FMFA Leopard League, Portsmouth vs. FC Halifax Town (Mon Oct 17) Portsmouth | FC Halifax Town 4-1-2-1-2 C | 5-3-2 C Mike McLeod | No Manager | S_Fox GK | GK M_Dearnley K_Freeman DF | DF C_Cathcart A_Webster DF | DF B_Jones M_Clarke DF | DF J_Bolton C_Davies DF | DF S_McManus B_Close DM | DF M_Brown A_Barton MF | MF R_Alvarez M_Doyle MF | MF J_Lingard A_McGurk AM | MF D_Fazlic W_Grigg FW | FW S_El_Shawaary M_McNulty FW | FW R_Peniket | P_Jones SUB | SUB M_Glennon B_Davies SUB | SUB J_Halford G_Evans SUB | SUB J_Hibbs L_Syers SUB | SUB J_Burrow H_Bradbury SUB | SUB S_Hillhouse Min. 3 :(por) K_Freeman kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... W_Grigg gets on the end of the pass ... Good sliding challenge from S_El_Shawaary ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Close plays it towards the near post! ... M_McNulty with the header ... M_Dearnley gets up well to catch that one Min. 17 :(por) A_Barton crosses in from the wing, he finds W_Grigg in the box ... J_Bolton tackles from behind ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 28 :(por) W_Grigg takes possession ... W_Grigg has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL !! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Portsmouth go ahead in this match now! ... Portsmouth 1-0 FC Halifax Town ... Min. 29 :(por) Portsmouth altered their play to a P strategy Min. 30 :(hal) FC Halifax Town changed their strategy to play L Min. 31 :(hal) J_Lingard unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Peniket ... But C_Davies wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Fazlic! ... K_Freeman reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 32 :(por) B_Close runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to W_Grigg ... S_El_Shawaary with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 35 :(por) A_McGurk gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_McNulty is unmarked ... M_McNulty swings in the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 40 :(por) M_Doyle brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... W_Grigg gets on the end of the pass ... Blocked by M_Brown Min. 41 :(hal) S_El_Shawaary sidesteps K_Freeman ... He was too quick for his marker ... B_Close with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(hal) S_McManus moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to S_El_Shawaary ... A_Webster with an over the top challenge ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 45 :(hal) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... FC Halifax Town will now play N ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 1-0 FC Halifax Town Min. 46 :(por) A_Webster with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Doyle ... Cleared by D_Fazlic Min. 49 :(por) A_Barton moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Doyle ... But he loses control of it ... R_Peniket belts it clear Min. 50 :(por) A_Webster moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_McGurk ... A_McGurk hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Dearnley grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 53 :(por) A_Barton retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... W_Grigg latches onto the end of it ... W_Grigg with a blistering shot ! ... M_Dearnley with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 58 :(por) M_Doyle takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to W_Grigg ... W_Grigg attempts to nutmeg M_Dearnley! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... Portsmouth 2-0 FC Halifax Town ... Min. 59 :(por) The Portsmouth manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D Min. 60 :(hal) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... FC Halifax Town will now play A Min. 62 :(por) A_McGurk has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But S_McManus sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 65 :(hal) S_Hillhouse is being brought on ... S_McManus is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 67 :(hal) S_Hillhouse nutmegs M_Clarke, he continues to run forward ... But A_McGurk spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 69 :(por) B_Close retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_McNulty gets on the end of it ... But M_Brown wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 69 :(por) W_Grigg sidesteps B_Jones ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Lingard fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 71 :(hal) S_Hillhouse times his run well ... M_Doyle with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 74 :(hal) J_Burrow comes on for R_Peniket and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 75 :(por) H_Bradbury will replace M_McNulty and play FW Min. 75 :(por) B_Davies is being prepared to come on ... K_Freeman is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 75 :(por) G_Evans is being prepared to come on ... A_Barton is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 75 :(hal) J_Halford is being brought on ... B_Jones is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 75 :(por) B_Close floats the ball in to find A_McGurk ... A_McGurk with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 82 :(hal) S_El_Shawaary kills the ball dead ... A_Webster reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 86 :(por) A_McGurk brings it under control ... He takes on C_Cathcart ... He gets past him! ... He puts in W_Grigg! ... W_Grigg with the cheeky shot! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 87 :(hal) S_El_Shawaary takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... A_Webster seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(por) W_Grigg knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... W_Grigg with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... Saved by M_Dearnley ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Grigg (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Grigg (28,58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Webster (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Halifax Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_McManus Scorers : N/A Sent Off : J_Bolton (17) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | FC Halifax Town Attempts on Goal : 9 | 0 Off target : 4 | 0 On target : 5 | 0 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 13 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 2 3 3 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 18 3 2 21 | 77 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 0 A_Webster DF 1 18 10 3 24 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 17 -3 M_Clarke DF 3 18 3 2 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Davies DF 2 16 10 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Close DM 2 10 19 3 21 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 A_Barton MF 2 10 15 2 25 | 77 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Doyle MF 2 2 15 9 24 | 93 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 A_McGurk AM 2 10 15 10 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 20 2 W_Grigg FW 3 2 3 20 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 8 8 61 M_McNulty FW 2 3 2 18 25 | 77 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 12 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 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Evans MF 2 3 14 3 27 | 16 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 | 16 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 20 2 3 3 26 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 C_Cathcart DF 2 18 2 3 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Jones DF 2 18 8 3 26 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bolton DF 1 20 3 2 21 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 S_McManus DF 2 15 2 2 25 | 67 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Brown DF 1 15 10 3 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 19 8 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lingard MF 2 3 20 10 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Fazlic MF 2 3 15 10 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_El_Shawaary FW 2 3 3 20 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Peniket FW 2 3 2 20 25 | 76 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Glennon GK 15 2 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Halford DF 3 19 3 2 28 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hibbs MF 2 10 14 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Burrow FW 2 3 10 15 22 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hillhouse FW 2 3 10 14 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1476726810 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35