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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 8,697 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fulham and Portsmouth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jason James.


0.00
Fulham start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.29
With imagination, Gennaro Ivan Parisi plays the ball forward to Harry Blake. Harry Blake advances inside the box! Harry Blake muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.59
Cristian Pellegrini knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Blake. Harry Blake skips past Teddy Crooks! Harry Blake side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Rodolfo Lillo effortlessly gets down and covers it.
12.07
Gilles Oliver makes a simple pass to Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Blake. Harry Blake plays a quick one-two with Ralph Marshall and rushes in on goal... Harry Blake takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.42
Gilles Oliver flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Pellegrini. Cristian Pellegrini flicks a high ball forward to Ralph Marshall who takes it down. Ralph Marshall plays a one-two with Adam Carter and advances towards the goal... Ralph Marshall muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Teddy Crooks steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
16.02
Isaiah Westwood sees David Collymore in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Collymore cuts inside the box! David Collymore muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. David Collymore scores for Portsmouth!!
21.15
Bruno Faria catches Morris Grimandi on the ankles. The referee calls over Bruno Faria and shows him a yellow card! Morris Grimandi runs off the knock.
22.32
Titus Wright makes a simple pass to Warren Young. Warren Young shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
28.55
Gennaro Ivan Parisi flicks a high ball forward to Harry Blake who takes it down. Harry Blake cuts inside the box! Harry Blake makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Rodolfo Lillo manages to keep it out.
30.55
Bruno Faria hacks Cristian Pellegrini from behind! Bruno Faria is warned by the referee! Cristian Pellegrini stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.01
Teddy Crooks threads the ball through to Bruno Faria. Bruno Faria sees Nwankwo Venus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nwankwo Venus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Warren Young but he's offside!
36.47
With a delightful solo run, Carlton Marsden stretches the opposition's defence. Carlton Marsden shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
40.27
Isaiah Westwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Warren Young. Warren Young shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
44.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Isaiah Westwood plays the ball forward to David Collymore. David Collymore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Huckerby who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Portsmouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fulham players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Portsmouth start the second half!
48.54
Teddy Crooks makes a probing pass to Isaiah Westwood. Isaiah Westwood chips the ball to his team mate, David Collymore. David Collymore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gilles Oliver.
54.14
Cristian Pellegrini comes in with a late challenge on Titus Wright. The referee brings Cristian Pellegrini to one side and gives him a warning! Titus Wright runs off the knock.
60.10
Carlton Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Venus. Nwankwo Venus lofts in a cross ball towards David Collymore. David Collymore finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Collymore!
63.09
Gennaro Ivan Parisi threads a neat ball through to Harry Blake. Harry Blake edges inside the box! Harry Blake shoots from just inside the box. Rodolfo Lillo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.32
Cristian Pellegrini knocks the ball forward to Harry Blake. Harry Blake shoots from long range but it flies wide!
75.54
Diogo Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Bruno Faria. With a delightful solo run, Bruno Faria stretches the opposition's defence. Bruno Faria finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.54
Fulham have made 2 substitutions with Aladino Albonetti replacing Moktar Bogaczyk and Daniel Beckham replacing Gennaro Ivan Parisi .Portsmouth have made a substitution with Peter Lineker replacing Steven Nicholls and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
78.18
David Collymore barges into Gilles Oliver. The referee calls over David Collymore and shows him a yellow card! Gilles Oliver runs off the knock.
79.31
Gareth Midgley makes an attacking run forward. Gareth Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
81.19
Isaiah Westwood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlton Marsden. Carlton Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, David Collymore. David Collymore shoots from distance but somehow Glynn Huckerby manages to keep it out.
83.40
Cristian Pellegrini makes a probing pass to Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Titus Wright flicks a high pass forward to David Collymore who brings the ball under control. David Collymore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aladino Albonetti.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 50.7246376811594 vs 49.2753623188406
Play Area
Home team third: 28.99%, Midfield: 43.48%, Away team third: 27.54%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Blake of Fulham

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
3. Glynn Cooper (DEF)
6
4. Gilles Oliver (DEF)
6
6
6
9. Adam Carter (ATT)
6
10. Harry Blake (ATT)
9
11. Ralph Marshall (ATT)
6

13. Billy Woodgate (MID)
0
14. Daniel Beckham (DEF)
6

7
6
3. Teddy Crooks (DEF)
6
6
7
6. Titus Wright (MID)
6
7. Bruno Faria (MID)
7
6
9. Warren Young (ATT)
6
10. Nwankwo Venus (ATT)
6
11. David Collymore (ATT)
9

12. Peter Lineker (GK)
6
13. Titus Huckerby (DEF)
0
14. Jason Wright (ATT)
0