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Weird selection of flags on the FGR flagpoles above our terrace - ecotricity, pirate flag and what looked like a palestinian flag. Surely the latter should not be permitted on an official club flagpole?20D
One of the worst grounds I’ve been to.
Comments on the game a win is a win. Just too slow in the middle of the park. Missed Pack, Morrell, Lowery or either Jacobs. Tunncliffe is not the answer.31B
They couldn't put it right next to the motorway for easy access, because then it wouldn't be Forest Green anymore.
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The Cowleys need to leave.25A
2nd half we took our foot off the throttle - almost parked the bus. We need to be at least 2 goals clear before we slow the game down.31J
Now keep going50K
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Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section League Onecomments22 Portsmouth beat struggling Forest Green to get their League One promotion ambitions back on track. Sean Raggett set Pompey on the way to a first win in five games by scoring his first goal of the season in the 17th minute. Winger Owen Dale sent over a corner from the left and Raggett jumped unmarked eight yards out to plant a downward header into the far corner of the net. Forest Green goalkeeper Luke McGee produced a superb save in the ninth minute when he turned striker Colby Bishop's point-blank 12-yard effort onto the top of the bar. And Joe Pigott nearly added a second when he prodded inches wide from 10 yards out after a goalmouth scramble in the 36th minute. Rovers striker Armani Little flashed a low shot across the face of goal and inches wide in the 64th minute, but defeat means last season's Sky Bet League Two champions are rooted in the drop zone and have now not won in eight games. Report supplied by PA Media.Line-upsMatch StatsLive TextLine-ups
Forest Green
Formation 3-4-1-21McGee6Cargill27Bunker23Fernandes Marques2O'Keeffe7Stevenson8Hendry11Boyes25Peart-Harris10Little21Wickham1McGee6CargillBooked at 90mins27Bunker23Fernandes Marques2O'Keeffe7Stevenson8HendryBooked at 21mins Substituted forMarchat 62'minutes11BoyesSubstituted forFiabemaat 87'minutes25Peart-Harris10LittleBooked at 74minsSubstituted forMcAllisterat 75'minutes21WickhamSubstituted forMattat 74'minutesSubstitutes
3Bernard5Casey14Matt17McAllister18Fiabema24Thomas28MarchPortsmouth
Formation 4-4-21Griffiths2Swanson20Raggett4Robertson6Ogilvie15Dale25Mingi8Tunnicliffe11Curtis10Pigott9Bishop1Griffiths2Swanson20Raggett4Robertson6Ogilvie15Dale Substituted forHackett-Fairchildat 62'minutes25MingiSubstituted forMorrisonat 82'minutes8TunnicliffeBooked at 14mins11CurtisSubstituted forKoromaat 62'minutes10PigottSubstituted forScarlettat 58'minutesBooked at 65mins9BishopSubstitutes
3Hume16Morrell18Hackett-Fairchild19Scarlett21Oluwayemi27Koroma28MorrisonReferee:Will FinnieAttendance:4,011Match Stats
Home TeamForest GreenAway TeamPortsmouthPossessionHome50%Away50%ShotsHome9Away16Shots on TargetHome1Away5CornersHome3Away7FoulsHome14Away10Live Text
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Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 0, Portsmouth 1.90'+7'Full Time
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 0, Portsmouth 1.90'+6'Post update
Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Josh Koroma.90'+5'Post update
Attempt blocked. Dane Scarlett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Griffiths.90'+5'Post update
Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Corey O'Keeffe tries a through ball, but Josh March is caught offside.90'+4'Post update
Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.90'+3'Post update
Attempt missed. Jamille Matt (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.90'+3'Post update
Foul by Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Portsmouth).90'+3'Post update
Myles Peart-Harris (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.90'+2'Booking
Baily Cargill (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.90'+2'Post update
Dane Scarlett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.90'+2'Post update
Foul by Baily Cargill (Forest Green Rovers).90'+1'Post update
Offside, Portsmouth. Joshua Griffiths tries a through ball, but Dane Scarlett is caught offside.90'Post update
Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Corey O'Keeffe tries a through ball, but Josh March is caught offside.90'Post update
Attempt missed. Josh Koroma (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Griffiths.89'Post update
Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.89'Post update
Foul by Josh March (Forest Green Rovers).88'Post update
Offside, Portsmouth. Josh Koroma tries a through ball, but Dane Scarlett is caught offside.88'Post update
Attempt missed. Josh March (Forest Green Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe with a cross following a set piece situation.87'Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Bryan Fiabema replaces Harry Boyes.Page 1 of 6rewindpreviousNavigate to the next pagenextNavigate to the last pageforwardcommentsView Comments22Comments
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To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. 22 commentsPComment posted by Pompey_in_Devon today at 20 31Pompey_in_Devon
20:31A win's a win, though we did make it difficult for ourselves in the second half.Weird selection of flags on the FGR flagpoles above our terrace - ecotricity, pirate flag and what looked like a palestinian flag. Surely the latter should not be permitted on an official club flagpole?20D
Reply posted by Dee Aych today at 21 07Dee Aych
21:07to Pompey_in_Devon"A win's a win, though we did make it difficult for ourselves in the second half.Weird selection of flags on the FGR flagpoles above our terrace - ecotricity, pirate flag and what looked like a palestinian flag. Surely the latter should not be permitted on an official club flagpole?"Dee Aych replied: Dale Vince's doing, unfortunately. It's been there since very late last season (when it replaced a rainbow St Pauli flag...). Needless to say, some of us home fans have expressed disapproval, but to little apparent effect so far.30PComment posted by PFC today at 20 27PFC
20:27Good to get back to winning but not convincing. Let’s see what the Cowley’s can conjure in the next two home games. 6 points, it has to be!20KComment posted by keith today at 19 45keith
19:452 blinking hours to get to ground from station. And 2 hours back. What baffoon decided to put a ground so out in the sticks.One of the worst grounds I’ve been to.
Comments on the game a win is a win. Just too slow in the middle of the park. Missed Pack, Morrell, Lowery or either Jacobs. Tunncliffe is not the answer.31B
Reply posted by Bisquits And Tea today at 22 16Bisquits And Tea
22:16to keith"2 blinking hours to get to ground from station. And 2 hours back. What baffoon decided to put a ground so out in the sticks. One of the worst grounds I’ve been to. Comments on the game a win is a win. Just too slow in the middle of the park. Missed Pack, Morrell, Lowery or either Jacobs. Tunncliffe is not the answer."Bisquits And Tea replied: They decided to put the ground out in the sticks, because that's where Forest Green is.They couldn't put it right next to the motorway for easy access, because then it wouldn't be Forest Green anymore.
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Comment posted by Colin today at 18 53Colin
18:53What a pitiful display against a team heading south…The Cowleys need to leave.25A
Comment posted by Andrew JG_8921 today at 18 41Andrew JG_8921
18:41Still Forest Green Rovers should of stayed in League 2.32FComment posted by Fratton today at 18 35Fratton
18:35Good first half and unlucky not to be a couple up after 45.2nd half we took our foot off the throttle - almost parked the bus. We need to be at least 2 goals clear before we slow the game down.31J
Comment posted by JOHN SPARTAN today at 18 32JOHN SPARTAN
18:32A win with a clean sheet can't be grumbled at.Now keep going50K