English League Two

FT Saturday, April 30, 2016
Portsmouth WLLWW 2
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Hartlepool United WLWLL 0
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HAR000
The Prestige Group Stadium · 5,046 att.

Match Report

Portsmouth settle for play-offs despite win over Hartlepool

Portsmouth settle for play-offs despite win over Hartlepool

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Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

HAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Trevor CarsonG
  2. 26Adam JacksonCD-L
  3. 6Matthew BatesCD-R
  4. 20Dan JonesLB
  5. 2Carl MagnayRB
  6. 14Michael WoodsCM-L
  7. 18Lewis HawkinsCM-R
  8. 7Nathan ThomasLM
  9. 16Nicky FeatherstoneRM
  10. 33Luke JamesCF-L
  11. 10Billy PaynterCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Adam BartlettSUB
  2. 30Jake GraySUB
  3. 15Rhys OatesSUB
  4. 19Jordan RichardsSUB
  5. 29Rob JonesSUB
  6. 9Rakish BinghamSUB
  7. 8Brad WalkerSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Brian MurphyG
  2. 15Adam BartonCD-L
  3. 6Christian BurgessCD-R
  4. 17Kieran FreemanLB
  5. 3Enda StevensRB
  6. 11Gary RobertsAM
  7. 29Danny HollandsLM
  8. 8Michael DoyleRM
  9. 21Michael SmithF
  10. 26Gareth EvansAM-L
  11. 14Kal NaismithAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Ben TollittSUB
  2. 2Ben DaviesSUB
  3. 19Conor ChaplinSUB
  4. 7Adam McGurkSUB
  5. 16Jack WhatmoughSUB
  6. 33Ben CloseSUB
  7. 38Brandon HaunstrupSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Dan Jones (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Kieron Freeman (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 50' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rob Jones replaces Matthew Bates because of an injury.
  4. 57' Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Portsmouth 1. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gareth Evans.
  5. 64' Substitution, Portsmouth. Adam McGurk replaces Kal Naismith.
  6. 68' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rhys Oates replaces Billy Paynter.
  7. 73' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Michael Smith.
  8. 76' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Jake Gray replaces Michael Woods.
  9. 84' Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Portsmouth 2. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
  10. 89' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jack Whatmough replaces Christian Burgess.

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