Første runde gik til The Posh.
Efter 1-1 og en tabt straffesparkskonkurrence er vi færdige i ligacuppen for denne gang. Trods et spilovertag efter pausen og en mand i overtal i en stor del af anden halvleg formåede vi ikke at fremtvinge det forløsende mål til 2-1.
Som ventet blev der skiftet massivt i startelleveren til kampen, hvor der var hele ti ændringer. Således var Jack Sparkes den eneste tilbageværende spiller ud af de elleve der startede i udekampen hos Stevenage i lørdags. Det betød at blandt andet det 16-årige angrebstalent Koby Mottoh igen fik mulighed for at snuse til førsteholdet.
Den officielle kamprapport
Eftertanken
En straffesparkskonkurrence vil altid være et lotteri, og det er ingen skam at ryge ud mod et stærkt hold som Peterborough. Når det er sagt så kostede det igen at vi bare ikke kan nedbryde gæstende hold der pakker sig i defensiven sådan som Posh gjorde i den sidste halve time, hvor de var nede med en mand. Dermed kan vi konstatere at vi stadig ikke har fundet nøglen til, hvordan vi sætter os igennem på egen bane. Samtidig fik udeholdet et muligt psykologisk overtag før lørdagens ligakamp, hvor vi kan påregne, at scenariet vil være det samme: Vi skal frem over stepperne og vise at vi er herrer i eget hus inden at det begynder at blive et problem for os.
Kommentarer fra John Mousinho
“We’re obviously disappointed not to be in the hat for the next round of the competition. To be really clichéd, it was a game of two halves and we looked a bit lethargic and tepid before the break. But we were completely different afterwards and it was like watching a different team – we were at it from the start. So the message to the lads is that you can’t wait for things to happen and for some choice words to spark you into life. I thought we deserved to win for the way we played in the second half and we were a penalty away from doing just that. There were plenty of near misses and we do need to be better in those areas in order to finish teams off.”
Et par ord fra Zak Swanson
“It’s frustrating and we have to be able to find ways to beat a team that goes down to 10 men. There was a game-plan, but we probably weren’t aggressive enough in the first half and conceded from a set-piece. The manager got into us about getting that press right and we stepped things up after the break to score the equaliser, but we have to go on to win those games. Sides like to come here and sit behind the ball and we know that we haven’t scored enough goals so far. But we have definitely been getting into the right areas – and it would be worrying if we weren’t doing that. We’ve just got to work hard to create more clear-cut chances and be a bit more convincing in front of goal.”
Carabao Cup 1. runde, Fratton Park, 29. august 2023
Portsmouth – Peterborough United 1-1 (0-1) 5-6 efter straffespark
29. minut: 0-1 David Ajiboye
51. minut: 1-1 Christian Saydee
Opstillingen (4-3-3): Schofield; Swanson (Poole ‘62), Raggett (anfører), Towler, Sparkes; Robertson (Bishop ‘67), Stevenson (Pack ‘89), Devlin (Morrell ‘89); Lane, Saydee, Mottoh (Kamara ‘62)
På bænken: Norris, Quarm, Ogilvie, Folarin, Poole, Bishop, Pack, Morrell og Kamara
Advarsler: Robertson og Stevenson
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Post-match interview med John Mousinho
Kampens højdepunkter