English
Dramatic Draw in Portsmouth as Late Goal Levels Score
Portsmouth, England – In a hard-fought match at Fratton Park, Portsmouth and Watford played to a two-all draw in the eighth round of the Championship. The game, officiated by Ben Toner, was characterized by intensity and numerous yellow cards.
Portsmouth took an early lead in the 5th minute with a goal from Yang Min-Hyuk. However, Watford responded strongly in the second half. First, I. Louza scored in the 46th minute, assisted by R. Vata, and then Vata himself scored in the 56th minute to put Watford ahead. Just when it seemed Watford was heading for victory, A. Segecic equalized for Portsmouth in the 79th minute, salvaging a valuable point for his team.
The match was defined by Portsmouth’s high possession (63%), managing 15 shots, 5 of which were on target. Watford, with 37% possession, attempted 12 shots, with 6 on target. The match was also tense, with 9 fouls committed by Portsmouth and 15 by Watford. The referee issued 1 yellow card to Portsmouth and 5 to Watford players.
Substitutions watford: at minute 35 N. Irankunda came in and R. Vata went out., at minute 46 H. Kyprianou came in and N. Mendy went out., at minute 46 C. Wiley came in and J. Ngakia went out., at minute 70 J. Abankwah came in and F. Mendy went out., at minute 85 M. Sissoko came in and K. Baah went out.
Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 63 Yang Min-Hyuk came in and H. Blair went out., at minute 63 C. Chaplin came in and A. Segecic went out., at minute 72 J. Williams came in and T. Devlin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portsmouth
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