League Two (Week 20) : Portsmouth beats Grimsby 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 10, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 20: After losing 1-2 to Stevenage on November 26, Pompey bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Grimsby Town this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Naismith Kal with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Portsmouth FC remains in fourth place with 34 points from 20 games, 5 points behind Doncaster Rovers FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of December 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 41 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 30 |
| 8 | Barnet | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Yeovil Town | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Stevenage | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 24 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 23 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Notts County | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 22 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 21 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 21 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Newport County | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Grimsby Town FC
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Grimsby Town 5-2 Stevenage (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Crawley Town 3-2 Grimsby Town (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Doncaster Rovers - Grimsby Town (17 Dec.)
Portsmouth FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Portsmouth 5-1 Barnet (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Portsmouth 1-2 Stevenage (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Portsmouth - Hartlepool United (17 Dec.)
Grimsby Town
0:1
Portsmouth
0:1 (0:0)
- 10 December 2016
- 15:00
- cleethorpes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 39 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 34 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 32 |
Week 20 Results
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Portsmouth | ||
| Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Stevenage | 0-2 | Blackpool |  | |
| Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 1-3 | Exeter City | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-1 | Barnet | ||
| Hartlepool United | 0-5 | Cambridge United | ||
| Notts County | 0-2 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0-2 | Crawley Town | ||
| Luton Town | 1-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
| Newport County | 19:45 | Morecambe | ||