Match Report
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Neat | Mike Neat | manager | Giannis Manager | Giannis Manager | |||||||||||||||||
| Pontus Bergmark | P. Bergmark |  | 84 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Daniel Moffat | D. Moffat | |||||||||
| Richardur Einarsson | R. Einarsson |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Phil Haynes | P. Haynes | |||||||||
| Fouzi Sinouh | F. Sinouh |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Steve Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Christian Davis | C. Davis |  | 76 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Alex Dalglish | A. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Julián Castillo | J. Castillo |  | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Jason Fowler | J. Fowler | |||||||||
| Alun Gower | A. Gower | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Chris Drake | C. Drake | |||||||||
| Talal Ramzi | T. Ramzi | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Drazen Petrovic | D. Petrovic | |||||||||
| Lucas Risco | L. Risco |  | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 77 |  | Cheyne Jones | C. Jones | |||||||||
| Steinar Berg | S. Berg |  | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | David Hall | D. Hall | |||||||||
| Paul Rummenigge | P. Rummenigge |  | 85 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Graham Watson | G. Watson | |||||||||
| Mohammed Gyan | M. Gyan |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Syd Evans | S. Evans | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Fratton Park where Portsmouth play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 20,421 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Portsmouth and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Manchester City looks especially fired up for this match.
Both Portsmouth and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Manchester City looks especially fired up for this match.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth kick off!
2.19
0-0Alun Gower chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan flicks the ball with his head but somehow Daniel Moffat manages to keep it out.
6.25
0-0Drazen Petrovic sees space and advances. Drazen Petrovic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pontus Bergmark who gathers it comfortably.
8.15
0-0Phil Haynes hacks Steinar Berg from behind! The referee calls over Phil Haynes and warns him to calm down! Steinar Berg grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.37
0-0Richardur Einarsson passes the ball forward to Talal Ramzi. Talal Ramzi makes a probing pass to Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan makes a probing pass to Paul Rummenigge but he's offside!
16.57
0-0Julián Castillo sees a break and surges forward. Julián Castillo goes all the way! Julián Castillo tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
18.22
Talal Ramzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Moffat who gathers it comfortably.
20.16
Talal Ramzi brings the ball forward. Talal Ramzi shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
24.54
0-0David Hall comes in with a late challenge on Richardur Einarsson. David Hall is given a warning by the referee! Richardur Einarsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.19
Cheyne Jones chips the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richardur Einarsson.
32.38
Chris Drake passes the ball forward to David Hall. David Hall goes all the way! David Hall tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Pontus Bergmark easily smothers it!
34.34
Talal Ramzi sees space and advances. Talal Ramzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan tries a spectacular strike but Daniel Moffat is on top of it.
36.55
Chris Drake knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson plays a perfect one-two with Syd Evans and rushes in on goal... Graham Watson tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
38.56
Julián Castillo makes a probing pass to Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg plays a perfect one-two with Paul Rummenigge and rushes in on goal... Steinar Berg shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
39.43
0-1Phil Haynes passes the ball forward to Cheyne Jones. Cheyne Jones threads the ball through to Graham Watson. Graham Watson goes all the way! Graham Watson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.51
Christian Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Lucas Risco. Lucas Risco makes a simple pass to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Chris Drake makes a simple pass to David Hall. David Hall tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Pontus Bergmark.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
47.34
Alun Gower decides to run forward with the ball. Alun Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.48
Cheyne Jones chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson whips in a cross ball towards Syd Evans. Syd Evans connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Pontus Bergmark easily smothers it.
53.49
Alun Gower passes the ball forward to Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan goes all the way! Mohammed Gyan takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Daniel Moffat!
57.46
Alun Gower threads the ball through to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Gyan but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.55
0-1Portsmouth are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
60.57
Chris Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall goes all the way! David Hall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Pontus Bergmark is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
65.48
Julián Castillo knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Gyan. Mohammed Gyan shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
71.05
Talal Ramzi knocks the ball forward to Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Daniel Moffat.
72.40
Christian Davis knocks the ball forward to Lucas Risco. Lucas Risco knocks the ball to his team mate, Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Moffat easily smothers it!
73.54
Alex Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Drake. Chris Drake takes it forward alone. Chris Drake whips in a cross ball towards David Hall. David Hall powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Pontus Bergmark!
75.39
Steve Mendonca threads the ball through to Chris Drake. Chris Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Watson. Graham Watson knocks the ball forward to Syd Evans. Syd Evans shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Pontus Bergmark!
77.14
0-2Richardur Einarsson hacks Graham Watson from behind! The referee calls over Richardur Einarsson and shows him a yellow card! Graham Watson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.36
Alex Dalglish makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Drake. Chris Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Pontus Bergmark easily smothers it.
85.34
Richardur Einarsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Gower. Alun Gower passes the ball forward to Paul Rummenigge. Paul Rummenigge kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Gyan but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.30
Julián Castillo knocks the ball forward to Steinar Berg. Steinar Berg shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Graham Watson 39 David Hall 61 |