Match Day Thread Pompey v Peterborough - EFL Trophy 4th Round

Here's the sides...

Pompey: Craig MacGillivray, Haji Mnoga, Christian Burgess, Matt Casey, Brandon Haunstrup, Adam May, Ben Close, David Wheeler, Gareth Evans, Jamal Lowe, Dan Smith.
Subs: Alex Bass, Anton Walkes, Matt Clarke, Dion Donohue, Louis Dennis, Freddie Read, Bradley Lethbridge.

Peterborough: O’Malley, Naismith, Woodyard, Tafazolli, Cooke, Ward, Bennett, Toney, Lafferty, Cooper, Tomlin
Subs: Chapman, Godden, Dembele, Maddison, Lyon, Denton, Stevens.

 

Half-time

Pompey 0 Peterborough 0

45

One minute stoppage time

44

Outstanding pass from Burgess to Mnoga marauding down the right but his first-time cross is cleared.

42

Cooper almost breaks into the box with a lovely first-time touch but MacGillivray gathers.

41

Pompey free-kick just off to the right of the centre circle. Mnoga's ball forward is easily dealt with.

37

Tomlin 25 yarder held by MacGillivray

36

Great tip on to the bar from MacGillivray after Ward's cross and Wheeler reacts excellently to deny the visitors a tap-in follow-up

34

Haunstrup tries his luck from 25 yards and his low effort is not too far past the far post.

32

Cooper first-time shot in the box is deflected and cleared. Looked like a potentially decent opening for the visitors

27

Ward loses the ball to Close who tees up May, but his 25 yarder is past the upright.

25

Lovely drive from Lowe on the apex of the box deflects off Tafazolli's head for a corner

22

Lovely ball in from Burgess frees Wheeler but he takes a little too much sting out of the ball which holds him up and O'Malley smothers his finish

21

Still goalless here but a relative steady start from this Pompey side which is a mix of Academy players, young and experienced pros.

17

Naismith angles a cross in from the right but Toney doesn't connect with an acrobatic effort

14

Drive forward from Lowe and Wheeler wins a corner but the delivery is cleared and Evans overhits the follow up

13

May angles a volley from 25 yards but it's off target and hits Smith's heels

12

Evans hits a true drive not too far over the top

11

Attacking free-kick for Pompey 20 yards out to the left of the box.

07

Peach of a diagonal pass from May to Wheeler, but he can't take the ball in his stride and his cross is gathered bu O'Malley.

06

Sharp tackle from Casey on Toney. That will give the youngster a boost in confidence against a quality striker

04

Dangerous ball in from Haunstrup put behind for a corner by Bennett, which is cleared.

02

Pompey playing Dan Smith up front in a 4-2-3-1. Lowe, Wheeler and Evans behind him

01

Peterborough playing much the stronger side tonight

 

94

Final whistle. Final score: Pompey 1 v 0 Peterborough Utd.

90

Four minutes of stoppage time

90

Dennis steers a shot over from inside the box

87

Godden replaces Woodyard

87

Clarke replaces Close

85

David Wheeler steers in Gareth Evans' corner first time to give Pompey the lead!

85

GOAL!!!! David Wheeler!!!!

81

A full-length stop from MacGillivray to deny Cooper, then Toney's effort is blocked and a second block from Burgess on the line somehow denies the visitors.

81

O'Malley gets to Haunstrup's ball over the top before Dennis.

77

Toney well off target from 25 yards

76

Cooper with a horrible miscue from the edge of the box after trickery from Dembele

76

Straight to penalties tonight if it's goalless after 90 minutes

74

Close takes one for the team as he gets a yellow for a foul on Cooke

72

Evans crosses from the left but Close's drive from the edge of the box is blocked

71

Cooper with a deft flick over the top after a cross from the left touchline

70

May concedes a free-kick which Burgess puts behind for a corner.

69

Dembele replaces Tomlin

68

Cooper swings in a free-kick from the right touchline which MacGillivray misses but goes out for a goal kick

66

Walkes reacts well to get to a through ball aimed at Toney and the Pompey man clears

64

O'Malley watches Evans' low 30 yarder around the post.

63

Ward miles over from 25 yards for the visitors.

61

Toney whistles a shot narrowly over from the edge of the box.

60

Toney drags his shot wide from 25 yards

58

Walkes and Dennis replace Smith and Mnoga

57

Close takes a touch too many in the box and his shot is blocked

56

Now Toney avoids a yellow after a lunge on Burgess after the ball has gone.

54

Tomlin gets away with no yellow after kicking out at Burgess after the ball had gone

51

Great chance for Pompey as Haunstrup puts a ball in. Smith miscontrols but it goes through to Wheeler who blazes over from 10 yards

50

Smith chases a ball through the channel but O'Malley leaves his box and clears.

47

Attendance: 3,313. (121 away fans).

46

Peterborough restart the game. No changes. Pompey attacking the Fratton End

 

So, love or hate this competition, Pompey are now in the Semi-Finals !

The other three semi-finalists are Bristol Rovers, Bury and Sunderland.

The draw is being made on Friday afternoon - 12:45 on TalkSport.

 

A Pompey v Sunderland Wembley final if possible, would be fantastic RTB

Got to win the semi-final game first though.....

 

Video of the winning goal. Excellent shot from David Wheeler....

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Pompey have been drawn away to Bury in the semi-finals of the Checkatrade Trophy.

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