2023-24: Portsmouth – Port Vale 2-0

Pompey vant på en dårlig dag hvor flere nøkkelspillere var ute. Colby Bishop med sitt sjuende og åttende seriemål for sesongen var nok til 2-0 mot Port Vale.

 

Kaptein Marlon Pack var en av flere Pompey-spillere ute med skade hjemme mot Port Vale. I tillegg var både Alex Robertson og Regan Poole ute med karantene, sistnevnte er trolig årets Pompey-spiller så langt.

1. omgangen var svak fra Pompeys side, og rapportene sier at Pompey var heldige som ikke lå under ved pause. Etter pause scoret Colby Bishop to ganger i åpningskvarteret, og etter det var Pompey nærmere 3-0 enn Port Vale redusering.

 

Den offisielle kamprapporten

https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2023/october/match-report-for-portsmouth-vs-port-vale-on-07-oct-23/

 

Et hurtig ligaoverblikk

Oxford la press på Pompey da de vant 2-1 mot Bristol Rovers i kampen i League One med tidlig avspark lørdag. Dermed overtok de tabelltoppen noen timer, men Pompey tok den tilbake da det ble tre poeng mot Port Vale. Det skal sies at Oxford, som er ett poeng bak oss, har én kamp mindre spilt. Det skal også sies at Oxford fikk to utvisninger i dagens kamp. Det betyr at de må klare seg uten to suspenderte spillere i hjemmekampen mot Blackpool om to uker.

Undertegnede gikk glipp av 1400 kroner i gevinst på oddsen da Bolton ikke klarte å slå Carlisle på hjemmebane, men det var godt nytt for Pompey at Bolton-Carlisle endte 1-3. Dermed økte vi forspranget til Bolton med tre poeng. Også det andre laget de fleste har tippet på direkte opprykk, Derby County, skuffet da de spilte 1-1 borte mot Cheltenham. Det var for øvrig Cheltenhams første scoring denne sesongen.

At det endte uavgjort mellom to outsidere til topplasseringer, Charlton og Blackpool, var også helt greit. Barnsley, Wycombe, Peterborough og Stevenage vant alle for øvrig. Dermed henger de på fortsatt. Slik ser toppen av tabellen ut etter denne helgens serierunde.

Neste helg er det en rekke lag som ikke skal spille på grunn av landskamphelg, deriblant både Pompey og Oxford. Vi beholder dermed tabelltoppen i minst to uker.

 

Kommentarer fra hovedtrener John Mousinho

«We moved the ball far too slowly and when we got forward, we didn’t do it with enough urgency. We were caught in between trying to pass out and going long – and just didn’t do either of them well enough. There are no excuses because we need to be better than that, although there are factors that come into play. After the high of Tuesday night there was a lot of expectation and we were facing a good Port Vale side.

But it’s not rocket science and we just wanted the lads to play with a lot more aggression going forward. When we do that and put the ball into good areas, then we get our rewards – that was the difference between the two halves.

“We were a lot better in everything we did after the break and it felt very comfortable towards the end. It was great for Colby because he does get mauled and the referee did very well in controlling that. His all-round play is incredible and he can sniff out goals.

I thought that Sean (Raggett) and Ben (Stevenson) were probably two of the best players on the pitch in the second half. We saw Kusini get a few minutes – I suppose it was a pretty barren run for him being out there and not scoring! It’s nice to have him back on the fold. Connor Ogilvie wasn’t quite ready. Tuesday’s probably not worth the risk, but we expect to have him back for Carlisle.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B7SD312RNo

Noen ord fra Sean Raggett, som var tilbake i startelleveren

«We weren’t at our best in the first half, but we came out after the break and showed a ruthless edge. We got the two goals and then saw the game out professionally – in the end that’s another really good win.

Port Vale are a significantly better side than they were last season and they caused us a few problems. But we dealt with that and then when we did manage to create some chances, we made sure to put them away.

Colby is always getting manhandled by opposition defenders, so it was nice to see him get a couple of goals. I also had one header that was cleared off the line and then another one that was a great save, so I’m disappointed not score myself.

I really enjoyed being out there. The boys have been flying at the start of the season, so it’s been hard to get games. But I’ve kept working hard in training and this chance has arisen, so I wanted to put in a good performance and get a win. I always want to play – every single person in that changing room wants the same thing. I’m just glad that I didn’t come in and we lost!”

League One, Fratton Park, 7.  oktober 2023

Portsmouth – Port Vale 2-0 (0-0)

53. min. 1-0 Colby Bishop

58. min. 2-0 Colby Bishop (str.)

Pompey (4-2-3-1): Norris; Rafferty, Raggett, Shaughnessy, Sparkes; Morrell (c), Stevenson; Lane (Whyte 70), Saydee (Yengi 90+1), Kamara (Devlin 79); Bishop

Ikke benyttede reserver: Schofield, Swanson, Towler, Anjorin

Gult kort: Paddy Lane

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Colby Bishop.

Dagens kaptein Joe Morrell.

John Mousinho.