Friday 30 December 2011

A Look Back At Recent Pompey Matches; Coventry (H), Burnley (A), Southampton (H) and Millwall (A)

03/12/201 Portsmouth 2-1 Coventry City: Another Home Win
Match action picture I/III - Joel Ward controls the ball on his chest and gets a friendly push in the back from the Coventry defender.

Match action picture II/III - Pompey attack the Coventry goal.

Match action picture III/III - Greg Halford steps up to put Pompey in front from the penalty spot.

Here is a short piece of recorded TV footage of the two goals from the game:

Uploaded on YouTube by: PFCMegann2 on 5 Dec 2011 (@MeganStewartPFC on Twitter)
Duration: 32 seconds

Portsmouth team versus Coventry City: Stephen Henderson, Greg Halford, Ricardo Rocha, Jason Pearce, Joe Mattock, Hayden Mullins (replaced by Luke Varney on 68 minutes), George Thorne, Joel Ward, David Norris (c), Erik Huseklepp (replaced by Benjani on 89 minutes), Dave Kitson. Substitutes not used: Jamie Ashdown, Aaron Mokoena and Marko Futacs.
Pompey goalscorers: Greg Halford (pen) on 20 minutes and Joel Ward on 59 minutes.
Attendance: 12,236
Source: www.portsmouthfc.co.uk

10/12/2011 Burnley 0-1 Portsmouth: Late Winner By Norris Seals The Points
Here is footage of the two goals from the game listen out for the fan shouting a few seconds before Pompey score and the fans singing "Jingle Bells!" at the very end:

Uploaded on YouTube by: PFCMegann2 on 11 Dec 2011 (@MeganStewartPFC on Twitter)
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

Portsmouth team versus Burnley: Stephen Henderson, Greg Halford, Ricardo Rocha, Jason Pearce, Joe Mattock, Hayden Mullins, George Thorne, Joel Ward, David Norris (c), Luke Varney (replaced by Erik Huseklepp on 21 minutes), Dave Kitson Substitutes not used: Jamie Ashdown, Aaron Mokoena, Benjani and Marko Futacs.
Pompey goalscorers: David Norris in the 91st minute
Attendance: 13,411 just under 400 Pompey fans made the trip to the North West.
Source: www.portsmouthfc.co.uk

18/12/2011 Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton: Honours Even In South Coast Derby
Pre-Match entertainment.

Where are ya?!

Players of the two teams shaking hands before the match.

Welcome to the glorious Fratton Park.

Match action I/VII - a packed North Terrace looks on.

Match action II/VII - goal mouth action at Milton End.

Match action III/VII - Pompey fans on the North Terrace shield their eyes from the sun as Mattock throws in to Kitson.

Match action IV/VII - a Pompey corner in the first half.

Match action V/VII - second half action in front of the Fratton End.

Match action VI/VII - more second half action in front of the Fratton End.

Match action VII/VII - Pompey MOTM Joel Ward leaves the pitch, pursued by the BBC TV cameras.

This is what it was like on the Fratton End when Joel Ward scored:

Note: a little bit of swearing on this clip.
Uploaded on YouTube by: PFCMegann2 on 18 Dec 2011 (@MeganStewartPFC on Twitter)
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds

And this is the view of Joel Ward's goal from the South Stand:

Uploaded on YouTube by: robinindevon on 18 Dec 2011
Duration: 57 seconds

Portsmouth team versus Southampton: Stephen Henderson, Greg Halford, Ricardo Rocha, Jason Pearce, Joe Mattock, Hayden Mullins (replaced by Marko Futacs on 78 minutes), George Thorne, Joel Ward, David Norris, Liam Lawrence (c) (replaced by Erik Huseklepp on 65 minutes), Dave Kitson. Substitutes not used: Jamie Ashdown, Aaron Mokoena and Benjani.
Pompey goalscorers: Joel Ward on 84 minutes
Attendance: 19,879
Source: www.portsmouthfc.co.uk

26/12/2011 Millwall 1-0 Portsmouth: More Away Day Disappointment For Pompey
Portsmouth team versus Millwall: Stephen Henderson, Greg Halford, Ricardo Rocha, Jason Pearce, Joe Mattock, Liam Lawrence (c), Hayden Mullins, Joel Ward (replaced by Aaron Mokoena on 48 minutes), David Norris, Erik Huseklepp (replaced by Marko Futacs on 74 minutes), Dave Kitson. Substitutes not used: Jamie Ashdown, Ryan Williams and Benjani.
Attendance: 11,002 just under 700 Pompey fans made the trip to London.
Source: www.portsmouthfc.co.uk