English:
Sheffield United Snatches Victory in the Last Minute at Fratton Park
Portsmouth and Sheffield United played out a high-tension match at Fratton Park, culminating in an agonizing victory for the visitors. Despite Portsmouth’s territorial dominance and greater ball possession (59%), as well as a notable superiority in the number of shots (21 against 12) and corners (11 against 4), the home team failed to translate their superiority into goals.
The match was characterized by physical play, reflected in the multiple yellow cards shown by referee James Linington: one for Portsmouth and four for Sheffield United. The first half passed without goals, but with bookings for J. Swift of Portsmouth and G. Hamer of Sheffield United. The second half continued with a similar rhythm, with additional yellow cards for D. Soumare and K. Phillips of Sheffield United.
When everything seemed to indicate a goalless draw, A. Brooks, in the 90th minute, unleashed euphoria on the visiting side with a goal that gave them the victory, with no assist recorded. K. Hoever of Sheffield United also received a yellow card in the 90th minute. The match ended with a bittersweet feeling for Portsmouth, who despite their dominance could not secure the three points at home.
Substitutions sheffield utd: at minute 46 T. Cannon came in and C. O’Hare went out., at minute 55 D. Soumare came in and S. Peck went out., at minute 70 P. Bamford came in and T. Campbell went out., at minute 89 F. Seriki came in and K. Hoever went out., at minute 89 K. Phillips came in and O. Arblaster went out.
Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 71 J. Swift came in and M. Pack went out., at minute 71 Z. Swanson came in and J. Williams went out., at minute 77 A. Segecic came in and J. Brown went out., at minute 80 A. Dozzell came in and L. Le Roux went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portsmouth
Sheffield Utd
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