Silver Bone for Jason Euell

Match analyst Hooch the Pooch has awarded the first Silver Bone of the season to Jason Euell not just for his well taken goal, but for the passion and determination he showed throughout the match. Although Berger's goal was a good one, Deano might have stretched higher for it and he had one spill as well as an example of kicking out poorly, but he also made some good saves. Feesh could have done with a bit more pace, but generally managed competently. Fortune made a few errors, including getting himself stranded well up the pitch, leaving some question marks about whether he should start in the defensive line up. Hreidarsson had a generally good match both in defence and in terms of moving the ball forward, although he did fail to take advantage of a free header and score and it was evident that he knew it. Young was not prominent in the match, but he made some useful runs forward which helped to set up some good opportunities. Kishishev helped the back four through his role in front of them. He had an error free game and didn't fade in the way that he often does. So although I found it to be a surprising selection, it turned out to be a good one. Tracy from Dartford even suggested him as a Silver Bone candidate. Murphy is a player who still seems to need to settle into the side. He lost the ball a couple of times. On the other hand, perhaps the team has not yet learned how to take full advantage of his clever forward balls. Rommedahl demonstrated amply why we have bought him with his pace unsettling the visitors. Lisbie showed his pace to advantage a few times, but there is no point in feeding high balls to him as he can't make use of them. Bartlett was once again something of a disappointment. When Jeffers came on he showed that he could add value, particularly in terms of a crisp contribution from outside the box. Konchesky added something to Charlton's play when he made his belated appearance, particularly in terms of an ability to keep control of the ball. El Karkouri made a cameo apperance, but at least got his first couple of touches of the ball in a Charlton shirt and very competent touches they looked to.

Juneau the Soccer Cat has awarded the Hiss of the Match to both linos. The one on the West Stand side had to be overruled by referee Wiley while the one on the East Stand side gave a couple of offside decisions just because the Pompey players had called them as such.

Crowd rating A group of Pompey supporters were walking down the Woolwich Road chanting 'Do you ever sing at home?' an hour after the match. In a previous post I suggested that the undiscerning chanting of the Pompey fans was not to be emulated, but a little more liveliness from the Addickted would not have come amiss. 6/10. BTW, I understand that just before the Pompey goal one of their female fans turned and faced their support and exposed her upper half to the crowd. Apparently she was a large lady in more ways than one, but at half time it appeared that she also had a walking stick!

Our full match report will be posted on Sunday morning.