English League Two

FT Saturday, February 13, 2016
Bristol Rovers WLWDL 1
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Portsmouth WLLDL 3
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BRI011
POR213
Fratton Park · 17,808 att.

Match Report

Michael Smith opens goalscoring account as Pompey beat Pirates

Michael Smith opens goalscoring account as Pompey beat Pirates

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Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Ryan FultonG
  2. 4Adam WebsterCD-L
  3. 6Christian BurgessCD-R
  4. 3Enda StevensLB
  5. 2Ben DaviesRB
  6. 26Gareth EvansAM
  7. 33Ben CloseLM
  8. 8Michael DoyleRM
  9. 21Michael SmithF
  10. 23Kyle BennettAM-L
  11. 11Gary RobertsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Marc McNultySUB
  2. 15Adam BartonSUB
  3. 19Conor ChaplinSUB
  4. 20Matthew ClarkeSUB
  5. 7Adam McGurkSUB
  6. 18Ben TollittSUB
  7. 35Alex BassSUB

BRI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Steve MildenhallG
  2. 6Tom ParkesCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 2Daniel LeadbitterRB
  6. 24Stuart SinclairCM-L
  7. 7Lee MansellCM-R
  8. 23Billy BodinLM
  9. 16Liam LawrenceRM
  10. 30Rory GaffneyCF-L
  11. 17Jermaine EasterCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Mark McChrystalSUB
  2. 21Cristian MontanoSUB
  3. 25Will PuddySUB
  4. 8Ollie ClarkeSUB
  5. 10Matt TaylorSUB
  6. 33Rory FallonSUB
  7. 14Chris LinesSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
  2. 25' Jermaine Easter (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Portsmouth 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Michael Smith (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
  5. 55' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Lee Mansell.
  6. 55' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Matty Taylor replaces Jermaine Easter.
  7. 68' Substitution, Portsmouth. Marc McNulty replaces Michael Smith.
  8. 74' Substitution, Portsmouth. Adam McGurk replaces Gary Roberts.
  9. 77' Goal! Portsmouth 3, Bristol Rovers 0. Marc McNulty (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Bennett.
  10. 77' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Chris Lines replaces Liam Lawrence.
  11. 85' Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Kyle Bennett.
  13. 90'+1' Goal! Portsmouth 3, Bristol Rovers 1. Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  14. 90'+3' Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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