IWC Group 4, Portsmouth vs. Auxerre (Sun Feb 24) Portsmouth | Auxerre 4-4-2 A | 4-1-3-1-1 E Richard Locke | Ross Nicholls | S_Hislop GK | GK J_Speroni H_Hreidsen DF | DF JC_Dondé A_Collins DF | DF M_Kilgallon K_Dean DF | DF D_VanBuyten P_Mexes DF | DF J_Arca R_Melendez MF | DM x05 G_Locke MF | MF Diego_Ribas J_Jarosik MF | MF K_Kallstrom A_Gyan FW | MF F_Bodde C_Pizarro FW | AM x08 C_Chen MF | FW Diego | C_Tardif SUB | SUB Joël_Bats LL_Locke SUB | SUB J_Kromkamp G_Duruz SUB | SUB A_Santos C_Gunter SUB | SUB EH_Diouf R_Defendi SUB | SUB M_Baros Referee: S_Dunn (England) Min. 1 :(axr) F_Bodde stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... R_Melendez with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK ... K_Kallstrom shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Diego instead ... Diego fires off a right-footed shot ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into S_Hislop's arms ... Unlucky Min. 2 :(por) H_Hreidsen with the heel pass to C_Pizarro ... Good sliding challenge from D_VanBuyten Min. 2 :(axr) Diego with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Diego fires off a right-footed shot ! ... S_Hislop gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 3 :(por) P_Mexes takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Pizarro ... C_Pizarro is clean through! ... J_Speroni tries to make himself big ... He tries to flick it past J_Speroni ... He's pushed it too far ... He can't stop it going out!! Min. 4 :(por) G_Locke skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Pizarro ... JC_Dondé cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 4 :(axr) Diego_Ribas pass splits open the defence and finds Diego ... H_Hreidsen slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 5 :(axr) J_Arca gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Collins! ... He has some space now! ... J_Arca with a powerful diving header! ... S_Hislop with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 9 :(por) A_Collins with a simple pass to C_Pizarro ... C_Pizarro goes for the top corner ! ... J_Speroni makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 10 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... A_Collins plays the back pass ... S_Hislop can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... x05 swings it in! ... S_Hislop easily catches it! Min. 12 :(por) J_Jarosik whips the ball across to C_Pizarro ... JC_Dondé reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... J_Jarosik plays it into the danger area! ... It is kicked away by F_Bodde Min. 15 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with the first time flick to D_VanBuyten ... A powerful header from D_VanBuyten ! ... It looks good ... S_Hislop with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 17 :(por) G_Locke finds C_Chen in the box ... C_Chen with a powerful downward header! ... J_Speroni can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Portsmouth go ahead in this match now! ... Portsmouth 1-0 Auxerre ... Min. 18 :(por) Portsmouth are switching their playing style to D Min. 18 :(por) R_Melendez moves in a DM position Min. 20 :(axr) Diego_Ribas runs at the defence ... He nutmegs P_Mexes ... He showed his class there ... Diego_Ribas must beat S_Hislop! ... S_Hislop saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 25 :(por) J_Jarosik holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Locke ... D_VanBuyten wins the ball Min. 25 :(axr) Diego_Ribas slides it through the middle to JC_Dondé ... R_Melendez wins the ball Min. 28 :(axr) K_Kallstrom drives it across the face of the goal Diego_Ribas ... Diego_Ribas with his head down lets it go ! ... S_Hislop has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... S_Hislop reacts well to save!!! Min. 32 :(por) R_Melendez runs with pace at the defence ... R_Melendez with the chance ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Portsmouth 2-0 Auxerre ... Min. 32 :(axr) Auxerre altered their play to a C strategy Min. 32 :(axr) Diego gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Chen steals the ball of off him Min. 37 :(por) The ball goes loose! ... A_Gyan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... x05 had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Portsmouth 2-0 Auxerre Min. 49 :(por) C_Pizarro lobs it over D_VanBuyten ... K_Kallstrom fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... S_Dunn wants a quiet word Min. 52 :(por) K_Dean looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Hreidsen ... H_Hreidsen aims for the top right corner ! ... The shot slips through J_Speroni's hands ... But J_Speroni recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 54 :(por) G_Locke looks in some pain ... He'll try and run it off though Min. 60 :(axr) M_Baros replaces an unhappy F_Bodde and will play as a FW Min. 60 :(axr) It looks as though Auxerre is now playing A Min. 67 :(axr) JC_Dondé cuts inside R_Melendez ... He worked that well ... But P_Mexes with the fine tackle Min. 68 :(axr) M_Baros sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... But A_Collins wins the tackle cleanly Min. 80 :(axr) x08 moves to FW Min. 82 :(axr) K_Kallstrom looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Diego ... Diego has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 83 :(axr) D_VanBuyten with a probing pass to M_Baros ... A_Gyan bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 84 :(por) A_Collins heads the ball back to A_Gyan ... D_VanBuyten wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 85 :(por) A_Collins with a slide rule pass to P_Mexes ... Diego_Ribas stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 86 :(por) R_Melendez with the diagonal pass J_Jarosik ... K_Kallstrom with the tackle ... S_Dunn will want to speak to him ... S_Dunn calls him over ... S_Dunn tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(por) C_Pizarro knocks it past D_VanBuyten and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Arca fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... S_Dunn calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 89 :(por) R_Melendez has the ball ... He knocks the ball past D_VanBuyten ... He puts in A_Gyan! ... JC_Dondé with an awful challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Fratton Park Attendance : 19,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Collins (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Chen (17), R_Melendez (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auxerre Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Diego_Ribas Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : x05 (37), K_Kallstrom (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth | Auxerre Attempts on Goal : 5 | 7 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Portsmouth 2 - 0 Auxerre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Hislop GK 27 1 1 1 17 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 H_Hreidsen DF 1 23 13 9 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 25 15 A_Collins DF 1 22 10 8 26 | 94 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 45 0 K_Dean DF 1 22 8 8 13 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 P_Mexes DF 1 21 12 6 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 R_Melendez DM 1 12 21 10 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 15 40 G_Locke MF 1 10 22 10 30 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 J_Jarosik MF 1 8 23 8 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Gyan FW 1 7 7 21 42 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 C_Pizarro FW 1 9 9 23 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 17 C_Chen MF 1 8 11 20 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27 0 30 C_Tardif GK 20 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LL_Locke DF 1 21 11 5 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Duruz DF 1 20 14 5 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gunter MF 1 10 20 8 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Defendi MF 1 10 17 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Auxerre Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Speroni GK 28 2 2 2 26 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 JC_Dondé DF 1 23 11 8 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 M_Kilgallon DF 1 22 14 11 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_VanBuyten DF 1 22 15 11 7 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 15 5 J_Arca DF 1 22 15 8 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 x05 DM 1 13 10 8 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -14 -14 -14 Diego_Ribas MF 1 16 28 14 26 | 94 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 45 10 K_Kallstrom MF 1 14 31 15 52 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 26 -4 F_Bodde MF 1 12 27 13 20 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 -10 -10 x08 FW 1 3 11 11 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego FW 1 11 16 24 4 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Joël_Bats GK 23 1 1 1 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kromkamp DF 1 20 11 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Santos MF 2 4 20 15 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EH_Diouf AM 2 10 21 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Baros FW 1 3 11 24 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1203887375 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08