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_McNulty 
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Dearnley 
          ...  M_McNulty intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Dearnley 
          ...  He rounds M_Dearnley 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 60 :(por) L_Syers comes on for M_McNulty and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 60 :(por) L_Syers gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Fosu-Mensah! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Bolton belts it clear 
Min. 65 :(por) M_Clarke is coming on for D_Yedlin and playing DF 
Min. 65 :(hal) J_Lingard with a penetrating pass to R_Peniket 
          ...  R_Peniket runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 66 :(por) W_Grigg with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Bolton 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  H_Bencherif looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 67 :(hal) R_Peniket with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Peniket ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 68 :(hal) R_Peniket with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  R_Peniket hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 72 :(hal) H_Bencherif looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But S_Fox makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 73 :(hal) R_Peniket with the dribble 
          ...  A_Webster is easily beaten 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Davies 
Min. 74 :(hal) J_Burrow comes on for R_Peniket and takes up a FW role 
Min. 75 :(hal) K_Roberts comes on for J_Bolton and takes up a DF role 
Min. 75 :(por) M_Doyle is coming on and M_Gradel is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 76 :(hal) D_Fazlic is being brought on 
          ...  R_Alvarez is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 78 :(por) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  W_Grigg is through! 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 83 :(por) A defence splitting pass from B_Close to L_Syers 
          ...  C_Cathcart robs him of the ball 
Min. 84 :(hal) E_Hyndman moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Fazlic 
          ...  D_Fazlic swings in the shot! 
          ...  But S_Fox makes a fine save 
Min. 84 :(por) M_Doyle with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_Close 
          ...  But H_Bencherif wins the tackle 
Min. 86 :(por) W_Grigg picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  T_Fosu-Mensah anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(hal) K_Roberts beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Lingard 
          ...  J_Lingard shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  S_Fox turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Bencherif floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Clarke reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 91 :(por) M_Doyle is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to L_Syers 
          ...  L_Syers tries the shot ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  M_Dearnley plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : The Shay
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FC Halifax Town Match Info
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Best player          : S_El_Shawaary (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_El_Shawaary (11,38), R_Peniket (12,51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Fosu-Mensah (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : A_McGurk
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         FC Halifax Town  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       3
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : FC Halifax Town 4 - 0 Portsmouth
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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
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M_Dearnley     GK  20   2   3   3  26 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  77   0   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  20   3   2  21 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Halford      DF   3  20   3   2  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Fosu-Mensah  DF   2  19   4   3  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
C_Cathcart     DF   2  18   2   3  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   8   8
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  20   8  26 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
H_Bencherif    MF   2  10  20   3  21 |  94   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  30   0
E_Hyndman      MF   2   4  19   4  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Lingard      AM   2   3  20  10  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
R_Peniket      FW   2   3  10  20  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  51
S_El_Shawaary  FW   2   3   3  20  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  13   0  53
J_Porter       GK  14   3   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Roberts      DF   2  16  10   2  22 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11  10   0
D_Fazlic       MF   2   3  15  10  24 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8  11
J_Burrow       FW   2   3  10  15  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Eto'o        FW   2   2   1  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Fox          GK  20   2   3   3  25 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0   0
A_Webster      DF   1  18  10   3  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Freeman      DF   1  18   3   2  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   2  20   5   2  23 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Davies       DF   2  16  10   2  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_McGurk       MF   2  10  15  10  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
D_Hollands     MF   2   3  18   2  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Close        DM   2  10  19   3  21 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
M_Gradel       AM   2   3  20   7  24 |  78   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
W_Grigg        FW   3   2   3  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_McNulty      FW   2   3   2  18  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Jones        GK  16   2   3   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Clarke       DF   3  18   3   2  28 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Doyle        MF   2   2  15   9  24 |  16   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Syers        FW   2   3   2  16  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
H_Bradbury     FW   2   3  10  16  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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