2023-24: Portsmouth – Crawley 9-1 (testkamp)

Sikker sejr til Pompey bag lukkede døre i en kamp der var 4 x 30 min.

Kampen blev planlagt lidt ud af det blå, og i stedet for 2 x 45 min, ja så blev kampen afviklet med 4 x 30 min, hvor en del spillere fik spilletid og blandt andet et hattrick af vores nye australske spids Yengi. Selve kampen blev afviklet på Portsmouths træningsanlæg på Copnor Road.

Pompey havde mere eller mindre to hold i gang under kampen, som hver fik 2 halvlege hver.

Stillingen undervejs var således

  1. periode 1-0
  2. periode 2-1
  3. periode 4-1
  4. periode 9-1

Pompey manager John Mousinho:

“It was a really good exercise for the lads in terms of getting minutes into them, with two strong 11s in each half.

“Most of the boys got an hour and we’re pleased from a fitness perspective, as well as being able to see some of the bits we’ve been working on come to fruition during the game.

“We didn’t want a midweek match so we could have a full week of training and it sets us up quite nicely ahead of facing AFC Wimbledon and Bristol City.

“They all look a lot sharper then we did at this time last Saturday, although those non-league games were useful for us.

“Everybody is back to full fitness now, except for Joe Rafferty, who is with the full training group and if all goes well, will feature on Tuesday night.

“Kusini got 45 minutes for us and we’ve managed him carefully after a hectic few weeks flying over from Australia and getting settled in down in Portsmouth.

“He looks an exciting prospect and it’s early doors for him, but it’s a pretty good start to his career with us. We’re pleased with his finishing and he also had one cleared off the line.

“Seeing all three of our centre-forwards scoring gives you a lot to think about, but it’s certainly a nice problem to have.”

Træningskamp, Copnor Road, 22. juli 2023

Portsmouth – Crawley

18 min 1-0 Swansson
49 min 1-1 Forster
60 min 2-1 Colby (straffe)
69 min 3-1 Scully
88 min 4-1 Lowery
92 min 5-1 Yengi
101 min 6-1 Yengi
110 min 7-1 Scully
112 min 8-1 Saydee
114 min 9-1 Yengi

Pompey – first half (4-3-3): Norris; Swanson, Poole (Raggett 48), Towler, Ogilvie; Devlin, Pack (c), Morrell; Whyte, Bishop, Kamara

Pompey – second half (4-2-3-1): Norris (Oluwayemi 91); Jewitt-White, Raggett (c), Shaughnessy, Sparkes; Lowery, Stevenson; Lane, Kamara (Yengi 74), Scully; Saydee