Portsmouth tops Lincoln City 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LINCOLN. Portsmouth overcomes Lincoln City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Peart-Harris (81') and a goal from P. Lane (90').

Mark Hall

April 28, 2024

LINCOLN. Portsmouth overcomes Lincoln City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Peart-Harris (81′) and a goal from P. Lane (90′). Portsmouth was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Daniel Mândroiu didn’t score a decisive penalty (53′). That would have allowed Lincoln City to draw the match.

The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 10,006 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the help of Johnathon Bickerdike and Bradley Hall. The 4th official was Scott Jackson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.39 degrees Celsius or 48.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Lincoln City

0 - 2

Portsmouth

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

12 Total 11
2 On Target 6
6 Off Target 1
4 Shots blocked 4

76 Attack 106
41 Dangerous attack 49
91 Ball safe 103

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

14 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Portsmouth had a superior ball possession 68% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.

Lincoln City shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Portsmouth shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Lincoln City received 3 yellow cards (Joe Taylor, Ben House and Ethan Erhahon). On the other side, Portsmouth received 8 yellow cards (John Mousinho, Owen Moxon, Kusini Yengi, Tom Lowery, Christian Saydee, Myles Peart-Harris, Jack Sparkes and Ryley Towler).

Match Timeline

37'

Ryley Towler- Yellow

Ben House- Yellow

39'

Myles Peart-Harris- Yellow

Joe Taylor- Yellow

42'

Daniel Mândroiu- missed penaltyDaniel Mândroiu

53'

Dylan Duffy- sub ->Adam Jackson

56'

Jovon Makama- sub ->Freddie Draper

56'

57'

Tom Lowery- Yellow

59'

Owen Moxon- sub ->Tom Lowery

65'

Abu Kamara- sub ->Tino Anjorin

66'

Christian Saydee- sub ->Callum Lang

66'

Kusini Yengi- sub ->Colby Bishop

70'

Owen Moxon- Yellow

76'

Jack Sparkes- Yellow

Tyler Walker- sub ->Alex Mitchell

79'

81'

Myles Peart-Harris(goal)Paddy Lane

Jack Moylan- sub ->Ben House

86'

89'

Terry Devlin- sub ->Myles Peart-Harris

90'

Kusini Yengi- Yellow

Ethan Erhahon- Yellow

90'

Christian Saydee- Yellow

90'

Paddy Lane(goal)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Lincoln City stays with 74 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth will has 97 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City

Lukas Jensen 1.Denmark

7.5

Adam Jackson 5.England

7.0

56'

Paudie O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland

6.7

Alex Mitchell 25.England

6.7

79'

Lasse Sørensen 2.Denmark

7.0

Ethan Erhahon 6.Scotland

7.3

90'

Daniel Mândroiu 14.Republic of Ireland

8.2

Ben House 18.Scotland

7.1

86'

39'

S. Roughan 23.England

7.1

Joe Taylor 9.Wales

6.0

42'

Freddie Draper 34.England

6.4

56'

Substitutes

Jordan Wright 12.England

Timothy Eyoma 22.England

Jack Burroughs 16.Scotland

Jack Moylan 28.Republic of Ireland

6.4

86'

Dylan Duffy 17.Republic of Ireland

7.5

56'

Tyler Walker 19.England

6.7

79'

Jovon Makama 27.England

6.6

56'

Lincoln City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Michael Skubala decided to play with the following team: Lukas Jensen (7.5), Alex Mitchell (6.7), Paudie O’Connor (6.7), Adam Jackson (7.0), Lasse Sørensen (7.0), Ben House (7.1), Ethan Erhahon (7.3), Daniel Mândroiu (8.2), S. Roughan (7.1), Freddie Draper (6.4) and Joe Taylor (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Wright, Jack Burroughs, Dylan Duffy (7.5), Tyler Walker (6.7), Timothy Eyoma, Jovon Makama (6.6) and Jack Moylan (6.4).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 4 changes: Adam Jackson for Dylan Duffy (56′), Freddie Draper for Jovon Makama (56′), Alex Mitchell for Tyler Walker (79′) and Ben House for Jack Moylan (86′).

Player of the match: Daniel Mândroiu

The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was Daniel Mândroiu.

His rating is 8.2 with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth

Will Norris 1.England

8.2

Ryley Towler 4.England

7.7

37'

Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland

7.1

Conor Shaughnessy 18.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Jack Sparkes 21.England

7.0

76'

Tom Lowery 26.England

6.4

59'

57'

Tino Anjorin 28.England

7.3

65'

Paddy Lane 32.England

8.5

90'

Myles Peart-Harris 44.England

7.3

89'

39'

81'

Callum Lang 49.England

6.0

66'

Colby Bishop 9.England

7.1

66'

Substitutes

Matt Macey 13.England

Connor Ogilvie 6.England

Owen Moxon 23.England

6.4

59'

70'

Terry Devlin 24.Northern Ireland

6.4

89'

Christian Saydee 15.England

6.8

66'

90'

Kusini Yengi 19.Australia

6.7

66'

90'

Abu Kamara 25.England

7.0

65'

Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Mousinho played with: Will Norris (8.2), Joe Rafferty (7.1), Conor Shaughnessy (7.3), Ryley Towler (7.7), Jack Sparkes (7.0), Tino Anjorin (7.3), Tom Lowery (6.4), Paddy Lane (8.5), Callum Lang (6.0), Myles Peart-Harris (7.3) and Colby Bishop (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Connor Ogilvie, Matt Macey, Christian Saydee (6.8), Kusini Yengi (6.7), Owen Moxon (6.4), Terry Devlin (6.4) and Abu Kamara (7.0).

Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of Abu Kamara (injured).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 5 changes: Tom Lowery for Owen Moxon (59′), Tino Anjorin for Abu Kamara (65′), Colby Bishop for Kusini Yengi (66′), Callum Lang for Christian Saydee (66′) and Myles Peart-Harris for Terry Devlin (89′).