Protests KO game
READING’S match with Port Vale was abandoned on the advice of the EFL after around 1,000 home fans invaded the pitch.
The home supporters were protesting against the club ownership of Dai Yongge and the match was halted after 16 minutes of play, with around 40 of the fans still refusing to leave the pitch some 68 minutes later.
In the gathering gloom, with most of the floodlights switched off, those supporters still stood in the centre circle surrounded by stewards before the
JOHN MOUSINHO branded his Portsmouth side ‘awful’ after they were thrashed at home by Leyton Orient.
The visitors took the lead after 30 minutes when a one-two between Shaq Forde and Max Sanders resulted in Forde scoring easily.
It was 2-0 five minutes later when Jordan Brown stabbed home after a goalmouth scramble. Pompey had a chance to get back in the game after 40 minutes with a penalty, but
DARREN FERGUSON was thrilled Peterborough have found form on the road after their victory at Charlton.
Ephron Mason-clark scored twice for Posh, either side of
DES BUCKINGHAM wants in-form Oxford to push on after a Mark Harris double helped secure victory at Carlisle.
Tyler Goodrham also scored with Alfie Mccolmont replying.
Buckingham said: “It’s about trying to remain consistent.”
MATT BLOOMFIELD vowed to look into Wycombe’s worrying habit of conceding late.
Ethan Erhahon levelled for Lincoln after Dale Taylor had put the hosts ahead.
He said: “We’ve had it a number of times and we have to go into why that’s happening.”
announcement to call the game off was made at 4.25pm.
The game had been interrupted shortly after kick-off when sections of the home fans threw tennis balls onto the playing surface at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Referee Ross Joyce took the
Colby Bishop’s tame effort was saved. Things got worse for Pompey in the last minute of first-half added time when Agyei headed home from a corner.
Mousinho did not hold back in his post-match assessment and said: “I thought we were awful, to be honest. In the game as a whole we weren’t good enough.
“We started okay, but it is not good enough to just be okay for 20 to 25 minutes. We went
NEILL COLLINS was delighted with Barnsley’s first-half performance in the win over Bristol Rovers. Devante Cole and Corey O’keefe scored either side of Chris Martin’s equaliser to wrap up victory.
Collins said: “It was a game that I knew was going to be very tough.
“I just felt this was a big one because Bristol (Rovers) will still have
LYLE TAYLOR made an instant impact on his Cambridge debut.
He came off the bench to score the opener and, after Promise Omochere’s equaliser, teed-up Sullay Kaikai’s stoppage-time winner. A delighted Cambridge
JON BRADY declared himself satisfied after his Northampton side shared the spoils with Wigan. The Cobblers led through Sam Hoskins’ 16th-minute penalty, awarded for a foul by Latics goalkeeper Sam Tickle on Kieron Bowie.
But the visitors struck back and netted a deserved equaliser through Josh Magennis after 64 minutes. players into the dressing rooms, while the supporters milled around the pitch, some letting off blue flares.
Fans chanted anti-yongge slogans and unveiled a banner in the centre circle that read “Football has an ownership problem”.
under after we conceded the first goal and that summed up our afternoon.”
Visiting manager Richie Wellens said: “I am really proud of all my players.
“It was probably a good time to play Portsmouth and we started the game well and did not give them any breathing space.”
From one to 11 today and the subs that came, on everyone was excellent and the workrate was brilliant as well.”
“Any team that comes here and wins, it’s a good win.”
Charlton boss Michael Appleton hopes his side will turn a corner and “focus on what we’re doing”. an eye on the play-offs. I thought in the first half we were really excellent in most parts of the game.”
Rovers boss Matt Taylor admitted: “We haven’t kept a clean sheet since I’ve been here, that’s a pretty damning statement of myself and this group of players.” boss Neil Harris said: “That was as good a debut as I’ve seen.”
Fleetwood manager Charlie Adam said: “Late goals we’ve conceded have cost us this year and we’ll need to address that.”
Boss Brady said: “What we have got is heart and huge desire, and we dig in. I think their (Wigan’s) position in the table is pretty false, and without the points deduction they’d be around us.”
Wigan boss Shaun Maloney added: ‘Mistakes like the one for their goal happen, you are going to get that.”