Fixture Report

Forum | How To Play | Credits
Overview Line Ups Report Tickets
22/12/2054, Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England
League Two, English Football League
Portsmouth Vs Finchley

Portsmouth play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: C McQuerry (GK) , B Baker (CB) , N Gartley (CB) , J McClenathan (CB) , H Stevenson (RB) , D Clery (LB) , T Meloni (CDM) , C Bethell (CAM) , E Powell (RM) , K Quinn (LM) , I Kelty (ST) And the subs are: L Doyle (CB) , M Feghabo (CB) , N Cody (CM) , D Howitt (CM) , A Esson (ST)

Finchley play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Ballantyne (GK) , C Abercrombie (CB) , J Speed (CB) , S Hess (CB) , D Seward (RB) , P MacGillivray (LB) , L Beatson (CDM) , L Murphy (CAM) , J Pottinger (RM) , P Blaikie (LM) , M Prost (ST) And the subs are: V Cormican (CB) , E Bowman (CB) , C McBain (CM) , P Cullen (CM) , R McCallister (ST)
Welcome to Fratton Park in Portsmouth, England where Portsmouth will face Wingate & Finchley FC.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 19195.

1' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Nicholas Gartley passes the ball to Dave Clery.  Dave Clery passes to Henry Stevenson.  Henry Stevenson sees a run from Ian Kelty.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ian Kelty takes the ball.  Ian Kelty fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Ian Kelty for Portsmouth!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

4' - Finchley kick the ball off for the restart.  

7' - Connor Abercrombie finds Peter Blaikie with a short pass.  Peter Blaikie passes to Justin Speed.  Justin Speed passes a long ball to Peter MacGillivray.  Peter MacGillivray strikes the ball from outside the area...and its in! It's a good goal from Peter MacGillivray for Finchley!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

8' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

10' - Ewan Powell finds Brad Baker with a short pass.  Brad Baker slides the ball to John McClenathan.  John McClenathan sees Tobias Meloni making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Tobias Meloni takes the ball.  Tobias Meloni fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

14' - Rob Ballantyne passes a long ball to Shaun Hess.  Shaun Hess sees a run from Peter Blaikie.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

19' - Ian Kelty passes to John McClenathan.  John McClenathan sees a run from Chris Bethell.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris Bethell takes the ball.  Chris Bethell attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but Rob Ballantyne stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Kenzie Quinn is first to the ball...Kenzie Quinn looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot bounces off the post!  Ewan Powell pounces on the loose ball...Ewan Powell shoots towards goal...but Rob Ballantyne stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Leighton Beatson manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

24' - Chris Bethell plays the ball to Kenzie Quinn.  Kenzie Quinn looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Kenzie Quinn for Portsmouth!  The ball went in off the upright!

24' - Finchley kick the ball off for the restart.  

27' - Peter Blaikie passes to Peter MacGillivray.  Peter MacGillivray passes to Justin Speed.  Justin Speed passes the ball to Leeroy Murphy.  With a turn of pace, Leeroy Murphy beats Ian Kelty.  

29' - Leeroy Murphy tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

33' - James Pottinger spots a run from Malcolm Prost.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

37' - Connor Abercrombie chips a long ball to Leeroy Murphy.  Leeroy Murphy tries to use ball skills to beat Ewan Powell.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

38' - Leeroy Murphy looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but Chris McQuerry performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

40' - Chris McQuerry sees Tobias Meloni making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Tobias Meloni is able to take the ball.  Tobias Meloni hits a shot...but Rob Ballantyne manages to stop the shot!  

45' - Rob Ballantyne finds Leeroy Murphy with a long ball.  Nicholas Gartley successfully tackles Leeroy Murphy and the ball goes loose.  Chris Bethell uses his pace to beat Peter Blaikie.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Finchley kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - James Pottinger passes the ball to Connor Abercrombie.  Connor Abercrombie finds James Pottinger with a short pass.  With a turn of pace, James Pottinger beats Henry Stevenson.  

48' - James Pottinger spots a run from Peter Blaikie.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Peter Blaikie is able to control the ball.  Peter Blaikie hits the ball towards goal...but Chris McQuerry performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

51' - Chris McQuerry plays a long pass to Chris Bethell.  Chris Bethell sees Tobias Meloni making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Tobias Meloni is able to take the ball.  Tobias Meloni tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Rob Ballantyne manages to stop the shot!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Malcolm Prost is going to be taken off.  Robert McCallister is going to be brought on.  

53' - Connor Abercrombie sees Leeroy Murphy making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Leeroy Murphy takes the ball.  Leeroy Murphy looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

55' - Chris McQuerry slides the ball to John McClenathan.  John McClenathan sees a run from Chris Bethell.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

59' - Leighton Beatson sees Robert McCallister making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Robert McCallister is able to control the ball.  Robert McCallister attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but Chris McQuerry stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Henry Stevenson gets to the ball first and clears.

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ewan Powell will come off.  David Howitt is brought on from the bench.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nicholas Gartley is going to be taken off.  Lewis Doyle joins the game from the bench.  

63' - Peter MacGillivray sees Peter Blaikie making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Peter Blaikie has strayed offside!  

66' - Ian Kelty finds Lewis Doyle with a short pass.  Lewis Doyle passes a long ball to Tobias Meloni.  Tobias Meloni attempts to use his skills to beat Connor Abercrombie and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

66' - Tobias Meloni looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Tobias Meloni scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Portsmouth player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

67' - Finchley kick the ball off for the restart.  

69' - Shaun Hess plays the ball to James Pottinger.  James Pottinger plays a short pass to Leighton Beatson.  Leighton Beatson sees Peter Blaikie making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Peter Blaikie is caught offside!  

72' - Peter Blaikie dispossesses Ian Kelty and the ball goes loose.  James Pottinger tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

75' - Dan Seward sees Leighton Beatson making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Leighton Beatson runs on to the ball.  Leighton Beatson hits the ball towards goal...but Chris McQuerry gets down to stop the shot!  

79' - Chris McQuerry sees Chris Bethell making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Chris Bethell takes the ball.  Chris Bethell hits the ball towards goal...but Rob Ballantyne stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Tobias Meloni is first to the loose ball...Tobias Meloni hits a shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dan Seward is going to be taken off.  Edward Bowman is going to be brought on.  

83' - Rob Ballantyne slides the ball to James Pottinger.  James Pottinger looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from James Pottinger for Finchley!  The ball went in off the upright!

84' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

87' - David Howitt passes the ball to Brad Baker.  Brad Baker plays the ball to John McClenathan.  John McClenathan passes a long ball to Chris Bethell.  Chris Bethell tries to hit a long range shot...and its in! It's a beautiful goal from Chris Bethell for Portsmouth!  The ball went in off the upright!

87' - Finchley kick the ball off for the restart.  



The match has ended Portsmouth 4 - 2 Wingate & Finchley FC.