Oxford United vs Portsmouth, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipSocceroos aspirant Segecic scores winner in Portsmouth debut
Australian new boy Adrian Segecic has made an "unbelievable start" to life in the Championship, scoring the winner for Portsmouth as they opened the season with a 1-0 win away at Oxford.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Lang with a cross following a fast break.
- 4': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
- 4': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Corner,Portsmouth. Conceded by Michal Helik.
- 5': Corner,Portsmouth. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
- 9': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
- 10': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
- 13': Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
- 18': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United).
- 19': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
- 19': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner,Portsmouth. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 21': Attempt saved. Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Callum Lang.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
- 25': Attempt saved. Elliott Moore (Oxford United) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Will Vaulks.
- 25': Attempt saved. Elliott Moore (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
- 27': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
- 27': John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
- 28': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United).
- 29': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Will Lankshear.
- 33': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
- 34': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
- 36': Corner,Portsmouth. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
- 38': Goal! Oxford United 0, Portsmouth 1. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 40': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Mark Harris (Oxford United).
- 41': Foul by John Swift (Portsmouth).
- 41': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': John Swift (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt saved. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
- 45': Foul by John Swift (Portsmouth).
- 45': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Regan Poole.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Oxford United 0, Portsmouth 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 0, Portsmouth 1.
- 47': Offside, Portsmouth. Florian Bianchini is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
- 48': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Goodrham with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 57': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Mark Harris (Oxford United).
- 59': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
- 59': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Elliott Moore (Oxford United).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
- 63': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
- 64': Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
- 64': Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Bianchini following a set piece situation.
- 66': Substitution, Oxford United. Hidde ter Avest replaces Elliott Moore because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Portsmouth. Yang Min-Hyeok replaces Florian Bianchini.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear with a headed pass.
- 67': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Conor Shaughnessy.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
- 69': Substitution, Oxford United. Jack Currie replaces Greg Leigh.
- 69': Substitution, Oxford United. Siriki Dembélé replaces Mark Harris.
- 71': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United).
- 71': Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
- 72': Attempt missed. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Lang following a set piece situation.
- 74': Offside, Portsmouth. Yang Min-Hyeok is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 77': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
- 77': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, Oxford United. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Callum Lang.
- 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Tom Bradshaw replaces Will Lankshear.
- 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Louie Sibley replaces Will Vaulks.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Currie (Oxford United).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Offside, Oxford United. Louie Sibley is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Portsmouth. Zak Swanson replaces John Swift.
- 87': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
- 87': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Oxford United. Gatlin O'Donkor replaces Tyler Goodrham.
- 90': Attempt saved. Jack Currie (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
- 90': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
- 90': Attempt missed. Gatlin O'Donkor (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Louie Sibley (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+2': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Portsmouth. Thomas Waddingham replaces Adrian Segecic.
- 90'+5': Corner,Oxford United. Conceded by Yang Min-Hyeok.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Gatlin O'Donkor (Oxford United).
- 90'+7': Foul by Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth).
- 90'+7': Jack Currie (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
- 90'+9': Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Portsmouth 1.
- 0': Match ends, Oxford United 0, Portsmouth 1.
Statistics
 POR |
OXF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 201 |
| 323 | Passes | 299 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 22 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 49 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 49 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Kassam Stadium
Location: Oxford, England
Attendance: 11,492
Venue: The Kassam Stadium
Location: Oxford, England
Attendance: 11,492
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke City | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Oxford United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Cumming (GK) |
| 6 | Michal Helik |
| 5 | Elliott Moore |
| 22 | Greg Leigh |
| 15 | Brodie Spencer |
| 27 | Will Lankshear |
| 8 | Cameron Brannagan |
| 4 | Will Vaulks |
| 9 | Mark Harris |
| 19 | Tyler Goodrham  |
| 17 | Stanley Mills |
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Schmid (GK) |
| 6 | Conor Shaughnessy |
| 5 | Regan Poole |
| 3 | Connor Ogilvie |
| 2 | Jordan Williams |
| 10 | Adrian Segecic |
| 21 | Andre Dozzell |
| 8 | John Swift |
| 9 | Colby Bishop |
| 11 | Florian Bianchini |
| 49 | Callum Lang |
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