FC Phoenix 2 vs 1 Stronstad United First

Stronstad Utd vs FC Phoenix <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; Big Match Facts: - <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;

Stronstad beat FC Phoenix this year 3-1 at Farlington Marshes with Robert Pearson, James Clarke and Steve Beech scoring that day. FC Phoenix are currently 2nd in the league with 28 points from their 13 games played with 9 wins 1 draw and 3 defeats. Current form guides FC Phoenix WLWWD while Stronstad are currently DWWWW. FC Phoenix drew their last match 2-2 against FC Fenner while Stronstad won their last match 7-1 against Universal Utd. A win for Stronstad will see them remain top of the league but defeat could see them drop to 4th if results go against them.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; Other matches in Portsmouth Div 3 <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Cosham Blues (9th) vs Prince of Wales (6th)&ndash; Double banker <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">FC Fenner (10th) vs Icomm FC (4th)&ndash; Double banker <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Wightlink FC (5th) vs J.T.C Rovers (3rd) <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" align="center">Action From Paulsgrove <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" align="center">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I&rsquo;m not going to do my usual match report as it could get me in trouble with Hampshire FA. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">First half Stronstad played some excellent football and defended very well with captain Gareth Spicer, Jorge Morrison-Cooke, Marty Tyrrell and Jon Way keeping the FC Phoenix attack at bay. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Nick Crocker had a couple of early chances but put his chances over. Stronstad went 1-0 up as a back pass was collected by Robert Pearson who turned the defender before blasting home to make the score 1-0. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Ian Privett made a good save from the FC Phoenix striker and then the rebound was cleared for a corner. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Half Time: - Stronstad 1 FC Phoenix 0 <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Second half FC Phoenix used the wind to their advantage but rarely tested Ian Privett. David George let fly from distance but his effort went wide. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Robert Pearson had a chance to double the lead but his effort was blocked and James Clarke could only find the side netting. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">I won&rsquo;t go into too much details but a foul on a FC Phoenix player 6-10 yards outside the penalty area resulted in a penalty. Referee waved away the appeals. They scored then he sent Robert Pearson off. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">They got a very dodgy corner as their player shot wide. Referee awarded a corner. They scored for 2-1. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Before full time Dan Moore had a chance to score but his effort went inches over as Mark Betteridge teed him up. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Full Time: - Stronstad Utd 1 FC Phoenix 2