- match commentary
- English League 1
- 15 September 2012, 3:00pm
- Fratton Park
- Attendance: 11,767
Portsmouth![]() | v | Walsall![]() |
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Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Walsall 2.
90+3 mins:Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Walsall 2.
90+3 mins:Attempt missed. William Grigg (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90+3 mins:Foul by Florent Cuvelier (Walsall).
90+3 mins:Jack Compton (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
90+2 mins:Corner, Walsall.
90 mins:Attempt missed. Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mustapha Dumbuya with a cross.
89 mins:Foul by Nicky Featherstone (Walsall).
89 mins:Liam Walker (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
87 mins:Substitution, Walsall. Richard Taundry replaces Ashley Hemmings.
86 mins:Jamie Paterson (Walsall) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
81 mins:Substitution, Portsmouth. Jack Compton replaces Ashley Harris.
81 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
77 mins:Foul by Izale McLeod (Portsmouth).
77 mins:Ben Purkiss (Walsall) wins a free kick.
72 mins:Foul by Dean Holden (Walsall).
72 mins:Mustapha Dumbuya (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
72 mins:Corner, Walsall.
72 mins:Attempt blocked. William Grigg (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69 mins:Goal! Portsmouth 1, Walsall 2. Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
69 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
69 mins:Attempt saved. Liam Walker (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
67 mins:Substitution, Walsall. William Grigg replaces James Baxendale.
66 mins:Offside, Portsmouth. Luke Rodgers tries a through ball, but Luke Rodgers is caught offside.
63 mins:Goal! Portsmouth 0, Walsall 2. Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
62 mins:Foul by Darel Russell (Portsmouth).
62 mins:George Bowerman (Walsall) wins a free kick.
61 mins:Offside, Portsmouth. Luke Rodgers tries a through ball, but Luke Rodgers is caught offside.
56 mins:Goal! Portsmouth 0, Walsall 1. James Baxendale (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
53 mins:Attempt saved. Liam Walker (Portsmouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved.
52 mins:Corner, Walsall.
51 mins:Foul by Florent Cuvelier (Walsall).
51 mins:Lee Williamson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
50 mins:Foul by Jon Harley (Portsmouth).
50 mins:Ben Purkiss (Walsall) wins a free kick.
Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Walsall 0.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Walsall 0.
45+2 mins:Foul by Izale McLeod (Portsmouth).
45+2 mins:Ben Purkiss (Walsall) wins a free kick.
45 mins:Attempt blocked. Luke Rodgers (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
44 mins:Substitution, Portsmouth. Liam Walker replaces Kevin Long.
39 mins:Attempt missed. Ashley Hemmings (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
38 mins:Offside, Walsall. George Bowerman tries a through ball, but George Bowerman is caught offside.
35 mins:Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
34 mins:Foul by Andy Taylor (Walsall).
34 mins:Lee Williamson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
34 mins:Attempt missed. Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
33 mins:Attempt missed. Luke Rodgers (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
31 mins:Foul by Dean Holden (Walsall).
31 mins:Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
30 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
29 mins:Attempt blocked. Darel Russell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27 mins:Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
26 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
25 mins:Attempt missed. Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
24 mins:Attempt missed. Darel Russell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Howard.
23 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
21 mins:Foul by Andrew Butler (Walsall).
21 mins:Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
18 mins:Offside, Portsmouth. Izale McLeod tries a through ball, but Izale McLeod is caught offside.
18 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
16 mins:Foul by Dean Holden (Walsall).
16 mins:Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
14 mins:Foul by James Baxendale (Walsall).
14 mins:Jon Harley (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
12 mins:Attempt saved. Brian Howard (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved.
10 mins:Attempt missed. Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
9 mins:Attempt missed. Brian Howard (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
9 mins:Corner, Walsall.
6 mins:Attempt saved. Izale McLeod (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
4 mins:Corner, Walsall.
1 mins:Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
team line-up
| 1 | Mikkel Andersen | |
| 3 | Jon Harley | |
| 5 | Josh Thompson | |
| 2 | Mustapha Dumbuya | |
| 4 | Kevin Long | 44 |
| 19 | Darel Russell | |
| 7 | Lee Williamson | |
| 8 | Brian Howard | |
| 21 | Ashley Harris | 81 |
| 9 | Izale McLeod | |
| 10 | Luke Rodgers |
substitutes
| 11 | Jack Compton | 81 |
| 20 | Lubomir Michalik | |
| 22 | Adam Webster | |
| 18 | Johannes Ertl | |
| 6 | Liam Walker | 44 |
| 17 | Conor Clifford | |
| 13 | Simon Eastwood |
referee
Dean Whitestoneteam line-up
| 1 | David Grof | |
| 26 | Andy Taylor | |
| 5 | Dean Holden | |
| 4 | Andrew Butler | |
| 14 | Ben Purkiss | |
| 24 | James Baxendale | 67 |
| 6 | Nicky Featherstone | |
| 8 | Florent Cuvelier | |
| 11 | Ashley Hemmings | 87 |
| 17 | George Bowerman | |
| 10 | Jamie Paterson |
substitutes
| 15 | Connor Taylor | |
| 9 | William Grigg | 67 |
| 19 | Aaron Williams | |
| 16 | Jake Jones | |
| 13 | Richard Jones | |
| 2 | Richard Taundry | 87 |
| 22 | Paul Downing |
referee
Dean Whitestonematch stats
| possession % | 53 | 46 | |
| shots on target | 5 | 4 | |
| shots off target | 5 | 6 | |
| corners | 6 | 5 | |
| tackles won | 0 | 0 | |
| offsides | 3 | 1 |





