Portsmouth vs Southampton
Match pulse
PORAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Portsmouth 1-0
Portsmouth beat Southampton 1-0 on Sunday, March 21, 2004 at Fratton Park. Goals for Portsmouth: Yakubu Ayegbeni (68').
Play by play
- 90'
Final whistle sounds and it is Portsmouth who claim the points and local bragging rights with a 1-0 victory over their neighbours. in truth, they were the better team from start to finish in a match that was high on tension and passion but lacked skill. The conditions made it difficult for both sides to play expansive football but Southampton offered very little whilst Pompey dealt with the weather just a little better.
- 90'
Corner for Southampton is deliver at pace and Lundekvam arrives to meet it. The defender gets over the ball and directs the header down but Hislop does well to drop to his right and hold the ball on the line
- 90'
Phillips rattles the post with an acrobatic volley after Beattie wins a header from a huge punt upfield. The ball bounced in front of Phillips and he got his body over the ball exceptionally well to power a clean strike past a static Hislop - only for the the post to save the keeper
- 89'
Two minutes of added time to be played
- 88'
Looked to be six of one and half a dozen of the other but it is Prutton who is the only one to see yellow
- 87'
Controversy as Prutton and Smertin clash in a 50-50 and the Russian reacts as if shot
- 86'
Decent move from the home side leads to Taylor feeding LuaLua by the penalty spot but Lundekvam stands up strong to deny him space to turn
- 85'
Taylor draws a great save from Niemi as he blasts a straight rising shot on goal. Neimi is strong and alert to tip the ball over his crossbar
- 84'
Southampton just edging into the game as it draws to a finish but it will be a disgrace if they get back into it
- 82'
Phillips controls a long, raking pass fantastically on his chest to skip past Primus and bear down on goal. Great chance but Hislop is out of the traps quickly and smothers the shot. Great save
- 81'
Portsmouth substitution as Yakubu is replaced by the on-loan Lomana Tresor LuaLua
- 80'
Good work from Pahars across the edge of the box provides Delap with a shooting chance from the D. His effort is blocked by the outstretched leg of Primus but only as far as Phillips. His shot is powerful but the angle is acute and Hislop is able to block at his near post
- 79'
Final substitution from the visitors as Crainey makes way for Fabrice Fernandes
- 78'
Snap shot from the edge of the box from Yakubu is dragged well wide from a promising position
- 77'
From the corner Stefanovic rises highest - by climbing on Delap - and wins a header. Penalised for the blatant climb
- 76'
Pompey pressure sees them win a corner from a deflected Taylor cross
- 75'
Portsmouth have got a head of steam up and are looking the stronger team. Southampton have shown less in the second half than they even did in the first
- 73'
Quick break from Portsmouth sees Stone overlapping on the left and able to fire in a cross that is just too strong for Yakubu
- 72'
Great ball forward releases Phillips into the box in space. De Zeeuw comes over to cover and forces Phillips into hurrying a cross that reaches no one
- 71'
Second substitution for Southampton sees McCann go off and Marian Pahars come on
- 70'
Neimi does very well to meet a Taylor free kick with both fists under pressure from a number of blue shirts
- 69'
The volume has been turned up as has the tempo after the goal. I only hope this means both sides will actually start playing football now
- 68'
Long ball forward is only part cleared by Southampton. Ball is returned and Smertin releases Stone on the right behind the Saints' back line. A low driven cross is met by Yakubu, unmarked 8 yards out, and he finishes easily to send Fratton Park wild. 1-0 Portsmouth!
- 67'
Goal for Portsmouth!!
- 66'
Stone swings in a free kick from the right and it is James Beattie in his own box who clears
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