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Match Day Thread Oxford Utd v Pompey - EFL Trophy

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    Leon Maloney latches onto Joe Hancott's fizzing pass but he shoots into the arms of Eastwood. 50 minutes.
     
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    Alex Bass saves a header from Hall. 58th minute.
     
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    That's another good stop from Bass. He's been excellent tonight.
    Brannagan's corner is met by Dickie but his header is well held by the Pompey keeper. 58 minutes.
     
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    Pompey's third sub is Ellis Harrison for Bradley Lethbridge. 63 minutes.
     
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    That is a huge miss from Sykes!
    He is played in by Hall and is left one-v-one with Bass but yet again the Pompey keeper comes out on top.

    From the resulting set-piece, Dickie rises highest at the back post but his effort is cleared off the line by Williams. 64 minutes
     
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    Oxford's first sub is Daniel Agyei for Matt Taylor. 69 minutes.
     
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    It's almost another trademark Ben Close volley as he cracks an effort from 25 yards but Eastwood gets down well to his right to hold the shot. 69 minutes.
     
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    Oxford sub is Fabio Lopes on for Baptiste. 73 minutes.
     
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    Pompey should be ahead!
    Leon Maloney intercepts the ball and starts a swift counter for Pompey.
    He slides in Gareth Evans, who comes under some contact from Moore but carries on before his effort is saved by Eastwood.
     
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    Alex Bass really has been immense tonight.
    A neat Oxford move finds its way to Brannagan and he's kept out at close range by the Pompey keeper. 75 minutes.
     
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    GOAL FOR POMPEY !!!!!!
     
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    1-2 now to Pompey with a goal from right back Anton Walkes, who toe poked the ball under Oxford keeper Simon Eastwood. Nice pass from Andy Cannon. 85th minute.
     
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    Oxford's third sub is Fabio Sole on for . 87 minutes.
     
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    90 minutes up, 3 minutes added on.
     
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    Brandon Haunstrup booked for kicking the ball away. 91 minutes.
     
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    2-2 now with a goal from Rob Dickie. 92 minutes.
     
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    Yellow card for Oxford's Daniel Agyei. 93 minutes.
     
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    Final whistle. 2-2 score.

    Time for a penalty shoot out.
     
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    Penalty shootout - POMPEY WIN :1980_boogie_down::1980_boogie_down:

    Evans scores for Pompey 0-1.
    Sole scores for Oxford. 1-1.
    Harrison scores for Pompey. 1-2.
    Brannagan scores for Oxford. 2-2.
    Close misses for Pompey - over the bar. 2-2.
    Hall scores for Oxford. 3-2.
    Williams scores for Pompey. 3-3.
    Sykes scores for Oxford. 4-3.
    Downing scores for Pompey. 4-4.
    Ruffles missed for Oxford - super stop from Bass. 4-4

    Sudden death

    Walkes misses for Pompey - wide. 4-4.
    Agyei misses for Oxford - against the bar! 4-4.
    Haunstrup scores for Pompey. 4-5.
    Long misses for Oxford - OVER THE BAR.

    Pompey ensure they win the shootout and pick up the extra point.

    That means they top Southern Group D with eight points!
     
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    Thanks Woopert´s for your feed. Great to be a Pompey fan again. This tournament means something to the club. And if promotion is not achieved well another trip to Wembley is not to be sniffed at. Mind you it is still a long way off.

    I do feel Pompey need to dominate the midfield more, improve the passing, the variety of attack and vary the pace. It beggars belief when the team is 2-1 up not to play keep ball. These are professional footballers and it should be hammered into them to retain possession when leading in the closing minutes.
     
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