English League Two

FT Saturday, April 2, 2016
Carlisle United DDDDW 0
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Portsmouth WWLDW 1
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POR011
Fratton Park · 15,416 att.

Match Report

Michael Smith goal earns promotion-chasing Portsmouth victory over Carlisle

Michael Smith goal earns promotion-chasing Portsmouth victory over Carlisle

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Paul JonesG
  2. 29Danny HollandsCD-L
  3. 3Enda StevensCD-R
  4. 6Christian BurgessLB
  5. 2Ben DaviesRB
  6. 23Kyle BennettAM
  7. 20Matthew ClarkeLM
  8. 7Adam McGurkRM
  9. 11Gary RobertsF
  10. 21Michael SmithAM-L
  11. 8Michael DoyleAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Ryan FultonSUB
  2. 19Conor ChaplinSUB
  3. 26Gareth EvansSUB
  4. 14Kal NaismithSUB
  5. 4Adam WebsterSUB
  6. 33Ben CloseSUB
  7. 10Marc McNultySUB

CAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mark GillespieG
  2. 5Michael RaynesCD-L
  3. 3Daniel GraingerCD-R
  4. 27Mark EllisLB
  5. 2Tommy MillerRB
  6. 7Jason KennedyCM-L
  7. 15Brandon ComleyCM-R
  8. 16Jack StaceyLM
  9. 4Luke JoyceRM
  10. 24Hallam HopeCF-L
  11. 9Charlie WykeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Macaulay GillespheySUB
  2. 25Derek AsamoahSUB
  3. 12Antony SweeneySUB
  4. 13Dan HanfordSUB
  5. 17Alex GillieadSUB
  6. 6David AtkinsonSUB
  7. 14Jabo IbehreSUB

Timeline

  1. 44' Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Carlisle United 0. Michael Smith (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 59' Substitution, Carlisle United. Alex Gilliead replaces Jack Stacey.
  4. 68' Substitution, Carlisle United. Derek Asamoah replaces Brandon Comley.
  5. 73' Michael Raynes (Carlisle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 77' Substitution, Carlisle United. Jabo Ibehre replaces Mark Ellis.
  7. 86' Substitution, Portsmouth. Kal Naismith replaces Gary Roberts.
  8. 89' Substitution, Portsmouth. Marc McNulty replaces Adam McGurk.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Portsmouth. Gareth Evans replaces Kyle Bennett.

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