Gosport 1 Pompey 4 FT

Pompey round off their pre-season outings at Privett Park tonight against Gosport - 24 hours after defeat on penalties to Manchester United. The subs from the Community Shield get a runout among the Academy and fringe players. Yogi is the obligatory trialist.

Pompey: Ashdown, Lauren, Duffy, Cranie, Traore, Mvuemba, Christophe, Yogi, Utaka, Ritchie, Sahar. Subs: N'dulu, Cowan-Hall, Reynolds, Mtumbo, O'Brien.

Gosport: Mark Brown, Gavin Jones, Andy Puckett, Josh Thomas, Dave Birmingham, Andy Culliford, Glenn Howes, James Ford, Tommy McKormack, Justin Bennett, Nathan Lynch


00: Gosport get the game underway.
02: Ritchie just misses Lauren's drilled cross.
08: Pompey are awarded a penalty after Ben Sahar is brought down by Birmingham, but Brown guesses right and keeps out the Israel international's spot-kick.
17: Utaka gets an early shot off from 25 yard which drifts wide.
23: Ritchie scuffs a shot goalwards from 20 yards which Brown fields.
27: Local lad Ritchie whistles a shot over for Pompey from 25 yards.
29: Lauren upends Lynch on the edge of the box, but Culliford hits his free-kick into the wall.
32: Ritchie fires at Brown from 20 yards.
38: A golden chance for Gosport. Bennett turns Traore and lifts a finish over Ashdown but it rolls just wide of the mark.
40: Utaka's deflected free-kick is well tipped over by Brown.
42: Culliford shoots at Ashdown from the edge of the box.
GOAL! Ritchie opens the scoring for Pompey with a deflected 25 yarder which leaves Brown with no chance.
40: Utaka's deflected free-kick is well tipped over by Brown.
42: Culliford shoots at Ashdown from the edge of the box.
GOAL!44: Ritchie opens the scoring for Pompey with a deflected 25 yarder which leaves Brown with no chance.
GOAL! 45: Gosport are level on the stroke of half-time as Culliford's looped cross drops to Lynch, and the striker prods the ball home with the Pompey defence appealing in vain for offside.
Half-time: Gosport 1 Pompey 1


46: Pompey restart the game.
47: A string of Gosport subs are made. Brown, Lynch, McKormack, Puckett, Culliford and Jones go off for Frampton, White, Thompson, Gillion, Chudy and Wilson.
GOAL!49: Pompey have the lead as Utaka frees Sahar and the Israeli makes no mistake with a cool finish from 12 yards.
GOAL!52: Pompey have a third goal and it's Gosport lad Matt Ritchie who gets his second with a smart finish.from 10 yards.
56: Ritchie thumps a low left-footed drive from the edge of the box which comes back off the post.
GOAL! 58: Pompey have their fourth and it's Ritchie who gets his hat-trick, with a lovely smart left-footed finish after breaking clear of the Gosport defence.
72: Reynolds replaces Duffy.
76: Bennett Ford and Howes come off as Culliford, Lynch and McCormack return to the fray.
80: Wilson works space but fires just wide.
82: Ritchie is replaced by Mtumbo.
84: N'dulu replaces Lauren.
86: Birmingham replaces Lynch.
88: Cowan-Hall replaces Ben Sahar.
Full-time: Gosport 1 Pompey 4.

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