League One
December 29, 2012
Portsmouth
1 - 2
Yeovil Town
League One
15:00 +00:00, December 29, 2012
Fratton Park, England
Referee: F Graham
Glovers handed points by Pompey
Scoring Summary
| Portsmouth | Yeovil Town |
|---|---|
| Paul Benson (54') | Dominic Blizzard (15') |
| Byron Webster (38') |
Teams
| Portsmouth | Yeovil Town |
|---|---|
| 13 Simon Eastwood | 1 Marek Stech |
| 33 Ricardo Rocha | 3 Jamie McAllister |
| 22 Adam Webster | 4 Richard Hinds |
| 20 Lubomir Michalik | 18 Daniel Burn |
| 2 Mustapha Dumbuya | 5 Byron Webster |
| 19 Darel Russell | 2 Luke Ayling |
| 7 Lee Williamson | 10 Gavin Williams |
| 8 Brian Howard | 6 Dominic Blizzard |
| 6 Liam Walker | 8 Edward Upson |
| 9 Izale McLeod | 9 James Hayter |
| 14 Paul Benson | 17 Patrick Madden |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Phil Smith | Gareth Stewart 12 |
| 18 Johannes Ertl | Mitch Brundle 24 |
| 26 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Will Agbo 23 |
| 23 Scott Allan | Reuben Reid 11 |
| 35 Jed Wallace | Gozie Ugwu 19 |
| 21 Ashley Harrison | |
| Substitutions | |
| Scott Allan for Izale McLeod (46) | Gozie Ugwu for Patrick Madden (90) |
| Ashley Harrison for Brian Howard (46) | |
| Johannes Ertl for Ricardo Rocha (65) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Lubomir Michalik (19) | James Hayter (42) |
| Izale McLeod (33) | Gavin Williams (90) |
| Adam Webster (45) | |
| Ricardo Rocha (51) | |
| · Squads: Portsmouth | Yeovil Town | |
Yeovil took advantage of some poor defending from Portsmouth as two first-half goals earned them a 2-1 triumph at Fratton Park.
The Glovers took the lead after 15 minutes when Pompey failed to clear a Jamie McAllister free-kick and Dominic Blizzard turned the loose ball past goalkeeper Simon Eastwood.
They doubled their advantage in almost identical fashion after 38 minutes when Pompey's rearguard did not deal with another McAllister set piece - this time Byron Webster hooked the ball home.
Pompey's players went down the tunnel for half-time with vociferous boos ringing in their ears.
Caretaker boss Guy Whittingham reacted by hauling off ineffective duo Izale McLeod and Brian Howard and bringing on Scott Allan and local favourite Ashley Harris.
The hosts pulled a goal back after 54 minutes when Liam Walker's cross from the right was hooked back across goal by Adam Webster at the far post, putting it on a plate for Paul Benson to score.
Benson nearly levelled with seven minutes left when he turned Walker's cross on to a post, but a spirited fightback was not quite enough to earn Pompey a point.