League One
December 15, 2012
Portsmouth
0 - 0
Preston North End
League One
10:00 EST, December 15, 2012
Fratton Park, England
Referee: D Whitestone
Pompey still searching for win
Scoring Summary
| Portsmouth | Preston North End |
|---|---|
| Izale McLeod (pen miss 14') |
Teams
| Portsmouth | Preston North End |
|---|---|
| 13 Simon Eastwood | 1 Thorsten Stuckmann |
| 3 Jon Harley | 6 Shane Cansdell-Sherriff |
| 33 Ricardo Rocha | 5 Chris Robertson |
| 16 Gabor Gyepes | 26 Bailey Wright |
| 2 Mustapha Dumbuya | 22 Jack King |
| 19 Darel Russell | 18 Andrew Procter |
| 8 Brian Howard | 16 David Buchanan |
| 18 Johannes Ertl | 13 Joel Byrom |
| 23 Scott Allan | 17 Jeffrey Monakana |
| 9 Izale McLeod | 37 Anthony Elding |
| 17 Jake Jervis | 20 Chris Beardsley |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Phil Smith | Steve Simonsen 23 |
| 22 Adam Webster | Lee Holmes 11 |
| 20 Lubomir Michalik | Nicky Wroe 8 |
| 7 Lee Williamson | John Mousinho 21 |
| 26 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Stuart Beavon 29 |
| 6 Liam Walker | David Amoo 7 |
| 21 Ashley Harrison | Graham Cummins 9 |
| Substitutions | |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Jake Jervis (61) | Stuart Beavon for Anthony Elding (53) |
| Lee Williamson for Darel Russell (67) | John Mousinho for Andrew Procter (53) |
| Lee Holmes for Jeffrey Monakana (74) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Izale McLeod (88) | Bailey Wright (26) |
| Ricardo Rocha (90) | Andrew Procter (40) |
| Chris Robertson (90) | |
| John Mousinho (90) | |
| · Rosters: Portsmouth | Preston North End | |
Portsmouth extended their winless League One run to nine matches after being held to a 0-0 draw by Preston at Fratton Park.
The south coast side controlled both halves and failed to make their superiority pay.
Pompey striker Izale McLeod earned his side a penalty after 13 minutes when he went down under pressure from Preston's Chris Robertson but stepped up to blaze a fierce effort against the crossbar.
Jake Jervis was a constant menace for the hosts and a poor Preston corner gave him the opportunity to explode forward on the counterattack after 27 minutes.
The on-loan Birmingham youngster rifled a shot goalwards which was beaten behind by North End keeper Thorsten Stuckmann.
Preston nearly snatched the lead in the final minute of the first half when Joel Byrom created space for a strike but his effort was well saved by Pompey stopper Simon Eastwood, who jumped up quickly to smother Chris Beardsley's follow-up.
Scott Allan had Pompey's best attempt of the second half, but his powerful left-footed effort was beautifully tipped over by Stuckmann after 85 minutes.