English
Late Own Goal Salvages Draw for Derby Against Portsmouth
A hard-fought match between Derby and Portsmouth at Pride Park ended in a 1-1 draw, leaving both teams with mixed feelings. Portsmouth took an early lead in the 6th minute thanks to a goal by C. Lang, assisted by J. Murphy. The opening goal sparked an intense game, marked by midfield battles and a constant search for the opponent’s goal.
Tension rose towards the end of the first half, with yellow cards for A. Dozzell of Portsmouth (42nd minute) and R. Brewster of Derby (44th minute). Just before halftime, Derby equalized thanks to an own goal by H. Matthews (45th minute).
The second half continued the evenness of the game, with both teams looking to break the tie, albeit unsuccessfully. Derby dominated possession with 52%, generating a total of 11 shots (5 on target and 5 off target), and forcing 5 corners. However, the Portsmouth defense remained solid, despite having less possession (48%), Portsmouth only recorded 4 total shots (1 on target, 2 off target) and 4 corners. The match concluded with the score level, reflecting the evenness in the development of the game.
Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 53 J. Murphy came in and H. Blair went out., at minute 66 C. Chaplin came in and A. Segecic went out., at minute 66 M. Kosznovszky came in and M. Pack went out.
Substitutions derby: at minute 68 R. Brewster came in and A. Weimann went out., at minute 77 B. Brereton Diaz came in and L. Salvesen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Derby
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