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15/08/2028, Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England
EFL Cup, Round 1

Portsmouth Vs Brighton

Portsmouth play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: K Flynn (GK) , D Hyland (CB) , R Butler (CB) , D Zaragoza (RB) , R Mellish (LB) , G Delon (CM) , R Mohamad (CDM) , E Rhydderch (CDM) , N Jeans (RW) , C Buckley (LW) , A Cooper (ST) And the subs are: B Cavanaugh (CB) , D Hanmer (CB) , J Duffy (CM) , C Zaluski (CM) , R Cranston (ST)

Brighton play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Harvie (GK) , R McAllister (CB) , C Desmond (CB) , W Cullen (CB) , D Atkins (RB) , E Camlin (LB) , J Martin (CDM) , J Engelland (CAM) , A Badia (RM) , C Cowie (LM) , H Haggart (ST) And the subs are: G Cornelius (CB) , M Jarrett (CB) , L Ready (CM) , A Berne (CM) , J Massey (ST)

Welcome to Fratton Park in Portsmouth, England where Portsmouth will face Brighton.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 20000.

1' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Rashid Mohamad plays a short pass to Ewan Rhydderch.  Ewan Rhydderch finds Guy Delon with a short pass.  Euan Camlin dispossesses Guy Delon and the ball goes loose.  John Martin spots a run from Hugh Haggart.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Hugh Haggart has strayed offside!  

7' - Rashid Mohamad plays a long ball to Desiderio Zaragoza.  Desiderio Zaragoza finds Rashid Mohamad with a short pass.  Rashid Mohamad sees Guy Delon making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Guy Delon takes the ball.  Guy Delon attempts the cutback and is able to find Nicholas Jeans.  Nicholas Jeans tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Nicholas Jeans scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Portsmouth player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

8' - Brighton kick the ball off for the restart.  

17' - Hugh Haggart looks to hit a long range shot...but the ball hits the post!  John Martin pounces on the loose ball...John Martin attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Kyle Flynn deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Brighton.  Justin Engelland will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Angel Badia.  Angel Badia powers a header down towards the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

29' - Guy Delon plays a short pass to Kyle Flynn.  Kyle Flynn spots a run from Callum Buckley.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

31' - Ronald McAllister plays a long pass to Euan Camlin.  Euan Camlin sees Justin Engelland making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

34' - Rashid Mohamad finds Desiderio Zaragoza with a long ball.  Desiderio Zaragoza spots a run from Callum Buckley.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Callum Buckley is able to control the ball.  Callum Buckley reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Rashid Mohamad overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Rashid Mohamad attempts to outskill Wayne Cullen but fails, losing the ball!  

37' - Callum Buckley tackles Wayne Cullen and gains possession for his team.  Portsmouth launch a counter attack.  Callum Buckley attempts to use his skills to beat Justin Engelland and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

39' - Callum Buckley finds Ewan Rhydderch with a short pass.  Ewan Rhydderch hits a shot from distance...and its in! Its a goal for Portsmouth!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

39' - Brighton kick the ball off for the restart.  

41' - John Martin passes to Angel Badia.  Angel Badia finds Justin Engelland with a short pass.  Justin Engelland sees Angel Badia making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Angel Badia  is unable to take the ball down!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Brighton kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

51' - Guy Delon takes the ball past Justin Engelland with a turn of pace.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Chris Cowie is going to be taken off.  Amon Berne joins the game from the bench.  

52' - Guy Delon sees a run from Nicholas Jeans.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

59' - Ronald McAllister finds John Martin with a long ball.  With a turn of pace, John Martin beats Robert Mellish.  

60' - John Martin attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from John Martin for Brighton!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

61' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hugh Haggart is going to be taken off.  Jonathan Massey is going to be brought on.  

69' - Rashid Mohamad plays a short pass to Ewan Rhydderch.  Justin Engelland tackles Ewan Rhydderch and gains possession for his team.  Brighton attempt to counter.  Justin Engelland plays a short pass to Angel Badia.  Angel Badia tries to use ball skills to beat Rashid Mohamad.  The opposing player is unable to stop Angel Badia who takes the ball forward!  

72' - Robert Mellish plays the ball to Richard Butler.  Justin Engelland tackles Richard Butler and gains possession for his team.  Justin Engelland attempts to use his skills to beat Desiderio Zaragoza, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

72' - Justin Engelland sees a run from John Martin.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Richard Butler is going to be taken off.  Ben Cavanaugh is going to be brought on.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Angel Badia is going to be taken off.  Lloyd Ready is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Euan Camlin dispossesses Ewan Rhydderch and takes possession.  Euan Camlin spots a run from Justin Engelland.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Justin Engelland has strayed offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rashid Mohamad will come off.  David Hanmer joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Robert Mellish takes the ball past Chris Desmond with a turn of pace.  

80' - Robert Mellish sees Ashley Cooper making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Ashley Cooper is caught offside!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ashley Cooper is going to be taken off.  Robert Cranston is brought on from the bench.  

84' - Ronald McAllister finds Chris Desmond with a long pass.  Chris Desmond sees a run from Justin Engelland.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Justin Engelland is able to control the ball.  Justin Engelland reaches the byline and tries a cutback and is able to find Lloyd Ready.  Lloyd Ready attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

88' - Kyle Flynn plays a long pass to Desiderio Zaragoza.  Desiderio Zaragoza plays a short pass to David Hanmer.  Chris Desmond tackles David Hanmer and gains possession for his team.  Chris Desmond finds Euan Camlin with a long ball.  Euan Camlin takes the ball past Ben Cavanaugh with a turn of pace.  

91' - Euan Camlin passes the ball to Justin Engelland.  Justin Engelland plays a short pass to Jonathan Massey.  With a turn of pace, Jonathan Massey beats David Hanmer.  

92' - Jonathan Massey crosses the ball, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Portsmouth 2 - 1 Brighton.