FMFA Leopard League, Portsmouth vs. FC United (Mon Oct 10) Portsmouth | FC United 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-4-2 T Mike McLeod | No Manager | S_Fox GK | GK D_Marshall K_Freeman DF | DF D_Delaney A_Webster DF | DF A_Thurston M_Clarke DF | DF T_Eckersley C_Davies DF | DF L_Brownhill B_Close DM | MF M_Jedinak A_Barton MF | MF J_Puncheon D_Hollands MF | MF C_Murray A_McGurk AM | MF G_Thomson W_Grigg FW | FW G_Daniels M_McNulty FW | FW M_Walwyn | P_Jones SUB | SUB D_Carnell B_Davies SUB | SUB D_Stott M_Doyle SUB | SUB T_Smyth L_Syers SUB | SUB S_Cooke H_Bradbury SUB | SUB T_Greaves Min. 3 :(fcu) G_Thomson knocks it forward ... A_Webster slips ... D_Delaney gets to it! ... D_Delaney with a blistering shot ! ... But S_Fox palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 10 :(fcu) J_Puncheon with a flicked pass to M_Walwyn ... D_Hollands takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 12 :(por) M_Clarke leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to A_McGurk ... A_McGurk belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 16 :(por) M_McNulty with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_McNulty with a little chip! ... D_Marshall gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 22 :(por) M_McNulty beats his marker ... L_Brownhill with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 22 :(fcu) J_Puncheon controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... G_Thomson gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Webster with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 23 :(por) M_McNulty with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_McGurk gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_McGurk with a bomb of a shot ! ... But D_Marshall punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 24 :(por) K_Freeman nutmegs T_Eckersley ... K_Freeman with a powerful diving header! ... D_Marshall parries it, he follows it up ... And D_Marshall recovers to save!! Min. 29 :(fcu) T_Eckersley gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Clarke! ... He has some space now! ... T_Eckersley with a thundering shot! ... But S_Fox punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that S_Fox got a touch Min. 30 :(fcu) A_Thurston hoofs it up field to find M_Walwyn ... M_Walwyn with a bicycle kick ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 33 :(por) M_McNulty beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_McNulty hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And D_Marshall reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_Webster drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Marshall Min. 37 :(por) B_Close finds M_McNulty in the box ... M_McNulty sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It floats over D_Marshall ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(fcu) M_Jedinak hits a hard pass to J_Puncheon ... M_Clarke robs him of the ball Min. 46 :(por) A_McGurk gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside D_Delaney! ... He has some space now! ... A_McGurk with the header ! ... D_Marshall makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 47 :(por) A_Barton unselfishly lays the ball back to W_Grigg ... W_Grigg tries to beat D_Marshall from outside the area! ... D_Marshall has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Marshall is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 0-0 FC United Min. 50 :(por) A_Barton retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... C_Davies gets on the end of it ... C_Murray tackles from behind ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 51 :(por) B_Close is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to W_Grigg ... W_Grigg with a powerful header ! ... D_Marshall takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 51 :(por) W_Grigg with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past L_Brownhill ... M_Walwyn is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 54 :(fcu) A_Thurston drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Walwyn ... A_Webster with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 67 :(por) A_McGurk with the cross-field pass to M_McNulty ... M_McNulty drives the shot in! ... GOAL !! ... D_Marshall had no chance! ... And Portsmouth are leading in the game now ... Portsmouth 1-0 FC United ... Min. 68 :(por) Portsmouth switch to playing P Min. 68 :(por) W_Grigg could get a shot on goal here ... M_Walwyn body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! Min. 70 :(por) B_Close with a measured pass to K_Freeman ... K_Freeman drives the shot in! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 71 :(por) A_McGurk 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! ... W_Grigg receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But T_Eckersley will cut out the threat Min. 75 :(por) H_Bradbury is being prepared to come on ... W_Grigg is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 75 :(por) B_Davies is being prepared to come on ... A_Webster is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 75 :(por) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Doyle will come on for B_Close and play MF Min. 75 :(por) A_McGurk jumps over L_Brownhill's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A great volley from A_McGurk ! ... D_Marshall heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 76 :(por) D_Hollands with the first time flick to M_McNulty ... M_McNulty has a dig at goal! ... D_Marshall watches it sail safely wide! Min. 81 :(por) K_Freeman takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... A powerful shot by K_Freeman ! ... D_Marshall makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 81 :(fcu) A_Thurston brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Thurston 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. 85 :(fcu) G_Thomson gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_Davies ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 87 :(por) A_McGurk brings it under control ... He takes on D_Delaney ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_McNulty! ... A delicate chip from M_McNulty ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The FC United fans taunt him about that effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(fcu) J_Puncheon skips the challenge from B_Davies ... J_Puncheon has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The FC United fans celebrate though! ... But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag ... The fans are hurling abuse at the officials Min. 92 :(fcu) G_Daniels latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... But B_Davies wins the tackle cleanly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_McGurk (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_McNulty (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Webster (22) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Puncheon Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Murray (50), G_Thomson (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | FC United Attempts on Goal : 15 | 5 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 3 | 2 Key Passes : 11 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 1 - 0 FC United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 2 3 3 25 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 18 3 2 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 A_Webster DF 1 18 10 3 24 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 M_Clarke DF 3 18 3 2 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Davies DF 2 16 10 2 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Close DM 2 10 19 3 21 | 78 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Barton MF 2 10 15 2 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Hollands MF 2 3 18 2 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_McGurk AM 2 10 15 10 23 | 96 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 48 10 W_Grigg FW 3 2 3 20 22 | 78 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_McNulty FW 2 3 2 18 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 8 18 40 P_Jones GK 16 2 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 15 9 1 22 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 M_Doyle MF 2 2 15 9 24 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Syers FW 2 3 2 16 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Bradbury FW 2 3 10 16 23 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - FC United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Marshall GK 20 3 2 2 21 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 D_Delaney DF 2 20 3 1 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Thurston DF 2 19 10 2 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 T_Eckersley DF 2 17 10 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 L_Brownhill DF 1 16 3 2 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Jedinak MF 2 5 19 3 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Puncheon MF 2 3 19 6 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 C_Murray MF 2 10 19 10 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 G_Thomson MF 2 3 17 10 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 G_Daniels FW 2 3 10 19 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Walwyn FW 2 3 2 18 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D_Carnell GK 16 2 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Stott DF 1 16 10 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Smyth DF 2 15 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Cooke MF 2 3 16 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Greaves FW 2 3 2 14 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1476127587 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35